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"Doctor?"
"Yes, Beatrice?"
"There is a gentleman here to see you... a Mr. Isaac Clarke, do you have a few moments?"
"What's this about Beatrice? I'm not sure if I can spare the time..."
"It's about Mr. Balthazar doctor."
"Oh dear...ok, I can spare a few minutes... send him in."
'Yes, please do sit down Mr. Clarke, I've only a few minutes... what can I do for you?"
"Well doctor, I'm here in regard to a patient of yours. I'm here at the request of his daughters. They have hired me in an attempt to declare Mr Balthazar dead, so that they can close his estate. What little there is of it. And... well ...so they can move on."
"Oh my... that's not possible... not at all... Balthazar is alive. He is not dead at all... he is in a coma and yes, he is on life support. But he has also signed all of his estate over to the "T L Foundation" when he agreed to take part in the beta tests, they are conducting on their simulation software...I've explained this to Balthazar's daughters several times. There really is nothing more that I can do in this matter. Please tell them this and well... I apologize for them wasting your time."
"Doctor, I have here a court order, signed by Judge Foster... today in fact...that upon his review of the documents signed by Mr. Balthazar, they can not be enforced. Well, how do I put this? Your patient did not sign his real legal name. I know, according to his daughters that their father never liked his name and had mentioned several times that he wanted to change his name. But that never happened. Not legally anyways. And so the contract that the Foundation has with your patient is not legal and certainly not binding. And all of the estate... the house, the car and what money there is...all of that is to go to the children. And their father.. your patient... is then to be declared dead, as he is been in an induced coma state for 7 years now and according to the info the daughters have obtained their father will never wake up... ever again."
"Beatrice? Would you get Judge Foster on the line for me please?"
"Yes doctor."
"Yes Judge, I've the order right here... I only needed to check with you directly to make sure of this your honor. I am to cut all life support in one hour? But, your honor, all readouts show that he is still in the simulation... that, as far as we can determine he still alive and aware and not dead at all....yes, your honor he is only breathing because of the machines.... well, I don't see that is relevant at all. Yes, your honor. I will do as you have ordered..."
"There! Take your papers away! I've signed them and Mr. Balthazar will be unhooked from the machine in one hour as per the orders. Good day sir and get out of my office!"
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November Days
Science FictionIf you found yourself living in a time loop, would you try all that you could to escape? Or would you try and find love there?
