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Ep.01: Awakening
Sep. 22nd, 2016 03:30 pmShe lays in standby mode; legs curled up to her chest and arms wrapped around them to allow easy access to her central processing stem. Despite being in standby, and thus essentially unconscious, she feels the needle enter her spinal stack as the test is run. The man is careful and causes no damage. He even rests a hand on her shoulder as if to comfort her.
His machine runs its cycle and flashes blue. "That completes the analysis," he says to Mother, "but there doesn’t appear to be any sign of infection."
Mother makes a sound that is somehow concerned and disgusted at the same time. "That can’t be. If you’d seen the way Pino was acting yesterday…"
"It’s just that the test results are highly reliable," he replies as he removes the needle and packs up his equipment. He looks up at her but his eye is caught by the pram sitting in the doorway to the next room.
Mother turns to see what he is looking at and a smug smile pulls at her lips. Not everyone is allowed actual biological children, only the most elite. "Ah yes, as a matter of fact the Welfare and Human Affairs Department has just decided to give us the child we always wanted. So an AutoReiv that can also serve as a housekeeper would be very useful in terms of the child’s education and development."
Vincent, this man from the AutoReiv Retrieval Department, turns back to the matter at hand. Carefully pulling the protective skin on Pino's back together so he may zip it over her spinal stack. "It’s true, residents are encouraged to consume more. But, as long at it’s not infected, it would be against regulations for me to take it back."
"Don’t give me that. I know you’re an immigrant. How can an immigrant not listen to what I say?" Mother asks curtly as Vincent replaces the covering plate on the back of Pino's head, reactivating her. Pino's awareness returns and she sits up. "Lowly immigrant. My husband is the Chief of the Security Bureau…"
Pino is not aware of her intention to speak until she says calmly, "You must not speak ill of immigrants, Mother." Mother nearly gasps and takes a step back. Pino continues, after looking about the room, "Mother, you still haven’t done the housework today. If Father were to come home…"
Awkwardly, Vincent says from the doorway, "I’m terribly sorry, but if you submit the papers…"
His machine runs its cycle and flashes blue. "That completes the analysis," he says to Mother, "but there doesn’t appear to be any sign of infection."
Mother makes a sound that is somehow concerned and disgusted at the same time. "That can’t be. If you’d seen the way Pino was acting yesterday…"
"It’s just that the test results are highly reliable," he replies as he removes the needle and packs up his equipment. He looks up at her but his eye is caught by the pram sitting in the doorway to the next room.
Mother turns to see what he is looking at and a smug smile pulls at her lips. Not everyone is allowed actual biological children, only the most elite. "Ah yes, as a matter of fact the Welfare and Human Affairs Department has just decided to give us the child we always wanted. So an AutoReiv that can also serve as a housekeeper would be very useful in terms of the child’s education and development."
Vincent, this man from the AutoReiv Retrieval Department, turns back to the matter at hand. Carefully pulling the protective skin on Pino's back together so he may zip it over her spinal stack. "It’s true, residents are encouraged to consume more. But, as long at it’s not infected, it would be against regulations for me to take it back."
"Don’t give me that. I know you’re an immigrant. How can an immigrant not listen to what I say?" Mother asks curtly as Vincent replaces the covering plate on the back of Pino's head, reactivating her. Pino's awareness returns and she sits up. "Lowly immigrant. My husband is the Chief of the Security Bureau…"
Pino is not aware of her intention to speak until she says calmly, "You must not speak ill of immigrants, Mother." Mother nearly gasps and takes a step back. Pino continues, after looking about the room, "Mother, you still haven’t done the housework today. If Father were to come home…"
Awkwardly, Vincent says from the doorway, "I’m terribly sorry, but if you submit the papers…"
