A.I.S.A.: An Erotic Sci-Fi Romance by D. R. Rosier Page A

and I love you, she was just making
sure of me, by teasing you.  It doesn’t bother me, I even figured you were
holding back on the A.I. programming so I wouldn’t feel bad.”
    Her brow furrowed in thought, “Making sure of you?”
    I hated seeing her unsure of herself, she had no idea how
amazing she truly was.
    I shrugged, “Sure, she was trying to shock me with your
otherness to see how I would respond, to make sure I really accepted you and
not just an illusion of what I thought you were.  Not that I think she
didn’t enjoy teasing you as well, she’s a sibling right?  It’s what they
do.  But trust me, it was more an attempt to get a read on me, even if she
said she took your word for it she wants to make her own judgement.  She
was just a lot subtler than Cal.  Either that, or I read too much into it
and she’s just a butt head.”
    I wasn’t usually so good at picking up subtext like that,
but it seemed obvious to me, probably because I was questioning my own worth at
the moment and saw her actions through my own doubts.  Sure, shit happens,
but surely I should have seen it coming, it hadn’t even occurred to me.
    She laughed and burrowed against me chest, back to her usual
self, “We should get the drinks and find out why they’re here.”
    I nodded and we did just that.
     
    “So what really brings you by?  I’m sure you were about
worried me, but we talk all the time,” Aisa didn’t beat around the bush as we
handed out drinks.
    I sat in the loveseat and sipped my coffee as Aisa joined
me.
    Cal sighed, “We did come to check up on you, yes we talk to
you all the time, but I wanted to judge for myself.  I also wanted a
chance to meet him for myself, I’m sure Aida would agree.  But your right,
there is more to it than checking your boyfriend.”
    Aida and Cal shared a look, and Cal shrugged as if leaving
it up to her.
    Aida said softly, “A few years ago, my father would have
opted for the safer plan rather than take a chance, and just temporarily bought
Aisa back, but now he really doesn’t have a choice.  He turned
ninety-eight just last week, and he’s concerned he won’t live much longer than
another year or two.  He told us yesterday he’s been worried about it now
for a couple of years now.
    Aida looked at me, “It’s one of the reasons he took a chance
on you with Aisa, thinking at least one of us would have a chance at safety.”
    She smiled a little sadly, “He was worried what would happen
to us when he passed, since legally we’re all property.  Even if he could
find eight likeminded people that he believed wouldn’t take advantage of us, or
sell us out of greed, it’s unlikely that none of them would turn out that way
despite any assurances.  He decided he’d rather take a chance of us all
being free, than trying to find people, or even one person, to trust us
to.  Although something had to be done in that way, just in case.”
    She looked at me intensely, “So we came to make our own
evaluation of you, since you’ve already proven yourself trustworthy with Aisa,
minus a little stupidity… because he may pass before the decision of our
freedom is decided.  But really, that’s just the backup interim plan, the
main reason or focus for why we’re here is to help with the case.
    “We all talked, and decided there would be lots of media
attention and testing when this goes forward.  The two of us volunteered,
we figured one of each sex was a good idea, but the oldest males, Bill and Dan
are… shy you could say.  So Cal was the oldest male interested in doing
this.  When the news hits, we can go on talk shows, volunteer for testing
so they can see three different results, which will inconclusively prove we
have three different personalities and aren’t carbon copies.  Basically,
if you agree we’re here to help with the hard stuff, and support our sister.”
    I was frozen in surprise, as I was pretty sure she said she
was evaluating me to see if I was