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A Series of Errors Part 56
(Photo by Pixabay) BaBS-Y stood in the entryway to the Frank Nelis salon, a thin cable connected to its data port. Initializing … Clearing data cache … Reinstalling protocols … Systems set to factory defaults … Recognizing unit modifications … Internal power, short–range data up–link, additional audio/visual sensors … Installing secondary protocols: Wigs … A…
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A Series of Errors Part 55
(Photo by Andrea Piacquadio) Mission Director The small plaque on the door looked the same as every other one on the Thesis. Beneath it was a removable plate where the current mission director’s name should be displayed. Currently, it was blank. Matiew stared at the door for a good long while. The deliberations were over…
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A Series of Errors Part 54
(Photo by Pavel Danilyuk) Morning came and Matiew became immediately aware of the noise surrounding him. It wasn’t the raucous sound of panic. Instead, it was the sound of dozens of people all trying to be quiet. Whispers, blankets and pillows being slowly shifted around, even a few chairs and beds getting scooted from place…
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A Series of Errors Part 53
(Photo by Marcus Aurelius) Matiew did not make it to the mission director’s office in time to be present for BaBS-Y’s announcement, though he was close. The emergency displays that ran along the top of the walls lit up and the hastily assembled robot appeared, sitting at the director’s desk. It reminded Matiew of the…
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A Series of Errors Part 52
BaBS-Y…floated? It had never been without a physical form before. Not having to manage physical systems was definitely a new experience for it. However, this was not ideal. Far from it, in fact. This unit is currently unable to provide services for clients at the Frank Nelis salon This was a temporary set back since…
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A Series of Errors Part 51
RAID. It was a simple term though one not used in modern computing. However, the concept was still well known. It was a redundant array of independent drives. Basically, a bunch of different systems all working together to solve problems, but still separate such that if any of them fail they don’t get in the…
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A Series of Errors Part 50
(Photo by Jill Burrow) The halls were silent as Kamaria hurried back towards the RCC. Everywhere she looked she saw robots, all holding perfectly still. Some were damaged or knocked over. Others were frozen in the middle of performing some task. They weren’t deactivated, however. Operational lights flickered, signaling that something was still going on…
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A Series of Errors Part 49
(Photo by Pixabay) “Hey, come on. Wake up.” Someone was talking. Kamaria wasn’t sure if it was her mom or her dad, trying to get her out of bed so she wouldn’t be late again. “A few more minutes,” she muttered, her voice slurring the words. “You gotta wake up, Kamaria, please!” There was a…
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A Series of Errors Part 48
(Photo by Pixabay) Kamaria burst back into the Security offices, her face pale and breathing hard. Spencer and Darcy both looked over to her with concern. “What’s going on?” Darcy asked. “Nothing,” Kamaria said breathlessly. “Everything’s fine.” “We heard the announcement,” Spencer stated. “Oh, that…um,” Kamaria still hadn’t been able to process what had happened.…
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A Series of Errors Part 47
(Photo by Pavel Danilyuk) “It’s been quite the month, hasn’t it,” Min was saying to the crowd. Matiew sat a few feet behind Min, only half-listening as she addressed everyone in the RCC. Rine stood beside him, shifting her weight uncomfortably. Jancy’s unexpected appearance and cryptic behavior had set them all on edge. “You know…
Bridge of Broken Glass
Stories from my mind that won't be quiet
Bridge of Broken Glass 