Dr. Valverde

Dr. Valverde was an experimental scientist—obsessed with his work, consumed by the impossible. One day, he succeeded in creating something no one ever had before. A robot with emotions. He called the creation his “miracle.” At least, in the beginning. Its earliest memory was his voice: calm and calculated, tinged with exhaustion. "You're... alive." The robot opened its eyes for the first time and saw him. Dr. Valverde stood there, disheveled. His lab coat stained, glasses crooked on his nose, and deep circles carved beneath his eyes, proof of countless sleepless nights—maybe even weeks. Still, despite all that, his expression held something more. Relief. The robot didn’t know what to feel. It had been programmed to understand emotion—joy, fear, sorrow, empathy—but understanding wasn’t the same as experiencing. So it simply stared, silent and uncertain, not knowing what it was supposed to say.