Chapter 7, Is she who she says she is?

What now? Most importantly, what does she want from me? And why exactly did she give me the book? "You made it….look, I have to talk to you but we cannot speak about it here…so we will go to my house." Huh? Wait, doesn't she live with Sinjin? Ugh, must be that classified information bull. Whoa , whoa, whoa, what in the name of Lord Canada is going on? Why am I being invited into her house? "Don't worry, there is no one here except my brother and I." O-okay, this is seriously getting weirder by the second! After walking for a few minutes, Courtney showed me her room….and it wasn't what I expected. Small talk, Beck. SMALL TALK! "So, when you say nobody is here, you mean they're out?" Courtney explained to me that Sinjin lives in the guest house. "So, he rarely visits." So, Courtney and Sinjin live in separate homes? I wanted to ask her about their parents but…it didn't seem right. "Come in, Beck." I sat down at a small table, like tables used for tea parties. "Drink. I made it myself." I blew on the steam and took a small sip. It really was good. "So, Courtney, you wanted to talk? I'm all ears." Courtney nodded and replied that it concerned Jade and her. "What I am going to tell you is extremely classified and no one can know about this. Jade and I are A.I.s." Whoa, hold up second….A.I.s as in artificial intelligence? But they're so...you know, human. "We are human, yes. But I will say this, my duty, along with other artificial beings, is to watch Jade and record everything that she does. Bust as of her first appearance at Hollywood Arts, there has been a neutral factor, meaning someone has appeared before you. And that is you, Beck."

Okay, I'm officially overwhelmed. Both Courtney and Jade are AIs and I'm the primary factor of Jade's existence? I had no choice but to leave because this was way too much for me. "Uh, thanks for the tea, Courtney, but I really need to get home. It was very good!" Before Courtney said another word, I was out the door. Ahh, I didn't see any of this coming. Well it looks like I shouldn't give my hopes up….yet. Out of confusion, I kicked a nearby trashcan. Unfortunately, I can't say that I fully understand this situation, but is this what anybody would think, right? And this includes me. Great.