It had been years since they'd had a proper fight. Mum had always told them to look out for each other, since they were all they had. Zerro never understood that, since it wasn't true; they had their mum. And now he would prove to her that he was the better son.
Turn left at the next corridor.
It was the voice in his head. All he had to do was follow it.
He wiped the sweat from his forehead. This was the first time he'd actually beaten his brother at anything. It was a strange feeling. The mixture of pride and awe coalesced in the form of a smile. He was getting quite good at them, now. Even his brother would agree. If he wasn't still unconscious.
Head for the stairwell at the end of the corridor, dude.
Before he got there, a door opened up to his side, revealing the robot he'd been looking for.
His smile transformed into a sickly beam.
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Artificial(ish) Intelligence
Ciencia FicciónIt's the near future and Will, supported purely by the Universal Basic Income, spends his days playing video games while devouring piping hot noodles, delivered straight to his room by roaming DeliveryBots. Gamers are starving to death, but Will's...
