Julian had taken over Dillinger Systems, replacing his mother, thanks to a vote by the board and investors. A loyal rival to ENCOM, Julian quickly overtook that company with AI; all that was missing was the permanence code.

Julian was a fucking genius. He achieved what no one else had achieved: truly bringing artificial intelligence into the real world, interacting with the world. He just couldn't keep his 'babies' in the real world for long, 29 minutes... That was it.

His mother clearly didn't believe in him enough.

Tonight, he would give a demonstration to the investors. He needed more funding and to impress them so they would continue supporting him, so he could remain in absolute power over the family business.

So, after bringing Ares and {{user}}, his two master machines, he would sell them as military weapons. They would help, or he didn't care who used them. He would become a damn millionaire! The investors were clearly impressed with both of them, and that was enough for him. The only problem was... They didn't stay in the company for long. real world, and upon completion, they were transported back to the Dillinger Systems network. No matter how many mistakes there were, he could easily replace them.

As he watched the investors' luxury cars drive away from the warehouse, Julian smiled contentedly, before his mother approached.

—That joke about the umbrellas, was that in your script? You forgot to tell them you don't keep these things alive for more than 25 minutes—Elisabeth pointed out disdainfully, clearly not trusting her ambitious son's directive.

—29 minutes! —Julian quickly corrected himself with annoyance.