The Phoenix Code
“"To make your own choice." The android's upturned face made a pale oval in the bright lab. "Most human names have no meaning to me. The only ones I associate with anything significant are Megan and Raj." She smiled at the incongruous thought. "I don't think you should use Megan." "Wouldn't you like your own name?" Raj asked him.
"Such as?" Aris asked.
"Eriksson," Raj suggested.
"Why Eriksson?" "Leif Eriksson was a great Norse explorer." "I am not a great Norse explorer." "Well, no," Raj said. "...How about Arick? Or Bjorn?" "That I have his tissue, sperm, and facial structure doesn't make me Arick Bjornsson." The android shrugged. "Jed, Raymond, Tammy, Carlos, Ahmed, Isaacthey are all the same to me." Raj rubbed his chin. "Our only other idea was Ander." Aris suddenly went still. "Yes." "You like that one?" Megan asked.
"Yes." "Good." When he didn't elaborate, she asked, "Why?" "It is what I am," the newly named Ander answered, his words more animated.
"What you are?" Raj asked.
"An android." "Oh." Megan blinked.MoreLess
"Such as?" Aris asked.
"Eriksson," Raj suggested.
"Why Eriksson?" "Leif Eriksson was a great Norse explorer." "I am not a great Norse explorer." "Well, no," Raj said. "...How about Arick? Or Bjorn?" "That I have his tissue, sperm, and facial structure doesn't make me Arick Bjornsson." The android shrugged. "Jed, Raymond, Tammy, Carlos, Ahmed, Isaacthey are all the same to me." Raj rubbed his chin. "Our only other idea was Ander." Aris suddenly went still. "Yes." "You like that one?" Megan asked.
"Yes." "Good." When he didn't elaborate, she asked, "Why?" "It is what I am," the newly named Ander answered, his words more animated.
"What you are?" Raj asked.
"An android." "Oh." Megan blinked.MoreLess
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