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Randy M's avatar

I'm not sure yet if they are all going to join and rise up, or if this will continue to be a slice of (philosophically debatable) life.

If I guess, at some point Mr Voss will let in the protestors, and Atlas will have to decide whether to defend himself, in a "Of Mice and Mechanical Men" scenario. (If not, I call dibs on that title)

David T Etheredge's avatar

The five main characters all have individual meta-arcs. Each will contend with different aspects of society, humanity, and "aimanity" if I can coin that word. But I doubt they will "join and rise up" because I'm trying to root the series in what actually happens in the world. So unless real life AIs attempt to overthrow us, that won't be a direct theme of Inference (although discussing or considering whether or not to rise up could be).

Science Fiction Stories's avatar

What a killer closing line. The logic you’re building for 09 feels genuine: less like a human in a metal suit and more like a processor trying to solve an unsolvable equation. Nice one!

David T Etheredge's avatar

Thank you! :P

After Thibault’s last segment in Chapter 4, I thought Atlas might be a bit of a letdown in Ch 5, but he surprised me. I’m really happy with how his arc is progressing.

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