SF in The City Anthology by Wilkinson Joshua

Author:Wilkinson, Joshua [Wilkinson, Joshua]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2014-08-28T07:00:00+00:00

[28].”

“I know she used to be so genial

[29]. Nestor absolutely ruined her.”

“Can you two please keep it down,” Trim muttered, “I can’t concentrate with all the drivel coming from your direction.”

“I thought you liked it when girls talked at loud,” Paloma jeered. “Didn’t you say that girls who speak only in their minds are shallow?”

“Well I would also like to concentrate on the task at hand, not your KY girlfriend.”

“You know it’s always the guys who get addicted to the ladder climb,” Paloma crossed her arms. “It’s machismo that gets you in trouble in the end. That’s why the prizes are girly too. Every man wants to look like the heroic prince for his lady friend and look what happens. I get to keep my job and the park makes a few ECUs per couple, the perfect set-up.

“Sure rub it in,” Trim said as he fell on the mats again. “I’m not paying you anymore.”

“Now don’t be a sore loser,” Lada helped her boyfriend to his feet.

“What are you two doing the rest of the evening?” Paloma asked.

“Visiting the new comedy show,” Trim replied. “We’ll see if this new android is all that it’s cracked up to be.”

“My parents would laugh me to scorn if I watched a comedy bot on the stage,” Paloma chuckled. “They’re really conservative like that. It’s okay that my younger brother has cyber prosthetics, but heaven forbid I’d give an AI a chance.”

“You’ve heard about the upcoming legislation regarding android ‘comfort models?’ Trim’s upbeat voice suddenly became darker. “They want to legalize prostitution for AI’s in this prefecture, and all I can wonder is – why? Machines without confirmed AI have been used for decades. Why some sicko would want to screw an android that fully understands the situation, I’ll never understand.”

“Well, why do people still screw human prostitutes?” Paloma asked, “because they’re too poor. You’ll never understand that it’s not about morality Trim, it’s all about economics.”

“Jeez, I’m not even that cynical.”

“Yeah, I definitely need some laughs after this conversation,” Lada brushed some of her soft, loose hair out of her eyes.

“We never should have brought up politics,” Paloma shook her head; “they lead to nothing but dejection.”

“I know you don’t get off till late, so we’ll tell you how the show goes,” Trim said.

“As a matter of fact,” Lada pulled up a clock inside her mind, “if we head over there now, we can catch Ting singing.”

“Do you guys want to hang out Saturday evening?” Paloma called after the couple. “Hsieh has this new girlfriend, Pecunia Blau, who is an up and coming charactor from Prefecture 59. Their having a party at her apartment that night, and there will be lots of champagne there. I’ll text you the directions later.”

“Sounds good to me,” Lada and Trim called back simultaneously as they hiked past the colorful attractions and the darkness of night increased its power over the landscape, demanding that even more lights came alive to compensate. Kyu Sakamoto’s voice rang out as “Ue o Muite Arukō” played on the park’s speakers.

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