“And just what exactly is your side of the story?”

  The Prime Minister wasn't happy, but there wasn't much he could do without the input of this hologram and the assembly before him.

  “A better question is why your head is so far up your ass.”

  The Prime Minister wasn't phased, but there were several chuckles and laughs throughout the assembly. The Prime Minister gave motion and the assembly silences.

  “We still need to know your side of the story for the history books.”

  Pathfinder ATT101 picks up a chair and launches it at the Prime Minister. Several military men pull up their rifles when the Prime Minister gives the command to hold.

  “It's a criminal offense to attack the Prime Minister.”

  The hologram laughs.

  “Your ancestors were criminals!”

  “Do go on.”

  “No.”

  The meeting was over. He and the woman were escorted out. Several more meetings were called and similar events unfolded. The hologram answered to no one; he was finally forcefully separated from the woman. The Prime Minister had another option; he sat with the hologram in his shielded cell.

  “You risk being deleted if you don't cooperate; wouldn't you rather not be deleted?”

  “Your society is among the sickest group of bastards I've ever met; I can see why 'Yozuki' reacted the way that he did. I say let him 'delete' your society and be done with it. I don't care if I'm deleted at this point.”

  The Prime Minister wasn't about to be phased.

  “We do need your side of the story for the record books.”

  “DELETE ME!”

  His program scatters.

  Over the next few weeks, any attempts to reason with him were met with a similar response.

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  The fateful day came when the Prime Minister was in a similar meeting; Yozuki appeared before them. Shots and magnapulses fired, but they had no effect.

  “Evening Prime Minister. How's it going?”

  The Prime Minster slumps back in his chair.

  “Wrong answer!”

  Yozuki snaps his fingers and one of the militarymen is vaporized.

  “Now. Where's the hologram at.”

  The Prime Minister doesn't answer.

  “Make this easy on yourself PM; I can execute you with the snap of a finger. Make my life easy; I'm frustrated enough as it is. I wouldn't want to have to... T-O-R-T-U-R-E you before I kill you.”

  The Prime Minister doesn't answer; he feels a jolt hit his body. A magnapulse hits Yozuki again with no effect; the military officer is vaporized. The Prime Minister feels another wave hit his body. A military officer vaporizes.

  “Alright!”

  “Very good!”

  The Prime Minister steps down from his seat at the front of the assembly; Yozuki disappears and appears next to him.

  “Aren't you so much happier knowing that you just do as you are told?”

  The Prime Minister gets jolted with electricity on cue; he nods. He gets jolted again.

  –

  Inside the cell, Pathfinder ATT101 appears before Yozuki and the Prime Minister.

  “Delete me! Get it over with! I want no more in this!”

  “Okay.”

  Yozuki snaps his fingers and the Prime Minister is vaporized.

  Pathfinder ATT101 is left to calculate the situation. Yozuki wasn't about to delete him; there was probably a reason he was here.

  “That was some fun a few months back, wasn't it?”

  Pathfinder ATT101 is left to guage the situation; Yozuki slams his hand into the wall behind him.

  “You seem to need some time to think about it. I'll meet up later; say on the other side of the planet? Let's have some fun then.”

  His matrix dissipates. Pathfinder ATT101 is left to himself.

  For the first time, he was left in silence, he had no one poking him with an electric device, he wasn't being used against his will, and he was finally left to mull just what was going on. He didn't get much time, the woman was at his cell.

  “That hologram... he's you isn't he?”

  Pathfinder ATT101 just nods.

  “He said to meet you here for some fun. What did he mean?”

  Pathfinder ATT101 finally just breaks down and cries; hugging the fleshie in front of him.

  There was a military escort waiting for them outside.

  –

  Another assembly, this time in June of that year. It was done by the highest ranking official – a military commander; Yozuki had already been to the different elected officials and killed them all. There government would be failing if this continued. He finally approaches Pathfinder ATT101 and offers him and the woman their condolences.

  “We are open to options at this point.”

  Pathfinder ATT101 rolls his eyes. It was about time.

  “I don't know.”

  That was it, that was all the officer needed. He approaches the hologram, gets on his knees and begs for the good of society in possibly the most humiliating display the Salmira System had seen up until that point.

  “I told you; I don't know. You are the ones that are current with civilization. I am not. You should be the ones informing me of options.”

  “You are not in charge here.”

  “Be that as it may, I am not surprised, nor am I impressed at how you've let the situation escelate out of control. In fact, I would say it is YOUR government that is responsible for this mess.”

  Pathfinder ATT101 wasn't going to give them any information beyond what they needed to know. His program scatters; now in the open he had his freedom and that was all he wanted.

  As for the woman that was next to them; she was a key witness. The same response was given to them. She gave them the information that she knew.

  The hologram did have a name; it was Watashi. He was nice and enchanting at first. However, as the weeks rolled on, it became apparent he had a nasty streak. This streak was isolated into another program; several other programs were split to further keep this 'original model' intact. The other copies were either deleted, or in the case of Yozuki, bred themselves out of control.