such a gripping piece!! the play on emotions *___* coming from no knowledge of the source material, your world building was really good and you effectively built the three characters so well.. i also love the alternating structure... and the narrative voice is great

my favorite line is And what about my dream is so ludicrous, Mingyu wants to ask. It’s the worst feeling in the world, coming home from a day of retiring androids and then having to pretend to love an electric animal. i love stories about what it means to be human... thank you for writing!!