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A Series of Errors Part 29
The four people, including Matiew, who sat in his hospital room were all very quiet and sitting very still. At first, when Min and Rine had returned with Mr Jorgenson, there was a sense of excitement and anticipation. They could communicate with BaBS-Y. Ever since it had severed it’s hard-line connection to the Thesis, it…
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A Series of Errors Part 28
Sector twelve was dark. Not totally pitch black since the emergency lights still cast their faint illumination over the sector but the shadows were deep and the details were soft. It had been that way for some time now. For anyone not used to it, it would have proven difficult to make out much of…
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A Series of Erros Part 27
(Photo by Pixabay) The Thesis had a small hospital on sector three. With a relatively small population, the medical needs of those on board didn’t warrant much space to be devoted for such things. That wasn’t to say that the medical facilities were primitive. Nearly every medical procedure that could be performed on earth could…
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A Series of Errors Part 26
Waking up was a slow and inconsistent process for Matiew. At first he only dipped into consciousness for a few seconds at a time, not really aware of anything else besides the fact that he was in pain until the numb darkness of unconsciousness took him again. Eventually, he started being able to hold on…
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A Series of Errors Part 25
(Photo by Anthony 🙂 ) The workday was over and Matiew found himself lying on his bed, still fully clothed, just staring up at the ceiling and thinking. BaBS-Y hadn’t made its usual daily visit to check on the salon. A lot of people seemed relieved by that fact but not Matiew. “Robots don’t forget…
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A Series of Errors Part 24
“What do we do?” Matiew repeated Mr Jorgenson’s question back to him, his dislike for the mission director deepening. “With all due respect, Director, I think it best if you just left us here in Robotics Control alone so we can do our jobs.” Min shifted uncomfortably in her seat. She clearly agreed with him,…
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A Series of Errors Part 23
(Photo by Benjamin Farren) There were only a few reasons for Paul Jorgenson, the mission director for the Thesis, to visit the Robotics Control Center. Most of his interactions with the RCC could be handled virtually, and he usually did just that. Even with everything going on in sector 12 he hadn’t come to personally…
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A Series of Errors Part 22
(Photo by Brigitte Tohm) The Robotics Control Center was not a very large part of the Thesis administration. For the most part their duties were limited to repairing, replacing, and updating the few hundred robots aboard the colony ship. Most of the robots were like CaSS and MaCS, cleaning and maintaining the ship itself. The…
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A Series of Errors Part 21
(Photo by Marcus Aurelius) Something was wrong. Well, a lot of things had already gone wrong, but there was something else going wrong right now. The trouble was, no one could quite say what that something really was. The Thesis had been struck by a small meteor, undetected until it was too late. Sectors 12-15…
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A Series of Errors Part 20
(Photo by Pixabay) Being a robot meant that BaBS-Y had certain advantages over humans. It didn’t need to eat or breath. Neither was it effected by the temperature as severely as humans were. However, being a robot also meant that there were certain things BaBS-Y could not do. Developing flexibility was just such a shortcoming.…
Bridge of Broken Glass
Stories from my mind that won't be quiet
