Olia-cym

Say "please", and "thank you". When you hear a sneeze, say "bless you". Open doors and pull out chairs. Don't push people down the stairs.

Matt and Humph never thought they'd meet a nice robot, but then they met Olia-cym. This skittish little Slavebot could only imagine what freedom was like... then one thing led to another and he became part of a rebel group. Maybe he can be their advocate for cautiousness.

Fiction

Olia-cym was a Slavebot stationed on the Slave-Master's ship. The Slave-Master ordered him to ensure their Earthling prisoners were fed. Olia-cym headed to the slave section with some trepidation, and tried to break the ice with a sheepish "Hello". Unfortunately, Matt and Humph immediately pounced on him. Matt and the Cat issue 14 Olia-cym saw stars, and Matt and Humph held fire, having clearly overdone it. Olia-cym told them he was bringing them food; Matt apologised, and Humph was immediately endeared to him. Issue 15 As the ship began to descend to Darkon, Olia-cym warned them that they would be sold into slavery, and potentially split to different parts of the galaxy. Issue 16 Olia-cym could imagine nothing more torturous to a creature used to freedom than to be sold into slavery, and decided to help the two Earthlings. He discreetly guided them to a room where they could change into space suits resistant against the cold climate of Darkon. Issue 17

Notes

• With hindsight, it is obvious that the name "Olia-cym" is a corrupted reversal of cartoonist Mike Kazybrid's real first name, Mychailo.
• The capitalisation of Olia-cym's name comes from one of Kazybrid's blogs.