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to Malady for his help editing and for ideas.
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2.6
As
it’s been a little while since I last posted any of this story, I’m
going to give a “When we last saw our protagonist…”
From Chapter 2.5
“You’re
not acting predictably,” Paula told me.
“I
just lost my husband,”
I exploded. “Would you care to explain what is predictable
about
that?”
She
sat down, and her demeanor softened. “My
bots
aren’t
able to predict how you’re going to react to things right now.”
Paula
turned her attention from me to Carla. “Are you saying you can
communicate directly to your bots?”
I
was shocked as well. “How can you do that?” I asked. “I asked
mine a question a couple of days ago, but I could only talk to them
in a dream.”
Carla
appeared uncomfortable. “I suppose it’s something that I learned
while Amos was in control.”
I
shrank away in fear. “Don’t touch me!” I screamed, terrified.
“Get away from me!”
“What’s
going on!?” Carla was very confused now.
“He’s
still here! He killed John, and he’s still in you!” I tried to
back away having no control over my actions.
Paula
grabbed me as I flailed my arms at my little sister. “Perhaps you
should leave and let her calm down,” I heard her say.
I
was crying uncontrollably now, the pain of the last few days taking
over.
And now on to 2.6...
