[audio]

[thxforthememories]

[Behold! A new voice on the network. And... it sounds decidedly uncertain. Maybe a little shaky.]

[Hey, when you get electrocuted by thousands of volts out of nowhere before waking up somewhere you've never seen, you're bound to sound a little off. Not to mention completely overwhelmed.]

[And quite honestly, he doesn't know what to say right now. Asking the empty air for help? In a place he's never even heard of? Surrounded by sights and sounds and robots utterly foreign? That seems... odd. But what choice does he have?]

Someone... please. [He hesitates.] I don't understand what's happened.

I --

[And here is where the first bit of real panic seems to show through. Sure, he got the explanation, but--] I don't remember coming here. Or ever hearing of such a place.

Please answer me.

Comments

[my_own_trope]

Do tell me how to properly demonstrate this fragile emotional state I find myself in. So that I might better express myself next time.

[thxforthememories]

Attempt to emote. It helps.

This is still Audio

[my_own_trope]

I think I'm going to need a demonstration.

[thxforthememories]

Is your AI that poorly advanced?

[my_own_trope]

How dare-
[cough]

Think of it more like a cultural barrier.