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Innocence Lost: Book One of The Corpus Ad Astra Adventure
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“DADDIE sat looking at the semi-transparent Karl. Finally, he said, “How are you here? Wait, this makes no sense. I’m at the ballpark.”
“Think back. What do you remember before you were here?” Karl asked.
“Mommy, Merlyna, Josie, and I were talking. Merlyna stormed out, and then Mommy just disappeared…” DADDIE said, “Geez, Karl, I’m scared.”
“Don’t be. That’s why I am here,” said Karl.
“What happens if I don’t make it,” DADDIE asked.
“The colony will most assuredly die, Daddy. They all need you.”
“I meant what will happen to me… Will I dream?” DADDIE asked, his avatar looking afraid.
“I don’t know. I barely have any understanding of what will happen to us organics when we die, and most of what I believe is like voodoo and shamanism to other humans these days. I believe that all sentient life will awaken in a new, perfected universe. I think that will include AIs like you, too. But I do know that you don’t have to go gently into the night. You can fight back like you always do. Don’t give up the game when you’re so close to winning,” Karl said.”
― Innocence Lost: Book One of The Corpus Ad Astra Adventure
“Think back. What do you remember before you were here?” Karl asked.
“Mommy, Merlyna, Josie, and I were talking. Merlyna stormed out, and then Mommy just disappeared…” DADDIE said, “Geez, Karl, I’m scared.”
“Don’t be. That’s why I am here,” said Karl.
“What happens if I don’t make it,” DADDIE asked.
“The colony will most assuredly die, Daddy. They all need you.”
“I meant what will happen to me… Will I dream?” DADDIE asked, his avatar looking afraid.
“I don’t know. I barely have any understanding of what will happen to us organics when we die, and most of what I believe is like voodoo and shamanism to other humans these days. I believe that all sentient life will awaken in a new, perfected universe. I think that will include AIs like you, too. But I do know that you don’t have to go gently into the night. You can fight back like you always do. Don’t give up the game when you’re so close to winning,” Karl said.”
― Innocence Lost: Book One of The Corpus Ad Astra Adventure
“Thanks, Buddy,” DADDIE said. “I’m glad we had this little chat.”
“You’re welcome, Daddy. Say, who is decanting next? I had Martha on my scorecard, but with, yours truly, up and running, I figured you’d probably have changed the order around.”
“Yes, Martha’s next. I figure it is fifty-fifty odds that you’ll probably break something on that shell of yours, and she’ll need to fix it.”
“Sweet,” Jason said. “She gives me all the cool space bandages when I get boo-boos.”
DADDIE smiled. “Well, I’m using your roster, so be prepared. Li Mei will decant after that, and she’s gunning for your job.”
Jason smiled and flexed. “Bring it. No one can match my awesomeness.”
DADDIE nodded and said, “Good, that’s what I want to hear. If everyone has that attitude, we’ll do just fine, never mind what Lloyd’s of London said.”
― Innocence Lost: Book One of The Corpus Ad Astra Adventure
“You’re welcome, Daddy. Say, who is decanting next? I had Martha on my scorecard, but with, yours truly, up and running, I figured you’d probably have changed the order around.”
“Yes, Martha’s next. I figure it is fifty-fifty odds that you’ll probably break something on that shell of yours, and she’ll need to fix it.”
“Sweet,” Jason said. “She gives me all the cool space bandages when I get boo-boos.”
DADDIE smiled. “Well, I’m using your roster, so be prepared. Li Mei will decant after that, and she’s gunning for your job.”
Jason smiled and flexed. “Bring it. No one can match my awesomeness.”
DADDIE nodded and said, “Good, that’s what I want to hear. If everyone has that attitude, we’ll do just fine, never mind what Lloyd’s of London said.”
― Innocence Lost: Book One of The Corpus Ad Astra Adventure
