"But what of Wagner, " Looker asks, "We don't wanna end back here again."
"Yeah," Cassie continues, "And how did you get involved, Verde?"
[Installation process begun] FASE replies [Unable to answer questions sufficiently in time allowed]
She pauses in processing this and says [Mr Wagner has been detained for reprimanding and his actions caused my program to be activated.]
"Well, thank you," Cassie says with a heart felt tone.
"Def," Looker says with her usual attitude, "Glad someone took that ogre down! Wish it would have---"
Looker and Cassie freeze momentarily, as their virtual bodies and minds are prepared for conversion to the real world again.
To fulfill her programming, FASE replies to their frozen, smiling forms [No 'thank you' is required. This unit is only fulfilling its programming.]
*** special thanks to
for the great pics and story ideas ***