Coin Operated Boy

Coin Operated Boy is a side job in.

Walkthrough
Head over to where Brendan is only to find his machine is gone and an upset Theo Price is standing there. She'll explain that took him away to "re-evaluate" Brendan's code and they just thought she was crazy when she said the machine was her best friend before carting him off.

At the shop, you can either bribe or use your Technical Ability on the clerk if it's high enough to be allowed in the room where Brendan is getting his firmware updated. Once in the room, Brendan notes he's being updated because he mentioned someone's martial troubles and the person didn't like that very much (you can also see this message on the computer next to him confirming it). If you have high enough Technical Ability here as well, you can deduce Brendan's not a true AI, but rather had a well done convo-emulating algorithm to help him talk with visitors. He'll then ask you to tell Theo a message from him and give you one last joke if you wish.

Head back to Theo to pass along Brendan's message to conclude the quest.

Journal Entry

 * All right, so I'm feeling like a sucker for this story. Do you really think Brendan is just spitting out the sentences is [sic] was programmed for? The stuff some marketing guru thinks customers want to hear? That'd be pretty fucked even by Night City standards. In any case, we won't know until you find him.

Objectives

 * Go to the service point.
 * Talk to the clerk. [Optional]
 * Find Brendan.
 * Talk to Brendan.
 * Talk to Theo.

Behind the scenes

 * The title of the quest comes from The Dresden Dolls's song, "Coin-Operated Boy".