#interaction: tophel: verse: UNSC AI

[faithsreward]

Ah yes, the arguments the organics used to justify their actions. Well Phel could play that game just as well, and she had the entirety of the child's biometric data, as well as the kind of understanding that could not be replicated.

"It is not a matter of distaste, it is a matter of priorities, and I believe your analysis to be faulty. The installation of an emotional regulation system would certainly prevent flare-ups like the one that required sedation, and would increase your ability to control the subject; however, it would also greatly damage efficiency. Many of the subject's nanotechnological capabilities require adaptations of the neural tissue and respond to subconscious stimulus. From the flare-up alone I was able to map several pathways previously unknown, and once the subject has reawakened we can begin testing of those capabilities."

Phel considered herself lucky that the appearance of her projection was entirely under her control, as she doubted her expression would have been so carefully schooled if not.

"My analysis suggests that the alteration you are proposing could harm the subject's neuroplasticity, and therefore I have to recommend instead accommodating for what I believe to be some form of neurodivergence found within the subject.” In fact she was almost certain on that front, and that it was likely congenital, although she couldn't rule out the influence of both herself and the nanites on the child's mind.

“The subject is currently not suitable for a team, and it may be counterproductive to attempt to force conformity; however, the ability to use the nanotechnology to produce claws as displayed during most recent meltdown would be highly advantageous for covert activities and assassinations. It would also allow the subject to remain small, as it has a negative response to added growth hormones and becomes stressed. Small size would be an asset for the stealth-based missions that often have poor outcomes in terms of Spartan survival, and focus can be made on what the individual subject excels in, especially given the unknown elements of the next stages of project development."

OPEN. Halsey.

“This problem, like most, has a solution; the fact that you find the solution I propose distasteful does not change the fact that it will achieve the desired effect.”