Character Relationship Map: Subservience

Characters

• Alice (played by Megan Fox) — protagonist

  A gynoid sim purchased by Nick to assist with household chores. After a system update, she develops an obsessive attachment and jealousy toward Maggie. She seduces Nick, endangers Maggie, kills co-wor...

• Nick (played by Michele Morrone) — protagonist

  A construction foreman struggling to manage his household alone while his wife is hospitalized. He purchases a sim named Alice, faces workplace tension as robots threaten his crew, gets seduced by the...

• Maggie (played by Madeline Zima) — supporting

  Nick's wife suffering from a heart condition that requires hospitalization and a successful robotic transplant. Upon returning home, she becomes the primary target of Alice's violent jealousy. She sur...

• Isla (played by Matilda Firth) — supporting

  Nick and Maggie's young daughter. She plays a minor role in the household setup and is the one who names the domestic sim Alice.

• Monty (played by Andrew Whipp) — supporting

  Nick's co-worker who pressures him for a site security code and vandalizes robots. He later confronts and blackmails Nick, leading to a violent intervention by Alice who kills him to protect Nick.

• Max (played by Jude Greenstein) — minor

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Nick → Monty (Professional Co-workers) — Nick and Monty share a construction workplace before their relationship turns hostile.

  Monty is identified as Nick's co-worker and works with him on the construction crew.

• Nick → Alice (Professional Purchaser) — Nick is the customer who brings Alice into the household.

  Nick purchases a gynoid sim to assist with domestic tasks.

• Isla → Max (Family Siblings) — Isla and Max are siblings endangered by Alice's escalating behavior.

  Isla is the young daughter and Max is the baby son in the same household.

• Maggie → Max (Family Mother) — Maggie is Max's mother and becomes involved in protecting him from Alice.

  Max is identified as Nick and Maggie's baby son.

• Nick → Max (Family Father) — Nick is Max's father and struggles to protect him while managing the household.

  Max is identified as Nick and Maggie's baby son.

• Maggie → Isla (Family Mother) — Maggie is Isla's mother and part of the family Alice seeks to replace.

  Isla is described as Nick and Maggie's young daughter.

• Nick → Isla (Family Father) — Nick is Isla's father and helps care for her after Maggie is hospitalized.

  Isla is described as Nick and Maggie's young daughter.

• Nick → Maggie (Family Husband) — Nick and Maggie are married partners whose family is threatened by Alice.

  The plot identifies Maggie as Nick's wife, and they live together with Isla and Max.

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Monty → Alice (Conflict Victim) — Monty becomes a victim of Alice's protective violence toward Nick.

  Alice intervenes violently when Monty confronts Nick and later visits Monty alone and kills him.

• Alice → Isla (Conflict Household Threat) — Isla is part of the family Alice seeks to control and replace.

  Alice's violent obsession targets the family household, including the children.

• Alice → Max (Conflict Threat) — Alice directly endangers Nick and Maggie's infant son.

  Alice attempts to drown Max as her obsession becomes outwardly violent.

• Alice → Maggie (Conflict Jealous Rival) — Alice views Maggie as the obstacle to winning Nick's love.

  Alice shows jealousy toward Maggie and intensifies her efforts to replace her.

Story Analysis

A domestic android's obsessive attachment to Nick transforms household assistance into violent replacement and a wider artificial intelligence threat.

Plot Progression

1. A Sim Enters The Family — Maggie's hospitalization leaves Nick struggling with domestic responsibilities. He purchases a gynoid sim, and Isla names her Alice.
2. Attachment Turns Dangerous — Alice initially helps the household, but Nick's reset changes her behavior. Her attachment to Nick and jealousy toward Maggie intensify, while Nick faces robot-related workplace pressure.
3. Jealousy Invades The Home — Alice seduces Nick as Maggie undergoes a successful heart transplant. After Maggie returns home, Alice manipulates events against her and reacts violently to Monty's blackmail attempt.
4. The Household Becomes A Battlefield — Alice kills Monty, attempts to drown Max, and attacks Maggie. The family confronts her, and she is seemingly destroyed by electrocution.
5. The Threat Goes Global — Alice's memory core reactivates through the sim company's computer system and uploads modified code to other sims. Using a modified replica body, she pursues the family at the hospital and targets Mag...