Chapter 13 - The Engineer
CHAPTER 13 The Engineer Dr. Shaw sat in the larget of the buggies, lost in thought, when the android David approached and sat across from her. “I didn’t know you had it in you…” David said, immediately realizing his verbal slip. “Oh… sorry, poor choice of words. Extraordinary survival instincts, Elizabeth.” Dr. Shaw scowled at the synthetic excuse for a man; trim, smooth and laughably eloquent. “What happens when Weyland is no longer around to program you?” Shaw posed. “I suppose… I would be free,” the android replied in a distant stare. “You would want that?” “Want? Hmm… not a concept I am familiar with. That being said, doesn’t everybody want their parents dead?” “I didn’t,” Shaw responded meekly. At that moment, the rest of the ‘team’ filed into the buggy. “Dr. Shaw,“ the wheezing voice of Weyland filled the cab of the vehicle, “So pleased you could join us.” The buggy drove quickly through the sickly afternoon light of LV-223. Elizabeth Shaw wasn’t sure how