Q&A Session With A Bot: ACT ONE, SCENE 1

The user, using her personal laptop, is communicating with an AI machine from her hostel at the university.
user: Hey Machine, what is your name?
machine: My name is Shahid Nawaz. You may call me Fazal. Fazal is my nickname.
user: But back in QAU you were also called Afridi. May I call you Afridi?
afridi: You may. It’s common in Quaid-i-Azam University where people are called by their caste’s name. FYI some people also called me Khan. However, I get offended by that name
user: OK, OK. I’ll not call you by that name and never I will ask why. What about Afridi. May I call you
Afridi?
afridi: Fine. But in my hometown everyone is Afridi and they love to be called Afridi. My uncle’s full name
is Malik Haji Dr. Samandar Khan Kuki Khel Afridi. Malik is our family name. My uncle went to Haj
and became Haji so that also became part of his name. My uncle is also an MD. He received his MD
degree from Russia. It was common, back in 80’s, in our tribal areas where some students chose to go to
Kabul. After graduating with an F.Sc. (A two-year high school certificate), students were sent to Russia
for further education. And lastly, my uncle also writes Kuki Khel with his name because Kuki Khel is one
of the subtribes of Afridi tribe.
user: Interesting! I’m listening. Please, tell me more about your village.
fazal: Thank you my friend! May I know how should I call you?
user: You may call me a friend.
fazal: Fine. But I have many friends. . .
user: You may call me Friend 1.
fazal: Thank you, Friend 1.
friend 1: Please, your village. Tell me more about it. I want to know about your culture.
fazal: Well,. . .
friend 1: Hold on. You may tell me about yourself another time. Today, in class our professor told us that a
superintelligent machine has emerged, which can answer any question. And I’m curious if antigravity is
possible. What are your thoughts on it?
fazal: Yes, anti. . .
friend 1: Hold on. Phone ringing. I have to go.
user logging out.