"So, yeah. I used some AI tools to mask my true nature on that app. Advertising myself as what I am seems to mostly attract a certain subset of people, and I want to be seen for more than just my plastic body."

"Don't you get a lot of guys who walk away when they find out what you are though?"

"Yes, and I've been called some nasty things because of it, but I figure they just aren't the right one for me and move on."

"And they don't report you to the app?"

"I'm sure they do, but the developer is mannequin-friendly, and they understand this is a precaution a lot of us take."

"And I guess, for you at least, if someone actually reads your profile, they'll at least suspect you're more than what you show in your pictures."

"Ha! I thought you might have picked up on that. And this is why I don't mind hiding it, when I get someone who sticks around, they're usually at least worth talking to for a while."

"Well I hope to continue that trend. You'll be the first awakened being I've had the chance to get to know."

"No need to be politically correct with me. I know what I was before the event, and what I still look and feel like. I'm a mannequin, a living one sure, but you can call me what I am."

"Noted, but I still meant awakened beings there. Mannequins aren't the only things that came to life."

"Oh! But it's been months since it happend! I guess I'll have to learn about you to find out how that happend."

"Sounds like we've got some things to talk about then. I know it's just coffee, but here's to a, hopefully, good first date. Cheers."

"Cheers. So, how did you avoid talking to any of us?"

"Well...."

Image created with Wombot AI. The plastic the mannequin was made from was probably new, but she was designed to be over 18.