smile.
“We were also helpful too, weren’t we?” Beckett asked expectantly.
“You have something to say,” Sofia said in a voice that sounded like impatience.
“If there’s a girl in the colony…”
“Just don’t teach her to cry.” She turned to Stella and Ryan and considered them as a couple.
“That’s not fair. You’re matching us up!” Stella said pretending to be irritated.
Ryan laughed.
“If you’re not compatible you can always separate.”
“We are compatible.” Ryan said quickly.
Sofia smiled, “Emily is coming up.”
Sofia’s image was replaced by breaking news from Global News Services.
The CEO was speaking but what caught their attention was that the cold granite eyes had vanished. It had been replaced with friendly eyes that were full of understanding and genuine sincerity. They were Sofia’s eyes.
Mason didn’t bother to hear what Dr Rump was saying as he knew what was coming. He rushed for the half broken unhinged door.
He hugged Emily. ‘Thank God, you’re alive.”
“I kept having strange dreams about artworks and machines. And then you kissed me and it seemed so real.”
They kissed each other.
Episode 2
Chapter 18: New revelations
They had all gone on holiday somewhere close and were acutely aware that there was still unfinished business. Sofia had not been able to control all of Babylon Corps super intelligent networks. The CEO had built a fail-safe system where other dynamics came into play when he was neutralized. Although Mason and Emily lazed on the beach while Stella, Ryan and Beckett took to surfing, they were ready at a moment’s notice to drop everything and rush to Sofia’s aid.
But all pleasant things had to come to an end sooner rather than later.
Stella came in with Ryan and Beckett in their body suits and didn’t look too pleased.
“You’ve got to see this!” She pressed her phone and a 3D image of a breaking news item projected upwards.
Babylon Corp’s CEO was making pronouncements about its cutting edge research programs to help humankind live sustainably. He talked in this vein for a while. Mason’s gaze swept the figures arrayed behind the CEO. While the CEO had friendly eyes, the figure behind him gave a very different impression.
“This is not good,” Mason could not help remarking.
“What is it?” Emily asked.
There behind the CEO was Karabos. Sofia had failed to neutralize her. All along, it seemed that Dr Rump was a façade for the real power behind the throne.
“She’s always by his side,” Ryan said.
“I’m surprised Sofia didn’t destroy the CEO and Karabos when she had the chance,” Beckett said.
“She couldn’t. She was programmed by humans to see that absolute power corrupts. There always has to be a counterbalance, even an evil one,” Stella said.
“That sounds sentimental,” Ryan said.
“Sofia said something about wanting to learn to cry,” Mason said.
“Could that be a reason why Sofia did not have optimum power when she confronted Dr Rump?” Emily asked thoughtfully.
“That makes sense. She needed the whole range of human emotions to be a truly sentient machine. That would give her a holistic kind of strength,” Stella said.
“All that sounds really awesome but let’s face reality. Aren’t we in deep trouble right now?” Beckett asked.
Stella and Ryan sighed.
“All I’m saying is that it’s great having all these academic discussions but we need to focus on the issue at hand. We are in danger,” Beckett argued.
Dr Rump was still speaking but they all looked closely at Karabos. There was a cold sharp glint in her green eyes.
“I’m convinced they planned everything in advance knowing that he might be beaten in the clash against Sofia,” Mason said.
“I guess Sofia will still need us to fight against this new threat,” Stella said.
Karabos seemed to sense they were watching her intently. She was looking at them on the screen with bland neutral eyes. She was transmitting
“We were also helpful too, weren’t we?” Beckett asked expectantly.
“You have something to say,” Sofia said in a voice that sounded like impatience.
“If there’s a girl in the colony…”
“Just don’t teach her to cry.” She turned to Stella and Ryan and considered them as a couple.
“That’s not fair. You’re matching us up!” Stella said pretending to be irritated.
Ryan laughed.
“If you’re not compatible you can always separate.”
“We are compatible.” Ryan said quickly.
Sofia smiled, “Emily is coming up.”
Sofia’s image was replaced by breaking news from Global News Services.
The CEO was speaking but what caught their attention was that the cold granite eyes had vanished. It had been replaced with friendly eyes that were full of understanding and genuine sincerity. They were Sofia’s eyes.
Mason didn’t bother to hear what Dr Rump was saying as he knew what was coming. He rushed for the half broken unhinged door.
He hugged Emily. ‘Thank God, you’re alive.”
“I kept having strange dreams about artworks and machines. And then you kissed me and it seemed so real.”
They kissed each other.
Episode 2
Chapter 18: New revelations
They had all gone on holiday somewhere close and were acutely aware that there was still unfinished business. Sofia had not been able to control all of Babylon Corps super intelligent networks. The CEO had built a fail-safe system where other dynamics came into play when he was neutralized. Although Mason and Emily lazed on the beach while Stella, Ryan and Beckett took to surfing, they were ready at a moment’s notice to drop everything and rush to Sofia’s aid.
But all pleasant things had to come to an end sooner rather than later.
Stella came in with Ryan and Beckett in their body suits and didn’t look too pleased.
“You’ve got to see this!” She pressed her phone and a 3D image of a breaking news item projected upwards.
Babylon Corp’s CEO was making pronouncements about its cutting edge research programs to help humankind live sustainably. He talked in this vein for a while. Mason’s gaze swept the figures arrayed behind the CEO. While the CEO had friendly eyes, the figure behind him gave a very different impression.
“This is not good,” Mason could not help remarking.
“What is it?” Emily asked.
There behind the CEO was Karabos. Sofia had failed to neutralize her. All along, it seemed that Dr Rump was a façade for the real power behind the throne.
“She’s always by his side,” Ryan said.
“I’m surprised Sofia didn’t destroy the CEO and Karabos when she had the chance,” Beckett said.
“She couldn’t. She was programmed by humans to see that absolute power corrupts. There always has to be a counterbalance, even an evil one,” Stella said.
“That sounds sentimental,” Ryan said.
“Sofia said something about wanting to learn to cry,” Mason said.
“Could that be a reason why Sofia did not have optimum power when she confronted Dr Rump?” Emily asked thoughtfully.
“That makes sense. She needed the whole range of human emotions to be a truly sentient machine. That would give her a holistic kind of strength,” Stella said.
“All that sounds really awesome but let’s face reality. Aren’t we in deep trouble right now?” Beckett asked.
Stella and Ryan sighed.
“All I’m saying is that it’s great having all these academic discussions but we need to focus on the issue at hand. We are in danger,” Beckett argued.
Dr Rump was still speaking but they all looked closely at Karabos. There was a cold sharp glint in her green eyes.
“I’m convinced they planned everything in advance knowing that he might be beaten in the clash against Sofia,” Mason said.
“I guess Sofia will still need us to fight against this new threat,” Stella said.
Karabos seemed to sense they were watching her intently. She was looking at them on the screen with bland neutral eyes. She was transmitting
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