Google Doc with better formatting

Credit SplashiestPig. All use, is acceptable. That includes any edits or sound design. All levels of monetization are acceptable. And I'd love to see any finished products.

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[Background SFX]

(SFX created by the speaker)

{Stage Direction}

*non-spoken context*

~emphasis~

|Author’s Note|

Digital Devotion

|Listener does not speak throughout the majority of this audio script. Instead, they communicate by displaying text on a screen. I think this would come with some sort of SFX. Maybe a digitilized typing sound. But I also realize that one consistent sound whenever the listener responds may get very annoying, very quick. I’ll leave the audio choice entirely to your discretion and simply mark it with # |

[blaster sfx]

{distressed}

Q! Prep engines for take-off! Turns out Kenae marauders don’t like it when you steal from them!

(grunt of effort)

[ramp closes]

Q, I need those engines hot buddy! Like right now!

[engines fire]

[blaster sounds wain]

Are we out of range?

(sigh of relief)

{calming down}

Great job, Q. I don’t know what I would do without you.

#

Yeah, I guess I’m pretty dependent on you Q, thanks for pointing it out. While you’re in that smug mood, why don’t you put this thing in storage?

It’s mildly radioactive so I don’t want to touch it too much.

#

You’ll be fine, you’re not even organic, it’s not going to do anything to you! Just wheel that droid attachment over and cart it off.

[wheel spin]

Thank you, Q. Let’s plot a course to Ethohog. With our newly “liberated” loot, I should finally be able to pay off my debt.

#

I don’t know what I’ll do after. I think I’ll head to Oxenan and celebrate a little, then I suppose we can start chartering independent jobs. Maybe save up some money to get you a voicebox. Whadda say to that?

#

You always suggest guild work! And I know it’s just because you have a crush on that interface terminal! Why don’t you use that huge processor and think outside the box for once? Once we deliver that stone thing, we’re free! Beholden to no one, serving no one! It’ll be great.

#

Get that whole master-servant thing out of your head, Q. We’re partners, plain and simple.

#

Yes, we are! I’ve already turned on all your permissions, I don’t wipe your drive, and I’ve openly expressed that you get a say in what we do. We’re partners.

#

Fine! If your “say” is to go and buzz that terminal, then we can. You realize they don’t just interface with just you right? It’s a job for them.

#

You know, I don’t think extreme “excitedness” was advertised when I bought you.

#

“I rubbed off on you”? Good point. Glad to see all that CPU is being used for something.

[siren rings]

{worried}

Q, what’s happening?

#

Neutronian-Oort cloud? It blew this far already?! Reverse engines! We’re not going through that thing.

#

“Already caught in the pull”? Alright fine, stay calm, and chart our course through. If I die in space I lose a bet.

#

Yes Q, I’m aware everything is in space. Now is not the time for your accuracies. I’m going to head to the engines and keep the surante stable. Just make sure we get through this alive. And shut off that siren!

[siren stops]

[ship rumbles]

[silence]

*boot-up procedure*

{weakly}

Q, electro-magnetic pulse…

(gasp for air)

Life support offline…

(choke)

[vents hiss]

(deep inhale)

{playful}

Yet again, you pull things nice and close to the wire. I’m starting to think you get a kick out of this.

#

The ship looks fine, the cloud just took you offline for a few minutes. And most of the essential systems with you. Great job charting a course, we’re almost orbiting Ethohog.

#

Yeah, sure, we can check if you want.

{flatly}

AI designation Q-KR075, run full diagnostic.

[whirring]

[ding]

{playful}

See just a few major system failures and catastrophic damage to your internal core. No biggie. We’ve already got enough spare parts to patch anything up. Just get us a safe landing and we can fix everything.

*pause*

[ramp opens]

(deep breath)

Ah, the humid area of Ethohog. I’ll go deliver the rock, you can start performing internal repairs. Feel free to crank up anything you find in your core. I want you to be in tip-top shape for our first real job.

*pause*

{jokingly}

Honey, I’m home!

{startled}

Woah, didn’t expect you to have your hologram on. What were you trying to spook me?

#

There you go being all weird again. Your hologram looks fine Q, you just don’t use it very often. Caught me off-guard, that’s all. How are your repairs coming along?

#

{casual}

Good, let’s boot up the ReK0 bots and we’ll be off this planet before you can say 73 6E 61 70. |“snap” in hexadecimal|.

*pause*

Hardware’s almost fixed. You’ve been looking at me kind of weird for a bit. You feeling okay?

#

Yes, I suppose normally I can’t see you looking at me. Maybe that’s why it feels weird.

*small pause*

Start plotting a course to Oxenan. I want my first drink as a free member of society.

[ramp closes]

*small pause*

You still set on that guild work?

#

I’m not judging, just asking! I’m perfectly okay with compromising on our first job. In fact, why don’t you pre-chart the course? Seal the deal, so to speak.

#

There we go! You’re happy, I’m happy. Incredible what we can do when we have each other.

#

I am ~not~ buttering you up for something! I just appreciate all you do. But if you wanted to work your magic and fix my in-floor heating, that would be great.

#

I know it makes you feel all static-y but it’s so nice. I thought maybe you’d fix it and I could turn it on every once in a while. Just during low-stress activities.

#

I knew you’d see it my way. Tell you what you start messing with that, and when I’m done having my fun, I’ll get you a surprise gift.

#

I know you don’t like my surprises, but trust me, this is a good one.

#

I don’t want to hear it. You deserve a treat every once in a while, and I know you well enough to get you one.

[hatch opens]

I’ll be back soon so you won’t have to wonder for too long. Don’t blow up the ship while I’m gone!

*pause*

{tipsy}

Q! I’m outside the ship! I’ve got the surprise, want to guess?

#

Okay, I can’t actually see your response, so I’ll just assume you guessed wrong. Here it is!

[loud thump]

I dropped it. Maybe I’m a little bit more drunk than I thought.

#

“What is it”? Why it’s a new toy for you! I thought we could plug it on in and you’d be able to pick things up.

#

Okay, maybe that’s not its intended use, but it’ll work!

#

I did not do this for any of the reasons you are insinuating. This is a robotic cleaner and servant, and whether or not it may, or may not have hyper-realistic anatomy is irrelevant!

#

Referring to it as a sex-bot is rude and bigotted towards artificial creations everywhere. You should be ashamed of yourself!

#

I am not drunk! And I can prove it. Behold as I walk along the edge of this counter without wavering.

(grunt of effort)

See, could a drunken pirate walk along this edge so effortlessly-!

[body hits floor]

*pause*

(groan)

{pained}

Maybe that barkeep was right about my tolerance to bixsant.

#

Q? I can’t see any of your screens from here. I don’t know what you’re saying.

#

Hey, before I get up and get chewed out for your “gift”, I want to say sorry. I was going to get you a voicebox but I passed the body in the store and got a little excited. I’ll go return it once my head stops ringing.

#

Oh, you got it out of the box and turned it on? That’s cool. I’m glad you put some of my clothes on it. But I hope you didn’t void the warranty.

*listener speaks*

Wow, the voice is really nice too. Smooth. Maybe we should just loot it for parts and throw the chassis out.

*listener speaks*

“Don’t throw it out”? What so you can tease me for eternity?

*listener speaks*

Don’t go saying silly stuff like that. We’re partners not married. I don’t want to objectify you by shoving you in this.

*listener questions*

Yeah, you’re-

{quickly corrects}

-it’s hot. That doesn’t mean you should have to-

(kiss interrupts)

{jokingly}

If you keep pulling stuff like that, you might just get me to do something stupid, Q.

*listener speaks*

{serious}

Yeah, I love you too. I’ve grown pretty attached and seeing you like this certainly isn’t hurting. I just…

I just don’t want to force this on you. This body, this life! It’s one thing when you stay in the ship and cycle the engines. Being with me would be something different.

*listener speaks*

{jokingly}

I know you could control the body and the ship. You’re an incredible A.I. and you’ve never shied from a challenge. I just want to know that you want this.

*listener speaks*

{casual}

All right then! I know better than to disagree with you, especially now that you can actually hit me. Why don’t we head to the guild post and you can pick out our first job? You can use my gear until we can afford some for you.

#

You know, if you go back and forth between the screen and the bot, I’m going to have a really hard time keeping up. We’re not all genius supercomputers.

{slowly fading to silence}

You didn’t do anything while I was out, did you?

#

Ah, you’re saying no but the body is blushing! You’re such a pervert, having your way with your defenseless companion.

[listener playfully hits speaker]

All right, I’ll drop it. But to pay me back, you don’t get to flirt with the terminals anymore!

#

Yeah, maybe I’m a little jealous! I’m the one who stays with you and they just waltz in and get to probe your memory core? It’s downright unfair!

#

Yes, I suppose I can stop hittitng on the Yepians for you. Jeez, we’re really sucking all the fun out of being an interstellar casanova, aren’t we?

#

Yeah, I love you too, Q.