Chapter 4 Through the looking glass
*Oh Shit* she thought as she looked up to an Agent Standing there watching her. She slowly got to her feet and ignored the sound of the glass falling from her clothes. He stood blocking the door, her only exit from the room. He then did something that chilled her to the bone, he smiled and said, " Hello, I am glad you're awake. I had thought you seriously injured but I saw that you were still breathing. So Ms. Mia, we meet at last, you don't mind if I call you Mia do you?"
Mia felt herself stiffen, it was the same Agent from the hotel bathroom. She could only stare and thought about reaching for her gun but she knew she would never have a chance. He seemed to have read her thoughts because he said in a soft silky tone, "That would be extremely foolish of you, I only want to talk." Mia glanced around the room and seeing there was no place she could go, she knew she could either die in some corner or stand there and face what she thought was certain death.
Agent Smith watched all the emotions play across her face and wondered what she would do. He nodded with some satisfaction when he saw her square her shoulders and answer," I have nothing to say." He walked over to her and stood in front of her and saw that she was a little shorter than he was. He slowly removed his glasses and folding them neatly said, "I am not here to hurt you, like I said, I just want to talk." As he stood there in front her, he could smell something. He leaned over her right shoulder, next to her hair and sniffed. It was the same scent from her glasses - again, he found the scent oddly appealing. Mia's eyes went wide as he did this and fought the urge to pull away. He then leaned back and with his face only inches away, stared at her. She heard him say, "Take your glasses off." Her mind was pounding and she tried not to shake as she reached up and did was she was told. He stood there facing her, his icy blue eyes boring into hers and she found that she couldn't look away. After several minutes, she forced herself to, it felt like he was trying to look into her very being and it made her feel naked. She heard him chuckle and say, "That's the longest I've ever had a human look at me.
He reached into his jacket and Mia flinched thinking he was reaching for his gun. She heard him Tsk Tsk as he pulled a pair of sun glasses from his pocket and held them out to her. Mia looked at him and couldn't believe her eyes. He had her glasses that she lost when she dove through the window. She made no move to get them and watched as he brought them up to his nose and smelled them and said, "They even still have your smell on them. He held them out to her and she numbly took them without out saying anything. She heard him say, "Now, what do you say?" Mia answered, "Thank you. Why are you doing this and who are you?"
The Agent smiled and answered, "I am Smith. Agent Smith and I have already told you why we are *Doing this* I wanted to talk. I thought we could get to know each other a little better. I've never really had a conversation with a human before - never really wanted to, until now. That's where you come in at. Besides, you smell nice." Mia could only stare at him and wondered what he would want to talk about, she had already told him she didn't know anything. Agent Smith saw that she wasn't going to be forth coming in conversation - as he expected. He said, "So Mia what do you do when your not running from Agents or tying to disrupt The Matrix?
Mia blinked and tried to form coherent thoughts but in the end all she could think of why he would care. She shook her head and said the first thing that came to her mind. "Well, I read a lot and keep a journal." She wasn't sure what else to say and kept it short. The Agent was nodding and said, "What do you read?" She couldn't see where this line of questioning was going but she would to play along as it kept her alive. She answered, "Philosophy, Physics and Fiction. Why do you care?" He sighed and said, "I am curious, I want to learn about what it's like to be human from a human's point of view. I want to understand why you humans act like you do, I want to know how you think.
Mia tilted her head to the side and stared him, if he were human, he would have been considered good looking. His eyes were the colour of blue ice, he was tall and broad shouldered and filled out the suit rather well. She also noticed he had very delicate hands but she felt her self shudder at the thought of how many lives those hands had taken over the years.
Agent Smith watched her analyze him and suppressed a smile. This was all working out just as he wanted it to. Mia shook her head and answered, "Why don't you just get all this information from the Machine Mainframe or are they and you looking for updates? This time, Agent Smith did smile. He was still standing in front of her and said, "Yes, to both. I will not force you to tell me anything you do not wish to, I only want to learn what I don't know."
Mia suddenly had the thought occur that he was not going to let her go. She also knew they would pull the plug if she did not return soon. She also knew that Captain Jackson would be frantic as everyone could see that she was still in a room with an Agent - she was amazed they had not already pulled the plug. She looked up at the Agent and said, "I don't know what to say, I am not sure I am qualified to teach you anything that you don't already know and besides that, I don't trust you." He leaned closer and said, "Good, I hope we can work on that. As for you being qualified to teach me, I have already decided that you are. Now, go before they pull the plug on you." He stepped aside to let her pass. Mia did not have to be told twice but as she reached the door, he held out his hand and called out to her. "Mia realized she was still holding both pairs of sunglasses - she handed him the new pair and put on the ones he had given her. He only said, "We will meet again, you have 5 minutes to make it to an exit and before Agents Jones and Brown arrive.
Mia took one last look at Agent Smith before she ran down the stairs and into the night. She ran like every Agent in the Matrix was chasing her, she growled as it started to rain. She found a doorway and pulled out her phone making the connection as she raised it to her ear. She heard a very tense voice answer," Operator" - she could only say "out, please get me out!" She realized she had raised her voice and looked around at the rain soaked street for any signs someone had noticed. She listened as Lewis gave directions and took off in a run for that location. The sight of a lone phone booth against an old building had never looked so good to her in her entire life. She heard the first ring and by the second one, she was gone.
Agent Smith had watched her run down the stairs and smiled when he heard her reach the bottom and go out through the door. He neatly folded the sun glasses Mia had given him back - yes, even these ones smelled of her. He then reached into his jacket and brought out his own sun glasses, putting them on. He heard Agents Jones and Brown enter the building and start up the stairs. They made it to the top of the stairs and into the room where he was standing. They both looked at the broken glass and Agent Brown said, "Did everything go according to plan? Is she not suspicious of your motives?" Agent Smith was very pleased with the way everything worked out and wasn't going to let Agent Brown's irrelevant questions ruin his mood and answered, "Yes, everything is working out perfectly and yes, of course she is suspicious - it's in her nature. It would be very interesting to hear what the other humans think about her talk with an Agent - especially with ME? As they walked down the steps, Agent Smith was analyzing all that happened and he thought about the sun glasses. He was not sure why he kept them, maybe her knowing that he was keeping them for her would make a difference. He wasn't sure but he hoped she would see it as a link between them. The thought then occurred to him, it was also his link to her.
*Oh Shit* she thought as she looked up to an Agent Standing there watching her. She slowly got to her feet and ignored the sound of the glass falling from her clothes. He stood blocking the door, her only exit from the room. He then did something that chilled her to the bone, he smiled and said, " Hello, I am glad you're awake. I had thought you seriously injured but I saw that you were still breathing. So Ms. Mia, we meet at last, you don't mind if I call you Mia do you?"
Mia felt herself stiffen, it was the same Agent from the hotel bathroom. She could only stare and thought about reaching for her gun but she knew she would never have a chance. He seemed to have read her thoughts because he said in a soft silky tone, "That would be extremely foolish of you, I only want to talk." Mia glanced around the room and seeing there was no place she could go, she knew she could either die in some corner or stand there and face what she thought was certain death.
Agent Smith watched all the emotions play across her face and wondered what she would do. He nodded with some satisfaction when he saw her square her shoulders and answer," I have nothing to say." He walked over to her and stood in front of her and saw that she was a little shorter than he was. He slowly removed his glasses and folding them neatly said, "I am not here to hurt you, like I said, I just want to talk." As he stood there in front her, he could smell something. He leaned over her right shoulder, next to her hair and sniffed. It was the same scent from her glasses - again, he found the scent oddly appealing. Mia's eyes went wide as he did this and fought the urge to pull away. He then leaned back and with his face only inches away, stared at her. She heard him say, "Take your glasses off." Her mind was pounding and she tried not to shake as she reached up and did was she was told. He stood there facing her, his icy blue eyes boring into hers and she found that she couldn't look away. After several minutes, she forced herself to, it felt like he was trying to look into her very being and it made her feel naked. She heard him chuckle and say, "That's the longest I've ever had a human look at me.
He reached into his jacket and Mia flinched thinking he was reaching for his gun. She heard him Tsk Tsk as he pulled a pair of sun glasses from his pocket and held them out to her. Mia looked at him and couldn't believe her eyes. He had her glasses that she lost when she dove through the window. She made no move to get them and watched as he brought them up to his nose and smelled them and said, "They even still have your smell on them. He held them out to her and she numbly took them without out saying anything. She heard him say, "Now, what do you say?" Mia answered, "Thank you. Why are you doing this and who are you?"
The Agent smiled and answered, "I am Smith. Agent Smith and I have already told you why we are *Doing this* I wanted to talk. I thought we could get to know each other a little better. I've never really had a conversation with a human before - never really wanted to, until now. That's where you come in at. Besides, you smell nice." Mia could only stare at him and wondered what he would want to talk about, she had already told him she didn't know anything. Agent Smith saw that she wasn't going to be forth coming in conversation - as he expected. He said, "So Mia what do you do when your not running from Agents or tying to disrupt The Matrix?
Mia blinked and tried to form coherent thoughts but in the end all she could think of why he would care. She shook her head and said the first thing that came to her mind. "Well, I read a lot and keep a journal." She wasn't sure what else to say and kept it short. The Agent was nodding and said, "What do you read?" She couldn't see where this line of questioning was going but she would to play along as it kept her alive. She answered, "Philosophy, Physics and Fiction. Why do you care?" He sighed and said, "I am curious, I want to learn about what it's like to be human from a human's point of view. I want to understand why you humans act like you do, I want to know how you think.
Mia tilted her head to the side and stared him, if he were human, he would have been considered good looking. His eyes were the colour of blue ice, he was tall and broad shouldered and filled out the suit rather well. She also noticed he had very delicate hands but she felt her self shudder at the thought of how many lives those hands had taken over the years.
Agent Smith watched her analyze him and suppressed a smile. This was all working out just as he wanted it to. Mia shook her head and answered, "Why don't you just get all this information from the Machine Mainframe or are they and you looking for updates? This time, Agent Smith did smile. He was still standing in front of her and said, "Yes, to both. I will not force you to tell me anything you do not wish to, I only want to learn what I don't know."
Mia suddenly had the thought occur that he was not going to let her go. She also knew they would pull the plug if she did not return soon. She also knew that Captain Jackson would be frantic as everyone could see that she was still in a room with an Agent - she was amazed they had not already pulled the plug. She looked up at the Agent and said, "I don't know what to say, I am not sure I am qualified to teach you anything that you don't already know and besides that, I don't trust you." He leaned closer and said, "Good, I hope we can work on that. As for you being qualified to teach me, I have already decided that you are. Now, go before they pull the plug on you." He stepped aside to let her pass. Mia did not have to be told twice but as she reached the door, he held out his hand and called out to her. "Mia realized she was still holding both pairs of sunglasses - she handed him the new pair and put on the ones he had given her. He only said, "We will meet again, you have 5 minutes to make it to an exit and before Agents Jones and Brown arrive.
Mia took one last look at Agent Smith before she ran down the stairs and into the night. She ran like every Agent in the Matrix was chasing her, she growled as it started to rain. She found a doorway and pulled out her phone making the connection as she raised it to her ear. She heard a very tense voice answer," Operator" - she could only say "out, please get me out!" She realized she had raised her voice and looked around at the rain soaked street for any signs someone had noticed. She listened as Lewis gave directions and took off in a run for that location. The sight of a lone phone booth against an old building had never looked so good to her in her entire life. She heard the first ring and by the second one, she was gone.
Agent Smith had watched her run down the stairs and smiled when he heard her reach the bottom and go out through the door. He neatly folded the sun glasses Mia had given him back - yes, even these ones smelled of her. He then reached into his jacket and brought out his own sun glasses, putting them on. He heard Agents Jones and Brown enter the building and start up the stairs. They made it to the top of the stairs and into the room where he was standing. They both looked at the broken glass and Agent Brown said, "Did everything go according to plan? Is she not suspicious of your motives?" Agent Smith was very pleased with the way everything worked out and wasn't going to let Agent Brown's irrelevant questions ruin his mood and answered, "Yes, everything is working out perfectly and yes, of course she is suspicious - it's in her nature. It would be very interesting to hear what the other humans think about her talk with an Agent - especially with ME? As they walked down the steps, Agent Smith was analyzing all that happened and he thought about the sun glasses. He was not sure why he kept them, maybe her knowing that he was keeping them for her would make a difference. He wasn't sure but he hoped she would see it as a link between them. The thought then occurred to him, it was also his link to her.