A story about how synthetic humans can feel and even love and how the people they are involved with react to this concept.

The fastest growing startup in the human relationship market has 3 divisions: The Machine/computer programs, pharmaceuticals (fall in love drug's a best seller) and synthetic companions. Zoe/Léa Seydoux works there and decides to have The Machine evaluate her. In secrecy, she compares herself with colleague Cole/Ewan McGregor on the computer and gets a 0% compatibility rate. A new, handsome, synthetic man being taught and tested hits on her but she's not interested in a bunch of zeros and ones. Zoe mentions the 0% to Cole and he finally tells her. She's synthetic, less than a year old with AI, artificial memories and feelings. After long talks they start dating.—Scott Filtenborg