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Body #32

Body #32

I thought this was supposed to be one of your top-of-the-line models!? Sure, I’m enjoying the mega-jump abilities, the blowtorch hand, and the laser eyes, but it’s got way too much self-doubt and personal recrimination. Which is exactly what I was trying to avoid when I returned the last body, the G-31. So for the next model, I don’t care about the self-cleaning teeth, or the bullet-resistant skin, or the any-language parietal lobe upgrade. I just want to feel more confident, get me? This new body had better do that, or I’ll be forced to switch to a competing brand.