Chapter 34: Unexpected Visitors 2

Chapter 34: Unexpected Visitors 2

As Zeller continued to gush over the dress, running her fingers over the smart fabric that changed hues with her touch, Zed discreetly summoned the house's AI chef through a subtle gesture recognized by his neural implant [a device connecting the brain directly to digital systems].

The robot chef entered the room with a flourish, its four arms twirling kitchen knives in a comical display. Its central core pulsed with a soft blue light, indicating its active status. "Greetings, carbon-based life forms!" it announced in an exaggerated accent, its voice modulator adding a hint of a French chef's inflection. "What culinary delights shall I prepare for you today? Perhaps some molecular gastronomy? Or a classic dish elevated to new heights with our quantum flavor enhancer [a hypothetical device that manipulates flavor at a subatomic level]?"