Erlind
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(This thread is reserved fuckmeat.)
Eric Dreich had earned Eagle in the Boy Scouts when he was young and had been active part of his college’s lacrosse team. He drank at parties, but never to the point where he was black out drunk, and was often the one to make sure everyone made it home at the end of the night. Eric was engaged to Bridget his college sweetheart for two and a half years before she broke it off. She had been cheating on him. Eric would have forgiven her, but she didn’t love him anymore. In the last four years, Eric had worked at the same job for the same pay. It was good money and he was excellent at the job, but his boss Claire often took credit for his work.
Eric worked for a large firm on the cutting edge of Artificial Intelligence technology. True AI was still out of their grasp, but creating programs to manage and do problem solving for already automated systems was possible, if difficult and expensive. Eric’s department worked hard on the framework of those programs and to him it was an art. Each project deserved attention and needed key details sculpted to fit the needs of the customer. The higher ups didn’t understand the skill it took and Claire would never let them. It was always the work of her team and never was any one of them mentioned. She even doctored her hours to make it look like she had done the bulk of the work. Eric put up with it though, because she could work the corporate world better than him and he felt it was hopeless.
A friend of his had suggested a night with a clone to work out the frustration on. Eric had brushed him off, but the more he thought about it the more he realized it was just what he needed. He wasn’t really going to be hurting anyone, other than maybe the clone. He could yell and scream out the things that he couldn’t at work at the person who was the source of his current troubles. He could even hit her some if that’s what he wanted. Just one night to work it all out of his system and he could go back to dealing with Claire.
* * *
Two men walked down the red carpeted hallway. One wore an expensive suit, had a winning smile, and carried an electronic clipboard. The other man had a part in his light brown hair and wore a suit as well, if a much less flashy one. He had gentle blue eyes and a nervous look on his face. Eric was the latter of the two.
“Did you have any problems with the description I gave you?” Eric was nervous. He knew that working with basically human brains made the process incredibly easier, but he had easier with crafting AI from scratch and knew how hard it could be. “That’s all she is,” he reminded himself silently, “an impressive AI.”
“Don’t worry about a thing Mr. Dreich. Her memories won’t be exact, but there is no way to do that. Still, with the information and photo you provided us with, the experience should be just what you wanted.” The salesman was much more professional than Eric had expected. Most people that came here were probably just looking for sex, so Eric had imagined a dirty porno shop. Cloning was an expensive business though and Clone Age Dream Centers had spared no expense making their customers feel at home.
After finalizing the fund transfer from Eric’s bank the salesman lead him to a wooden door with a brass number three on it. Eric was told he had all night if he wanted it and before Eric could explain he wouldn’t need it, the salesman was gone. Entering the room he found his Claire clone was not inside. Instead, it was some kind of changing room. There was a full bath, a nice bench with a neat if slightly out of place plastic sheet over it, and two full four drawer dressers. Though curious about what was inside, Eric decided he didn’t really want to know.
He crossed the room to the opposite door. His hand rested on the knob nervous about what was on the other side. With a deep breath Eric walked into the room to face the clone of Claire.
Eric Dreich had earned Eagle in the Boy Scouts when he was young and had been active part of his college’s lacrosse team. He drank at parties, but never to the point where he was black out drunk, and was often the one to make sure everyone made it home at the end of the night. Eric was engaged to Bridget his college sweetheart for two and a half years before she broke it off. She had been cheating on him. Eric would have forgiven her, but she didn’t love him anymore. In the last four years, Eric had worked at the same job for the same pay. It was good money and he was excellent at the job, but his boss Claire often took credit for his work.
Eric worked for a large firm on the cutting edge of Artificial Intelligence technology. True AI was still out of their grasp, but creating programs to manage and do problem solving for already automated systems was possible, if difficult and expensive. Eric’s department worked hard on the framework of those programs and to him it was an art. Each project deserved attention and needed key details sculpted to fit the needs of the customer. The higher ups didn’t understand the skill it took and Claire would never let them. It was always the work of her team and never was any one of them mentioned. She even doctored her hours to make it look like she had done the bulk of the work. Eric put up with it though, because she could work the corporate world better than him and he felt it was hopeless.
A friend of his had suggested a night with a clone to work out the frustration on. Eric had brushed him off, but the more he thought about it the more he realized it was just what he needed. He wasn’t really going to be hurting anyone, other than maybe the clone. He could yell and scream out the things that he couldn’t at work at the person who was the source of his current troubles. He could even hit her some if that’s what he wanted. Just one night to work it all out of his system and he could go back to dealing with Claire.
* * *
Two men walked down the red carpeted hallway. One wore an expensive suit, had a winning smile, and carried an electronic clipboard. The other man had a part in his light brown hair and wore a suit as well, if a much less flashy one. He had gentle blue eyes and a nervous look on his face. Eric was the latter of the two.
“Did you have any problems with the description I gave you?” Eric was nervous. He knew that working with basically human brains made the process incredibly easier, but he had easier with crafting AI from scratch and knew how hard it could be. “That’s all she is,” he reminded himself silently, “an impressive AI.”
“Don’t worry about a thing Mr. Dreich. Her memories won’t be exact, but there is no way to do that. Still, with the information and photo you provided us with, the experience should be just what you wanted.” The salesman was much more professional than Eric had expected. Most people that came here were probably just looking for sex, so Eric had imagined a dirty porno shop. Cloning was an expensive business though and Clone Age Dream Centers had spared no expense making their customers feel at home.
After finalizing the fund transfer from Eric’s bank the salesman lead him to a wooden door with a brass number three on it. Eric was told he had all night if he wanted it and before Eric could explain he wouldn’t need it, the salesman was gone. Entering the room he found his Claire clone was not inside. Instead, it was some kind of changing room. There was a full bath, a nice bench with a neat if slightly out of place plastic sheet over it, and two full four drawer dressers. Though curious about what was inside, Eric decided he didn’t really want to know.
He crossed the room to the opposite door. His hand rested on the knob nervous about what was on the other side. With a deep breath Eric walked into the room to face the clone of Claire.