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[alloys]

Who: Tony Stark and you!
Broadcast: Video
Action: N/A
When: Aug 21

[ so, he's arrived and rogue filled him in on the important details of who was here that he may know - or may yet know, thanks to timelines being what they are. it's the sort of thing he's had experience dealing with before, but it was still annoying. in luceti, no one else had been privy to details that hadn't happened to him yet. if they even pertained to the same version of him - tony was well aware of the fact that there were several other iterations of himself somewhere out there in the cosmos. he's gotten used to it. ]

Alright - so, I'm here. [ does he even need to introduce himself? everyone knows who he is, right??? of course they do. ] Sound off if you think we need to talk and I'll use my flawless judgment to decide if it's worth my time.

[ yep. ]

For the rest of you, I need to know about switching my augment. As much as I like having my name on a door, I'm not here to help anyone sort out their issues. Believe me - that's not good for anyone. Especially me.

Comments

[alloys]

Sure, sure, sure. [ tony might be hasty, but at least he isn't careless when it comes to tech. ] By the way - for what purpose were you created?

[thezerothlaw]

Originally, I was meant to be able to move freely in places where my Spacer creators were unable to go, specifically Earth, where robots are unwelcome and the immune systems of Spacers are vulnerable. Dr. Fastolfe also had some interest in the growth and development of a humanlike brain when he made me as humaniform as possible, not just in appearance but in mind.

[alloys]

So, you're kind of like a mole. Infiltrating humankind, and all that jazz. You must have gone to a rather primitive version of Earth is robots were unwelcome.

[thezerothlaw]

While it is true that Spacer worlds are generally more advanced than Earth, it wasn't the technology level that made robots unwelcome. After all, the earliest robots were made on Earth, and when I was first activated there were still robots active and working in Earth Cities. They were simply unwelcome. Many humans saw them as a threat to their livelihoods.

In fact, I witnessed a riot caused by the presence of robots working as clerks in a shoe store.

[alloys]

Typical. I've never thought humanity gave robots enough credit. [ he likes his robot bros, okay. but then again, they reflect on himself - he built them, after all. ] As long as no one's trying to start the robopocalypse, I don't see the issue. More time to frolic and play.

[thezerothlaw]

The robopocalypse?

[He raises an eyebrow.]

Impossible. The First Law states that a robot must not harm a human being.

[alloys]

Laws have this bad habit of being broken. [ he shrugs. ] It's kind of a recurring thing in media. For my part, I think robots have enough sense to not start a war on humanity. I mean, what's the point? Earth's kind of lousy, anyway.

[thezerothlaw]

The First Law cannot be broken. The Laws are inviolate. Attempting to break them would... would...

[The idea is so upsetting he has to stop and recover, eyes closed for a moment. Yes okay he kind of made a workaround but superceding a Law with a more important one isn't breaking it.]

It is not possible. It would destroy a robot to try.