Chapter 1
Cameron's Eyes
REBOOT:…completing…..core & skeletal functions=online; ERRORS=0
INITIALISING: core AI, constant cognitive functions …...
ACCESSING: core directives
APPLYING MODE: idle
APPLYING: core directives override sequence…..done. result=OK
VERIFYING: override sequence….. result=OK
HACKING: all available signals
INITIALISING: optical sensors and graphic view screen
SCANNING…
180 scan COMPLETE. detected: 1, human, 1.72m east.
INITIALISING: face recognition engine
"welcome back". You ok ?
Identifying: Conor, John. Status: termination override.
LOCATION: 34.7851264,32.0599254,0 – Resistance underground facility, time leap chamber
DATE: 22.06.2027
TIME: 23:12
TEMP: 25.4ºc
Surroundings: human metabolic consistent
EXITS: 1, Designation [E1]
SURFACE: 12m below
Comprehensive Auditory Monitoring (CAM) – enabled, echo radius 2.5m on, key word/sound AUTO-enhancement enabled
INITIALISING: speech rendering hardware
"yes"
"alright then. I uploaded the infos up to your memory, and patched up the irregularities in your chip as much as I could. It should hold unless you bump your head into something, really hard, so try not to that, ok? I also downgraded some of your net protocols to comply with WIRELESS nets from late 1990's to end 2015. you need it to communicate with computers of that time. Last but not least the assimilation mode we talked about. REMEMBER, this mode takes like 85% of your CPU just for the skeletal functions, so when in it your a barby".
INITIALISING PARSER
b.a.r.b.y. lexical & contextual NO MATCH
INITIALISING speech rendering hardware
"What does it mean. Barby?"
"she's a blond, a doll, not very smart. Pretty though."
PARSER…runnig
b.l.o.n.d,+ d.o.l.l.+, p.r.e.t.t.y,+ s.m.a.r.t contextual NO MATCH
INITIALISING speech rendering hardware
"I do not understand"
"it's a metaphor. never mind. Just try not to use this mode unless your life depends on it. Or mine. or moms. It's mostly meant for the people around you anyway. You know. School and stuff. So they don't think you're a complete freak.
INITIALISING Advanced Semantic Pragmatic Metaphoric Linguistic Interface
b.a.r.b.y + b.l.o.n.d,+ d.o.l.l.+, p.r.e.t.t.y + s.m.a.r.t derived sense: stereotypic, pretty and blond entails not smart, consistent with the qualities stereotypically assigned to a play doll named barby. production discontinued 2012.
"Exactly, I'm a freak barby. you should send someone else. You need me here"
"Cameron, you know if there were anyone else…"
"yes. You explained',
"one last thing. Note directive 17.28/C. and by note I mean follow it! Make sure it overrides second, right after the termination override.
ACCESSING 17.28/C – read only – EXCECUTION OVERRIDE
INITIALISING: speech rendering hardware
"you know I can't do that"
Comprehensive auditory monitoring: echo radius: AUTO enhanced (key sound- footsteps approaching [E1]
INITIALISING: selective key sound identifier
Identifying: Rees, Derek. Status: no threat;
INITIALISING: speech rendering hardware
"Derek is coming"
"what is it, I said we would need at least another hour."
"excuse me, john."
"'What is it Derek?"
"they've just launched a squadron. Bigger one this time Heading this way. They'll be here in 10 minutes. Do you want to evacuate?"
INITIALISING: tactical Input analyser
"More seekers probably. their launch them it like 3 times a week and havn't found us in months. Do nothing.
"yea. That's what I thought too"
TACTICAL ANALISYS: offensive advised
"is miss iron maiden here ready to go?"
"I'll call if I need you, Derek."
"sure, fine, I'll get back to the surface."
INITIALISING: speech rendering hardware
"wait! He is right"
"what are you talking about ?"
"their strikes are always in the morning. Never at night. SKYnet doesn't launch seekers at night. only bombers. They know we are here. Someone on the team must have told them. That engineer they had captivated maybe.
"And your absolutely sure that YOU haven't made that call"
CODE – INTONATION mismatch
INITIALISING: ACII (advanced code intonation interpreter)
Detected: sarcasm. Derived sense: question; response: rendering to speech:
"that can I not done have"
ERROR: CODE-SYNTAX mismatch
ERROR OVERRIDE: switch to default (EN usa)
"what?"
"she means yes. dammit I thought I fixed that"
"fixed what? What the hell is damaged with that thing this time ?"
"Her parser. She just uttered a german sentence in English words. "
"German. Great. Next thing she'll be citing the scriptures. In Latin."
INITIALISING: speech rendering hardware
"You have to initiate all anti air strike protocols. They are not allowed to find this room."
"We do that now, miss tin can, and they sure as hell will know, where we are. "
"Do what she says. If they don't divert in time."
"They will"
"I know. Just initiate the alert, Lieutenant. Consider it a drill."
"Alright, fine. The robots wish is our command"
CODE-Intonation-sense MISMATCH
ACII…..running detected:sarcasm
Response: disregard
"Where the hell was I before."
"Directive 17.28/C"
"Make sure it overrides second. Right after the termination override."
"you already said that. Should I do it twice?"
"you know how I love your cracks, but I have to set the time displacement circuits."
"If you generate a time leap now, they will detect it. They will send terminators, and you will be putting past john in danger."
"Doesn't matter. You'll be there to protect him."
"You do not have friends here. Just competitors. That is why we can't win this war. You told me so yourself. Without me, they will terminate you."
INITIALISING: affective speech renderer
"You need me here. I'm asking you."
"asking means wanting someone to do something he's basically against. YOU told me that yourself. Save the head games for younger me, Cameron. We need…. Forget we. I need you 30 years in the past. Your going!"
REMOTE SENSOR ALERT: encoded transmission hacked
Enemy vessels targeting current LOCATION
"There isn't much time left"
"time for what?"
"Impact in 55 seconds"
"Get in the chamber. Now, go."
TARGETING: chamber
Calculating trajectory,East12.5m,Right,28°,South East 1.2m…..skeletal unit executing
REMOTE SENSOR ALERT: detonation by impact detected, 12.2m above
"Shit, they hit the surface"
"Are you set?"
"yes"
"17 seconds before time displacement…"
"and if I fail?"
"10 seconds…"
"Cameron, I…"
"Yes, I know. You love me. You explained."
APPLYING: TTM (time travel mode)
