When Annet's mother steps out for the week, Annet takes the chance to socialize with the family's housebot, Percique. Percique, having been warned, is well-prepared to argue her way out of being seen as a human, but Annet won't give up that easily. A science-fiction/romance short story. Read on Medium: https://medium.com/@yvesdot/a-fruit-platter-of-unintended-consequences-3d5ef1c3db5 Read on AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/15393681 Cover photo by Federica Galli on Unsplash. Entered in the Wattys 2018.