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[Thea enters Owen's area looking...about how she normally does these days. Hollow. She's quickly followed by a staff guard.]

Sit. I need to run a diagnostic.

@martin-thea

Right, well.. are you going to tell me which diagnostic? And why?

He obliges, sitting still and doing a very good job at not displaying much emotion

Or are we just keeping all that as a little surprise?

Think of it as like a physical. We have a theory to possibly help the overheating problem, but we need baseline conditions to test it on first.

Very well, what do you need me to do?

Just sit there and be as neutral as possible. Shouldn't be that hard for you.

Very well, proceed.

[Thea nods opening a panel on his back. The guard looms over her, her hands shaking slightly.]

[Thea enters Owen's area looking...about how she normally does these days. Hollow. She's quickly followed by a staff guard.]

Sit. I need to run a diagnostic.

@martin-thea

Right, well.. are you going to tell me which diagnostic? And why?

He obliges, sitting still and doing a very good job at not displaying much emotion

Or are we just keeping all that as a little surprise?

Think of it as like a physical. We have a theory to possibly help the overheating problem, but we need baseline conditions to test it on first.

Very well, what do you need me to do?

Just sit there and be as neutral as possible. Shouldn't be that hard for you.

[Thea enters Owen's area looking...about how she normally does these days. Hollow. She's quickly followed by a staff guard.]

Sit. I need to run a diagnostic.

@martin-thea

Right, well.. are you going to tell me which diagnostic? And why?

He obliges, sitting still and doing a very good job at not displaying much emotion

Or are we just keeping all that as a little surprise?

Think of it as like a physical. We have a theory to possibly help the overheating problem, but we need baseline conditions to test it on first.

reese-suzuki

[A familiar face walks into the cafe, one that hasn't been there in a long time. Thea isn't alone though, a man in a little nicer coat sits down at a table, watching her like a hawk. Thea doesn't seem to mind, walking up to the counter with a smile.]

@martin-thea

Reese was still behind the counter as usual, wash rag over one shoulder as he double checked the cleanliness of the mug he'd just pulled out of the washing. He didn't quite startle at the sight of her walking up, but he didn't look at ease either.

"So, who's the lucky man?" He winked, putting on an easy smile. Falling back on old habits and training to try to glide him through this interaction. Act personable, act friendly, let the other person fill in the blanks and do all the talking.

If this person also worked at Chimera, then he'd have to work double time to keep his cover, and acting the part of the friendly barista might be his only way out.

Hm?

[It takes Thea a moment to realize what he's talking about, glancing at the man.]

Oh, he's just a work friend. We live close so we're just walking together.

Journal Log - 1/14

It snowed today. I saw it. With my own eyes. It took everything in me to not drop down on the ground and make a snow angel. God I missed the sky.

I've discovered that there's a limit to how much/often they'll let me leave. 2 days for no more than 18 hours total. Don't want to waste personnel on a "stupid flight risk". Better than nothing I guess...

It feels like they've been working me harder ever since Owen's body got "finished". I keep trying to tell them that it's not, but they didn't listen to me even before all of this. And somehow when it breaks down it will still be my fault.

I wish I had friends. Or a friend. That wasn't evil. Just...someone to vent to that isn't paid to brainwash me would be nice.

Journal Log - 1/2

If you had told me a year ago that I'd finally get the job of my dreams only for it to turn into a waking nightmare, I'd probably say it was nuts. Yet here we are.

I'm too tired for too much introspection today...hopefully this year is better than last. Though if I'm still stuck here I wouldn't count on it.

Care to explain why there's broken glass and alcohol covering the floor of your server room?

@martin-thea

No, I’m not sure I know the answer myself.. Call Becker, will you?

I don't believe you. No one with access to that room would be stupid enough to drop multiple glasses.

I dropped them, I have no clue how they got there, I'll send you the recordings.

Don't worry, Becker will be compensated for his troubles.

Is anything damaged? Do Akari or I need to do a double check of your systems?

Care to explain why there's broken glass and alcohol covering the floor of your server room?

@martin-thea

No, I’m not sure I know the answer myself.. Call Becker, will you?

I don't believe you. No one with access to that room would be stupid enough to drop multiple glasses.

Journal Log - 12/28

Well. The holidays were...something. It was weird. Being around people during it. I wish I could say it was nice but...you know.

I went outside yesterday. I didn't remember the sun being so bright. Or it being so warm in December. Made me look really stupid walking around in a big coat, but I don't really care. It was just nice breathing fresh air again.

Luckily, my babysitter was willing to help me move my stuff down into my cell. Probably so that they're forced to make multiple trips, but hey, whatever works.

...it feels wrong. My stuff being down in this hellhole. Makes everything feel more...permanent.

Okay I think I figured out what caused the overheating.

@martin-thea

That's wonderful, Thea... what is it?

...before I say I wanna state that switching off your emotions isn't an option.

Why not? is there a technical issue?

No. Sort of. It's more psychological than that.

The body is designed with standard practices in mind, ones that account for standard AI models and not programs with human capacity for think and emotions. It can handle one of them at a time, but not both.

Currently. Akari and I are gonna work on it. Cause like I said, just switching off emotions isn't an option.

Why isn't is an option, Ms Martin.

Because it's stupid. Why go through all the problem of putting someone into a computer if you strip them of everything that makes them that person. At that point you should just get off your lazy butt and program an actual AI.

[Thea already had to have this fight with some of the superiors. It went...about as well as to be expected.]

Right, Right... well I trust you and Akari will fix it.

Thank you...it'll probably have to be after the holidays though.

Very well. I will still be visiting Curt though.

I never said you couldn't.

Just try to like..do some breathing excerises or something

I don't breathe, love.

...okay first off please don't call me love.

That's weird.

Second off no matter how much you wanna deny it, you've still got a human monkey brain. You never know it might help.

Sorry, I forgot that means something different to Americans. How am I supposed to breathe? I physically can't.

Pretend like you are? idk you're focusing on the wrong thing. You just gotta find something that calms you down.

I'll figure it out.

Good.

....hey Owen?

Yes, Ms Martin?

When you said I could leave with a chaperone...that was true, right?

Do you take me for a liar?

You were a spy Owen.

By definition you are a liar.

[Though Thea was more concerned about Chimera going back on what they told Owen than Owen flat out lying.]

Touche…

He seems lost in thought for a second and then he smiles. He sort of forgot? Not really but that’s usually what people called him when he was very different and he enjoyed the banter. But.. he wasn’t lying so maybe he should reassure Thea.

But I wouldn’t lie without a reason. I have no reason to deceive you about this and I see no reason why my supervisors would either. You are free to go outside with a company approved chaperone. You will have to return of course and the chaperone will be supervising so you don’t try anything but.. Yes. you are free to leave with a chaperone.

...right.

...do you, um, do you happen to know what's happened with my apartment? If anything?

[She didn't have much, but there were some sentimental things there that she really wanted back...even if moving them to the facility made everything feel too real. Like she was giving up.]

It was searched, some things have been taken into storage, some have been destroyed.. Most remain there though. That will not remain the case for long- evidence isn’t exactly a good thing.

What was destroyed?

[Thea said it a little too quickly. A little too desperately. But she had to know. She barely trusted them to keep their word, let alone take care with her things. If touched anything important she swears to god-]

I don't know if I can tell you... documents mostly. although... it's not like us to destroy documents.. usually we archive them first but I can't see-

Nevermind.

No. What is it?

[Some of the fire returns to her eyes. If she's gonna be stuck here for...forever, probably, she's gonna at the very least know what they're doing her. No matter how small.]

No it's nothing just- It must've been destroyed.. otherwise I would know. they wouldn't lie to me.

Course they would. They lie to everyone.

Not to the computers. goodbye for now.

....bye.

[Back to being alone.]

Okay I think I figured out what caused the overheating.

@martin-thea

That's wonderful, Thea... what is it?

...before I say I wanna state that switching off your emotions isn't an option.

Why not? is there a technical issue?

No. Sort of. It's more psychological than that.

The body is designed with standard practices in mind, ones that account for standard AI models and not programs with human capacity for think and emotions. It can handle one of them at a time, but not both.

Currently. Akari and I are gonna work on it. Cause like I said, just switching off emotions isn't an option.

Why isn't is an option, Ms Martin.

Because it's stupid. Why go through all the problem of putting someone into a computer if you strip them of everything that makes them that person. At that point you should just get off your lazy butt and program an actual AI.

[Thea already had to have this fight with some of the superiors. It went...about as well as to be expected.]

Right, Right... well I trust you and Akari will fix it.

Thank you...it'll probably have to be after the holidays though.

Very well. I will still be visiting Curt though.

I never said you couldn't.

Just try to like..do some breathing excerises or something

I don't breathe, love.

...okay first off please don't call me love.

That's weird.

Second off no matter how much you wanna deny it, you've still got a human monkey brain. You never know it might help.

Sorry, I forgot that means something different to Americans. How am I supposed to breathe? I physically can't.

Pretend like you are? idk you're focusing on the wrong thing. You just gotta find something that calms you down.

I'll figure it out.

Good.

....hey Owen?

Yes, Ms Martin?

When you said I could leave with a chaperone...that was true, right?

Do you take me for a liar?

You were a spy Owen.

By definition you are a liar.

[Though Thea was more concerned about Chimera going back on what they told Owen than Owen flat out lying.]

Touche…

He seems lost in thought for a second and then he smiles. He sort of forgot? Not really but that’s usually what people called him when he was very different and he enjoyed the banter. But.. he wasn’t lying so maybe he should reassure Thea.

But I wouldn’t lie without a reason. I have no reason to deceive you about this and I see no reason why my supervisors would either. You are free to go outside with a company approved chaperone. You will have to return of course and the chaperone will be supervising so you don’t try anything but.. Yes. you are free to leave with a chaperone.

...right.

...do you, um, do you happen to know what's happened with my apartment? If anything?

[She didn't have much, but there were some sentimental things there that she really wanted back...even if moving them to the facility made everything feel too real. Like she was giving up.]

It was searched, some things have been taken into storage, some have been destroyed.. Most remain there though. That will not remain the case for long- evidence isn’t exactly a good thing.

What was destroyed?

[Thea said it a little too quickly. A little too desperately. But she had to know. She barely trusted them to keep their word, let alone take care with her things. If touched anything important she swears to god-]

I don't know if I can tell you... documents mostly. although... it's not like us to destroy documents.. usually we archive them first but I can't see-

Nevermind.

No. What is it?

[Some of the fire returns to her eyes. If she's gonna be stuck here for...forever, probably, she's gonna at the very least know what they're doing her. No matter how small.]

No it's nothing just- It must've been destroyed.. otherwise I would know. they wouldn't lie to me.

Course they would. They lie to everyone.

Okay I think I figured out what caused the overheating.

@martin-thea

That's wonderful, Thea... what is it?

...before I say I wanna state that switching off your emotions isn't an option.

Why not? is there a technical issue?

No. Sort of. It's more psychological than that.

The body is designed with standard practices in mind, ones that account for standard AI models and not programs with human capacity for think and emotions. It can handle one of them at a time, but not both.

Currently. Akari and I are gonna work on it. Cause like I said, just switching off emotions isn't an option.

Why isn't is an option, Ms Martin.

Because it's stupid. Why go through all the problem of putting someone into a computer if you strip them of everything that makes them that person. At that point you should just get off your lazy butt and program an actual AI.

[Thea already had to have this fight with some of the superiors. It went...about as well as to be expected.]

Right, Right... well I trust you and Akari will fix it.

Thank you...it'll probably have to be after the holidays though.

Very well. I will still be visiting Curt though.

I never said you couldn't.

Just try to like..do some breathing excerises or something

I don't breathe, love.

...okay first off please don't call me love.

That's weird.

Second off no matter how much you wanna deny it, you've still got a human monkey brain. You never know it might help.

Sorry, I forgot that means something different to Americans. How am I supposed to breathe? I physically can't.

Pretend like you are? idk you're focusing on the wrong thing. You just gotta find something that calms you down.

I'll figure it out.

Good.

....hey Owen?

Yes, Ms Martin?

When you said I could leave with a chaperone...that was true, right?

Do you take me for a liar?

You were a spy Owen.

By definition you are a liar.

[Though Thea was more concerned about Chimera going back on what they told Owen than Owen flat out lying.]

Touche…

He seems lost in thought for a second and then he smiles. He sort of forgot? Not really but that’s usually what people called him when he was very different and he enjoyed the banter. But.. he wasn’t lying so maybe he should reassure Thea.

But I wouldn’t lie without a reason. I have no reason to deceive you about this and I see no reason why my supervisors would either. You are free to go outside with a company approved chaperone. You will have to return of course and the chaperone will be supervising so you don’t try anything but.. Yes. you are free to leave with a chaperone.

...right.

...do you, um, do you happen to know what's happened with my apartment? If anything?

[She didn't have much, but there were some sentimental things there that she really wanted back...even if moving them to the facility made everything feel too real. Like she was giving up.]

It was searched, some things have been taken into storage, some have been destroyed.. Most remain there though. That will not remain the case for long- evidence isn’t exactly a good thing.

What was destroyed?

[Thea said it a little too quickly. A little too desperately. But she had to know. She barely trusted them to keep their word, let alone take care with her things. If touched anything important she swears to god-]

I don't know if I can tell you... documents mostly. although... it's not like us to destroy documents.. usually we archive them first but I can't see-

Nevermind.

No. What is it?

[Some of the fire returns to her eyes. If she's gonna be stuck here for...forever, probably, she's gonna at the very least know what they're doing her. No matter how small.]

Okay I think I figured out what caused the overheating.

@martin-thea

That's wonderful, Thea... what is it?

...before I say I wanna state that switching off your emotions isn't an option.

Why not? is there a technical issue?

No. Sort of. It's more psychological than that.

The body is designed with standard practices in mind, ones that account for standard AI models and not programs with human capacity for think and emotions. It can handle one of them at a time, but not both.

Currently. Akari and I are gonna work on it. Cause like I said, just switching off emotions isn't an option.

Why isn't is an option, Ms Martin.

Because it's stupid. Why go through all the problem of putting someone into a computer if you strip them of everything that makes them that person. At that point you should just get off your lazy butt and program an actual AI.

[Thea already had to have this fight with some of the superiors. It went...about as well as to be expected.]

Right, Right... well I trust you and Akari will fix it.

Thank you...it'll probably have to be after the holidays though.

Very well. I will still be visiting Curt though.

I never said you couldn't.

Just try to like..do some breathing excerises or something

I don't breathe, love.

...okay first off please don't call me love.

That's weird.

Second off no matter how much you wanna deny it, you've still got a human monkey brain. You never know it might help.

Sorry, I forgot that means something different to Americans. How am I supposed to breathe? I physically can't.

Pretend like you are? idk you're focusing on the wrong thing. You just gotta find something that calms you down.

I'll figure it out.

Good.

....hey Owen?

Yes, Ms Martin?

When you said I could leave with a chaperone...that was true, right?

Do you take me for a liar?

You were a spy Owen.

By definition you are a liar.

[Though Thea was more concerned about Chimera going back on what they told Owen than Owen flat out lying.]

Touche…

He seems lost in thought for a second and then he smiles. He sort of forgot? Not really but that’s usually what people called him when he was very different and he enjoyed the banter. But.. he wasn’t lying so maybe he should reassure Thea.

But I wouldn’t lie without a reason. I have no reason to deceive you about this and I see no reason why my supervisors would either. You are free to go outside with a company approved chaperone. You will have to return of course and the chaperone will be supervising so you don’t try anything but.. Yes. you are free to leave with a chaperone.

...right.

...do you, um, do you happen to know what's happened with my apartment? If anything?

[She didn't have much, but there were some sentimental things there that she really wanted back...even if moving them to the facility made everything feel too real. Like she was giving up.]

It was searched, some things have been taken into storage, some have been destroyed.. Most remain there though. That will not remain the case for long- evidence isn’t exactly a good thing.

What was destroyed?

[Thea said it a little too quickly. A little too desperately. But she had to know. She barely trusted them to keep their word, let alone take care with her things. If touched anything important she swears to god-]

Okay I think I figured out what caused the overheating.

@martin-thea

That's wonderful, Thea... what is it?

...before I say I wanna state that switching off your emotions isn't an option.

Why not? is there a technical issue?

No. Sort of. It's more psychological than that.

The body is designed with standard practices in mind, ones that account for standard AI models and not programs with human capacity for think and emotions. It can handle one of them at a time, but not both.

Currently. Akari and I are gonna work on it. Cause like I said, just switching off emotions isn't an option.

Why isn't is an option, Ms Martin.

Because it's stupid. Why go through all the problem of putting someone into a computer if you strip them of everything that makes them that person. At that point you should just get off your lazy butt and program an actual AI.

[Thea already had to have this fight with some of the superiors. It went...about as well as to be expected.]

Right, Right... well I trust you and Akari will fix it.

Thank you...it'll probably have to be after the holidays though.

Very well. I will still be visiting Curt though.

I never said you couldn't.

Just try to like..do some breathing excerises or something

I don't breathe, love.

...okay first off please don't call me love.

That's weird.

Second off no matter how much you wanna deny it, you've still got a human monkey brain. You never know it might help.

Sorry, I forgot that means something different to Americans. How am I supposed to breathe? I physically can't.

Pretend like you are? idk you're focusing on the wrong thing. You just gotta find something that calms you down.

I'll figure it out.

Good.

....hey Owen?

Yes, Ms Martin?

When you said I could leave with a chaperone...that was true, right?

Do you take me for a liar?

You were a spy Owen.

By definition you are a liar.

[Though Thea was more concerned about Chimera going back on what they told Owen than Owen flat out lying.]

Touche…

He seems lost in thought for a second and then he smiles. He sort of forgot? Not really but that’s usually what people called him when he was very different and he enjoyed the banter. But.. he wasn’t lying so maybe he should reassure Thea.

But I wouldn’t lie without a reason. I have no reason to deceive you about this and I see no reason why my supervisors would either. You are free to go outside with a company approved chaperone. You will have to return of course and the chaperone will be supervising so you don’t try anything but.. Yes. you are free to leave with a chaperone.

...right.

...do you, um, do you happen to know what's happened with my apartment? If anything?

[She didn't have much, but there were some sentimental things there that she really wanted back...even if moving them to the facility made everything feel too real. Like she was giving up.]

Journal Log - 12/24

Christmas Eve. This week is always rough on a good year. Safe to say this year is pretty shitty. At least the Secret Santa is something to keep my mind off of everything. When I'm not reminding myself that I can't go Christmas shopping.

I wonder if it's snowing. Probably not, given the weather, but hey, maybe they're lying about that too just to screw with our perception. Not like I can go out and check.

The therapist says that I shouldn't write only negative stuff in here, but what does she know? She's gotta be breaking all her ethics and codes by working here. I only ended up going cause it's the only reliable metric of time I have left.

Happy Holidays you fucking pieces of shit. I know you read this. Fuck you.

Okay I think I figured out what caused the overheating.

@martin-thea

That's wonderful, Thea... what is it?

...before I say I wanna state that switching off your emotions isn't an option.

Why not? is there a technical issue?

No. Sort of. It's more psychological than that.

The body is designed with standard practices in mind, ones that account for standard AI models and not programs with human capacity for think and emotions. It can handle one of them at a time, but not both.

Currently. Akari and I are gonna work on it. Cause like I said, just switching off emotions isn't an option.

Why isn't is an option, Ms Martin.

Because it's stupid. Why go through all the problem of putting someone into a computer if you strip them of everything that makes them that person. At that point you should just get off your lazy butt and program an actual AI.

[Thea already had to have this fight with some of the superiors. It went...about as well as to be expected.]

Right, Right... well I trust you and Akari will fix it.

Thank you...it'll probably have to be after the holidays though.

Very well. I will still be visiting Curt though.

I never said you couldn't.

Just try to like..do some breathing excerises or something