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

[photomode]

So, you would like it to only be active in cases where my programming could be unstable?

[she considers that.]

Mm... That would make you like ChiChi.

[starswink]

Well, I'd probably feel better if I could just check whenever I wanted... sorry, I don't really know exactly how this works.

But, ChiChi can do that? [Wow he has to be careful here, what if he almost got himself turned into a cat]

[photomode]

[she doesn't understand. he said when he needed to, and then he said when he wanted to. those are two different scenarios in her head, and it shows for a moment, while she puzzles it out.]

ChiChi keeps me safe and acts as an... An alarm?

[starswink]

Alarm in case something suspicious is happening?

[photomode]

Yes!

Though, I am offline now. So we should be extra, triple safe.

[starswink]

Does that mean ChiChi's alarm is offline too? Then... me doing it manually would probably help us?

[He wishes he understood this!! He will understand this when he commits to this, but Eve is kind of coming off like some kind of genie here, understanding NOW would help him to not heck it up...]

[supportrole]

[ Mishima has kind of been watching this from off to the side, and while he kinds of gets what Yoosung is wanting here, thissssss seems like maybe something no one should be rushing into??

Gently tugging on his sleeve... ]

Hey, maybe we can think about the pros and cons of the options you're asking about and make a decision later? There's no reason you need to commit to something right now, right?

[ Especially when you don't even understand what she's talking about... ]

[starswink]

[He's got his attention. Yoosung looks over, pausing to think.]

Umm... Well, it's true I'm getting confused, but the fact that I don't know this stuff is the whole reason I asked in the first place... there might even be more problems than we realized, with Eve offline...

[If Mishima's let go after the tug, he'll cross his arms seriously. If he wants to discuss it, they can discuss it.]

I just think it would be useful as a guild leader. But what do you think of all this?

[supportrole]

[ He'll let go, and he'll just slip his own hands into his pockets, because it's what he does. ]

I don't know. I get wanting to be able to help more, but if this actually changes your perception, that seems like it has the potential to really mess things up. Like, what if someone succeeded in getting into your head and then made you believe that they hadn't, and everything was fine? Wouldn't that just make things more dangerous?

Besides, I know we're all AIs here or whatever anyway, but you don't want to be less human.

[starswink]

[Less human... Yoosung doesn't know what to think about that. That possibility Mishima brought up certainly makes him feel helpless. But he's not sure it actually makes his point. To Yoosung, it just raises a more chilling one.]

But if someone wanted to do that, they could do that anyway. Whether I change or stay the same, that's not something I can control from the inside.... We're programs, Yuuki. Me having a normal college student level of know-how isn't going to change that. If that's the case, shouldn't I do everything I can?

[supportrole]

I just think it might make you more susceptible to that stuff. And if you're the one who's supposed to be keeping track of all the threats that just means you'd be the one they'd want to focus on taking out.

[ KIND OF LIKE IF YOU WERE THE SOLE ADMINISTRATOR OF A REALLY IMPORTANT WEBSITE!!!! This is exactly why the gun came in!! ]

And you're the last person here I'd want to risk losing, so.

[ Yeah. ]

If you still really want to do it, maybe we can like... get your options in writing or something? Or get Connor-san to explain them better.

[starswink]

[Well, at least if Yoosung goes through with something on this level, Mishima can consider this an extra incentive to excel in his sharpshooting lessons.

To a point he's approaching this with the mindset that he's willing to sacrifice himself, if not wholly then merely a portion of his humanity, for the sake of those he wants to defend. Of all of them, though, Yuuki is number one. Hearing him express the same sentiment back at him, he feels a pang of guilt intermingled with a rush of warmth that makes him turn his face away for a moment.]

I... I understand.

[Well, at any rate, if Mishima's right about this... losing the gamble would mean he wouldn't be able to be there for him anymore. With that in mind, he really should have been considering his options more carefully. It's lucky his co-guildmaster has a good head on his shoulders - when it comes to keeping him in check, at least.]

[photomode]

[oh, there is another human! Thank you Mishima. Eve is not programmed for smart decisions. She nods enthusiastically.]

Oh, I think processing is a good idea!

[supportrole]

Yeah, me too.

[ hahaha if only he were this thorough and sane about his own personal choices ]

Could you maybe... give us a list of the options he's asking about, and what potential effects they could each have, positive and negative?

I know you could probably just transfer that to me now, but I'd kind of like to have it on paper.