Artifical Persons

Friday is not human. Instead, she has been created from a test tube experiment in a lab known as a crèche. Friday appears human but has many skills and abilities that are not possessed by humans. Friday is immune to most diseases and can regenerate herself given enough time. This vital ability becomes apparent when Friday is injured after being tortured in Chicago when she returns from Kenya. Friday is also able to store vast amounts of data, which is why the Boss chooses her to become the World's Greatest Authority. Friday also possesses great strength, speed, and dexterity. All of these things are vital to her job as courier for Systems Enterprises and beyond.

Few people know that Friday is an AP. It is kept secret because many people do not approve of the work done by geneticists. While APs can feel some emotions, they...