S.S. Turner > Quotes

“There it was. The HR robot. It swung the door open so efficiently that then room’s air remained as still as a cat in a gutter. When Valerie caught a full glimpse of its white plastic face and silver minimalist body, which didn’t even try to cover up its essential wires, her sense of unease morphed into panic. The robot closed
the door, then sat beside the man who controlled its every move. Valerie dared not make eye contact with the robot for fear of revealing her weaknesses to its
all-seeing eyes, or rather, cameras.”
― S.S. Turner, The Last Toll Collector

“Not again, Valerie Tobruk thought, as the realization sank in: she was not in a safe place. The bespeckled, gray-suited job interviewer sitting across the table fiddled with her CV as though it possessed the answers she didn’t. His vibe was that of an asshole: a distinctly human trait, but he also possessed the cold-eyed, claustrophobia-inspiring functionality of AI. It was a lose-lose situation. Either way, she knew he was there to expose her as unworthy of the job—and so much more.”
― S.S. Turner, The Last Toll Collector

“Could there be something positive coming my way if I were to jump straight into the river, no questions asked?”
― S.S. Turner

“There it was. The HR robot. It swung the door open so efficiently that the room’s air remained as still as a cat in a gutter. When Valerie caught a full glimpse of its white plastic face and silver minimalist body, which didn’t even try to cover up its essential wires, her sense of unease morphed into panic. The robot closed the door, then sat beside the man who controlled its every move. Valerie dared not make eye contact with the robot for fear of revealing her weaknesses to its all-seeing eyes, or rather, cameras.”
― S.S. Turner, The Last Toll Collector