Thank you for calling Omni-Body Technologies. My name is Michael. How may I assist you?

 

Help!

 

Ma’am?

 

My name is Gloria Stewart, and my body is moving on its own. Will someone tell me what's happening!

 

Ma’am, Omni-Core bodies don’t move without user input. I’m sure it’s just pre-programmed morning routines that you got a little too carried away on.

 

I don’t know what that is! I woke up and now I’m walking down the middle of the street. It took me thirty minutes to get this thing to call the help line! Look out! Please, look out!

 

MISSION-

 

Gloria, did you say something?

 

That’s the body! It keeps repeating that word out of my mouth!

 

When was your body transfer?

 

Last Friday. You people said to get lots of rest and stretch my limbs. I’ve been doing that! I don’t know why this is happening! Did I not stretch enough?!

 

Have you tried restarting the body? Sometimes they nee-

 

How do you reset a body?!

 

Bring up your HUD.

 

What’s that?! I’m 84, you think I know what any of this is? My son convinced me to contact you people to get a new body. I did that and now I’m walking down 5th street in my pajamas with cars flying all around me!

 

It’s the Heads Up Display. Blink twice then wink with your right, ma’am.

 

Who the hell thought of that… ah! Some stuff popped up over my eyes. Oh god, I’m going to be sick.

 

Hit the power button. Lower left-hand side.

 

I can’t move my arms.

 

…If you stare at the button for two seconds, it’ll select it. Didn’t the activation team go over this with you?

 

They went over some things, yes, but I didn’t think I’d ever need to use them! My son told me this was a way to live for another thirty years — out of his house, mind you. I didn’t think I’d need a PhD to operate it.

 

Did you stare at the power button?

 

…Yes. Hello? Can you still hear me?

 

Yes, ma’am. Are you sure it activated?

 

Like, I’m burning a hole into it, yes!

 

Ok. I’m not exactly sure what is going on.

 

You and me both.

 

Do you know where you are headed to?

 

I’m not sure. This thing doesn’t exactly have a GPS.

 

It does, ma’am.

 

…I don’t know how to get to that!

 

OK, let me just cut to the chase and try to gain remote access.

 

You can just access my body??

 

Yes, it requires certain codes…

 

No one told me that! Wait. The police are here. I’m sure they can help. Hey! Please help me!

 

Ma’am, what is happening?

 

This body won’t stop! I recently got it?

 

Got it? Oh, one of these things. I’m going to try to restrain you…

 

MISSION CR-

 

Michael! I just threw him like a missile into a shop window! Is that salesperson bleeding?? I didn’t mean to. Oh God, I hope they're ok.

 

I don’t know, I don’t know! Your body won’t allow my remote access to go through. Are you sure you didn’t set up any preprogrammed routines?

 

Like assaulting police officers? No!

 

Sometimes when people are new to the body, they mess with it in unknown ways…

 

I went home and slept. I haven’t left my house in four days, for Christ sake!

 

…I called over my supervisor to help out… Is your HUD still up? Your Heads Up Display?

 

Yes, I remember what that is from a minute ago! It’s still in front of my eyes.

 

OK, OK, in the bottom right-hand corner, there will be some numbers.

 

You think I can see that?!

 

Blink rapidly while looking at it; it’ll zoom in.

 

God, who thought of these things… What do I do with it?

 

Read it aloud for me.

 

A492747MIL655…

 

Oh.

 

MISSION CRITI-

 

What?

 

That is… not the body you should have.

 

What do you mean??

 

It's… well… a military body. You’re in a body that should be an autonomous soldier.

 

A… military… do I look like a soldier!? I wanted a new body to stop organ failure, not invade a country!

 

Yes, Mrs. Stewart, we’re aware. There appears to have been a mistake with the body that was prepped for your transfer.

 

So what the hell are you going to do? Can you even stop this thing?

 

That’s what we are trying to do now, but it's not that easy. These bodies are hardened against cyber warfare. They are put through trials and physical exertion so they can still operate even when severely damaged.

 

Where does it think it’s going, then?

 

MISSION CRITICAL

 

…We’ve triangulated your position…

 

…and what? Going to send a tank after me?

 

You’re heading toward us.

 

Us?!

 

You didn’t say you lived a few blocks away, Gloria.

 

What does that have to do with anything?

 

MISSION CRITICAL. TERMINATE THE ENEMY.

 

You’re coming towards us. That’s where you’re heading. To Omni-Body.

 

Why??

 

We were able to access the signals the body is sending out. It’s… not happy.

 

Michael, something is happening. I’m raising my arm.

 

Can you try to control it, Mrs. Stewart? Can you stop it? You need to fight it.

 

Oh god, my arm just opened up like a damn puzzle! There’s… there’s…

 

What?

 

A gun. A big gun. It’s pointing right at your front doors.

 

TERMINATE THE ENEMY!