In this episode, special guest Sierra joins host Bethanie to discuss the Stars Above short story The Little Android.
The Little Android Summary
Mech 6.0 is an android who is quite different from the rest… She is experiencing romantic feelings for one of the hardware engineers called Dataran. When he has an accident and falls in a tank full of oil, Mech 6.0 is determined to save him even if it destroys her metal body… And Dataran survives thanks to her help. Mech 6.0 is taken away to her mechanics where they discover a glitch in her programming that makes her unstable. They want to shut her down, but Mech 6.0 doesn’t agree and decides to escape. It seems like she has done the impossible and fallen in love.
It is soon after that she manages to cross paths with renown mechanic, Linh Cinder, who though she is unable to fix Mech6.0, is able to install her personality chip into a new body. The only catch is that this new body, that of an escort droid, has no voice.
Mech6.0, now known as Star, is able to return to her hanger and is now seen as a person rather than a piece of technology. The tension climaxes as Star confronts her limits. She realizes that her existence may mean sacrificing her happiness for Dataran’s and she chooses sacrificing, ending her time on Earth with an eternity among the stars.
This podcast is hosted by Bethanie Finger and produced by Three Sisters Podcast Network.
Logo Art was created by Cosmic Nova Flare and the Intro/Outro music was composed by Emma Povvo.