I strode towards the dilapidated building, ducking in the broken door, weaving through the broken office building to the middle of the floor, blowing away dust, coughing as it billowed into my eyes and mouth. I swiped away the last bits of dust, grabbing a small handle that appeared. "Here we go...." I grumbled, pulling open the hatch. I hated to work with Alexa. She only dealt in information. Anything you tell her will be used against you. But I had to do it anyway. Pushing any stray loose hair back, I descended the rungs into the darkness. I dropped once the rungs stopped, predictably landing on a pad specifically placed to keep you from breaking your legs. I dusted myself off, stepping into the seemingly ruined basement. "Alexa! I need words! You know I have your damn info!" I yelled into the darkness, hearing the crackle and a broken voice call out from another room. I strode in, standing, waiting as her robotic body turned to see me. She was an old broken Android. Cracks ran down the left side of her face, her left eye completely missing. Her voice box was ruined, and her right hand was stuck in a permanent fist. Black blood poured from cuts in her chest and abdomen. But she did her best. "F̴̮̤̩̫̂̈́̋̅̕a̴͚̜͈̓̂͒̕ṉ̵̰̜͒c̷̦̙̖͔͆̄̑̈́͐̈́ỳ̷̭̱́ ̶̝̹́͘s̷͙̙̜͗͗̕͝ͅḛ̵̾͋̑̓͘ė̷̡̢̼̤̠̗͐̽ȉ̵̟̝̭̠͎͂́n̸̲̦̔̽͗͌g̸̲̳͚̟͕̉́̂͊ ̶̨͇̞͚̮̀̌̊y̶̛͓̞̽͂-̴̛̜̦̟͌͌ÿ̸̙̥̓̽̃͛ó̵͔̜u̴̟̫̟̅̒̿̆̀ ̶̻͉̩̬̞̋̏ḣ̵̝͎̓e̸̜̳̪̎̃r̵̳͝ẹ̴̡̠͓̟͛͐͌,̷̻̬͔͐͂̋̚ ̵͈̣͔̘́́̎̓̽p̸͙̗͊̔̋̄̍͗-̴͇̦̝̒p̵͉̈́̎̓͝r̶̡̳͇̙͆͊̊̋̚͝ị̷͐n̶͍̿ͅc̶̗̟̰̃̿̑̚e̷̱̎͑̍̿͊ṡ̶̟̦̲̖͓̈́̈ṣ̵͙͔̥̽." Her voice held a teasing edge, despite being cracked and ruined. My cheeks flushed. "I-im no princess..!" My voice held irritation, not lost on Alexa. "I̵-̷i̴ ̶k̷n̷o̴w̷.̶.̷.̴ ̸W̵h̵a̴t̶e̶v̴e̴r̶ ̵y̷o̵u̷ ̵s̵a̴y̴.̴.̴.̸ ̴P̴-̷p̸r̴i̶n̶c̶e̷s̴s̴ ̶ A̵r̵a̵x̶i̸a̵ ̵A̸m̵b̸r̸o̸s̶i̷n̵e̴~̵." She called out my full name, making me shake. "Shut up! I'm no princess of this kingdom until my parents are gone." I mumbled the last part. "I just need assistance in finding Maria." I tossed her the case file, her left hand snatching it. "O̵h̴,̶ ̴y̵e̵s̵,̷ ̸t̷h̶a̴t̸ ̴o̸n̴e̶.̸ ̴W̷a̵s̴n̶'̴t̸ ̵s̸h̴e̸ ̶y̷o̸u̸r̷ ̸s̷e̸r̴v̷a̵n̶t̸?̷ ̷W̷h̷y̸ ̵d̴o̸ ̶y̵o̶u̵ ̶c̶a̵r̴e̶ ̴o̸n̵ ̶f̵i̵n̸d̸i̶n̵g̵ ̶h̶e̵r̴.̸?̶ ̶Y̸o̶u̶ ̷c̸a̶n̶ ̶j̸u̸s̴t̵ ̵r̷e̷p̶l̵a̶c̶e̴ ̶h̶e̴r̶.̴" I almost growled, shaking with barely controlled rage. "She's no servant! She's my friend! I knew you'd be no help. Give me my damn file back." I strode over, trembling. "N̶-̷n̸o̷!̷ ̴I̵'̸l̴l̷ ̷h̵e̸l̴p̴,̶ ̴p̷-̶p̸l̵e̵a̴s̶e̶.̴.̶.̶.̶ ̵Y̸-̵y̷o̴u̴ ̵k̴n̴o̷w̷ ̴I̵ ̷n̴e̸e̴d̸ ̸y̷o̵u̶ ̸t̵o̶ ̸h̸e̴l̶p̵ ̸m̴e̵ ̶t̵o̷o̸.̶.̸.̶!̶ ̷I̸-̴i̵m̶ ̵d̶e̵a̸d̸ ̸o̵t̴h̷e̶r̶w̸i̶s̷e̶!̴" I sighed, my hands relaxing from my unconscious clenching of them. "I should just let you. You're lucky." I growled those words out, glaring at her. "Let's just get this done."