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9/10/2021 10:30:49 PM
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[spoiler]We’ll continue from here, Slayer, so that the comments don’t glitch out![/spoiler]
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“Of course I can. You think I just signed on with Rho on a whim? I’m not just mindlessly following her orders—I’m following her orders because she’s our best shot of getting out of here alive. Those cultists, they’d do whatever that witch tells them, but I’m not going to follow anything Rho says unless I choose to. For now, though, I trust her. A whole lot more than you at least.”
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"Then you can trust her to handle me if she needs to."
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“Yeah, sorry buddy, but you’re gonna need a whole lot better of an argument than that for us to let you through. You go in there, and you could sabotage the whole operation. We don’t have any reason to take that risk.”
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"Please. For the love of all that's good and holy, we're on the same side!"
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“Exactly, so you go do your part, and we’ll do ours. Your part is keeping the witch distracted, ours is getting this thing ready to take her down for good!”
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"What makes you so sure it won't take us with it?"
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“Because Rho has just as much at stake here. Her sister’s still up there, remember? She wouldn’t risk taking the city down with her.”
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"No. Not her. The AI. It's shackled. "
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SAYU appeared behind you, though a tad bit smaller than usual, so that she could hide behind your figure. She quietly nodded—like a scared child. The soldier hesitated for a moment. You could see it in his eyes—he was asking himself; if even SAYU seemed to be scared of herself, did Rho actually know what she was doing? “Oh yeah, and what are you suggesting? If that witch is being serious about who she is, you think we can fight that head on? Rho didn’t charge down here blindly—she did her research. If even half the stories about this Venus lady are true, then we don’t stand a chance without some sort of edge.”
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"If she unshackles the AI, it will revert to its original programming. Kill. Not just Venus, but Kokonoe and anyone perceived as her allies."
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“And how would you know anything about it? From what I heard, it’s a pretty closely guarded secret. Where are you getting your information from—why should we trust your word over Rho’s that she could control it?
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"Because I deal with AIs on a daily basis. Both the good and the bad. I know how they tick."
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“In case you missed the memo, so does she. She is an AI—she has to know how they work, so she can keep herself operational. Besides, she said SAYU’s some piece of alien tech. Even if you do know how earthen AIs work, who’s to say you understand an alien’s?”
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Editado por Slayer of Worms: 9/16/2021 3:57:16 AM"First, you're a human. Build me a cell. Second, I'm not from this world."
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“Your question is an entirely different thing. A human doesn’t need to run their own maintenance. Kokonoe only reactivated her—she had to keep herself and her sisters operational on her own for a long time. That includes learning how AIs operate. And even if you’re from space, it’s not like all space is the same. Even if you understand how the AIs work where you’re from, how would you understand this one? [i]Did you read the blueprints[/i]? Because she did, and she says she can keep it under control.” [spoiler]*hint* *hint* *nudge* *nudge* *wink* *wink*[/spoiler]
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"Then she is doomed to fail. Please step aside. I will not allow harm to come to innocents." He drew his sword.
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“The hell do you mean ‘she is doomed to fail’? Are you even listening to me? She read how this machine works, genius.” He pulled a drill hammer off his back, and revved it. “But if you’re gonna try and force your way through, it ain’t gonna end well.” [spoiler]Maybe I need to be more specific with my hint hint nudge nudge wink wink. Something you found earlier might help you convince them to let you through without a fight. :p[/spoiler]
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"Do you mean these?" The device sitting on his shoulder swivels around and projects a hologram of the blueprints discovered in Rho's room.
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The soldier seems to lose his footing just a bit. Showing him the blueprints seems to have gotten him to take your claim a bit more seriously. Thankfully, he doesn’t know you haven’t actually read it—probably best to keep it that way. “..Okay, so then, what did they say? What exactly are you saying is going to go wrong?”
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"I believe that the AI was built for war. It will target anyone it believes to be a threat, specifically Kokonoe and her allies, as she was the one who shackled it in the first place. That includes you and me and countless others."
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The guards quietly exchange glances, before the one you’ve been speaking with lets out a sigh. “Fine. But if we hear fighting we’re coming in—and not to give you backup.” Woth that, he pulls a small pink bracelet from his pocket, and presses it up to the door, letting it slide open to the next room.
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"Thank you. You're doing the right thing." He steps into the room and surveys the area.
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The door immediately slams shut as soon as you enter, and as far as you can tell there’s no way to open it from this side. You found yourself in a fairly large circular room, with various machines lining the walls. In the center of the room was a large pedestal, and floating just above it was a huge pink crystal heart, that was slowly rotating around. Standing just in front of it was Rho. She turned to face you as you entered, with a rifle in her hands. “How did you get in here? You should head back up top.”
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"I tried being nice. You could do that more often. " He rubs the front of his visor. "I... am uncertain that you fully realize what you're doing."
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“Oh, well, I’m sorry, the last time I made ‘being nice’ a bunch of worthless scientists killed my family! I’m not making the same mistake twice—humans only care about themselves. And for the record, yes, I do know what I’m doing. That [i]thing[/i] isn’t just some half-wit shopkeeper, it’s a super weapon!” SAYU shrank behind you again as she was called out. “And I’ve read its specs—it’s strong enough to take out this Venus woman without even breaking a sweat! It’s been right here the whole time, but Aifos is too afraid to use it!”
