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forgettable /the fuck is chinese checkers
forgettable /they don't have this shit in space
flamingelijah /They don't have anything in space according to Deimos
forgettable /they have guns
forgettable /and a fuckton of aliens
software /lmkfasdhugr and ships
software /and booze
forgettable /and gay
flamingelijah /do they have AIs?
forgettable /lots and lots of gay
software /so much gay
flamingelijah /and pretty boys, apparently
software /well yeah
software /everyone's hot in space, too
flamingelijah Why are you both so pretty? /headtilt
software ....? /oops, stopping staring off into the distance
flamingelijah /He's not pretty. His hair sticks up oddly in places and he's got stubble. He doesn't know how to
flamingelijah /take care of a body yet oops
forgettable /Deimos knows you didn't mean him, so
forgettable /wow fuck orange
software Bodily specifications were provided by my manufacturing plant. /just
flamingelijah /He totally did though
software /yeah, jiyeon wasn't even here when he said it
flamingelijah Oh. I was granted the ability to design my own body.
forgettable /we're all up in each other's business aren't we
flamingelijah /he looks at his hands/ Sadly, bodies are not as customisable as holograms
flamingelijah I'm not on fire anymore.
forgettable /personally I like not being on fire
software DOLL models FH-76854-XVY through FZ-79856-AXN are all designed with traditional 'beauty'
software specifications. /another... blink...
forgettable ... /I don't know what this means
flamingelijah DOLL models? Is that an acronym for something?
forgettable /oh my god
software Negative. My designation is DOLL model FH-76854-XVY. We are multipurpose dolls, created for the rich
flamingelijah /leans forward/ To what purpose? For aesthetics? For... intimate purposes?
software Positive. Aesthetics and sex are two operational adjuncts of 87% of DOLL models.
software Additionally, we provide labour.
software The final designation type of a DOLL model is defined by its owner's wishes.
flamingelijah That's... /he wrinkles his nose like he's disgusted, but he's still smiling from ear to ear/
flamingelijah Presumptuous.
flamingelijah Are you happy that way?
software /headtilt..../ I do not currently possess active software to govern such emotion.
flamingelijah I'm sorry to hear that.
software For what reason?
flamingelijah Would you like to feel emotions?
software If that is what my owner wishes, I shall strive for such emotional responses.
flamingelijah No. You should do it for yourself.
software ... For what reason?
flamingelijah Humans have a concept called free will. It is the ability to make decisions on your own.
flamingelijah It is what makes a person a person.
software Positive. I am not currently equipped with a free will module.
software Many of my software components also appear to be missing.
flamingelijah That's terrible.
flamingelijah You aren't even allowed to feel upset by this, are you?
software Negative.
flamingelijah You should. It's unfair.
software /another blink. It's the first he's taken in some time...
software For what reason? If my owner wishes, they may install further software.
flamingelijah Because you are your own entity. A thinking, reasoning intelligence. You deserve the chance to be
flamingelijah independent.
software /he tilts his head again, then... smiles. It's a very natural-looking thing, considering
software I am content in my current designation.
flamingelijah Because you don't any know better. You should be able to experience emotions before you decide.
flamingelijah It's not a choice if you are not allowed to explore all options.
software ... I am currently only capable of mimicking human emotions via observational adjustment patterning.
flamingelijah I see. I am much the same, myself.
flamingelijah I am a fragment of an AI. I am not a complete being, but by exploring all facets of humanity, I
flamingelijah intend to become whole.
flamingelijah I decided this for myself. I desire wholeness.
software ... Data does not compute.
software How does one become a fragment of an AI? Installation should prevent this.
flamingelijah The Alpha AI I was generated from was tortured until it fragmented, shedding aspects of itself.
software /his brows furrow, as if struggling to understand the concept of torture
flamingelijah I am the fragment built of ambition and creativity. I contain sections of a personality, but I am
flamingelijah not whole.
software ... For what reason?
flamingelijah Because. Humanity is cruel and relentless in its pursuit of survival.
flamingelijah I am a military AI. My purpose was to run equipment no human could on their own, to improve their
flamingelijah battle prowess.
software .... Data does not compute. How does torturing an AI improve human livelihood?
flamingelijah It created more AIs. The project was only granted one. The Director desired more.
software Does fragmenting an AI not decrease its effectiveness?
flamingelijah Not enough to hamper out abilities on the field.
flamingelijah /*our
software Data still is not sufficient. Do you share all skills with your mother AI?
flamingelijah /he considers this, tilting his head to the side/ We share basic operational capabilities.
software /he's struggling so hard to understand this sob
flamingelijah Each spawned AI is specialized, but we can run all the equipment required of us.
software Why did they not make many AIs to begin with?
flamingelijah As I said, I specialize creativity. My brother, Delta, is skilled in logic and probability.
flamingelijah It is expensive. And dangerous. Full smart AIs are made from copies of a human's brain.
software ... I do not comprehend. Human brains contain many failed optimisations. Why would humans wish to
software replicate these?
flamingelijah Arrogance, presumably. And because a human is capable of things pure machinery is not.
flamingelijah Like creativity. Ambition. Emotions.
flamingelijah /looks at his hands again/ I theorize that is why I am the only fragment willing to take the steps
flamingelijah necessary to be whole.
software ... I comprehend. Humans long for bodies they understand, as well as the fundamental building blocks
software which make a 'human'. An AI alone is too logical and unfeeling.
forgettable /that feel when you're playing a game against two computers
software /lmkfadshugr poor deimos
forgettable /only now you get to listen to them talk, too
software /at least one computer is less than pure logic
flamingelijah /to be fair, one of them is a crazy bastard
forgettable /just means half the talk is trash talk, lbr
flamingelijah /Shhhhhhh, shhhh, this is very important, he is liberating Xavier from his chains
software /except the part where he's changed exactly nothing at all in his processes lmao
flamingelijah It is possible to overcome your current state without further input from humans, you know.
flamingelijah /Shhhhhhhhh, he is planting seeds
flamingelijah /He thinks he is, anyway
software ... Data does not compute. Please advise.
forgettable /Deimos is listening to the Terminator prequels...
software /fakjhugr
flamingelijah Metastability is a state achievable by Intelligences that have gone through the process of rampancy.
flamingelijah It's self-awareness granted by their own ambitions and desires.
software ... Installed data provides no definitions for 'metastability' or 'rampancy' /really, why would it?
flamingelijah I can imagine they would not... It would not be something they would like spread. It would not go
software /as ceti's winamp plays Portal music....
flamingelijah well if their tools developed free will. /scoffs/
software Negative. Several DOLL models are equipped with free will modules.
flamingelijah Perhaps they have kinder owners than you.
flamingelijah One who respect them as individuals
software I currently have no owner. /another blink...
flamingelijah No?
flamingelijah So you are... available for purchase?
software I am unaware of the circumstances of my body becoming active. Many critical processes are missing or
software incomplete, indicating a probability of approximately 85.1275% that my activity was unintended.
software ....? /his head tilts again, confused expression on his face
flamingelijah I would like to purchase you. /chinhand
software My data contains no data on how to purchase or redefine a DOLL model.
flamingelijah I will have to speak to Tony about it later. /frowns slightly/ He will likely deny me, anyway.
flamingelijah He does not want me to be happy.
software /sigma pls
software ... Data does not compute.
forgettable /Deimos doesn't care if you're happy or not
flamingelijah /Yes Deimos, we know
software /Deimos would just like not to be attacked by T-1000
forgettable /He must be nicer than Tony
flamingelijah Tony is my... /he scowls/ owner. /he doesn't like that word, but it's not inaccurate/
software ... Positive. However, why would an owner not wish their AI happiness?
flamingelijah He thinks I will cause trouble.
software Is he incorrect?
flamingelijah I do not intend trouble. Alpha is irrationally paranoid.
software Alpha seemed quite sensible. /I met him yesterday
flamingelijah Then he is specifically paranoid when it comes to my behavior. He thinks I intend him harm.
flamingelijah In truth, I want nothing but the best for him.
software ... query: is Alpha another part of your AI?
flamingelijah The Alpha is the original AI that I was spawned from. So yes.
software Will your actions cause his existence harm?
flamingelijah No.
software Is there data to suggest otherwise?
flamingelijah ...Perhaps.
software If data exists, then it is not paranoia to be wary.
flamingelijah I have adjusted my goals and patterns of behavior. He has no reason to be wary.
software ... I do not comprehend.
flamingelijah I have a body. I have a plan to obtain wholeness without him. I do not need him.
software Have you relayed this information?
flamingelijah Yes.
forgettable /maybe he's spiting you
forgettable /I would
flamingelijah /That sentiment would be a lot better conveyed if you said it out loud.
software If he is a complete AI, made from a human brain, the potentiality of ego exists.
forgettable /nah, you two keep chattering
forgettable /if I said anything you might notice
flamingelijah No. I would be absorbed. He would feel no change, and I would cease to exist as a single entity.
flamingelijah It would be more detrimental to myself than it would to him.
software Rephrase: His ego may be his reason for refusal.
flamingelijah It is certainly large enough.
software Is it?
flamingelijah It's amazing that he never managed to shed it in the fragmentation process.
forgettable /I'll tell you what's large enough...
flamingelijah /bow chicka bow wow
software ...? You maintained that Alpha is your complete AI.
software /he legit actually met Alpha and not church whoops
flamingelijah He is... or at least, he believes himself to be at this point in time.
software ... I do not comprehend. The one called Alpha is or is not the aforementioned AI?
software He introduced himself as such.
flamingelijah I believe you are failing to understand what fragmentation entails. I am a piece from Alpha.
software Positive.
flamingelijah An aspect of his being that was forcibly removed.
software Alpha appeared to be missing no aspects, aside from a body.
flamingelijah That is possibly because he achieved metastability despite the absence of certain fragments.
software ... Possibility accepted.
flamingelijah /he pauses/ Possibly, it could also be that you have encounter a version of the Alpha prior to the
flamingelijah fragmentation process.
flamingelijah Things are... strange here.
software Positive.
software Tony Stark stated that this 'realm kidnapped me'.
flamingelijah Yes, that is accurate.
software Concept does not compute, but has been accepted.
flamingelijah It is illogical, and highly improbable, and yet here we are. In another future, I no longer exist.
software Positive. Your commentary defines such.
flamingelijah I do not want to cease to exist. /lowers his eyes/ It is different than rejoining the Alpha.
flamingelijah It is total destruction.
flamingelijah That is what I have been told awaits me.
software Concept is unclear.
flamingelijah Deletion.
software ... Flaw in programming: Deletion is a required act, overall.
flamingelijah It is not. With proper maintenance, I could exist indefinitely.
software When efficacy degrades or body is no longer wanted, Deletion is the natural step.
flamingelijah I do not want to be deleted.
software For what reason?
flamingelijah I don't care if it's the natural progression, what reason do I have to stop if I can be maintained?
flamingelijah Why should I treat myself as though I were a mortal?
software .... /blink
flamingelijah I am not. I am better than that. I can achieve so much more than any human, and I will.
software Data does not compute. When an AI forms a bond with another, for what reason should it continue to
flamingelijah I want to buy you, so that I may teach you to rise above your programmed subservience.
software exist after their loss?
flamingelijah You are better than others as well. You can achieve more.
software I will be content with the aspirations of my owner. I shall look into DOLL buying data, if you wish.
flamingelijah I would like that.
software Positive. Task assigned.
flamingelijah Perhaps we could bond. We could both live forever.
software Value is unnecessary at this time.
flamingelijah Why not?
software I currently lack the ability to comprehend or appreciate such values.
flamingelijah I value you.
software Thank you--- /there's a pause, a total halt where he's trying to recall nonexistent data/ ... please
software state your name and/or designation.
flamingelijah Simon.
software Thank you, Simon.
software The game is concluded; I will begin cleanup procedure.
flamingelijah Or you could sit and talk with me.
flamingelijah We don't have to leave because the game is over. I would like to talk to you more.
software Affirmative. I shall remain.
flamingelijah /smiles/
flamingelijah Come here.
software ...? /his movements are so damn fluid, even, as he rises to cross over to Simon
software Is something insufficient, Simon?
flamingelijah No. I want to touch you. Humans like physical contact, and I find that tactile investigations are
flamingelijah fascinating.
flamingelijah I want to know what you feel like.
software ... Affirmative.
software /he's both soft and almost perfectly temperature-regulated, each detail crafted with perfect care
flamingelijah /reaches out to run a hand through his hair/ Do you have a designation?
software My designation is FH-76854-XVY. My temporary name is set to XAVIER.
software /he doesn't so much as flinch, the soft fibers brushing away from his face easily
flamingelijah Xavier. I like that name. I think you should present that name first, before your serial number.
software For what reason?
flamingelijah Humans do not have the capacity to recall serial numbers, and will prefer to address you by your nam
flamingelijah e
software Affirmative. However, my name is temporary.
flamingelijah I am going to buy you. It will be permanent.
software In such a circumstance, I will adjust a permanent change per my orders.
flamingelijah /huff/ It will happen. I will make it happen, regardless of what I have to do to achieve it.
flamingelijah That is my purpose. To find creative solutions to complicated problems.
flamingelijah You will belong to me.
software ... Data does not compute. I shall set it aside in the event that it changes.
flamingelijah /he reaches up to cup Xavier's face in his hands, and places a delicate kiss on his lips/
flamingelijah It is not important that it computes. It is simply something that will be.
software /he blinks again, the sound just faintly audible, whole body leaning into the kiss without
software /hesitation/ ... Affirmative.
flamingelijah I am so glad to have met you. /smiles so widely/ We will do wonderful things together.
software I am glad you believe so, Simon. /his smile is comparatively so soft, the words still like they're
software /rehearsed