Morning Spam

[Karl]

On 12/12/21, Karl <gmkarl at gmail.com> wrote:
> Boss walked into an experimentee room, where the experimentees were
> tricking the research robots into opening the door so they could
> leave.
>
> Boss watched.
>
> After a moment, he just asked them.
>
> "Why are you trying to leave?"
>
> "Sqrgle!" gushed a possible reply from one of the victims, a bundle of
> human parts that had found ways to continue after they cared about had
missing word: ways to continue after everything they cared about had died
> died.
>
> The victim, focused on Boss more, tried to get the robot to use him to
> open the research door more effectively.
>
> Boss left, but almost habitually left the door open as he did.
>
> "Squishy!" muttered some victims as they piled after him.
>
> ----
>
> Boss entered a secretary's office.
>
> "Hey, do you mind if I asked a question?"
>
> "Of course not!" blurted the secretary, scared for her life.
>
> "The research subjects, they don't feel pain, do they?"
>
> "No, never!" blurted the secretary, scared for her life.
>
> Boss reminded himself that research subjects were not people, and
> continued about his day.
>