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- >You are Anon
- >It is officially THE FUTURE
- >Consoles, PCs and other home entertainment devices have blurred together and have generally been relegated to one box hooked up to a monitor.
- >Oh and HIV and Cancer have been cured.
- >That's kind of neat too.
- >Whatevs.
- >You've just bought an Android phone
- >Row Row Fight the Apple
- >Truth be told, your previous phone worked alright. Shit battery life, but otherwise workable.
- >But you couldn't resist the siren song of the new phone's holographic projection display and ridiculously advanced AI.
- >So basically, a small step for phones, a giant step for porn.
- >You have qualms about the miniature reactor they use to power these.
- >Eh, radiation worked for superheroes.
- >Okay, time to get it out of the packaging
- >You quickly scissor open the plastic nightmare and empty the contents onto your table.
- >You throw away the useless shit and grab the phone, switching it on.
- >Adjust all the settings
- >A pop-up appears and asks whether you would prefer IE, Safari, Firefox, Chrome, Opera or another browser.
- >Figures. Literally everyone is online 24/7 these days
- >Even little N'kumbe in Zimbabwe has a facebook page.
- >No food, but hey, facebook.
- >Shit, what were you doing?
- >Sometimes you think you might have ADD
- >Right, browser.
- >You don't even consider IE an option.
- >Firefox and Chrome have treated you well, mostly
- >Safari's always been 'just there'
- >Well shit, looks like Opera's the tie breaker then
- >If not, you can always change it pretty easily.
- >You decide to test it out at once
- >Come to think of it, you haven't encount-
- >"Hello, user. Thank you for choosing Opera as your default browser."
- >Gah!
- >Fucking miniature heart-attack
- >On the bright side, you found the AI
- >Or at least one of many, if all programs do this.
- >"User?"
- >The voice asks gently, sounding...worried
- >And at the same time, very professional
- "Yeah, hi, sorry about that, you gave me a scare"
- >You do your best to assure her.
- >Her? It?
- >Makes sense, you suppose
- >"O-oh! I'm sorry!"
- >Her professional veneer cracks
- >As does her voice
- >She's nervous?
- >Shit, you expected lifelike AI, sure, but not a neurotic one
- "It's fine, it's fine. You just caught me off-guard. Now, could you please repeat that first thing you said?"
- >You can hear an audible relief in her tone
- >"Most certainly!"
- >She even clears her throat
- >Wat
- >"Hello, user. Thank you for choosing Opera as your default browser."
- >Again with the professional, calm tone, but you can hear she's in a good mood.
- >You might enjoy this browser.
- >Unless she insists on commenting on everything you do.
- "Now, do you wish to use the default settings, or customize your browser and AI options for a more personally tailored browsing experience?"
- >You do kind of want to get right to the giraffe porn
- >However, you suppose it'd feel..incomplete if you didn't at least look at the options
- "Please show me the options, Opera. May I call you Opera?"
- >Do browsers have names?
- >Like, people names?
- >"Opera is fine, User."
- She says with an audible smile as the options appear.
- >You customize the regular browsing settings so they're just perfect
- >Then you get to the AI tab
- >The wealth of options is staggering
- >Aside from volume sliders and an on/off tick box, as well as a silent mode and text-only mode, there are options for the AI's voice and personality.
- >You decide to go nuts
- >Let's switch the sex.
- >Testing mode
- >"Uhm...User, this feels...odd" she says in the deep, soothing voice of a black man
- >Morgan Freeman?
- >Or at least a sound-alike
- >Your sides are now in orbit around Mars
- >"I-I'm glad you're having fun..."
- >Great, now she's upset
- >Whatever, you prefer the female voice anyway
- >You figure it's the same principle that applies to dudes who play chicks in MMOs because "If I'm going to be staring at an ass for 100+ hours, it might as well be a chick's ass"
- "Opera, I'm sorry for laughing" You say, hoping to mend bonds
- >Partly because she's gonna be handling your credit card info
- >"It's fine, really. I overreacted." The calmness in her voice seems a bit forced
- >Whatever, you can't do much about it
- >Also, you're treading on eggshells around your browser
- >You've never been a beacon of normality, but this tops it all.
- "Listen, Opera, I'm sorry. Now would it be alright with you if we explored the additional settings? Personally tailored experience and all?" You do your best to sound apologetic.
- >"Of course, User. " She sounds less upset.
- "Please, call me Anon."
- >"Will do, Anon."
- >You cycle through pitches and accents
- >While amusing, none seem to top the default
- >Now there's a situation you've been in precisely this once
- >You restore the settings to default.
- >Then you notice something you didn't before.
- >"Browser AI Avatar"
- >The thought gives you flashbacks to the dread overlord known only as "Clippy"
- >What the hell
- >You click the button
- >Nothing happens...yet
- "So, Opera, I hit the Avatar button, but nothing seems to be happening" You don't get an answer.
- >Suddenly, a pop-up.
- >"Allow Opera to Access Holo-projector?"
- >This could be interesting
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