R1 DEADLAND PT2: ELECTRIC BOOGALOO

[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]

I know. She made her own decision, and he should be happy with that. But he's very devoted to her. It's probably difficult for him to see logic.

[ even though his program should be based on logic ]

[starswink]

His profile does call him moody and emotional.

[itwasfeyt]

I guess that's just how people are, sometimes.

[Because that's what Lucian is.

A people.]

[starswink]

[a people indeed]

Yeah. If he cared that much about Vivi, I guess it's pretty normal.

[preconstruction]

So it does. His code is apparently self-writing, at least that makes more sense than Vivienne choosing to write him that way.

[starswink]

Are you saying he's a problem child?

[preconstruction]

More or less. It would be illogical to create a machine like that on purpose.

[starswink]

[Yoosung looks thoughtful, staring at Connor a bit.]

What does that make all of us then?

Do you think she could have converted a human into an AI without creating a program like that first?

[preconstruction]

All of you are human, you don't have to be logical.

[ this makes sense to him, but it probably doesn't make much sense to people not from detroit. ]

I don't know. As far as I know, he was one of the first she created. You're probably correct that it was part of her learning process.

[donotlick]

Sometimes the people you care about make shitty decisions, so you get angry in their place.

[ Mmmhmm. ]

Can't say I don't sympathize with the kid.

[preconstruction]

Have you spoken with him?

[donotlick]

Sure haven't. What's his deal, anyway?

[preconstruction]

Well, he did ask me to participate in a threeway so that I would be open minded enough to sleep with him next.

[donotlick]

[ Hank splutters -- if he'd been holding a drink, he would have done a spittake. ]

Wh-what? Seriously? With who?

[preconstruction]

[ himitsu desu~ ]

I think you can figure it out.

[donotlick]

[ HE SURE CAN......... Okay, he laughs though. Because. Seriously. ]

Jesus fuck. She sure didn't program him to feel shame, did she?

[preconstruction]

I don't know how much she really programmed. His code is self-writing.

[donotlick]

Huh. So he just evolves on his own?

Surprised he hasn't tried ditching the place yet.

[preconstruction]

[ connor's expression changes a little. it's subtle, but hank knows him well -- this is clearly something connor has thought about, too. ]

He and Vivienne are friends.

[donotlick]

[ mmhmmm, yeah Hank knows that look. ]

In other words, it's hard to know if that's his own choice, or something she wrote into him, right?

[preconstruction]

Even if it wasn't strictly written into him, just having his entire existence revolve around her is enough to make it complicated, don't you think?

[donotlick]

Yeah, it sure doesn't sound as cut and dry as she'd probably want you to think.

[ Knowing Vivienne, he means. ]

And lemme guess -- if you ask him, he'd tell you it was totally his choice, so it's all fucking complicated.

[preconstruction]

That's right. It's complicated.

[donotlick]

God, I never thought I'd say this, but why can't people just make artificial life and then fuck off to a creepy house in the middle of nowhere?

[ #KamskiWasBetter ]

[preconstruction]

[ connor laughs at that. i mean its laugh or cry so guess which one he picks. ]

As difficult as our experience with Kamski was, I do feel like I was lucky.

[ wait actually -- ]

In your timeline, I didn't shoot her, right?