Memberships & Bargining chips
R1T9A
It was backwater realm splintered between the digital and material reality. I parked the ship on the side of the road. R1TA 2.0 got out first and looked around first examining the world.
She turned around and around then her gaze locked on something behind the car. I had an idea what it was. The rest of us got out of the ship and looked in the direction of the city.
“That’s That’s…the spider web verse. How? What is this?” R1TA was confused.
I turned toward a glimering city of light and a web network of webs that ran up ward to a hallo of stars. It was twin mirror copy of Newark City State and couldn’t help smiling. She did it. I looked toward CEO James. “Is this satisfactory as a starter point.”
CEO James nodded. “Yes. This is it. This will do well. If it can be expanded upon then this could be the border expansion we need for the growing population Newark City State.”
R1TA turned back to us in confusion. “I don’t underatand. Why are we in the Spider Web verse? How is this possible to enter the Web of Newark network?!”
I pointed at her. “You led us here. You did good. Your the first R1TA to advance the dream world. Do you remember Cyberpunk’s story for making the dream realm?”
R1TA frowned shaking her head. “He didn’t make the dream realm. Simon and his children made the map and forged the dream realm from their wishes and minds as did their descendants after them. I didn’t make this the spider web verse. I just-“
“You just combined them.” CEO James said. “Now they are locked together and Cyberpunk Dream realm has begun it’s first expansion. Thanks to your efforts. You have fulfilled your job. Battlestar will be richly rewarded for this.”
“Okay. I guess that is…” R1TA 2.0 paused frowning at me. “You said I am the first R1TA model to do this. What about the others?”
I shrugged. “They tried and failed. Some times in major ways and it was one of the reasons. I had to kill them.”
R1TA 2.0 looked at me. “You killed them?! I thought. I was told they were retired because they malfunctioned.”
Hmm. Interesting. “No. They were killers and psychopaths. They purposely created hell realms or kidnapped customers and sold them as slaves to other realms. I hunted them down and retired them.. It’s part of my protocol. They were weak. It surprises me you didn’t know that.”
“The job is done. Can we go back now?” R1TA said trying to close the subject and walked to the passenger door but CEO James stood in her way.
“I need you to sign over the rights to this expansion to-“
“-I don’t own myself. R1TA said stiffly. “Mr. Sigma-“
“- Is your father not owner. I asked him this morning over breakfast. He said you could decide on your own. So. Will you sign it over to my company?”
“Okay. What are you offering me?” R1TA asked. “What are you to me?”
“That is a private matter I will not discuss publicly. But, you are smart girl you should be able to figure it out. 40k ebs and membership in the James family group.”
R1TA 2.0 stared at CEO James. “60k and ship of my own. I don’t need membership in your group.”
“Membership is apart of the deal or there is no deal. 65k ebs Membership and a ship. No. Deal you go back to a deal of slaving for Sigma for forty years if he lives that long.”
“Fine. Deal.” R1TA 2.0 said and turned to me “Can we go back now.”
I smiled. “Okay.”
