RATATOSKR

[soulping]

You are on a spaceship.

Most of your time will be spent on the bridge, which is exactly as fancy as you’d expect it to be — it looks a little like this. (The chairs are super comfortable!) Your brand new artificial intelligence — which, if you investigate, you’ll find is housed in a small computer chip — has been implanted into the computer terminal on the back wall. The diagnostics readout displayed along the bottom of the screen tells you that the AI has only been outfitted with the most basic of Stability Cores, and is currently Critically Unstable.

Comments

ROUND 3

[soulping]

CREDITS
Bank: 550 Credits

BUY FROM THE GOVERNMENT
High Quality Core: 600 (Sell Price: 350)
Medium Quality Core: 500 (Sell Price: 250)
Low Quality Core: 400 (Sell Price: 150)

BUY FROM THE BLACK MARKET - if you dare
High Quality Core: 350 (Average Sell Price: 200)
Medium Quality Core: 250 (Average Sell Price: 100)
Low Quality Core: 150 (Average Sell Price: 50)

OTHER
Buy a newspaper: 10
Buy a cat: 50

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
Help fund research on artificial intelligence by donating a sum of your choice.
Help further research on artificial intelligence by donating yourself.

OTHER
There are many ways to forge your path through life. What will you do?

SUBMIT

[soulping]

Re: SUBMIT

[thevoidsdarkhorse]

So.

Usually it's three or five rounds for games.

Might just have to risk taking the AI now.

Re: SUBMIT

[secretofthefox]

...Are you really sure about this?

[you know he has to ask]

Re: SUBMIT

[thevoidsdarkhorse]

[She nods.] I am.

I want to help the AI. And...I think it'll be good for Iota.

Re: SUBMIT

[3g]

[ A small pause. ]

It'll be fine. Just prepare to be sick.

Re: SUBMIT

[thevoidsdarkhorse]

Will do.

Re: SUBMIT

[3g]

[ Awkward pat on the back. ]

I don't even want to know what the hell putting a program in my head would do. Probably nothing.

Re: SUBMIT

[thevoidsdarkhorse]

Probs for the best to not tempt it.

[Considering what happened when YOU were put into someone.]

Whatchu think of getting a med core?

Re: SUBMIT

[3g]

[ THAT WAS ONE TIME AND AFTER THAT IT WAS FIIIIINE. ]

Sure. More power usually means better AI.

Re: SUBMIT

[thevoidsdarkhorse]

[LISTEN, SHE HASN'T SEEN YOUR CAROLINA MEMORIES SO]

Got it.

Re: SUBMIT

[secretofthefox]

...Then okay.

[he's gripping that bandage you tossed him though]

...Should we look for another job, in case it's more than three rounds?

Re: SUBMIT

[thevoidsdarkhorse]

....couldn't hurt.

Re: SUBMIT

[secretofthefox]

I mean, it's either that or get a medium core, but...

[since going to the black market worked so well]

Re: SUBMIT

[thevoidsdarkhorse]

....

Well, if it IS the last round, a medium core would bolster our AI....

Re: SUBMIT

[secretofthefox]

If it's not, we'd be pretty much out of money, though...

Re: SUBMIT

[thevoidsdarkhorse]

Then it'll probs be five rounds and we can look for work.

Re: SUBMIT (ACTUAL SUBMISSION, s-sorry)

[thevoidsdarkhorse]

They will be a Medium Quality Core from the Government.

Then Roxy will donate herself for AI research. Namely the implantation since, you know, she realizes that's a thing, thanks Epsilon. She will also be focusing on all sorts of FRIENDSHIP and AIS ARE HUMANS TOO sort of thoughts and social decorum like please don't mine into my memories, that's rude.

RESULTS

[soulping]

You purchase a medium quality core from the government, which helps stabilize your AI a little further. Good going!

… Unfortunately, it might not have been stable enough for this. The implantation itself is painless, but the after-effects kind of suck: disorientation, a complete lack of brain-to-mouth filter, and

are you human or are you a computer

or are you both

The AI itself is childish, much like a toddler. It doesn’t know, it would really like to know, but it would also like to lick walls to see what they taste like and you would like to lick the walls as well. What does Epsilon’s head feel like if you rub it? Touch all of the things!

In addition, you receive a message from the Cats (also known as the S.S. Estelle): the AI are being experimented on. People are splitting them in an attempt to make more. AI are like humans — nothing good comes from attempting to split them, and such experiments should be stopped.

Re: RESULTS

[thevoidsdarkhorse]

[Yeah, she was ready for shit like this, THANK YOU AGAIN, EPSILON.]

[She shifts how she thinks, there is a human, there is a computer. Who is what does not matter at the moment. Just remember one is human and one is AI. Therea re Two.]

[Care, care for this little one, that is important, because they are a little one right now, aren't they?]

[Also, yeah, she'll lick the fucking wall and pet Epsilon, these are legit enough, IT'S NOT LIKE I HAVE THAT MUCH SHAME.]

[Though, haha, that message.]

[She isn't surprised, and keeps those thoughts down, she is so very good at not thinking about the bad things.]

Re: RESULTS

[3g]

[ ......... are you kidding me. ]

Ugh, no, don't lick that. [ DON'T PET HIM?? ] Just sit down for a second.

[ While he... figures out that last message. ]

Re: RESULTS

[thevoidsdarkhorse]

Shhhhh, you feel awesome and fluffy.

[She'll climb you to pet, don't think she won't]

Re: RESULTS

[3g]

...well, as long as you're not screwing with anything important or poisoning yourself.

[ except he doesn't have much muscle so he might... drop her... after awhile...... ]

Re: RESULTS

[thevoidsdarkhorse]

[At least she's light.]

'course not, kid is just curious. Or I am? Still sorting.

Re: RESULTS

[3g]

Probably both.