TWENTY-THREE
“RELEASING JARR MEANS FREEING THE DATA,” Asclepius said.
Harry moved aside to reverse and sit at her side, up close, forward in his seat, apparently ready to jump if it became necessary.
“I didn’t come here to be told why I shouldn’t do it,” Harry said. “Even if I chose not to, Z would. Someone will gain control of it.”
“The program that’s running…? It’s dangerous. Don’t believe for a second you know everything it’s been collecting all this time. For years, it’s been searching for information, compiling data. The plan was always to wait until an algorithm could be written and hardware built to weaponize what it contained.”
“Weaponize data,” Harry said like he really hadn’t known that.
She stayed on alert, choosing not to accept anything at face value.
Asclepius stared i
