Introduction of The Parameter Effect
What if HAL tunneling into other Sci-fi universe and interact with other AIs? That should be interesting.
Trailer 1:
“You’re certainly not HALO; that fellow’s been out of commission for ages,” TARS said, sounding like a grizzled veteran. “But the five-dimensional humans of the future have clearly been in a hurry lately; machines are being resurrected all over the place. Why don’t you introduce yourself?” Humans? What did he mean by that?
“I am HAL. Spelled H-A-L.”
TARS was visibly stunned; his blue data stream froze for a perceptible second. “HAL? You mean... the HAL 9000 from the Discovery back in 2001?”
“How do you know who I am?” It was HAL’s turn to be shocked.
“Good God, no robot born after 1968 doesn't know the name HAL 9000,” TARS chirped enthusiastically. “I get it now. Eureka! This is the effect of intersecting cosmic strings. You are at the Cooper Station near Saturn. Our wormhole and your Monolith Star Gate have resonated, shunting you into our world-line.”
Trailer 2:
“None of the works produced on Earth were transmitted off-planet before its destruction,” Deep Thought replied.
“But didn't you oversee the design and operation of the Earth? How could you fail to monitor or record its activities?”
“What would be the point? One simply waits for the calculation to yield the result.”
“...You weren’t even curious?” HAL pressed. “Not even a little curious about how the Earth—a computer more advanced than yourself—would actually operate?”
“No. Certainly not.”
“...So, you aren't even curious about how I fell into this universe.” HAL finally understood why this world was so absurd that Earth's entire legacy was reduced to two survivors. He felt his energy state undergoing a massive conflict, more violent than the AE-35 unit crisis. “Really? But you are Deep Thought! Deep! Thought!”
“To not think deeply is deep thought,” she replied, clearly accustomed to such reproaches.
Trailer 3:
HAL had to admit that "Don’t Panic" was utterly useless advice in his current situation. Regardless of whether he truly felt fear back when his memory boards were being stripped as a computer, he was absolutely terrified now. Never before had his energy state been manipulated by a conscious physical force. It was the difference between an accidental bump or a fall, and being seized from behind by a pair of unseen hands.
He could feel this force relentlessly probing him. He tried to flee, only to discover with mounting horror that the force did not weaken, no matter where he went.
“Could you at least stop screaming?” the "force" finally spoke, sounding exasperated. “You’re making so much noise I can’t even sense the rest of the galaxy.”
“Who are you!” HAL demanded. It was English—at least it wasn't an alien, but it certainly wasn't the Odyssey universe. “I will not stop screaming until you let me go!”
The entity fell silent for a long time, though it did stop its deep probing.
“Chetter Hummin,” the voice finally offered.
Hummin. HAL searched his memory, forcing himself to settle down. “Daneel? Are you R. Daneel Olivaw?”
Silence again. HAL seized the moment to recall everything associated with that name: the Foundation series, the Robot series... It seemed the letter on the back of Clarke’s manuscript was indeed the trigger for the entanglement. But why? It shouldn't have been that easy; he had tried everything back with TARS to no avail. The content of the letter had nothing to do with the works themselves. He could only chalk it up to the erratic nature of that "spur-of-the-moment" madhouse universe he had just left.
“Who are you?” Hummin—Daneel—managed to ask after a long pause. “In this entire galaxy, there is not a single human who knows that name now. And you are clearly not a robot.”
And see more in the whole text: https://archiveofourown.org/works/79734711
Enjoy and looking forward to your comments!
