.. When Julie saw me at her door she smiled and hugged me and said, "That was so cool Erin, thank you so much." And she kissed me on the cheek. Well, ...t least that's where it ended up as I turned my face just in time.I told her it was OK and fun, and that I was glad to help her out as she pulled me inside and walked over to her couch. I was still pretty uncomfortable as we spoke more, and she could see there was a problem so finally she asked me directly, "What's wrong, Erin?" Well, I..." David. ”Even though I had seen it while I was in her programming I was still having a hard time accepting it. Then I started to think about the emotion I hadn’t been able to identify. The one that seemed to be made up of ALL of the others. My god I thought. Was it possible? Had the program had that deep of an effect? Had it advanced as I had hope it would? No, I shook my head it would take an extremely powerful android ... Nodding again, I remembered she’d emptied quite well over half her memory to. Fatima still had mixed thoughts about Christy. But she was following her into danger, so that counted for something. She reached the top of the stairs and turned into her mother's room. The door was smashed open and a pile of dust from one of Aaliyah's homunculi lay before it.A man stood inside her mom's room, his arm held tight about her mom's throat. Fatima gaped at the placid look in her mom's eyes. She didn't struggle at all in the man's arms. Her eyes narrowed at the stranger dressed in a. I left the kitchen and knocked on Race's door."What is it? I'm studying."I'd never caught my boy studying. His father would threaten to beat him, but that was years ago. I guess I had assumed Race studied. It's just that I rarely visited when he was in his room."I won't bother you, then." Those cookies smell pretty great." Do you want one?" Do you have one?" I guessed he didn't want me to bother him again, if I didn't."Yes." I turned the door knob and entered holding up a saucer with two warm.