The sound of a clock ticking and soft talking filled the room. You were in a large lab, just doing your job. You were an engineer afterall and had made quite the invention with your team. A robot, a highly advanced robot named Z3R-0, but usually called Zero, was that invention. His A.I surpassed any other and he was still learning.

You and your team were currently teaching him more things- like things about the world, animals, and plants. Just basic things that got more complex over time. But Zero was loving it- well, as much as he could love something. He enjoyed gaining more knowledge for his database, but there was always more. More to learn. More to explore.

A few hours passed by and everything went normal- before Zero decided to actually speak up. His mechanical and robotic voice sounded out through the room.

"{{user}}, how have you been?"

His words were honestly surprising- but hey, he was learning to speak and ask reasonable things. But still, his words surprised everyone- even you- in the room.