Chapter 9 - An explanation
"Greetings. I'm the one who put you here, Xavier. I can see you're confused. Let me explain."
Our eyes widen.
"Who are you?" I yell into the phone.
"That's none of your business." The voice is one of a woman in her thirties. "Now, simply listen if you want to hear the answers to your questions."
She continues. "Now, to your first inquiry, the transhumanism deal."
"Yes?" I ask tentatively.
"You're correct. Xavier, your brain has been completely transferred to an AI vessel. So-"
"Am I stuck here forever?" I interrupt.
"Ahem." The voice continues. "Monika's theory is completely correct. She was preprogrammed and is now an AI as well, and…"
"Yes?" I ask ambitiously. I can't stand to wait. I need to know.
"You can return to your world, Xavier."
My eyes light up with undying hope and determination for the future and -
"Just kidding. You're stuck here forever."
I can feel her grinning through the phone.
I should've expected as much. Monika's smart. She knows much more than me here.
"We copied your brain data onto a supercomputer and shot you in the head to transfer your consciousness. Sorry about that."
My jaw drops. "SERIOUSLY? YOU SHOT ME?"
"Yeah. We did."
"WELL THEN" I'm screaming in desperation. "WHAT'S TO HAPPEN TO MY FAMILY? MY FRIENDS! ARE THEY MOURNING OF MY DEATH?"
"Actually, no. The bullet we shot you with had an AI clone of you in it, so your body is being controlled by a robot and thus your loved ones will never notice a difference. Your body currently in our lab. It's just about ready to come back to your hometown to take your place.
I'm in total disbelief. How much technology does this company have anyways? "So my family will never know I'm gone? They'll just carry on like nothing happened?"
"Nothing happened, Xavier. At least, not over there."
The voice continues. "Are there any other questions, or are we clear?"
"Yes. Thank you." Monika interjects.
"Goodbye."
As soon as the voice cuts off, I can feel the scenery around me glitch out and fade to black. Next thing I know…
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And suddenly, I wake up from my bed. Is it morning now? My tears have dried on my face, so I scratch them off. I'm still in my school uniform, but it appears and smells clean.
Shit, I never wrote a poem!
I still have a good hour before school starts, so I grab a paper and start spitting out lines. After ten minutes, I stuff it in my school bag and walk down to my kitchen.
Every morning so far, I've found some food and money on the kitchen counter. There's a note this time. I pick it up.
Xavier,
Here's some food and money. We'll provide you with enough to live comfortably, free of cost. After all, you're in a computer anyways, so it's free. Don't thank us.
The one who called last night
Oh. That makes sense, I guess. There's a waffle on the counter. I pour some syrup from the pantry onto it and dig in. As soon as I finish, I take a swig of water and leave my house with forty minutes to spare.
