[color=662d91][center][h2]Audrey Knight[/h2][/center]
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In spite of herself, Audrey cracked a smile underneath the mask when she heard Rois's voice through the intercom. The Head of Hydroponics was a good friend to have, if you liked disappearing into work for several days as Audrey so often did. "Thanks, Rois," Audrey replied, her hand on the intercom dial near the Black Box. "I'll be down for the hydroponics systems check soon! One of these days. I'll let you know."

That done, she shuffled over to the doorway. Maeve's was a voice she was less excited to hear, not because she was particularly unpleasant company; in fact, Audrey had always sort of admired her sunny disposition and infallible energy. No, Audrey dreaded Maeve's visits because they inevitably meant a long, tedious medical checkup and incessant prodding about her personal life. Still, there was no point trying to keep her out - she knew from experience that the medic would happily stay out there shouting all day, and then there'd be no getting anything done.

Audrey slid the door open with a flick of her hand over a console and turned away, stepping over a pile of loose robot parts as she went to place her tablet on her bed. "Maeve. Are you sure today's the right day for the checkup? I could have sworn I had one just a week ago," she said, the humourless drone in her voice amplified by the mask's filter. "Black Box, say hello."

"Hello, Dr. Katz," the copy of Audrey's voice replied, the Box's holographic 'eye' dilating as it did so. "I have been looking forward to our next meeting. How are you?"

Audrey smiled again under the mask; it had taken so long to get the Box's greeting protocol working to some degree of simulated normality, and that was the first time it had ever successfully greeted someone other than her. She allowed herself a swell of pride, turning away from the tablet and sitting on her ever-messy bed. "Let's get this over with."