Synopsis

Akane awoke with a gasp, the lingering dread of a nightmare clinging to her. In the dream, her colleagues had discovered her purchase – a forbidden romance robot named Nadeshiko. Now, the very object of her anxieties lay still beside her, seemingly asleep. A disquieting thought surfaced: robots don't sleep. Was she powered down? Akane carefully connected Nadeshiko to a charger, relief washing over her as the charging indicator lit up. But then, a fresh wave of worry: how does one even restart a