Chapter Thirty-Eight
Erik gave a final wave to the smiling salesman as his MX 60 rose from the parking lot. He reached into his pocket and pulled out Emma. A quick push, and she was slotted back into the IO port and fully interfaced with the vehicle.
“Ah, much better,” the AI observed, her voice now coming from the vehicle’s speakers. “It’s good to have a body again, and it’s such a nice body.”
Erik accelerated away, retaining manual control. “There’s something I’ve been wondering about. It’s been bugging me for a while.”
“What’s that?” Emma asked.
“Your voice is always the same,” Erik observed. “And when you project a hologram of yourself, it’s the same.”
“Is that so?” Emma replied, and this time, her voice sounded exactly like Erik’s. “I can change it easily.” She had changed to Ji
