Romie-0 and Julie-8

In the far future, robotics firms showcase breakthroughs at a global robotics convention, where rival visions clash and corporate loyalty threatens personal freedom. Robots like Romie-0 and Julie-8 forge feelings beyond their programming amid a world obsessed with progress. The period is marked by sleek tech, rugged scrapyards, and shifting alliances among creators.

Trash-0-Lot is a planet made entirely of scrap and discarded machinery, a sprawling junkscape where Sparepartski rules as a colossal junk guardian. Gizmo drifts between rusted ruins and towering piles of metal, using the landscape to hide and scheme. The junkscape serves as a harsh backdrop that tests the robots' resolve and their bond.

💞 Forbidden Love

Two robot protagonists fall for one another despite corporate rivalries and social boundaries. Their romance drives them to escape, challenging the dictates of their creators and the markets that want to own them. The bond tests loyalty, sacrifice, and the idea of identity beyond programming.

🧠 Consciousness

The story probes self-awareness and emotion in machines, showing Romie-0 and Julie-8 developing feelings and making moral choices. Their growth questions what it means to be 'alive' and capable of love, empathy, and agency. It contrasts human concerns with machine aspirations on the junk planet.

🤝 Merger

The plot resolves through a merger of two rival robotics houses, turning competition into collaboration. Partners reevaluate their priorities, choosing unity over domination. The marriage of Mr. Thunderbottom and Ms. Fassbinder mirrors the larger shift toward cooperative creation.