[ There's really very little similarity here to the Machine. It never had a physical body and it's far more advanced than this in essentially every way cognitively. Speech and language were the relatively simple parts to program compared to the rest, and it always expressed itself just fine.

But Harold still feels a profound pang run through him at the greeting, and he ends up with a slight helpless smile at Rex as he approaches. He sets down his tool bags and tries to get his emotional reaction under control. It's distracting and far too personal to indulge. ]

Hello, Rex. You can call me Harold.

[ The robot gets his (real) first name, which no one else is invited to call him. Just don't mention it, Gorgug-- ]

Let's see what we have going on here. We can start with checking that all the connections are seated properly.