Some distance away, Proto perked up. Metal feathers rose around her head and she looked off in the distance. After a moment of soft clicking a whirring, she made a sound indistinguishable to a raven.
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Proto moved around the house, hissing at twitching as it poked it's face towards furniture, clothing, and occasionally people.
The robotic animal started rattling awkwardly and pecking at the ground, tried to walk into a nearby wall and didn't stop when she failed, and generally looked like she was a few seconds from collapsing into a heap of parts.
Proto preened under the attention and praise, crackling as the brush discharged her static buildup and purring like a small lumber mill.
The robotic creature looked right at Frank and nodded enthusiastically.
The metal creature moved oddly. It seemed to have a hard time staying still. It was quiet, but twitched constantly. It's head snapped towards movement, it's tail swung, armored plates tilted and flattened like feathers. Electricity arced and crackled beneath the plating, and puffs of steam randomly released from exhaust ports along it's torso. Every movement was precise, but strung together in a way that made it seem jerky, like a zoetrope reel.
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