Perpetua by Lucas Alves Serjento

Author:Lucas Alves Serjento [Alves Serjento, Lucas]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-11-24T22:00:00+00:00

VIII. A tip of truth

- You are mistaken. Others would have noticed.

- True. And maybe they did. Perhaps many others have realized this before. After all, our brains are much more powerful now that we are all droids. Particularly, I don't see many problems in that, after all, Alexander doesn't threaten my existence as an android. Others didn't think so. Was it not for this reason that the detachment was instituted? A punishment method designed to hide ulterior motives. A means of permanently shutting down anyone who opposed the system.

Jonas took a second, thinking in silence. William used his feet to play with the water, letting the drops splash in his pants, and some even reaching the other, which did not move away.

- If you don't see any problem in this, why bother to think about this hypothesis?

- Because it is a very important first trait. It represents something. Don't you see that? It is the tip of the veil that covers the intentions of Him.

- And what are those intentions?

- The first of these is to silence humanity without it realizing it. While replacing the man with the android, he simultaneously avoids a mess while creating a new container.

- Container?

- Yes. His code. The first guideline, the one that will be activated at the moment of starting my shutdown. Otherwise, He would have no power over me or anyone else.

- The first guideline is the obedience command.

- Exactly. This name misleads because it makes it seem like it only gives orders to perform actions. However, this is not how it works. Any order is valid. From feeling something that is not true until spontaneous self-destruction.

- What is it? More presumptions?

- Not even that. After all, there is no sign that leads me to form this judgment. It's just a hypothesis. But I wouldn't bet against.

- And what kind of conclusion do you take from it?

- That I know the next step in the plan. This punishment of “Shutting Down” is not precise, after all, all that the system will do is to restart the settings. I will only realize myself without the memories that do not matter and then I will live a happy life with my family without realizing that I am under the power of someone all the time.

- And what did you say? About removing the main directive from the other androids? If everything you said is true, why did not you remove the guideline from yourself?

Willy shook his head slowly.

- You've always sucked at poker, Jonas. Absolutely unable to recognize such a simple bluff. I bet that while we were talking, you were researching ways to detect if what I said was true, when the answer is so simple.

The other's eyes brightened for a moment.

- But, then…

- At no time were your requests denied at my house. Note, however, that you have never used the imperative. Allowing misrepresentation is also something transmitted by the tone of voice, you know?

Silence.

- Say something, Jonas. I don’t read minds.

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