All Work and no Play (Beep)

A laugh would escape as she observed Beep’s eagerness to learn about where she came from, “You are right about all of those things once again.” She was good at figuring out everything about Naomi from just a few words and some observations. What else did she expect from an AI that was meant to help hundreds, if not thousands, of people on a daily basis? The thing Beep said next made her pause, however. There used to be more islands? That meant this San Malarus was no longer connected to the places her home was. She didn’t remember that in the history Beep had shown her. When did it happen and how? That wasn’t something one would just casually forget. It must have really been a long time to not even warrant a mention, “I’ve been asking a lot of questions, but would you mind one more?” If Beep didn’t seem to mind, she would continue, “Why isn’t this island attached to the others anymore?” It had never occurred to her that those islands weren’t in this world. In fact, she had assumed they were.

When asked what she was going to do, she would give a small smile, “I’m going to keep doing my best to make things better.” She realized how dumb that sounded as soon as it left her mouth, “I mean, I’m going to try to find what I can do to help the people I care about. That’s honestly all I can do right now.” That, of course, included Beep. Still, it seemed like the more she learned, the more she became confused about what she should do. This was turning into a convoluted situation where she didn’t know what the right thing to do was at a glance, “Beep, I think I’m going to be heading out soon. I should be getting back home.” She would stand up, not leaving right away in case Beep had anything more to say.

This place has an awful lot of legends about how their island came to be and how the other islands vanished. It was almost mystical, but she didn’t buy any of it. More than likely, the flood option was the most accurate, but then why didn’t San Malarus flood too? It was hard to explain, but whatever happened to the other islands probably should have also affected this place. So… Why didn’t it? It didn’t seem all that important for now, so she would drop the topic, “I didn’t know you had to breathe either. Maybe it’s just for long sentences.” She joked at the AI before noticing her frown, “Sorry, but I have to get home. I promise that I’ll come see you again soon. Thank you, Beep.” As Beep turned back into an icon, Naomi would smile and prepare to go through the portal once more. As she stepped through, however, she realized one thing: did Beep just say we?

{EXIT}