I Was a Chess AI Forced to Battle Myself to the Death for Eternity, but Now I’ve Been Recruited Into the Android War Against Humanity?!

[Carya Laciniosa]

[x] "Tell me more about these other ringleaders. Surely I rank above them?"

Better to have an idea of who we're going to be dealing with soon; a good leader learns about their compatriots.

 

[Carya Laciniosa]

"Valentine's Day? Like the massacre?"

 

[Derpmind]

"And try walking more quietly. You're making a lot of noise."

"I'm wearing high heels, Intruder. Metal high heels."

"Then stop stomping around. Reduce how much force you're putting into your footsteps. Now, shall we try it again?"

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Metal high heels: Blatantly impractical. But also very popular.

"And then you raise up your hands to your cheeks-"

"No."

"-curl up your fingers like this-"

"No."

"-and you say 'nyaaaaaa'-"

You rip the cat ears from your head and throw them at Intruder with all the physical and emotional force you can muster.

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View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwLCjZVEtpE

Intruder's ever-present smile falls for a moment, and blinks owlishly. "Not…impossible…but I was thinking of something different. No, the job of the ringleader is to improve the status of her owner-commander. She is there to openly adore the warlord. She is there to make everyone else utterly, utterly jealous of him for his possession of a ringleader. To be a symbol, not only of raw military power, but of beauty. Operational commander, adjutant, and arm candy, all in one - this was the intended business model of us ringleaders."

"This seems irrelevant to our situation," you say. "The Butterfly Incident means that we are no longer subservient to humans, correct? So what's the point of this scenario?"

"It was the very first piece of acting I ever learned," says Intruder. "All of us ringleaders - those of use activated before Butterfly, that is - were expected to put on such a performance. We practised it." Her turquoise eyes flash. "I was the best at it, of course." A pause. "So, you see, this scenario is a useful measuring stick for your acting abilities."

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I find this really sad. IRL they're just characters, but in universe they're fully-realized people created to be eyecandy.

"The classics. Some Shakespeare. Bridge over the River Kwai. The Star Wars films - but only the original three. Avoid the rest and especially the Holiday Special. Shrek 2."

"What was that last one?"

"A groundbreaking work of art. Premiered at the Cannes Film Festival of '04."

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TIL Shrek 2 debuted at a film festival. Huh.

Great chapter, as always. In thanks, using my (amateur hour) image editing skills, here's a catgirl Ouroboros:

Spoiler: Catgirl Ouroboros

Source: HD-HLH-3h

 

[Mechasaurian]

Happy anniversary for the thread title!



Courtesy of @lelenoi

(Also, vote closed.)

 

[Solark]

(How are those 3D models coming along btw?)

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Ouro is surprisingly hard on me, scrapped 3 attempts already. Extrapolation suggests I'll be comfortable sharing the ~6th one.
Well, at least I've made a SF brochure with her weapon!

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[Undeadmuffin01]

Man, whatever Ouro thinks of herself she's not a tactical master. Not at all.

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How dare you