After a long consultation and procedure, Alice awakened in her new body. For the first time in her life, she had warm flesh, fluid pulsating throughout her body. She had a heartbeat. While she wished to be intimate with Corr, the engineers prohibited her from any physically or emotionally taxing activities for two months. She had gone from an android with simple emotion emulation, to a synthanoid with a full artificial emotion engine. Her mind needed time to adjust. The side-effects set in quickly. Emotions overwhelmed Alice, causing her to experience violent mood swings. She laughed until she cried, and cried until she hated, and hated until she laughed again. Her relationship with Corr was tested—at several points she blamed him for putting her through this traumatic experience. Some days she refused to leave his side. Others, she hated the sight of him. She just wished it to be over. ================================================== [Alice] The conversion is complete. I begin my life anew. Digital emotion circuitry. It all comes crashing through. Complex, diverse, and frightening, Neurons are set alight. Overwhelming sensations. I want to run and hide. Euphoria. Uncertainty. Why have you done this to me? Madness! Seeping deep inside of me. Anger! Is it real or mystery? Laughter! Such an unfamiliar sound. Passion! Robot soul unbound. Jealousy! Never leave my side. Anxiety! I will surely die. Happiness! Feels so far away. Overload! System about to break. I feel emotions all at once; Distress and agony. Cannot control these thoughts. Is this the end of me? Oblivion. Ecstasy. Can you tell if I'm still me? Madness! Seeping deep inside of me. Anger! Is it real or mystery? Laughter! Such an unfamiliar sound. Passion! Robot soul unbound. Jealousy! Never leave my side. Anxiety! I will surely die. Happiness! Feels so far away. Overload! System about to break.
