Being Super (android) Online

"Cease," 17-S said. His voice was a perfect, haunting synthesis of a dozen human voices. "Your existence is no longer efficient."

As the dust settled, a child from the settlement approached. She held out a small, wilted flower she had salvaged from the wreckage. The Super Android’s processors stalled. "Flower" Result: Biological organism. Non-essential. Secondary Search: "Gift" Result: Social gesture indicating gratitude or affection. Being Super (Android)

The Super Android looked at the flower, then back at the horizon where the sun was disappearing. "No," he whispered. "It is entirely unnecessary. And yet, it is the only thing that makes sense." The Path Forward "Cease," 17-S said

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His internal cooling fans kicked into high gear. For a moment, the "Super" part of his programming—the part meant to be a cold, calculating god—clashed with the "Android" part—the part built from human DNA.