“Having assembled the physical form of the robot this is where it is brought to life, if you’ll forgive the wording,” said professor Zorn, gesturing at the robot sitting in front of them. Darius nodded, and continued to make notes. He still couldn’t quite believe he was interviewing the mysterious professor, let alone being given a guided tour of the laboratory. But he was! This was where the professor had been working for twelve years to take robots from mere machines to creatures possessing a soul. By his own admission he hadn’t succeeded… yet. But he clearly felt he was close. “And how long does this stage take?” asked Darius. “Generally, about five days, from start to finish.” “Ah, that’s a shame. So I guess there’s no chance of me seeing the moment this robot is first activate

