While en route to school, Dimaggiore, feeling anxious in the rear seat of the car, was consumed with apprehension. His worries extended beyond his parents' hectic schedules to include the impending talent exam he was set to take that day, his mind fraught with nervous and doubtful participation.
"Mother, father, permission to speak?" Dimaggiore requested with manners.
"Well... surely, son," Martinner said.
"A talent exam... what exactly is that?" Dimaggiore asked.
"Well... an exam for talents, as the name suggests, of course," Haumecea answered.
"Is this... graded?" Dimaggiore asked.
"Dimaggiore, talent exams are nothing to worry about," Martinner said. "Towards your final grade, it is not going to be counted."
"However, your potential, they will test," Haumecea said. "Who knows... maybe you can finally discover your future."
"Really?" Dimaggiore said. "At hands, my entire future is on that exam?"
"Sort of?" Haumecea said.
"But, do not take it heavily, son. Like machines... they are not perfect," Martinner reminded.
"Well... so as humans," Dimaggiore said. "Oh, sorry, didn't mean to bring that up."
"Just be well in school, dear," Haumecea said.
"And the talent exam," Martinner added. "Make us proud."
Meanwhile, a shocking phenomenon has returned to Indonesia, and the news anchors were all over discussing its return to the country.
"Saudara saudara, kabar siang hari ini, ada berita keputusan revolusioner yang diambil oleh salah satu Direktur Utama PPN, Ibu Lobertari dari Bantargara, yang telah menunjuk sebuah robot sebagai Wakil Direktur Utama perusahaan telah memicu gelombang protes dari berbagai kalangan masyarakat. Langkah yang dianggap sebagai upaya modernisasi dan peningkatan efisiensi ini mendapat sambutan beragam, mulai dari dukungan penuh hingga kritik tajam. Saudara-saudara bisa melihat di rekaman-rekaman tersebut (In Bahasa Indonesia: Ladies and gentlemen, the afternoon news today: there is revolutionary news from one of the Directors of the State-Owned Enterprises, Lobertari from Bantargara, who has appointed a robot as the Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the company. This decision has sparked a wave of protests from various segments of society. The move, seen as an effort towards modernization and efficiency improvement, has received mixed reactions, ranging from full support to sharp criticism. You can see in the footage the protests swarming near the Bantargara headquarters, where security managed the crowds opposing the idea of a robot in a leadership position, chanting accusations of treason against Lobertari.)"
They then show clips of the protests, swarming near the Bantargara headquarters, where security took charge of the protests against a robot having a leadership position, chanting to Lobertari such treason to the nation.
"200 tahun, sudah lebih, sejak robot memiliki kursi pimpinan. Ibu Lobertari mengumumkan penunjukan robot PERSINRO 3-18 sebagai wakilnya dalam sebuah konferensi daring yang pagi dini. Dalam pengumuman daringnya, Lobertari menjelaskan bahwa PERSINRO 3-18 dilengkapi dengan kecerdasan buatan mutakhir yang mampu memajukan aktifitas and penelitian sains dan bidangnya untuk PPN PT Bantargara (In Bahasa Indonesia: 200 years, it has been over since a robot has held a leadership position. Director Lobertari announced the appointment of the robot PERSINRO 3-18 as her deputy in an online conference this morning. In her announcement, Lobertari explained that PERSINRO 3-18 is equipped with advanced artificial intelligence capable of advancing scientific activities and research in its field for State-Owned Enterprise PT Bantargara)"
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Tales from the Former Universe
Science FictionThe tales and the lives that once filled a former universe of two teenage friends against the world, a new mother conceiving her adolescent orphaned son, a willful space scientist, a petty man of the rebellion, and a typical middle-class couple, to...
