Juliette was completely business now. There was no trace of feminine grace or love in her systems. No flowery outfits. No seduction. Only cold, hard work protocols and plans.
The doctors and nurses tried their best to steer clear of her. She looked very much like a woman… but everybody knew full well that was not the case. This robot was all of Dr. Ethan Kane's medical genius in a non-human vessel. And she did not tolerate failure of any kind.
She wore plain white clothes: a white blouse, white slacks, a long white lab coat billowing out behind her as she walked down the tiled hallway. The only things she wore that were not white were her 6-inch black heels, which clacked sharply as she stepped.
She arrived at her office. It used to be her maker's, but now it was hers. All the files, all the pencils and papers, everything. She was still getting used to her new consciousness. Before, she had been so limited. She couldn't access any of the files that Dr. Kane had downloaded into her hard drive, nor had she wanted to even try to. But now… all this knowledge, all this power! It was very interesting to her.
A nervous but burly-looking man knocked lightly on her door. She swiveled in her chair. Her facial recognition labeled him as the head of security, Tyson Capacat.
"Yes, Mr. Capacat?" she said pleasantly.
"Ma'am, you told me to update you on any developments concerning the newest Patient." He was the first mutant patient they had done the operation on, and it had been a delicate process. Dr. Kane had made some very rough plans as soon as the boy had been shot, but Juliette had made some quick decisions and the surgery had been carried out.
"How is he?" Juliette examined her immaculate nails.
"Still out from the drugs," Tyson said. "But he'll wake up again soon."
"Dose him again. Double this time." Juliette stood, and Tyson backed up. "Have you made any progress on finding the rest?"
"The rest of- oh, the bird kids." Tyson shook his head. "We don't have their exact location, but we know roughly around a 10-mile radius."
"Find them." There was a definite threat in her voice.
Tyson Capacat backed out of the room, hoping he never would have to face that terrifyingly human android ever again.
