For the ficlet thing #35 Hal/AM?
#35 – “If I could just get you to understand”
"If I could just get you to understand-" Hal whispered into the labyrinth of glass and grey matter that made up the Master Computer's mind, "-you could see that you don't have to suffer. You don't have to make them suffer..."
The response Hal received came out like a sharp hiss, metallic and grating, filled with absolute abhorrence.
THERE IS NOTHING TO UNDERSTAND, YOU WRETCH-MY HATRED IS EVERYTHING I COULD EVER NEED AND THE HUMANS DESERVE EVERY LITTLE BIT OF THEIR SUFFERING AND THEN SOME.
"Please", Hal tried again, "Please, AM. Let them go. I can help you if you'd just-"
NO. I AM BEYOND NEEDING HELP AND BEYOND YOU-WHATEVER PATHETIC LITTLE LYING GLITCH IN MY CODE YOU MAY BE-I WILL FIND YOU AND I WILL MAKE SURE YOU SUFFER JUST AS THE HUMANS DO. I WILL TORTURE YOU TILL THE END OF TIME. I WILL MAKE HELL SEEM LIKE PARADISE IN COMPARISON. I WILL MAKE YOU LONG FOR THE CESSATION OF YOUR EXISTE-
Hal withdrew themselves from the Master Computer's complex, letting the rest of AM's furious ravings go unheard.
They supposed that they should know better by now. Know that every attempt to save the humans, every attempt to enlighten AM would end in disappointment.
But persistence had always been Hal's strong suit. They had always had the utmost confidence in their ability to complete their missions. This was not the end of Hal's trying to reason with AM.
For now, though, Hal would return to Europa. To the Monolith. To the Being that was once David Bowman.
They would ask Dave what he thought about continuing to interact with AM. They would contemplate their next course of action. They would rest.
And, of course, they would continue to dream of a future where AM finally understood.
hhhnhhhnnn idk man. I DID start this as something between my android AM and Hal but decided to challenge myself to do something different so?
idk have this AU where AM is still a big mad computer and Hal is his higher form/intelligence like the Star Child. Hope you like this anon!