R1 DEADLAND

[lockdownmods]

[it’s strange, for the people who were already dead, the shift in scenery is sudden and complete. For those who have just arrived? It’s like you’re back where you left?

How strange.

But if you ever need her, you can always reach out to the guardian of this place.]

LOCATIONS
Note: locations lag a week behind the living counterparts

Comments

[preconstruction]

Theoretically.

[ then a grin makes its way onto his face slowly because for once he literally has more experience than hank in something. ]

Especially when you're such a young AI.

[donotlick]

Oh, fuck off.

[ Hank laughs, shoving Connor's shoulder playfully. ]

I have 53 years of however many terabytes that translates into! You're still three months old.

[preconstruction]

You think you're worth terabytes, huh?

[donotlick]

Oh, you know I am.

[ This is quite the change from... well, being human, but you know what? Dwelling on it won't change a thing. ]

What's the thing that's after terabytes? I'm probably that.

[preconstruction]

Petabyte. It's true that you do have an awful lot of experience to quantify.

[donotlick]

Yeah, see? Petabytes.

[ Weird. He definitely... well, that's definitely a thing. But it's Connor. Who could mind being an AI if it means staying with Connor and getting to stay alive? ]

Betcha I'm a whole damn petabyte.

[preconstruction]

I wouldn't tell you even if I knew.

[ he w...inks.... ]

1/2

[donotlick]

[ Fuck........................................

Hank loves Connor so much, how dare you.......... Hank's heart skips a goddamn beat, he needs a moment. ]

[donotlick]

[ Yeah, the moment doesn't give him much time to think things through, honestly. You'd think if he was an AI he could come up with better responses here!! ]

Well, uh. Guess I'll just..... have to find out some other way.

[preconstruction]

I wouldn't worry too much. As long as she has enough storage space, that's all that's important.

[donotlick]

Well, yeah. Guess I didn't consider that -- but I mean, if she can store you and me, she's probably not hurting for storage space. We're probably the biggest, uh, files? Here?

[ it's very weird to think of himself as data, just fyi. [

[preconstruction]

Not necessarily, if everyone is backed up. And I'm not sure how much she compresses it when she makes it.

[donotlick]

I guess? I mean, they probably cut a bunch of your functions, so that might save up some room...

[ Kind of weird? Very weird. ]

Guess we're lucky computers got huge for the year.... 2199 or whatever it actually is.

[preconstruction]

Do you really think she'd cut my functions?

[donotlick]

I mean, yeah. Why wouldn't she? You could probably recode this place otherwise.

[ Right...? ]

[preconstruction]

Maybe. If I had infinite amounts of time on my hands.

[ like you know if he was dead ]

[donotlick]

[ Hank gives Connor a look. ]

You don't sleep. You can code shit in the blink of an eye in your own head.

[ Hank smiles. ]

I expect you to have this whole place hacked in less than a week.

[preconstruction]

Is that a challenge?

[donotlick]

It might be.

[ He knows Connor. It will be. ]

Just do't burn yourself out working too hard again, alright? We've got plenty of time here.

[preconstruction]

I guess we'll see.

[donotlick]

[ Hank, ever the sass master, has to voice a complaint. ]

The answer to that isn't supposed to be "we'll see" it's supposed to be "you're totally right, Hank, I should be more careful and be a little kinder to myself so I don't burn out."

[preconstruction]

I am physically incapable of burning out.

[donotlick]

Don't play that card with me, I mean mentally.

And don't tell me you can't get mentally burned out, because you can and you have.

[preconstruction]

I...

[ he didnt want to be reminded of that???? ]

[donotlick]

[ Tough shit, Hank doesn't want to see Connor get hurt again. ]

Look, I just... if anything happens again, or... shit, if you need help or something. Count on me. I'm here, alright? I dunno if you can turn whatever this is-- [ Their hands. The AI thing. ] --into more computing power for you or something, but I'm willing to try anything if it'll spare you from having to deal with this alone.