I didn't want to write this story about a human who is experiencing being worn down into depression, because that is a very common thing. But the idea of a robot mistakenly evolving those feelings out of his programming--and not realizing that they aren't actually true, in that there was no "better" or "brighter" time-- made for an interesting story.
Especially because I love an "unreliable narrator," who doesn't realize that he 'rarely talks to people-- he doesn't do it at all--and that they act strangely around him when he does, because it seems like HE'S being strange. Imagine working with a bot day in and day out who never talks to you and just does his work in isolation, and then one day, "Hi there!"
I also wanted to show that he really ISN'T good at communicating, and his first attempt to show interest comes off more like an accusation than anything. ;)
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Date: 2021-02-01 09:28 am (UTC)I didn't want to write this story about a human who is experiencing being worn down into depression, because that is a very common thing. But the idea of a robot mistakenly evolving those feelings out of his programming--and not realizing that they aren't actually true, in that there was no "better" or "brighter" time-- made for an interesting story.
Especially because I love an "unreliable narrator," who doesn't realize that he 'rarely talks to people-- he doesn't do it at all--and that they act strangely around him when he does, because it seems like HE'S being strange. Imagine working with a bot day in and day out who never talks to you and just does his work in isolation, and then one day, "Hi there!"
I also wanted to show that he really ISN'T good at communicating, and his first attempt to show interest comes off more like an accusation than anything. ;)