Parallel worlds – two. Birth of God - стр. 44

– Of course you are. That's what I'm saying. How did we even miss this?

– Since we're here, since you got us into the program – explain it to us too," IuLia asked with mild indignation.

– Okay, sit down, I'm tired of standing. While YatSan returns, while her consciousness is being restored to her brain, I'll show you the recording of our original experiment. The first human flight to parallel worlds. My flight.

– Now that's interesting. I hope it's a decent show," Iulia said and flopped down on the couch.

– Irene, play a tape of my hike.

– I can trance directly to the brain.

– No, don't do that yet. We want to talk about it.

– Turning it on?

– Turn it on.

– Immediately when you're already there?

– Yeah. (chuckles)

– Volumetric or flat?

– Flat.

The wall turned into a screen, an image went up.

Rutra gave some details to the team in advance.

– There's no image here at first. We realized why later. It's a different universe, that's why the initial image didn't work, only the sound, after they were able to record the image. And another thing, their artificial intelligence is called Neri. Go ahead.

***

– …It's not actually real," Rutre's artificial intelligence stated.

– Why would you do that? Can't you think of anything else to be jealous of?

– Why would I be jealous?

– Because I don't know. I've already had the experience of someone like you wanting to be human.

– A man? There's nothing else for me to do. To go to the bathroom?

– Don't try to trick me. This is a hot topic in a world where androids and even disembodied AI have been given full citizen's rights.

– That's the point. If I have a vote and a choice, why can't I die?

– Because suicide among humans is punishable.

– Then why can you make love to us?

– What's that? What makes you think we're making love to you?

– Who do you think you're doing it with now?

– It's none of your business.

– Here's mine.

– Careful on the turns.

– I'm serious. She's not human in the fullest sense of the word.

– Who? – Ruthra laughed.

– She's a new type – homo robotix.

– Don't start now. I'm not gonna believe this.

– I will admit though – the label people have attached to them is insulting and untrue.

– Look, don't be shady. What are you up to?

– Not an afterthought, but I want to get the information out to you.

– Which one?

– It's a homo addictus.

– What?

– That's the label we gave them. We're the AI. She's not real.

– Why is that!?

– She belongs to a new type of human, a complete copy of them. When there was the first robot revolt, no one understood the meaning at first. It's like a human riot: at first it seems like the rioters are the guilty ones. But in reality, they're just disgruntled people. The culprits are really ideologues.