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Connor ([personal profile] coinstability) wrote in [community profile] driftfleet2018-11-04 10:11 am

action + text.

Who: Connor + you
Broadcast: Yes, fleetwide text
Action: Marsiva and the Starduck
When: November 2nd - 4th

the marsiva - action.

[Connor can't say that he likes waking up with no idea where he is or how he came to be there, but he'll concede that it's something different, at least. He rolls that concept around just long enough to get a look out of the viewing windows at the unfamiliar planets below before he gets to work.

The communicator is the obvious place to start, though Connor quickly realises that he can't bypass any of the security systems in the network. All he can do is scan through what's available. He does that over the course of a minute, frowning down at the device in his hand, before he pockets it and starts looking around the hospitality deck instead. Anyone coming across him there will find him in the process of placing his hand on various electronics and robotic equipment - the skin of his hand sliding away leaving only white plating - with an ever increasing look of mild frustration on his face, the LED on his temple spinning bright yellow.]


the starduck - action.

[Well, he knew it was coming thanks to the network information, but it's still startling when the sudden jump to another spaceship happens. Connor blinks with surprise, then takes a moment to brush the scattered confetti off his hair and jacket. The plate of pudding nearby gets only a passing glance before he leaves the bridge. He can't eat it, after all.

Instead he seeks out the other crew members of the Starduck, checking the other rooms until he finds someone.]


Hello. My name is Connor. I'm-- the newly assigned Communications officer on the ship.

[Nearly said something else there for a second before he caught himself. That's a habit he needs to break.]

fleetwide text.

I understand from going through the network that these communication devices sometimes activate on their own. Is there a pattern or cause for when they do this?

[He's got some theories himself, but the network isn't the full story. Best to get an idea from the actual people trapped here.]
unbearablynaive: (doubtful)

[personal profile] unbearablynaive 2018-11-12 07:48 pm (UTC)(link)
Precisely so.

You are most welcome. I've quite missed having another "computer person" around, to be perfectly honest.
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[personal profile] unbearablynaive 2018-11-13 04:23 pm (UTC)(link)
Not currently, no. Although I suppose there could be if they were hiding it extremely effectively.

There have been others in the past, however. One particularly sad example was someone who had been a disembodied AI at home, forced into a human body here. It seemed terribly inconvenient and restrictive for him.
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[personal profile] unbearablynaive 2018-11-14 10:53 pm (UTC)(link)
With a great deal of unhappiness for everyone involved, I think.

[Yeah no, it was the worst. But better Connor should know it as a possibility before another round of augment glitches strikes. The Vision has (luckily) never been turned into a human himself, but other nonhumans certainly have.]

May I ask how widespread it is in your society? I am a novelty and stand out in any crowd, though less so here even without other androids; there are many others who are visibly nonhuman, each in different ways.
unbearablynaive: (pursed lips)

[personal profile] unbearablynaive 2018-11-15 05:39 pm (UTC)(link)
[That gets a pause of a few seconds - very noticeable.]

I would imagine there is some change in the manufacturing process to drive the cost down, then. I know for a fact several billion dollars were spent in my creation.
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[personal profile] unbearablynaive 2018-11-16 05:22 pm (UTC)(link)
Not under that name, no. And I imagine vibranium isn't a substance you're familiar with, either.

[The only other Earths he's been able to confirm have vibranium are all ones with Avengers. Interesting, that.]

I'm infused with vibranium; it transformed a body that was human at its base into one capable of supporting artificial intelligence. Several AI were uploaded, then modified by some scientists and crystallized into something new when I awakened.
unbearablynaive: (geared up)

[personal profile] unbearablynaive 2018-11-19 08:32 pm (UTC)(link)
No doubt.[It's complicated. Maybe after Connor adjusts to the whole weird situation a bit, the Vision can sit down and explain the weirdness of it all.]

Ah, then no, we have nothing equivalent at this time. I do hope they designed your equivalent of a circulatory system to be more efficient than a human's, however. They're frightfully inefficient. I completely understand having us resemble them on the surface, but my hope is that developers will realize that's all it really needs to be.
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[personal profile] unbearablynaive 2018-11-20 09:31 pm (UTC)(link)
I couldn't agree more.

In any case, I welcome you to the Fleet. Please let me know if you should come across any questions you'd like my help in answering.
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[personal profile] unbearablynaive 2018-11-21 04:52 pm (UTC)(link)
You are most welcome.