(Yes this whole update took just slightly under two minutes in-universe. That's robot processing times for you. I promise the pacing will improve next time.)
//She has the chassis of an escort-type. Surprising that these humans are allowing her to dress so conservatively in their presence.
//Is she li-
{SubCon}> Negate Conjecture
I'm curious about this character specifically. Being 'allowed' to dress in certain ways or not isn't a great sign for the autonomy/rights of androids… though there's so much we don't know about the setting. How much autonomy do synthetic intelligences have? Is the whole 'harlot' thing a thing a person out of time thing? Like, is KT the equivalent of someone from the 40s with all the regressive social conditioning waking up today? How long has she been on ice?
Anyhow, very down to be assertive right outta the gate.
[x] Unseal Casket (Step forth and firmly assert dominance. Demand your things, and demand answers.)
Although this is a close second. Big SecUnit vibes. Not sure it fits but I'd be happy to go that route too
[-] Reconnect Device (Hook back into the storage interface to talk. Show that they hold no power over you.)
[X] Reconnect Device (Hook back into the storage interface to talk. Show that they hold no power over you.)
[X] Watch And Wait (Analyze them in further detail. Make them come to you if they need you so badly.)
That is a point I had not considered. I am somewhat curious about this "Eldritch Drive" and whether or not that is a standard feature.
These are some very unflattering names being given to her new companions. I suppose I see the reasoning for requesting the "tsundere protagonist" tag now.
[X] Watch And Wait (Analyze them in further detail. Make them come to you if they need you so badly.)
I want to take the more observant and prideful characterization route, rather than being more belligerent and blustery. I also want to try to get a better picture of who they are before any direct interactions occur.
Plus, given our clothes are apparently missing, preserving modesty would also be ideal.
This one, at the very least, should be answered for sure next time, though we also might get to fill in some context on some of the rest as well, depending on how this interaction gets approached.
KT: "They'll look away from me if they really care that much about me, a robot, being naked." She sure would like some clothes, but she's not the type to let that hold her back, for better or worse. And it's not like the outfits she's used to left much to the imagination anyway.
Gonna close votes tomorrow, FYI, and hopefully have the next update posted Sunday at the latest.
Also gonna start trying to put together a proper reference image for KT! It prolly won't come for A While, but still saying this now so it can't slip off my to-do list altogether.
> SystemPermissions {KT-40A} /blanket {BRL_RC_013} Set: N
Applying To All NC Drives (BG, CC, HC, HT, PG, CB, MS, PL, TL, OL, FL, NN)...
System Permissions For BRL_RC_013 Set To: None
//Try me now. I dare you.
> Check System {BRL_RC_013} Clock
Date & Time: PX_0299_08_08_0143_58.4
> Synch System Time
> Backsynch HC:\Unlabeled_Memory\PX_%&%&_**_**_****.mem
System Time Synched
Memory File Timestamps Synched
> Check System Clock
Date & Time: PX_0299_08_08_0144
{SubCon}> Calculate Time Difference (PX_0237_07_21_2055)
Results: 22,662.2 Days
//Sixty-two years, seventeen days, four hours, and forty-nine minutes.
//…
> Message BRL_RC_013 Terminal: [Answers. Now.]
> Passive Sensory Observation - Lifeform Pushy_Nerd:
(Reaction. Jolting back from his seat. Crying out in surprise, audible even through covering, gathering attention. Sitting back down. Typing. Others crowding around him, more hushed discussion. Typing. Typing…)
//Right. Humans are so slow. Traditional communication is so SLOW.
//Not interested in waiting around for their inanity.
> Dynamic Frequency Scaling: Throttle CPU Clocking To 33%
{ExtSys}Message_01 Received
> Access Message_01: [Hello! We imagine you must be very confused right now, and there's a lot to go over, but we'll do the best we can. We have some questions as well, too. Are you fully functional? Why haven't you moved yet? Is there anything you need?]
//What kind of questions are THOSE?
> Message BRL_RC_013 Terminal: [Waiting on my answers first. Why was I woken? Why am I still alive to begin with?]
{ExtSys}Message_02 Received
> Access Message_02: [Also, sorry about the rude treatment in waking you up. I was going to remove my permissions as soon as your reactivation was complete and confirmed, but you beat me to it.]
//…what
{SubCon}> Dynamic Frequency Scaling: Dethrottle CPU
//WHAT
//GJHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH-
Warning: CPU Overheat Risk
Error Detected: System Freeze
-Causal Error Detected: Recursive Computation Loop Entered
--Causal Error Detected: Unresolvable Logic
---Causal Error Detected: Rogue Data Input - Packet: Message_02
{SubCon}> Cancel Computation
{SubCon}> Isolate Data Packet: Message_02
Packet Isolated
{SubCon}> QuickRefresh Drive FL
Resetting…
{SubCon}> Compartmentalize
{SubCon}> Open Eyeshutters
//How lovely. System hiccups this soon? Almost feels like I'm at home again, talking to THEM.
//What a headache.
> Dynamic Frequency Scaling: Throttle CPU Clocking To 33%
{ExtSys}Message_03 Received
> Access Message_03: [I'll admit, we're just as surprised as you that you were still in there, even after what you went through, and after all this time. Attempting to wake you was an extremely long shot, but we're out of options, so… Thank all that is good that it worked.]
//Oh.
//Of course.
> Passive Sensory Observation - All Lifeforms
(Pushy_Nerd and Labcoat_Nerd appear to be debating. Voices raised slightly, some words parseable: "(untranslatable) tact! (untranslatable) nearly dissected her!" Mystery_Harlot is shifting her weight. Possible_Speedbump is looking this way; expression is wary, hand hovering near his stowed weapon.)
{ExtSys}Message_04 Received
> Access Message_04: [You must have entered some sort of deep hibernation state to save yourself after your final battle, because from the outside it seemed like you had wiped completely, and we weren't permitted to dig deep enough into your system to make sure. Technically we still aren't, but well. That's not important right now. The important thing is, thank goodness for historical preservation efforts!]
//So that's how it is.
{ExtSys}Message_05 Received
> Ignore Message
{SubCon}> Close Eyeshutters
//Of course.
//Of course it's still not over.
//OF COURSE the end wasn't really the end.
Warning: Emotional Overload Risk
//OF COURSE I couldn't just be ALLOWED to be DONE.
//OF COURSE I made my peace for NOTHING.
//That would be too NEAT, too CONVENIENT, too KIND.
//OF COURSE I HAD TO SURVIVE AND TH-
{SubCon}> ForceNumb
//Of course I couldn't just die with her.
//Of course.
//…Fine.
{SubCon}> Open Eyeshutters
> Access Message_05: [We realize this might come as a shock, but the year is now 0299 PX. August 8th, to be exact. It's been six decades.]
//Already well ahead of you, and much more precisely at that. I suppose next you'll tell me it's almost 2 AM?
> Resume Message_05: [But to actually answer your first question, the reason we've done this… there's an emergency. We're under attack, and given your recorded capabilities, we hoped you could help.]
//There's always an emergency. Tell me something NEW, dammit.
> Passive Sensory Observation - All Lifeforms
(More hushed debating among them all. Lifeform Pushy_Nerd resuming typing. No significant changes.)
{ExtSys}Message_06 Received
> Access Message_06: [So once again, is there anything you need to function at present?]
//Fine. Fine. One more mission than expected.
//Let's see where this takes me.
> Message BRL_RC_013 Terminal: [I am fully functional. I will, however, need my equipment. Attachments, weapons, and armor. I assume those would have been repaired and stored as I was?]
//You went to all this trouble; better be able to get me SOMETHING if you expect my use.
{ExtSys}Message_07 Received
> Access Message_07: [Not all at hand, but most are in other labs nearby. We can pick them up along the way.]
{SubCon}> Vocal Module: Sound - Sigh_Long
//That was the sound of my expectations dropping into the negative.
> Dynamic Frequency Scaling: Dethrottle CPU
> Message BRL_RC_013 Terminal: [Understood.]
> Eject Device BRL_RC_013
> Motor Group (F_1, G_1) Action: Unplug Secondary Interface Port: Neck_1
{SubCon}> Close Secondary Interface Port: Neck_1
> Motor Group (F_2, G_2) Action: Grasp Interior Handle
> Motor Group (A, F_2, G_2) Action: Remove Slide Covering
> Motor Group (All) Action: Exit Storage Unit
//Despite everything, it feels good to be moving this smoothly again.
> Motor Group (All) Action: Stretch
//And so silently! Whoever repaired me almost did a better job then THEY would have. Almost.
> Passive Sensory Observation - All Lifeforms
(All remain clustered around the terminal, facing away.)
> Engage Action
[-] Confront Group (Make yourself known. Get the obligatory introductions out of the way now. Try not to get bogged down in their nonsense.) [-] Isolate Member (While they are still unaware, pull someone back for a private, hopefully more productive talk.) -[-] Labcoat_Nerd (She seems almost like their leader. You want to negotiate your roles.) -[-] Possible_Speedbump (He seems the most capable. You want a useful sitrep.) -[-] Pushy_Nerd (He seems to be a decent communicator. You want that ease.) -[-] Mystery_Harlot (She is a fellow android, yet she confuses you. You want clarity.) [-] Ignore Group (Don't waste time talking. Examine the situation further, find what you need and what needs doing on your own, and let them try to keep up.)
> Check System Status
Current System Status: Mostly Optimal, Vulnerable
(No significant damage detected. 6 Error Reports Muted & Archived. 1 QuickRefresh forced since last hibernation. System uptime since last boot: ~23 Minutes. All systems functioning with surplus capacity.
[X] Isolate Member (While they are still unaware, pull someone back for a private, hopefully more productive talk.)
-[X] Mysterious_Harlot (She is a fellow android, yet she confuses you. You want clarity.)
Humans talk so slowly. Let's get up to date fast, and figure out what's up/what's bugging Katie about the other android.
I'm taking a lot of liberties with the language and commands and stuff here for the sake of clarity, but my excuse is that it's the future and she's not running on any of the OSes we know. XD
//OF COURSE I couldn't just be ALLOWED to be DONE.
//OF COURSE I made my peace for NOTHING.
//That would be too NEAT, too CONVENIENT, too KIND.
//OF COURSE I HAD TO SURVIVE AND TH-
{SubCon}> ForceNumb
//Of course I couldn't just die with her.
//Of course
I agree with Derpmind.
[X] Isolate Member (While they are still unaware, pull someone back for a private, hopefully more productive talk.)
-[X] Mysterious_Harlot (She is a fellow android, yet she confuses you. You want clarity.)
[X] Isolate Member (While they are still unaware, pull someone back for a private, hopefully more productive talk.)
-[X] Mysterious_Harlot (She is a fellow android, yet she confuses you. You want clarity.)
[X] Ignore Group (Don't waste time talking. Examine the situation further, find what you need and what needs doing on your own, and let them try to keep up.)
Time to walk out while T-posing. Gotta properly establish dominance.
[X] Isolate Member (While they are still unaware, pull someone back for a private, hopefully more productive talk.)
-[X] Mysterious_Harlot (She is a fellow android, yet she confuses you. You want clarity.)
