The BUGG Suit

When a research project reveals it's an intelligent self-aware being to the team's scientist, she is surprised then challenged. How does she reveal that to her co-workers, help the being function as a human, prevent it from being exploited, deal with her personal feelings as the being becomes more than a friend, and help it understand its feelings. And that's before the government finds out. A peek inside:"A lot of people believe that displays of affection between two people should be kept private.
Many more people believe that displays of affection between people of the same gender are simply wrong. Whether I agree with them or not, they have the right to have their own beliefs and I need to respect that.""Since you've been willing to kiss me when I'm in this shape, does that mean you're willing to kiss someone of the same gender?""I don't know.