It was dark, the smell of wood fresh in the house, my mouth widened with a smile, for the first time after my wake I found something I have found a place close to home. Each step I took on the wooden floor let out light creeks signifying my weight as I walked further in. There were three windows; Two at the left side, another by the bed.
There was a bed, right beside one of the windows and then there were books on a shelf, it was clean, he had a big screen of black glass or whatever that is, he had a sink and a cooker I guess, I could see the burners but….
"Ohh…" I said out loud as I opened the cooker, the inside was hollow and there were racks, metallic racks… this was like an oven, but where is the place for the fire?
A lot have changed, this time things are probably different..
If only I had a way to know more about this world..
"SHIT!!" I said, remembering the book that I had. The book I said I was going to go through, the book to teach me about this new time… sigh.
I walked forward…
There was a table and a long three-seater chair, but at the side of the shelf, there was… something like a foam wrapped in cloth. It was oddly shaped, I touched it and poked at it, and just like I predicted its probably a kind of foam. This was a cozy place with a cozy environment.
Fast came the evening, and weakness came upon me, I have not properly rested ever since my wake, been fighting one battle or another.
I walked to the door, locking it as I headed to the bed, I was able to access the house because he had the keys in his stash but now I look at it, the lock inside is different from the one outside, well I don't care for now. I am just tired.
I headed to the bed and immediately checked underneath the bed to see if there are any traps or something, I removed the first layer of the sheet tucked in at the side, i observed but there was nothing under the sheet. Cant get too comfortable without checking for traps, Afterall this is the house of a Hunter.
A sudden calm rushed over me, I was tired, I climbed the bed and tucked myself in making myself comfy, I didn't have enough energy to think or reflect but I was sure of one thing and that was, this was going to be a long night….
*MORNING*
"Good morning, master Rio, its 6:33 in the morning, its time you start your training."
Someone is talking to me..
"Master Rio?" I heard once more and that was enough to prompt my eyes open.
"Huh" I said waking up in an instant… what was that?
"Good morning master rio" it said again. The voices slightly muffled but echoed through the room.
"….."I was too stunned to speak, is this the work of a witch? is this someone else? But I don't feel any presence close by, what's happening.
"Who are you? What master do you serve." I asked. Standing at alert in front of the bed.
"I am your personal assistant, and I serve you." The female voice replied back.
"Personal assistant? Then show yourself?" I said.
"As an AI, my presence is only digital, I possess no physical presence… " it replied me.
"Okay then why do you have the voice of a woman then and how can you see me; how did you know I was here?"
"I have the voice of a woman because you chose this voice and personality for me and I can see you through my motion sensors and cameras." She replied me. Wait cameras? Did she see me coming in yesterday? This may be troublesome.
"Is everything okay? Do I need to conduct a scan?" it asked me..
Scan? Everything is going way too fast, I need to calm down, what do I say, what do I do? Uhhhh.
"NO! you don't need to do a scan, why would you need that?" I asked again, trying to sound casual.
"Well, I wasn't available yesterday, remember, you permitted me to get an update, and that took a while because of the cell service over here." It said to me once more. It sounds so casual, like it has a mind of its own.
"Okay, that's good." I said, walking towards the couch. Now my anxiety is stable but I need to test if it knows me as an imposter or it's not just deceiving me to feel comfy while calling for backup.
"Uh, so what are you?" I said as I sat on the couch.
" I am an AI that was created and designed to assist you in things human intelligence are needed to solve, i…."
"What is an AI?" I budded in.
"Artificial intelligence" she responded.
"Okay so you have, intelligence, which means you have a brain?" I asked.
"I do not possess a brain but I have codes and programs, and yes you can consider them to be functions and obligations I carry out set at designated times, you could also call it my brain but I do not posses the organ itself, so I do not posses a brain." it replied me, what in the world again are codes and programs.
"Codes and programs?"
"Yes, a set of instructions and commands, I follow to be of assistance and help to you." it said
"Then who gave you those instructions and…. simply put who made you?" I asked, my questions were becoming clearer.
"I am man made, I am a contribution of different ai personalities and programs, which are like subdivisions assigned to make me function according to your will." It said.
But how? How can I hear it, from what medium? I am still confused, where is the personality stored, I will take my questions one at a time but for now let me slow down.
"Is everything okay master Rio?" it asked after I had become silent for a while.
"Uh, yes, it… everything is alright." I replied, this was a calm and good environment but now all of a sudden, the house talks, what the hell is going on.
"So will you be going through with your training this morning?" it asked me once again.
I mean I don't want to train so ill just say n…. then it came to me.
This could be an opportunity, to learn about the Primis lex, if possible, this AI can help me with that, if I get to know how big they are now and some other info then that should suffice.
"Yes, I would love to go through with my training this morning." I replied..
"alright, todays regiment will be displayed on the TV screen in the next 30 seconds." It said.
Oh God a new one , TV screen, what is that?
I walked forward, sitting on the chair and looking at the big black glass hanged in front of me. My instinct tell me this is what she is talking about but how can..
"…" I was too stunned to speak as I witnessed colors and letters fly around in the glass. It started with initials LG and now...
"Alright here are the programs for today." …
"Hold on what is this?" I asked and then it replied.
"This is todays…."
"No, No, I mean what is this, what is this instrument showing colors and what was that, how can I see other people without them in the flesh? wait, what is the….." Questions upon questions flooded in, this was all new to me and I wanted to get it, I wanted to understand and thankfully I did.
"so this is called a television? And that moving painting or like you said images are videos." I said after a long hour of asking questions upon questions, upon questions.
The training put on the TV was a workout session, apparently, 'Master Rio' called this his ritual every morning, too bad I killed him, any who.
I followed the instructions and techniques I saw on the TV and indeed, though I wasn't human I felt the heat but it was still easy.
"I see you are done with todays session, how would you rate todays session?" it asked me.
"easy in my opinion." I said.
"Yeah, I can see that." It replied me.
"Hold on, how…. Oh, through motion sensors right?" I replied, now slowly getting accustomed to the whole AI thing.
"May I recommend that you put on the smart watch in your bag so I can access your heart beat and some other health conditions?" it said….
"Hmmm, is it really necessary?" I asked
"Well, no, but it proves useful, in instances like this, where I can better recommend thngs like training sessions for you, with this I can know your blood type, what is healthy and what is not so healthy for you, your heart rate, when you are tired and many more, I can also help with navigation, in case you decide to walk through the forest or just navigating other routes."
Did I just hear it right, my heart rate?
"Oh, hold on, my heart rate from a watch? there is no freaking way." I said, this just stroke a nerve of interest.
"Alright I will try it." I replied, though my mind pointed at every danger this could bring forth, I ignored them but still, I stayed cautious.
I mean what could happen?
"from the information I am getting, this workout session wasn't really a workout session. In fact its barely a warm up for you." It said.
"well yes, that's why I rated it easy."
"Right now your heart rate is 195 beats per minute, so I would recommend we dial up the numbers." It said.
"wait my heart rate is 195.."I said as I looked at the watch, showing me more..
According to the AI this would help with my muscle mass and strength, including endurance, dialing it up a notch was not just the numbers but added weights, there were heavy things in the house called dumbbells, they ranged from 10kg up to 120kg. I don't know exactly what these things are but they cant be as much of a hassle as Logs right?