My Clones Are Special

Chapter 7: Preparations

"If one of my clones were to die... what would happen to me?"

Liam shuddered at the thought.

Now realizing just how limited his knowledge was, he knew he needed to take advantage of his ability to learn as much as he could.

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[Tuesday the 27th of August 11:13 AM]

It has been 2 days since his first clone had been created.

The first clone had finished reading all the books in the apartment at this point.

"Time to get some more books." Liam said admiring the stack of completed books on the table.

Liam believed this would be the best time to experiment with how his clones would act in a real-life scenario.

However, he wasn't comfortable enough yet to leave the clone alone, in case something unexpected were to happen.

It's not as if they could communicate mentally as far as he was aware.

Like so, Liam mapped out several tasks that his clone needed to go through before he was at a point where he could send out a clone by itself without him worrying about an unexpected variable.

Whether it was gaming, shopping or public exercise, he needed to test how his clones would react, as well as how people would react to them in different environments.

And once a clone was done with their assigned task, they would head back to his apartment and merge with Liam.

***

[1:12 PM]

Liam wore casual clothes with a black cap and a face mask to disguise himself.

It wasn't uncommon to see people with face masks due to hygiene purposes, as well as a global pandemic that affected the world a couple of years before the aurora event.

His clone wore a grey flannel with black shorts. Liam wanted his clone to also dress casual to not draw much attention.

His second clone would remain at home, and carry on researching 'ways to make him smarter' on his laptop.

With plans for the first test mapped out, they headed to the library located a couple of streets from his apartment.

***

[2:27 PM]

The journey to the library was smooth.

Liam always made sure to stay a few buildings away from his clone but made sure it was also within his sight.

After the clone entered the library, Liam waited half an hour before heading in himself.

Countless bookshelves appeared before him, stretched far and wide, and arranged in such a way that anyone could easily find the information they were looking for.

The scenery made him feel as if he was basking in the warm glow of a higher intelligence as it enveloped and allowed him to become part of its everlasting glory.

Liam noticed that there were not many people present.

He believed that it was because it was a weekday, and many would be at their workplace.

Another reason could be due to physical books not being as popular as e-books in this century due to the advancements in technology.

Most preferred the portability, access and comfort they brought as opposed to paperback.

However, most that would read physical books would compare them to tools used to stimulate the brain and adjust thinking; a mental tuning; the feeling of the paper against their fingers causing a momentary sensation when they turn each page.