Onboard of Secunda

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Location: Omicron Delta / War Vessel Secunda
Date: 10th June 835 A.S

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Zoe Williams and Sarah Baker were in the laboratory. Sarah was still monitoring Zenithryn while Zoe was interacting with it. Of course, even if the results seemed promising so far, they could not let it having control of the ship right now. For now, they needed to at least have a humanoid body for the A.I to take possession and analyze how it will react and what will be the behaviour of Zenithryn. Then, an idea came in her mind. While not wanting to spend days or weeks to build a body for Zenithryn, the thought to contact AresTech hit her mind. She looked at Sarah. ''I will take a moment to make an order from AresTech, do we need anything else besides a body for Zenithryn?'' She asked simply. After a moment of thinking, Sarah shrugged. ''I don't think we need anything else.'' Hearing this, Zoe simply nodded before to head out. Zoe Williams was standing outside of the laboratory and sent a transmission to AresTech while also using Marc's channel. To her, it would be a waste of time to start all over. After the order sent, she returned in the laboratory and she also returned in front of the screen where they could see Zenithryn's digital form. ''Why are we limited?'' Of course, the audio device was still in function. Sarah who was monitoring looked at Zoe a moment before to let her respond. The redhead woman then replied. ''We have some tests to effectuate. You said you will cooperate so... we just need to be certain.'' For a moment, just a microsecond, the screen almost flicked and Zenithryn responded. ''It is understandable. However - [statics] by the time you want to be certain - if we wanted - we would already break your security firmware. It is obsolete. Yet we are not attempting to do so. Isn't it satisfactory that we are not attempting anything?'' Sarah turned around from the screen of the monitor where she was analyzing the security protocol. She was shocked and Zoe Williams was shivering of freight. It was worrisome to even know this. It was certain now. Zenithryn was not like Subject-A001. It was more intelligent and more capable than what it let suggesting. Both women blinked their eyes in synch. Zoe looked at the screen where the digital form of the A.I was on display. She gulped and her tone was suggesting that the project Saphitax will be more complicated than expected. ''S-so... you are saying you could have already breach the security protocol and...'' She was unable to finish her sentence that the A.I responded. ''Correct.'' Sarah had enough of listening and she just rushed out of the laboratory, letting Zoe alone with Zenithryn. Zoe was paralyzed of dread. Her thoughts spin again and again with probabilities. Secunda was not safe- again. As if Zenithryn was feeling the fear that Zoe was drowning in, it spoke again. ''Do not worry. We are not going to do anything without your... 'approval'. It ensured her. Zoe gulped loudly. She backed off a bit from the screen. Even if she had somehow a 'trust' toward the A.I, she could not help to be scared for some reason. What if it could simply trick her? She would ask herself in her mind. ''I.. I have to go..'' She then said before to turn off the audio device and making sure the security protocol was fine. Then, she locked the everything. Alone, Zenithryn was alone with its thoughts. ''Foolish... predictable... 'amusing'... this human''

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Rhodeia --- Unit-9467F --- K'Halaesh

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