He knew, of course, that she was listening and taking notes. He asked more out of habit, because the manner of dialog typical of humans was different. And it had been developed over millennia. Now the appearance of a new interlocutor, moreover, exactly the same as a human, except for the body, could not change this established manner. The AI was already perceived as a friend, comrade, employee, colleague, subordinate, advisor.

– Yeah, like always.

– What do you say to the idea of picking a lady?

– I approve. I already did.

Ruthra paused.

– How?

– I only had about 8 billion people to go through. And with your recommendations, it's less than a billion. And if we take into account the combination of connections and relationships in these connections, then very few people fit the criteria.

– Under what criteria?

– You said it before. There should be a woman whose advice would be listened to by the second one, that is, a friend with a similar way of thinking, with experience and moral qualities. Another friend also with similar parameters…so again, both with experience and moral qualities. There must be a kinship in ethical, moral, spiritual parameters. Accordingly, in age, in religion, in nationality. In addition, there should be a man who understands technical and scientific issues. Women should know him well and treat him with respect, as the eldest of the group.

– To the head of the group? Why?

– If one of them is the eldest in the group, it will lead to conflict later on. Each of them has to play their own role. They should accept their roles from the beginning and treat them as a given. For example, according to your plan, one woman will be in charge of the experiment. You are going to send one to the parallel worlds, aren't you?

– The plan is one for now, and then we'll see how it goes. We don't know anything yet. For example, if we put one of our ladies in one of our friends here. It turns out that now she has to know the previous dialogues with her friends here at our place. And so, it turns out that all of them are strangers for this woman, who should be influenced there.

– Perhaps probabilistic modeling in a virtual world will help to understand things better.

– There's nothing to understand. In the virtual world, she will not know whether people are strangers or not. It is necessary to prepare her morally and instill in her the perception of that world as a stranger. And how? If everything is the same?

– So it needs to be prepared in astronomy. After all, even if the sky, planets and stars are similar, it will be a different night sky altogether.

– That's right! You're a smart girl. I've been thinking about it, but for a different reason. I want to determine the coordinates of where this world is. We don't even know where it is.

– Why, it may be possible to find out.

– How's that?

– From all the probabilities you have suggested, from all the calculations you have put into me, I have come to the conclusion that it is not in our universe. It can't be within one system, even one so large, because all systems reflect, that is, emit an entangled pair. But as far as distance is concerned, this universe can be like here, not far away, it's parallel. It turns out it's a world with opposite characteristics.

– Yeah, I'm thinking about it. But I don't really know how it's all possible yet.

– It all fits. If there's an antiproton, why isn't there an antiproton?

– Okay, it's not a big deal. Give me your candidates for the experiment. Where are they?

– You need to consider a few of the groups I have prepared. Just as far as the antiproton is concerned, it's very important. We don't know what worlds are out there. If we have found here with the help of science what was thought to be magic, that is, a substance with opposite qualities, the same antiproton, why not assume that everything is the same there, but at the same time a little different. For example, other understandings of the sensible. Like in a mirror: you see yourself – and everything seems to be normal. Or as with a thought and its illiterate translation into a text: everything is clear in your head, but in writing – only you alone can understand what you wanted to say, while for others it is full of mistakes and a set of words. Your test subjects need to know the science. They need to understand where they are going to end up. This will shape their thoughts – and consciousness will be different, that is, the effect of consciousness on the particles will be kind of intellectual. Consequently, the probability that they will end up in a similarly intelligent world will be high. Well, imagine if they end up in a wild bandit world. Can you imagine how that would affect us?

– Genius! I now recognize your power in intellectual thinking. Super!

– Trying my best for you," Irene conveyed a joyful cheerfulness in her voice intonation.

– Appreciate it," Ruthra smacked his lips together like a kiss. – And you say you've already found some groups? Are these people friends, connected?

– Yes. The most suitable group is close to you in mentality, spirit, moral values. People are united in interests by an intellectual game – everyone is on the same team.

– What's the name of the game?

– DB – "No Evidence."

– So you've already checked their metrics, done a survey and a questionnaire?

– Yes, I analyzed not only their past lives, but also evaluated their facial expressions and thoughts during the game – there are cameras there. In addition, the organizers and they themselves periodically record and post it online.

– And what do you make of the applicant for the lead role in the experiment?

– She fits many of the criteria. In addition, you need one more person to test the experiment on the ground.

– Have you picked someone up yet?

– Yes, I have found a suitable candidate for the Earth experiment. One, a single individual. Might be suitable for parallel worlds in the future. You don't have to take a group at once. The main thing is that people should become friends with you, trust and believe in you.

– That's not bad. I was hoping for a completely trusting relationship.

– You misunderstand me. Very trusting. You're sending a man to a place where it's a completely alien world. Yes, it's the same, but that's what makes it completely alien. You're right when you say the signal can change, transform. Accordingly, she – this woman – will also be a little different. And this, of course, shocks a person. When you enter into another body, as you and the doctor did, you can simply be dissatisfied with the alien shell, but here you are also in conflict with yourself.

– You know, what you said had a strong effect on me… You said it so… heartily, it gave me goosebumps. It's really a shock to feel like yourself, but at the same time to know that it's not your real body.

Ruthra mentally contacted a fellow scientist.

– Look, have you delved into the intricacies of the psychological state of our candidate for the experiment?

– Which one?

– Anybody. If you were to be possessed by someone like you in a parallel world, and there was a time shift…

– So what?

– Well, think about if you suddenly find yourself, but you're older. What if after a while you have to have surgery? What if you survive a catastrophe and become disabled?

– What if you're already dead? Ha-ha-ha-ha.

– That's a thought. We didn't think of that.

The doctor fell silent. From Irene Ruthre's emotional state was being transmitted. It was becoming agitated, nervous.

– Yeah, listen… What if our man there is already dead? Or should be dead! That would be even more catastrophic! He'd have to die here, too. But what's the chronology? Before or after?

– No way. We're sending a live person. You know what I mean.