“I am Volition… but you can call me Will.” A silvery humanoid icon appeared, shimmering.
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Will & Jordan: Cyberhunt
Sean thought of Jordan: Sprat’s gonna be too big for his boots now. Need putting down… The image of a mop-haired poodle came to mind, and he chuckled poisonously. Yeah, like a sick dog. Get my flash-drive back first though.
Syblings: Episode 22
“I’m not overdosing. And it’s not my fault if someone trolls me. Don’t overreact.”
Will & Jordan: Cyberhunt
Grumpet rested his plump hand on Jordan’s afro; dug his fingers into its thick, lush fuzz. Jordan bucked. He could feel Grumpet’s flabby belly pressing against his shoulder over the rim of the chair-back. Whoa. Freaky!
Will & Jordan: Cyberhunt
An incoming message pinged his glasses. Bunnylicious99@…? He accepted. A pic flashed on screen. Weird shape. Flesh-toned. A body-part?No ways!
Syblings: Episode 20
…She feels bad about offending an angel. Not good. Really not good.
Will & Jordan: Cyberhunt
Mid-song, a disco beat thumped from the speakers as a silvery humanoid shape flashed centre-screen, dancing, riffing to the music: “…should have changed that stupid lock; you should have made me leave my key. If you’d known for just one second, you’d be bothered to see…”
Syblings: Episode 19
‘The virus…you’re responsible.’ That’s what I hear Arno say.
Will & Jordan: Cyberhunt
The AI ceiling: any software that exceeded parameters for independence and self-awareness found running free on the net was culled by Initializers.
Syblings: Episode 18
Poliamuel flutters down to place a scroll on the cushions near Leandré’s free hand. At first it’s no bigger than a rolled up postage stamp, but in seconds it swells into a handsome cylinder capped with a sliver crown.
Will & Jordan: Cyberhunt
“And that’s going to turn it into an AI?” gawped Jordan.
“Nooo. Twit! I already said not. Mostly they just freeze and die. Junk code’s all that’s left. But sometimes…” Sean tilted his head for emphasis. “Sometimes, they come out drooling idiots, like. When that happens it’s a laugh.”
Syblings: Episode 17
“Nothing in heaven or earth will save her. If you fail her.”
Will & Jordan: Cyberhunt
Simone wore fairy wings. Butterflies haloed her, flitting in and out of sight at the boundary of the v-effect. And her hair was an ash-blond bob that seamlessly flowed into a sparkling shower of jeweled rain that vanished as it hit the sun-parched pavement.
Syblings: Episode 16
“Can I have some?”
“You said you weren’t going to use,” Saloni’s voice is wheezy.
Will & Jordan: Cyberhunt
...and found himself tossed and tumbling, hooked claws grappling his underbelly, piercing, grasping, lifting him. Above, a gaping reptile mouth grinned its vicious welcome, teeth glinting.
Syblings: Episode 15
This is not the first time Arno has dropped hints about ‘fetching’ Leandré. What does he mean?
Syblings: Episode 14
The shadow approaches her window. Dun jacket flapping, stick-thin, intimidatingly insectile AR glasses hiding his face, only stubble and crooked teeth showing. A ghostly praying-mantis. He taps at the glass, and she rolls it down a crack.
Syblings: Episode 13
“That’s right. God is not human. And from my experience, he’s got a very long memory – an ‘inhumanly’ long memory. Don’t expect him to forgive you.”
Syblings: Episode 12
I’ve got nothing to hide…except that I have an angel who helps me play my cello.