“Hurry Jason!”Mom was standing on a old stool and was stretching upward upon her toes so that her calves bunched up, a box that saw better days te... years ago, looked ready to tumble directly down upon her. I wasn’t sure if she was placing it on the shelf or removing it — but her finger tips were the only thing stopping it from falling.“There you are young man — I could use some help?” She still had not turned around — practically balancing on her bare toes. Mom wore her normal Saturday attire —. We'll come up with something." Something?" Yeah, we will. You trust me, don't you?"I looked up at him and then nodded. "I really, really do." How do you think he found you?"I shrugged. "I work at a very public law firm, I guess it wouldn't bethat hard..." My voice trailed off, as I thought about his talking aboutgiving me another upgrade to my chest size. "Penny." A penny?" he asked, confused."He might have looked me up, but like I said I moved, it's like a threehour drive, the only person. She dried her chassis and put on some clothes–Thursday was always grocery day, which meant interacting with humans other than her owner. Even though her chassis was generally weather-resistant and aesthetically pleasing, PHOEBE’s core programming prevented her from leaving the house naked. She got in the car and headed for the grocery store. She was about halfway down the shopping list when she heard a voice call out to her. ‘Phoebe! Hi!’ PHOEBE turned and instantly accessed her databanks,. Her blonde hair was cut into a page-boy style that was popular back when I was in high school, but it didn't really suit her face. Her make-up was simple and sensible, as was her jewelry and her nails. Nothing flashy about her. She stuck out her hand and I shook it. "Do come in," she said, flashing me an unexpectedly dazzling white smile."You have a lovely smile," I told her."Thank you," she said, "They're brand new. When my dentist told me it was finally time for me to get dentures, I told him.