Solaria - S1 Read Free Page A

think about the photo after the lab closes tonight."
     
    "Yes. That makes sense. I will do that."
     
    For the rest of the morning Solaria assisted in testing the chip's performance. Afterward, she studied chemical molecular biology and auto-mechanical robotic engineering. If she were going to take care of herself in the future, she would have to understand completely how her body functioned.
     
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    Month Seven
     
    Carley was examining the latest results of her diagnostic examination of Solaria. Everything appeared to be functioning properly. In fact, according to the latest computer analysis, if she didn't know Solaria was a Hubot, she wouldn't have been able to tell the difference between the AI brain and a human brain. She had achieved her lifelong dream.
     
    There was another success story, though; one about which she had been less sure of in the beginning. With the help of two fellow scientists in the Pseudo-organ Development Program lab, Carley was able to create software to mask the components that monitored and translated biological functions into an electronic language that the CPUs could understand. If Solaria were screened by any equipment without the proper recognition codes, the device would generate false images of human organs and mask the electronics attached to each one. This would provide a degree of protection until she could be recovered by Future Dynamicon. The one thing the Company insisted on was making sure their beta model didn't fall into the wrong hands. The only way to insure that was to make it virtually impossible for civilian and military medical facilities to detect anything unusual or abnormal about her.
     
    Because of her bio-engineering, her musculature and skeletal composition also appeared normal, although her entire system was enhanced beyond normal parameters. The improvements gave Solaria the advantage of superior strength and speed, things her designers insisted were needed if Hubots were to be beneficial to their human counterparts. Such characteristics would allow them to do jobs that normally required at least two humans as well as eliminating the possibility of human error and injuries. Hubots would be extremely efficient as bodyguards as well as beneficial to the service industry.
     
    It was during one of her routine physical exams that the subject of sex was broached. Lying on the table, Solaria watched the monitors while Carley attached the adhesive patches to her skin and then clipped the electronic wires to each tab on the patch. Tiny sensors would detect any transmission errors as well as send data directly to the holographic monitor in front of her. Three-dimensional imaging would allow Carley to see every angle of her bio-mechanical structure. Malfunctions would be categorized by importance, color coded and then sent to the biology and technology departments for final analysis. Carley was knowledgeable enough, though, to recognize that Solaria's body was operating perfectly.
     
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    Carley's hands were warm; her touch pleasant, arousing strange sensations Solaria couldn't understand.
     
    "Are you feeling okay?" Carley asked, noticing the flushed skin. Concerned that Solaria might have contracted a virus from one of the lab techs, she touched the Hubot's cheek to see if it was hot. As technologically advanced as Solaria was, her human body was still susceptible to viral and bacterial infections.
     
    "I feel fine. Your touch is having a strange effect on me. I'm trying to isolate the nerves and blood vessels that are responding to your stimuli to see what's wrong."
     
    Carley blushed. She had taken over Solaria's physical examination because she didn't want anyone taking advantage of the Hubot's innocence. It never occurred to her that her touch would cause such a reaction. Clearing her throat, she intercepted Solaria's hands as they moved toward the pubic area to inspect the tingling skin.
     
    "It's okay, Solaria. I think I owe you an