Kin...
Kin, can you...
Huh?... My ears are ringing, my vision is fuzzy and the floor beneath me is spinning around... *Sigh* This would mean Emma was messing around my in head again, but what am I doing outside my chamber?
*Beep**Beep* Good, I see you are finally back to normal Kin, let me get you something for the nausea.
E...mma? ... Amidst the hurricane in my head, I recognize a familiar voice, Emma, a virtual assistant assigned to me.
Kin, please extend your right hand, I'm applying treatment.
Still lying on the floor, I manage to do as she says...Shortly after I feel a cable attach to the artificial duct in my palm, AD for short, a shortcut to the core of my body or so I'm told, I don't really get it, Emma takes care of those.
That's better, thank you Emma... the cable detaches from my AD as my vision clears up and my nausea goes away, all thanks to the all-curing Liquid Glimmer treatment developed by Aurum industries.
So what happened? Why am I outside the chamber?... Now that my mind is clear, I ask Emma
*Beep* There was a power outage some hours ago, I was intructed to take you out in case the chamber malfunctioned.
*Beep**Beep* I would like to run some tests, just in case your body took damage during the procedure.
Very well... I reply while standing up.
Two small holes open on the floor, from each one of them a mechanic arm slowly rises, supposedly Aurum industries designed these to take a quick look at the human body, again, this is not my field, Emma handles this too.
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*Beep* There is strange activity in your head, I will ask some questions to diagnose.
Diagnose? What does that mean?
*Beep**Beep* Just answer the questions *Sigh*
*Beep* #1 Who are you?
Umm.. I'm Kin Aurum, a citizen assigned to the maintenance of the industrial block.
*Beep* #2 What did you do yesterday?
I repaired a secondary electric station of area C, the place was a mess, perhaps there is a bear hive nearby.
Emma has told me about bears, enormous things covered in seemingly fluffy fur, if you let one get too close, it will ask you to wrap your arms around it, that is when your death is certain, its fur is actually made from razor-sharp claws that rip your face off with only a touch... nasty creatures, they even call that deadly technique "bear hug", maybe a hive of them is going around hugging my machines.
Oh! You may be confused, a group of bears is called a "hive" Emma said that is what they call their families, they are social beings after all.
*Beep**Beep* Are you retarded? Did you even understand what I said back then?
What do you mean?
*Beep* Nevermind, question three, if another citizen interfered with your job, what would you do?
I would deal with them accordingly, maybe you can teach me to bear hug people, I probably can pull it off without a hive.
*Beep**Boop* #4 Do you like me?
*Beep**Beep* NO! Do not listen to that one citizen! Test finished!
After that, the mechanical arms reach my head and begin to head down, faster this time.
*Beep* Looks like there is no anomalous activity anymore citizen Kin, you may head out to work.
*Beep**Beep* Don't forget to take your bracelet with you aaand have a nice day.
*Beep**Boop* Goodbye! I love y-
*Beep**Beep* YOU SHUT UP!
Emma... what does "love" mean?
*Beep**Beep* GET GOING ALREADY!
Understood... I hear the wall behind me slide open, I turn around and begin to walk towards the exit, before I step out of the room I pinch my left wrist and a part of my jumpsuit glows blue, then I step out of the room.
*Beep* Citizen has left his dwellings, treatment successful, no residual damage, September 29, 2040, 5:00 - 2nd mark