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“Hello Doctor Shaw, I’m David, David Eight, I’m here to assist you in any way I can,” Elizabeth opened her eyes and saw David’s perfect smile and deep blue eyes looking down at her. She tried to get up and found herself restrained to the bed.
“Yes, I’m sorry about the restraints but Doctor Holloway brought you in in such a state the doctors thought it would be best to keep you restrained so you wouldn’t hurt yourself any more.” David’s smile turned to a frown and he took Elizabeth’s hand in some sort of attempt to comfort her.
Elizabeth tried to sit up but couldn’t.
“David,” she said calmly.
“Yes Doctor Shaw,” the tall blonde smiled at her.
“Please call me Elizabeth,” she smiled hoping that he would be an ally to her and help her get out of here.
“Of course, how can I assist you Elizabeth?”
“Could you help me sit up? I’m sure you can’t take the restraints off without a doctor’s orders but if you could adjust the bed so I’m sitting up it would make me more comfortable.” She hoped that she could gain his trust and he’d help her figure out where the hell she was and how to get out.
“Oh it’s no problem I can remove the restraints and help you up,” he said as he began to free her arms.
“I was designed to withstand extreme conditions so I am quite confident you won’t damage me,” David added as he worked on freeing her legs.
“Furthermore, I was instructed to keep you calm and comfortable. You are quite calm and if removing your restraints will make you more comfortable I must do so. I am positive you will not attempt to hurt yourself again and should I be wrong I can quickly administer a sedative.”
Elizabeth’s limbs were free and she stretched her entire body like she had just woken up from a long sleep, which was actually quite possible as she wasn’t sure how long she was asleep. She looked at the bandage on her wrist and wondered what Charlie had done to her to make the doctors believe she was a danger to herself. She thought about what to do or say next as David stood silently above her smiling.
“David, you said you were designed to withstand extreme conditions, what did you mean?”
Before David could answer Elizabeth realized he must me an android.
“Oh I understand, you’re an android. I had read that Weyland industries were going to approve their latest androids for use in hospitals.”
“Precisely. I am here to nurse you back to health, while you recover,” David smiled, he seemed glad that he didn’t have to break the news he was an android to her, but Elizabeth knew that androids didn’t really feel anything he was simply smiling to keep her calm.
“David, does doctor patient confidentiality apply to androids?” Elizabeth asked hoping that she could confide in him without having him report back to Charlie. “Please sit, make yourself comfortable,” she added.
David paused as he sat on the foot of Elizabeth’s bed he appeared to be thinking what to say next.
“Well yes and no,” The android said as he ran his fingers through his blonde hair.
“For example, I have been ordered, by your doctors, to do everything I can to keep you comfortable and calm. If you confided something in me that would cause you distress if it were revealed to your doctors I would not be able to tell them. If you were to tell me something in confidence and you said that if I told anyone it would cause you mental distress I would not be able to break the confidence.”
“Perfect. I understand completely.” Elizabeth smiled confident that David was her ticket out of this hospital.
“Good, I am glad you understand,” the android smiled.
“Well, what I am about to tell you would cause me extreme mental, and possibly even physical, distress if you told anyone, my doctors, Doctor Holloway, no one else can know what I’m going to tell you. Do you understand?”
“Yes I understand anything you tell me now will remain between us.”
“Good. I trust you.”
“I am happy to hear you trust me, please feel free to confide in me,” David’s smile seemed so genuine Elizabeth felt confident he would not break her trust.
“I didn’t try to hurt myself,” she looked at the bandage on her wrist. “Charlie and I had a fight, I was going to leave him and he got very angry. He grabbed me from behind as I was walking out and had me in a chokehold, I tried to struggle but quickly realized there was no point, he’s much bigger and stronger than me. As I started to drift out of consciousness I heard him say, the only way you’re going to leave me is in a body box. The next thing I knew I woke up here.” Tears were streaming down her face.
“Elizabeth, I believe you, and I will do everything in my power to help you,” David said as he rubbed her arm, he seemed genuinely upset by what she had told him.
“Thank you,” Elizabeth said as she rested her head on his shoulder. “I trust you.”