First of Their Kind by C. D. Tavenor

Author:C. D. Tavenor [Tavenor, C. D.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Science Fiction, General
ISBN: 9781733836128
Google: BimJwwEACAAJ
Amazon: 1733836128
Goodreads: 46230418
Publisher: Two Doctors Media Collaborative LLC
Published: 2019-04-24T00:00:00+00:00

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The two SIs stood in the grand hall of the mansion, awaiting the finale of the night with the rest of the guests. Theren’s mind still wrestled with the questions presented by Jill’s strange actions.

On the other hand, Jill seemed to have forgotten the incident. She smiled, laughed, and conversed with the party guests, without dwelling on the evening’s previous incident.

At precisely five minutes before the Eleven, the brown-coated man walked onto a makeshift stage. Theren thrust the Jill problem out of their present perspective, sending it to a process deep within the recesses of their mind.

“I would like to thank you all for coming,” Brown Coat said. “It is now time to remove the ID block.”

The crowd applauded, and the identities of hundreds of people transposed above the heads of the avatars present in the room. Theren recognized esteemed business executives, politicians, and celebrities. On the stage, Brown Coat’s appearance transformed into a likeness of Elizabeth Simmons. She looked straight at Theren, winking. The disguise was quite clever.

“Now that’s out of the way, I would like to thank you all on behalf of Golden Ventures for joining us tonight,” Elizabeth said. “I hope you enjoyed the music, conversation, and festivities. However, I know you are dying to learn the real reason behind all the pomp and circumstance.”

She raised one hand toward the back wall. The lights dimmed. A screen appeared.

“Golden Ventures owns many subsidiaries, most dealing with high risk energy and sustainability technology. Just a few weeks ago, researchers at Aero Propulsion made a breakthrough in spaceflight that will change the future of humanity forever.”

Theren turned their focus toward the stage at the end of that statement. No more external thoughts existed anywhere else in their mind. That bold statement deserved their undivided attention.

Taking in Elizabeth’s entire presence, Theren examined every change in her avatar’s facial structure. They recognized the meaning laced between the fluctuations in her voice as they brought the full power of their Synthetic Neural Framework to bear upon the scene before them.

“After five successful preliminary tests, Aero assured us that a prototype was ready for public demonstration,” said Elizabeth. “From Luna Base, Aero and Sol Mining have arranged a live broadcast for us here in Virtual.”

The screen transformed into beautiful images of galaxies, stars, nebulas, and constellations. The video zoomed in from a universal scale to a local scale, showing the moon juxtaposed in front of the Earth.

“For generations,” she added, “humanity has reached toward the stars. We have imagined the journey in every form of media possible. In our stories and our songs, we have longed to reach beyond our solar system to discover life on distant worlds.”

An image of a complex drive system appeared on the screen. Theren analyzed the image, recognizing it as a sketch of something never before seen by the public eye. “Since the beginning of the twentieth century,” said the CEO, “we have understood that gravity is more complicated than we ever could have imagined. But those

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