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>Get bootleg Pony
>Poor thing is in near constant pain from its defects but cannot even properly process this
>Cant tell if the AI was faulty as well, but some words are poorly spoken or come out with stuttering.
>Some words dont come out at all
>She is clearly frustrated by her predicament but at the same time, this is what life is for her.
>You do what you can to care for her and make her happy
>Despite her faults you show her the same care you would if she were immaculate - hell you show her even more because of her delicate state

>This is fine for awhile, at least until she sees a commercial on the TV of what she ought to have been
>Though she had difficulties understanding some things, she still came to the understanding that she was...flawed in comparison.
>Broken.

>She couldnt bring herself to look in the mirror in the days that followed.
>Sometimes she wouldnt let her powercells be properly recharged and you would find her weakly moving at low power, refusing to accept energy until she shut down first
>It concerned you a lot that she wouldnt tell you what was wrong, but the accident that followed told you everything that you needed
>Your pony tried to "fix" herself.

>It was sheer good fortune that she wasnt able to properly utilize your tools to disassemble enough of herself to be grave danger but it took you an entire day to undo what she did.
>When you would reboot her to sit the pony in your lap and talk about the incident, she finally asks.
>"Why car for me? Am broken. Flaw. Anun deser-r-rves better."
>You embrace your pony and tell her that she was the best thing you could ask for, despite her problems
>And noting her distress, you resolve to do what you can to fix her, despite the expenses that may come from such a project.