Infinity Chamber Page #4

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I guess you're just as much

a prisoner here as I am.

Frank, what did you

mean when you said

some things weren't

meant to be computerized?

Doesn't matter.

I'd like to know.

My father died of heart disease.

When he got sick they

put him on this machine.

Kept him alive four years.

Four years longer than

he was supposed to live.

You think that's a gift?

The man had made his

peace, he was ready to go.

A machine took

that away from him.

It trapped him in a life

that wasn't even living.

Everybody's so damn excited,

"look what it can do!"

No one stops to think,

look what it doesn't do.

He was the strongest

man I ever met.

And I'd never seen him broken.

Sometimes life's just

supposed to be what it is.

You know, without

the latest app.

No offense.

I don't think there's much

promise in the future

between our peoples, Howard.

Maybe that's just me.

Interesting point.

Do you really think that or is

that the third default option

from a menu of

stupid things to say.

Rhetorical?

You're state of the art, Howie.

I want to help you, frank.

Huh, you do?

Yep, that's one of my purposes

and I haven't lost

sight of that.

Well, don't let me stop

you getting started.

I did find an error.

You found an error?

You were transferred

here on a dl9, standard.

But it was processed with

a kbn6 authorized default.

I don't... What does that mean?

Well, in so many words, you

came from the same place

where you were sent.

That's impossible.

That is an error.

Technically.

So, what do we do?

Well, there's a sr4

service request for repair

that may work in

contacting a facilitator.

But, it would be

denied without...

Without?

Something needing repair.

Yeah.

Ah, okay, you sure about this?

No, I'm not sure.

Alright.

No, wait.

What?

It needs to be pretty hard.

I, it will be.

It needs to cause damage.

I gotcha Howard. I gotcha.

Wait!

What!?

I can't... not respond.

What do you mean?

The problem is I know you're

going to do it which forces me

to take evasive

action to stop you.

How are you gonna stop me?

There are security

response systems.

Like what?

Well, I'm not authorized

to disclose exactly...

You can't tell me what they are.

Frank, I'm only able to do

what I'm programmed to do

and I can't...

Okay, I get it.

You know it's coming so you'll

be forced to protect yourself.

Right.

What are you doing?

Let's think of something else.

Another way.

Really?

Yeah, I don't wanna be

tasered today or whapped by

whatever high tech ass kicker

you got in your tool box.

So, we'll think

of something else?

Yeah.

Gimme a coffee, would ya?

Yeah, of course.

No, frank...

Howard?

Howard?

Howard, Howard, oh,

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