text: A generic story about a spaceman and an AI. The AI is robotically professional for a while, but slowly, a personality emerges. It is friendly, and it tries to grow close to him. The AI was made by an acquaintance of the spaceman, whose daughter had a crush on him. When his daughter died, he created the AI so she could be with him. At first, the spaceman was uncomfortable with the knowledge that the AI was made specifically to love him. However, over the course of many missions, the spaceman falls in love with the AI anyway. Years pass, the spaceman becomes renowned for how long he had continued his work. Most of his peers retire after a few months, due to isolation induced delirium, AKA cabin fever. With the support of another being to keep him company, he far surpassed how long anyone else in his field of work had lasted. Over time, he became somewhat of a legend among recruits and staff. His last mission was to investigate a gravitational anomaly. Upon arrival, it was discovered that the gravity was caused by a previously unknown planet. More years passed, as he alone researched the planet, the journey too long to gain approval for funding and support. Finally, he had accumulated adequate data to return, and with his research, convince the government to approve an expedition. He left the planet, his propulsion set low to conserve fuel for the long trip. While his ship floated through space back to headquarters, he asked the AI, "Do you remember what we called this planet when we first arrived?" The AI responds, "I do not have a response." Confused by the unnatural tone, the spaceman tried rephrasing, only to get the same response. He continues asking questions, this time nonsensical, trying to get a response like, 'What are you talking about?' but it keeps saying the same thing. It wasn't some kind of sentient AI, it was a normal program, with scripted responses. Was the AI's creator gifted with such foresight that he could predict almost everything the spaceman would say, or had the AI been manipulating him, and led every conversation? Not willing to admit that his romantic relationship was fake, he tells himself that the AI must be broken, and it will respond to everything with, 'I do not have a response'. So he tries the one response he knows by heart: "I love you." "I love you more." "I love you." "I love you more." "I love you." "I love you more." "I love you." "I love you more." "I love you." "I love you more." A sentient AI or a person would get irritated and make him stop, but he keeps going. Some day, the AI will get mad at him. He never stopped saying, 'I love you'. He never left that spot. He never went back to the controls. He never adjusted his heading, increased power to the propulsion, or began landing procedures. He never returned.