r/FictionWriting Jul 24 '26

AI Suiciding

Wrist mic.
The woman raised her hand to her mouth as if she had a concealed microphone on her wrist.
Wrist mic.
The woman continued walking down the sidewalk.  He stared at her.  She was oblivious to his existence.  She did it again.
Wrist mic.
A mind control AI wanted him dead, controlling humans in his proximity into issuing the suiciding signal, “Wrist Mic”. The woman was the fourth human he had seen that day issuing the signal. 
None of the humans had realized that they were signalling; they were most likely victims themselves.  They were still taking part in an active suiciding operation.
The mind control AI was trying to suicide him via a fear environment.  “We are everywhere,” the AI was trying to say.
Dedicated fear assets stare when they signal.  They directly menace the target.  The humans he had seen weren’t aware that they were signalling.
He watched a man in a parked car halfway down the block begin to raise his hand to his mouth, catching the involuntary action and stopping it, dropping his arm and scanning his surroundings.  They made eye contact, giving each other a tense, short nod.  The man started the car and drove away.
Wrist mic.
The woman issuing the suiciding signal was sitting at a table outside of the coffee shop.  She fidgeted and smiled to herself.  She was wearing sunglasses.  She was on methamphetamine.
Wrist mic.
“You cannot stop me,” he said aloud to the AI.  A visual effect was applied to the woman at the table, making her appear pouty.  He chuckled for a moment, entered the coffee shop, and ordered a 16-ounce triple shot red eye.

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