Courier Concerns

Once Miss Calculated manages to get her breathing mostly under control, she wipes away a bit of moisture from the corners of both of her eyes and looks at 08 once again.

“Ahem, carrying on. How likely do you think it is that your owner would willingly sell at least your core for a reasonable price, but ideally your shell as well, once it is available? Considering he had your core remounted so you could keep working while your body is out for repairs, I assume he noticed that you’re... more developed than usual.” As Miss Calculated finishes saying her observation at the end, 08 sharply rotates its head to look at 23 to click and beep at it at a faster rate than their previous conversations.

23 doesn’t even bother looking at it as it makes a few leisurely clicks, still packing pastries into the box.

Eventually, 08 faces Miss Calculated again, tilting its head forward slightly to give an external indicator that it is thinking. ...Processing? Loading? Calculating? Whatever.