Another short horror story for your reading pleasure. Please enjoy!
“Ms. Williams, It’s the big day are you ready?” Ms. Williams smiled and cocked her purple feathered hat. “Of course doctor.” Sam stood and gestured to the door. The room was spacious and white. A long corridor with man sized boxes on either side. “We designed it after an apple store.” Ms. Williams laughed. “Now tell me Ms. Williams, what are you looking for?” She stopped at the first box inside a tall man, little plump but he was well endowed. She smiled, “I’m looking for someone fit, muscular, and intelligent. Maybe something large downstairs.” She smiled at her sly remark. “We aim to please Ms. Williams. You pay the money and we come through. Based on our previous talks I believe Q4267 will fit your criteria.” With a flick of Sam’s wrist two doctors walked down the hall pushing a large crate in front of them. The crate made out of metal had latches on the side the doctors unlatched all 3 to reveal the man inside. “He comes with the newest AI model, we updated the firmware with the history you sent. He has the likeness of your past husband and the skin color of that Dominican boy you liked. 6 abs, dark hair and of course a very large member.” Ms. Williams’ eyes gleamed at the site. She slowly touched his abs. “The price?” She looked at Sam. “The agreed upon amount of $60 Million.” Ms. Williams smiled and did a little jump, “let’s sign the papers!” They walked back to the desk. “Now Ms. Williams some info for you. If you ever have issues with Bill. That’s Q4267’s name. We have a remote. You hit the power button and it shuts off completely. He is very intelligent, just like you asked. He has a tracker in his right wrist and he also has a serial number under his right ear. If you ever lose him you have the phone app, the app can also be a remote. He is essentially a normal person, he will get a job, make payments and help around the house.” Ms. Williams’ lips quivered, “And he will?” Sam nodded, “Yes, 65 uploaded positions, 4 hours of active drive and he can be plugged in during the sessions.” Ms. Williams beamed ear to ear. “Thank you, thank you!” Sam handed her the remote and had her sign the few remaining documents. The world was changing quickly. The touch of a real human no longer existed. If you couldn’t buy the luxury model of AI you bought the Chinese knockoff. Everyone had love, but no one was living. Ms. Williams asked about Ben’s clothes as Sam zoned out. AI didn’t have to take over the human race, the human race bought itself out of extinction. “Sam, do you hear me?” Ms. Williams brought him back to reality. “Sorry Ms. Williams, what did you say?” She couldn’t stop smiling. “I said, I like that tattoo under your right ear.” Sam smiled, “No mam, that’s my serial number.”
Housed and Fed 