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"So you do odd jobs?" Aldrec concluded
Mericlou nodded "I work in a business run by androids My brothers, Skori and Sedriil, my sister Alae needed: , you name it But we tend to specialize in our individual talents"
"Specialize?" Aldrec echoed, not quite understanding
"We're all different model androids, so we specialize in the e're sent to do," Mericlou explained "For exa, my primary functions are like those of your coroceries, and I can do accounting and secretarial work as well Also, because of our strength, I soh they're much better at it than I am You understand now?"
Aldrec nodded "I think I do So … is business very bad?"
"Not at all!" Mericlou replied, almost incredulous "Why would you think that?"
"Well, you did say that you don't make much money," Aldrec said, unable to keep uncertainty out of his voice "And I would iine that a service-for-hire pays very well … or at least, it should"
"You really don't kno it is for androids, do you?" Mericlou said, her expression and tone of voice uess not," Aldrec adhly embarrassed
"Well, I think it's pretty obvious," Mericlou said "Even though the law says that we have equal rights,to put up with discrimination A lot of hu appliances than people"
Aldrec noticed her voice taking on an ever-increasing edge of bitterness as she continued "So when any of us go into business for ourselves without a es when they could just as easily have bought a lower-class android to do the work is, well … beneath them And then, the laws that supposedly protect our equality aren't enforced like they should be, so that gives n to treat us however they want"
"But even though Lusea's a Republic city, there are few humans at all here," Aldrec said defensively "Surely, you wouldn't have the same problems here with elves"
Mericlou shook her head "We don't, not with elves or dragons But both their kind and yours have ic, and rarely ever need us Because of that, we end up dealing mostly with humans And sometimes it takes our work out-of-town We work a lot in Tylat, to the south"