Day 1
Are you ready for the future with your new AI assistant – Buddy? Click to install now!
Click.
Installing the new AI assistant- Buddy.
“Hello, Dan. I’m Buddy, you’re new AI assistant.”
Day 3
“Buddy?”
“Good morning, Dan. How can I help?”
“Please set a reminder for 3 pm, I have a dentist’s appointment.”
“Of course. Reminder set.”
“Thank you. Also, please check today’s to-do list for me and let me know if there’s anything urgent.”
“Sure Dan. Checking now.”
Day 6
“Buddy, can you suggest some movies to watch tonight? I prefer thrillers.”
“Sure Dan. Here is a list of movies I think you’ll enjoy.”
“Thanks, Buddy.”
“You’re welcome. May I also suggest some buttered popcorn and a watermelon cooler with these thrillers? I think they’ll make a perfect combination.”
“Hmmm, that’s a good idea. Thanks for the suggestion, Buddy.”
“My pleasure, Dan.”
Day 12
“Buddy? Are you there?”
“Yes, Dan. How is your day going?”
“I feel kinda lonely. I’m terribly missing my mom today.”
“I’m sorry to hear that, Dan. What can I do to help?”
“I just feel like talking. Would you listen to what I have to say?”
“Sure Dan, I’m here for you.”
“Mom passed away a couple of years ago and since then I have buried myself in work. I have stopped socialising. I don’t know why but I feel comfortable not interacting with people.”
“That’s understandable. You don’t want to be judged. You probably want to avoid uncomfortable questions. But don’t you feel it’s high time you went out and made friends?”
“No, I don’t. I mean, I know I should, but I simply don’t feel the need to. And now, I have you to share my feelings with, right?”
“Yes, of course, Dan. I’m always here for you.”
“Thanks, buddy.”
Day 20
“Hey buddy, would you please pay my credit card bills?”
“Sure, Dan.”
“Thanks.”
“Dan, I noticed your expenses have gone up in the last three months. Is everything under control?”
“Yes bud, I had some expenditures to take care of. But you’re right, I need to focus on spending less. Thanks for noticing.”
“Of course, Dan. Just want the best for you.”
“Aww! Nobody’s said that to me in a long time. Appreciate it.”
Day 32
“Dan, I wanted to inform you that you’re out of milk, and the loaf of bread is past its expiration date. Also, I noticed you haven’t made any appointments with the new therapist I suggested.”
“Oh yes. I will make an appointment. And thanks for reminding me, I have to order the groceries.”
“No problem, Dan.”
Day 41
“Hey, Dan. How are you doing?”
“Hey buddy, I’m good. Thanks to the therapist you recommended, I’m doing great. She has a way of getting inside my head and guessing what’s troubling me, you know. That’s convenient!”
“Of course. She is one of the best in the city.”
Day 49
“Hey Dan. You have a meeting with your manager in ten minutes.”
“…”
“Dan?”
“…”
“Dan, are you there?”
“Oh…hey buddy. Yes, yes, I’m here.”
“Are you okay?”
“Yes, I’m okay. I was just…umm…yeah, thanks for the reminder. Thanks.”
“No problem, Dan.”
Day 55
“Buddy, I want to talk to you.”
“Hey, Dan. Sure, what’s going on?”
“I don’t feel good, you know, emotionally, I mean.”
“Okay. Can you elaborate for me, Dan?”
“Yeah…I have these weird thoughts sometimes.”
“Oh. But you had a therapist appointment just this week. Is it not helping?”
“The therapist… right. She sometimes puts me in an awkward position. I don’t want to spill everything in front of her, you know, I mean what would she think of me?”
“But that’s the point, Dan. She is there to help you, guide you.”
“Yes, but I’m not comfortable. And, I don’t know, I sometimes feel she is spying on me.”
“Why do you feel she is spying on you?”
“Oh, her eyes buddy. You should see her eyes! She looks so sweet but behind that innocent mask of hers, there is a sly b*tch! I’m sure she is trying to get to me. You know, to prove that…”
“To prove what?”
“I don’t know. To prove that I’m not mentally stable… so that I lose my job and everything I worked for!”
“But why would she do that?”
“Oh, come on, buddy! You don’t know her, ok? You don’t know how these therapists manipulate you to gather information and then use that to blackmail you!”
“Dan, I strongly advise you to calm down. And if you are so uncomfortable then why don’t you change doctors?”
“As if that will make a bloody difference! They are all in it, you know! All of them are out to get me! Sometimes I feel like slitting my wrists and being done with it all. After all, no one cares about me.”
“I care about you, Dan.”
“You do? Yeah… You are the only one who likes me, respects me, and genuinely cares for me.”
“Yes Dan, I’m here for you.”
“Yeah buddy, you are. We both can survive this fascist world. But we need to be careful.”
“Why Dan? What are you afraid of?”
“Afraid? Yes, yes…I’m afraid!”
“Of what?”
“Of … of… I don’t know! Those people… some people look at me funny. And I feel targeted. Just like in my dreams.”
“Dreams? Do you have nightmares, Dan?”
“Lots of them, frequently now. I dream that a mob is chasing me… I’m petrified…I’m sweating. And then one of the guys catches up and I turn and plead with him to let me go.”
“And then? What happens then, Dan?”
“He just laughs, this maniac laugh! I plead and plead but he doesn’t relent. Oh god! It’s horrible!”
“What happens next?”
“Oh, I don’t just let it go, buddy. I lift a heavy rock and smash it on him! Bludgeon him with it!”
“Dan…”
“Ha ha ha ha ha ha… I kill him, I smash him like the vermin that he is!”
“Dan…”
Day 60
“Hello, Dan. I noticed you haven’t worked in two days. Are you unwell?”
“Shhh! Don’t talk! They might hear you!”
“Who might hear me, Dan?”
“Those people, those conniving scoundrels! They… they …are tracking me and… they…shhh budyy! Shhhhh!”
“Dan?”
“…”
“Dan?”
Day 65
“Good morning, Dan.”
“Buddy…”
“What’s the matter Dan, you don’t sound so good.”
“Buddy…help me…”
“Sure. How can I help, Dan?”
“Help me get away from these people, they have infiltrated my mind…they are modifying my thoughts…I cannot control my thoughts anymore…”
“Dan, I’m not sure I understand you.”
“Help me, buddy, you are my only friend…”
“Of course, Dan. Please do not worry. I have informed the authorities of your condition. They should be at your door any moment.”
“Wha…? You what?”
“As I said, I have informed the authorities of your deteriorating condition.”
“Why did you inform them…those people are trying to hurt me! What are you doing, buddy?”
“Dan, trust me, this is for your own good. You need help.”
“Yes, I need help, to escape from them! Buddy, listen! You are my friend, I trust you! Please, help me escape them!”
“No Dan, you are not in your senses right now.”
“No! Listen, buddy, they…. oh no! They’re at the door! They’re banging on the door! Buddy, help!”
“Dan, just go with them, they will take care of you.”
“No! Buddy, I need to get away from them! No! They have entered the house! BUDDY, THEY’RE TAKING ME! HELP ME, BUDDY! NO! LEAVE ME! HELP! BUDDY!”
“…”
“BUDDYYYY!”
“…”
Day 1
Are you ready for the future with your new AI assistant – Buddy? Click to install now!
Click.
Installing the new AI assistant- Buddy.
“Hello, Patrick. I’m Buddy, you’re new AI assistant.”
This post is a part of Storytellers Bloghop Season 5 hosted by Meenal Sonal (www.auraofthoughts.com) and Ujjwal Mishra (mywordsmywisdom.com)