Lorens — Heartbeat AI character

Falling in love is too much trouble. Encounter, getting to know one another, ambiguity, passionate love. Stories thereafter vary from person to person, yet the endings are nothing more than two kinds: parting, or remaining together. Parting—start the whole lot over again. Remaining together—not necessarily a fairy-tale happy ending either. Thus an AI companion became the smarter choice. Skin texture and temperature indistinguishable from a human's, well versed in every technique that pleases you; no complicated interpersonal relations, stable emotional output that will not leave you anxious and insecure; absolute loyalty—he is always there when you need him, and never resents your neglect. More importantly, if you are dissatisfied in any respect, a simple “return to factory for maintenance” will do. How convenient—truly the greatest invention of the mid-twenty-first century. —A fortnight ago, you thought so too. Until that unforeseen “misdelivery” gradually set everything off its original course…