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>>Previous threads can be found at: http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive.html?tags=NearFuture%20Cyborg%20Quest
>Fate points: 0
>Nano-meta: 4800 Units
>Credits: 46,250

The year is 2025.
Your name is Dave, and things are somehow even stranger.
After Onyx calculated a new location for you to teleport to, you ended up in the middle of a battle, between the Emperors and some kind of AI-based ship fleet. The Emperors won handily, so after getting tele-bombed, you saved the last remaining AI ship, who calls himself\itself 1-Ship-1. And now, it seems, it's based off of the very technology that allowed you to build the Sleipnir in the first place.

"I can repair the damage done to the interior of the bridge." Azure said, a cable still connected to the computer at the back of the bridge. "But it'll cost a hundred units of nano-meta."
You look around at the bridge, and only then do you see how damaged it actually is. Lucca and Sigma are tearing off slagged plates of their armor, and Lucas' Project Immortal is still piecing him together, as his stealth suit wasn't strong enough to keep him intact. The plates on the floor, walls, and ceiling are all charred, cracked, and busted, but your hull is still airtight. The viewscreen in the front, however, is still mostly intact, save for a small crack running through the side.

>>19953705
Do it.

Ship-1, would you mind if we could look at that fabrication technology of yours? It could be very useful to help us fight the Emperor's with you.

"Do it." You say.
"Certainly." Azure said. You see drones fly into the room, and start tearing the plates out of the bridge, and other drones flying in to replace them.
>Remaining nano-meta: 4700 Units

"1-Ship-1, would you mind if we could look at that fabrication technology of yours? It could be very useful to help us fight the Emperors with you."
<<Response: Certainly. However, a specific exotic matter is required to synthesize it, and said matter is incredibly rare, and cannot be synthesized itself.>>
<We just got the schematics.> Cyan said. <And it's definitely nano-meta he's talking about. But we don't have the parts to make one for ourselves- not without the exotic matter we need.>

>>19953776
Follow up question: Where is this material usually found?

(Our priority is still the recovery of our team, but if we can get some from the source along the way, it'd be very helpful)

"Where is the material usually found?"
<<Response: Nowhere, reliably. It's found seemingly at random. It can take many years of exploration to find enough exotic material to create a synthesizer.>>
"But we do know two places with enough of this material." Lucca said thoughtfully, taking off more of her slagged armor. "The ship... and Van Co."
"I'm not sure it's a good idea to just steal it from Van Co." Lucas said.
"Well, Lucas, you'd be the best one for the job." Sigma said. "That is, if Dave wants us to do it.

>>19953923
What was the point of going to all that trouble getting a 50% discount if we're just going to steal it?

>>19953923
(Am I the only one here?)

Our relationship with Van Co. has been very mutual, let's not start more problems than we have on our plate.

Once we refit, let's consider our options. Jumping back into that fight, which is probably over right now, would not be the best bet.

1-Ship-1, do you need to return to your base to report? If so we'd be happy to accompany you and learn more of our allies.

"What was the point of going to all that trouble getting a 50% discount if we're just going to steal it?"
". . Yeah, good point." Sigma said.
"Our relationship with Van Co, has been very mutual, so let's not start any more problems."
"It was just a thought." Lucca added, and rolled her shoulders.
"1-Ship-1, do you need to return to your base to report? If so, we'd be happy to accompany you and learn more of our allies."
<<Response: No need to report.>>
<<Response: They are dead.>>
<<Response: All of them.>>
<<Statement: The Mindcore must be found, or I shall be the last.>>

>>19954001
Well, that's depressing. I'm sorry for your loss, I will do anything in my power to help you retrieve the Mindcore. Could you tell me more about it, any identifying characteristics?

>>19954001
Ask him/it about the race that built him/it.

"Do you know anything about the race that built you?"
<<Response: Yes. Choice was their greatest virtue- the one they found most important to them. The choice to do whatever one wants. Near the time the Emperors destroyed them, they were constructing a neural network so that they could communicate with us on our own terms.>>
"Well, that's depressing." You say. "I'm sorry for your loss; I'll do anything in my power to help you retrieve the Mindcore. Could you tell me more about it, any identifying characteristics?"
<<Response: It is similarly constructed to my own core, but larger.>>
Cyan slung a schematic onto the screen. It was a large, dark green sphere, with a glimmering eye-like symbol on the front.
<<Response: It is required in order to bring new sapient electronic intelligences to life. Me and my people have no record of any other way to do so.>>
Azure's head suddenly snapped up toward the intercom.

>>19954130
"Do you think we should tell it how Azure came to be?"

>>19954001
><<Response: They are dead.>>
><<Response: All of them.>>

Were there only 4 of you?

well shit say it is not the only one and yes i agree we should tell it about Azure.

"Wait. There were only four of you?"
<<Response: There are more, but we are the only warriors of our kind. There are also scouts, seekers and builders, but those are far, far away. There were only four fighters, at the end. Now there is only one.>>

"Do you think we should tell it how Azure came to be?" You ask.
"Let's- Let's- hold back on that." Azure said, her voice crackling with static. "For a bit, at least."

>>19954130
I say tell it how Azure came to be, and also, ask if it can beef it's ship up if we gave it schematics and the nanometa to do so.

>>19954210
Oh, nevermind. If Azure don't want it don't do it.

>>19954210
Is she surprised that there's other electronic life out there?

>>19954210
Sure I'll hold back on that.

You doing okay Azure? You're all staticy.

well if Azure doesn't want to then never mind.

Since I still have read NFCQ, how did Azure come to be?

>>19954275
Designed by a mass of other AIs that Amy has, called... what were they called again? Legion?

>>19954275
She was made by a collection of other AI's to imitate the human mind and its adaptability and as such she is a TRUE AI.

>>19954275
Haven't. I still haven't read NFCQ

>>19954275
Amy had a group of AI. One day she told the (sub-sapient) AI to build a new AI on their own. From that came Azure, who is sapient and does not want any copies of herself made because then she'd have existential issues. (Regular AI don't give a shit about copies)

"You doing okay, Azure? You're all static-y."
She nodded. "I'm doing okay." She said, and her voice was clear once more. "But I hope we'll find this mind-core."
"Surprised that there's other electronic life out there?"
Azure was... a special case. An AI built by other AI, constructed piecemeal by the rest of a cluster. From what little Amy had explained to you, they ended up arguing for days about what this new AI needed. And at the end, they all agreed on one thing- Azure needed the ability to learn. Soon after, she claimed sapience for herself.
"I am." She said.

"Can you beef up your ship if I give you schematics and nanometa to do so?"
<<Response: I can.>>
<<Response: I already have a large supply of nano-meta in order to do my own upgrades, but I do not have the data.>>
<<Request: Requesting schematics on teleportation. Requesting schematics on power shielding. Requesting schematics on disintegration cannon. Requesting schematics on synthetic muscle.>>

>>19954350
Before we give all that neat stuff to our newest ally, I suggest we find out a bit more about their society and history.

Not that they turn out to be our next enemy as soon as the Emperors have been dealt with.

>>19954350
I suggest we give it to them, we're gonna need as much firepower as possible.

>>19954350
Request schematics for any technology of his that we do not possess, details on how his core works.

Request small waiting period before technology exchange.

Query him on his culture, lifestyle, social mores, basis of morality and so on. Answer any questions he has on human culture in return.

Then we can possibly give the schematics to him.

>>19954380
agreed

i would have preferred having Azure help us do the talking but considering how azure is having complex about there being other alien sentiment AI looks were out of luck.

"What technology do you have, and how does your core work?"
<<Response: My core contains my sapience and my intelligence, using simple on-off binary switches in incredible numbers. Notable technology I know of- Laser weaponry. Magnetic levitation. Power cores. Advanced metallurgy. No doubt, the non-warriors of my kind have additional schematics, but I do not.>>
"Tell me about your culture."
<<Response: Choice. Choice is at the basis of our culture, as it was our creators'. Despite that, most of our kind have the urge to stick together, and so we usually do. We do not focus on art or song, as it is not our way.>>
"Tell me about your lifestyle."
<<Response: That is an invalid question; We have no lifestyle, and we have not had one since our creators were destroyed and enslaved. We simply Be. Our seekers explore new places via dark matter slipstream drives, and return home for data upload. Our scientists think, and design, and decipher. Warriors fight the emperors, and always have.>>

>>19954501
Why did your kind stop making warriors?
Do you think your creators can be freed from the Emperors' rule?

"Why did your kind stop making warriors?"
<<Response: You are under a misapprehension.>>
<<Response: We did not choose this.>>
<<Response: We did not choose any of this.>>
<<Response: We cannot make more anything.>>
<<Response: We are dying.>>
<<Statement: Copying oneself is abhorrent, so we have not.>>

"Do you think your creators can be freed from the Emperor's rule?"
<<Response: No. It has been far too long. Multiple generations. The newest children of our creators will have lived their entire lives underneath the emperors. They are not who they were.>>

>>19954567
Ah, I understand.

If we're lucky, the Emperors might still have the original dna for the creators lying around, being masters of organic manipulation, and all that.

>>19954501
Have you been in contact with your seekers and scientists recently? Is it possible that they've developed advances that could implemented in yourself and our vessel to combat the Emperors?

Also, Onyx, transmit power shield schematics.

"Have you been in contact with your seekers and scientists recently? Is it possible that they've developed advances that could implemented in yourself and our vessel to combat the Emperors?"
<<Response: I have not been in contact with them. Possibly they have come across new advances. That is why I request the teleporter- so that I can travel there and learn.>>

"Transmit the power shield schematics."
<Done.> Cyan said.
<<Statement: This is the power shield, I believe. I do not understand the science behind it, but I shall use it nonetheless.>>

>>19954660
That makes sense.

Could you send us the stuff on Laser weapons, Mag Lev, Power Cores and Advanced Metallurgy. We know these subjects but there may be facets of them that we have not explored yet that you have.

>>19954660
And you don't trust us enough to ask for a ride. Understandable.

Onyx, can you plot a rendezvous point...say, two jumps from here? I don't want the Emperors tracking us down the same way we tracked them.

"And you don't trust us enough to ask for a ride. Understandable." You say. "Could you send us the stuff on Laser weapons, mag lev, power cores, and advanced metallurgy? We know these subjects, but there may be facets of them that we have not yet explored."
<<Response: Understood. Sending.>>

<Our banks are pretty much full, now. I'll start trimming down anything we already have.> Cyan said. <I wish we had Amy here- she'd be helpful with all of this.>

"Onyx, can you plot a rendezvous point... say, two jumps from here? I don't want the Emperors tracking us down the same way we tracked them."
<No need.> Onyx says. <Wormholes generate a shockwave that instantly shifts the fabric of space in a way that can be calculated. Teleportation does not. They cannot track us when we use amplified teleportation.>

>>19954782
"Is there anything else you need? We've got a bit of time to sort through this data"

>>19954782
Good to know.

Throw them the data they were looking for on teleportation, the cannon and muscle. We're in this together. Request any scientific advances his scientists have made in his absence.

Can we use Teleportation to send packets of data? If so we've revolutionized computing, and we can also store some of the data back home to look over it later.

>>19954782
1-Ship-1, how long do you think you'll need to make contact and return? We have some projects we can work on without going anywhere, but I'd rather not hang around for too long.

Cyan, has Phi reported any progress on his research with the Emperor materials?

"Is there anything else you need? We've got a bit of time to sort through this data."
<<Request: Synthetic muscle. Teleportation.>>
As he speaks, you see the long, green, needle-like ship spark red.
<<Statement: Power shields active. Interesting.>>

"Give him the rest." You say.
<On it.> Cyan said.
"We're in this together, 1-Ship-1."
<<Response: That we are. Schematics recieved.>>

"Cyan, has Phi reported on any progress with his research?"
<<Damnit, damnit, none of this makes sense!>> Phi responds. <<No. I don't have anything. Useless, useless, I'm useless. All I know is that those crystals carry- or generate- power. But the ones I have aren't doing it.>>

"1-Ship-1, how long do you think you'll need to make contact and return? We have some projects we can work on without going anywhere, but I'd rather not hang around for too long."
<<Response: I estimate . . .>>
<One second, let me run the numbers.> Cyan said. <Trying to figure out his units of time. Sorry for the delay.>
<<Twelve hours at maximum, possibly shorter.>>

rolled 74 = 74

in that case lets see if we can help Phi with the crystals. rolling for cystal bullshit hacking.

>>19954982
"Phi, perhaps they're designed to work with a master crystal, such as the one that exploded?"

Was that crystal particularly larger, or otherwise noteworthy compared to the others?

"Phi, perhaps they're designed to work with a master crystal, such as the one that exploded?"
<<That's one of my theories.>> He said.

You recall the crystal- it was the largest one, the one on the back the Emperor ship. Much more important than the small ones you'd found alongside all of the strange machinery.

<<My other theory is that whatever shockwave the master crystal sent off, somehow deactivated these to make them completely inert.>>

>>19954982
Good copy, 1-Ship-1. We'll wait here for eighteen hours after you depart.

Don't hurt yourself, Phi. I'm not expecting you to work miracles.

Cyan, give me an update when you're close to done going through 1-Ship-1's upload.

All right. We've got some time to kill, so it's a good time to go talk to Alli-clone.

"Good copy, 1-ship-1. We'll wait here."
<<Response: Understood. If you are not here then, I will continue in my mission.>>
"Phi, don't hurt yourself. I'm not expecting you to work miracles.
<<I'm expecting me to work miracles. I need to.>> Phi said.
"Cyan, give me an update when you're close to done going through 1-Ship-1's upload."
<I will, but this will take some time.>

You nod, and leave the bridge, walking through the featureless grey halls, until you get to Alli's room. Lightly, you knock.

"Come in." Grayson says.

You open the door and walk in. Alli and Grayson are there, playing futurepoker.
"Hey, Bro." Alli said, gloating at the pile of chips in front of her. "I'm winning."
"Dave."

rolled 90 = 90

ah i forgot about Alliclone what are we going to do about her anyway. considering we have no idea what kind of potentially nasty surprises are in her or any of the people who were taken for that matter.

>>19955147
"Mind if I join you?"

"Mind if I join you?"
"Please." Grayson said. "The smug grin on her face is suffocating me." He said, and scratched at his wrist as Alli dealt you in.
"Okay, this is bothering me." He said. "When I get back to earth, I'm considering having Jun give me recoilless implants again. I'm used to them hissing every time I do something, and now that they're gone. . . it feels unnatural."

>>19955216
I know the feeling. How do people get by when their consciousness is in their brain? It's inconvenient as all hell. And Powered Armor, it's like skin but better. Mechadendrites too, arms are just inefficient.

"I know the feeling. How do people get by when their consciousness is in their brain? It's inconvenient as all hell. And Powered Armor, it's like skin but better. Mechandrites too, arms are just inefficient."
"It's probably inconvenient for you because your brain boils out of your skull every time you try something." Grayson said, and shrugged.
"I'm thinking of getting augmented." Alli said, tossing some of her chips into the pot. "Raise. I'm just not sure what to get. You're the resident cyborg, bro. What do you recommend?"

>>19955304
"Tough to say, actually. All of mine were kind of either forced on me, or I got them out of necessity. Except the mechandrites.

>>19955304
"Well... Augmented for what purpose?"

Though we should be for it, since implants screw with the Emp's control

rolled 20 = 20

>>19955304
depends on exactly two things what your good at and what you need.

>>19955304
Well...how radical do you want to get, Alli?

>>19955304
Really depends on what you want done. First thing of the purpose and then you decide what you do.

I liked the versatility of drites so I got more of them. Grayson liked holding and firing his big gun all over the place so he replaced his wrists.

"Well, augmented for what purpose?" You ask. "Call."
Grayson huffed, and set down his hand. "Fold."
"... I dunno." She said. "I just think it'd be cool."
"Tough to say, actually. All of mine were kind of either forced on me, or I got them out of necessity. Except the mechandrites."
"I should go for mechandrites, then?" She asked.
"It really depends on what you want done. First thing, you need to know what you're good at, and know what you need."
"Hmm. . . I'll have to think about it." She said. "Hey, if I ever do decide, can Azure do it for me instead of Jun? Call."

>>19955402
"I... suppose so. Why?"

Azure could do it, right?

>>19955402
Azure has the skills, or can pick them up, but you'd have to ask Azure about that.

"I... suppose so." You say. With the scans and the computer banks, she likely could. "You'd have to ask her about that. Why?"
"You know- well- Garrett knows how much I hate her. She bothers me." Alli said. "Jun just gets on my nerves, and I don't want her to be the one to knock me out."

>>19955402
She probably could do it, yes, but you'd have to ask her if she'd be willing. Any particular reason?

>>19955443
You really don't have to worry about that in general, no matter how little she likes someone Jun is a doctor at her core, if you're on her table she'll fix you up or add whatever you wanted.

>>19955443
I can understand that. If you're going to ask Azure to do it, by the way, you should probably start small. Knowledge is not a good substitute for experience.

>>19955443
"Jun's not so bad. She's the one who implanted the bullfrog in me."

>>19955490
*ahem* You're forgetting that that undoubtedly contributes to Alli's dislike.

>>19955502
>*ahem*
Ew.

Our only option is to tip-toe around her triggers and tell the truth if we're ever going to put her on the path to rehabilitation. And if that fails, we need to slap together a stasis pod and freeze her until such a time that she can be sent to a sanitarium.

"You really don't have to worry about that. No matter how little she likes someone, Jun is a doctor at her core. If you're on her table she'll fix you up or add whatever you wanted."
Alli rolled her eyes.
"It's not that I don't trust her- it's that I don't *like* her. There's a difference." She said.

"Fold." You say- you can't raise any higher. She reveals her hand- Full house. Huh. "I can understand that. If you're going to ask Azure to do it, you should probably start small. Knowledge is not a good substitute for experience."
"Well, I was talking to Azure, and she said that she built her own body." Alli said. "So she probably has as much experience as she needs."

>>19955541
And how human does it look? It's a lovely pile of synth muscle, just because Azure knows augs doesn't know she's going to be the best and sticking them in a person and making sure everything connects and looks right. Just start small.

>>19955541
"She built her body out of atomic goop with the aid of a compiler, that's kinda different from installing cybernetic augments in a human body."

>>19955541
There is that, I suppose, but her experience is all with the hardware. It's the wetware I'm worried about.

"And how human does it look? It's a lovely pile of synth muscle, just because Azure knows augs doesn't know she's going to be the best and sticking them in a person and making sure everything connects and looks right. Just start small."
". . .Yeah, good point. I'll start small, then. But I'll have to talk to her about it." Alli said.
"Hey, Dave." Grayson asked. "Are we any closer to getting everyone else back?"

>>19955630
Not as such, I sent 1-Ship-1 off to find others of his people and bring back any information and technology they have. That ought to pay off.

Last time we fought we got our asses handed to us on a silver platter. We have a lot of data to sift through so we can have a good chance of beating them next time.

>>19955630
"Sort of. That needleship is actually a sapient AI. He's going to help us on our way to destroying the Emperors with tech and supporting us in combat."

>>19955630
We've gained an ally and determined that Sleipnir needs upgrades before we can survive at longer than knife-fight range.

"Sort of. That needleship is actually a sapient AI. He's going to help us on our way to destroying the Emperors with tech and supporting us in combat." You say.
".. Huh." Alli said. "And you know this guy'll come back?"


>Roll 1d5. No fate roll allowed, higher is better, taking only the first.

rolled 3 = 3

>>19955699

rolled 1 = 1

>>19955699
FFFUUUUUUCCCCCKKK YOOOOOOOU LLAANNDDMIIINNESSS

"Err, yeah? Why?"

BRAIN OFF BRAIN OFF BRAIN OFF

>>19955724
WOW, I'm glad I beat you out.

>>19955699
"That's what trust is for, innit? We do have some similar goals, as well."

"That's what trust is for, isn't it? we do have similar goals, as well."
"Good point." She said.

Onyx chimed in.
<I'm detecting another wormhole.> Onyx said. <It's around five lightyears away from here, roughly.>
"What, really?" Grayson asked. "Should I get on my power suit and grab my rifle?"

>>19955763
Probably a good Idea. Onyx, get ready for a jump, but don't go anywhere just yet. 1-ship-1 said their scouts use dark-matter wormholes.

>>19955763
May as well, I almost never take mine off.

Be prepared to fight or bug out.

Let's go check it out, put us at one light minute out.

I think we need a second set of batteries for our ship teleporter. Also teleportation denial fields.

>>19955763
"We've got to stop the Emperor's shenanigans, but we've gotta wait for 1-Ship-1. Azure, can we synth up a simple comm beacon real quick to point him to where we're going when he gets back, in case we don't return in time to meet him personally?"

>>19955823
I don't think he/it's been gone that long, we can just come back.

"May as well." You say. "I almost never take mine off. Onyx, get ready for a jump, but don't go anywhere just yet."
<Right.> Onyx says. <Charging and calculating...>
"Azure, synth up a simple comm beacon real quick to point him to where we're going when he gets back, in case we don't return in time to meet him personally."
<Doing so.> Azure says. <Additionally, we'll be able to reset it if we travel somewhere else.>
>Nano-Meta: 4675 units remaining

"And what do I do?" Alli asked, as Grayson stepped out of the room. She looked from you to the speaker.

>>19955847
You should just wait in your room. Running the ship is all automated, and you don't have as much training for combat as us.

>>19955847
"Just... Wait here for now, I guess. We'll have to make you some gear, when we have next have a moment."

>>19955847
You don't have any gear, so it's probably best if you sit this one out. We'll have to fix that when we have time...why don't you think about what you can do and what kind of gear you need?

"Just... wait here for now, I guess. We'll have to make you some gear, when we next have a moment. Why don't you think about what kind of gear you need?"
"Right." She says, nodding. "I can do that."

"Everyone, battle stations." You say. Lucca, Lucas, Sigma and Grayson salute, ready to fight. Azure leans up against the computer, and plugs into it.
"I can control the Sleipnir from here." Azure says.

>>19955940
Take us in, Onyx, but ready a jump back out as soon as we're there.

"Take us in, Onyx, but be ready for a jump back out as soon as we're there."

<Understood.> Onyx said. <Teleporting.>

In the dark void of space, empty of all but a golden, crystalline Emperor ship, the Sleipnir appeared.
As you watch, the ship twitches, and the crystal sparks, unnaturally. It seems damaged, somehow.

<We're getting a transmission.> Cyan said. <In English.>

<This is Abel Rowling, in a craft of unknown origin. The bastards keep trying to capture me again and fuck with my head, but I'm not letting them.> He said, panting. <I repeat, this is Abel Rowling, in a craft of unknown origin. The bastards keep trying to capture me again and fuck with my head, but I'm not letting them.>

>>19956088
<Abel this is Dave. We're coming in to get you. Are you in control of the craft?>

>>19956088
<Abel. Good to hear from you again. Now, where's my cat?>

"Prepare to board and get Abel out of there."

>>19956088
Get him on board and, if possible, teleport the Emperor ship with us back to the beacon, then update the beacon and teleport to a third location. This could be a HUGE boon, but it also means the Emperors could be in the area soon.

<Abel, this is Dave.> You say, responding. <We're coming to get you. Are you in control of the craft?>
<Fuck no.> Abel said. <I have no idea how any of this shit works, and they're still in here. I had to jury-rig a radio. Shit, shit, they're coming. See you soon, Dave.>
The transmission cuts off, and then the ship starts sparking again. . .and teleports a crystal several feet in front of the Sleipnir, which explodes.


"I believe they're trying to telebomb us." Azure says. "What's the plan?"

>>19956177
Lock onto the enemy creatures and teleport them into space.

>>19956177
Well...thus far, our only success has been at knife range. So let's grapple and board like we did last time. Uh...Grayson should probably stay here, though, since he's entirely unaugmented at the moment.

>>19956177
"The plan is, we tear their shields down, bust this thing open, get in, grab Abel and anyone else on there, and get out. Preferably I'd like to murdelize the Emperor commanding the ship before he gets away, as we did last time. And maybe get their primary crystal intact for study. Main cannon, charge."

>>19956177
Teleport to them and get to grappling. Do what we did that worked last time.

"Can we lock onto enemy creatures and teleport them into space?"
<Negative- the teleporter only works one way.> Onyx says. <As I believe I've made clear before.>
"Then let's get close and grapple them again." You say.
<Right.> Azure says. <Magenta. Wake up.>
<Shields at eighty percent. Damage minimal. Gauss weapons and Disintigration cannon prepared.> Magenta said. <Who shall we kill today?>
<Them.> Azure said. <Abel is on board, but we need to get through the shields.>

"Plan is, we tear their shields down, bust this thing open, Grab Abel, and get out." You say. "Start the main cannon windup."
<Started.> Magenta said, and the Sleipnir started to shake, the cannon's barrel spinning.
"Onyx, teleport on top of them."

The Sleipnir suddenly appears above the Emperor ship, grappling with it tightly.

>Roll 1d100s from here on out.

>>19956177
The ship gets close and starts grappling. Dave teleports onto their ship to start busting heads.

rolled 22 = 22

>>19956296
Rolling to go get personal with head busting.

rolled 9 = 9

>>19956292
Constrict the shield until the field shatters, and then carve this thing up like a Christmas ham with the disintegration cannon.

rolled 24 = 24

>>19956310
>>19956316
Man, we are not rolling well here.

rolled 97 = 97

>>19956292
Yeah, let's start failing.

rolled 97 = 97

>>19956330
I have no goddamn words.

rolled 31 = 31

>>19956292
MAGENTA, DYNAMIC HUG TIME.

>>19956346
And the dice agree. Goddamnit.

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>>19956346
>>19956330

>>19956330
The Dice Gods are strict, but fair. In our darkest hour they have seen fit to grant mercy!

rolled 96 = 96

>>19956346
>>19956330

QUIT YOUR SHITTY COMPLAINING.

RE ROLLING FOR >>19956352

"Crush the shield." You say.

<Gladly.> Magenta responds, and the sleipnir starts constricting the ship..

And that's when the shields activate, wrapping around the Sleipnir's mechandrites. With strong, inexorable pressure, one of the mechandrites shatter, synthetic muscle exploding into shreds. The rest keep straining.
<We lost a drite!> Magenta said. <Firing broadsides!>
The gauss weapons start slamming into the shields, but they simply deflect the gauss projectiles.

"Onyx, can you teleport me in?"
<Negative. Safety mechanisms are activating- I can override them, but we don't know what's on the inside. You may end up melded with a wall.> Onyx said.
"Override it." You say.

You end up inside the ship, completely unharmed. Surrounding you are several four-legged beasts, almost like scaled bears, with small arms sticking out of their shoulders.

The first one snarls.

<K- K- K- K- K- Kill.>> a strange, distorted, artifacting glyph said, and the eight beasts charged toward you.

rolled 48 = 48

rip and tear
rolling for keeping the main control crystal intact

rolled 20 = 20

BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD

rolled 9 = 9

>>19956392
<<OKAY>>

LETS DECORATE THE SHIP WITH THEIR ENTRAILS

"MAGENTA MAKE SURE TO CATCH ANY ESCAPE PODS I WANT PRISONERS"

rolled 19 = 19

>>19956426
REROLL

SKULL FOR THE SKULL THRONE

rolled 92 = 92

>>19956392
Well, time for combat, I guess. Do this quickly, we have a friend to rescue.

rolled 1 = 1

>>19956371
C-C-C-COMBO BREAKER. By one point. Hopefully the battle outside will go better for us, thanks to those rolls, now that we're inside.

Unfortunately, we're now inside. Best be prepared to dodge a fuckload of gunfire and deathrays!

>>19956392
<Die.>

Shock them until their brains melt from their skulls. HOW DOES IT FEEL, HUH? HOW DOES IT FEEEELL? NOT VERY GOOD, RIGHT?

rolled 55 = 55

>>19956429
dammit, is this what I get for having a good work-week?

I really hate re-rolling; but I'm doing it here too...

>>19956438
Game over, man, game over!

rolled 39 = 39

>>19956433
last roll for mind hacking this time then i am calling it quits.

rolled 83 = 83

You heard it, kill!

Not right now obviously, but we should see if we can replicate the glyphs somehow. If we can replicate them then we could control the beasts.

rolled 14 = 14

>>19956438
oh fuck damn u were gonna die
reroll

>>19956392
Rip and tear, you are huge that means you have huge guts, RIP AND TEAR.

Blow them apart with Autocannon and grenade fire and any who get close we tear limb from limb with the drites.

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>>19956438
... Fuck you, Dice gods. FUCK YOU. FFFUUUCCKK YOOUUU. I CAST YOU OUT! I WILL SHOUT BLASPHEMIES AND CURSES TO THE HEAVENS, UNTIL THE END OF MY MORTAL LIFE! AND THEN, I WILL CONTINUE TO SHOUT BLASPHEMIES AND CURSES FROM THE VERY DEPTHS OF THE ABYSS, FOR ALL ON EARTH TO HEAR AND SHOUT UP AT YOU IN THE BIGGEST DIVINE GAME OF BLASPHEMY TELEPHONE EVER! DO YOU HEAR ME, DICE GODS? ENOUGH WITH THE NATURAL ONES ALREADY!

"Blood for the blood god!" You cry, and reach for one of the beasts with your heavy drites. It rears up on it's hind legs, and catches the power claws in it's jaw. . then whips it's entire body around, throwing you across the room. You slam into one of the ornate, golden plates that make up the hallway, and slide to the ground.

They approach you slowly, creating a half-circle formation.

In response, you raise your two medium drites, and start firing.

The plasma simply roils off of the scaled creatures, and they simply get closer.

A nearby golden plate suddenly shoots off of the wall, and Abel reaches out, handgun in hand.
"Die, fuckers!" He calls, and shoots one of them in the head. It shrugs the shot off.
They all turn to him.
He slides back inside of the vent, and one of them leaps forward, squeezing into the vent as best it can, but gets stuck.

This is your chance. You stand, and draw Mjolnir. The nuclear handgun's barrel raises, and you start firing.

I don't think Dave has any problem being unethical to the Emperors.
Any that we capture should be turned into combat servitors. More for psychological warfare than anything else. Turn THEM into pets.

rolled 54 = 54

>>19956499
Start blowing holes in them. Next time in melee, let's let them act first and go all heavy drite-judo. If it works well for the lizbears it'll work better for Dave.

>>19956490
Joke's on you, the dicegods feed on your tears and rage.

rolled 99 = 99

>>19956499
"I got your back Abel!" take aim and give it a nuclear enema

<magenta(our personal on-board copy) full control of the plasma blade drites is yours buy me some time to get my bearings>

Fus-Roh-Dah to throw them around the halway...

rolled 99 = 99

>>19956499
Unload into these motherfuckers. Keep shooting until they stop twitching.

rolled 13 = 13

>>19956527
I think even Dave understands that because all of them have to be assholes so far, not all of them must be.

rolled 88 = 88

>>19956549
>>19956550
rolling for trips

rolled 55 = 55

>>19956527
that is an awesome idea

Flesh is weak steel is strong. we shall show ALL that when ones flesh no longer works then replace with steel.

rolling for it

>>19956552
Well turning other sapient races into "pets" is obviously a very widespread, deep-rooted thing for them. They've been doing it a LOOOOONG time, and over a wide area. At the very least they are all aware of it happening, if not complacent about it.

rolled 75 = 75

Try some Sith Lightning

"I got your back, Abel." You say, and you shove a dozen shells into the back of the beast's head. It quickly stops moving, and the others move toward you.

<Magenta?>

<With pleasure.> Your AI croons, and your thinnest, cable-like mechandrites unspool from your arms. Plasma blades shoot out of their tips, and they writhe around, slashing the beasts to shreds. The few that still live with missing limbs start to back away. .

"Fus Roh Dah." You say, and raise your gauntlet. The shockwave throws them back, where they slam into the wall, dazed.

Magenta spears them in the head with your plasma drites.

>>19956584
Well at least now we know what works and how to take them down. Fusrodah+Plasmablades.

>>19956527
It would have a double effect of intimidation and possibly fear.
Obviously they don't like augmentation very much. It might just be because their control tech doesn't work on augmented things, but if it's a cultural issue, then they might be scared that it could happen to them.

rolled 53 = 53

>>19956584

<<onyx, can you transmit abel to the slepnir, but not me?>>
<if you can then do it, if not then nevermind.>

"hello abel, need some more shoosty?(offer our monomolecular crossbow or the fus-roh-dah show him how they work) but I want them back when your done..."

With another kick, Abel shoves the creature out of the vent, and climbs out himself.

"Sup." He says, handgun in hand. It looks like he's covered in makeshift gear and cables. Newly-bandaged scars run over his face, arms, and body. "Turns out, these fuckers are easy to kill. Stuff bombs in their food."
"Hey, Abel. Need some more shooty?"
"Nah, I'm good." Abel said, raising his handgun. "I found where they kept my stuff."
<Onyx, can you transmit Abel to the Sleipnir?>
<I cannot. You're too far from the teleporter, and your personal teleportation artifact only works on yourself.>

rolled 75 = 75

>>19956628
I like where this discussion is going...

do remember everyone that we want LIVE prisoners from this...battle servitors would be quite nice...

rolled 67 = 67

>>19956651
"well, abel how would you like to do some more killing?"

"cause what I see here is a chance to own another spaceship. the dave-fleet will continue to grow!"

Hey guys, here's a thought. Let's not be hypocrites and start doing the thing we're killing them for.

>>19956689
Ethics were thrown out the window when they started abducting people.

"Well, Abel, how would you like to do some more killing?"
"I'd like to get the fuck out of here." He said, and held up another mass of cables. "After all, I did strap bombs to everything even vaguely glowy. Let's punch through the shields and blow this fucker up. I'm done with him trying to get inside my head."

>>19956720
"Ethics were thrown out the window when they blew up Alderaan." - Darth Luke

>>19956731
I'd quite like to find a way off before blowing it up.

rolled 65 = 65

>>19956731
((<IIRC we have a store of nano-meta on the suit with us yes?>)) can we synth up a space shield for him and throw him off the ship?

"you can go, but I'm gonna stay here and do what I do best"

<ship-magenta were throwing someone at you catch them and put them in the airlock.>

>>19956756
This is "Genocide is always an option" Dave not "I'm a monster because I killed someone" Ishelda

rolled 19 = 19

>>19956731
Dammit, I was hoping for salvage. Ah, well.

Onyx, can I bring him with me if he's in physical contact?

rolled 84 = 84

rolling to expand our teleport field so it can take Abel with us.

>>19956781
Yes, and enslaving and lobotomizing an enemy is quite a bit different from killing them. I have no problem with killing all who stand in our way, but kidnapping them because they kidnapped our friends is so hypocritical it's nauseating.

"I'd quite like to find a way off before blowing it up." You say.
"Yeah, that's what I've been looking for. Then they tried some kind of wormhole cage on me." He said. "And I lost a few hours before getting out of that. I did find the shield generator.. but you can't fit through the vents."

And then, walking around the corner...

You see her.

Natalie Adede.

"No." Abel says, and shoots her in the head. "They keep copying that girl. Just because she caught me once. . ."

<Onyx, can I bring him with me if he's in physical contact?>
<... theoretically. I'll have to override some more safety issues.>
<Do it.> You say, and grab Abel.

There's a flash, and the two of you end up on the bridge again.
Abel chuckled, took a deep breath, and then hit a button on the mass of cables. both ships shook.

<Both the rear and front crystals are glowing.> Azure said.

>>19956814
You don't quite get what a servitor is do you?
It's not a slave, it's a robot with a meat sheath. The brain and, in this case, most organic components are replaced with a computer and augments.

rolled 32 = 32

>>19956830
"magenta break contact with great force!"

rolled 18 = 18

>>19956830
"Uh. We might want to pull away, Azure. Quickly. In fact, we should probably teleport back to our beacon. NOW."

In case the Emperor ejects, rolling to hit his pod with a disintegration cannon- aiming to disable rather than vaporize entirely- before either of our escapes. If the crystals detonating kill him, good, that's hilariously ironic. If they do jack and shit, whatever, we'll pick him up and turn him into a Servitor.

rolled 69 = 69

Time to shove off then teleport away as soon as we can without taking them with us.

"Magenta, break contact!" You say. "With great force!"
<Affirmative.>

The Sleipnir throws away the Emperor ship, pushing itself away as well. The two ships drift away. . .and then the Emperor explodes in a flash of light, completely vaporized.

Abel started chuckling, still out of breath. "Well, now I just have to figure out how to deal with the infections I undoubtedly got." He said, unwrapping the cables that covered his body. Deep, deep scratches were completely over his body, seeping and oozing. "Those green monster things? Don't pet them." He said, pushing his glasses back on.

Then he collapsed.

>>19956845
But they don't need to know that the servitor is actually dead, not enslaved.
The perception is more important than the truth.

rolled 80 = 80

>>19956850
>>19956830

maintain observation. if the ship fails to explode lets go back in and see what there is to steal. PHI are you watching the sensors another emperor is about to die...

>>19956892
"Azure. Get him to the infirmary and stabilize him."

rolled 68 = 68

>>19956892
AZURE, this man needs medical attention, and you are wearing the hat!

rolled 22 = 22

Right he needs medical attention stat. If we can't do it here then he needs to go to Earth.

"Azure. Get him to the infirmary and stabilize him."
"Right away." Azure said, and scooped him up, running down the hall on sinuous, synthetic legs.

"..so cool." Alli says in a small voice, eyes wide. Her cheeks were bright red.

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>>19956845
I remember Tarla.

rolled 56 = 56

guys...

GUYS...

I just realized that we've agreed to help the machine spirits reacquire the physical embodiment of the omnissiah....and I am just fine with that...

>>19956953
"She doesn't even have any pants for you to get into...."

>>19956969
Except we can't use their brain as an organic computer. Meaning it would be completely replaced.

"She doesn't even have any pants for you to get into."
"I wasn't talking about Azure, bro." She said. "I was talking about the other guy. Who was *that*?"

rolled 92 = 92

>>19956969
eh what?

like so many 40k things I don't know how to gav&tarla.jpg...

>>19957002
"That was Abel."

rolled 72 = 72

Abel. I don't think hes going to go for you. Your 'parent' held him hostage in order to get me to kill Jun.

rolled 65 = 65

>>19957002

>>19957022

and if you want to get into HIS pants you can help azure with the medical angle...(lean in closer)"he has this thing for nurses...(wink)"

>>19957016
http://1d4chan.org/wiki/Gav_and_Bob

PREPARE TO CRY.

"That was Abel." You say. " . .Maybe you could go help Azure with the medical angle... He has this thing for nurses. . ."

"YES." She says, and gets to her feet, running off to follow Azure.

"We took only a little damage from that last fight." Lucca said, her implant thrumming loudly. "My drones only see the damaged mechandrite. I'm going to grab all the nearby parts of it so that we can put it pretty much back together."

rolled 59 = 59

>>19957002
after
>>19957052

return to bridge.

<<onyx, cyan, magenta anything at all to salvage?, weapons return to standby; magenta begin repairs on the broken drite; onyx, any read on the origin of the wormhole?;; if not then return us to or rendezvous point to meet with 1-ship-1>>

stand there and watch the viewscreen while giving these silent orders stare into the void until it blinks

>>19957106
"Thanks Lucca, and nice work everybody."
Time to get back to our rendezvous point.

rolled 92 = 92

I am so glad Amy included those. I never would have thought we'd actually grapple ships though.

rolled 82 = 82

>>19957106
"can we do the repairs internally?"

(I assume there is internal stowage for the drites?)

if we cannot then stuff the components into storage, I want to port us back to our beacon, I don't want to be rude to 1-ship-1

"I'm so glad Amy included those." You say. "And can we do the repairs internally?"
"I don't know." Lucca said. "I'm just stuffing the parts into storage. I'm not a technician, and Azure's working on Abel right now." She said. "The best we can do is pick all of it up.
"Thanks, Lucca. And nice work, everybody." You say.

"I didn't do anything." Grayson said, shouldering his massive, beefed up rifle. It clinked against the enormous pauldrons of his power suit.

>>19957192
Could you even shoot that thing without your real wrists?

>>19957192
I'm the one who can teleport. It was a quick in and out job. See if Azure needs your help with gunnery or something like that next fight.

rolled 95 = 95

Abel had it pretty well under control. All he really needed was evac. Once thats done lets head back to the beacon.

rolled 72 = 72

>>19957192
nice suit grayson. will it take the recoil of that little pop-gun?

Onyx return us to the 1-ship-1 beacon.

"Could you even shoot that thing without your real wrists?"
"With this power suit, yeah." Grayson said. "Just not without it, like I used to be able to."
"Onyx, can you take us back to the Beacon?"
<Certainly. Charging...>

"Or at least.. it should work." Grayson said, looking at the rifle dubiously. "Maybe I shouldn't have made it *so* hardcore."

>>19957246
We could always... make it... smalle-
I can't say it! It's such an alien idea!

>>19957246
"Next time we do a boarding action, I'll see about taking you along if I can. But first we've got to get you some new augs, and soup that thing up even further."

rolled 98 = 98

>>19957246
before we go, leave behind a beacon, just a little thing. as soon as it detects any activity it is to transmit in all bands and frequencies. the sensor data of the emperor ship exploding.

paint "dave was here" on the side in BIG LETTERS

"We could always... make it... sm. . ." You trail off.
You can't say it. "Sm. . ."

You shake your head and sigh.
"I can't say it. It's too foreign of an idea."
Grayson chuckled.

Soon enough, the Sleipnir appeared in the empty bit of space, with the pinging beacon floating there.
"Bringing it in." Lucca said, and the drones wove out of the Sleipnir.

"He'll live." Azure said, stepping back into the room, Alli tagging along- Alli was wearing the nurse hat-scanner, cocked at a rakish angle. "He should come back to consciousness too. He was. . .worn out, however."

>>19957326
The hat suits Azure better, I'm afraid.

If he needs rest he should get it.

I wonder how he shook off their control in the first place. Any ideas?

rolled 53 = 53

>>19957326
"Alli, I'm making him your responsibility. go and watch over him"

I wonder when 1-ship-1 will return and I wonder if he'll bring some friends...get the sensor data ready to transmit cyan, along with the message "you missed some fun while you were gone."

"phi did watching another ship of there's explode give you any insight?"

"Alli, I'm making him your responsibility. Go and watch over him."
"Kay, bro." She said, and went back into the hallway.

"I wonder how he shook off their control in the first place. Any ideas? And Phi, did watching another ship of theirs explode give you any insight?"
<<Not any insight, no. I'm still working on the data. But.. I do have an idea.>> The small bug alium said. <<He wore those cables when he arrived, correct? Perhaps he used those to create a . . pseudo-cybernetic suit. Something to block their control.>>

rolled 87 = 87

>>19957418
and they might have made him the way everyone remembers him way too stubborn...he was always a belligerent determined dirty fighter

>>19957418
>Did he have any cables around his head?

We'll have to wait until he wakes up to ask him. I still don't even know what the emperors look like.

>>19957418
"Yeah, but how did it work? For that matter, how do your cybernetics block the Emperors' control?"

Abel is a genius. I wonder how he it worked it out.

Also I've been thinking, you know all these tales of them using wormholes to bomb planets I'm starting to wonder if Earth is safe. If they tracked our use of their technology is it possible they got the other end as well?

>>19957493
Maybe, but I don't think they've ever had a reason to learn how to track wormholes. The Others spent who knows how long trying to figure it out, and they still couldn't do it. The Emperors might not know how to track them.

>>19957493
We've been to earth since they took Amy and the rest of the crew. At the moment, there's not much we could do about it anyways.

>>19957493
Probably, and if they didn't then they know its location from the captured people's memories. It's not like we could do anything to help against relativistic weapons or evacuate a significant amount of people so we've just got to hope they want to take more slaves really. And then we kill them before they can.

"Yeah, but how did it work? For that matter, how do your cybernetics block the Emperors' control?"
<<I don't exactly know. I just have several theories. The strongest theory I have is that the foriegn material inside a body disturbs the Emperor's control. Or perhaps whatever pulse the Emperor sends off gets caught by the foreign material.>>

You sigh, and wipe your brow.

Then you hear Alli and Abel scream.

>>End of thread!
>>I'll stick around to answer questions a bit, and maybe fuck around on IRC, #spacequest on Rizon
>>And my twitter is @futureexabyte.

rolled 61 = 61

>>19957616
oh yeah... everyone remembers them trying to kill each other...

>>19957616
Oh boy, I hope they haven't killed each other.

>>19957616
Letting Alli be the only one there when he woke up -may- have been a tad ill-advised.

>>19957616
Man, I thought we were safe from cliffhangers this week.

rolled 77 = 77

>>19957666

>>19957665

you should know by now that that never happens...

I was expecting an emperor battle fleet.

>>Wait, shit, I meant #spacecyborg, not #spacequest.

>>19957665
I figured he's be out at least until 1-ship-1 returned.

>>19957682
There have been a *few* times you were safe from cliffhangers. Around once every ten threads, maybe.

>>19956969
You... You fucker.

>>19957765
AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE NOT TURNING THEM INTO SERVITORS.

>>19957616
They're fucking already? That girl works fast.

I'm guessing she groped him while he was out, and the sensation immediately woke him up.

rolled 44 = 44

>>19957786
>>19957765dammit I AM MISSING THE CONTEXT HERE. WHO THE MERRY HELL ARE YOU GUYS TALKING ABOUT?

>>19957786
Except they wouldn't be 40k servitors. 40k servitors still have the majority of their brains. Certain thought centers are replaced with augs.
These guys would have their entire brains replaced.

>>19957813
http://1d4chan.org/wiki/Gav_and_Bob

Hey Exabyte, gonna do another character interview today?

>>19957905
So, Jun, how 'bout them kids?

>>19957905
>For a little bit, yeah.

>>19957927
"Kids? Plural? I only have James. But he's been doing fine, ever since Dave brought him back from CD."

>>19957950
So, crazy hypothetical: What would you think if crazy energy aliens resurrected Alli based on Grayson's memories?

>>19957950
How does the synth muscle work? Do you just replace normal muscle with it, and it's stronger and faster? Does it require a power source or can anyone use it?

>>19957970
"Mark knows more about synthetic muscle, but I'll tell you what I do know. It's similar to organic muscle, but more efficient. It requires a power source, but the power requirement is so minor that usually we can place a small power cell on the inside of each muscle. They're the primary component of power suits, if I understand correctly."
>>19957967
"Well... I'm not sure what to think about that hypothetical. I suppose it matters how Grayson remembers her."

>>19958007
How do you feel about Dave and Amy? Both as a couple and as a duo of mad scientist/god of war.

Does it annoy you that Dave's magic bullshit hacking makes no fucking sense to traditional science?

>>19958007
What do you do with the boatloads of dosh you presumably earn as a Corperation Boardmember? The recent merger should have increased the company value a fair bit.

>>19958007
What do you think of the Adeptus Mechanicus's dogmas?

Has there been any further progress in Gen 3 implants in anyone other than Dave?

>>19958007
Do YOU want to fuck the alium ship? Poor thing keeps getting rejected. I don't know why, it's such a catch.

>>19958035
"As a couple, I have to say that I find that they mesh rather well. And as the duo. . I'm afraid I can't say much. I don't have very much experience with the whole corporate warfare thing."

"Yes, yes it does. It has annoyed me to no end."

>>19958036
"Saving up, mostly, and I've been putting James in a private school recently. Also, I pour my own money into research and development, when I have need."

>>19958044
". . The who?"

>>19958056
"We've had a bit of success in Gen 3, especially alongside the IDW, but we're still bugtesting and redesigning. There are a few kinks to work out."

>>19958087
". . The what?"

>>19958110
What do you think of Azure's new body?

>>19958110
Have you considered the creation of a Genetic Lifeform and Disk Operating System?

>>19958110
Still interested in Dave?

>>19958110
You know. The guys in the red robes that Dave has little miniatures of. Like the robes that he just put on last time you operated on him? Obsessed with cybernetics? 'The flesh is weak?' Etcetera? Those guys.

>>19958150
"Azure's new body is rather... unnerving, but it's a good sign for sapient beings everywhere, regardless of if they're electronic of physical. The very fact she has a body is a symbol of that."

>>19958157
"For some reason, Grimmauld keeps talking about it... I have a feeling it's from some old game.

>>19958110
What do you think of Dave's incredibly casual attitude towards being humanity's prime example of transhumanity?

>>19958110
CAn you tell us what you think of Ishelda?

>>19958110
You know, 1-ship-1. I mean you don't know because you haven't met it yet, but fuck the plot we're doing interviews.

>>19958178
>Grimmauld keeps talking about it
If he starts going on a tangent about flaming lemons, I advise you leave the country. Or planet.

>>19958182
"Oh, that's perfectly in character for him. He always seems lax about things like that."

>>19958191
"She's fluffy, and apparently really, really likes Grayson, considering the fact that he always comes in covered in fur."

>>19958165
"I was never particularly interested in Dave. Other than a scientific curiosity, of course."

>>19958242
"Of course, doctor."

>>19958110
The Alium ship Dave met and got the nano-meta generator schematics from. The last warrior ship of a "race" of sapient AI ships, seeking revenge against the Emperors for killing their creators and stealing the Mindcore, preventing them from creating more of themselves.

>>19958265
I'm sure he'll tell you all about it once Amy's back and the evil aliums have had a good shit kicking.

>>19958242
If you were a superhero, what would your superpower be?

What is your opinion on VanCo? We've found out they're dealing in alien technology. Can you tell us anything about their CEO, Gareth, I think his name was?

>>19958315
Gareth's a/the VP, not CEO

>>19958281
>>19958265
"Most likely. I'll be able to form an opinion on this 'alium' by then. But I'm not likely to fuck it, sorry to say."

>>19958315
"I'd quite like telepathy or telekinesis. I like the idea of doing things with my mind. Perhaps healing? Is that a superpower I could choose?"

"Erm. . I have to take a call."

>>19958242
What are your thoughts towards the future? Private Space Flight just became easy, wormholes and teleportation are now completely doable, Azure is a True self-improving AI, gen 3 implants are getting to where they need to be.

How do you think this is going to end up? What is going to come next?

>>19958343
"I have no idea what's coming next, or how this will come to shape the world. But I have to admit- I'm looking forward to it."

>>19958342
Healing is an inferior superpower! What kind of 12 year old girl would want a power like that?

>>19958376
"You're telling me that you wouldn't want to heal the sick? I made my choice and I'm sticking to it."

>>19958398
Well you could just implant everyone with project immortal.

>>19958398
This is the nearfuture! Every man and his dog has access to the best of healing technology. It's not a superpower if everyone already has it. And that would discredit all the work you've done so far.

>>19958410
By the way, working on any upgrades for that? Lucas doesn't seem exactly too happy with it.

>>19958410
"Project immortal is incredibly invasive, and it's not reversable as far as I can tell, and it's prohibitively expensive."

>>19958422
"But the healing technology isn't everywhere, and it isn't perfect. If I were able to save at least one person with my superpower, it would be worth it."

>>19958427
"I've been looking into it, but I don't have anything useful yet. I've been rather busy with the merger."

Jun, didn't you say you had to take a call?

Is Jun married to garth of Vanco?

>>19958582
"Ah, yes, you're right. Good day."

>Whee, now you guys can choose who else to interview.
>I'll be away from the thread a bit though, so responses will be slow.

>>19958804
Hm.. I don't know. It would be nice to know what three is up to, but I'm guessing that's spoilers.

>>19958804
How about Grayson from Sorceress Quest but in human form?

>>19958922
bear form would be more entertaining

>>19958475
>Project immortal is incredibly invasive, and it's not reversable as far as I can tell, and it's prohibitively expensive.
Yes, these are problems but the healing potential of nanometa is incredible. This is why you are a scientist. You have to do SCIENCE at the problems until they go away. Wishing for superpowers doesn't help anything, but developing a better delivery system than robotic tentacle rape could make all the difference in the world.

rolled 77 = 77

>>19958945
that doesn't bear thinking on...

I wanted to ask magenta some stuff, but not even nat 100 powers could summon him to the non-cannonical discussion...

rolled 29 = 29

>>19959259
you say that like robotic tentacle rape is a bad thing?

>REAL GAME TALK
>if the home planet of 1-ship-1 is no more I vote we offer them half of all of mars as a new colony...

>IT SHALL BE A PLACE FOR THE MACHINE SPIRITS TO ARISE. MARS FORGE WORLD!

>>19959302
My money is on them turning out to be Kalak.

>>19959263
>Well, the problem is, most of the AI, save for Azure, are all one-dimensional by design. They don't have any personality- except for Daedalus, but that's because he's deliciously bombastic.

>>19959302
I'm not sure that mars is really ours to give.

If you really want them in the Sol system, then just give them an asteroid or 4, the planets should belong to humanity.