[i]"Whoa! That was sudden,"[/i] he thought as the Cyborangel shrunk back. The cable attached to her and his holopad came loose as she hit the wall.

He looked at her and felt a sense of pity. Her posture, the terrified look on her face, her trembling voice reflected genuine fear. 

Ethan's expression turned sad. He was about to lift a hand to comfort her, but stopped and shook his head. The expression of pity quickly turned into sadness.

[i]"Damn! I haven't seen an Cyborangel ever express such vibrantly explicit emotions. Looks like the upgrades work. Her entire reaction was so vivid that she almost made me think she was a real person!"[/i] he thought.

A small smirk developed on his face. "Ethan Everux you really outdid yourself with this one," he muttered to himself.

He took a step forward and offered a hand. "[i]This is unreal! For an organic robot I feel like I'm actually talking to a living individual and not some reactive machine. I wonder how well her AI works in reacting to human emotions. Only one way to find out,"[/i] he thought happily.

"Don't worry! I'm Ethan. What is your name?" he asked.