![]() Bright white lights illuminated cafeteria-style counters and tables it reminded me of the mess hall back at Alta Base, though the scents… well, they were unusual. If a plant is alive because it can respond to sunlight, then you’re alive.” “I don’t want to beĪ low ceiling. “ So you can kind of do that one already. If I could fly, do you think it would make me alive? Do you think that’s why whoever created me forbade me from being able to move on my own?” “You can use your smaller thrusters to adjust your position,” I said. “A living thing has to be able to respond to stimuli to better its situation. “The mere fact that you made me your pilot proves that.” “Basic self-determinism is the second,” M-Bot said. I’ve changed, haven’t I? I can learn, I can grow.” “ Definitely,” I said. That doesn’t mean I’m not alive.” “The dione philosopher and scientist Zentu claimed that there are three important hallmarks that indicate true life. “ I’m not a very good storyteller either. “This is more proof that I’m not really alive, isn’t it?” “ Don’t be silly,” I said. There was always a passion in her voice that M-Bot, however well intentioned, couldn’t impart. She made the stories of Old Earth come alive, simply in the way she told them. ![]() ![]() ![]() And… Why are you sighing? Did I do something wrong?” “I just miss Gran-Gran,” I said softly. Historically, she was instrumental in turning back a Blackfoot raid, where she first gained renown among other Crow. ![]()
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