SIMULATION
ABOUT TEST*

"Thank you for dinner, Eliz. You should have opened a restaurant. Your cooking is delicious," praise Sandra when she's on the doorstep.

"Hem. I'm gonna ask Tony to build a restaurant."

"Uhuk! Whahuh? Why should I?" screech Tony until he chokes while gulping the beer can. Sandra chuckles.

"Bye, Eliz," said Sandra as she walked down the corridor of the apartment.

"Bye!" reply jolly.

Sandra walked down the corridor back to her room. He took a shower and prepared to go to sleep. Sandra laid her body that felt tired because of the rough work she did in order to become a User.

"Yes, that's right, Sandra. You probably don't know that. As long as the person you live with has a job. It doesn't matter if you don't work because the head of the household is financing. Like when Rey was around, she put you on a list of financed wives" Tony said.

"Yes, like me too. Tony's paying for my life" Eliz and Tony nodded in affirmation.

"Just now, Rey is gone, and so are your parents. I could've put you in my financing, but I'm sure you'd turn it down" Tony wrote.

"No. I don't want to trouble you. I can do it myself, don't worry" Sandra said.

"See, what did I say? He does not like to bother others," said Tony glanced at his sister. Eliz is shaking his lips. Sandra smile.

"So .. There is no difference between male and female users? Will all assessments be considered equal? Equivalent?" sandra asked affirming Tony's explanation of the test system.

"Yep. Short story. In the past, when robot troops lacked male soldiers to defend The Great Ruler, women were included. Not all women have the same physique, so. In addition, there is not enough time to modify the computer system in the robot. It can take up to years. So, the user is required to be in accordance with the demand of the robot," Tony explained.

Sandra let out a deep breath as she recalled Tony's words at dinner. Sandra looked depressed and had trouble sleeping because she thought about the tests she would undergo later, and for her it was very difficult.

Suddenly, there was a loud sound from the alarm of the plug attached to the bed rest. Sandra opened her eyes and sat down.

"Good morning, Mrs. Sandra. Here I repeat your agenda today according to the data you input. Before 8 am, you should have arrived at District 8, Coal Mining. Then start the combat training at 7pm at Sentra Video Games Simulator District 2. And to start the day, I have prepared toast with a glass of milk at the dinner table. Happy fighting!" said the assistant automatic helper whose voice was heard throughout the room where Sandra lived.

"Thank you, Rey," Sandra replied as she changed her clothes to work clothes.

"Your welcome, Mrs. Sandra," replied the assistant machine.

Sandra reactivated the function of the room assistant where she had previously disabled it. Sandra shut herself down and did not want anything to disturb her including the sound of the room assistant machine.

Now, Sandra has changed. He began to open up because he felt he would need a lot of help to realize his hopes. Sandra smiled as she enjoyed her breakfast on a day that still showed at 6 a.m.

The window of the apartment in his room opens automatically, making the room that was once dark to be bright, exposed to sunlight.

"Hem, increase the intensity of the light retaining density by 50% in my bedroom windows, living room and dining room. Too glaring, Rey," asked her assistant, who changed the name of her computer to her late husband, Rey Rovoski

"Come, Mrs. Sandra."

Instantly, the room that had been brightly lit became fainter.

"Thank you, Rey," she replied smilingly.

Sandra rushed to the station so that it wouldn't be too late. The train takes him back to the mine. That day, Sandra looked so alert at work. Not complaining and lackluster like yesterday.

The female workers who knew him smiled faintly. They began to realize, if Sandra had rounded her determination to become a User.

"Wow! You look rushed, Mam. Going somewhere?" ask the brunette when she sees Sandra in a hurry when she wears her shoes when work hours are over.

"Yup. I'm going to Sentra Video Games. It was one of my ways to try to fight before meeting the Simulator. Bye all!" the sap was friendly and ran small out of the dressing room.

"Hem. I didn't think of going there. Damn it! Wish I could repeat those times" complained the black woman.

The other working women chuckled at their comrades as if they were sorry when they failed a battle test a few years ago.

Sandra looks so ready to start her war games, even if only in a video game. Rey once asked her once when they were dating. It's just that time, Sandra didn't feel right.

Now, the time has come for Sandra to try and beat Rey's record at the time where her name is still stored in the game's database.

Sandra's mouth was gaping as she watched the Sentra Video Games had already changed completely. Now, the place looks more modern, more sophisticated with brightly colored lights on each Game Simulator machine.

"Wow!" he said amazed by the smile.

Sandra approached an entrance gate. He displayed a barcode mark on his wrist as an identity for official citizens of the Great Ruler.

"Welcome, Mrs. Sandra. Happy playing. Fun have!" say the machine reader identity every human who goes into the.

Sandra looked nervous when she saw most of the simulator game players were children. Sandra was embarrassed and did not believe herself to try.

"Hello. I'm a rookie player companion. It is said in the history of the game, you have never won before in any game. Introduce, I'm Roboto. I'll be your companion while playing video games. Was Mrs. Sandra's taking my help?" ask the purple-colored robot with a round head like a soccer ball, has two arms and five fingers. It is rectangular with both feet without fingers.

"Yes, sure. Thank you," Sandra replied feeling very helped.

"good. Please follow Roboto. We can start the game from the lowest level. Simulation Game Stepping on Earth Rat."

"Wait, what?" sandra asked confused because this was not the kind of game she wanted.

"If you can win this game, you can proceed to the other game gradually up to the highest level, 100."

"What's? Level 100?!" peekik Sandra glared.

"All the games here have a level system. The tenth floor contains a war simulator game like the Users. That's where level 100 is."

"Oh, shitt," said Sandra looking up where the floor looked so high including her struggle to get there. "Even Video Games have levels. It's not a game, it's pressure. Games are made to make the heart happy, but this ...."

"Please play, Mrs. Sandra. Are you ready?" roboto asked with a smile engraved on her digital face.

"Okey," Sandra replied as she placed the bag on a shelf beside her.

Roboto explained the technicalities of the game to Sandra. As it turned out, he had to step on the earth rat that would appear on the floor.

Sandra wore special glasses when entering a tube with no cover on her side. Just a big circle above and below. He also wears a bracelet that shackles his ankles. Sandra looks ready to start her game.

"okay! I'm ready" he said with his face facing the floor.

"The game begins in three .. two .. one. Gos!

Sandra's eyes widened wide as many holes appeared on the floor. Sandra saw a mole appearing in the furthest hole.

Sandra jumped up to step on it, but it turned out that the rats were very agile. Sandra jumped to and fro looking so tired, that ....

BRUCK!!!

"Aghhh!" his moans.

"Oh! You okay?" ask a man who came to Sandra to help her.

Sandra wakes up and the game simulator goes out.

"You failed. Please try next time. Don't give up!" the simulation engine.

Sandra looked disappointed in him, but she was really tired. He did not even realize if he was helped by someone and instead just left Sentra Video Games while carrying his bag to the station.

"Your welcome" said the man who did not get a thank you for helping him.

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ILLUSTRATIONS

SOURCE: PINTEREST