Daydream Theatre - C25

When we were on our way to the Ms Mistie’s tomb, Tomoko suddenly asked me: “Mr Latimer, can I ask you a personal question?”

“Are you afraid of violating my privacy?”

“Because I’ve noticed something. I’m a bit curious.”

“Oh?” I didn’t know that robots would be curious. “What are you trying to say?”

“I guess… Do you have some borderline personality disorder? ”

“Edge type?”

“Hmm, it’s quite obvious for me to observe as an outsider.”

“Why is it so obvious? I’ve never heard of such a thing. ”

“It’s also a very ancient concept of psychology, but I think it’s quite suitable to describe the Mr Latimer. Edge type… He was somewhat impulsive and pessimistic. Although he was sometimes indifferent to the world’s matters, once he had a thought, he would ignore all consequences and work hard. Just like the proposal that the Mr Latimer made to cooperate with us, in our opinion, it is simply wishful thinking! ”

I agree with this point very much. Sometimes I feel that I should give up on this idea because Moloch definitely cannot agree to it. Now the Miss Tomoko is sitting beside me.

“Also …” He would suddenly change his mind about other people, and once they treated him badly, he would feel that they were nothing. On the other hand, if someone treated him well, even if it was just a small matter of encouragement and support, he would immediately feel that he was as kind as a Buddha. This state of mind was described by the ancient psychologists as either black or white.

“Seems like she’s right,” I thought. Could she be referring to the difference in attitude between her and Jiang Xiaowei, “You’ve only known me for such a short period of time, yet you’ve already come to such a conclusion? “It’s that accurate?”

“Hur hur, machines have always been accurate.”

“Even so, it’s not enough to judge human nature.” I didn’t feel like I was facing a cold machine. “And you understand human nature.”

Tomoko did not comment, and only looked at the scenery on the side of the road.

We passed the old building that was about to be demolished, and then we came to the cemetery. Ever since the last time I burned the Origin Treasure for the Ms Mistie, I hadn’t come back yet, because I was afraid that this sorrowful feeling would continue to haunt me forever.

“It seems that she is an important person to you?”

“Do you know the ceremony?”

“Millions of minutes ago it was just known,” she said, apparently checking the database on her chest. “But it’s all about the living.”

“You think it means nothing to the dead?”

“Of course, because there will be no heaven after death, and the paper won’t burn into money.” But I sensed that her tone wasn’t cold. “But this kind of ceremony is a sign of humanity, isn’t it? If it was our Bionic Human, such a ceremony would not have happened. ”

I don’t know, but I can’t predict if this “race” Tomoko will be able to separate herself from the human race and create her own mechanical heaven and hell.

“Tell me about you and Ms Mistie. I really want to know.” She sat down on the grass as if she didn’t care about time. I think that at this moment, the Committee Member Cai and the others were anxiously waiting, they might even think that I was the one who kidnapped the Miss Tomoko. But…

But what did it matter? Just explain it afterwards.

I looked at the Ms Mistie’s tombstone, at the kind and beautiful Miss Tomoko, and told her everything that had happened to me: from her first impression of Mistie to her eagerness to start a live broadcast; from her introduction of the weird ceremony to her introduction of a big star’s death; from the new high of the Access Rate to her frightening vote; from the secrets of the entertainment circle to another even more mysterious organization; from a recording of her valor to the miserable fate of a former air star … And so on and so forth until the incredible trial.

“What a wonderful experience!” Miss Tomoko could not help but exclaim, “It’s more wonderful than any of the dramas I’ve acted out before.”

“Other than the many things that are difficult to understand, such as that name that sounded a little ridiculous, Sleeping Religion, and Abaruba … However, all of these things reflect human nature. Yes, they reflect human nature’s conflict and reconciliation. ” Despite my pretense, I do not think I am wrong. This is a tragedy in general, but it is not irreparable.

“Why did she insist?” Tomoko was a little confused.

“Because her life needs some sort of support.”

“Otherwise, you won’t be able to survive?”

“Yes, everyone does.”

“If not, would they go looking?”

“Of course.”

“This’ meaning ‘seems to be able to define life?”

“Then Miss Tomoko,” I wanted to understand her more deeply. I didn’t think that she was just some complicated circuit, “What is the meaning of your life?”

She let out a long sigh — was she mimicking human movements? Because she obviously didn’t need to breathe.

I waited for a while, but she didn’t answer directly: “Mr Latimer, can you tell me more about your story? Maybe after a while, Miss Jiang and the rest will come looking for us. ”

Of course, the Miss Tomoko must have a tracking device on him.

“My story?”

“Yes, there are more stories like this. I want to know what purpose do humans have in using this item. According to you, the user himself will age faster than others, won’t he? ”

Thus, in order to not disappoint the Miss Tomoko, I told him about the first six episodes of the ‘Plot’ in daydream theater. She seemed to still want to know more, such as the specific mechanisms of the Time Capsule, including the strange people such as Castari …

I felt a surge of pride that I would one day be able to impart to the omniscient robot what they did not know. Furthermore, when facing a great beauty like Moro! The more I told the story, the more excited I became. Every time I told a story, I added my own conclusions and opinions. The Miss Tomoko would also raise more questions for me. Unknowingly, I felt like I had already transformed into a beautiful woman with a chill all over my body.

“Miss Tomoko, are you cold?” I asked.

“Me?” She laughed, and it was only then that I realized the Bionic Human weren’t afraid of the cold, but she seemed to have learnt how to take care of human emotions, “It’s a little cold.”

Just as I was about to strip her of her clothes and put them on, I suddenly heard a stern and loud voice from behind me: “Tomoko! You were here. ”

I didn’t even need to turn my head to know that this was obviously Jiang Xiaowei’s voice. She and Committee Member Cai had finally found us.

I could only take the opportunity to tidy up my own clothes. “I’m just talking to Miss Tomoko for a while.”

However, facing this tigress, I still felt a bit scared and didn’t dare to look back at her expression.

To my surprise, her tone of voice immediately calmed down: “Mr Latimer, how was your discussion with Tomoko?”

“We …” I was a little unable to answer, because I had been discussing some human nature issues with Tomoko the whole afternoon. I also didn’t talk about the daydream theater’s stories, but it seemed like they weren’t mentioned at all …

“We had a wonderful talk!” Moro stood up and walked to Jiang Xiaowei’s side, “We talked about a lot of Eloi Film And Television Company topics, including Time Capsule s and Castari.”

“Eh?” “There’s also the topic of life and death.”

“Life and death? “Haha …” Miss Jiang actually started laughing loudly. She didn’t know what to do and could only accompany them in laughing dryly.

“What a pity …” Tomoko’s tone was completely different from before, as her tone returned to a mechanical indifference, “It’s a pity that he’s only a host and doesn’t understand what’s inside at all.”

“So, in your opinion, he is completely useless?” The words of the Miss Jiang not only confused me, but also frightened me.

“He told me everything he could, so …” Miss Tomoko didn’t even look at me, as if he was a different person. “That’s why it’s just as you said, the value of the usage is basically zero.”

“Well, let’s go. Oh right, Committee Member Cai, it has been hard on you, but we, Moloch, have come to the conclusion that … ” She bowed towards the Committee Member Cai, expressing his apology, “We will not send the Miss Tomoko to be the host of Daydream Theater’s program. Of course, other robots could be considered. Mr Latimer… ”

She bowed to me as well, but the bow seemed to me to be a resounding slap in the face. “Do you want Blacky? Or is it Little White? ” This slap in the face made me realize that apart from humans, perhaps robots could not easily be trusted either. It also let me know that my mission had failed miserably.

“Wait …” I didn’t seem to want to give up, “Miss Tomoko, then were you acting all the time? You don’t care about the subject of life or death, you’re just doing something… “Program?”

Now it seems that the truth was already clear, the reason why Miss Jiang agreed to have a chat with me alone for a while was so that Miss Tomoko could extract information regarding Eloi from me. Poor me…

Moro did not turn back, but Jiang Xiaowei replied disdainfully: “Emotion is only a program that can be digitized, I hope you remember it.”

Of course … It must be remembered that no matter how beautiful this Miss Tomoko was or how understanding she was, as a robot, she could not respond to the emotions of humans. It was obviously not worth it. How could I have poured my emotions into this circuit before?

But perhaps the reversal was a bit too quick, I was still unable to react, I could only blankly watch as they disappeared into the distance.

Committee Member Cai jumped out to comfort me, “Sorry, I failed the lead! You heard what the Miss Jiang said, why do you all want that Tomoko? ”

Is that so? Why did he have to ask for that Tomoko? If I hadn’t harbored the intention to take advantage of Tomoko from the very beginning … Perhaps he wouldn’t suffer such retribution now?

At this moment, I was so embarrassed that I wanted to crawl into the tomb. I could only ask: “According to the rules of your Balance Bureau, do you really need Moloch to send someone to supervise?”

“Hehe, this is not necessary. However, for a period of time, the Daydream Theater will have to provide specific information on the operation of the program, which will be submitted to Moloch Enterprise for verification. ”

“Very good,” I breathed out. I didn’t want anything like Little Black or Little White. “I think I’ll have to go back and discuss the program.”

Committee Member Cai held my hand tightly: “It looks like I did not fail! Because, in the end, you will still provide information to Moloch, right? ”

“How long will it take?”

“I have to go back and study this.”

So we went home. I think that today’s situation is normal for Committee Member Cai, but for me… In my dream, I saw Tomoko performing a strange dance in front of me, and then she pounced on me, opening her bloody mouth, as if she wanted to swallow me whole …

I was a little desperate, because in a little while I would be on my way to the crew to report my foolish failure to friends who expected it from me.

Tomoko’s analysis is indeed not bad. A short while ago, I was still filled with good feelings towards her, but now, all I felt in my heart was disgust.