" What if people start mistreating their robots? Purposefully?”
“Mistreating a robot?” Matt echoed, as though I’d spoken a different language, and then a sly grin spread over his features. “You mean like, pushing its buttons? Get it?”
I had a hard time fighting my smile at his goofiness. “No. I mean—”
“Or playing something other than its favorite music, which everyone knows is heavy metal.”
I groaned, laughing and shaking my head. “Oh wow. That was impressive.”
“Thank you, thank you.” As he examined my face, his smile deepened and his eyes warmed, as though he was both surprised and pleased by my laughter. “Sorry for interrupting, I just have a million robot jokes and no one lets me tell them.”
“You can tell them to me, anytime.”
“Good to know. "
― Penny Reid , Dating-ish (Knitting in the City, #6)