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She pressed her forehead to its warm chassis. "Every second."

Kix was silent for a long moment. Then its hoverjets sputtered to life—not to flee, but to press its warm, humming chassis against her chest. The reactor inside it wasn't powerful enough to heat a room, but against her body, it was a sun. kcq-yb-yx01-v4.0

Sometimes, to lie to themselves.

"Warning: Internal temperature critical. Estimated functional time: nine minutes." She pressed her forehead to its warm chassis