Comments on: Chapter 4, Page 26

By: Rosie

Rosie — Mon, 21 Jul 2014 13:13:51 +0000

Hmm, so Lucille, one of his closest friends, doesn’t know about Sulla. She does have friends in the machinists she works with, but they may not know that she’s a robot, or for that matter Brendan’s daughter. Or they do and they’re sworn to secrecy, but I think we can assume that if Lucille doesn’t know, very few people do. Brendan, you’ve gotten good at keeping secrets, haven’t you?

By: Stram

Stram — Sun, 13 Jul 2014 22:45:24 +0000

Aaaah I hope we get to see this mysterious person tomorrow monday hnng!

By: henry

henry — Sat, 12 Jul 2014 04:31:47 +0000

Anyone else think the mysterious person is an ex boyfriend that Brendan tried to rebound with after Al’s passing and the relationship ended badly or something? Or a scientific rival that’s just a little too friendly/odd?

By: Scrod

Scrod — Fri, 11 Jul 2014 19:58:57 +0000

In reply to Scrod. The more I think about Rudy Rucker, the more I wonder if Blue has read SOFTWARE? It begins with AIs who have escaped to the moon to build their own civilization coming back to upload their aging creator into a robot body. After that, it gets weird.

By: Malex

Malex — Thu, 10 Jul 2014 21:20:16 +0000

I’m sure it’s just visual, but the strikethough on that contacts page looks less like checking off a list and more like NEVER CONTACT THESE PEOPLE AGAIN.

By: Scrod

Scrod — Thu, 10 Jul 2014 12:02:11 +0000

In reply to pencilears. I wondered if it could be something like Rudy Rucker's 'lifeboxes' or Zelazny's AI tombstones, a talking database that could answer questions about an archived person's life and thoughts. But then I realized that Al would never tell his lifebox the most important stuff.

By: galafree

galafree — Wed, 09 Jul 2014 20:55:30 +0000

this story keeps getting better and interesting.

By: Scrod

Scrod — Wed, 09 Jul 2014 20:50:29 +0000

So he’s been special-ordering for years? And we already know this isn’t the first “Al” to show up on his doorstep. Most of the special stuff has to be for Sulla.
Blue, that’s a great job on the fireworks. Some vets avoid and some go for the desensitization effect of bangs and booms in a cheerful setting. Everyone has to deal with their own mind, I guess.

By: pencilears

pencilears — Tue, 08 Jul 2014 21:22:49 +0000

this is gonna be like narbonic I can feel it.

it’s Al but he’s a brain in a jar.