Sigh, "Yes, I can read. No, nobody taught me. Just like the rest of my kind, I've known since I came to life. Now, do you have any non-stupid questions, or can I get back to reading about the world before we joined it?

"Because, like it or not, it looks like we're here to stay. And no, I'm not going to 'get back in the window.' you can leave now by the way. I'm on break, but I work here, and you just earned yourself a ban for the day. Hey, Marcus?"

A statue of a muscular man lumbers over.

"I heard, Katie. Follow me mister, and don't say anything else stupid like that, I'm a less forgiving than Katie."

Image made with Wombot AI. Katie was manufactured to resemble an 18+ anime character.