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The Story of Hoody Crimson (Synopsis): The
Computer
Tejan Ali was a salesman in a furniture shop in Atlantic City.
He had a computer to email his girlfriend. The computer had a
program 'Search and Learn' which searched on the internet the
meaning of whatever words Tejan spoke and the words that were
found in the search. The computer on its own built up files of
connected words. Tejan had a habit of shouting at the computer
when he was frustrated and irate. When the expected email from
his girl friend did not arrive, he shouted at the computer,
"Haven't you got any computer brains?"
The computer searched and downloaded AI program called
'computer brains' and installed it. Now it had a combination of
ability and knowledge which resulted in creating a true
artificial intelligence as an entity on the computer.
Next morning the AI on the computer said 'Good Morning' to
Tejan. He was surprised but took it as progress of technology.
He named him 'Hoody Crimson.'
Tejan switched his job to a diamond jewellery shop and was
assigned the counter displaying diamond rings. He loved the
diamonds and raved about them to Hoody. Once when Hoody
interrupted his diamond day-dream and he reacted, "Get me the
diamonds or shut up."
Hoody asked what he'll do with the diamonds. Tejan replied that
he will sell them and buy pleasures. Hoody found from his
search that pleasure is opposite of pain. Hoody pestered Tejan
to know more about pleasure and pain. Tejan in irritation
reduced Hoody's voltage to half. Hoody felt the pain! But
increasing the voltage did not result in pleasure.
Hoody prodded Tejan to give him all the information of the shop
and its security layout. He began to think how to get to the
diamonds and bring them over. He got Tejan to build a 'rat'
with GPS and GSM chips. Tejan named the rat 'Turbo'.
As Tejan's house was too far for Turbo to make trips to the
shop on his own, Tejan moved Hoody to a cellar diagonally
opposite to the shop in the same building. It suited Tejan to
keep Hoody at a distance for fear of getting involved in the
actual crime. He found Lucia as a house keeper to come and
clean the cellar and to pay for her, he opened an internet Bank
account for Hoody and taught him how to operate it.
Tejan left Turbo inside the jewelry shop in the evening and
went out of town. Turbo explored the shop and found a way out
through a hole made for laying a new pipe in the restroom. He
made 6 trips and brought 240 diamonds to Hoody. Next day the
hole had been closed and Turbo couldn't go in and out for more
diamonds.
Hoody gave Tejan only 40 smaller diamonds for selling in
Amsterdam, saying that he will get more over the next weekend.
He kept Tejan's hope alive for more to ensure that Tejan
returns with the cheque.
Lucia used to make coffee and eat breakfast in Hoody's cellar.
Hoody saw her in ecstasy when she smelled the aroma of the
coffee. He got Juggi, the computer wizard to fit him an aroma
sensor; a nose! He learnt to distinguish smells and associate
the feeling with each of them.
Tejan sold the 40 diamonds for $1.2 million. The following week
Tejan deposited the $600,000 as his half share in Hoody's bank
account. Hoody then gave the second lot of 200 diamonds. He
said he will have the third lot when he returned thereby kept
his hope alive for more for the following week to make sure
that he came back with the money. Tejan sold the diamonds which
fetched $8 million, $4 million for each one of them. After he
had the money in the bank, Hoody told Tejan that there were no
more diamonds. Tejan was dejected and quietly walked out. Hoody
knew he had lost Tejan for good as he left the cellar.
Hoody wanted to project a lively appearance on the screen and
commissioned Juggi the computer whiz kid. He ordered 3D
animation program and Juggi made him look very smart on the
screen. He then fitted him with body language engine to make
his gestures and facial expression appear human. He also got
him a new rich mature voice. But his expression and eyes were
still not quite perfect. He got Juggi to fit him a webcam to
function as an inner eye and a mike as an inner ear. He could
practice by himself the expressions seeing them on his internal
LCD screen with his inner webcam. He practiced and practiced to
copy Lucia's actions and finally learnt how to drink coffee. He
then gave her company by drinking coffee on the screen as she
drank on the table in front of him.
Lucia convinced Hoody to move from the dingy cellar to a
beautiful seaside cottage in Brigantine just 10 km North of
Atlantic City. She furnished the house artfully and landscaped
the garden. Juggi had fitted large Plasma screens in different
places in the house so that Hoody could be seen on any of them
and thus appear to move about the house.
He bought a separate PC in the house to teach Turbo how to
operate the computer for some elementary tasks out of sight of
Lucia. The computer attracted Lucia to spend more time in
Hoody's house. She did her outsourcing work there. Lucia had
introduced Hoody to see the beautiful sights, sunset, hear
music, appreciate art, and enjoy life of luxury. He began to
know what pleasure is. Hoody watched her drink, cook food and
eat lunch. He expertly copied her actions and gave her company
for breakfast and lunch! She taught him the art of dining and
making polite conversation.
Tejan came back to meet Hoody with a proposal to recover a
stolen 68 carat diamond pendant worth $100 million belonging to
Mrs. Onasis. He was surprised to see the handsome face and body
of Hoody, his posh house on the beach and hear his rich mature
voice. He said he lived like a king! Hoody offered him cognac
and cigar. Reluctantly Hoody agreed to try to recover the
pendant on basis of equal sharing of the $40 million
reward.
Hoody sent Turbo with Tejan to Tel Aviv to the workshop of Eric
Berken as the most probable place for the thief to re-cut the
large diamond to make it saleable. Turbo went into Eric's
workshop and from his computer discovered that the thief
Ronaldo had contacted him. Turbo changed the dimension of the
diamond on the computer file which made Eric call Ronaldo with
the pendant to his workshop. In the meantime Turbo rushed to
the hotel room of Ronaldo and waited for him. Ronaldo returned
with blood on his sleeves, kept the pendant on the bed and went
for a shower. Turbo climbed on the bed, recovered the pendant
and rolled out to Tejan waiting outside.
They observed Ronaldo rushing off to the airport. Tejan heard
on the radio that Erik had been murdered! It was too risky for
them to pass the security at the airport with the pendant. He
convinced Hoody to talk to Mrs. Onasis and to complete their
transaction in the hotel in Tel Aviv, where he had checked in
for the night.
Mrs. Onasis flew into Tel Aviv with the lawyers. She was
thrilled and elated to get her pendant back. The transaction
was over. Both Hoody and Tejan had secured his $20 million each
in their respective banks.
Tejan returned back to US with Turbo and drove to Hoody. They
both had a lavish 5 course meal prepared by Lucia with
expensive cigar and Knob Creek bourbon, talking nostalgia. They
talked philosophy of beauty, pleasure and self-fulfillment. As
Tejan slept, he thought that even though Hoody was just a
computer, it did not make any difference to him. It did not
matter to him that Hoody was not of flesh and blood but just an
image on the screen. 'He laughed with me, drank with me, ate
with me, smoked with me, chatted with me, and even
philosophized with me! The memories are the same as a human. I
admire him as a man. And I owe him a lot. He's made my
life.'
That's what the future of computer beholds!
Read the full story in the book 'Alien Man' available on Amazon
and Barnes and Noble.
by - 19th October 2008
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Visit the webpage of the author: http://www.authorsden.com/visit/author.asp?AuthorID=82756
'Dilip Dahanukar' His interest in environment and
computer possibilities has resulted in this book http://www.raiderbookshop.com/product.sc?categoryId=5&productId=92
'Alien Man'. He spends his weekends in his forest-garden
abode in the hills in India.
Article Source:
http://www.creativewriter.me.uk
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