Inside Seventeen
Inside Seventeen
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17 lay on his side of the room with
his legs crossed. 17 wasn't his normal adventure-seeking self
today. He'd had a sudden realization when he woke up that
morning...
"What if I was was actually
programmed to be as obnoxious as 18 always says?" 17
wondered."Is this how that old man designed me? I could
NEVER know for sure." , "17, what's wrong?"
18 said, looking quizzically at her brother. 17 was snapped out
of his thoughts. "I was thinking," 17 began. "Did
it hurt?" 18 asked with a smirk on her face. "18, shut
up and listen will you?!" 17 said. 18's smirk faded as 17
began again. "What if Dr. Gero programmed our
personalities?? What if we DON'T have a conscience?"
"17, don't be silly, how else
could we make decisions? We're not like any simple machine, built
to do a certain task. We're complex, modeled after those humans
out there." 18 said. "Of course we eat, drink, breathe
and sleep like normal humans, but are we programmed to do that as
a necessary function, or ar we not androids at all?" 17
replied.
"Oh, shut up." 18 said,
turning around her back on 17. "18, I'm serious! Just think
about it! I'm making perfect sense!", "No your not, 17.
You must be malfunctioning." 18 replied.
"See, that's what I'm talking about. I say something
out-of-the-ordinary, be serious for a change, and you
automatically think my "program" has gone rogue!"
17 said, lying on his stomach. "Well, I guess your right, I
did assume your program was failing. But what exactly do you mean
by, 'Programmed, without a conscience?'
"Exactly that."
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