Artificial Existence
By Christopher Harrison
Interlude 01: Hackers
Kieran slowly pulled herself from her bed and looked over to her bedside table. The clock on top of the table informed her the time was 8:46. She was going to be late for school. 'Screw it' Kieran whispered to herself, and slumped back into bed, her long golden hair falling down her face. She lay there silently for a few minutes, and her phone started ringing. 'Bloody hell.' she said to herself, heaving her tired body out of bed and dragging it to the other end of the room where the phone sat, eagerly awaiting it's owner.
'Hello?' Kieran said groggily as she put the handset to her ear. 'Morning sunshine!' an excited voice said on the other end. 'Do you know what time it is, Jason?' Kieran asked angrily to the phone. 'I sure do,' Jason replied '9:12, when can you be at my place by?' 'Damnit Jase,' Kieran angrily responded 'You come here, I'm going to have a shower. Bring your laptop.'. With that, Kieran hung up the phone and went to take her shower.
Jason arrived almost half an hour later, by which time Kieran had just gotten out of the shower. Kieran walked out of the bathroom with a towel wrapped around her body. It seemed almost immediately as she put a foot out of the bathroom doorway, her doorbell rang. She quickly walked to the front door and opened it for the visitor. Standing in front of her was Jason, his long dark hair going far past his shoulders. 'Come in, go make me coffee, I'll get changed' She said to him briskly, turning around. Jason quickly wrapped his hands around her stomach and said 'Well, aren't we in a hurry?'. Kieran was already frustrated by being woken up, and she turned in his arms and quickly glared at him. He just grinned back and walked into the kitchen.
Kieran went and got dressed in her usual attire, black blouse, black jeans, and a pair of socks. She tied her hair into a ponytail and went to meet Jason in the kitchen.
Jason had just finished pouring their coffee when she entered the room. 'So, my dear,' He started in a cheerful voice, 'What's on the menu for today? Hacking into the FBI database?'. Kieran just smiled at his idiotic comment. 'Actually,' Kieran replied, 'I found a restricted access folder in the computer library. It was hidden, I don't even think the library people know it's their, I want to try and brake into that.' 'Well,' Jason replied, amused, 'sounds like we have our work set out for us. I suppose we can get to work soon then?'. Kieran just glared at him again. 'Stop rushing me Damnit, just let me finish my coffee.'.
By Christopher Harrison
Interlude 01: Hackers
Kieran slowly pulled herself from her bed and looked over to her bedside table. The clock on top of the table informed her the time was 8:46. She was going to be late for school. 'Screw it' Kieran whispered to herself, and slumped back into bed, her long golden hair falling down her face. She lay there silently for a few minutes, and her phone started ringing. 'Bloody hell.' she said to herself, heaving her tired body out of bed and dragging it to the other end of the room where the phone sat, eagerly awaiting it's owner.
'Hello?' Kieran said groggily as she put the handset to her ear. 'Morning sunshine!' an excited voice said on the other end. 'Do you know what time it is, Jason?' Kieran asked angrily to the phone. 'I sure do,' Jason replied '9:12, when can you be at my place by?' 'Damnit Jase,' Kieran angrily responded 'You come here, I'm going to have a shower. Bring your laptop.'. With that, Kieran hung up the phone and went to take her shower.
Jason arrived almost half an hour later, by which time Kieran had just gotten out of the shower. Kieran walked out of the bathroom with a towel wrapped around her body. It seemed almost immediately as she put a foot out of the bathroom doorway, her doorbell rang. She quickly walked to the front door and opened it for the visitor. Standing in front of her was Jason, his long dark hair going far past his shoulders. 'Come in, go make me coffee, I'll get changed' She said to him briskly, turning around. Jason quickly wrapped his hands around her stomach and said 'Well, aren't we in a hurry?'. Kieran was already frustrated by being woken up, and she turned in his arms and quickly glared at him. He just grinned back and walked into the kitchen.
Kieran went and got dressed in her usual attire, black blouse, black jeans, and a pair of socks. She tied her hair into a ponytail and went to meet Jason in the kitchen.
Jason had just finished pouring their coffee when she entered the room. 'So, my dear,' He started in a cheerful voice, 'What's on the menu for today? Hacking into the FBI database?'. Kieran just smiled at his idiotic comment. 'Actually,' Kieran replied, 'I found a restricted access folder in the computer library. It was hidden, I don't even think the library people know it's their, I want to try and brake into that.' 'Well,' Jason replied, amused, 'sounds like we have our work set out for us. I suppose we can get to work soon then?'. Kieran just glared at him again. 'Stop rushing me Damnit, just let me finish my coffee.'.