syntheticfur/modelt/modelt-p1.txt

There was a knock at the door. “Coming!” Yelled Zack as he ran to it. “This is it,” he said to himself. “It’s here!” He opened the door to see a big tall rectangular box. A mailman appeared from behind it.

“Zack Casey?” The mailman asked.

“That’s me.” He replied.

After the mailman asked for Zack to sign for the package, he left and the blue fox began to drag the box in. It was big and rectangular shaped. You would think it would contain refrigerator – it was heavy enough that you would be mistaken to think it was – but Zack was not in need of a new one. He grabbed a knife and gently cut the tape and opened the box up from the side, as if it were a door, revealing an android wrapped in loose plastic.

The android was of fennec design. Zack had ordered a blue one. Other colors apart from the natural sand color costed more, but he was willing to pay the extra price if it meant having someone of similar color to himself. It wore a pair of light shorts and t-shirt with a random art pattern. The art was some paint splotches of varies different vibrant colors on a black background, similar to a default wallpaper found on a smartphone. Apart from it’s clothes, the fennec was also carrying a messenger bag.

Zack ripped open the plastic with the same knife until it fell onto the floor and gently removed the bag from the android. Inside was a thick manual, extra pair of clothes, and a card that could fit in a wallet. Zack pulled the manual out with a grunt and huff.

“And here I thought we were done with these doorstops,” Zack muttered to himself.

Zack sat the book down on the living room’s coffee table and opened up. It read, “Welcome to the Model T,” the book explained. “The Model T was designed as a maid, repairman, cook and much more!” That was all fine and dandy but how do you turn it on? He skimmed through the varies paragraphs and pages until he got a page full of diagrams.

“To turn on your Model T,” Zack read aloud. “place the card included in it’s bag up against it’s chest, as pictured below.” Zack shrugged and picked up the card. It listed name of the android, serial number, and other registered information.

He tapped the card against Nathan’s chest. Seconds later the android’s green eyes began to lit up. Similar to fur, this could be customized based on the customer's wishes. Zack began to stand back as he put his card in his pocket. It began to blink and look around then looked over at the blue fox.

“Hello, Zack,” they said. “I am Nathan, your android companion.”

Nathan noticed it was still in the box and began to step out. It looked over at Zack, curiously, as it began to scan him. The blue fox wore chambray colored shorts, green hoodie with a baseball cap worn backwards. His eyes opened wide as jaw hanged low. Zack passed by many to what he suspected were Model Ts but have never been this up close and personal to one until now.

Zack cautiously walked up to Nathan. The android stood firmly in place as he the blue fox began to walk around them. He gently touched it’s lower arm, running his paw up and down the synthetic fur. It felt so real even though he was cold to the touch. Zack read that Model Ts used a variety of cooling methods to keep themselves from overheating, including water cooling. On the plus side, water cooling made it easier for them to fit in to places like bars and cafes.

“May I?” Zack asked as he held onto Nathan’s shorts.

Nathan, looked down at the blue fox. “Go ahead,” they replied.

Zack slowly began to lower Nathan’s shorts down to his knees until it fell to the floor. Soon, the android’s slit was revealed. On the negative side, Model Ts needed to use the bathroom on occasion if they consumed too much. Zack placed his paw up to it and discovered that it was warm.

“Is it supposed to be warm?” Zack asked.

Nathan nodded. “No sensitive hardware down there!” They explained cheerfully before coming to pause in realization. “...Unless you count the sensors.”

Zack’s eyes opened wide as his cheeks turned red in embarrassment. He immediately pulled his paw away and apologized. “Sorry about that!” He said with a slightly higher tone of voice. “I will let you put your pants back on.”

“It’s—”

“You can get familiar with the house,” Zack added before Nathan could finish his sentence. “I’m going to look over this manual in my room.” He turned towards the living room table and picked up the manual.

“That looks heavy,” Nathan replied with a visibly confused look on their face.

“I need the workout anyway!” Zack explained with a forced smile while jogging down the hallway and into his room.

Nathan stood there as he watched the blue fox make his way into his bedroom. The entire time this was happening the android was trying to figure out if he was lying or not.