It took Adam time to get over the shock of learning about Spector, after which he began to ask several questions.
"So you have just been lying dormant here for thirteen hundred years? Surely I'm not the first person to discover you in all that time?"
"Affirmative, you are not. I have encountered your species seven times in that time. Unfortunately, they did not meet the requirements to become the potential operator, and so they had to be liquidated in order to keep Spector's location classified.
"Wait, wait, wait," Adam said nervously. "Are you telling me that if I didn't meet the requirements to become the potential operator or whatever, I would have been liquidated?"
"Negative," the android replied.
"Oh, that's good," Adam replied with a sigh.
"There would have been no need to liquidate you; you were already about to cease functioning. It would have been more productive just to ignore you," the android said in her cold, emotionless voice.
"Right," Adam said, deciding to change the subject. "So, how do I become this potential operator?"
"You have already qualified to become the potential operator." The android replied flatly.
"Okay, let me rephrase: how do I become the actual operator?"
"While you are the potential operator, you do not presently meet the requirements to become the operator of Spector, which would give you full command and allow you to leave this planet, if you so wish."
"I can use Spector to leave Earth?" Adam asked, shocked.
"Affirmative. Spector is a ship after all, among other things."
"Okay. So why am I not yet qualified to become the full operator?" Adam asked.
"You currently do not meet the psychological conditions because of what happened to the bipedal lifeform identified as Jenny."
Adam frowned. "Okay, first off, Jenny was a human like me, not just some bipedal lifeform."
"Did this Jenny walk on two legs?"
"Yes," Adam replied hesitantly because he could guess what was coming.
"Then she was a bipedal lifeform, and my identification was not incorrect."
Adam sighed. "Fine, but from now on, can you refer to my species as human instead of bipedal lifeform?"
"Request accepted, species designation upgraded."
"Thank you. Now, what is your designation?" Adam asked.
"My designation is Spector," the android replied.
"I don't mean this," Adam said, waving his hands around to indicate everything around him. "I mean you, the android."
"My designation is Spector," the android repeated.
"Okay, fine." Adam sighed before continuing. "For now, we will stick with Spector Android. In the future, though, we will need to think of a new name for you so that I don't get confused when talking about you, the android, and this." Once again, he waved his arms around him. "So, what do you mean by my psychological conditions?"
"The trauma you experienced from the death of the human designated Jenny, by the human designated Viktor, has left a psychological scar which will interfere with your duties as Spector's operator," Spector Android replied.
While medical data shows that, given time, people can move on from the death of a loved one, the nature of this incident will cause distracting thoughts and a desire for vengeance unless the individual deals with the root cause of the issue."
"What do you mean by root cause? What would you suggest?" Adam asked angrily.
"Spector suggests eliminating the root cause. In this case, the human Viktor. In doing so, you can fulfil your desire for vengeance and move on."
Adam stared at Spector Android for a moment, trying to come to terms with the fact that the beautiful elf android before him had suggested he kill Viktor. In the end, he decided he needed confirmation.
"You're suggesting I kill Viktor?"
"Affirmative."
"While I'm on board with the idea, I am not so traumatised that I think I could actually pull it off. Viktor is from an extremely rich family, and that means he has power, protection and influence. I am no match for the security he has around him, so there is no way I could even get near him, let alone kill him."
"That is presently correct, but only because you have not had the chance to get used to your body's upgrades and received combat training," Spector Android replied.
Adam gave his body a pat before asking with concern, "Wait, body upgrades?"
"Affirmative. Here." Spector Android said as a different holographic display appeared before Adam.
This wasn't like the holographic displays Spector Android had shown him before; this one actually moved with his vision.
"What's this?" Adam asked, shocked.
"The retina of your left eye was damaged beyond repair, so a replacement prosthetic eye was manufactured and installed. This is one of the basic features of your prosthetic eye, a 'heads-up' display, or HUD, that shows vital information about yourself and the surrounding location in real time, as well as status updates, notifications and various other functions."
As Adam focused on his HUD, he noticed it closely resembled a HUD you would find in a video game. There was a compass at the very top that moved whenever he looked in different directions. His current location was displayed in the top left: Spector medical bay. The top right showed a mini-map of the location.
The bottom left showed a heart rate monitor along with a few empty square boxes, while the bottom right showed the outline of a gun.
Adam also found that as he focused on a specific area, it increased slightly in size before returning to normal when he stopped focusing on it. And if he thought about it, he could make part or all of his HUD disappear and reappear as he wished.
Despite himself, Adam was impressed. "What else did you change?"
After asking the question, Adam's HUD opened a new window picturing a human body with highlighted sections. As Spector Android began to explain, the HUD automatically zoomed in on that specific section of his body.
"Your lungs have been replaced. With these more advanced versions, you will never run out of breath when running or doing other activities that require heavy breathing.
Your heart, though not replaced, has received modifications to allow greater blood flow to coincide with your increased lung rate. A neural implant has been installed in your brain to allow the other replacements and upgrades to function, as well as providing a substantial increase in your memory and brain processing capacities. Also, I have installed the ability to read, write and speak all known languages."
Your skin and bones have been genetically reinforced, allowing for increased durability, such as resistance to knife attacks and other standard blades. It will not prevent damage from ballistic weapons; however, it does lessen the damage considerably." Your genitalia…."
"WAIT WHAT!?" Adam shouted, quickly taking a look. "What is this? It looks like mine; it's just…. bigger," Adam asked in confusion.
"Your genitalia needed some minor repairs due to the damage it received." Spector Android repeated, before continuing, seemingly unconcerned at the interruption.
However, because it was deemed too small, an enhancement procedure was performed along with the repairs to bring it up to above-standard size, since literature found on the global communications network shows that men prefer their genitalia to be larger. Included is the ability to make your sperm infertile if you so wish via your HUD."
"What?" Adam asked, thinking about that possibility. A message suddenly appeared on his HUD.
[[Sperm fertility disabled.]]
As he thought about reactivating it, a new message appeared.
[[Sperm fertility enabled.]]
[[Sperm fertility disabled.]]
"Wow," Adam said, deciding to leave it disabled. Although he had no plans to have sex in the future, or maybe ever again after what happened to Jenny, he figured it was best to be safe just in case.
Once that was done, Adam continued to experiment with the other upgrades for a few minutes before returning his attention to Spector Android.
Noticing that Adam's attention was once again on her, Spector Android finished the explanation. "Further upgrades are possible in the future if you become the operator and wish to receive them."