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said. In a quieter voice, “That's my computerized assistant. I'm hoping to put a version of her out on the newest phone model.”
    “That's not anything new,” I said. Gizmo Corp phones had a computer assistant programmed onto their hard drives a while ago.
    He laughed. “Francesca is a lot different than Vanessa. She's not quite as special.”
    “I am glad you are pleased with my services sir. Will you be sharing me on your new units?” Vanessa asked. Not gonna lie, it was kind of weird having a computer listening in on our conversation and commenting on it.
    “Never, Vanessa. You will always be mine,” he said in a playful tone.
    I folded my arms in front of my chest. “Do I have some competition now?”
    One of his eyebrows rose, and his blue eyes widened with surprise for a moment. “I thought you said I didn't stand a chance with you?”
    Oops, I had said that, hadn’t I? I recovered quickly. “Hypothetically speaking.”
    “No, Vanessa and I are strictly professional. She has a long-term thing going on with Michelangelo.”
    “You created a computer counterpart for her? Or did you just invent this crazy back story for her character because you were bored one day, and he doesn't actually exist.”
    Jax bit down on his lower lip and he turned away from me. I'm pretty sure he was blushing again. “A little bit of both columns. Michelangelo does exist. He's the prototype for the new assistant on the next phone. I would like to offer a male and female option for users. However, I did create a little story between the two just because I was bored one day. For kicks and giggles when a male assistant phone links up with a female one, they'll actually flirt with each other. That part is a little glitchy, however. It's one of the features that's setting back release. If I have to save it for next time, I will, but I think it would be fun.”
    I nodded. “You'd definitely stand out, that's for sure. It might be a bit of an unnecessary feature, but it'd be fun to play around with and make work a lot less boring. I like that you're thinking about your female users. It's disappointing to not have a sexy male assistant talking to me on my phone.”
    “I've heard that complaint a few times, actually. I do pay attention the feedback we're given from users.” He smirked. “Vanessa, please turn the lights on in Studio Seven.”
    “Of course, sir,” Vanessa said.
    I raised an eyebrow. “Studio Seven?”
    “It's one of my presentation rooms,” Jax explained. “You showed me some of what you like to do for fun, so I figured I could do the same with you.”
    He led me deeper into his lab, and I couldn't help but notice how pristine the place was. I'm pretty sure it could double as an operating room, it was that clean. Kind of creepy. Sterile places always made me nervous, usually because they had an association with death and disease. Studio Seven, however, did not give off the same kind of vibe. It was still clean, don't get me wrong, but it made me think of a fancy theater rather than a hospital. Only there weren't any chairs. The ceiling was also high and rounded. Every wall had a screen it seemed. I couldn't help but wonder what kind of presentations Jax liked to give inside of the room.
    “Go ahead and get comfortable however you'd like.” He walked to the center of the room and flipped open a laptop. Soon his fingers were clacking on the keys with speed and grace. “Sit down, stand, lie down, it's all kind of the same, just make sure you're looking up and you're closing your eyes until I tell you to open them.”
    That got me curious. I did as I was told; deciding to lie down so I could get the full effect of whatever it was I was going to see. A quiet hum filled the room, I sensed the lights go off for a moment, and then something else lit up instead. With my eyes closed I couldn't see what, but I could tell that the contrast between the light and the dark was different than before.
    “Okay, you can open