The Helpers · A Novelette

A short story set decades in the future. Genetedyne Technologies manufactures Servians, synthetic human beings intended for companionship and personal service. In his loneliness Daryl, a hopeless "terk" (technology oriented nerdy geek) purchases Amy, a Servian, as a companion. Their relationship leads to love, and to their version of marriage. But Daryl is murdered for seeing something on line that he shouldn't have, and Amy sets out to exact her revenge.