two humanoid androids standing chest-to-chest in a narrow industrial room; both have smooth white synthetic heads with minimal facial features, their necks open to reveal chrome components, exposed circuitry, and bundles of thin wires; they lean forward as though about to make contact, noses almost touching; behind them, thick pipes run horizontally along the wall, some sheathed in black insulation, others bare; faint reflections flicker across their glossy white outer shells; the space cramped, sterile, and mechanical
