Architect's Workshop (Girls' Frontline design quest)
- Thread starter Solark
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Ojou-Sama
[Verified GFL enjoyer]
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- A variety of states and nations
[X] Drop the idea
It takes too much time and may not even work if future events do not go according to plan. And besides, while it may be nice to have Griffin T-dolls with us, that might just result in te military jumping in...
It takes too much time and may not even work if future events do not go according to plan. And besides, while it may be nice to have Griffin T-dolls with us, that might just result in te military jumping in...
[X] Dreamer
Most likely to get one, most likely to mentally/emotionally scar one before we get them.
That might not be a bad thing considering what we're trying to do to them.
Most likely to get one, most likely to mentally/emotionally scar one before we get them.
That might not be a bad thing considering what we're trying to do to them.
They'll jump in anyway once this little play war either goes on long enough for their objectives or it starts spiraling some other way anyway.
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- Lost in the internet
Wait, isn't Dreamer the absolute psycho that got her face caved in by Destroyer ?
I really wonder why peoples in favor of doing this little dark ops want her...
I really wonder why peoples in favor of doing this little dark ops want her...
Mechasaurian
Big Bossu
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- Lost among fields of history
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- They/Them
Ooh, nice update. Interesting to see 'Crow and Trudy's take on the situation.
I'm not sure what to vote for tbh. Alchemist is probably our best bet if we want the plan to succeed. I'm also curious to see Solark's take on Dreamer. I'm also tempted to just drop the whole thing tbh - I'm not sure that this avenue will pay off.
...betcha expected me to vote for Ouroboros, huh?
Nah, I'm already writing a whole quest centred around her, and frankly from an outside perspective I don't trust her to pull this off.
I'm not sure what to vote for tbh. Alchemist is probably our best bet if we want the plan to succeed. I'm also curious to see Solark's take on Dreamer. I'm also tempted to just drop the whole thing tbh - I'm not sure that this avenue will pay off.
...betcha expected me to vote for Ouroboros, huh?
Nah, I'm already writing a whole quest centred around her, and frankly from an outside perspective I don't trust her to pull this off.
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[X] Drop the idea
Mechasaurian
Big Bossu
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- Lost among fields of history
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[X] Dreamer
Screw it, why not?
Screw it, why not?
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- Sol
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- She/Her
[X] Drop the idea
Even setting aside the challenges involved in resource management, trustworthy associates, and such, we have to take into account just how... convenient the whole story is. Like; yeah, if what they're saying is true, then it's horrifying that the G&K dolls are treated the way they are, to say the least.
But... just then, they'd said that the dolls had their memories erased (or something to that effect) following the completion of an order. That doesn't mesh with what they said earlier, with what they witnessed regarding the man who... pleasured himself (ugh, I wish there was a better way to word that) with the doll at the base. That doll suffered from a suicidal impulse. I can't help but question that.
IDK, maybe there's a perfectly good explanation that I'm just not seeing right this moment, but it's curious, nonetheless.
And then you get into the fact that they're pushing the MC into going for some kind of... mass brainwashing program, rather than what they initially intended to do, which was liberating the dolls from absolute servitude. I kindof get where they're coming from, but...
On top of the discomfort I feel with the effective brainwashing, it also wouldn't stop the cycle of hatred, and in fact would be liable to make the dolls hate 'our' side of the conflict even more. It's just... not a great look.
Even setting aside the challenges involved in resource management, trustworthy associates, and such, we have to take into account just how... convenient the whole story is. Like; yeah, if what they're saying is true, then it's horrifying that the G&K dolls are treated the way they are, to say the least.
But... just then, they'd said that the dolls had their memories erased (or something to that effect) following the completion of an order. That doesn't mesh with what they said earlier, with what they witnessed regarding the man who... pleasured himself (ugh, I wish there was a better way to word that) with the doll at the base. That doll suffered from a suicidal impulse. I can't help but question that.
IDK, maybe there's a perfectly good explanation that I'm just not seeing right this moment, but it's curious, nonetheless.
And then you get into the fact that they're pushing the MC into going for some kind of... mass brainwashing program, rather than what they initially intended to do, which was liberating the dolls from absolute servitude. I kindof get where they're coming from, but...
On top of the discomfort I feel with the effective brainwashing, it also wouldn't stop the cycle of hatred, and in fact would be liable to make the dolls hate 'our' side of the conflict even more. It's just... not a great look.
While all true, and something I agree with, we still need a living/functioning example of their programming and hardware to come up with any kind of solution to the issue.
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- California Conservation Corps
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- She/Her
[X] Dreamer
Seems to be the option those that still like the idea are rallying behind.
Seems to be the option those that still like the idea are rallying behind.
Solark
sun-chaser
There's no contradiction here: the directive was brought up in a very specific context. It's also consistent with Scarecrow saying not every transaction requires using it.
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Question, is the vote to fully commit the time and resources it would take to capture a Doll? Or is it to just ask Alchemist, Dreamer, or Ouroboros about it and see what they think? If it's the latter, I don't see the problem with just asking. Vote pending
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[] Drop the idea - (edit: Yesterday I felt like this was the option to go with, but today I'm not so sure anymore, so I'll leave the post here with my original thoughts. My biggest fear was putting whoever we sent (I'm so sorry for forgetting you Oreo) at risk, but they're gonna be out there anyhow. For a little morbid pragmatism, (cw decapitation mention) Assuming T-Dolls are laid out anything like humans and the neural cloud is all we need, I suppose you could just get our field operative to behead the poor girl and bring just that bit back.)
I hate to do this to an idea I was pretty enthusiastic to forward, but after taking an entire day to percolate on it, sadly, I think it's best to hold off for the time being. This isn't because this idea is itself in any way bad but because executing it as it stands right now would be way too much risk for potentially no reward in my eyes - If we send out Dreamer or Alchemist or somebody (particularly without the OK of any higher ups) and they get captured, Agent is gonna be mega pissed, and that's the last thing we need right now.
Mentioning this idea to her later though might be wise (especially if someone else with more subject matter expertise steps in and investigates the possibility), and I don't think this course of action is a total write off so much as an investigation into something which may be much more useful later. If we get the opportunity to make something that may facilitate this process a little easier (say, a kneecap seeking bullet for example) we may want to take it!
I hate to do this to an idea I was pretty enthusiastic to forward, but after taking an entire day to percolate on it, sadly, I think it's best to hold off for the time being. This isn't because this idea is itself in any way bad but because executing it as it stands right now would be way too much risk for potentially no reward in my eyes - If we send out Dreamer or Alchemist or somebody (particularly without the OK of any higher ups) and they get captured, Agent is gonna be mega pissed, and that's the last thing we need right now.
Mentioning this idea to her later though might be wise (especially if someone else with more subject matter expertise steps in and investigates the possibility), and I don't think this course of action is a total write off so much as an investigation into something which may be much more useful later. If we get the opportunity to make something that may facilitate this process a little easier (say, a kneecap seeking bullet for example) we may want to take it!
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[X] Drop the idea
Thought about it, figure it's best to prioritize what we know will work, which is improving on our operatives fighting capabilities. Rather than take a random gamble on something that might lead to nothing
Thought about it, figure it's best to prioritize what we know will work, which is improving on our operatives fighting capabilities. Rather than take a random gamble on something that might lead to nothing
Solark
sun-chaser
Just wanted to mention that I appreciate votes that come with reasoning. It's influencing the story too, in a subtler way than votes themselves, but substantially nevertheless. That's basically what Architect thinks when she makes her decisions, and her future actions (and future votes) might be shaped by the discussions taking place in the thread. Yes, I do get new ideas for the story from your posts.
dissection handling of a subject, or to deal with the fallout of the mission gone wrong.
Better late than never: it's about committing Architect's time in the nearest future. To equip her champion for the mission, to organize the
somebody
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- Lost in the internet
If we drop the idea maybe we could float it to Agent ?
A sort of "me and my besties did some thinking and if you want somebody to go elbow-deep in a G&K doll to see if we could get more friends I'm your girl"
A sort of "me and my besties did some thinking and if you want somebody to go elbow-deep in a G&K doll to see if we could get more friends I'm your girl"
[X] Dreamer
I'm fine picking up some destroyed dolls to make a program that neutralize it or just change one part. We can fix it after the war. We just need allies right now. Though it might not be as strong program for higher quality dolls.
We just change it to can't harm humans to can't harm us.
I'm fine picking up some destroyed dolls to make a program that neutralize it or just change one part. We can fix it after the war. We just need allies right now. Though it might not be as strong program for higher quality dolls.
We just change it to can't harm humans to can't harm us.
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