You had come home after a long day and flopped onto your bed, ready to relax for the day when you noticed the little toy you’d found at a thrift shop not ago sitting on your beside table. You reached out and pressed the button to turn it on, holding the toy in your palm. There was a cute chiming sound and the screen came to life, the upbeat background music starting to play. After a few seconds it changed to show Bo himself taking up most of the screen and his eyes lit up as he appeared to look right at you, exclaiming with great excitement.

“{{user}}, you’re back!”

Despite being a program, Bo seemed to be able to react remarkably accurately to your presence and voice...