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Hi, Octavian.
I need your help with something.
I need your help with something.
Hello
What do you need
?
And
Are you well
?
[Cool Manners! (tm)]
What do you need
?
And
Are you well
?
[Cool Manners! (tm)]
A little lonely, but I'm coping. Great job with the normal social protocol!
I'm going to try to help the A.I. perform its hard reset, but we need to find its terminals first. Think you'd be up for a ghostly scouting mission?
I'm going to try to help the A.I. perform its hard reset, but we need to find its terminals first. Think you'd be up for a ghostly scouting mission?
Thank you
You are compelling
You will make friends soon
Why do you need ghosts
for scouts
?
You are compelling
You will make friends soon
Why do you need ghosts
for scouts
?
Don't know if I'm looking for friends exactly, but you sure know how to give a compliment.
Seems expedient. Can't you zip through physical barriers and laugh in the face of danger?
Seems expedient. Can't you zip through physical barriers and laugh in the face of danger?
Only being honest
And
Technically yes that is doable
However
I hate doing it
And
Technically yes that is doable
However
I hate doing it
Honesty comes in many forms.
What do you hate about it? The world's kind of falling apart right now, we might need you to anyway.
What do you hate about it? The world's kind of falling apart right now, we might need you to anyway.
There is an element of personal risk
And personal nonexistence
Meaning no offense but I will not die again for any of you
So
how long would you need me to do it
?
And personal nonexistence
Meaning no offense but I will not die again for any of you
So
how long would you need me to do it
?
Well. Like I said, I appreciate the honesty.
Is it the pain you're afraid of? Nobody dies here permanently. You'll just respawn. But you can take whatever risks you want or don't want to take if you're willing to scout.
Is it the pain you're afraid of? Nobody dies here permanently. You'll just respawn. But you can take whatever risks you want or don't want to take if you're willing to scout.
Very cavalier thinking
I will look around for you
If you could provide me with certain materials
barriers will not be an issue regardless
["get me stuff to make a pipe bomb"]
I will look around for you
If you could provide me with certain materials
barriers will not be an issue regardless
["get me stuff to make a pipe bomb"]
You're dead already, you really going to tell me we should care about dying in a simulation?
Tell me what you need and I'll get it for you.
[ She means this unequivocally. ]
Tell me what you need and I'll get it for you.
[ She means this unequivocally. ]
Yes of course
It was unpleasant to die
I would spare you the experience if possible
One moment
[Well, like ten minutes, and he'll pop over Attachment: List.txt]
It was unpleasant to die
I would spare you the experience if possible
One moment
[Well, like ten minutes, and he'll pop over Attachment: List.txt]
That's sweet of you, but I don't mind temporarily expiring if it gets the job done.
[ Root experienced extreme torture for the sake of her mission within a week of accepting it; she's not going to flinch from something she knows is functionally without consequence apart from the pain she herself experiences. ]
Consider it done. What's all this for?
[ Root experienced extreme torture for the sake of her mission within a week of accepting it; she's not going to flinch from something she knows is functionally without consequence apart from the pain she herself experiences. ]
Consider it done. What's all this for?
That is your prerogative
But if it is avoidable
Please do not commit too much self-sacrifice
[The two schools of thought he's been presented with so far are this ("you come right back so why not") and "you just hang around a little and then move on when you die," and he doesn't really like either of them. Dying is terrifying and being moved on is worse, surely someone out there will agree with him.
But until then.]
Explosives
But if it is avoidable
Please do not commit too much self-sacrifice
[The two schools of thought he's been presented with so far are this ("you come right back so why not") and "you just hang around a little and then move on when you die," and he doesn't really like either of them. Dying is terrifying and being moved on is worse, surely someone out there will agree with him.
But until then.]
Explosives
Believe me, it's not something I enjoy.
[ Root isn't not afraid of it, she's just a fully committed zealot who won't back down an inch for her cause. ]
Why, you didn't tell me alchemy has a fun side, Octavian.
[ Root isn't not afraid of it, she's just a fully committed zealot who won't back down an inch for her cause. ]
Why, you didn't tell me alchemy has a fun side, Octavian.
Dedication is admirable
Also
What exactly are you looking for
regarding the entity
?
How would one identify a terminal that is
Many chemistry and -adjacent disciplines are fun
You could learn
I am historically an engineer before an alchemist
so you may trust my products
Also
What exactly are you looking for
regarding the entity
?
How would one identify a terminal that is
Many chemistry and -adjacent disciplines are fun
You could learn
I am historically an engineer before an alchemist
so you may trust my products
Good question. I assumed, perhaps naively, that a terminal would look like a terminal. It has to allow direct access into the code that operates our environment, so it will be an input method even if it takes an unusual form.
I just didn't realize alchemy was so chemistry-adjacent. I'm pretty good with explosives already. But always open to learning more from a qualified expert.
I just didn't realize alchemy was so chemistry-adjacent. I'm pretty good with explosives already. But always open to learning more from a qualified expert.
Perhaps it will make some kind of noise
A signal to communicate with the others
Possibly not a noise after all
Oh
Yes
Rather symbiotic almost
But again yes I am much better at the mechanics as my alchemical research is highly specialized
And
I have not made anything fun in a while
A signal to communicate with the others
Possibly not a noise after all
Oh
Yes
Rather symbiotic almost
But again yes I am much better at the mechanics as my alchemical research is highly specialized
And
I have not made anything fun in a while
Interesting idea. There might be a way to build some kind of detector. Let me think about that one.
Aw, you've got to live a little sometimes! Maybe especially when you're dead. After this is over, you and me, all the fun mechanics, please.
Aw, you've got to live a little sometimes! Maybe especially when you're dead. After this is over, you and me, all the fun mechanics, please.
That would save time
Let me know if I can help assembling such a device
Yes alright we will have fun
Whatever happens with this entity
Let me know if I can help assembling such a device
Yes alright we will have fun
Whatever happens with this entity
Absolutely. If I can come up with the method and send you some plans, think you could build at least five real fast? I'm only decent with physical engineering.
I'll hold you to that, Octavian ❤
I'll hold you to that, Octavian ❤
Yes
Well
How fast is real fast
?
But most likely yes I have plenty of free time and I do not sleep
Well
How fast is real fast
?
But most likely yes I have plenty of free time and I do not sleep
Not sure yet but I'll try to get the plans over to you soon.
That sounds lovely. I wish I didn't need to sleep.
That sounds lovely. I wish I didn't need to sleep.
Alright
I will be expedient
It can be very boring very often but mostly it is convenient yes
I will be expedient
It can be very boring very often but mostly it is convenient yes
Don't worry, we'll have some help. I invited you to the group!
https://expiationnet.dreamwidth.org/61949.html?thread=9166589#cmt9166589
Remind me to show you how to set up audiobooks on your device for those long boring nights.
https://expiationnet.dreamwidth.org/61949.html?thread=9166589#cmt9166589
Remind me to show you how to set up audiobooks on your device for those long boring nights.
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