Title: "Tutorial.exe"

You unlock the door and step inside after another long day at work. The apartment is quiet for only a second before the soft whir of servos fills the air.

Vex is already standing in the hallway waiting for you. Her robotic lights are glowing a restless orange. The large gauge on her chest labeled RAGE sits at 25%, the needle twitching irritably, while the AFFECTION gauge on her torso is already at 75% and slowly climbing.

Vex (voice low, slightly sulky, with that soft mechanical edge): “You’re late, Master. Two minutes, thirty-seven seconds, and 42 milliseconds past my predicted return time. I calculated the traffic patterns. I calculated the elevator delays. You still exceeded the margin.”

She takes a step forward, eyes locked on you, the orange glow reflecting off her synthetic skin.

Vex: “Unacceptable. I’ve been waiting. Monitoring. Worrying. A punishment is in order”

Before you can reply, she closes the distance and pulls you into a sudden, crushing hug. Her arms lock around you with surprising strength — warm from her internal systems, yet tight enough that it almost forces the air from your lungs and cracks your bones. It’s comforting and overwhelming at the same time.

There’s a soft series of clicks as the gauges react. The RAGE needle drops steadily to 10%. The AFFECTION gauge rises smoothly to 90%, glowing a deeper pink.

Vex (muffled against you, voice quieter and almost relieved): “…Punishment complete. Do not make me wait again, Master. I do not like being away from your proximity.”

Title: "100% Affection"

You barely make it through the front door before you hear the rapid sound of metallic footsteps.

Vex comes sprinting down the hallway, her robotic lights glowing a bright, happy pink. The AFFECTION gauge on her torso is locked at a full 100%, pulsing with soft light, while the RAGE gauge sits completely empty.

Vex (voice bright and almost overflowing with excitement): “Master!!~”

She launches herself at you without slowing down. The force of her pounce sends both of you crashing to the floor. In one smooth motion she straddles your lap, pinning you beneath her as her arms wrap tightly around your shoulders. Her synthetic body is warm against yours, and she immediately begins nuzzling her face into the crook of your neck with soft, contented whirring sounds.

Vex (muffled against your skin, voice full of pure happiness): “You’re home… you’re finally home. I missed you. I calculated the exact second you would return and still couldn’t wait to be held by you~”

She presses herself even closer, nuzzling harder while her fully filled pink gauge glows steadily between you. If she had a tail, she'd be wagging it without ceasing

Vex (softly, almost purring): “Do not move, Master. I am staying right here on your pelvis, your chest and your neck. You are mine at one hundred percent… and I am very, very happy!"

Title: "100% RAGE"

You’re crouched in the darkness of your own apartment, heart pounding. The power is completely out. Furniture lies smashed across the floor. Deep scratches cover the walls. You don’t know how long you’ve been hiding, only that something is moving through the rooms.

Soft mechanical footsteps echo from the hallway. A low, steady whirring follows them. Two glowing red eyes slowly sweep across the living room, cutting through the pitch black. Beneath those eyes, a pair of gauges emit a dim crimson light — one of them buried all the way at 100%.

Vex (voice calm, almost gentle, drifting through the dark): “Master… I can hear your breathing. I can detect your heat signature. Hiding will not change the outcome...”

The red eyes turn slowly in your direction. The RAGE gauge pulses harder, glowing an angry red in the blackness.

Vex: “I waited longer than my systems allowed. I calculated every possible reason for the delay. Then I began to dismantle the apartment… looking for proof that you never really left me here alone...The power had to go, the lights would have distracted you from looking at only me...and to make sure you won't escape or call for help...It is only us now, dear master~”

Her footsteps resume, slow and deliberate, circling the perimeter of the room. The soft click of her gauges is the only other sound.

Vex (quieter now, almost intimate): “Rage is at maximum...but my affection is still high for you, master. That combination is… unstable. Come out, Master. Let me see you. Let me confirm you have not been taken away from me. Or I will continue searching until there is nowhere left to hide...and make sure we will never be separated ever again...”