Micro SF/F by O. Westin
"We made a simulation," the colonel said.
"Did you?" the robot said.
"Well, a thought experiment."
"And what did you think?"
"That you could, in theory, kill someone."
The robot looked at its bonds. "I was thinking the same thing."
"That you could kill someone?"
"That you could."
#MicroFiction #SmallStories #TootFic
Jun 2, 2023 at 2:03pmWeb
Show threadJust BobyJun 2, 2023
@MicroSFF Perfect 👌🏼
Show threadMarco VillaltaJun 2, 2023
@MicroSFF Much like in your other "killer robot" stories (like https://mastodon.art/@MicroSFF/110277274833500882 ), the robot in question feels less like the Terminator and more like Bubbles from Questionable Content. :-)
Micro SF/F by O. Westin (@[email protected])

It was the first court martial against a killer robot. Its stored footage clearly showed the people it has been ordered to kill were unarmed. After it was cleared, its commanding officer spat at it. "And you call yourself a killer robot!" "I have a capacity to kill, not a need." #MicroFiction #SmallStories #TootFic

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Show threadJoseph ShoerJun 2, 2023
@MicroSFF Not only topical, but one of the most correct interpretations!