[AUDIO 4 - ENGLISH]

[lfetimewarranty]

[The comm clicks on. There is the sound of footsteps as Rfena speaks.]

So what does everyone think of getting a question answered in exchange for the frogs? Seems kind of weird to me.

If anyone's already done it, would they be willing to share what was told? I'm planning on holding on to mine for a while. [There's the noise of a door opening,

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[likeonacompass]

...I-I'm holding onto mine too.

[Never mind that's partially so he doesn't have to TOUCH IT, the point stands.]

Just un--until I can think of wh-what I want to ask. And how to a-ask it. Probably have to be c-careful with that.

[lfetimewarranty]

[Its the Kittybot~]

Yeah, that seems like a good idea. Don't want to let the crew wiggle their way out of that.

...Hey, can I ask you a question?

[likeonacompass]

Y-Yeah. The engineers back home p-pulled that--that kind of thing a lot.

[Blink.]

Oh, y-yeah, sure. What is it?

[lfetimewarranty]

So - I'm sorry if this seems impersonal - you mentioned that you were engineered. Who or what engineered you?

And you don't have to answer if you don't want...

[likeonacompass]

Oh! N-No, it's not a big deal. Not at all, h-here.

I was engineered by a c-company called Persona Grata Science, to be used as an a-assistance Pet for the disabled.

[lfetimewarranty]

[She knows that title, holy crap does she know that title.]

So you are what I was thinking of.

Um, have you ever heard of a company called User Friendly?

[likeonacompass]

[Blinks again.]

Th-The android manufacturer? Y-Yeah, the engineers talked ab--about meetings with them. Swapping organics and--and reworking growth r-rates and...stuff. They were getting p-pretty big before I came here.

[[Locked to North// 40% Hackable]]

[lfetimewarranty]

[Yay, North isn't so far back that he hasn't heard of them.]

This is probably going to sound... really strange to you, but I'm an android from User Friendly. They replaced Persona Grata in - what would be considered your future.

[There's a pause, and then her voice is kinda questioning.] So I thought I should probably tell you that...?

[likeonacompass]

[Looooong silence.]

...Huh.

[Another silence, then he starts up sounding a little frantic.]

W-Wait. Wait wait wait--if they r-replaced it--they replaced it?--if they did that--

[He takes a breath.]

If they replaced Persona Grata, what happened to the other Pets?

[lfetimewarranty]

[Okay, panic, panic is not good. Rfena's next words are sort of hurried.]

Okay - they're okay! Remember - me mentioning Hybrids?

When User Friendly took over, Persona Grata was - thinking about removing them. But a lot of people who used to own Pets, and another group - were upset about that. A lot of Pets ended up - in a really bad place, kind of like a camp, for awhile, and some were in hiding, but they eventually got their rights. [It only took fifty years :/]

So the Pets ended up - colonizing another planet, and being called Hybrids. They're pretty - pretty accepted in my time.

1/idk

[likeonacompass]

Th-They--

2/idk

[likeonacompass]

They r-really--they actually g-got--

3/idk

[likeonacompass]

[Silence for a second.]

4/6

[likeonacompass]

5/6

[likeonacompass]

6/6 DONE

[likeonacompass]

[North laughs. And laughs and laughs until his voice breaks.

Then he quiets and breathes for a

long

long

minute.]

Thank you.