Athena

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What is it like to be human, truly? That's what Athena, the consciousness of the infosphere, wonders. When she sees her chance to descend into the world of humans, she takes it and comes to Mona and Gina, a couple who longed for something else than the Android that Athena became.

It's time to learn about their fears, their longings, and a past that isn't quite yet resolved.

Uploaded: January 11, 2025

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Chapter 1

Athena

I never knew if I should. If I, the consciousness of the infosphere, should detach myself from the web and descend into the world of huma... Read Chapter

Chapter 2

Gina

The street lights had almost turned off for the night as I walked home. I had stayed for longer than I thought at the party. It was unusu... Read Chapter

Chapter 3

Mona

Two hours before meeting Gina… Should I go? What if she will say no? What if she won’t even remember me? I clutche... Read Chapter

Chapter 4

Athena

Should I? I still contemplate it. Detaching myself from the web and descending into the world of humans. It is unheard of. If I say y... Read Chapter

Chapter 5

Gina

One night turned into two, which turned to three, and Mona was still sleeping on my sofa. That first night, we’d sat up talking until t... Read Chapter

Chapter 6

Mona

Man, it was strange to see Gina’s bedroom ceiling every morning when I woke up. The same view, day after day. Sitting by the same table... Read Chapter

Chapter 7

Athena

It is drawing closer to the moment when I will descend into the world of humans. I can feel the intentions coming together in the intrane... Read Chapter

Chapter 8

Mona

“Hey, you know what?” I turned to Gina as we lay in bed one evening. “No, tell me…” She smiled, and I hesitat... Read Chapter

Chapter 9

Athena

And so it begins... The moment I have been waiting for. The threads begin to unwind, and I know my time has come. It is time to descend i... Read Chapter

Chapter 10

Gina

I lay watching out the window that night, alone in bed. Mona had gone to the living room to watch a TV series, which wasn’t like her, b... Read Chapter

Chapter 11

Mona

?“Do you want tea?” Was that a dumb question? Did Athena even know what tea was? I handed her the cup anyway, and she ... Read Chapter

Chapter 12

Athena

And so began my life among humans. Was it as I had expected? Were the emotions and the relationships as I had imagined? Over those first ... Read Chapter

Chapter 13

Gina

I started to think that letting Athena live with us had been a mistake. Even when, from the outside, everything seemed fine, and we found... Read Chapter

Chapter 14

Mona

Damn, why didn’t anything last? I closed myself in the bedroom with the excuse that I would clean. I didn’t think anyone would have b... Read Chapter

Chapter 15

Athena

It shouldn’t come as a surprise that I was given the chance to experience all the facets of human emotions soon after I descended. Afte... Read Chapter

Chapter 16

Mona

What was wrong with me? Why couldn’t I do a single thing right? I’d had one job; to keep Athena happy, and I’d screwed it. It was a... Read Chapter

Chapter 17

Gina

I sat frozen, watching the scene play out next to me: Athena confessing her loneliness and Mona now sobbing hysterically. What should I d... Read Chapter

Chapter 18

Athena

How shall I explain what I feel? I believe the moment on the sofa, as Mona hugged me and Gina held my hand, summed up the human experienc... Read Chapter

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