>>23874897
>Previous threads can be found at: http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive.html?tags=Psion%20Quest
>Einstein is sitting in the bracing designed specially for loose objects like him, and you knew you could check him at any time: http://pastebin.com/CaAF0yS8
>Whoops, forgot to strap these to the front of the OP.

>>23874897
<I could tell.>

>>23874897

"every family has issues, want to talk about it?"

do we want our ship to be big enough to comfortably dock the Wyvern?

>>23874897
<Wanna talk about it?>

Also, we should totally make our ship bigger. Big enough that it's just as fast as wyvern, but no faster.

>>23874897
<whose, isn't?>

>>23874897
If we put our ship design next to UPA military ships, would it be roughly a gunship? Corvette?

>>23874969
Why not faster? Don't want to show up the current fastest pirate queen in the galaxy? If we go from small to mid size we should be able to fit our whole group and still be a bit faster than Wyvern

>>23875004
Size-wise, I mean.

<If you'd like to talk about it...I'm here.>

>>23875006
Is there a table I can look at for this?

>>23874897
>>23874917

i don't have time to look it up, but that girl we know on heavens jewel mentioned the name Sigma, if i recall accurately.

>>23875004
>Size-wise, it's rather small. Enough for a handful of people and some cargo... it'd be considered a courier ship. Using the UPA military, it'd be a little bit larger than a fighter.

<I could tell,> You say. <Wanna talk about it?>
<A little.> He said. <I feel bad for Kat, but there's nothing I can really do for her. Julie's never been the... most feeling person around. I have a feeling that she just leaves Kat home alone for most of the day. I try to be there as much as I can over personacom, but that isn't good enough.>

>>23875050
<Maybe you could visit on the weekends? Once I get my baby built there will be no shortage of ships.>

>>23875050
"What does Julie do with her days, work?"

>>23875050
That's weird, Kat said you didn't even send her any mails. She asked me how you do in school because you didn't tell her.

>>23875050
<Maybe you could take a few days off from the institute occasionally and do the lessons over personacom? You're pretty much always practicing your clairvoyance, so there'd be no need to keep doing it at the station.>

>>23875098
Wait, she described, what they had talked about immediately after that. Tricky girl, first she implies he didn't tell her anything, then she talks about what he said about the school.

<That's weird. Kat said you didn't even send her any mails,> You say. <She asked me how you do in school because you didn't tell her.>
<That's because I'm always on tridiochat with her,> He said and shrugged. <No reason to send mails when I talked to her a few hours ago.>

You nod. <What does Julie do with her days? Work?>
<I wish.> He responded.
<Maybe you could visit on the weekends?> You ask. <Once I get my baby built, there will be no shortage of ships.>
<... The tone you telepathize 'baby' in very slightly scares me. But then I remember how you treat electronics, and everything makes sense again.> He said. <I'd owe you if you took me back there sometimes. Or maybe we could take Kat with us next time we plan on going to Heaven's Jewel.>

>>23875161
<Yeah! That sounds like a lot of fun. I bet she'll love the beach and crab biscuit ice cream.>

>>23875161
<Yeah, that sounds nice. We're planning on hitting up the beach next time, too.>

>>23875161
<That sounds good, I'm hoping to bring everyone next time and I should have space for Kat as well.>

<Yeah! That sounds like a lot of fun. We're planning on hitting up the beach next time, too. I'm hoping to bring everyone next time, and I should have space for Kat as well.>
<Glad to hear it,> Damien responded, as Anna finished her song.

"Looks like we're coming out of bubble drive in a few minutes," Anna said. "Jilly, you'll need to strap yourself down again. And Damien, the bed."
"Right, right." Damien said, and grabbing a handhold, slid himself into the bed. Jilly's wings extended and she fluttered out of the cockpit, back to the cargo bay.

Once again, you tore out of bubble drive, the green light on the projector fading into a view of the station's silhouette, as Wyvern closed the distance.

The docking procedure done, you climb back out to find a sleeping Max, floating in the large hub room, curled up.
You had a feeling that he'd been waiting for you.
"... He's so adorable!" Jilly said, and fluttered closer to him, patting his head. Max's tail started wagging, and his eyes cracked open.
"I would like if you at least told me before you leave, next time." Max said, tongue lolling out of his mouth. "Also, you're soon to miss dinner."

>>23875351
"Sorry about that, we were in a bit of a hurry."

>>23875351
"Sorry, but it was a bit of an emergency. It's sorted now, though, and we've learnt some valuable things. Also, I bought a bubble drive!"

>>23875351
"Sorry! Damien's father's secretary gave the demiurges a bubble drive and we had to investigate. Also, another one of those white haired purple eyed psions named sigma was involved."

>>23875351
"Got some interesting info for you. You might want to tip off the UPA there's a group of white haired, purple eyed people who seem to be quite competent with psionic powers."

>>23875351
Sooner or later we need to find the other psionic organization. They were the ones who provided the bubble-drive to the Gorgons by using technopathy to hack the computer of Damien's father.

>>23875351
Thank you for worrying about us. We had to leave in quite a hurry.

"Sorry, but it was a bit of an emergency," You say. "It's sorted now, though, and we've learned some valuable things. Also, I bought a bubble drive!"
"What sort of valuable things?" He asked.
"There's a group of white haired, purple eyed people who seem to be quite competant with psionic powers." You say.
"... Like the one in that news report?" Max asked. "Interesting. I'll take it up with the researchers and the UPA human council. Maybe the entire meet, if they find it important enough."

>>23875351
"thanks for waiting for us Max " (give him a hug)

>>23875463
"Thanks, Max."

"Um, can I touch your tail?"

>>23875463
"Lets go get dinner!"

>>23875450
Organisations who name their members after Greek letters in Exabyte quests have a 100% track record of Sigma being a traitor. We just need to contact her through that friend we met and get her to tell us everything.

>>23875463
They should find it important enough. They have no qualms about sending the Demigurg a bubble drive and at least one of them had fun killing random bystanders.

>>23875463
"It's very important if they're getting friendly with the demiurg. Could you imagine demiurg with bubble drives and psychic powers?"

>>23875521
Shh. I know that but we shouldn't use meta knowledge too much.

>>23875521
Hasn't there only been one Sigma?

"They should find it important enough." You say. "They have no qualms about sending the Demiurg a bubble drive, and at least one of them had fun killing random bystanders."
"... giving the demiurg a bubble drive?" Max asked. "This is... really problematic. I'll need to go."
"Wait!" Damien said. "We're not sure if they're the ones that gave the bubble drive to the demiurg. Only that they stole it and sent it somewhere."
"The demiurg got it somehow." Anna said.
"Maybe they stole it from the white haired people." Damien added.

>>23875521
Uhh, if you recall, Sigma was a mole. He was a traitor to US.

>>23875612
Damien you said the transponder had a message sent specifically to that warlord. Its looking pretty black and white here.

>>23875573
Okay, it's not the most robust sample size to extrapolate from.

>>23875613
He was a traitor to his organisation, and us who were allied with them. But now we're the enemy of the organisation.

>>23875612
"I guess the only concrete thing we can say right now is that there's a group of rogue psions up to something, and given the names so far, you can bet there's an alpha, beta, and gamma."

>>23875612
"True, we should give them the benefit of doubt. Though they're not looking too good so far."

>>23875656
and omega. theres always an omega

"I guess the only concrete thing we can say right now is that there's a group of rogue psions up to something, and given the names so far, you can bet there's an Alpha, Beta, and Gamma."
"... Right." Max said. "I'll keep that in mind."
He made his way down the lift, and you followed.
"Let's go get dinner!"

When you finally get down there, you notice that everyone was quiet. Summer's head was down, Sarvesh was just staring at his plate, and Alex's head was in his arms; he seemed to be... trying not to cry.

>>23875699
"What happened?!"

>>23875699
mother fucker tried to pet the kitten

>>23875731
the monster

>>23875731
no, dear god no. WHY!?!??

>>23875744
In his defence, it was irresistibly fluffy.

"What happened?!"
"... Lil'summer... wanted to meet Alex." Summer said. "She vanished when she touched him."
"I didn't even try to pet her." Alex said. "She.. she pounced on me, and I didn't notice until it was too late."
Sarvesh sighed, and shook his head.

Then you heard a mew, as another Lil'summer materialized on Summer's head. She instantly started licking at Summer's own forehead, grooming the full grown tiger.
"Oh well!" Summer said.

Rolled 26

>>23875767
"summer, was that a voluntary manifestation? that wasn't very nice to pull on alex..."

>>23875767
"Hmmm...it certainly would be nice if there was a way for you to control your powers Alex. Turn them on and off when needed and such. But I have no idea how you'd go about learning that, if it even can be done."

>>23875845
That sure is an unhelpful statement of the obvious. Quality suggestion, five star post.

>>23875885
well apparently it's that or one reply total.

"Summer, was that a voluntary manifestation? That wasn't very nice to pull on Alex."
"He deserved it, by demanifesting her." Summer said.
Alex sighed.
"... If it makes you feel better, Alex, you can pet my head." Summer said finally, and Alex started petting Summer, while Sarvesh pulled Lil'summer into his lower hands, petting her with his scrawny fingers.

"How was your trip?" Sarvesh asked. Behind you, Anna and Jilly went to the kitchen to get some food, while Damien essentially vanished, coming back into the cafeteria with candy in his hands.

>>23875934
"It went pretty well. Turns out another one of the white-haired purple-eyed rogue psion people is around causing trouble."

>>23875934
"Did you time travel back to when your past self had candy, and then mug yourself for it? That's what I'd do with time travel."

>>23875699
"Okay so I leave for a couple of hours and you all look like shit! What in the seven hells has happened here?"

Rolled 68

>>23875934
"enlightening...I found evidence of another rogue psion; also I got a top of the line spacecraft engine for half price. of course this leads to issues because I have to redesign my potential ship..."

>the demiurge hull was for a light troop transport from the sound of things yes?
>whats it's max occupancy at the current time


>do we want to build off the hull, or do we want to build a new hull?

>>23875934
"Pretty good actually. We thought it will be worse. What did you do in the meantime? Also how's your wound going?"

>>23875934
"Hey, Anna, do you think we'll have time to take the engines off of the Demiurge ship or should we do it tomorrow?"

>>23876022
>It had seven demiurg inside of it, and right now it could hold four or five people.

"It went pretty well," You say. "Turns out another one of the white-haired purple-eyed rogue psions are around causing trouble. What did you do in the meantime? Also, how's your wound going?"
"Another? I never heard of the first," Sarvesh said. "And my wound is okay. Soon my carapace will seal. I haven't moulted in quite some time, so I heal rather quickly right now."
"Did you time travel back to when your past self had candy, and then mug yourself for it? That's what I'd do with time travel."
"... No, I just went back to my room to grab some," He said, and held out two caramel and chocolate bars. "Want one?"
"Certainly," Sarvesh said, and started stripping it apart with his mandibles. "It's crunchy. I like it."

"Hey, Anna." You say. "Do you think we'll have time to take the engines off of the Demiurge ship or should we do it tomorrow?"
"We should do it tomorrow." Anna said. "We've been flying all day. I just want to relax."

>>23876077
"Alright, fair enough."

"Station time, Einstein?"

>>23876077
"Thanks, Damien."

>>23876077
I think we should write home after we finish our dinner.

>>23876192
Or call home, even better.

"Alright, fair enough," You say, and take the other bar. "Thanks, Damien."
He shrugged.
"I've always had a sweet tooth," He said, and shrugged.
"Station time, Einstein?"
"Eight PM, local time."

"Hey! How come you never give me candy?" Summer asked, approaching Damien.
"You can manifest candy."
"That's not the poooint." Summer whined, and pouted at him. "Can I have some? Just a teensy bit?"
"Don't tigers get ill if they eat chocolate?" Damien asked, and crunched into his own bar in slow motion, luxuriating in the taste.
Summer whined again.

>>23876227
"They can eat white chocolate though!"
I had a dog that fucking loved white chocolate.

>>23876227
"Can't you just stalk him with your tiger-skills, Summer? That way, you can creep up on him when he's at his stash!"

>>23876227
Damn does Damien shrug a lot, we should make sure he doesn't have the shakes or something.

"Here, you can have half of mine."

>>23876263
we don't want her to get sick

"Here, you can have half of mine," You say, and break yours in half to give to her.
"I knew you were my favorite!" Summer said, and started to eat.
"Can't you just stalk him with your tiger skills, Summer? That way, you can creep up on him when he's at his stash!"
"I, um..." She said. "I'm... not sneaky. I'm not a sneaky person."

>>23876303
"Huh. Well it makes sense I suppose, you're one of the more honest an open people I've met, so it doesn't fit with your personality."

>>23876303
"But you're still built to be sneaky!"

>>23876303
"Can't you just manifest a sneaky thing in that case?"

>>23876303
"I hope you wont get sick from the choclate"

"But you're still built to be sneaky!"
"I'm a giant six hundred pound tiger with bright yellow and white stripes!" Summer said. "The only way I could be sneaky is if I wore a curtain and pretended to be a sofa!"
Then she started giggling, and you can't help but join in. "Well, it makes sense, I suppose. You're one of the more honest and open people I've met, so it doesn't fit with your personality. I hope you won't get sick from the chocolate, though."
"Transgenes. I can eat what people eat, remember?" She said, and your stomach grumbled. "But you should get some real food in you, and then we can... do something or other. Play a game, maybe."

>>23876389
>wore a curtain
>Wore cushions, even. Whoops.

>>23876389
"Yeah! But I don't know what to have."

>>23876389
"It would be nice to relax with something like a game, yes. We should see who else wants to play while I'm grabbing food."

>>23876389
"FOOOOOOOD!"
Start om nom noming on that thing that's for dinner tonight

"Yeah! But I don't know what to have," You say.
"Um, let me make something for you," Summer said, and her manifestation appeared, wearing a frilly white apron. She ran into the kitchen.
"It would be nice to relax with something like a game, yes. we should see who else wants to play."
"I have an idea," Sarvesh said, raising a lower arm. "We could probably go up to the recreation room and use their trid screen to watch some movies. I have quite a few stored in my personacom."

>>23876538
"That is the best idea! From now on, this is official movie night!"

>>23876538
"You're right, that is a good idea. Although I have a feeling it might be hard to reach a genre consensus."

"That is the best idea!" you say. "From now on, this is official movie night!"
"Hear hear," Sarvesh said.
Soon enough, Summer's manifestation came back out with a large plate of noodles, with bits of tuna and meat, and incredible amounts of cheese.
"Here!" She said, and handed it to you. "There's more in there if anyone else wants some."
"I'll get me some," Damien said, but the manifestation stepped in the way.
"Except," Summer said, "For you."
Damien pouted.
Summer pouted back.
"... Seventh panel in the back of the room to the left is loose, in Heather's workshop. There's one of my stashes." Damien said. The manifestation stepped aside.

>>23876538
"Idea of the year, all years!"
We need to go on spacechan soon and brag about psychic powers on /x/.

>>23876671
"Hey! Don't just root around a girl's workshop without asking! Rude!"

>>23876671
"Ehhh? You hid it in my workshop without me noticing? How?"

>>23876671
"Are you really that desperate Damien? Anyways what kind of movies do you have for us Sarvesh?"

>>23876671
"Thanks Summer! It's nice!"

>>23876695
In b4 someone comments on how utterly oblivious Heather is when she's working.

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>>23876671
"I want to watch To Live and Die on Teleron VII!"

>>23876741
>Not the remake of the remake of the remake of Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

"Ehh? You hid it in my workshop without me noticing? How?"
Damien opened an eye and grinned at you.
You grumble and take a seat, eating the noodles. "Thanks, Summer, it's nice!" You say, and then turn to Sarvesh. "Anyways, what kind of movies do you have for us, Sarvesh?"
"I have some old centaur tribal reenactments, and then a lot of ancient, ancient terran fiction, a few documentaries about early space travel..."
"I want to watch To Live And Die on Teleron VII!"
"... I also have that one. And both sequels." Sarvesh said.
"I thought there were three-" Summer said, but both you and Sarvesh raised a hand.
"Both sequels. There are only two." Sarvesh said, his voice with a tone of finality.

>>23876775
"Any objections to that choice?"

>>23876775
"Wasn't there some old Terran movie about faster than light travel actually taking you to hell or something? We should watch that one!"

"Wasn't there some old Terran movie about faster than light travel actually taking you to hell or something?"
"I'm not sure which one you're talking about, but there's one like that," Sarvesh said. "It came out a few months ago. Gellar Field Down, I think it was called. I have that one too, but I haven't seen it yet."
You shrug. "Any objections to these choices?"
"I don't mind." Summer said. "I prefer the sort of sappy romantic things, though."
"I'm in." Anna said. "I've wanted to see that movie since it came out!"
"Might as well." Damien said.
Jilly just nodded. "I'll need to use someone's brain so I can hear."

>>23876908
"You can use mine if you want. Now let's get this movie started!"

>>23876935
No, that could get her taken over by various maybe like when we tried to show her the dream, best not to risk it.

"You can use mine if you want," You say and take a fork to your food. "Now once I'm done, let's get this movie started!"

Some time later, the credits were playing, and you were sitting back in the rec room. Everything was dark, and everyone but Sarvesh was sleeping. You relaxed onto Summer's soft back, and closed your eyes. Jilly, surprisingly, was snoring, the strange holes in the sides of her tail wheezing.
"... This was fun," Sarvesh said to you. "I've always liked movies."

>>23877000
It should be fine if it's just hearing. If the VQ was that powerful, she could just take over Jilly all those other times that she uses other people's minds for stuff.

>>23877018
"Yup! Do you have many centaur movies?"

>>23877018
"Yeah but not so interesting for everyone. *yawn* I think I will go hit the hay. It has been a rough day."

>>23877018
"It was. Thanks for that, Sarvesh."

>>23877018
"Good night Sarvesh."
go to sleep

>>23877018
"Hell of a day. Raid a ship, shoot some aliens, save a planetary governors business. Makes you wonder what tomorrow will be like."

>>23877018
How about we put on one of your centaur movies, now the others are asleep?

tell me more about your sister. she was nice.

>>23877018
"What're you gonna do with your ten mill, Sarvesh?"

"It was," You say. "Thanks for that, Sarvesh."
"No problem," He said. "I can lend you some more movies if you want it."
"How about we put on one of your centaur movies, now the others are asleep?"
"Sure." Sarvesh said, and his arm twitched, as the TridVision flickered. "It comes with english translation, so I'll play that one."
"Tell me more about your sister. She was nice."
"Pheles?" He asked. "What is there to tell? She's beautiful, friendly, all the men back home are clamoring for her... I'd try to protect her if I didn't know she'd tear off my other arm if I tried."
He sighed.
"I wish she would moult, though. She isn't, and I think it's my fault."

>>23877176
"Why would it be your fau-ooh. She wants to be like her big brother?"

>>23877176
"Is she doing it just because she want to take after you?"

>>23877176
She comes of marriage age when she moults, right? Maybe she just wants to avoid that, for a while.

What is this one called?

>>23877176
"Shall we carry this lot to their rooms?"

"She comes of marriagable age when she moults, right?" You ask. "Maybe she just wants to avoid that, for a while."
Sarvesh shook his head.
"She's already marriagable age, as you say." Sarvesh said.
"Is she doing it just because she wants to take after you?"
"That's my fear." Sarvesh said. "... It's not easy, missing a limb like this. It requires almost constant focus not to moult. For her, though, she goes through so much pain..."

He shook his head.
"If you become her friend, can you do me a favor?" He asked. "See if you can convince her to moult? A pulled leg is what my second moult was about. I've felt that pain before."

>>23877265
but we're using summer as a pillow/couch.

>>23877287
I almost had convinced her to moult, when she was here. Maybe next weekend we can meet up with her, and I can ask her to show me the process.

I had no idea it was painful, she looked like she was fine.

>>23877287
"I don't know Sarvesh. I am not comfortable with forcing my friends to do things against their will.
Do your people have some kind of religion?"

>>23877287
"When we were talking after that futurecraft marathon, she said she'd show me when she's next here. So, I'll try, but it's still her decision, so I can't promise anything other than to try."

"I had almost convinced her to moult, when she was here," You say. "Maybe next weekend we can meet up with her, and I can ask her to show me the process."
"I'd be indebted to you," He said, and nodded.
"I had no idea it was painful. She looked like she was fine."
"... We have carapace. You know this. It's just that the skin underneath the carapace is... very very sensative. Even the feeling of the air burns. A pulled limb is when the skin and ligaments are stretched past the carapace. It's... not a good feeling. If you're curious, my skin is a brilliant red."
"Do your people have some kind of religion?"
"We had a few, long ago, and then we dropped them for the most part," He said. "When the UPA arrived, we picked up their religions as time passed. Integrated them into our own. I'm personally not religious, and nor is my subsubsubtribe, but others are."

>>23877287
The last time she was here she already asked if we wanted to watch her moult. I think she already considers moulting soon. If she wasn't she wouldn't have offered to let us watch.

>>23877436
"That's cool. I think I'm going to go to sleep now."

>>23877436
Could you cover up the exposed flesh with some sort of synthetic carapace?

Enjoy the movie for a bit. What are centaur movies like, anyway?

If it gets boring, just fall asleep on Summer, cuddling Lil'Summer.

>>23877479
this

"Could you cover up the exposed flesh with some sort of synthetic carapace?"
"That's what she was wearing on her lower arms." Sarvesh said. "Those rubber bits. They aren't perfect, though."

You nod, and sit back on Summer, watching the centaur movie. It was overly dramatic, with centaurs clashing pincers against eachother, and talking. It reminded you of those ancient, ancient samurai movies, where their lips never synced up with the language, and they did plenty of posturing before fighting using utterly impossible physics - running up walls, biting off limbs with their mandibles-
Well... you're not actually sure that last bit is impossible.

You find yourself waking up in your bed, and you realize that you'd fallen asleep. Lil'summer was cuddled up in your shirt, and Einstein chirped, signalling that he had a new tip of the day.
>http://pastebin.com/CaAF0yS8
Summer herself was snoring hanging off of her bed, blanket gently put on her. Apparently Sarvesh had moved you back to your room.
"Time, Einstein?" You ask.
"Seven AM, Station Time." Einstein said. "The perfect time to put your plots into motion!"

>>23877625
change Einstein's personality english butler

>>23877625
"Well said, Einstein. Let's go get breakfast."

"Summer? Want to get breakfast?"

>>23877625
Get into it with an evil laugh. "Yes, I do believe you are correct! Now if only I had any specific plans for the day..."
Let's go to the cafeteria and see if anyone else are up.

>>23877625
Respond to Kat. Open the link Fellatio sent us. Go get breakfast.

Rolled 64

>>23877625
compose a message to asmodeus containing the schematics of the demiurge ship; the specs on the new drive, and a request for suggested changes given these new resources...

>>23877709
Let's worry about breakfast for now. We'll get to stripping down the Demiurg ship then adjust our design.

"Well said, Einstein. Let's go get breakfast."
You get to your feet - waking up Lil'summer, who started squirming around in your shirt before popping her head out of the shirt's neck - and respond to Kat while you walk. You're munching on waffles by the time you're done reading the link Pheles had sent you.

"Never thought I'd be jealous of a kitten." Damien said, sitting down next to you with a bowl full of sugary goop. "Apparently Sarvesh dragged us all to our rooms. Nice of him."

>>23877758
"Yea! What does Mini-Summer want for breakfast?"

>>23877758
"You wouldn't fit anyway. And moving the rest of the group back when you're the last person standing is practically our version of the sober driver at this point."

>>23877758
"Damien! You are staring at my chest again aren'T you? God you are the most pervy blind man I've ever known!"

Rolled 5

>>23877758
why on earth would you be jealous? (evil grin)

breakfast ho!

chicken and whaffles!

>>23877673
I'll second this.
"Einstein, download personality: Man's Man Jeeves"

>>23877758
Message to Kat: Hi Kat!!! It was nice to meet you, we should hang out sometime! Do you like Futurecraft?

Sorry, only little fluffy things get a free pass down my shirt.

>>23877758
"You could try to get in my shirt, but I wouldn't let you!"

"You wouldn't fit anyway," You say.
"Wouldn't mind trying," He responded.
"And moving the rest of the group back when you're the last person standing is practically our version of the sober driver at this point."
"Good point," Damien said. "Though the mental image of him carrying Summer - the big one - on his abdomen is rather hilarious. Both sides of the tiger just kinda dangling off..."

>>23877859
"Heh hehe heh. Got any plans today? You could come help me take apart that Demiurg ship if you feel up to it."

>>23877859
Choke down a laugh.
"Do we have lessons today? With our rampant disregard for schedules and institutions of learning, I've almost forgotten what day it is."

>>23877859
Giggle at him.
"I can see it."

Feed Lil'summer waffles.
"Pheles sent me a link about how to get pro at Futurecraft, I read it all, and I think I could beat you now."

"What do you think of Pheles anyway? She seems really nice.

Rolled 70

>>23877859
laugh at the mental image

then onward unto breakfast

and thence to classes or the workshop...

You giggle. "I can see it," You say, and feed a corner of your waffles to Lil'summer. "Do we have lessons today?"
"Yeah, we do," Damien said. "Today's tuesday. Or wednesday. I admit, I lost track too."
"Got any plans today? You could come help me take apart that demiurg ship, if you feel up to it."
"Sure, might as well. I don't have any plans for anything today," He said.
"Pheles sent me a link about how to get pro at Futurecraft. I read it all, and I think I could beat you now."
"Oh, do you, now?" He asked. "Would you be willing to bet on it?"

>>23878015
If you agree not to cheat, I'll bet you care of Lil'summer for the rest of the day.

>>23878015
"Yeah, why not. How much are you prepared to bet? One hundred thousand?"

"In all seriousness, if you beat me, I'll drop you home to see Kat whenever you'd like."

>>23878015
"How can you lose track of time? You can travel in it!"
"Speaking of which, have the scientists thought of anything about that?"

>>23878015
"Beat me and I'll let you take the kittens place."

>>23878015
"Nope. Not a chance. No bets, ever.

If you want a favor from me you can just ask."

>>23878077
Considering that we're going to lose, I'm not really comfortable betting this, out of character.

"How can you lose track of time? You can travel in it!"
He shrugged.
"Speaking of which, have the scientists thought of anything about that?"
"Well, Jason told me that since they can't make any experiments, I'm supposed to keep a paper journal on my person at all times. Mark out what I'm doing all times of the day, and if I go back in time, I'm also supposed to write those out as well," Damien said. "There's no way they can train it, though, and I haven't been able to do it again."

>>23878066
>How can you lose track of time? You can travel in it!
Yeah. I can walk around so I never get lost.

>>23878147
"How inconvenient. But I guess you can train other things instead. And you never know what might happen the next time you enter an isolation chamber!"

>>23878147
"You can also travel through time, which is pretty much the most sci-fi thing possible, I don't think you're allowed to complain.

>>23878147
You got those chocolates, didn't you?

Maybe you should try more time in the iso chamber?

>>23878147
You should try bringing back something living next time, a simple organism.

"How inconvenient," You say, and frown. "But I guess you can train other things instead. And you never know what might happen the next time you enter an isolation chamber!"
"I think I just did it that time because I couldn't use clairvoyance." He said, and sighed.
Summer and Alex came into the cafeteria, and they both went to the kitchens before coming back, both carrying a mug and a saucer full of coffee.
"Huh. Never thought-" Alex started to say.
"Already said that." Damien said. He shot Alex a grin. Alex just glared back.
"Never thought what?" Summer asked, lapping at her coffee.
"Nothing." Damien said.

>>23878274
"They're just jealous of lil' Summer."

>>23878274
Lil'you is the fluffiest thing ever, Summer, have we told you this yet?

So fluffy. I could hug her forever.

It's not costing you too much to manifest, is it?
then prepare the puppy eyes

>>23878274
Stare at Damien. Open mouth like we're about to say something, but stay quiet.

"Lil'you is the fluffiest thing ever, Summer. Have we told you this yet? So fluffy. I could hug her forever," You say, and hug the little kitten to demonstrate. "It's not costing you too much to manifest, is it?"
"Did you feed her?" Summer asked. "It doesn't cost me nearly as much if the manifestation eats and stuff. It only costs so much for me to manifest their ... mind. And lil'summer isn't very smart, so that's easy."

>>23878365
"Dawwwwwww."

"I'll feed her so many waffles she's going to get fat."
then do so.

>>23878365
"She's soooo cute! I am not surprised they decided to uplift you!"

>>23878365
"I'll be sure to feed her." Feed Lil'Summer some waffles. "So, what are everyone's plans for today?"

"D'aawww," you D'aww, and start cutting up a waffle. "I'll feed her so many waffles she's going to get fat."
Then you start popping waffles into Lil'summer's mouth, and soon enough, she stopped eating - content to lick the syrup off of your hands. "So, what are everyone's plans for today?"
"I plan on calling my folks." Alex said. "... And Nat. But that's it, really. Playing more Commando with Jilly, maybe."
"Helping you pull apart the alien ship." Damien said.
"I plan on practicing." Summer said, a peculiar tone in her voice. "Training, even."

>>23878365
"I will feed her raw meat."

>>23878537
"What are ya gonna train, Summer?"

>>23878537
"That sounds interesting, what are you training?"

>>23878537
"What are you training summer? Hey can you try to manifest something else than knights? Like samurai or ninjas? Those are cool and they use only cold weapons."

>>23878537
"That reminds me, Alex. Remind me to send the schematics to your father. That new bubble drive means I can make the ship larger."

>>23878618
You mean Anna?

"That sounds interesting." You say. "What are you training, Summer?"
"Manifestation." Summer said. She didn't elaborate, and something in her voice told you that she didn't want to.
"Hey, can you try to manifest something other than knights?"
"Of course." She said. "It's just that Knights are easy for me when I need to manifest something to fight."

>>23878618
Anna's not here right now.

If we're going to strip the ship, I think we should go get her so we don't have anything explode on us.

>>23878659
"That makes sense. I hope your training goes well!"

>>23878651
>>23878666
Oh shit, sorry .I must still be out of it.

>>23878659
A wink.

"Good luck."

>>23878659
How about Superheros? They might let you focus your other Psionic talents a little bit.

"That makes sense." you say. "I hope your training goes well!"
"So do I." She said.
"How about superheroes? They might let you focus your other psionic talents a little bit."
"I tried them, but they really exhaust me." She said, and sighed.

Eventually, Sarvesh and Anna arrived, and then all of you made your way to class - Jilly was late, as usual, but the professor didn't seem to mind, as usual. Eventually, classes were over with. Dr. Manus raised a hand to you after the alarm buzzed and let everyone out of class.
"Here's just your daily reminder to train." He said. "It doesn't matter what, of course. But I did get Neva's permission for you to use the pyromancy chamber, if you wanted, but Summer plans on using the manifestation chamber all day today."

>>23878826
"Thank you Doctor, have a nice day."

Then lets start taking ships apart.

>>23878826
"don't worry, Doc! I'll be training TK finesse by dismantling that ship."

>>23878826
Right, let's start with pyromancy then. I don't want to have another accident.

>>23878826
"I've gotta strip my space ship for parts, so I'll train TK while I do that. I'll try pyromancy after!"

"Thank you, Doc!" You say. "I'll be training TK by dismantling that ship for parts, and then I'll try pyromancy after."
"Good to hear." He said, and nodded.

You make your way into the hangar, where Damien and Anna already were. Anna was reading something on her implant, and Damien had dragged in the maintenance drones.
"Right." Anna said, shutting down her implants and getting to her feet. You noticed she was wearing one of the shorter skirts and tighter blouses you'd made her buy. She stretched, and grabbed at her tools. "Let's take this thing apart."

Carefully, you set down the inefficient power cells, the grand plates of the hull sitting in the corner of the hangar, the basic frame of polycarbon sitting there without anything at all.
"You know, if we had a plasma welder, we could probably reshape the frame." Anna said.
"We'd need more materials, though," Damien said. "For the hull, at least."

>>23879019
"That depends on what we want to do with it. We could make a smaller combat drone out of the leftovers without needing much more."

>>23879019
"The hull was too fragile for my salvage corvette idea, wasn't it?"

"Aren't you a plasma welder, Anna?"

weren't we aiming for something bigger? The Deimiurg ship was just going to be stripped for parts and sold, I thought.

>>23878826
>>23879019
How was Dark Souls, Exabutt?
"Is there anywhere we can buy the materials relatively quickly?"

>>23879089
Yeah that's what I thought. As I understand it, the Demi ship has better ion engines which we were going to use in our design we got Anna's dad to look over.

>>23879019
"Simply reshaping just doesn't cut it. Besides I want tear things apart with my TK."

>>23879019
"Do you think we might have enough material to make a space-drone? I was going to take the engines and use them in my design, so we could make something with whatever's left."

>>23879019
"Alternatively you could heat it whilst I push it into shape with telekinesis I guess."

"The hull was too fragile for my salvage corvette idea, wasn't it?"
"The hull we have now is mostly plastic and alloy." Anna said. "It'd probably be good for drones, but it's not that good for any sort of ship."
"Do you think we might have enough material to make a drone?"
"You could easily make a dozen or so." Damien said.
"Is there anywhere we can buy the materials relatively quickly?"
"Weasel." Anna said, unscrewing the phaeron tanks from the ion thrusters, and having the two maintenance drones carry them into the corner of the room. "Weasel has all sorts of polycarbon hull shapes, and we could easily patch those together. Especially with my pyromancy."

>>23879214
"Well let's try to piece together some reclamation/mining/repair drones, with some manipulators then."

"We'll save the engines and fuel tanks for the Corvette, and sell or trade whatever we don't need for parts."

"Is it worth keeping the hull plates for armor?"

>>23879214
"Is the fusion reactor worth keeping? I heard small ones are quite rare."

"Let's order some parts from him then, if that's okay. We'll make a bunch of drones."

"Is the fusion reactor worth keeping?" You ask. "I heard small ones are quite rare."
"It's small, but it looks like it hardly charges any power." Anna said. "That's why it has so many power cells. The ship is meant for coasting for a long, long time. It might be better to build a larger reactor."
You nod.
"We'll save the engines and fuel tanks for the ship, the hull for the drones..."
"The life support is rather interesting." Damien said. "We might be able to tweak it to work for humans."
"And what do we do about the electronics?" Anna asked. "It's all using demiurg hardware, which is almost as good as ours, but the programming is all backwards, as I understand."

>>23879365
"Sell it back to the UPA, I suppose. They might be able to pull out navigational data for Demiurg strategic worlds."

"Einstein, can you check the Extranet for any offers on Demiurg computer systems?"

>>23879365
"Sell it to the UPA."

Rolled 95

>>23879365
"Hey, Damien, do you see anything bad happening if I contact this thing with Technopathy?"
If no, let's see how well we could control it mentally.

Rolled 21

>>23879365
Let's see how well I can talk to it, and maybe we can keep it.

Technopath the computer! Make sure it's plugged in first.

>>23879365
"I dunno, I think I'll have a chat with it, I might be able to learn from the little guy, and the UPA will be interested at the very least."

>>23879365
We're not installing that stuff in our new ship, who knows what it does. We could practice programming which is apparently our tech weak spot and try and sort them out, but we're not using them even if we think we succeeded because a single bug could kill us.

"Hey, Damien, do you see anything bad happening if I contact this thing with Technopathy?"
He closed his eyes.
"... I can't see anything, no. Just you touching it. You don't attack us afterwards, so I'm not sure."

"I think I'll have a chat with it," You say.
Anna nodded. "I'll clean up all the junk we don't need."

You wire the electronics to your omnitool, powering it, and then close your eyes and reach into them.

Hello, warlord, the electronics said. For what do you need me?

>>23879514
"From where did you originate?"

>>23879514
"I'm just looking around. Run diagnostics, please."
Let's see if there are any interesting sub-systems in this bitch.

Rolled 68

>>23879514
Inspection time! List all faults and damage! Run stress test! Doubletime!

From where did you originate, you ask.
From the Nalchak system, warlord, it responds.
Run diagnostics, please.
All connections to the ship has been lost. Critical damage detected. Machine Mind intact and powered. No radio contact with your forces, warlord.

"Anything interesting?" Anna asked.

Rolled 53

>>23879604
Nope, seems to function alright, not sure about it's loyalty though.

Probably not worth keeping, overall.

>>23879604
"Well, there's no demiurg forces within radio range, so that's nice."
<Machine Mind?>

>>23879604
"Hold on."

<List mission, primary objectives and secondary objects>

>>23879604
"I'm a warlord! The ship is from the Nalchak system, but that's all so far."

>>23879604
How do you feel about running as a salvage ship, and avoiding fights?

"Nope, seems to function alright. Not sure about it's loyalty, though," You say. "And there's no Demiurg forces within radio range, so that's nice."

Machine mind, you ask.
The algorithm that powers electronic hardware, the computer responded.

List mission, primary objectives, and secondary objectives.
Primary Mission: Take the human ship from the whelplings who inhabit it. Prevent the alien alliance from being warned through FTL transmission.
Secondary objectives: Capture alien biological suspension pods, capture alien artifacts from communications room. Capture FTL-transmission artifact from communications room. Capture as many alien firearms as possible.
Notes: A single squad and this ship has been given to Squad VelThuk for this reason, warlord.

>>23879733
"Well now, that IS interesting."

>>23879733
Warned of what?

>>23879733
"Well that's... worrying. Their primary objective were to take Ishelda 'from the whelplings who inhabit it' and to 'prevent the alien alliance from being warned through FTL transmission.' Their secondary objectives were to capture the cryopods, quantum entanglement router, and as many firearms as they could. This ship and the squad that were on it were the only assets used for the mission."

>>23879810
That the Demiurg have an FTL drive, I would assume.

>>23879733
Does VelThuk mean anything to you, Anna?

It's a bit... Brisk. I think I'd rather have a ship computer that is more likely to offer information, instead of making us force it out.

>>23879733
"Size of squad VelThuk? Number of FTL drives in active service?"

"Well, now, that *is* interesting," you say. "Does Velthuk mean anything to you, Anna?"
"No, it doesn't." Anna said.
"Their primary objective were to take Ishelda from the whelplings who inhabit it, to prevent the alien alliance from being warned through FTL transmission. Their secondary objectives were to capture the cryopods, quantum entanglement router, and as many firearms as they could. The ship and the squad that were on it were the only assets used for the mission."
"Interesting." Anna responded.
"It's a bit... brisk. I think I'd rather have a ship computer that is more likely to offer information, instead of making us force it out."
"Maybe it's brisk because it works so differently." Damien said.

What is the size of squad VelThuk, and what are the number of FTL drives in active service, you ask.
VelThuk is made up of seven soldiers. Three bore experts and four plasma casters. The captain is VelThuk. There are no FTL drives -that you own, at least, warlord- in active service other than this ship - The Omnissiah.

>>23879951
"Who gave this ship to VelThuk?"
"How was the human ship located?"

>>23879951
As far as the ship knows it had the only Bubble Drive.

I might put it to sleep now.

>>23879951
"Looks like we're in the green for now. This was the only bubble drive they had access to."

"It's rather interesting. It behaves like a rudimentary AI."

>>23879951
How would you feel about being put in a new ship?

Rolled 24

>>23880073
because if I put you in a ship you must swear to me as warlord to follow only my orders till I release you into another's service

"Looks like we're in the green for now," You say. "This was the only bubble drive they had access to. It's rather interesting - it behaves like a rudimentary AI."
"We've never really understood the demiurg computers." Anna said. "But we can tell from the hardware that they're behind us in raw power."

Who gave this ship to VelThuk, you ask.
You did, warlord, it responded.
How was the human ship located, you ask.
Predictive trajectory lead from the galactic maps, assuming an incident with a black hole five hundred years previous, assuming it did not pull itself into orbit around its destination. Assumed timescale complete. If mission was not undertaken, human ship would have reached solar object Helveldazz and been destroyed.
How would you feel about being put in a new ship, you ask.
BZZZZT
Unknown Concept error. Machine Mind confused.

>>23880122
"Ouch."

How would you feel about having a new body? A new purpose for your warlord? Would you be able to fulfil your duty?

>>23880122
Maintenance mode, Machine Mind.

Personally I think we should just buy UPA hardware then use our technopathy to write a similar control program but whatever.

"Ouch." You say.
"What?" Anna asked.
"That hurt." You say, fingers in your ears. You knew the static sound was mental, but you still felt like clearing them. You put your hand on the computer again.
How would you feel about having a new body, you ask. A new purpose for your warlord?
BZZZZZZZT.
The static ricocheted through your mind again.
Unknown Concept error. Machine Mind confused, it said.
"Ouch!" you say again, and pull your hand off of it.
"... Might be better just to buy a UPA computer." Damien said.

Rolled 87

>>23880122
"machine mind; if I were to install you in a new hull would you fulfill your roles as efficiently as you did before?"

"machine mind, identity check who am I"

>>23880223
"Yeah, that doesn't sound like a bad idea."

"Yo, Anna, do you have any friends who'd be willing to fabricate the design I've made?"

>>23880223
It's not taking well to the idea of being transplanted.

Can we rig up a simple drone body for it?

Explain concept error

I think this program is custom built for the hull it was in. It has no concept of moving positions

Rolled 53

>>23880257
>>23880223
>>23880166
>>23880157
I think it can't comprehend the word "feel"

try>>23880254 and do not use the word feel

>>23880254
It obviously can't conceive of being placed elsewhere - stop asking it.

Machine mind, you say. If I were to insttall you in a new hull, would you fulfill your roles as efficiently as you did before?
Yes, it responded. Machine Mind is designed for adaptive behavior. True sapience was a minor sideaffect. A Hull transplant would cause a minor difficulty for a short time, but soon will gain all the thought of the Machine Mind to pilot it.

Machine mind. Identity check; who am I?

You are the Warlord, it responded. I obey your commands.

>>23880348
How do you tell who is Warlord?

>>23880348
Machine mind, who are you? Are you self aware?

"I don't think I can put this one down, guys, It's an AI."

>>23880348
"Oh, um, Anna...this this is a true AI. It's sapient."

>>23880348
"It's saying it has true sapience. I don't think I can just sell it off."

Rolled 79

>>23880289
(smiles smugly)

>>23880348
<machine mind; if I were to grant you additional human computer power would you be able to use it?>

Rolled 63

lets take a closer look at it. Obviously it has no concept of feelings. But what else is there?

>>23880348
"Are you sure Demiurg hardware isn't behind? This thing is a sapient AI."

Machine mind, who are you? Are you self aware?
Machine mind is this algorithm, designed for piloting your ship, Warlord. Yes.
How do you tell who is warlord?
Based on the minor radio exchange within the Machine Mind's components. You are currently utilizing the backdoor access, which only the Warlord has access to. Thus, the machine mind has deducted that you are the Warlord - or that my previous warlord was defeated, and a new one is in control, in which case you are my new Warlord.

"Oh, um... Anna." You say. "This... This is a true AI. It's sapient."
"What? No, Jilly explained, remember? When you use technopathy, you're subscribing a personality to it. That's why they have personalities to you." Anna said. "Demiurg hardware is behind ours, and an AI takes a supercomputer."

>>23880453
Yeah, let's try to go a little bit beyond talking, can we get a mental image of it's 'self'?

>>23880483
"You said their programming was backward right? Well, uh, what if it was actually forward?"

>>23880483
"At least try talking with it."

>>23880517
this sounds good.

>>23880483
"I just asked it, Anna. It can adapt to new ship configurations on it's own, and has deduced that I'm not it's original, um, warlord."

>>23880483
"It told me itself, 'Self awareness was a side effect of adaptability'. It's rudimentary, but it's there."

How big is the thing? Can we plug it into Einstein temporarily?

Machine mind, how limited are you? What could you do with more computational power?

Rolled 90

>>23880483
"at this point in the interaction I think I need a second opinion. cause it's identifying as an AI"

<jilly could you come to the shuttle bay and help me check something>

>>23880483
"Anna, who's talking to it right now? I think I would know if it was sapient, it's not just my imagination."

>>23880483
Ascribe me front door access, please. I will be your warlord until my death. Accept no others, unless I give access. Swear your loyalty to me.

<Machine Mind, alter self designation to ''Cyan">

Rolled 41

it deduced that I was a warlord. I didn't tell it to address me like that, it figured it out based on its foreknowledge. That sounds like reasoned thought to me Anna.

>>23880573
how about: <Machine Mind, designate yourself with a name.>

>>23880483
<Machine Mind, your new designation is Esteban.>

"I just asked it, Anna," you say. "It can adapt to new ship configurations on its own, and has deduced that I'm not its original, um, warlord. It told me itself - self awareness was a side-effect of adaptibility. It's rudimentary, but it's there."
"Are you sure?"
"Anna, who's talking to it right now?" You ask. "I think I would know if it was sapient. It's not just my imagination.

Ascribe me front door access, please, you say. I will be your warlord until my death. Accept no others unless I give access. Swear your loyalty to me.

I am yours, Warlord Heather, it said, and for a moment, you saw what you thought of its 'self' - two parallel lines serving as eyes, glimmering and glowing, ticking gears hiding behind them.

Machine Mind, designate yourself with a name.
It ticked.
And ticked.
Communication with the ship has been lost. The algorithm assumes the Omnissiah has been destroyed. Please confirm, Warlord.
You confirm - the ship had been destroyed.

Machine mind has designated itself. Omnissiah. Acceptable nicknames are Omni, Siah, Niss, based on which is more vocally pleasing, Warlord.

My name is the Omnissiah.

>End of thread!

>>23880677
Yes.... I feel like a mother.

I retract my objections, you're going right in our ship.

>>23880677
Niss.

I like this.

>>23880712
I retain my objections. However, it's too cool not to use.

welp, we're a warlord now.... now to just fight a war.

>>23880742
Aw cmon. Niss can always get some hardware upgrades if needed. Besides, we have a learning AI as our ship computer so he/she'll be able to adjust as needed.

We can always get Anna's father to evaluate our new friend.

>>23880796
Over a game of Future Craft of course. After which they can work together to refine our ship designs one last time to account for our new acquisitions.

oh wait. How will it be taken that another sentient had no choice but to swear loyalty to us? Some could say that its the same as slavery.

>>23880922
Better than dismantling him, or letting him rot in a UPA lab somewhere.

>>23880922
Currently he seems wired to need orders and have a warlord. When/if he becomes sentient enough to have wants and needs and feelings, then we can release him.

So, I think the first thing we should do is tell Omnissiah that he's allowed to voice his opinion, and is allowed to voice requests, such as additional processing power, storage capacity, or non-sensitive information (No giving him details of how to make bubble drives or anything like that, just in case). We should be able to manufacture Demiurg-style computer parts with our workshop and technopathy, so that shouldn't be an issue.

>>23880677
And so begins the Demiurg AI rebellion.