He could never forget her, and his memories were the keystone in the center of everything he was. Ye
He could never forget her, and his memories were the keystone in the center of everything he was. Yet it is said we are not human beings but human becomings. Leonard Church was no exception.[ Full Story: FFN | AO3 ]Chapter 74: A Man With A ReasonHe had known this call was coming. How could he not? The only part that had really taken him by surprise was that it had taken so long. After nearly five months, he had begun to think that perhaps it would never come. But he knew it had when he saw the country code at the beginning of the number—a call from New Mombasa could be nothing else.“Leonard Church,” he answered. Might as well leave no doubt as to who they had reached.“Dr. Church,” replied the voice on the other end. “This is Lieutenant Ryan McCafferty, liaison to the public for the UNSC. I am calling from UNSC headquarters in New Mombasa in reference to your use of and publishing of proprietary technology owned jointly by MIT and the UNSC, as seen in the Journal of Artificial Intelligences this past June.”“Mmh,” he grunted. “That was my paper, yes.”“I was wondering if you’d be willing to discuss this matter over the phone. Could you tell me how you came to be in possession of this technology nine years after leaving MIT’s employment?”“I don’t intend to, no,” Leonard said.“All right, well, unfortunately, Dr. Church, you have very few options in this situation,” McCafferty replied. “The UNSC has grounds to press charges over this paper. You do know that.”“I do,” Leonard replied. “However, I am certain there are other options that lie between the extremes.”“Yes—the next option would be a mediation, possibly followed by an arbitration, before we move to press charges. However—”“I am absolutely calling for mediation, then,” Leonard replied.Keep Reading on AO3 -- source link
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