“1.
A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a
human being to come to harm. 2. A robot must obey the orders
given to it by human beings, except where such orders would conflict
with the First Law. 3. A robot must protect its own existence as
long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second
Laws.”
HAL 9000* #quote
Who drops the
rain I wonder? Anyway onto the flash fiction!
A Most
Interesting Employment
I felt odd
wearing a “Hello my name is Dan” sticker on my first day on the
job at my ninja apprenticeship, considering I otherwise wore only
black like my colleagues in this “clan”. Dan was my alias, but it
probably didn't matter, they most likely knew everything about me. At
least the big bosses did.
This place gave
me the chills, yet it had a very cozy vibe to it with large cubicles
and a massive break room. But the weapons room right next to our
cubicles made everything disturbing, and every door either led to
either the mundane office supplies or tools of death.
My master, who
interviewed me for the job and wore his own identifying sticker,
walked up to me. His sticker read, “Hello my name is Billy.” He
pointed at the break room and I saw another young ninja. He then said
to me, “Watch that ninja.”
The ninja
grabbed his coffee from the break room, drank it, then fell over
dead.
My master then
continued, “The fool left his coffee unattended in an office of
ninjas. I don't want you making the same mistake. This also serves as
a warning. Back out now if you cannot handle the pressure of constant
tests like these by your seniors. Everyone will try to get you while
you work here in ways that they won't get caught by the bosses.”
I laughed and
told my master, “I worked in a fast food joint. This isn't scary at
all.”
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