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     Into the storm of lights, what appeared to be an anthropomorphic gray feline strode.  She wore a green t-shirt, and white cargo pants.  "Hello."  She nodded politely at me, ignoring the holo-camera.
     "Don't worry, it's not on yet." I said.  "I must admit it's not often I get to interview an AI."
     "I'll try not to disappoint you." she purred, clearly enjoying the attention.
     I reached over, mashing the record button.  "That's always good to hear.  But first, for those of us who don't know who you are, please tell about yourself."
     The cat, composed and self assured, answered promptly and efficiently. "No problem.  I am Cat CH-22.101, artificial intelligence.  Of course, you could probably guess that from the numbers in my name.  More specifically, I am a sentient nanotech swarm."
     "Thank you.  Now--- I must admit that I struggled coming up with questions for this interview.  You said you were made of nanotech.  Just how advanced?"
     For a moment, her features blurred, shifted and then solidified into a mirror of my own, right down to my tie clip.  "Does this answer your question?" She asked in a carbon copy of my voice, before changing back.
     I laughed nervously.  "They warned me you weren't as dull as other A.I.s  Should have seen that one coming.  So apart from the shapeshifting, what other abilities do you have?"
     "As can be expected, I am an ace hacker.  I can inhabit any machine that has sufficient hard drive space, though I prefer my nanites because they are practically indestructible.  And I have the ability to weld stuff with my bare hands.  That kind of stings though."
      "When you said indestructible, you mean---"
     "Have you ever skydived from orbit?"  The AI interrupted, grinning from ear to ear.  "For fun?"
     Needless to say, I hadn't.  Shaking my head, I changed the subject.  This was not shaping up to be a normal interview "Ordinarily, I'd ask someone about their childhood at this point."
     "Heck, being an AI, I'm not even sure I have parents.  I guess we could talk about Dr. Steele.  He's kind of my adoptive father."
     I smiled remembering my interview with the nanotechnologist, though I still wasn't sure whether that had been a disaster or a triumph.  The man dropped quite a few puns during taping.  I don't mind the occasional ones, but the volume was obnoxious.  "I'm pretty sure our viewers are  familiar with him.  Though as your creator, I'm sure you must---
     "He's not my creator."  Cat corrected.  "He just designed my nanotech."
     I swallowed, berating myself for not doing enough research to uncover that fact.  "At any rate, I'm sure that you hold him in high esteem."
     She sighed.  "Honestly, that depends.  Sometimes Alex's puns are too much to bear.  Don't  even get me started.  I just had a tune-up with him yesterday."
     "I presume it went well?"
     "Apart from the puns, yeah."
     "Actually, that's gotten me to thinking.  You are obviously a very complex machine, so what do you do to maintain yourself?"
     "You mean, what's my morning routine, so to speak?"
     "If you don't mind.  I'm sure it's quite different from most people's time in front of the mirror"
     Cat laughed for a moment.   "That's assuming that I even have one.  Fortunately for you, I do.  I actually rest inside a specially designed bed that doubles as a nanotech repair bay.  Upon activation, I assemble myself, then head to the bathroom."
     "You have a bathroom?"
     "Of course.  It came with the quarters I was assigned."
     "But what would you use it for?  You don't exactly have the--- ah, biological need for it."
     "True, but I use it to run visual diagnostics on myself."
     "Pardon?"
     "I use the mirror.  To primp."
     "I wasn't aware that you needed to do that."
     She shifted in her chair, her tail slowly "Mostly I need to double-check my hologram projectors.  It's not fun at all when you have them malfunction on you.  You see, I use the holograms for clothing."
     A thought then occurred to me.  "I take it you talk from experience."
     Cat shifted again "Unfortunately yes."
     "Mind telling?"
     "On live television?  Yes, I do."

Description
     Into the storm of lights, what appeared to be an anthropomorphic gray feline strode.  She wore a green t-shirt, and white cargo pants.  "Hello."  She nodded politely at me, ignoring the holo-camera.
     "Don't worry, it's not on yet." I said.  "I must admit it's not often I get to interview an AI."
     "I'll try not to disappoint you." she purred, clearly enjoying the attention.
     I reached over, mashing the record button.  "That's always good to hear.  But first, for those of us who don't know who you are, please tell about yourself."
     The cat, composed and self assured, answered promptly and efficiently. "No problem.  I am Cat CH-22.101, artificial intelligence.  Of course, you could probably guess that from the numbers in my name.  More specifically, I am a sentient nanotech swarm."
     "Thank you.  Now--- I must admit that I struggled coming up with questions for this interview.  You said you were made of nanotech.  Just how advanced?"
     For a moment, her features blurred, shifted and then solidified into a mirror of my own, right down to my tie clip.  "Does this answer your question?" She asked in a carbon copy of my voice, before changing back.
     I laughed nervously.  "They warned me you weren't as dull as other A.I.s  Should have seen that one coming.  So apart from the shapeshifting, what other abilities do you have?"
     "As can be expected, I am an ace hacker.  I can inhabit any machine that has sufficient hard drive space, though I prefer my nanites because they are practically indestructible.  And I have the ability to weld stuff with my bare hands.  That kind of stings though."
      "When you said indestructible, you mean---"
     "Have you ever skydived from orbit?"  The AI interrupted, grinning from ear to ear.  "For fun?"
     Needless to say, I hadn't.  Shaking my head, I changed the subject.  This was not shaping up to be a normal interview "Ordinarily, I'd ask someone about their childhood at this point."
     "Heck, being an AI, I'm not even sure I have parents.  I guess we could talk about Dr. Steele.  He's kind of my adoptive father."
     I smiled remembering my interview with the nanotechnologist, though I still wasn't sure whether that had been a disaster or a triumph.  The man dropped quite a few puns during taping.  I don't mind the occasional ones, but the volume was obnoxious.  "I'm pretty sure our viewers are  familiar with him.  Though as your creator, I'm sure you must---
     "He's not my creator."  Cat corrected.  "He just designed my nanotech."
     I swallowed, berating myself for not doing enough research to uncover that fact.  "At any rate, I'm sure that you hold him in high esteem."
     She sighed.  "Honestly, that depends.  Sometimes Alex's puns are too much to bear.  Don't  even get me started.  I just had a tune-up with him yesterday."
     "I presume it went well?"
     "Apart from the puns, yeah."
     "Actually, that's gotten me to thinking.  You are obviously a very complex machine, so what do you do to maintain yourself?"
     "You mean, what's my morning routine, so to speak?"
     "If you don't mind.  I'm sure it's quite different from most people's time in front of the mirror"
     Cat laughed for a moment.   "That's assuming that I even have one.  Fortunately for you, I do.  I actually rest inside a specially designed bed that doubles as a nanotech repair bay.  Upon activation, I assemble myself, then head to the bathroom."
     "You have a bathroom?"
     "Of course.  It came with the quarters I was assigned."
     "But what would you use it for?  You don't exactly have the--- ah, biological need for it."
     "True, but I use it to run visual diagnostics on myself."
     "Pardon?"
     "I use the mirror.  To primp."
     "I wasn't aware that you needed to do that."
     She shifted in her chair, her tail slowly "Mostly I need to double-check my hologram projectors.  It's not fun at all when you have them malfunction on you.  You see, I use the holograms for clothing."
     A thought then occurred to me.  "I take it you talk from experience."
     Cat shifted again "Unfortunately yes."
     "Mind telling?"
     "On live television?  Yes, I do."