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You awake in your bed a little later than usual, today technically being your "off day", with no scheduled lessons for Pandora. However, that doesn't prevent you from seeing her if you'd like. It also doesn't prevent you from doing whatever you please, really. The Facility is your oyster today!

However, it might also be a good idea to go back to R&D to check up on your new little surprise and see how it's faring, even teach it some if so inclined. Though you do think it'd be nice to have some downtime for once. Talk with people, converse with friends and just relax. So many choices, so little want to actually get out of bed.
>Get some breakfast
>Visit Pandora
>Visit R&D and the new AI
>Visit/contact ______ (write in)
>Other (write in)

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>>43265685
IT BEGINS ANEW

>>43265900
Good to see you AM

>Visit R&D and the new AI
>Visit Pandora

Why not do both at the same time? Get them to meet.

Unless Pandora isn't allowed into R&D. If she isn't, just meet her.

>>43265900
>Visit Pandora
>Visit R&D and the new AI

>>43265900
>Visit Pandora

>>43265949
Technically Pandora doesn't really have any kind of "access", but you have almost full, barring Security or just barging into peoples' rooms or something. So, provided she's with you, she can go wherever you go.

>>43265900
I feel like we need some stability. Lets visit Pandora.

By the way how complete is her new body?

>>43266193
If things stay on schedule, it should be ready tomorrow.

Hmm, there is a tiny discrepancy as to whether you want to introduce Pandora to the new AI or just visit Pandora. Also fucking captcha is being a bitch.

>>43266246
I say introduce, but that's just me.

Captcha has decided that pizza is now candy -_-

>>43266246
Just visit her, lets not introduce her to the AI that is rather unpredictable and she has bad dreams about maybe.

>>43266246
I don't know. Introducing her to her tormentor might be unpleasant. Plus I DEFINITELY don't want to have to teach her to lie, especially with the situation at hand with AI-2

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Alright, that's been cleared up enough for me. Writing!

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>>43266319
so that's a no to introducing her (for now at least) for me.. just clearing that up.

>>43266246
>So Pandora, we found the Bad Man. ....he's not actually male.

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You think seeing Pandora is what you need after the previous day's events. It'd help clear your thoughts, at least. So, after getting ready and dressed in your best Saturday casual, which amounts to your normal outfit minus the lab coat, tie and rolled-up sleeves, you rebel, and head off to Pandora's room, a power bar serving as your breakfast for today.

You pass several other staff just sort of milling about, chatting or relaxing in the main hall. A wave or two at a few familiar faces is all you really attempt at communication, as most people seem preoccupied with their own non-work activities. As you arrive at Pandora's chamber, several of the guards seem surprised that you'd actually show up here when you're not actually at work. You laugh it off, of course. This is about the only recreation you get here, after all.

A few badge swipes and whooshing of large doors opening later and you are once again in the sterile white of Pandora's room. You are greeted by the sight of Pandora watching some kind of children's program with people, puppets and either people or droids in large foam monster suits dancing together and singing about what seems to be numbers. She's even dancing along with them, carefully watching each movement and mimicking it precisely until a spin causes her to notice you. She almost falls over as she runs over to embrace you happily.
"You're late!" She scolds, a mild look of displeasure on her face.
"Sorry," you explain "today is supposed to be your off day, you know. No lessons or anything, just having fun and doing whatever you want. You get to relax today!"
She frowns a bit in thought, then looks you in the eye. "But I don't want to do that without you."
>Watch TV with Pandora
>Play a game
>Do something artsy
>Take her somewhere
>Tell to her about the other AI
>Other (write in)

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>>43266680
I dunno. It seems a touch presumptuous to make assumptions about weather or not Bad Man AI is male or female, you know despite Pandora calling it a "man". its our only frame of reference for it but it might have an entirely different (or none what-so-ever) opinion on the matter.

Basically, its a little early to assign a pronoun yet. just for pragmatic reasons. Though I am on team "lets make pandora a sister".

>>43266768
>Do something artsy

>>43266680
Actually, the other AI is neither male nor female. It is currently just text on a screen for now. You can design it it's own physical platform however you choose, of course, but currently it is entirely neutral as far as it's "gender" goes.

>>43266768
>Play a game

Let's try Monopoly

A good way to introduce her to money and finance, while being in a game at the same time.

>>43266779
That picture just makes me think it's part of some "Android Girls of the Facility Calender 2XXX" series.

Also I feel like the colored dogs signify something. It's certainly familiar, but I can't put my finger on it.

>>43266768
>>Watch TV with Pandora
Would Mary Poppins still be too advanced for her? I'd just think it'd be fun to have her sing "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Pu1adxqUAg

>>43266779
>>43266824
that's uhh, exactly what I meant.

>>43266768
Ask about her dreams/have a look at the diary.
Make funny faces at each other
game or art, whatev.
Ask if she wants to know more about her nightmares.

>>43266768
>>43266831
I'll back this

>>43266831
>Monopoly
Why would anyone subject someone to this torture? It better be Monopoly 2XXX with massively improved mechanics.

>>43266831
>the second most popular game to play when trying to tell your friends that you don't really like them.

Why

>>43267036
wait, second? What's the most popular?

I was just thinking it would be a good way to introduce her to money.

>>43266831
>Monopoly

Ew. Play a good game instead.
Like Catan or something, she'd probably get the hang of that.

>>43267075
Scrabble?

>>43267075
Diplomacy.

>>43267081
Catan is how friends become enemies.

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You could always play something simpler.

Like tic tac toe.

>>43267135
Not my fault I have all the bricks and don't need to trade much.

>>43267081
Cataan is just one step up in the same genre

>>43267136
I don't even like chess and I'd suggest chess over tic tac toe. Pandora can handle that level of complexity

>>43267136
Fuck that game with a ten foot barbed pole. It's literally impossible.

>>43266904
> "Android Girls of the Facility Calender 2XXX"
Goodness OP don't tempt me.
and yes the pose is from somewhere. Nothing particularly roboty but still.

>>43267231
>>43267237
Strange.

So it looks like the general consensus is to play a board game, the particulars not really that solid, but close enough for me. Writing.

Speaking of dogs, I am reminded of cats. Speaking of cats and Pandora, I had a thought:

DF?

>>43267406
oh GOD NO

That's a terrible fucking idea. She'd get so depressed.

>>43267441
Is that before or after the brainmelting fps drop?

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>>43267455

You decide a board game might be a good way to spend time together and challenge her a little. You check through the closet to see what you have. You notice a few good ones, but also some sadistic dick decided to put Monopoly and Settlers of Catan. You have flashbacks to nearly getting into a fist fight over sheep back in college and decide to skip over them. Scrabble might be a little unfair considering you're an MIT graduate with numerous doctorates and she's an Android girl who watches TV shows with puppets singing the alphabet. However, there is one that seems nice and simple; chutes and ladders. It's only really got like three rules, though it's pretty much only luck. Still, could be fun. You bring along checkers just in case.

A short explanation of how it works and Pandora seems to get the idea. Super simple game. You set up the board and get ready to roll.
Roll 1d100 to slide down and climb up to the best of your ability. Best of 3.

>>43267298
I don't turn down any fan submissions, no matter how unconventional. Also, MGS5!

Rolled 86 (1d100)

>>43267506
Dice ahoy ~

Rolled 87 (1d100)

>>43267506
Rolling fake dice to roll other, more fake dice.

Rolled 50 (1d100)

>>43267506
>>43267558
Its like a metaphor for something.
Or is this an anagram?

>>43267406
Even in the future the sheer amount of autism that went into that game slows down your PC.

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>>43267506
You got me OP.

The dice gods seem to be pleased by your actions and you actually roll pretty well. Pandora wonders why these little people wouldn't just move around the sheets that make them slide down, but accepts that it's simply a game and logic doesn't always apply to it. In the end you win, teaching Pandora the time-honored tradition of the handshake, explaining it's sort of like a hug, but smaller. She doesn't know why you'd bother, when hugs are clearly better. You can't argue with that logic.
>Play another game
>Do something else
>Talk about the other AI
>Leave and go _____ (write in)

>>43267815
>Leave and go to wherever our research team is

>>43267815
>>Talk about the other AI

>>43267815
Trading Card Game?

Maybe Yugioh, Pokemon or Magic?

Pokemon, come to think of it, actually might be ideal for her - it shows her the importance of friendship, regardless of cheesiness.

>>43267815
>Do something else.
Ask her how she feels. Is she exicted for her new body tomorrow? was she alright on her own later? Or what about stuff she's learned on her own.

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>>43267815
Oh and a bit of info on these short, seemingly insubstantial posts, I figure it couldn't hurt to explain a little of the process. See, every interaction with Pandora you have affects her "stats" as far as her personality goes, so I will increase or decrease numbers in her personality and disposition each time depending on the outcome. So even small things like playing a little game or just spending time with her helps her grow and forms her personality. Obviously I can't tell you what they are, but just a little behind-the-scenes heads up that everything matters.

>>43267815
>>Do something else
Karaoke!

>>43267912
this

But don't talk about the other AI, that isnt supposed to exist, in a room full of cameras maybe.

>>43267901
I dunno There are simpler card games, with a little more nuance. I was about to suggest poker since it teaches things like math, statistics, probability, risk vs reward, and good old fashioned poker faces. but she might enjoy the fantasy involved in playing with Battle for Ravnica or Khans of Mirrodin or whatever the current set is.

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>>43268123
>But don't talk about the other AI, that isnt supposed to exist, in a room full of cameras maybe.
No duh. But i do sort of want to gauge her response at some point. Maybe asking in oblique terms about the bad man, or what she'd feel about making friends. or something.

Failing that i would like to introduce her to more robots in pop culture. Give her a sense on what makes a "Good Bot" vs a "Bad Bot".

>>43268187
>As you can see Cylons are all mean liars, whereas Data is helpful and kind.

So do we have a consensus on what to do next?

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>>43268388
we've got a couple responses about asking her how she feels. Maybe something we could talk to her about while playing if she isn't too distracted.

I sort of want to indulge her in some pop culture though.
What i don't know. More robot stuff? More general things?

>>43268201
>Doctor are you a cylon?

>>43268388
It seems to be talk about stuff vs playing a card game.

So why not both?

>>43268566
Can you not steal my posts while I'm typing them thanks.

Alright, let's see where this goes then. Writing.

You think a simple card game might be a good idea. Nothing too complex, maybe go fish or something. It'd be a good time to discuss how she's doing and ask her a few questions too. You mull over what to talk about while looking through the closet at what you have to go with. For some reason some weird card game called "Magic" is in there, but you don't really understand any of it and it doesn't seem to have instructions. Probably too complex for Pandora. Uno is fun, but better with more people. A simple deck of playing cards will suffice.

You deal the cards out, explaining the game to her as you do and trying to keep things as simple as you can in case it gets a little too abstract for her. Once you finish explaining, she asks if she needs a fish to play.
Roll 1d100 to play and see what you can learn from your questioning. Best of 3.

Holy shit, captcha is being a bitch today.

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>>43268824
This is gonna be good.

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Rolled 53 (1d100)

>>43268903
>>43268824
I should try not forgetting my dice.

Rolled 36 (1d100)

>>43268824

Rolled 44 (1d100)

>>43268824
rollan

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The rolls are complete. Writing.

The game doesn't exactly go your way. Despite only just now learning the game, her inhumanly fast learning is still as impressive as ever and she takes you down almost all but one game you play. Maybe it's because she's working with numbers and probability? Either way, you feel a little ashamed of losing at go fish to someone who literally didn't know it existed until just now.

You question her on a few relevant topics, however, which gives you some new insight at least.
"Pandora," you ask "are you excited about getting your new body tomorrow?"
"Yeah!" she exclaims with a smile, her eyes not leaving her hand "I'm gonna be taller and less break-y! It'll be fun! That means I'll be able to do more stuff without getting hurt!" You think some expanded vocabulary lessons might be in order in the future.
"And with that in mind..." you try to word this carefully due the cameras "How would you feel about having a new friend? Someone to talk to and maybe play with? I suppose you could say you'd be their sister in a way."
Pandora gasps and looks up from her cards. "Did you and Babsy make a baby?!" Palm meet face.
"No..." you sigh, shaking it off "no, we didn't make a baby. I mean another android like you. One that's...not quite the same, but still similar, do you understand?" Pandora looks a little confused for a moment.
"So..." she says, examining herself "like...not a human person? Another AI? ...Um, would they stay here in my room with me?"
"No, no," you shake your head "they would have their own room, but that doesn't mean you couldn't see them sometimes and do some stuff together. Maybe even help teach them a little bit, since you'd be older and have learned more."
"Oh..." she says, a hint of disappointment in her voice "um...yeah, I would like that I think. That could be nice..."

You decide to change the subject, she seems a little sad she won't have a roommate. "What about being alone earlier? Were you okay with it? Did you learn anything new?"

Cont.

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>>43269043
Roll.
like dice.
I get it.

>>43269350
She wants a roommate. That might be neat. I mean we'll have to talk to the General about it but it could be a way to get things "sorted" per say.

At some point we she have her do some baseline tests for memory and multitasking and such. It'd be interesting to she how she stacks up to human children.

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"It was okay, I guess." She says somewhat dismissively, shrugging. "I watched that show with the monster people, but they weren't scary. They said stuff about numbers and letters and dancing. I liked the dancing, that was kinda fun. But I like it better when you're here."
Huh. It seems like Pandora is...lonely. It makes sense, now that you think of it. Since she was "born" she's almost always had someone there with her when she was awake, save for the short while between her waking up and you arriving for her lessons. You wonder if there's a way to fix this. Have something there to keep her company? Perhaps a companion droid of some sort? You doubt the general would let you bring in a pet for her, but you never know.
>Do something else (write in)
>Play more games
>Speak/contact (write in)
>Leave to ____ (write in)
>Other (write in)

>>43269411
Stay out of the salt water, Pandora!

>>43269479
>Do something artsy
>Take her somewhere
either one.
The loneliness could be reduced with a pet, but then we run the risk of her getting overly attached to it. AI roommate runs risk of conspiring AI issues. Technically, a live-in human roommate would be safest, but it would come with it's own issues.

>>43269479
>Leave to our research team
Discuss with them, the research, that the team has been conducting, as is their jobs.

>>43269479
I've got no idea... Um...

>Make text to general about acquisitioning a dog

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>>43269479
Contact the General or R&D. Maybe let them know about this emotional development.

Maybe in the general's case we can maybe twist this into a way to do something for the govt.
In R&D's case, maybe an opportunity to sort of... fix it. But this might involve some face to face stuff.

>>43269599
Just as a heads up, y'all, you still have the opportunity to have R&D make software/hardware upgrades or request new stuff from acquisitions, like clothes, toys, learning material and so on.

>>>>43269479
Talk about bad man. Did she think bad man was lonely?

>>43269622
We don't need to go running to the general or R&D every time something happens with pandora. Surely we're sending the general at least weekly reports. Actually, what did our team actually do? R&D did do hardware and apparently also software?

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>>43269700
Our team is supposedly responsible for the "teaching aspect" and AI theory I think. There's more probable teachers beyond the current two.

PS Any requests anons?

>>43269700
Initially R&D just did hardware. You tell them "make this" and they make it. But the actual programming of Pandora's AI and software was you and your team. The official tasks for your team are delegated to assisting you, but now that you're working with Pandora's development, they have been delegated to other tasks by your superiors. Stuff they don't deem important enough to warrant your attention, such as being a glorified IT department for the Facility or programming new systems for less-important projects. The government is making sure their skills aren't going to waste.
You also have them fill out paperwork you don't really feel like doing because you're the boss.

>>43269744
How about you draw up what you think other characters look like?

>>43269744
Metal Gear Rising's Raiden

So I have a few votes for contacting Gen. Richards to see about getting Pandora a puppy or something, should I accept this as general consensus?

>>43269867
>>43269867
I don't know about a puppy, maybe a hamster or something cause puppies need walks and stuff, which might be a bit hard.

Hamsters are still cute and little and fluffy as well.

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>>43269790
>How about you draw up what you think other characters look like?
I really should do this. Time to trawl through the archives for character descriptions. This might be fun.

>>43269835
I can imagine the trouble i could get up to with this though.

>>43269906
There is a little bit of the "Lenny" concern. she's had plenty of experience being fragile. But only one experience with people being fragile.

Fish might be better. You just feed them and can be pretty endlessly entertained if worked right.

>>43270022
While she is a machine, she doesn't have "unnecessarily dangerous strength" like you see all too often in the sci-fi world. She's actually a little weaker than your average person. Granted it doesn't exactly take a huge amount of force to smash a gerbil, the odds of her causing it to explode via overzealous petting are pretty low.

>>43270022
I was worried about that same sort of problem: she gets attached to it then accidently kills it. Bizarre idea: we could teach her some form of exercise. She doesn't have muscles to stretch, but many people find going through forms to be peaceful.

>>43270075
I feel like understanding "death" is definitely something everyone should learn at some point. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdZHUIAFNgM

>>43270075
I feel I should point out, droids are always an option. It's actually become fairly common for families to purchase "pet" droids if, say, someone in the house is allergic or they don't have time to care for a real pet. So you get a little mechanical dog or something that behaves similar to actual dogs, but is much more difficult to accidentally murder.

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>>43270202
I think we have a winner then.

>>43270363
Oh God, in the name of all that's holy...

WHY?!?

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>>43270363

>>43270202
hard to accidentally murder == good.
I'll back getting her a droid pet.

>>43270438
I can accept that. Writing.

>>43270438
Maybe we could stick the other AI in a cat module droid, making it so all it can verbalize are cat sounds. Would fit iys personality.

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>>43270396
Why Not?
Because finding a regular picture of cyber scooby doo wouldn't nearly be as fun.

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>>43270566
>>43270396
Whoops wrong pic.

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I kind of hope we can mess with AI-2/Badman.

You think you might have a solution to Pandora's loneliness in the form of a droid dog of some kind. You'll have to clear it with the general first, but what's the harm in a small pet that she doesn't need to worry about hurting accidentally? You send a message to Richards asking if he has a moment to talk. A few minutes later you get a reply.

Gen. Richards: Come to my office. You have 10 minutes.

Makes sense, running a top secret government lab can't be a a simple task. You ask Pandora if she'll be okay by herself for a few minutes. She doesn't seem to pleased about it, but reluctantly nods. You give her a hug and promise to be back as soon as you can, hurrying off to meet the general.

As you arrive at the office, the door swings open before your knuckles make contact to knock.
"Come in, doctor, I don't have all day." he says shortly, a small mountain of paperwork sitting in front of him.
"Err, yes, thank you, sir." you stammer out, taking a seat. "So, ah, recently it's come to my attention that Pandora...er, TBX-042 has expressed a want for a companion. When she...it is alone, it seems to feel lethargic, the same way a human feels without social interaction, but much sooner. This loneliness could make teaching a little more difficult. So, what I'd like to propose is a pet of sorts. A droid dog, actually. They're relatively simple to care for and the companionship would be very beneficial on days when lessons aren't scheduled. Do you think that would be a possibility?"
Roll 1d100 to convince the general to not shoot you on the spot for wasting his valuable time/convince him. Best of 3.

Rolled 11 (1d100)

>>43270790
whelp, here's hoping that the general is an animal man.

Rolled 91 (1d100)

>>43270790
Inform him that this might work as a stress test for a future military bot. It learning how to socialize and teach other AI.

>>43270845
>>43270805

Logic overcomes hope with smashing style.

I fear for the future.

>>43270854
Don't count your chickens before they're hatched. Nat1's are still a thing.

Rolled 28 (1d100)

>>43270790

>>43270967
...:(

Writing.

General Richards leans back in his chair, folding his hands together as he stares you down. You shift nervously, but don't break eye contact. You feel like if you did, you'd somehow lose something. After a few silent moments he sniffs and clears his throat.
"If I agree to this," he begins "I want you to reconsider agent Arikawa's proposition the other day. A Facility of this size and importance doesn't run on hopes and dreams. We require results. And unfortunately for you, a robot that likes to pet dogs does not count as a result. America runs on it's military, son. We pride ourselves on being the most dangerous sons of bitches on the planet, because if we aren't, a lot of people would be up shit creek without a paddle, do you understand?"
"Yes, sir." you answer quickly, nodding.
"Good." Richards leans forward again "I'm going to give you this one for now, you can have your robot dog or whatever, but you remember what I said. We can't put it off forever and if we need to outsource it elsewhere or bring in someone else to work on it, we will. Now, if we're done, I have paperwork coming out of my ass. Dismissed."

I'm going to call it here, as it's getting about time all good QMs get some sleep, but thank all of you for playing! If you like the quest, please vote for it on the archive and follow my Twitter! I can stick around for a bit to answer questions if needed.

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>>43271171
Well... looks like we got the Robopuppy.
and a possible body for Pandora's sister.

>>43271171
New anon her, cool quest AM
I look forward to see how it develops

>>43271300
Who's the pet now?
>>43271306
Welcome to the quest, glad you enjoy it! Thanks for playing!

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>>43271337
Dog body or Military body?

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>>43271380

>>43271380
Oh and FYI, Babsy has long hair and her secondary arms are more humanoid. Basically the same as Pandora's, attached just below her real ones.

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>>43271471
I'll keep those design notes in mind OP.