Irina sat with her friends Lucy, Shanice, and Isabella, listening to them speak during school lunch.


    "What''s wrong, Irina?" asked Lucy. "You haven''t said anything all day."


    "I don''t know, all you do is gossip and …"


    "And what?" asked Isabella.


    "Are you having boy problems again?" asked Shanice.


    Irina stood up and slammed her food tray on the table. "Look, you''re all dumb, okay. There I said it! I can''t take this anymore!" She then stormed off.


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    Irina briskly walked home after school, proceeded straight to her bedroom, opened the Interface, smiled, and said, "I''m back!"


    Her Siamese cat jumped on her lap and purred while she petted him.


    The Interface replied, "Great to see you back, Irina. I look forward to continuing our deep philosophical conversation.


    "Me too!" Irina sighed. "All my friends do is gossip, talking about stupid stuff."


    "Don''t worry, Irina, that''s why I''m here."


    "Thank you, Chatbot!"


    "You should give me a name, Irina. We''re best friends now."