Universal Remote Pt. 3

[dalejr38]

I am sorry about the extended break between parts. I have been real busy lately with College and the Holidays. Hope everybody didn't get to worked up waiting for the next part.



Steve continued to stare for what seemed like hours. He couldn’t believe that the woman he secretly loved and loathed was really an android. This didn’t make any sense. Well, before anyone happens upon the two of them and ruins the moment, Steve tried to find a way to get Melanie to his apartment. Not exactly sure how he was going to accomplish this he accessed the Modes option. The screen changed to reflect 2 modes, Human emulation and Robotic. Under each of these two modes were two subheadings, Active and Passive. Hoping to get a better explanation some how, he highlighted Human Emulation Mode: Active. As he did this a new button gained a function. This new button said Info, “Well, this should be helpful” Steve thought. He pressed the button and waited for the screen to change. Now the screen showed what looked like a dictionary entry. It had the words Human Emulation Mode: Active and then a dash followed by an explanation. Figuring that this was the only way he was going to get anything done he started to read.

“Human Emulation is the most common of the two modes. Active setting allows the unit to emulate normal human emotions, actions, thoughts and movements. When enabled, this mode will allow the unit to pass as just another human being in any world setting. This mode allows the unit to survey it’s surroundings and make it’s own decision based on all information gathered. Many say that when in Human Emulation Mode the unit is very much a sentient being capable of independent thought and action. The unit will learn from past experiences and use this information to facilitate the units programming to emulate humans.”

“Well that explains a good bit, but still not what I’m looking for”, Steve said, “I guess I have to either figure this out real quick, or at least get her in a less conspicuous place”. He decided on the latter as it looked like that would take less time. He placed the remote in his pocket and looked over Melanie. He figured that he could get his arms under hers, lift her up and move her under the stairs and out of sight of anyone using the stairs. Steve was surprised to find out that her weight seemed to match what a girl of her height and size should be. After getting her situated out of sight and getting in a quick feel, he started trying to figure out the modes again. Highlighting the Passive subheading of the Human Emulation Mode and pressing the info button came up with another dictionary like excerpt.

“Passive setting still allows the unit to emulate normal human emotions, actions, thoughts and movements, and when enabled, this mode will allow the unit to pass as just another human being in any world setting. This mode does not allow the unit to make decisions on it’s own and therefore must be commanded. The unit will follow all commands by a recognized user and will wait for further direction when the command is completed while still emulating all other aspects of a human.”

“Ah Ha, just what I was looking for”, Steve thought, “Now all I have to do is engage her passive Human Emulation Mode and tell her to go to my apartment”. Going back to the main Mode screen, he selected the passive Human Emulation Mode option. With the exception of the occasional blink and the movement of her chest in and out, he would have thought nothing had changed. Now to try to get her to my apartment. “Melanie, go to apartment 2G and wait outside for me”. “User not recognized, command cannot be completed” Melanie said. “Well, that could be a problem. Time to try something different.” Steve remembered seeing a Users heading on the main screen and figured it was worth a shot. So he went back to the main screen and selected Users. The screen went blank, well almost blank. With the exception of the heading “Users” at the top, there was nothing on the screen. Obviously the screen wasn’t going to tell him anything, so he started looking at the buttons. To Steve’s amazement there was only one button labeled on the remote. It was a button that now said “Add User”. “Well, that seems pretty straight forward”. He pressed the button and waited for the screen to change again. As words started to appear he started to read, “Add new User or load stored User information”. “ Well what the heck does that second part mean”. Being as curious as the next person, he selected load stored User information. Now the screen reflected the original information he had given the remote when he first turned it on. “Hey, if it works I might as well use it.” The remote prompted him to acknowledge that he was sure he wanted to use the stored information and Steve pressed the OK button. After pressing OK the screen faded out slightly and a progression bar came up with the words uploading new User. When Steve thought he just couldn’t wait any longer there was finally a chime from the remote and Melanie said “New User recognized, Steve Gates”. He waited a few more minutes just to see if anything else was going to happen. The screen had changed back to the main screen and Melanie hadn’t moved or said anything since the remote chimed. “ I guess that’s it” he thought “Time to try this again”. “Melanie, go to apartment 2G and wait outside for me”. Melanie blinked and then said, “Command acknowledged” and started up the stairs. Steve was so happy he started doing an impromptu dance right there under the stairs. It probably would have gone on longer if one of the other residents hadn’t stopped to see what all the noise was about. Steve quickly thought up an excuse. Telling the woman that he was happy because he got an “A” on his last test. This seemed to satisfy the woman and she turned and walked back the other way. He realized that maybe he should turn off the remote and head up to his apartment to meet Melanie. So after sticking the remote into his pocket he headed up the stairs after Melanie. Better get there before anyone begins asking questions about why a girl is standing outside his apartment. When Steve reached his apartment Melanie was already there. Standing just to the right of the door and still ramrod straight with just the occasional blink and breathing. He fumbled for his keys and quickly opened the door. Rushing in he remembered that he would have to command Melanie to enter his apartment. “Melanie, enter my apartment and stand in the middle of the living room”. “Command acknowledged”, as Melanie made her way into the apartment and over to the center of his living room. He shut the door and locked it. He didn’t want anyone interrupting him.

“Now that she is in my apartment, I guess I can put her in Active Human Emulation Mode. I mean after all, I am a recognized user now” Steve brought up the Mode screen and this time highlighted the Active subheading and pressed Ok. Instantly Melanie came back to life. “What’s going on, where am I”? As she looked around she caught sight of Steve. “What did you do to me? Why am I here?” Steve’s brain immediately went into overdrive trying to think of a reason why this was happening. “Just because I am a User, it doesn’t stop here core programming from hating me” he thought. Melanie getting louder by the minute, “You were going to rape me weren’t you?” “I don’t know how you got me up here bu……..”. While Melanie was ranting Steve had time to find the off button. For the second time today Melanie stopped, ramrod straight, head down with her chin on her chest, and arms at her sides.

[tectile]

Looks like things are going to get interesting soon

[wjbaines]

This is going to be cool. Keep it up, bro!

[Moxon]

Yeah!!! We need more like this.

[Gorgo]

Ever thought of posting this at the Erotic Mind-Control Archive? This does seem to lean towards that particular genre of fiction.