Having sat himself on the edge of the bed, Junior answered pretty perfunctorily. Hearing Ash's voice, he whipped his head around to stare at the absence of echo. "What..."

He shook his head a bit and pulled his phone away so he could look at both it and Ash at the same time. Right. Synthetics were originally computer programs uploaded into bodies, two pieces put together to make a whole rather than intrinsically connected. At least, that was how Junior understood.

"That's weird," he said with a light smile. "But it's fine. Kind of cool, if not something I might have to get used to. What is this number... calling?"