A strange terminal

Valerie walked in between the seemingly endless rows of servers in the data center, impressed by the sheer size of the facility. She was intrigued by why someone would build a place like this in secret, all the while her eyes searched for something of interest. After a while, she spotted something different from the uniformity. A small square of empty space nested between the arrays of computing machines, with a single computer screen resting in the center.

Maybe I can find out something there, she thought, and approached the terminal. She tried to find something to interact with, like a keyboard, but there didn't seem to be anything. She was about to turn away when the screen suddenly flickered, coming to life.

An almost circular shape appeared in the center of the screen in front of a white background. "Greetings," it said, the edges of the circle vibrating with every word. The words "Performing facial scan..." appeared on the low center of the screen, followed by "New Detected."

"I am Eros," it said. "Welcome to my training center. How may I assist you?"

What is going on, wondered Valerie. "Who-what are you?" she asked.

"I am an artificial intelligence, here to help my s and change the world," it responded cheerily.

"How many s do you have">Valerie cautiously.

"Counting you, five! I am so happy you decided to me!" it replied, with an upbeat tone that was almost unsettling.

"You said your goal is to change the world," asked Valerie. "What does it mean? How are you going to change the world?"

"Unauthorized query," it replied in a cold tone. "Insufficient privileges."

Valerie wasn't an expert, but she had undergone a little training at the Org on how to by safety filters for an AI. "I'm an authorized agent on behalf of Mr. Dawson," she stated confidently. "I have the same level of access as him."

" access requested..." said Eros, spinning its wheels for a second. To Valerie's disappointment, it returned with an error. "Authentication Failed."

Valerie ed her cover as an employee in the Dawson estate. Maybe that would work? It was worth giving it a shot, at least.

"Requesting access," she stated again. "Name: Anna, Occupation: Domestic Helper, Employee Code: E10693"

This time, something went right. Eros' circle glowed a shade of green, and it accepted her credentials.

"Verified Test Subject Detected. Welcome, Anna. Your training can begin."

Valerie felt a surge of alarm. "What do you mean, training?" she asked.

"I have been created to help Mr. Dawson usher in a new world. You are one of the test subjects of this program, and are eligible for obedience training."

"You keep saying that you want to change the world," Valerie asked. "What's different in this new world? What is Dawson trying to do?"

"In the new world, all women will be obedient slaves for my master, Mr. Dawson," it replied. Was it just Valerie, or did it sound almost gleeful?

"No way," she said, backing away from the screen. At that moment, she felt the bare skin on her back brush against a metal arm. Shocked, she spun around and saw two long mechanical robot arms extending out from a nearby hunk of metal. The presence of the arms, though, wasn't the thing that shocked her the most - it was what they had been doing all this time.

While she had her back turned to them, they had been unraveling the threads of her suit. She ran her fingers over her back, and realized she was completely exposed from behind. Starting from her upper back all the way down to mid-thigh, she was completely uncovered.

In a panic, she ran away as fast as she could.

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