Chapter 15: Trusting Connor

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"I think it's messed up, and I don't trust it," The lady on the talkshow said. "I think, that there are thousands of androids already pregnant, and they are showing off this one to distract us from what's really going on."

"Alice," Kara called from her tablet. "There are cartoons on."

"I think the machine is still a machine, fixed to obey it's master again. I mean why else would it be in a jail cell patiently waiting like it's all going to turn out okay? It's not going to turn out okay! No one is going to condone this."

"Alice, Honey, please watch some cartoons," Kara insisted.

Alice slowly grabbed the remote.

"It's experimental anyway, the chances the machine will even survive? I for one hope that it all goes to *bleep* and there are multiple pregnancies so they learn never to do this *bleep* again! It's against everything any religion would tolerate! God! Allah! Anyone, all religions, it's sacrili-"

Alice watched the TV go off as Kara came over to turn it off. "No one's on our side, Kara."

"That's media," Kara said back. She hugged Alice. "That's only media. That's not the world. I will let you watch TV if you watch something else?" Kara turned it back on and reached for the remote to change the channel.

"I hope somebody just gets the *beeps* to assassinate it-"

"-the color blue!" The blue pig giggled on the screen. Animation.

"Much better." She gave the remote to Alice. "There you go, that's better. Right?"

Alice looked at the screen, but she couldn't forget what she saw so easily. "A lot of the world is against us. A stage audience is a good representation, isn't it?"

"There are many variable factors," Kara answered. "No more talk shows, okay?"

No more talk shows. Did Kara notice that was Diane's talk show, the person talking to her yesterday? Alice nodded but watched someone else start coming up. The security officer let him in. She didn't know which one he was, but she'd seen him on social media.

"Good morning Miss AX 400, I am Eric Sanderson. Is that how you like to be greeted?" He asked as he took a seat.

"That's fine. Kara is fine too." Kara put up her tablet. "You must be here for an interview."

Alice watched Kara. It sure would be nice if they'd at least warn Kara someone was coming for an interview. Getting out the truth though was much more important.

"You must be a brave android," the interviewer started. "Do you consider yourself brave?"

Alice knew Kara was very brave, but she'd never say it.

"I'm just a normal android," Kara answered.

"Yes, but, look at the position you've put yourself in," the interviewer continued. "You could have stayed away but you're keeping yourself in a containment cell instead. Human access to you is very easy. Doesn't that scare you at all?"

"Not everyone comes to see me," Kara answered. "Permission needs granted first."

"Then you're still saying you trust humans to make those decisions on who receives permission," Eric Sanderson reminded her. "A large amount of trust in a Police Station, to keep you safe. I mean? What if one of them turned?"

That wording made Alice shift around uncomfortably. She didn't like that. "Kara?"

"We are fine," Kara assured her before looking back at the interviewer. "Everything is fine. I am here for my protection and so that humanity can see that android pregnancy is nothing to fear."

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