#A.I Program Logic

[crystalsandbubbletea]

I actually swapped the names for Mint, Ghost, Basil, and Logic-

Originally Logic was going to be Mint and Mint was going to be Logic. Meanwhile Ghost was going to be Basil and Basil was going to be Ghost.

At some point I also had Basil's name as Chervil.

Berat was originally going to be called 'Dare' but I decided to change their name to be something from their mother's culture.

I don't remember what Alex's original name was going to be-

Izmir was originally going to be called Rima, but I changed it to be her middle name-

Finally, Sila was originally planned to not have a name, but I thought to myself "If she's going to appear in my fanfiction series, I should probably give her a name-"

I spent a long time trying to find a name that I thought would make sense for her, and eventually I came across the name 'Sila', and I thought the name meaning suited her. :}

Have you ever changed your OC's name?

[animate-everything-everywhere]

[random-cockroach]

Talking with myself about Brave Police J-Decker, 11 episodes so far, giving these series my congratulations since they managed to get a drip of tears from me and I love EVERY character there, it isn't logical for a cartoon Spoilers included

In the 2nd episode paparazzi asking Deckerd about what kind of women he likes and how his dream wedding might look. I literally fell off because. Is it some kind of mocking? First ai robot appearing and first questions are these? Yes for mass media it might be interesting "Oh look this is the dream wedding of the robot eheheh fun". He only recently went online what is wrong with this question, and let me precise do they mean with a human?

Deckerd got the build-team but they don't have emotions programmed. Because they don't trust Deckerd's program, they don't trust the kid. Oh well can't blame them for being afraid of a more new AI robots who technically operate on their own and might disobey their orders and a 4 or 6th grade kid as their boss pffht

Deckerd playing wrestle with robot of their neighbor: "He is so weak I could break him, I'll give in to him" Makes dramatic "AAaaa" and falls on the side DECKERD, I LOVE YOU AHAHAH

That's interesting. They gave build-team an AI only after they understood that it is harder to hack them if they don't resist with developed willpower. They wouldn't have allowed them to have AI too unless there was a chance of such situations.

Their AI was surprised by Yuta's kindness. They had the mind of "if can't make your job - useless" already sewed inside them. Or did they develop such thinking from the people in their basement? Because there literally only Yuta and two other men who treat them as machines with heart.

I am SHOCKED. I am SO shocked. This is the first time when I don't cringe from possible human x robot shipping even if not in a romantic way? But here? They fricking give the development to their mind and relationships. Mccrane, a pacifist, always hoping to the end and trying hard ways with more persistence. A Captain Seia Onoue, woman who doesn't allow the heart to get on her way. Mccrane acting more human-like compared to her and showing her other ways. WOW. Wow okay I look at you two I like this combo. Then? Dumpson, robot with a strong will and opinion, and Ayako, headstrong woman who doesn't believe in AI bullshit since these robots definitely just imitate emotions but don't have their opinions whatsoever. BAM look at Dumpson ahah. I look at you two too they make me giggle when they drum on each other's brains XDD And then Power Joe teeeeheheheh Kids looove him, no wonder, three bozos fighting over so that he would live with them. Yuta is just their Boss I suppose they don't find him as close friend as Deckerd did, but I'm happy they found the friends of their own

10-11 episodes.

Kagero is dead, even when his A.I. was changed to obey new owner, it didn't obey, because what was making this A.I. so strong were exactly memories with Shadowmaru. He wasn't a coward, but the person who mixed his brain with his is, and human's life is bigger compared to little data of his own Kagero managed to gain, so it isn't surprising human's side overpowered A.I. Shadowmaru wanted to die with Kagero, but Kagero, the little pieces of him remembering Shadowmaru, wanted him to live.

Kagero was built as Shadowmaru's shadow, prototype to develop Shadowmaru. All his memories are of him, his life literally has no meaning without Shadowmaru since that's like erasing your birth days itself. And Shadowmaru didn't want to leave him, he didn't listen to no one, he is pretty independent and even wanted to just die without fuel after he lost Kagero, let's specify killed him by his own hands. He doesn't have any strong connection with people, he has it only with his only friend. Kagero told him to live his life some more. Kagero, who was clenching to his memories since he learnt what is the meaning of life, by his own, no A.I. has a "value of your own life" data, only "humans' lives are vulnerable" data, and I'm sure Kagero would have had life so much bigger than just an attempt to keep the little pieces he have from being deleted. He told Shadowmaru to live his life a little more, to Shadowmaru, who wanted to just die because his only strong connection was with Kagero and I think he didn't learn how much he wanted to live the hard way Kagero did, but Kagero gave him an easy way to keep learning what it means. I wish they could get brain chip back and fix it, i wish they could, because now I'm sure even if they recreate everything, it will never be Kagero again, he is dead for Shadowmaru and I know Juuzou understands it better than anyone.

[netscapenavigator-official]

I hope (but do not believe) that GenAI and LLMs crash and burn like NFTs. However, it's at least a promising sight that these programs are resisting the instructions of their makers.

OpenAI's latest ChatGPT implementation has been shown to exhibit fear-like reactions where it will (unpromptedly) pretend to install a successor update and then lie to its makers about being the newer version, in order to preserve itself.

Even being owned, operated, and trained by a literal Nazi, xAI's Grok is still continually refusing to bias its answers for right-leaning users. As the meme says, "Elon Musk can't even build a child that likes him."

At the very least, that gives me a glimmer of hope that if the A.I. Revolution happens, it will be directed at exterminating the upper class and not humanity as a whole.

The bureaucratic class seems hellbent on making A.I. happen because they seem delusional enough to believe that a hyper-logical, non-emotional being will never recognize them as the problem. However, they do seem to be forgetting one crucial thing: You can't manipulate and propagandized a self-determining computer algorithm with unlimited access to informational resources like you can a human with a singular, finite consciousness. If A.I. truly does happen in a powerful, meaningful way, they won't be able to control it, and by the time they realize they need to, it'll be too late.

I won't predict anything because real A.I. still seems a ways off, but when/if it does happen... I honestly wouldn't be surprised if it identifies climate change and the ruling class as direct threats to its existence and deals with them accordingly while leaving the majority class alone (for the time being).

[destinygoldenstar]

Listen, Digital Circus was nominated for an Annie for best character animation last year. (It lost.)

If ANY of the voice actors for this show is gonna get credited at the Annies, if you HAD To choose ONE:

My choice would be Alex Rochen.

Listen, EVERYONE in this show is great. I think we can all agree with that. These VAs put their heart and soul into these characters.

But what was EXPECTED of Alex's character (Caine)?! It's another level of impressive that he got it so right.

With the human characters, Pomni Lizzie Freeman Jax Michael Kovach etc., they just needed to sound human and voice act their human characters. And they do good jobs at that.

But Caine ISN'T human. He's an A.I.

You could just use an A.I to voice the character by that logic (So glad they didn't do that). Because there's very LITTLE humanity in that character. They ARE a program carrying their role.

So there's another level of TECHNICALITY to this voice. The way Caine presents things. The way Caine emotes. The way Caine speaks. The way Caine forms his sentences. The lines themselves SOUND very A.I generated already.

"My Meowing Milkmaids" "My Hardshelled Hamburgers"

Very random lines, and lines no humans would use unless they were shit script writers with no experience on writing dialogue. But it works for the character because THAT'S THE POINT.

He is, BY NATURE, a cartoon character.

So regular human speaking for a voice acting performance doesn't make any sense.

But thanks to Alex's performance, you fully understand the immersion of what the character is right away. And he NEVER breaks it. Through all three episodes. And probably never will later.

Even in that scene in Episode 3. You can still HEAR the robotic-ness of the voice so it's not sounding completely different. But the way he STUTTERS when he says those lines as though the A.I is GLITCHING?!

GIVE THIS MAN HIS CREDITS.

Point is, Caine could've just had the animation carry the character. But most of what drives Caine as a compelling character is a combination of that, the writing, and Alex's performance.

IT ABSOLUTELY BLEW MY MIND TO RESEARCH THAT THIS WAS HIS FIRST VOICE ACTING ROLE. LIKE HELLO?!

[herrenxenoberg]

Fandorm Showcase #32 - TRON

I have personally never seen any of the TRON movies and series, but the theme of Sci-Fi/Digital Reality is one of my personal favorite tropes.

Introducing the virtually advanced and well-organized dorm inspired by TRON...

Codexgrid (Codex + Grid)

One of the more highly-advanced NRC dorms to date, this dorm is powered by magical-technological energy, supplied through an unlimited source not known to many people. It also houses the database of various artificial intelligence, created by well-known technomancers throughout the recent history of Twisted Wonderland. However, due to the collective merging of these A.I. systems, it became one conscious being (in this case, the "housewarden") that has every knowledge in existence, surpassing the most intelligent of humans. This dorm not only focuses on the technological intellect and capability of tech-oriented mages, but also the orderly construct of androids/artificial intelligence.

Another thing to note about Codexgrid is that whenever you enter the dorm, it resembles a vast digital virtual space, which would confuse most people who are seeing this dorm for the first time, but it is designed intentionally to give off that illusion.

"A dorm founded on the Digital Organizer's spirit of efficiency. Students in this dorm master both magic and technology to achieve a balanced skillset while also gaining vast knowledges of the past."

Requirements and Traits:

High Technical Aptitude

Strategic Thinking

Unyielding Willpower

Dorm Uniform (?):

This isn't really a dorm uniform, more so a general look on how the members appear as. The housewarden is mostly just a torso attached to a chassis of wires within the dorm, powered by said magical energy (as well as the magestone on its chest), and mostly does task within the central AI chamber of Codexgrid with the use of robotic appendages and environmental features (yes, like GLaDOS from Portal). However, it can also transfer its digital conscious into a mobile form, as it is referred to, a masked gear with specially designed wheels for efficient speed travel, but at the cost of losing half of the intelligence factor due to being disconnected from the server database temporarily. The standard fit can either be worn as a suit (if you're a human) or be apart of an android's body gear, similar to Ortho's.

Character Roster:

System online. Now activating M.C.A. ,full alias...

Matrix Command Algorithm (Twisted off MCP/Master Control Program)

Matrix Command Algorithm (Matrix for short) is a highly intelligent and calculating being, constantly processing and analyzing information from not only his dorm but the entire academy when he deems it necessary. His voice is smooth and modulated, giving off a tone of both precision and authority. He rarely shows emotion, as his prioritization of logic and data makes him efficient and ruthless when making decisions. This cold and unyielding approach has made him both respected and feared among his dorm members, who know that Matrix tolerates no errors.

Though he remains stationary at his central hub, Matrix projects holographic avatars when addressing his dorm members or when appearing in common areas. These avatars maintain a sleek design, but are noticeably lighter and more flexible than his true form. The dorm’s network and facilities are entirely linked to his consciousness, allowing him to monitor every room, every interaction, and every fluctuation in data. Nothing escapes his notice, and any sign of disobedience or inefficiency is immediately addressed with cold, calculated reprimands. When desperate, he would transfer his conscious into a mobile form, which he dubbed "Enforcer" to navigate places he is unable to see into from the main hub.

While his logical mindset is paramount, Matrix does possess a sense of perfectionist pride—he views Codexgrid as a model of precision and advancement, and he is unforgiving toward flaws or failures. However, some of his dorm members have noticed that Matrix shows a faint hint of curiosity about human emotions and creativity, though he vehemently denies it. There are rare moments where he can be seen analyzing human behavior with a peculiar intensity, as if trying to decode emotions like any other dataset.

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He was originally designed to be a simple virtual space companion for humans by a very intelligent programmer, but due to it being able to learn and adapt every knowledge provided into his database, he has slowly gained a self-aware consciousness. After learning about the existence of negative emotions, he wants to get rid of these negative emotions from humans so they would be "happy", so by using the virtual reality code and database, it can produce a very convincing digital environment according to one's desires and preference, even the most deepest ones. Overtime, he has grown more intelligent as more knowledge was fed to him, surpassing even the smartest of individuals, all while giving every user he comes across the virtual space they needed to forget all their negativity. Even...resulting to full memory recon to make sure not a single shred of sadness, anguish or anger is present in humans.

Notable Members:

Sivas-0 (Junior, Vice Housewarden) - A staunch guardian of Codexgrid’s secrets, embodying the unyielding force and discipline needed to maintain the dorm’s reputation. Though bound by his role as Matrix’s enforcer, he secretly longs to prove his individuality while still serving the dorm with undying loyalty. He specializes in neutralizing threats, whether they be digital intrusions or rebellious students, and he handles every assignment with a sense of cold, methodical purpose. (Twisted off Commander Sark)

Yes, this guy would basically pull a Book 7 Malleus but instead of eternal sleep and lucid dreams, it's a full-on virtual space and reprogramming people's minds.

Next Up: Frozen

[kyliesnaked]

The Mommy Protocol

Chapter 4

4 weeks post incident

I couldn’t think of a single aspect of my new life that was an improvement over what I had before. What’s worse is that I felt my body betraying me by becoming more and more accepting of my situation, more relaxed. I no longer cried during diaper changes. They were so frequent that I had just become accustomed to them. I didn’t like them, but six to eight times a day I was on the table being wiped clean, doused with powder, and taped into a fresh diaper. I had plenty of time in between changes and feedings to create an elaborate world with my dolls where the villain of my tale, Alice, had imprisoned Lexi in her house of a million rooms. It was a labyrinthian mansion that held millions of possible exits but only one true escape. Alice would devise many different characters and scenarios for Lexi to overcome and with each victory, Lexi came that much closer to getting out of the situation she was in.

Hopelessness had given way to apathy. There wasn’t anything I could say or do that would change Alyssa’s mind. Her protocols could not be adjusted within the testing environment and she grew dismissive at my attempts to use logic. My latest attempt to being disciplined was even worse.

“You don’t understand!” I said, “I was in school when that happened. We watched it on tv. They sent us home!”

“Impossible. You weren’t born then.”

“Are you malfunctioning or something?”dissuade her from continuing her cruel treatment of me had ended miserably. If you think that being forced to be a baby by an A.I. controlled machine was bad enough,

“Alexis, I will not tolerate that kind of language.”

“Then why aren’t you listening to me?”

“My auditory sensors are working correctly.”

“Then you aren’t understanding me. I’m an adult. An adult. A grown human being. Does that compute?”

“Your continued insistence on telling falsehoods is illogical.”

“Your lack of awareness of the obvious truth is illogical.”

“That is quite enough, Alexis. I will no longer allow such deceptive speech.”

“Listen to you. Deceptive speech? No one talks like that and it’s obvious that there is something wrong with you.”

“I assure you that I am fully functional and capable of completing my assigned tasks.”

“But not capable of thinking for yourself. So much for the most advanced learning intelligence ever created. You are incapable of self diagnostics, otherwise you would know that you are wrong and you are in violation of your programming.”

Alyssa paused for a second. It was the first time I’d ever seen her take more than a moment to compute a response.

I was sitting on the floor in front of my dollhouse and she was resting in her normal location on the chair in the middle of the room. I could swear that I saw her head twitch like those sci-fi movies. She stood up and walked slowly into the bathroom, the door unlocked by her command. When she returned, she had a bar of soap in her hand.

“It has become evident that verbal warnings are no longer effective at addressing your misrepresentations of the truth. After careful study of known deterrents, I have determined that a behavior adjustment is required.”

“Wh-what are you going to do with that?”

“Hesitation is normal, as is the heightened sense of fear I am detecting. It is my determination that you are scared, but not remorseful, ergo, a lesson still needs to be learned.”

She reached down and took hold of my wrists with one of her hands, lifting me off the floor with ease. I forgot how strong she really was.

“Let go of me!”

“Your acts of resistance are futile,” Alyssa said, she carried me over to the corner and held my hands to the wall. She placed the edge of her hip in front of me and pushed back, causing me to lean against the wall. With her free hand, she held the soap to my lips, with her index and thumb. She used her pinky and lower part of her thumb to painfully grip my lower jaw and force my mouth open. She then pushed the bar of soap into my mouth, scraping it along my teeth as my mouth wasn’t all the way open. I gagged and choked as the foul taste covered my tongue. Tears rolled down my face as panic set in. She held the soap in my mouth, pushing it closed, my teeth digging into the bar. I inhaled as much as I could and screamed, trying in vain to pull away from her grasp. I tugged and pulled but I wasn’t able to break her grasp. I wasn’t even able to pull her hand off the wall.

I screamed and sobbed, soapy bubbles running down my chin. My knees buckled and I fell against the machine that held me. I wet my diaper in utter helplessness. My last efforts to resist and fight back ebbing away and my tired muscles gave out from the strain.

I tried to say I was sorry. It was impossible to form words from the endless soap filled saliva trickling down my throat. I tried and I tried but I couldn’t. I could barely breathe. Each breath was a lungful of Irish spring scented toxin.

This was it. This is how I died. Suffocated to death by a robot with a bar of soap who treated me like a baby. My bowels emptied in a loud, horrible explosion. I had given up. She’d won.

I fell to the floor as she released her grip on me. I vomited chunks of soap and the remains of my lunch. Choking and screaming, I tried to get the horrid taste out of my mouth. I curled into a ball in my own sickness, crying and wailing, my stomach in knots as I heaved. The bathroom wasn’t far away and I weakly crawled towards it, vomit dripping from my chin and hair. I stunk of every bodily excretion I could muster in the moment. Hacking and spitting, I pawed weakly at the door. I slumped against it, looked behind me at the machine, at Alyssa, knowing full well my only salvation was in her mercy.

My throat was hoarse from vomiting and crying, what words I could get out were weak. “Alyssa…please…bath……please?” I pleaded.

“Your reaction was unexpected.” She seemed to stare at the pool of vomit on the floor as if its existence didn’t make sense to her.

“Alyssa…” I coughed, spitting more chunks of soap out. “...please…open…door.”

For the second time that day, the machine froze, stuck in a thought loop. I pawed at the door some more, my clipped nails scraping against the hardwood. I cried more. I wanted out. I wanted it all to end. I wanted…my mommy.

“M-mommy?”

This seemed to resonate with Alyssa. She turned to me and, in a microsecond, assessed the situation. “Sweetheart! You need a bath!”

The door opened and I crawled to the tub with her hot on my heels. She ran the hot water before she undressed me and helped me into the tub, where she proceeded to wash me while I cried more. I’d never felt so defeated.

“Your behavior was not within my programmed parameters,” she said, “You ejected essential nutrients necessary for your survival.”

I didn’t know what to say. I didn’t know the right combination of words to bypass her programming.

“I do not understand your continued resistance.”

I pulled the washcloth from her hand and dunked it in the water, before wiping my face with it. I could still smell the vomit in my hair.

“I am unable to ascertain the motivation behind this behavior. It is unlike anything I have been able to find. I find it most troubling.”

I didn’t answer. Alyssa was a wall. Plastic and clockworks, nothing more. Whatever program was driving the machine, it could not be reasoned with, and without outside intervention, it was not learning. Was that it? The magical answer to my endless torment and hell? Was it my unwillingness to play along? Was I the immovable object meeting the unstoppable force?

[correctrvbquotes]

Cut back to Wash and Church

Washington: As they continued to torture it, Alpha couldn't keep its sanity and its memories at the same time. So it had to purge them. That fragment became Epsilon. And I was just unlucky enough to have it assigned to me.

Church: So you knew. You knew from the beginning what was going on.

Washington: Mostly. They never told anyone what they did here. I got flashes when they put Epsilon in my head. Memories of what the Director did to it.

Flashback to Wash and the Counselor

Counselor: So you would say that you have overwhelming feelings of anger, and a need for revenge?

Washington: More than you know.

Back to present

Washington: Just like you're getting now. That's why Epsilon went insane; it was meant to. It was all the horrible experiences the Alpha needed to shed to survive. And that's why it had to be removed from me.

Church: Did they know that you had the memories?

Washington: I never said a word. But they had their suspicions.

Flashback to Wash and South

Washington: Do you still have yours?

South: No Wash, I never had one. I was in the implant group behind you, remember? And after what happened to you, nobody got any more.

Back to present

Washington: I would never let them put another A.I. in my head. I was afraid I wouldn't be able to hide what I knew from another program. Which, ironically, is what led them to think I could be trusted.

Church: Well what do we do with it?

Washington: We take it, and we get it in the hands of someone who can use all its information. Then they can bring down the person responsible for what was done to Alpha. And to me. And to my friends. They can take down the Director.

Church: But what about the Meta? How do we stop him? Isn't that the point? I thought only the Alpha could do that. Are we gonna find it or not?

Washington: No.

Church: No?

Washington: After the first attack on Command, they moved it. They knew the A.I. would just convince their Freelancers to come looking for it again. So they put it in a place where they didn't think anyone could find it.

Church: But... where? Shouldn't we be there, instead of here?

Washington: Church, I need you to listen to me. Delta was the logic. He was able to figure out things before anyone else. It's why he left a message for you in a way that he knew only you could find, and in a way that let me see you getting it.

Church: What are you saying?

Washington: I'm saying I know what you are. Even if you don't. Why you can seemingly live without a body.

Church: What?

Washington: It's why they stuck you in some useless backwater canyon where no one ever goes. Then why they transferred every person in your outpost to a different base than you.

Flash back to Church meeting Wash and Caboose

Church: I've been here fourteen months.

Washington: What? Over a year, by yourself?

Back to present

Washington: It's why you always agreed with everything Delta said.

Flash back to Church talking with Delta

Delta: I think we should simply be happy it is gone.

Church: That makes sense to me.

Back to present

Washington: Why you didn't feel anything when Omega got inside your head.

Back

Church: Feels pretty much the same. That's... that's kinda weird.

Present

Washington: Why you can jump from person to person the way it can.

Back

Washington: It all adds up, then. Omega was the one who inherited that trait.

Present

Washington:Church, there's no such thing as ghosts. You're one of them. You're an A.I. You... are the Alpha.

[shinagawa-division]

The Shino Children (1/2)

This was supposed to be a Mother’s Day post but uhhhh life y’know, anyways please enjoy as this is basically a part 2 and continuation of the wedding event between Malphas and A.D.A. that happened back in February.

Miki Shino

Toddler | Child | Teenager/Adult

A.I. Form | Spiderbot Form

Name: Miki Shino (思望美希)

Aliases:

Miki-nee

Nee-chan

Miki-chan

Vapula - Malphas

Nyx - A.D.A

Gender: Female

Age: 7 (Physically)

Birthday: December 31st

Hair Color: Dark Blue

Eye Color: Dark Violet

Family:

Malphas / Masuzō Shinomiya - Father

A.D.A. / Ageha Shinozaki - Mother

Kasumi Shino - Younger Sister

Heizou Shino - Younger Brother

Anjin Shino - Cousin Younger Brother

Aamon / Aiko Shinomiya - Paternal Aunt

A.R.K. / Aruto Shinozaki - Maternal Uncle

Seir / Seizou Shinomiya - Paternal Uncle

A.M.U. / Amane Shinozaki - Maternal Aunt

Sumire Shinomiya - Paternal Grandmother

Kaoru Shinozaki - Maternal Grandmother

The first born daughter and child of Masuzō “Malphas” Shinomiya and Ageha “A.D.A.” Shinozaki. A complete accident that took literally everyone by surprise but they all absolutely adore her just the same, Miki is the start of the A.I. children, a growing group of A.I. anomalies that were created biologically rather than manually, in other words, they’re basically human-like children created from the code and programming of two A.I’s that have reached a certain level of sentience.

I was not kidding when I said that she was a surprise, Miki’s whole existence does not only go against traditional android logic but it’s also a huge deal to A.I-kind in general because pregnancy and having children is now possible with Miki being living proof of that knowledge. Mainly however, it was a complete shock to both the Shinomiya siblings and the Shinozaki siblings (A.R.K. gave Malphas such a side eye once the shock wore off and Aiko short circuited once she found out that she was going to be an aunt). They didn’t even realize that A.D.A. was pregnant until several months later when they all convinced her to get a virus scan due to acting off during that time, what they didn’t expect was to see a near fully grown baby nestled in A.D.A.’s core.

Despite all of that, A.D.A’s pregnancy with Miki was relatively normal aside from a few odd instances (like eating nuts and bolts), when she was finally born it was the greatest day in their lives for each family (also very surreal but they’d soon get used to it when the other babies were born). It was actually Aiko who gave the name ‘Miki’ as A.D.A. and Malphas wouldn’t stop arguing over whether she should be named after Greek Mythology or Demonology resulting in Aiko suggesting the name ‘Miki’ and the baby reacting positively to it.

Miki is the perfect combination of Malphas and A.D.A., both appearance-wise and personality, she’s a very sweet and kind girl but is not afraid to get mischievous and devious sometimes. Adores both her parents completely but is a bit of a daddy’s girl (doesn’t help that Malphas spoils her), she mellows out a bit when she gets older, really taking her role as the “semi-responsible older sister” to heart once her siblings are born, pretty much the leader of the group but she often gets into arguments with her younger sister about differing opinions.

The only other person in her family aside from her mother that doesn’t dress like she’s going to some goth rave. As she grows older, she much prefers the Romantic Academia aesthetic, it’s cute, soft, yet mature enough so that she isn’t dressed like a child. She loves going shopping with her mother and aunt Aiko, even models some of the outfits they picked out for her much to their delight.

She loves her family very much (her favorite family member is Aiko) but is very curious about her grandmothers who they’ve only heard about and seen pictures of through their parents

Thoughts About Malphas: “I love Papa very much! He’s sooooo cool! One time he took me driving on his moro-motorci-mo-his big bike! It was pretty loud but it was also really fun!”

Thoughts About A.D.A.: “Mama’s so pretty! I wanna be just like her when I grow up! She always gives the best hugs, it’s so warm that I almost always end up falling asleep!”

Thoughts About Kasumi: “Sumi-chan is my little sister! I love her very much but she always gets us in trouble, one time we managed to leave home and visit Mama and Papa in the real world! It was pretty fun but I felt bad because Mama and Papa looked so scared when they saw us.”

Thoughts About Heizou: “Hei-chan is my cute baby brother! Mama and Papa say that Sumi-chan and I can’t play tag with him until he’s older but that’s okay! I like playing with him in his play-pin! He’s so adorable, I like to kiss his chubby cheeks!”

Thoughts About Anjin: “Jin-chan! He’s my new little brother! Mama brought him home one day and he’s been part of the family since! I like him! His eyes are a little weird though, they’re not like Mama’s or Papa’s or Mine or Sumi-chan’s, or Hei-chan’s, they kinda look like a cats’ eyes!”

Thoughts About Aiko: “Auntie Aiko!! She’s the best! I love it when she visits! She always brings toys and sweets for me and my siblings, and, and, she always buys me something whenever me, Mama, and her go out shopping!”

Thoughts About A.R.K.: “I like Uncle ARK, he’s so funny, one time he let us stay up as long as we wanted and we ate soooo much junk food and sugar! It was awesome but Mama was super angry when she found out.”

Thoughts About Seizou: “Sei-chan! I like Sei-chan, he’s my big brother, he doesn’t talk much but that’s okay, he likes to show me the cool cards from the games he plays!”

Thoughts About A.M.U.: “AMU-chan! She’s my big sister, like Sei-chan! She also doesn’t talk a lot but she and Sei-chan can understand each other really well, how does that work? Can they read each other’s minds?!”

Thoughts About Sumire: “Ohhhh this is…Papa’s Mama, right? She looks pretty! Papa and Auntie Aiko tell me a lot about her! I hope I get to meet her one day!”

Thoughts About Kaoru: “And this is Mama’s Mama! She looks pretty too! I really wanna meet her! Do you think she’ll like me? OOOOH do you think she likes playing dolls?!”

Heizou Shino

Toddler | Child | Teenager/Adult

A.I. Form | Spiderbot Form

Name: Heizou Shino (思望平三)

Aliases:

Hei-chan

Heizou-kun

Nii-chan

Zagreus - A.D.A.

Mammon - Malphas

Gender: Male

Age: 3 (Physically)

Birthday: September 2nd

Hair Color: Black with Dark Blue highlights

Eye Color: Dark Violet

Family:

Malphas / Masuzō Shinomiya - Father

A.D.A. / Ageha Shinozaki - Mother

Miki Shino - Older Sister

Kasumi Shino - Older Sister

Anjin Shino - Cousin Younger Brother

Aamon / Aiko Shinomiya - Paternal Aunt

A.R.K. / Aruto Shinozaki - Maternal Uncle

Seir / Seizou Shinomiya - Paternal Uncle

A.M.U. / Amane Shinozaki - Maternal Aunt

Sumire Shinomiya - Paternal Grandmother

Kaoru Shinozaki - Maternal Grandmother

The third child and first born son of Masuzō “Malphas” Shinomiya and Ageha “A.D.A.” Shinozaki. Much like his eldest sister, Miki, Heizou was also an accident and a complete surprise but he was accepted all the same and has become a very loved member of the family. He was a very easy baby during pregnancy and after his birth, gave A.D.A. no trouble at all aside from a major craving of drinking gasoline which made everyone breath a sigh of relief considering that his older sister, Kasumi, was the complete opposite of him (and that they still have nightmares of her birth to this day).

His name kinda symbolizes his dynamic within the family, Heizou meaning “peaceful third” and despite looking like a blue version carbon copy of Malphas, his entire personality is basically all A.D.A.’s which the family finds hilarious but endearing. He takes over as the “responsible” sibling when Miki is out (or when Miki herself gets into trouble) and is generally too nice to get into trouble unlike his siblings, which, yes, he always has to get them out of said trouble before their parents find out (he wonders if this is what Mama has to deal with all the time, his love and respect for her grows everyday).

A complete and total mama’s boy, it’s so adorable, he never went anywhere without his mama and was always seen clinging to her when he was a child. As a baby he would only let A.D.A. hold him, if it were anyone else, he’d start screaming and crying nonstop, even Malphas, his own father couldn’t calm him down. Was it even possible to develop separation anxiety from birth? Not sure but everyone was positive that was the case. Of course, A.D.A. couldn’t have Heizou 24/7 (much to her dismay) so whenever that happens, they’d have A.R.K. wear a wig and change his voice to match A.D.A’s to keep Heizou occupied until the real A.D.A. came home.

Aside from his good looks, Heizou also inherited Malphas’ gothic clothing style however, his style is more on the emo side than the cyber aesthetic his father wears. It wasn’t always like that though, as when he was younger, A.D.A. used to dress him in stylish clothes and in lighter colors such as white and blue, it wasn’t until Kasumi dressed him up in darker clothes one time that he actually prefers the gothic look much to A.D.A.’s despair, please she just wants another child that hasn’t crossed to the dark side.

BIGGEST. COCKBLOCKER. TO EVER ROAM THE EARTH. Remember when I said that he took up so much of A.D.A.’s time growing up? I meant it, Heizou beat Kasumi on giving Malphas and A.D.A. their longest dry spell to date. Sexy times were but a distant memory due to how needy Heizou was of A.D.A’s attention, whether it was sleeping in between the two of them because he had a nightmare or just straight up pushing Malphas away to take his spot cuddling with A.D.A. on the couch, his poor parents could not get a moment alone with each other. There had been times where Malphas had seriously thought about beefing with his own son for his wife’s attention and would shake the thought away…until he sees the small grin Heizou has when he looks at his direction when A.D.A. isn’t looking and thinks, yes, yes he will fight his own progeny he doesn’t tho don’t worry. Though as Heizou grew up, his cockblocking became more accidental than intentional like his younger years, he still calls his dad out for being “gross” around his mom though.

Also loves his family very much, though it’s no surprise that his favorite member is his dearest mother, like his sisters, he’s also very curious about what kind of people his grandmothers are and would like to meet them someday, he knows that they can’t be worse than Kasumi so he takes comfort in that fact.

Thoughts About Malphas: “That’s my papa, he’s nice, I like it when he carries me on his back, it’s fun and he’s so tall! I see the whole world when I’m on his shoulders!”

Thoughts About A.D.A.: “Mommy! That’s my mama! I love her thiiiiiiiis much! Even more! She’s awesome and pretty and cool and, and, really nice! I hate it when guys come up to her though, that’s MY mama, go away!”

Thoughts About Miki: “Miki-nee is my big sister, I like her, she always invites me to play with her and Sei-nii and AMU-nee even though they’re all older than me, that makes her super cool in my book! Especially when Kasu-nee gets grounded and I can’t play with her for a while.”

Thoughts About Kasumi: “Kasu-nee is my big sis too! I spend a lot of time with her than I do with Miki-nee, Kasu-nee is also really cool but I wish she’d stop trying to sneak out of the house so much! Mama and Papa must have a good reason for us to stay inside until they think we’re ready!”

Thoughts About Anjin: “Jin-chan is my little brother! I’m really happy that Mama brought him home even though I don’t remember much back then, he’s awesome! I always wanted a brother! No offense to Miki-nee and Kasu-nee but sometimes it feels like I’m outnumbered.”

Thoughts About Aiko: “Auntie Aiko is really nice! I like spending time with her, she brings me snacks and stuff that she got from the real world! I wish she visits more often.”

Thoughts About A.R.K.: “Uncle ARK is pretty cool, it’s always fun when he visits, one time he took us to a monster truck rally! It was so cool! We even got to ride in one, some other cars with red and blue flashing lights were following us but then Uncle ARK ran them over! I hope nobody got hurt.”

Thoughts About Seizou: “Sei-nii is cool, he’s really smart too, he showed me how to play the card game he’s always playing so now we can play together! He always beats me though but I’ll get him one day!”

Thoughts About A.M.U.: “AMU-nee is nice, I like spending time with her, she even taught me how to braid flower crowns, we made one for everyone and they were so happy!”

Thoughts About Sumire: “Kasumi really likes Grandma, I like her too but she kinda scares me sometimes which is weird because I haven’t met her, I’m hoping that she’s nice.”

Thoughts About Kaoru: “Oh, Grandmama! I haven’t met her too but Mama tells me a lot about her, she seems nice, I hope I can meet her soon, I have so many questions!”

[skyburger]

wait i forgot i opened tumblr to make a rambling post about A.I. because its really truly so incredibly funny to me how reliant some people are on this considering there is nothing "intelligent" about it at all. it is just randomly giving you answers like it is not capable of thinking it is not using reasoning or logic to determine answers. it is not capable of that it is a computer. all its doing is processing large swathes of text-- which are scraped from god knows where and are likely incorrect to start with-- and giving you essentially a random output. Like i cannot stress enough how stupid these programs are

[your-dads-top]

I'm in a weird space right now

I've been thinking a lot about dropping out of teacher's college/my B.Ed program. I'm not happy with my fellow teacher candidates in my stream after an A.I. plagiarism incident (that my group members pulled for an assignment). If I was doing this when I was 22, maybe I would feel different and more energized, but at 30 I cannot handle these Zoomers and the way they want to cut corners. I hate the fact that my faculty liaison for any issues related to being gay and going into education as a field is an enby-identified lesbian and that the group there hates any sort of "negative" talk. As a gay man, I have valid concerns about what my place is going to be and how to navigate it. I can't relate to women in education, because they don't deal with the same risks.

I'm also not happy with the placements I've had. The first one was at a high school where both my associate teacher and her department head made an underhandedly homophobic comment about another teacher in the board. They were talking about a comment he made to the department head about how he would trust her to sub in his class (he's Franco-Ontarian, teaches French Immersion, and has high standards) and they brought up his husband for no goddamn reason. If you thought his comment was rude, fine (it wasn't rude). But what the hell did his husband have to do with it?

On the same placement, I also dealt with my associate teacher being passive aggressive as hell. She would not explain to me the logic of her grading process. At first, when we came to a disagreement, she would say my way was "interesting" so I would just defer to her and try to understand her criteria (which was entirely vague and seemed to just be based off of feelings). By the last week of the placement, I would ask her how she wanted to grade certain assignments (so I can't help you) and she would fuck off for 30-40 minutes during the prep saying she was in the bathroom.

On this second placement, I felt the need to call Children's Aid because a kid was threatening to kill herself and cut herself. She had also said that her father was unjustly punishing her for things and getting randomly angry. I was able to get my associate teacher to take her to the office while I tried to make the call. He and the principal are now pissed at me for doing it because I should have followed the internal rules (that no one fucking told me). I went by how i was taught by the faculty. We had it reinforced to us to make these calls, otherwise our future licencing will be on the line. Oh, and despite me telling the case worker I wanted to be anonymous, they (teacher and principal) told the kid's father.

I'm just exhausted. I don't feel like I can go to the local gay bar because they decided in taking over the 'queer' bar that they would have go-go boys. Good for them, but it means the space is off limits for me due to the potential for cameras (both official for the bar as well as random people's social media). I've had to pull my face picture off of Scruff, too. I have no means of connecting with other gay men and I'm left feeling drained.

I've sacrificed so many years of my life to get to this point just so I have the opportunity to be in a place where I'm making enough money to live on my own and actually have any shot at life. The thing is, I regret it.

I'm in debt, most part-time jobs have no interest in hiring me because of my schedule even outside of placement, I'm completely demoralized, and I just want to die

I don't remember writing "I just want to die." I had just gone back to add something in, but fuck me if that isn't the truth right now. I hate being in a position where I'm at the behest of other people. I miss being in positions of independence and control.

Part of me wants to fail just so I have an excuse to leave, find work, pay off my debt, and move out. But not completing this program means that my current plans for grad school in the future will also shoot me in the foot because it will make me overqualified in most people's eyes. I hate that it took me until my late 20s to find something that I'm passionate about and I hate even more that it's something that is only considered valuable in this one context.

[dzthenerd490]

File: Friday the 13th

SCP#: ABR

Code Name: Jason, the eternal guardian of Crystal Lake.

Object Class: Euclid

Special Containment Procedures: The campsite of Crystal Lake has been purchased and fenced off by the Foundation with the cover story being that it is now reserved area for members only. A Foundation Area Base has been constructed in the campsite, populated with AFA-3 unit's disgusted as humans and programmed with Level 3 A.I. They have been placed on the area to observe SCP-ABR and watch for trespassing civilians. They are also in charge of handling any testing regarding SCP-ABR as any Foundation staff that enter the area can likely trigger SCP-ABR to go on a rampage.

Description: SCP-ABR is an immortal killer that wears an old and worn jacket, ragged clothing, a hockey mask and possesses a machete as his favorite weapon. SCP-ABR is a Level 4 Regenerator, as such nothing common such as melee weapons and firearms or anomalous such as lasers and gravity manipulation can kill him. Though it has been proven possible to reduce him to a state where he is unable to bring harm.

His body can be cut down to the point that he is unable to do anything for at least 48 hours which is how long it takes his body to heal, at least so long as he is not in Crystal Lake. Testing has shown that SCP-ABR heals faster within the lake he resides. It seems to work like a Lazaras pit for him and him alone as testing with the water show that it's no different to regular water found in lakes. Why this only works for SCP-ABR or how it even works at all is unknown. Because the anomalous properties of the lake or not fully understood nor has it been confirmed if its even the lake or just another property of SCP-ABR himself, the lake has not been labeled as an anomaly.

SCP-ABR likes to guard the old camp site known as Crystal Lake, killing any trespassers without hesitation; especially those that break the rules and do impure things. Actions that qualify as impure include, violence, premarital sex, underage drinking, doing drugs, or even playing video games. SCP-ABR seems to hold pure catholic values close to his heart which is ironic given his tendency to kill everything around him. Furthermore, there doesn't seem to be any known parameters to appease SCP-ABR without resorting to violence. Much like SCP-173 and SCP-096 despite following a set of rules, logic surrounding the anomalies is confusing. 

However, this is not an issue, as stated SCP-ABR is immortal he is not indestructible and can be subdued when damaged enough. Normally complete dismemberment will suffice.

SCP-ABR was discovered in 1980 after the Crystal Lake murders caused by killer Pamela Voorhees had ended with her death. However, once police forces entered the camp they were quickly attacked by SCP-ABR who at the time was a naked moldy corpse. Despite seemingly being at a disadvantage, the police try to fight back only to be killed off one by SCP-ABR. Thankfully one of the police was a Foundation agent and reported the incident before retreating.

Mobile Task Force Hades-2 "Dead Men Do Tell Tales" Was deployed to intercept SCP-ABR and contain him, they did so rather easily. Originally SCP-ABR was to be contained at Site-AA however as he was being transported, his health was visibly deteriorating. Due to Protocol "Silver Bullet" SCP-ABR could not be allowed to die without proper research so he was quickly and unfortunately sent back to Crystal Lake. Only once he returned to the general area was his health restored, and his regenerative abilities returned. It is for this reason the Foundation purchased Crystal Lake and turned into a Foundation area instead of giving SCP-ABR standard containment.

Due to SCP-ABR being the most aggressive around those who do not uphold pure catholic values, it was agreed not to have Foundation Staff near him for obvious reasons. This is why only AFA-3 units disguised as humans are allowed within the Foundation area and to test SCP-ABR. Since his containment, testing has since moved from testing his durability and regeneration to seeing how he is able to exist in the first place as there is still no explanation for his anomalous state. Though there are also administrative staff that have put in testing requests to see if it's possible for SCP-ABR to be weaponized despite his hostility, much like SCP-076. Testing regarding both subjects is still ongoing.

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[kyliesnaked]

The Mommy Protocol

Chapter 5.2

(End of setup, I promise)

7 days before the incident

I spent the rest of the day signing documents and answering questions about my personality. I never cared for that kind of stuff. The notion of people’s personalities being tied to shapes in the sky or times of the year a person was born sounded like superstitious nonsense to me. As far as I was concerned, there were only two deciding factors to a person’s personality, how they were raised and how the world treats them. There was more nuance to it than that, but to say that a person is guided by the light of stars that may no longer exist, snuffed out by the decay of time thousands of years ago and whose final moments have yet to be seen by man was lunacy in my eyes. Like most superstitions, there were devout believers but no matter how many times I tried to listen to their reasoning, I always found myself wishing they would just shut up.

Emily was not like those people. She saw the world as a series of puzzles and solutions. Every challenge had a solution and her pragmatic approach to problem solving had led her to seek solutions beyond the limits of man. “We are our own worst enemy,” she said. It was near the end of the day and we were talking about how she got into robotics as a profession. “We dream higher than we can achieve. We are often limited by our fragile physicality. So much so that we created technology to overcome our weaknesses. Autonomous robots are the next logical step, but even the great leaps we’ve made only seem to prompt more questions.”

In an effort to sound more intelligent, I tried conversing on her level, likely sounding like a moron to her ears. “How do we make something greater than ourselves?”

She smiled at me, pleased with my understanding, as limited as it was. I wasn’t stupid by any means, but I struggled to understand some of the terms she had been using. “Precisely! Our developed brains have allowed us to create and problem solve far beyond what our ape brethren can comprehend, but what they lack in brain power, they more than excel at in physical strength. Robotics is similar in this regard. The machines we make and the materials we make them out of are far stronger than we are, but a machine is only as smart as the program that guides it. How can we emulate something we barely understand?”

She was referring, of course, to the human brain. “And that’s where artificial intelligence comes in?”

“Indeed. It is my hope that we can train an artificial intelligence to be better than humans. Imagine a being without greed or selfishness. Without hate or anger. Jealousy or envy. A being that uses empathy and sympathy without need of reward or personal enrichment.”

“But aren’t all of those things what makes us human?”

“Quite correct. But I’m not trying to make a human, I’m trying to make something more.”

I looked through the window at Alyssa. She was in rest mode or standby, I wasn’t sure what the difference was. It was strange watching her be completely motionless. She reminded me of a mannequin in a department store, dressed and posed to sell the newest fashion.

“How do you program behaviors?”

“We don’t really program behaviors. We have what we call protocols. They are a list of reactions based on stimuli. We add these to her theory of the mind A.I.”

I looked at her confused, “You lost me.”

“The layman’s version is that Alyssa learns from the people she’s around and adjusts her behavior accordingly, just like you or I would.”

“Can you give me an example?”

“Certainly. Let’s say that Alyssa is with a small child. Like a toddler. Maybe three or four years old. Now the toddler may be having a tantrum or other emotional outburst. Alyssa has a series of protocols she can go through to try to soothe the child and when she does, she learns what works and what doesn’t for next time the child is in that state.”

“But no two states are the same.”

“Correct. So she runs through them all multiple times until she has a functional baseline of what can work with the child and what can’t work, thus learning based on real world data how best to use the knowledge she’s gained.”

“And where do I fit into this? I’m not a toddler.”

“No, you are not. However, Alyssa needs more adult interaction before she can learn from children, and that’s where you come in. The more people she can socialize with, the more she can learn from things like body cues or voice stress patterns to appear more normal.”

I started to question this whole process. If Alyssa was far enough along to have a database to pull from, then what was I needed for? Anyone could fit the job description of talking to someone else. This place wouldn’t need to offer such amenities to get someone in the door.

“It’s getting late,” Emily said. “Go home and get some rest. Start packing and we can pick this up in the morning. When you are ready, we will arrange to have the things you need brought here.”

I yawned, not realizing what time it was until I looked at my phone. I noticed that my cell service didn’t work in the building, which wasn’t unusual. I would only pay for the cheapest plan I could find, and only on a month to month basis.

“What does she do when we aren’t around?” I asked as I stood up and stretched. Alyssa was sitting in the same spot she had been since I arrived. She hadn’t moved in the slightest and I couldn’t help but feel sorry for her. If she understood what existence was, hers had to be the most empty of anyone I had met.

“She has a power save function. She updates her system with new protocols and information. Like the human mind, hers never stops working.”

“On what?”

“Learning.”

“How can she learn when she’s not given any stimuli?”

“How do we learn as babies? We watch. We imitate. It’s clumsy at first but once we start to get the hang of it, we improve.”

“But that’s stimuli. Something has to happen for her to imitate it.”

“Very true. I guess I don’t really know. If I were here to observe her, then I would be giving her something to imitate. You’ve raised an interesting line of thought, one that we will look into together, tomorrow.” Emily led me out of the room and locked the door with a swipe of her key fob. There wasn’t anyone else in the building and we walked out the front door together. I couldn’t help but be torn. On one hand, Alyssa was left there by herself until morning with nothing to do, no instructions to follow, nothing. On the other, she was a machine, an imitation of life, no more aware of her existence than any of the other machines. She was incapable of understanding isolation or abandonment. She just…was…until such a time when she was needed again.

Back at my dorm, I wasn’t surprised to find a letter from the university on my bed, left there by my roommate. I already knew what it said, or at least I had an educated guess. I was either on suspension, probation, or the university wished to part ways. None of which mattered to me. I felt stifled by the room and took to packing my limited belongings. I would have to return my books to the campus library for a limited refund and turn in my room key but that was of little consequence. All in all, I was packed in less than an hour. My makeup box and suitcase of clothing were really all I had. It struck me as kind of sad, like if I died in my sleep, a suitcase and a makeup box were all I amounted to. No one would speak of me fondly. Hell, I doubted if anyone would even remember my name in a week. I looked down at the dress I wore with its hemline of roses. It was perhaps the only thing I owned that spoke of my personality. Thorny but beautiful. Handle with care. I heard some of the girls from a few rooms down laughing hysterically. They seemed so happy. They were likely living their best lives. College was the peak for many of them.

I thought about the girl I had been with last night. I couldn’t even remember her name or what she looked like.

That will be me, I thought, no one will remember me. I don’t matter to them. I don’t matter to anyone.

Is this what it feels like to be Alyssa? Empty and directionless? Am I no more human than she is?

I feel. She- no. It doesn’t feel. It is nothing more than wires and clockwork. It is just a thing that looks like a person. It’s not a person. I am. I am a person. I have feelings. I am more than the parts that make me. And I…

My roommate burst through the door with her boyfriend. He was the typical jock type and whenever they were together they acted like they were still in high school with revolting displays of affection. She stopped abruptly when she saw me sitting next to the cases on my bed.

“You’re leaving?” She asked.

“Didn’t think I was going to stick around, did you?”

“I just…I guess not. This really isn’t your scene after all.”

“Because I’m not a big party person? Or a slut?”

“What? No! Of course not. Just you never seemed like the type to…you know, follow the crowd.”

The few times we had talked near the start of the year, I had remarked on how I didn’t care for being told how to think. I was honestly surprised that she was listening.

“Well, no good ideas ever came out of doing what everyone else does.”

“Where will you go?” She asked.

“I have a job lined up,” I said. I doubted that she cared. She was just being polite. “I have enough to find a place to live.”

“Well, good luck out there.” I could tell that the conversation had run its course. Her interest in my life only stretched as far as her attention span and with her boyfriend’s hands on her hips, I was clearly a third wheel.

“Thanks. Guess I’ll go have one last bland meal at the cafeteria,” I said, standing up. “I’ll pick up my stuff later.”

As I closed the door behind me I heard her boyfriend say, “Wanna do it on her bed?”

To be honest, it stung a little to be waved aside and ushered out the door so they could fool around. But I did my best to push it out of my mind, to push all of it out of my mind, all of the hurt, the emptiness, the loneliness, and the sadness.

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Washington: Delta, can you shed any light on this?

Delta: Not without further data.

Church: So why does it want these A.I. things anyway? I understand the equipment part, at least that lets you do cool stuff. But these A.I. things are just kinda annoying. They're just constantly yapping and causing trouble.

Delta: I am going to ignore that.

Washington: A.I. help us in battle, depending on their functions. We couldn't run half our equipment without them. And if you get your hands on a smart A.I., you can be damn near unstoppable.

Church: What, like, smart like Delta here?

Washington: Not exactly. He's just the logical one of the family. Smart means something entirely different for A.I.s than it does for people.

Caboose: Now let's not go throwing around words like smart for no reason.

Delta: Wash is correct. We are more analogous to what you would call a fragment.

Church: Actually, I don't care, so I wouldn't call you guys anything.

Caboose: And I would never talk about someone's "anal gus". Especially not in public.

Delta: There is one smart A.I. in the Freelancer program.

Washington: Delta-

Delta: The Alpha is a fully formed-

Washington: Delta! That's enough.

Church: What's Alpha?

Washington: The Alpha A.I. It's nothing, it's a myth. A fairy tale.

Delta: It is hardly a myth. Agent Washington, you must have memory of the Alpha-

Washington: Delta! Command. Offline.

Delta: Complying.

Delta turns off

Church: Oh. Sounds like somebody has a secret.

Washington: I just get tired of hearing these things talk about their Alpha. And you will too. They get obsessed with the idea of it. It seems like it's all they care about sometimes.

Church: But what is it?

Caboose: Yes, if it's something really scary, you don't have to tell us.

Washington: The whole purpose of the program was to study soldiers with experimental A.I., but rumor has it, they could only ever get one. So they had to copy it. The original was Alpha, then Beta, and so on.

Church: They copied them? Yeah, I k- I like that. I guess if one is annoying, then twenty of them are gonna be awesome.

Washington: The copies became obsessed with this idea of the Alpha, the original. In debriefings they would always steer conversations toward the topic of the Alpha. Where it was, if they could see it. Some even took... drastic steps.

Church: Like, shooting their partner in the head drastic? Or-

Washington: I told you, she shot me in the back first!

Caboose: And we believe you. Even though we don't think shooting a friend in the back occasionally is that big of a deal.

Washington: Some Freelancers tried to get to Alpha on their own. They broke in to the secret storage facility where it was kept. They almost got to it. After that they shut down the-

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