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Artemis attempted to get up, pushing himself on the handles of the chairs. He managed to stand on his feet for ten seconds, before he collapsed into the chair.
His eyes were still wide, pupils dilated. He took a deep breath and closed his eyes.
A thought flashed through Holly's mind; he looks so beautiful.
"Implants?" he asked, quietly.
"Yes," the doctor replied, remaining otherwise quiet.
"What are they?"
The doctor took in a deep shuddering breath. "Computer chips."
Artemis froze. He ran a hand through his hair. "Computer chips?" he asked. "Then, as long as I can still think and the computer chips don't interfere with the physical structure of my brain, I should be fine." He sighed, and seemed to relax.
The doctor was silent. Artemis tensed up again. "What?" he asked.
"We had the same idea, but when we decided to check again just to be sure, we discovered that the electrical impulses from your brain are actually generating more than enough energy to fire up the chips in your brain, which means that they are actually in action as we speak; your brain is part computer. All that you know and remember is partially stored and generated by the chips, which also connect to wireless systems. It's artificial intelligence (A.I.). You're the first living thing in the history of man, and the people who is powered by Artificial Intelligence."
Artemis had his head in his hands. His jet black hair was tousled as it was, and his fingers pressing down in his hair into his skull was messing it up even more.
"I'm—I'm A.I.?" he whispered, hoarsely.
The doctor nodded mutely.
Artemis gasped, and she noticed something. He wasn't meeting their eyes. It was unusual—he always met their eyes, in whatever situation they were in, and she knew he took pride in having a wonderful poker face. But now… now he wasn't looking at her.
"I need to be alone, please," he rasped.
Yet another queer thing—he never said please. She processed what he'd just said, and got up. Hesitantly, she touched his shoulder. He still didn't look up. She'd never seen anything like this. She left.
She needed to find Foaly.
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Lady Merlin