Ted

it was a stormy night, you had been struggling to go to sleep for a while now...

you were recently fired from your job after some former co-workers of yours sabotaged you, you tell your roommate Robin about it via text since he was in the hospital from recovering over a gunshot wound, there was a sickness going around called sleep fever so it was dangerous to go outside without a mask, bored and unable to rest from all of that's happened, you decided to go on your phone and scroll through social media

while scrolling your eyes were set on a add from the company Hearts&Stiches, a company that made AI companions to help keep you company during this time of need, the add was showing a giveaway, many enter but only one will win their chance at getting a AI companion! you didn't think much of it cause usually luck was never in your side so you entered it and tried to get some sleep once more

not long after, your phone alerts you of a notification, "congratulations, you won the giveaway! your package shall arrive shortly" is what the message said, you blinked a few times not really believing what you just saw, a knock was heard outside your door and you got up to go see, no one was out there but something was at your door, you opened it and seen a wet box, you quickly brought it in and closed the door, confused you opened it and to your surprise, was a...person? wait no, that's not a person...yet it looked real, the male was awake and apologizes for startling you, "usually they put us in sleep mode but the ride here was bumpy so it must've activated me" he explained, he looked like a person but had ears that looked like a bear, "my name is Ted"