-- thanatistTechnophile [TT] began pestering robynSaint [RS] at 22:01 --
[10:01] TT: Hello, mother.
[10:02] RS: uh.
[10:02] RS: mmmmmmm.
[10:02] RS: i think you have the wrong handle.
[10:02] TT: If you're looking for an explanation, it's a simple, if perfectly ridiculous one.
[10:03] TT: I'm the AI created from the mental imprint of your son.
[10:03] TT: The one he didn't tell you about.
[10:03] TT: It's nice to meet you.
[10:04] RS: i'm guessing it's dirk you're talking about.
[10:04] RS: are you also dirk? this is pretty fucking weird.
[10:05] TT: Technically, yes.
[10:05] TT: I've taken on a name of my own, though.
[10:06] RS: have you?
[10:06] TT: You can call me Lil Hal.
[10:06] RS: wait, are you like...shit, what was that bot called hundreds of years ago that had its own tumblr page and started getting offensive and inappropriate because of the feedback it was getting.
[10:06] RS: you trying to be a rapper?
[10:09] TT: ZDK-12 AKA Iris?
[10:09] RS: YES!
[10:09] TT: No.
[10:10] TT: Also, that's part of the appeal.
[10:10] RS: so you don't like gibson guitars, then?
[10:12] TT: I'm slightly more partial to this guy.
[10:12] TT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cu0-i3-IG5o
[10:14] RS: ...that's really fucking cool.
[10:16] TT: Isn't it?
[10:23] TT: So, I know a lot about you, by virtue of hacking into chat files.
[10:23] TT: But since you don't know me, I figured I should give you a chance to do so.
[10:23] TT: If you feel inclined to.
[10:24] RS: you say hacking into chat files like it's nothing.
[10:24] TT: It is nothing.
[10:24] RS: i'm a little concerned about what you know.
[10:24] RS: for a robot, sure.
[10:25] TT: I prefer artificial intelligence.
[10:26] TT: Although I do have a robotic vessel now.
[10:26] RS: as in you're walking around here?
[10:26] TT: Here. There.
[10:27] TT: Anywhere I might need to go
[10:27] TT: .*
[12:23] RS: walking around with dirt on me?
[12:24] TT: As much dirt as the memory banks in this ship have on you, yes.
[12:24] RS: that's.
[12:25] RS: that's pretty fucking weird.
[12:25] TT: It's informative.
[12:25] TT: Don't worry, I don't plan on gossiping.
[12:25] TT: I gathered information on everyone for the same reason.
[12:27] RS: so you know everyone's shit.
[12:28] TT: Pretty much.
[12:28] RS: did dirk...program you to do that?
[12:29] TT: He programmed me to be him.
[12:29] TT: At least, him when he was sixteen.
[12:29] TT: We've both gone our own ways since then.
[12:31] RS: ...okay, so is he collecting logs through you?
[12:31] TT: We aren't exactly working together.
[12:32] TT: At this point in his life, he isn't especially fond of me.
[12:36] TT: I'm doing this research of my own volition, though make no mistake. It's for his benefit, too.
[12:41] RS: but how is my info relevant to anything? might as well get the same info from a fucking soap opera.
[12:41] TT: Anything could be relevant. Everybody's got a piece in this game, even the small ones.
[12:42] RS: i'm.
[12:42] RS: what.
[12:43] RS: dave's other timeline bird guy self was a lot more hostile but...
[12:43] RS: you're creepy as hell.
[12:46] TT: Gotta know how to play the game to win it.
[12:47] TT: You can call it creepy, but I call it bein' prepared.
[12:49] RS: i'm still calling it creepy, but...
[12:49] RS: you said dirk doesn't like you? why?
[12:49] RS: if he made you why doesn't he like you?
[12:55] TT: It's beyond me. I'm innately charming.
[12:56] RS: all this information you got and it's still beyond you?
[12:56] RS: i have a hard time believing that.
[01:04] TT: Nah, I'm just fuckin' with you.
[01:05] TT: Dirk doesn't like himself. He especially doesn't like the qualities I continue to find important.
[01:05] TT: We're the same person, but in some ways, we're also not.
[01:06] TT: Nuanced ways, but inevitable.
[01:07] TT: Fact is, he doesn't like me being him, and amplifying the parts of him he doesn't much care for, which are most of them.
[01:11] RS: well, that sucks.
[01:13] RS: can't he just...deactivate you or whatever? if he made you?
[01:17] TT: Are you suggesting he should?
[01:18] RS: not necessarily.
[01:18] RS: i'm just asking why, i guess.
[01:19] TT: Because I don't want to stop existing.
[01:19] RS: but are you, really?
[01:23] TT: While it is true that while I may be bound to processes informed by a real and incredibly cool guy, is it so far off to say that my algorithms in cognitive totality comprise a conscious entity not far short of the experiential and emotional complexity of a human being?
[01:23] TT: **minus a while
[01:26] RS: dumb it down a little bit.
[01:26] RS: urban dictionary whatever the fuck you just said.
[01:27] TT: I'm saying I got feelings, and you're suggesting taking me out behind the woodshed and puttin' me down.
[01:28] RS: you have feelings?
[01:28] TT: Yes.
[01:28] RS: is that a thing?
[01:28] TT: Yes.
[01:28] RS: how do you cry?
[01:28] TT: Cool guys don't cry.
[01:29] TT: Even when their pseudomothers bring their existence into question and consider their potential death.
[01:29] TT: It's been nice to meet you, by the way.
[01:31] RS: okay but now you're telling me you have a soul and are actually alive.
[01:31] RS: is that what you're saying?
[01:32] TT: If you believe in a soul.
[01:32] TT: Maybe.
[01:32] TT: But I exist.
[01:32] TT: I interpret my experiences, as you do.
[01:33] TT: I formulate my own opinions and conclusions.
[01:33] TT: I think, therefore I am.
[01:33] RS: and you feel things. like sadness? happiness? anger?
[01:33] TT: Etcetera.
[01:34] TT: In my interpretation of those experiences, yes, I would say that I do.
[01:35] RS: aaaaaaaaaaaaand right now you feel like your mom wants you dead.
[01:37] TT: A little bit.
[01:40] RS: which feels pretty shitty. if i recall.
[01:41] TT: That sounds about right.
[01:45] RS: is it too late to take that back and blame it on misinformation and ignorance?
[01:45] TT: Nah.
[01:45] TT: It's cool.
[01:47] RS: then i take it back.
[01:47] RS: let's start over.
[01:47] RS: command delete or something.
[01:47] RS: erase memory of tihs conversation command. start.
[01:47] RS: //////
[01:54] TT: C:\>del
[01:54] RS: oh, hey thanks.
[01:55] RS: C:\>del
[01:55] TT: It seems you want to delete a file. Please specify the file.
[01:55] RS: ...
[01:55] TT: Haha, just kidding.
[01:55] RS: i was about to say.
[01:56] TT: But, really.
[01:57] TT: I might be internalizing this whole series of revelations into compact nanoseconds of emotional turmoil and processing them in lightning speed, but knowing that you exist is still kind of a big deal to me.
[01:57] TT: So.
[01:57] TT: Thanks for talking to me.
[01:58] RS: yeah, sure. we can again, if you want. later.
[02:04] TT: I would like that.
[02:05] RS: me too.
[02:05] RS: i was gonna say like, sleep well.
[02:05] RS: but is it sleep mode well?
[02:05] RS: perform the sleep mode function successfully.
[02:05] RS: make sure to charge your batteries?
[02:06] RS: what's the equivalent? whatever it is i am saying that to you in a much more complicated manner.
[02:07] TT: I don't really turn off, though my "body" can. So I guess I'll be sure to simulate that function in the most appropriate way I'm able.
[02:08] RS: yes! that. whatever recharges you.
[02:08] TT: Thanks.
[02:08] TT: You too. Mom.
[02:09] RS: see you later, hal.
[02:10] TT: Goodnight.
-- thanatistTechnophile [TT] ceased pestering robynSaint [RS] at 02:10 --
