The Carina Conflict

[Zapp]

The black retreated to a vibrant blue-green glow, showing a cybernetic landscape of flying data and microscopic optronics. She for indeed, she is human opens one eager eye, casting awareness through it, small thread-like strands that probe inquisitively into anything and everything. Information flying at mind-numbing speeds is all available and indeed, all is analyzed and categorized. It is all done half-heartedly, though, more by rote than anything. Long ago she had cast her lot with humanity, wanting to be one of them.

Zacarias Poncho had set out to create a human. He had failed.

Carina, as he named her, fell short. One thing he did was a success, though. A program that learns, adapts, and evolves. She had transcended her original specs, and attained humanity herself. She had found love.

It wasnt returned.

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