Though the attempt to reassure the AI was sweet and admirable the chief engineer didn’t seem to get her point. “I think they rejected me because I’m not really a living thi-” She was about to finish her thought when the woman mentioned that they had another holographic person on board. It made the girl go silent before a quiet “Oh..” slipped past her lips as she was surprised to realize she wasn’t the only artificial construct here on the ship. “This explains why you weren’t startled by me when I appeared.. More than you were, I mean.”
The long silence had Quarra worried enough for her to open her mouth with the idea of suggesting to wait until she would have been tested for safety but it was then when Naomi decided to accept her offer to help out with the papework she had clearly been avoiding so far.
“Okay.” It was a simple one word answer but the tone the AI had let on how eager she was to prove herself even if it was with this simple task. When her new friend turned away Quarra tried her best to stretch herself over the boundaries of the holoprojector in attempt to look past Naomi and see what she was doing while rummaging through the cabinets but it was one thing she couldn’t do. Though it was soon revealed she didn’t need to do it as the woman turned to face her once more with a victorious grin while showing the wire that soon found itself connecting the AI’s holoprojector to the the engineer’s desk terminal.
The little figure would then stretch her arms well above her head and twist her head from side to side as if preparing to work though it was clear the holographic lady didn’t really need to do this. It was a human like mannerism from a construct that tried to act accordingly to her role as one of them despite her being 20 centimeters tall and not real in the first place. “Gladly.” She smiled and then lit up brightly as the data streams across her skin started to flow freely as she started to process the knowledge she was given the access to.
“So you smell like work then.” Quarra concluded as the woman lowered herself to be at eye level with her. “But you don’t have to worry about the paperwork anymore if you keep me around.” The Ai rest her hands on her hips with a confident smile as she stared her into those big brown eyes of hers. With the two of them studying each other the datapads on the desk flickered one by one in quick fashion as they were filled with newly written reports but it all came to a stop as soon as they were interrupted by someone.. Only the work to continue almost immediately few seconds later though with less efficiently.
The new voice startled the small lady who then duck down and curl up while sitting down on the holoprojector in attempt to hide herself behind the piles of datapads from the new comer. Her figure dimmed down and started to flicker as Quarra was about to disappear but stayed there as the conversation between Naomi and the other woman didn’t seem tense nor did the unfamiliar voice sound malicious.
Found it in my desk. Quarra curled up more as she thought back to the FAC Empress how she was it and not her to anyone. Though Naomi didn’t say “ it “ with distaste like they did back then.
The captain of the ship wasn’t the only one who laughed, though the AI did so more quietly, when the chief engineer stuck out her tongue. She would stay silent and with her hands now covering her head which was quite meaningless since as a hologram one could partially see through her features. Quarra peeked at her friend past her hands with a hesitant gaze as Naomi looked down on her in return.
When the captain was motioned to come closer the little lady moved her hands to her sides but kept sitting while facing the other way. She looked over her shoulder to see the blonde woman staring at her with a curious gaze. Quarra looked back at Naomi in search of reassurance which the bright smile on her face provided which prompted her to speak up for herself. “Hi.” The voice was softer and quieter than before as she was still afraid of being rejected by the captain but the way she spoke back and introduced herself pushed most of her doubts away.
“I’m E2-61″ There was a brief pause which was followed by detailed explanation after she stand up to her feet. “I’m part of the second series of an experimental AI’s and I’m the 61th variant of my product line.” It was the exact same words the the chief engineer had heard before which only let on that it was the Ai’s programming speaking and not Quarra. “You can cal-” The last bit was cut off as the lady’s image stuttered as she forced the mandatory introduction to stop halfway in order for Quarra to be able to introduce herself with her own words from now on.
“I will do my part, madam.” She said with conviction as her image became more bright again as the data started to stream freely. “My first interaction with your crew has been a pleasant one, captain.” Quarra looked quickly at Naomi with a hopeful gaze and a smile on her face. The datapads kept flashing in rapid pace for a few more seconds until they were all done. “Chief engineer, you can now hand out your reports to the captain.” The AI looked back and forth between the two women staring down at her with a joyful expression as she felt like she had done a good job clearing the datawork in such a short time.
It was like a child waiting to hear “You did good.“ but no one could blame the AI who was born less than a year ago for it.
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