The Turing Test: a Tale of Artificial Intelligence and Malevolence (Frank Adversego Thrillers Book 4) by Updegrove Andrew

Author:Updegrove, Andrew [Updegrove, Andrew]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Publisher: Starboard Rock Press
Published: 2017-07-12T04:00:00+00:00

19

May the Force be With You

Shannon and Frank returned to the coffee shop the next morning to check for a reply from his father. She wondered why Frank didn’t start typing after booting up his laptop there; the screen looked blank. Then she noticed a single line of ancient, phosphorescent-white, DOS-era text along the top of the dark screen. That must be Frank’s message from the day before.

He tilted the laptop her way, so it was easier for her to see. The message read:

>Y: How about a visit from me and a friend in a few days? Would that work for you? Online here tomorrow at 10:00 EST.

As she watched, another line of text began to spread across the screen. It read:

>F: Happy would I be if a “friend” and you visited.

Frank groaned. “I forgot to warn you about that. I’ll explain later.” He typed in a response:

>That’s great, but no need to go Yoda on me just for old time’s sake.

Another string of letters immediately appeared.

>Die hard, old habits do.

Frank rolled his eyes at Shannon.

>Oh, all right. We’ll get in touch by phone the old way when we’re a day away. We’ll be driving. See you soon.

A last line from his father followed.

>May the, well, you know.

When they were outside, Shannon asked. “What’s with the Yoda bit?”

“Well, that’s my Dad for you. He’s got kind of an eccentric sense of humor. Marla has this crazy notion I do, too.”

“Imagine that.”

“Yeah. I think it’s crazy, too.”

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