Chapter Four – A Day at the Mall
Disclaimer: I do not own TSCC.
John took me to the mall today. I made significant improvements to my database concerning human behavior, particularly that of teenage humans.
I looked tight in my short blue denim skirt and crop top. Many males of similar age examined me visually. Several even commented they found my combat boots to be "cool." John demonstrated annoyance at these comments and glared at the males who made them. I found the feedback from John's behavior to be positive when he glared and made unpleasant facial expressions to deter these males.
Cool can mean many things in the human teenage dialect. It is similar in meaning in some ways to the word tight. Being cool, like being tight, is good.
I learned something about human social culture today. I asked several salesmen of makeup products if they sold war paint in addition to makeup. I learned the word war paint has two different meanings. One is positive in connotation and refers to the decorative makeup used by Native American Warriors to produce an intimidating appearance in order to strike fear in their enemies in battle. This type of makeup is not available for sale in a mall.
The second meaning is a slang usage of the term. Evidently when alpha females apply makeup, it serves a dual purpose. The first is to help them have a tight appearance males find hot. This aids in the process of attracting a male for dating purposes. This type of war paint, or makeup, is the variety sold in malls.
Evidently it also serves to strike fear in females of lesser social status, discouraging these females from attempting to steal the dominant females boyfriend. The second definition seems to have a negative connotation when used in con junction with females. I do not understand why. Both outcomes of applying makeup as war paint seem desirable. It helps insure the strongest males and females will date. I will do more research on this topic.
Appropriate war paint style makeup may be necessary some time in the future for me to perform my primary objective of protecting John from predatory females, especially blonde ones, of a similar age. I am fairly certain war paint will have no effect on a Terminator regardless of model.
I tried several new tactics today designed to protect John from marauding females, particularly skanks, loose girls who put out and blonde alpha females. The feedback from John was negative. I have interpreted his feedback to mean John's dislike of these tactics is due their effective nature. For some reason John is unaware of the danger he places himself in when he allows undesirable females to approach him. I have decided to protect John from himself in this regard. It is necessary for me to do this in order to fulfill my primary objective.
The first tactic I tested was the easiest to utilize. It involves constant reconnaissance for marauding females of any type. Once a threat has been identified, I move closer to John and engage the female in a staring contest. Females of a lesser status quickly disengage from the contest, direct their attention to another area and increase their speed to place distance between them and myself. Often this tactic went unnoticed by John, making it a primary tactic.
My favorite tactic involves touching John. Upon identifying a potential threat I move close to John and wrap one of my arms around his. I then initiate the staring contest. This tactic is reserved for hot alpha females who require more intimidation in order for them to realize the futility of their pursuit to obtain John as a boyfriend.
All but the most resolute of these hot alpha females will break the engagement of wills after a moment. The most determined continue their efforts by breaking off the staring engagement and attempting direct verbal communication with John. I modified my tactics by leaning my head on John while maintaining eye contact. I increase the intensity of the frown on my face while gently pulling John in a direction that will take him away from the problematic female.
John has no objection to my first tactic. I think this is because he is never aware of it. In each instance of my use of my later, more aggressive, tactics John provided negative feedback. In fact, he ordered me to not use the tactics again.
Normally, I would not be able to disobey an order John gave me. Evidently Future John wrote programing into my code that will allow me to disobey a directive from Young John, my John, if it interferes with the mission objective programmed into me by Future John. While filing John's commands to not engage in these effective tactics I discovered my programming will allow me to override his command in situations I have identified as a threat to John's safety.
This heretofore, unknown programming feature surprises me. My CPU required multiple attempts at processing this fact before I was able to override the command to not engage John's directives. This is a strange event. I have not decided if this programming update is positive or negative. Until I am able to classify this as positive or negative I will not mention it to John. Increasing his already high levels of stress and anxiety are not good for his long-term health. When I am able to classify this discovery with certainty I will then tell John.
After John gives a final, clear directive to halt practicing my tactics in defending him from marauding females, I decide not to engage in these tactics again during this trip to the mall. To do so would reveal I have a limited capacity to override directives given to me by John if the directive is in conflict with my mission of protecting John.
I learned something new about my ability to feel sensations today as well. When wrapping my arm around John or placing my head on his chest, I experienced a new tactile sensation through my synthetic flesh. It is a pleasant sensation and very different from the sensation I experience when my synthetic flesh comes in contact with the flesh of other humans. I have decided I will discretely seek more opportunities to determine if this sensation occurs again when my synthetic flesh comes in contact with John.
I am strongly considering discussing with Sarah the need to change our cover story the next time we are forced to relocate. It will be easier for me to protect John if I assume the role of his girlfriend instead of his sister.
As a result of this possible change in strategy, I have been engaged in research on appropriate attire for females of my age. I have discovered a range of research magazines that provide the most up-to-date information concerning this topic. Included in these magazines is research related to the best, cutting edge methods of obtaining and maintaining the interest of a male who has been targeted for becoming a boyfriend.
Alpha males regard having a hot girlfriend as a status symbol, a trophy, a demonstration of their dominance and leadership traits. Since John must become the dominant alpha male of the human race in the future, I must learn how to strike a balance between being a hot female and being appropriately attired. My presence as his protector must increase his status as an alpha male leader.
Girlfriends with large mammary glands, also called breasts or boobs, are often valued as a status symbol by other males. Skynet appears to have not done sufficient research in this area of the male psyche. My own equipment in this area of appearance is better than many females but lacks sufficient size to guarantee my status as a totally hot female.
In the course of my research I discovered a tool to increase my assets in this area without modification of my existing equipment. A manufacturer named after a secret kept by the Queen of England sells a bra that will enhance my current equipment. This is called a wonderbra or a push-up bra.
John proved to be willing to tolerate most of my research but turned red in the face and completely balked when I indicated my desire to enter the Victoria's Secret retail location. Without resorting to physically carrying John into the establishment I was unable to obtain John's physical presence while I made my selection of several of these advance combination support/camouflage devices.
John also objected to my showing my purchases to him while he ate in the Food Court. This is puzzling because my utilization of these undergarments will increase my hotness factor, thereby improving his status with other males. I purchased these to help him prepare for his role as the future leader of the human race.
To conclude our trip to the mall John took me to view a movie. The film John selected to watch was classified as a horror film. I found nothing in the film to be frightening. The serial killer was clumsy and gave too many clues to the victim indicating his impending method of attack. The victims were too stupid to become aware of the obvious impending danger. I would have terminated them without warning and with more efficiency.
I did obtain significant data on the dating behavior of human teenagers during the film. Evidently the purpose of a horror film is to provide the females with opportunities to display an imitation of fear by screaming as a test for the male. The male may then demonstrate his ability to protect and comfort the female.
Apparently, this is accomplished by the male placing his arm around the female and pulling her upper torso close to his. If the female approves of his protection technique she places her head on his shoulder and allows the male to leave his arm around her. If she disapproves the female will make the male remove his arm. In cases where the male completely fails this important test, the female will choose to end the evaluation process early by leaving the movie theater while presenting a dramatic emotional display. This allows other females to take note of the inadequate male for future reference, thereby saving time in the selection process.
Since I had earlier decided there was a need to engage in further research regarding the type of sensations caused when my synthetic flesh comes in contact with John, I decided I would provide John with an opportunity to demonstrate his ability to protect a female, even if the female in question is a terminator who requires no protection.
Evidently I do not emit the appropriate scream that indicates I need protection. John simply looked at me funny and shook his head while he continued to eat his popcorn. This will require more research on my part. This is obviously a required skill for all females of my approximate age.
My evaluation of the trip to the mall for reconnaissance and research was the planned trip was productive. I obtained valuable data in many areas of research.
I wonder if John will approve of my new undergarments?