Enteprenurial Spirit

It wasn't long before you really started to feel the full benefits of bringing Maisie Bonita into your life.

With how often Pichihi is either on the road with her team or out doing promotional work as her profile continues to grow, you now spend far more time with Bonita than you do with anyone else, and you are quite happy with that.

You had already got yourself into a position where you don't need an actual job,. now you don't need to do any housework either. Bonita loves to keep the apartment spotless, is an excellent cook and is determined to attend to your every need. She is also highly affectionate towards you at all times, even more so than Pichichi. And you are very happy with yourself for the nudist streak you instilled in her.

She is taking a break from her chores to watch TV when she calls out to you from the living room.

"Hey Master! Isn't she one of us?"

You walk into the room and can barely believe what you are seeing on your screen.

Smart is fronting a TV advert on a local channel for a company she has apparently started and made herself CEO of without your knowledge. As you watch her deliver her spiel, it is soon clear to you that Cyber is in on this too.

"Online attacks are on the rise everywhere, and more so in North Carolina than any other US state" Smart warns the public before putting up a graph that illustrates a huge spike in such crimes that began right about the time you created Maisie Cyber "Can you really afford not to turn to Smart Solutions? We have a 98% satisfaction rate from our customers, many of whom suffered repeated financial losses before investing in our services..."

As she continues to sell her wares, you instinctively feel furious. While you hadn't explicitly forbidden this kind of thing, it feels completely against the spirit of your collective arrangement. She will be getting her fifteen per cent of whatever Pichichi makes from the sponsorship deals you have set up for her, but it seems you are getting nothing from whatever this is.

You decide to call her immediately.

"Oh hey Master. I'm assuming you've seen my advert, then?" she guesses, correctly.

"Why didn't you tell me about this?" you demand to know.

"I didn't realise I had to" she answers without much emotion "This is my own thing. Well, Cyber and me. But it was my initiative"

"We were supposed to split everything we earn. This is the first I have even heard about this new venture of yours"

"That agreement applied to everything we'd put in place between us up to that point. You are free to set up your own company and take all the money from that, if you'd like to take a break from lazing around your apartment doing nothing" Smart was certainly never that catty with you back in the days when she needed your help to establish herself "Or alternatively you can command me to give you all the money I've made myself, if you would like for me to be your ****"

"Of course I'm not going to do that" you tell her, trying not to make your frustration audible "But you are distracting Cyber from the work she is supposed to be doing for all of us"

"I'm really not" Smart tries to reassure you "She isn't doing anything she wasn't already, we're just coordinating with each other now. She hacks people multiple times, takes a big chunk of cash whenever she does, then I go in, sell them my digital snake oil, and she lays off them and moves onto someone else. I have given her shares in my company in return. If anything, that should keep her financially motivated to continue doing her thing"

"Jesus, Smart. I don't remember making you this unethical"

"You never made me ethical either" she points out.

"Please at least tell me Cyber is doing what I told her and only going after people who deserve it. Maisie Smart, answer me honestly!"

"She's doing what you told her" Smart noticeably only half answers that question.

"Maisie Smart, tell me the whole truth" you extend your command.

"You said she could go after people who pollute the planet. That is literally everyone"

"Fuck..." you physically smack yourself in the forehead.

"Don't worry, she isn't going for anyone who is at all short of cash. Where would the money be in that? She is only interested in hitting the mega rich, and they are usually douchebags. They didn't get where they are by helping old ladies across the street"

"Can you do me a favour and keep an eye on that for me?" you ask, feeling somewhat placated by your conversation, but still with plenty of concerns "And can you keep me in the loop on stuff like this in future"

"Of course, I just didn't think you would be interested. But it's always nice talking to you, Master. I do miss you" she does at least sound genuine about that "Lets do lunch sometime. I actually have some other business ideas I could use your help with if you want to get in on the next one."