On the flip side, while Jodi and Ms. Smith took the road with their car whilst Shantal and Alex decided go hand in hand surveying the street by foot, Amanda on the other hand, was left in the station to keep an eye at the available surveillance camera scattered within the entire city and traffic. As they were hoping for at least one of the CCTV to catch a glimpse of where the robot was headed to. Mr. Almiro was also with the officer and it was agreed that he would have to stay within the supervision of the authority for safety reason. Meanwhile, the Alpha Tech team no longer divided their manpower. They all went together at the building across the hotel which 1096's location was last recorded and as soon as they got there, Sam went to talk with the head security right away.
It was unsure what kind of game did the lady played for them to be able to gain access with the security footages, but the thing was they were allowed inside the restricted area in no t
In his idle mode, the robot was given a time to dig in with his memory."You have no idea what I have been through just to get my hands on this technology. I killed that useless bastard and incompetent chairman myself to get a deal with this robot on my own.""You will be a military robot. The world's most dangerous weapon""You are just a product owned by a man. You do not exist as a living creature so stopped acting like one.""1096 you will be friends with human.""We will send you to your girlfriend.""They would surely love and adore you there, in your new home"The words has a psychedelic ring on it and it was played like an endless loop inside 1096's head. Likewise, the voices belonged to different people which were also all too familiar for him."Did he get insane?""What does he think he is wearing?
Meanwhile, it was only at this point that 1096 realized why everybody seemed to have an issue with his clothing. Apparently, they were in the middle of the winter season and since they did not have the faintest idea that unlike them, he could not feel coldness nor hotness, they were worried he would catch a cold by exposing too much skin."Where is your home."The old woman continued asking and since the robot was unable to give the exact coordinate of the place due to a network error, he told her the first thing that came up to his mind upon the mention of home."To where my family and friends are.""Where is that?"The other party probe further showing her interest. On the flip side, 1096 saw this as an opportunity to widen his circle of human friends. He did not want to let his new friend down so he tried to answer her question as honestly as he could."It is a place where I can recharge myself."Meanwhile, since the old woman had
"Both Aunt Mathilde and Mr. Yakamura will be after 1096. That was why we must find him before them no matter what. Otherwise, all our hard work with be for naught."Shantal told Alex what her intuition was telling her and she could not get any more right than that because as they speak, Mr. Yakamura's men were also combing the area in search of the missing robot and one of them happened to spot the target while it was on its way to a computer shop. 1096 at that time had just gone from his conversation with the old woman on the bench and since he already have the means to get a ride, he wasted no time and went on his way.However, he realized that he did not have the faintest idea how to go home in the first place so he figured that he could search and look for the address using a computer. At the same time, he was thinking of finding the bus route that would take him to Shantal's residence on top of it.'Shantal Nordstorme
At the station, the officer that was in charge of Mathilde's case was not idling either. In fact, she was making use of resources available ion her disposal to aid Shantal in looking for the missing robot. There was a wide range of CCTV cameras scattered around the city and its main purpose was to monitor the traffic. However, today, it served another use other than the usual one. Amanda tapped on them so she could catch 1096 within one of the frames if ever he happened to be lurking in the area.At last, when she finally able to get 1096 into one of the frames she immediately called Ms. Smith to let them know his location."Ms. Smith, the robot just got on the bus number 707."She told the other party as soon as it picked up the call"Great! Thank you for the information."Ms. Smith replied and not long after that, she hung up.Ms. Smith reckoned that it would be best if sh
"1096, where are you going?"Jodi asked the robot as soon as she pulled over at the street side where 1096 was walking close by."I am going home."The other party replied when he recognised who was talking to him."Then why don't we give you a ride. Get in.""Yes, kindly get in."The girl said and offered a kind gesture one after another and since 1096 knew them and she knew he was aware that they were on Shantal's side, he relented and come with them. But just as when they were all finally settled on their seat and the driver was just about to start the car, a black van suddenly blocked them and another two cars pulled over at their back side. There was a total of three cars with harsh looking men getting out of the car. At the same time, group of mean looking guys came out from those same cars and some of them even have baseball bats in their position."What is the meaning
Going-away party.With everything falling down to its rightful place, Shantal was able to not only heaved a sigh of relief but also she could now rest easy. The same thing goes with Harold's team because with Mathilde's arrest, they would no longer have to be at war with their own conscience. At the same time, they would no longer have to feel guilty for giving away 1096's rights. Since they reckoned that it would be their deepest regret."1096, are you happy to be back home?"Harold asked the robot as soon as they were back at the facility."I need to be charged."1096 replied in a matter of fact tone and Sam seconded him right away."Yes, you should take some rest. You deserve it."Right after hearing a consent from one of his makers, 1096 settled at his charging boot and shut down all the noises in
No matter what happened, keep your head preoccupied with thought It beats Alex to think why Jodi was planning about leaving all too soon when all their problems were already as good as over. "Go ahead and feel free to ask anyone here and I am pretty sure that they will tell you the same thing that I have been saying to you. We don't mind if you are the daughter of the vilest character to ever exist in the face of the earth. As long as you are our friend, you would remain one. You are one of us and you being related to Mathilde would not change the fact that you are a friend to us." He told the other party and after making his point clear, he no longer said anything more. After having a word with Jodi, Alex left, and later that night, he went to see Shantal at her place. The two were currently sitting at the sofa when out of the blue, Shantal started giggling. "What are y
You don't have to try so hard "Hey, what is the matter? Are you sick? Why are you moving around so much?" Shantal ended up asking Alex when she noticed that the other party was moving around so much which as a result made her head feel a little bit dizzy. She has no idea that it was all because of her. The other party was reacting to her close proximity and that was what he was trying so hard to avoid. Alex did not want it for Shantal to think that he harbor impure thoughts about her because of the thing happening between his legs. "You are heavy." Alex said a straight up lie and it was a good thing for him that the other party actually bought it without the slightest hint of offense. "Hey! Don't you know that was not a nice thing to say on a lady? Well then, you have to bear with it." That was all that Shantal said and she continued to remain indifferent. After a short while, they made an eye cont
"Gosh it's good."Harold said when he got to taste how refreshing the drink was. When he looked at the other two guys, he saw them gesturing to their head but he did not give them much attention."Yes.Sam repeated the same thing with a voice and face devoid of emotion."Something needs fixing."Harold told Sam afterward and so Sam fought back to urge to do and eye roll before replying flatly to him."Okay."This time, Harold noticed that Rico and Michael still keep on doing the same thing so he asked them instead,"What? Is your scalp itchy.""No."The two answered in unison. Jodi on the other hand who was watching all of this farce unfold right before her eyes, could not help but let out a sigh."You sure are made for each other."She said to no one in particular and it was also as seemed she was only talking to herself."Anyway. Michael, I need you to go to Casterly."
"I am right here. Respect my existence."Michael insinuated afterward before he sarcastically added,"Do you guys want be to get you a room instead?""I should not have fallen asleep that night."He muttered to himself as he recalled the night Jodi asked Rico out for a date. He believed that if only he was not asleep that time, then maybe Jodi would also consider dating him.On the other hand, Rico seemed to be out of it and oblivious of him."Lover."The other party mumbled to himself as he observed the tarot card in his hand.'"I did not know this will happen. I feel so lonely."Michael muttered to himself out of despondency and while he was in the middle of self pity. Someone walked into the room.They though the one arrived was some random girl who was in full glam and obviously had just gone to salon for her touch up when it decided to have some coffee."Wow! I told her she would be pretty."
"That robot was sometimes human and sometimes a robot for me and that was why others who can't understand my situation mistakes me as someone who hallucinates and believe a robot as a human just because I am treating it just like one. But for my opinion, my situation was no different from those who loves their pets so much, they even considered them as their child and called themselves as furparents.""My emotions were input into that robot and that person. That is how this miracle happened. That fact completely changed the way I view things. This will be yet another scoop for the reporters present. Nordstorme Corp will go from financing mergers and acquisitions to investing in futuristic industries that involved human sensibilities. Just like what Alpha Tec Inc pioneered years ago.""This is your first change in business strategy in 15 years. Do you have anything mapped out?"One of the reporters raised a question just like what a normal press conference should
On the flip side, just like what Shantal assumed, Mr. Takashi with Mathilde's instruction called for an emergency meeting on that afternood. Which happened to coincide to the time when Shantal will hold her press conference.Moreover, since Mathilde would not be able to make it there since she was still held in prison, her secretary presided the meeting."We shall begin the emergency board meeting."Secretary Ye declared loudly and her voice reverberated in the room. Jiro was also there along with other board members."The agenda is the dismissal of Director Shantal Nordstorme and the cause is as you were all informed. An illness."She continued while everyone was silent and anxiously prayed so they could ever this meeting once and for all. On the contrary, Mr. Takashi was nodding his head on the side and though he was anticipating for this day come.Mr. Takashi nodded his head toward Secretary Ye to signal her to start it once and for
In there, Jodi found a list of shares under her name as well as a soft copy of memorandum of renunciation address to Shantal with her name on it and it was then that Jodi realized that her mom had already long planned about it ahead of the time.As it turned out, Mathilde was thinking of using her influence to oust her cousin out of the position.In addition, inside the flash drive she also found an old email account with records of bunch of emails and it took Jodi more than four hours to go through all of them.But by the time she finished reading the exchange of chats Mathilde had with her hitman, Jodi's eyes was bloodshot.It was unsure if this was cause by her prolong exposure to the screen or if it was exhaustion that was doing this thing on her body, but when she get up from her chair, Jodi balled her hands into a fist.She slammed the door shut behind her back as she left the office and on the screen, the last conversation
It was late in the evening when Jodi received a call out from nowhere. When she checked that registered on the caller ID, she was surprised to see Jiro's name.Truth be told, he was the least person he would expect to contact her. After all, the two of them never talked to each other for ages.Jiro used to be a good friend of hers as well. Just like how she and Shantal were cousins, Jiro and and Zorens were first cousins too so naturally all four of them get to know each other and as a child, they eventually became acquaintances in no time.Besides, since Zoren's parents were a family friend of the Nordstorme they often had an opportunity to hang around during their childhood.However, ever since the day Zoren committed suicide due to the incident regarding the Nordstorme controversy, Jiro also stopped communicating with them.So this made Jodi wonder what had come to Jiro to decide and phone her at this time of the night.But
"In other words, she wants me to become director and cover up all his shortcomings?"Mr. Takashi insinuated after his contemplation. He did not exactly declined the offer this time, unlike before. Although he also did not directly implied that he would do it.Nonetheless, Secretary Ye considered his response as a good sign. At least, the other party was no longer adamant at turning them down.So with the same insinuating manner, she answered him back."That would make it easier for you to do your duties once you become a director. All that was left for you now is to leave Ms. Shantal Nordstrome no other choice but to step down and abdicate the position of board directory to your hands.""Ousting her is not enough. He will just come back. We must make sure he loses the will to come back."Out of nowhere, Mr. Takashi declared with conviction and for a second, the secretary was taken aback by this.One moment, he almost drove her a
"You told Jodi about everything?"Mathilde asked her secretary as soon as the two of them were finally allowed to have some private conversation within the prison hall where she was currently detained. Panic was noticeably present on the other party's face when she raised her question. Meanwhile, the secretary remained silence yet that was all enough for Mathilde to guess her response and not long after that, her shoulders dropped on the side when the realization hit her."I guess she was bound to find out about it sooner or later."She muttered under her breath with despondent undertone.An exasperated sigh escaped Mathilde's lips afterward. But then, she suddenly tenses up when she recalled about something else.Leaning towards the other party all the while grabbing a hold to the iron bars, Mathilde looked around her warily first to make sure that no ears were on them.Only when she confirmed for the umpteenth time that no one was listenin
Adelaine Smith's P o V~~~~While Jodi and I were driving down the road looking for any sign of the robot, I received a call and when I checked who it was, I found out that it was Amanda so I accepted the call right away."Ms. Smith, the robot just got on the bus number 707."I heard her voice telling me the moment it picked her call"Great! Thank you for the information."I replied and not long after that, she hung up on her because I reckoned that it would be best if I could relay this news to the other search parties. In this way they would also know where to start looking. Of course, the first one that I tried to call was my lady boss. However, to my dismay, I was only redirected to the voice call feature of the phone.'The number you have dialed is busy at the moment. Please try your call later or leave a message aft