try to figure out what's up with the other jack, he looks like he's had a rough time!

also, follow up with Hax saying "Oh if only there was something about you that she might be interested in..." because it sounds like she knows more about Ahn7 than she's letting on

LiterallyJumble 2024/12/09(Mon)19:43 No. 1101058 ID: 8ba6cd
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>Greet your brother.

"Its like a mirror..."

"Haha yeah, right? Been a bit"

Jack 5 would step forward and give Jack a hug, stepping back shortly after

"Though I heard you wouldn't even remember me as-is"

"The full extent is still unknown, at first it seemed to be just people he didn't remember but he seems to remember some places, but not all, you don't remember your house or place of work, do you?"

"No, not really. I have some older memories of places and... Empty places where people were, but I can't remember where I live, no."

>uh, not to bring down the mood but... is he ok? HE looks like the one who just got back from surgery... or are the bolted on metal plates a fashion thing in the same vain as a tattoo?

As if sensing Jacks curiosity, Jack 5 smiles

"Sector 5, self repair is pretty big, they're also like a written story on my body"

He points to his horn,

"For example, got crushed in a door once. Note to selves, don't try walking through a heavy-duty bot door after them, the door sensors will NOT see you haha"

>follow up with Hax saying "Oh if only there was something about you that she might be interested in..." because it sounds like she knows more about Ahn7 than she's letting on

"Bestie, of course I'd know a lot about the model who made me. I think you can figure this one out for yourself"

So is self-help big in sector 5 too, or is he covering both sectors?
Apologize that we can't do our job again yet.
What's something you think is really important for us to remember?

>>1101058
Should we like, intern under J5 for a bit to get back into the swing of what we do? Slowly ease back into the job.

So… I guess asked what we missed while we were out and how long has he been covering for us… I also guess if we’re still able to do our job with our memory loss since we’re kinda breaching the topic already.

>>1101060
That seems like a good idea, or maybe a little practice session on him or Ahn now so he can get a feel for where you're at professionally.

>"Bestie, of course I'd know a lot about the model who made me. I think you can figure this one out for yourself"

AHN 3 made HAX, and presumably all the AHN models share similarities.

HAX thinks the AHNs have a control fetish.

AHN 7 knows the HAX chip is "a highly illegal augment that gives the user complete and utter control over those around them if used right"... and let us keep it with just a warning.

... whaaaat would happen if we used Active mode on AHN 7? Because it sounds like she might not be entirely opposed to us trying that out.

---

In the meantime though, we should ask Jack 5 here for more information about ourselves, anything of note happening right now, maybe if he nows anything about what we were up to before the virus flush. Has he ever had to deal with viruses like that? Is that a common problem?

This also reminds me that we really need to get the basic rundown of the city and people here at some point. We may need to get back on the AHN net and get those answers, we need to know what's going on in our surroundings. We need to find out why we had a mind control augment chip installed in our head.

It would probably also be polite to ask more him as well, his interests and current job and such.

>>1101058
>Bestie
You are not trustworthy and we are not friends.

Empathizing with you only made you more hostile, so I'm going to tell you what I really think. Frankly, at this point I wonder if the chance of death from having you removed would be a safer bet than leaving you in our systems any longer. If we had any power tools at the moment, I would strongly consider putting a drill to Jack's cranium and drilling through everything between it and you, just to be certain you won't have any more chances to mind-rape him.

Acting like we should be okay with you is not going to make what you did unhappen.

>Jack 5 has been covering for you while you were out.
That brings up an interesting question. How long was Jack 9 out? I was under the impression that he came in for a virus cleanse and the operation suddenly went wrong. Does the treatment take a long time? Did Jack leave his job for a while before he went to the hospital? How have our patients been holding up?

I couldn't help but notice that J5 has a bit of love and lust here. Would that sort of thing be taboo for robots of the same model? Is, um, "blood purity" a problem for us like it is for some organic lifeforms? Does our Jack feel weird about it?

You know what? I'm gonna test it.

I'd like to pay J5 a compliment on the nice body work he's done. We can see that he's pretty talented at patching himself up. If his scars are like stories written on his body, does he have any other interesting stories he'd like to share with us?

>>1101275
More hostile? What are you talking about!? I don't think anyone else agrees with you now, at least not to the extent that we'd want to seriously injure Jack to get rid of Hax, so maybe calm your shit, eh? Also, she wasn't calling you "Bestie" in the first place. She is aware there are multiple of us.

>>1101070
You mean a mind control fetish?

>>1101058
Ask for a rundown of what you missed.

>>1101275
...methinks you're a bit too paranoid. She's far from that bad.

>>1101060 Otherwise, backing this. Let's ease into things.

OK so given that we know basically nothing about our powers and their limits-I love Hex with all my heart, I’m giving her my credit card information and home address as I type this. But I don’t trust her a single bit about revealing secrets about herself that we do not know of until it’s far too late-I’ve taken liberty of drafting together a little plan for how we can properly test them out.

So the plan is as follows: Pt1: We go to one of the crime ridden sectors like AHN 1 or 3 and just, walk around. Explore the area and see the sights to see. Eventually after long enough (And if Hex is to be believed about how crime filled these areas are) we should be attempted to be mugged/murdered/graped/tried to be sold something by someone. We chose this person in particular because A; We’re not doing this to a loved one who places their trust into us, we’re doing this to a dangerous criminal who was actively trying to hurt us. And B; AHN7 will not know that we used Active mode if we do it in these areas. B is especially important for me because I don’t want to make the best girl disappointed in us :<. Then activates-

Pt2: We use Active mode on them. Test out its uses and limits, (This part and everything that comes after is very much unpredictable, depending on who the criminal actually was and what sort of situation they were in to do such an act) things like: What’s the max & min we can set the integer settings to (Is 999 and -1 even possible?)? Can we make them gay? What counts as a mood in this system (Can we make someone feel like they’ve watched the newest Sony anti-hero spider-man movies?(Aka: Extremely Suicidal?))? How powerful are our orders (Is self-harm possible? If we tell someone to “Take a walk” will they ever stop?)? Can we control more than one person at once? Is it at all possible to actually KILL someone if we set their systems the wrong way?


And while yes-this whole idea IS very much insanely immoral in every way conceivably imaginable-BUT it’s also extremely necessary to do. For example: What if when Hex told Bea she left the stove on, she actually doesn’t HAVE a stove to leave on in the first place? What happens then? Does the order redirect to something different but with the same goal? Does the order error out and a new one needs to be put in its place? Will Bea buy a stove, turn it on and then leave her house? Will she break into some random person's house and turn their stove off? Will the impossible order overload Bea’s brain and KILL HER?!?!? (Last one is extremely unlikely but still).

Yes none of that happened, and yes Hex would stop/warn us of anything like that happening. But the fact is that we don’t actually know that for certain. We have an extremely dangerous power at our hands that could hurt someone permanently. We can’t can’t roll the dice with “IF”s when using them.


...Also I want a good excuse to play around with our really cool hypno powers on someone.


>>1101058
Chit-chat with our brother for awhile, catch up on what we missed and whatnot. It's been probably years since we last spoke, and he's been filling in our position while we were gone, it would be pretty rude to just go straight to questions about ourselves first off (Still going to eventually though)

>>1101278
>>1101298
Hax is nobody's friend. She described herself as an existential threat to Jack specifically, and treating her as such is the appropriate response. If she has anything to say in her defense, she can say it herself.

I have been making every possible effort at every available opportunity to sympathize, compromise, understand, inquire, discuss, and otherwise reason with her so that we could work together more comfortably. She, instead, has repeatedly demanded entertainment while we were trying to do other things, acted irritable without explaining herself whenever something doesn't go her way, threatened our protagonist's life, and refused to even acknowledge any issues with how she's treated anyone.

Except for one time, when she said she was sorry for "teasing" and then made excuses for herself. Which is just about the most backhanded, insincere, two-faced insult of an "apology" she could have given for her behavior. And by "behavior", I mean "death threats", which have been ongoing for more than half of the entire time we've known Jack.

I honestly wish we could have a better relationship, or that any of the better ways to handle this had gotten us anywhere, but at this point it's apparent that the only two options are to either address the threat she has chosen to make against Jack's life, or pretend it never happened, and the better choice is to call her what she is.

>>1101302 Open hostility is just as likely to have Hax lash out at Jack so don't antagonize. Sure, we shouldn't let Hax dictate how we do things. Still, lip service is pretty much free. Plus light flirting seems to be enough to placate. Fun for both sides. "Just bestie? Please. We're way past the friendzone~."

>>1101302
...Are you still all angry about the time Hax said she'd fry our circuits if we picked up a book?

…Hmm. We could ask AHN what she meant by using our HAX for good. Like, hypnotherapy, consensual domming? …But let’s not get ahead of ourselves.

>>1101302
It's hard to pick up tone through text, but I think she was just joking. She has been quite well behaved for a sentient being confined to another person's head. If that comment is still bothering Jack he should just talk to her about it before jumping to dangerous schemes.

>>1101302

Fair point however (breast thump)
1. She is installed on Jack. They don't want to fight since they can't get away from each other.
2. She's been open to negotiation, which she won't be if Jack keeps treating her like an enemy
3. She doesn't have to be an existential threat. She can choose not to, and so can Jack.
4. She hasn't hurt anyone, despite several opportunties to do so.

>>1101302
Hax is a brat but I don't think she actually holds any Ill intentions toward us.
At worst I think she wants to get herself off by "Corrupting" (In a moral way, not a software way.) one of the goody-two-shoes Jack Units.

LiterallyJumble 2025/02/03(Mon)23:25 No. 1103234 ID: 0924d1
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>Ask for a rundown of what you missed.

>In the meantime though, we should ask Jack 5 here for more information about ourselves, anything of note happening right now, maybe if he nows anything about what we were up to before the virus flush. Has he ever had to deal with viruses like that? Is that a common problem?

"Not too much, your regulars came in a little confused at first but they adjusted haha, I even remembered a few from things you told me in the past. That girl that kept trying to rizz you up showed up too so that was interesting!"

"Wow, someone gets bitches"

"Well that's good at least, I don't think I was out for too long, was I? I forgot what Ahn said..."

"About two weeks, not as long as some other patients in the past but still a worrying amount of time"

"Wait, have you been doing twice the work? Or has someone been covering for you? That much travel must suck if you're going between sectors"

"Ahn 7 hooked me up with a link module so I can pilot two bodies at once, twice the compute requirements but twice the compute power since I've got an equivalent model."

"That sounds awesome, I'm glad to hear you're not suffering over this"

"Nah, I've been thoroughly enjoying it. Take your time with relearning your stuff again, I'm super down to continue."

"Will do ahah, thinking of just exploring the area to get my bearings again and meet my friends."



"Oh! Do you know if I was up to anything before my virus flush? Is it like, a common thing?"

Jack 5 thinks for a minute, wracking his brain for anything he can remember.

"Hmmm... Not really, if you're trying to figure out why you got a virus you were probably just searching some risky sites if you know what I mean" he chuckles teasingly,

"As for how common it is, I'm not sure if I know exactly, but..." he gestures to Ahn.

Ahn 7 steps forward, happy to answer what she arguably knows way more about,

"Fairly common, but not as bad as what you had. Most bots get a common virus at least once every quarter, fairly easy to flush out but you required a much deeper clean."

>>1101300

"You'll know more about me when the time is right, can't ruin my mysterious energy~ As for that plan, I actually think that idea... Yeah, that idea seems quite nice. Morally ambiguous so it appeals to both Jack and I... And we might be able to have some fun hehe..."

'You know what, it is kinda alright... Maybe we could head out after this...? Or am I forgetting something...'

Jack turns, facing Ahn,

"Hey Ahn, are you free sometime soon? I wanna talk to you more about uh.. The thing."

Jack 5 and Ahn 7 both look a bit confused, before her eyes widen, nodding softly.

"Understood, feel free to visit my office at any time to talk, or would you like to talk after you're done talking here?"

We could talk now if you have time - you know, before we completely forget what we were doing.
If Jack 5's got our bases safely covered maybe we should take another week off or so to focus on data recovery & figuring out what knocked us offline so badly! Better that someone with barely any data to lose risks catching the virus again, right? How lucky for our admirer that we have a clean slate.

Well you are meeting that one guy later tonight so as long as it doesn’t interfere with that you’re kind of free for whatever.

>>1103234
Ask about that girl. Why were you turning them down before?

>>1103238
Yeees we should ask about this, no? She's cute and nice.

>>1103238
Yeah, was that the bee girl?

LiterallyJumble 2025/02/05(Wed)06:33 No. 1103321 ID: 54300c
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>Well you are meeting that one guy later tonight so as long as it doesn’t interfere with that you’re kind of free for whatever.
>We could talk now if you have time - you know, before we completely forget what we were doing.

'Shouldn't interfere with that, still got a few hours until then.'

"Yeah I'll finish my conversation with 5 and probably go with you to your office if that's fine."

Ahn 7 nods, smiling understandingly.

>Ask about that girl. Why were you turning them down before?

Turning back to Jack 5, Jack looks a little confused,

"Why did I turn down whoever that client was?"

"Unprofessional to date a client I guess, she's really sweet and I couldn't see any other reason, maybe a little too in love with you? Seemed pretty head-over-heels for you, at least it made her smile!"

"Sounds like someone's getting laaaaaiiidddd~"

I guess the only question I can think of right now is since you're back will you be taking over your old job right away or is 5 going to stick around a bit longer and help ease you back into the job to make sure you still have your touch?

It don't suppose she would still be considered a client now? What with the amnesia. So it would be okay to hang out and maybe date right?

We can use this break to both explore a relationship with Bee and investigate the virus. Hey Hax, would hacking this body affect both of 5's bodies? Or would he notice something was up?

...what does being laid even MEAN for robots?

>>1103355
Like what is its purpose?

>>1103363
like, How do robots sex, and why can they?

>>1103321
Well, she's not our client now, is she? I think we've got a great opportunity here.

>>1103364

Obviously, there's some ancient biological origin of the biominetic template. You REALLY want to find more details about all of these design choices that are blatantly inherited from evolved biology.

>>1103234
>You'll know more about me when the time is right, can't ruin my mysterious energy
I don't know why you think "I'll murder you when I get bored", makes you cool or interesting, but it doesn't. It makes you a danger. The actually interesting questions about you can be solved after the problem of "when will Hax decide to betray and murder us?" is solved.

I really, sincerely, want to be able to get along with you. I want to talk to you. I want to get to know you. I want to have fun with you. I want to learn about what you are and what you can do, together with you and Jack. But I need to look after our main character, and that means I cannot overlook the threats you've made. I don't feel comfortable giving hacking advice to someone who's already said they're willing to use it against us.

All I want is for you to promise that you won't betray us or Jack. If you're willing to do that, then that's enough of a reason to try and trust you, and we can just have fun without worrying about it anymore. But if you're truly unwilling to do even that, then... it would be fair to see you as an enemy and act accordingly.

Jack's going to have a chat with Ahn soon. This is the best chance to decide how our relationship is going to go, Hax. We can have a nice time playing with her cybersecurity, like you wanted. Or we can warn Ahn about the danger Jack's in and get her to remove the chip. I sincerely hope it doesn't come to that, but I'm ready if it means protecting Jack.

Well, Hax, what's your answer? Can we trust you?

LiterallyJumble 2025/04/12(Sat)21:50 No. 1106192 ID: 1829b3
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>I guess the only question I can think of right now is since you're back will you be taking over your old job right away or is 5 going to stick around a bit longer and help ease you back into the job to make sure you still have your touch?

"I think I'll stay out of the therapy game for a bit until I'm confident in my abilities. You're happy with taking over for me for a bit, right? I don't wanna put too much work on you."

"Oh don't worry about it! Having two bodies at once is actually pretty dang cool, when I'm home I can use the extra processing power to think of different ways to help the clients, and it gives you crazy dreams being in two environments at once"

He places a hand on Jack's shoulder, smiling

"You go out there and find yourself again, maybe you can take a chance with that girl? Heck, you can take a chance with anyone now that you've got Ahn funds to burn while you recover."

Jack raises an eyebrow, looking over to Ahn who looks surprised

"Oh, right! I never told you, due to our negligence and the damage caused, the AHN foundation will be supplying you with funds for as long as it takes for you to recover and find a new job. Don't feel pressured to find anything however, your contributions to this sector have been wonderful, and you've been granted unlimited time"

AHN7 smiles, comforting and happy

>Hey Hax, would hacking this body affect both of 5's bodies? Or would he notice something was up?

"Since the hacking would be local until I connect to the link module, so unless it's a full takeover or mind edit, he'll be aware something isn't right. What I did with Bea wouldn't work since the thought wouldn't occur in his other body, y'know?"

>>1105709
>Well, Hax, what's your answer? Can we trust you?

Hax sighs audibly, seemingly a little mad yet upset

"Look, to ruin the fun, I... Can't do anything to Jack without consent or subconscious consent. I can't just fry his brain on a whim, and even if I could that'd kill me too, remember? I'm not gonna say too much since I do like being mysterious, but since it's becoming an issue... Yes, you can trust me."

Hmmm. Is there anyone or anywhere researching deep history? I am interested in learning more about our origins as a species and people, and the obvious organic biomimicry we have, and what evolved organic species or groups of species our anatomy resembles, and why and how we got to be who and what we are. What sorts of groups are looking into that?

>>1106192
I'm not sure how you found anything "fun" about a year's worth of constant death threats, but I certainly didn't. All it did was give us a reason to worry about our safety when we could have been doing things that would otherwise be enjoyable.

But okay, sure, you were just lying about that the whole time. I guess that's enough for you to start earning forgiveness, given that you were just making empty threats and haven't actually done anything to our host.

>subconscious consent
Or maybe you have done something.

Tell us everything you've done to Jack's mind so far. Be clear, specific, and don't leave anything out. And don't try to dodge the question by acting mysterious, because that routine has long overstayed its appeal.

>>1106198
>a year's worth of constant death threats
What the fuck are you talking about? We've been awake for less than a day and she *joked* about that kind of thing exactly once.
Would you seriously stop already? Your repeated harassment of Hax is really distracting and generally unhelpful! It's clear at this point that nothing she says is going to be good enough for you, and you're going to assume she's an existential threat no matter what. So there isn't any point in her responding to you, is there?

>>1106192
Alright so we need to find a job. Hmm. Presumably you still have your old apartment or house or whatever... where do you live? Should find a job close to where you live.

hmm, well guess that clears things up for me. I guess for now reconnect with people you knew before the mind wipe and see if you can't recall anything and I guess find a time to test out your new hacking powers since we got them and might as well use them. You know in case that whoever put them in you in the first places decides they want them back and sends a goon or something after you.

>>1106192
Sounds pretty good to me...I guess we can relax and fix ourselves, then? Go on that date with Bea...

>>1106199
Don't we specifically *not* need a job? We have a lot of free time.

>>1106198
Just ignore everything this guy says from now on. Nobody else feels constantly under threat from a gremlin woman that only exists in their head.

AHN support is presumably contingent on us not intending to coast indefinitely. Well, preparing our skills for a new job could take a while, buuut we should certainly spend some of that time and money we've been generously gifted on our benefactor. We should schedule a job fair visit, but more importantly, a dinner date. Or the robot equivalent of such.

Agree on we should ignore the paranoid asshole thoughts.

It can be easy to get into a slump when out of work for a long time. Let's take it easy and get our bearings for a bit before we go job hunting, but try not to fall into ennui.

Is there any general adult education class we could go to to re-acclimate to the gaps in our working memory and jostle up anything under the surface?

>>1106199
>It's clear at this point that nothing she says is going to be good enough for you
Actually, what's clear is the exact opposite of that.

Hax threatend Jack's life as a joke.
I asked if she really meant it.
She admitted she didn't mean it, which as I previously stated, is in fact enough to make up for threatening us in the first place. It took her a while to say it, but it's the only thing she needed to say.

Hax retracted her threat, so the conflict is resolved. And we learned something important about her in the process.

I'm also asking a follow-up question, because her mention of "subconscious consent" warrants a follow-up question. It's fair to ask if she's done anything to Jack that we might not have noticed. If she did, then it'll tell us more about her capabilities. If she didn't, then we'll know not to worry about it. Either way, it's a reasonable question.

>>1106192
Unrelated to the conflict that's currently over, let's talk about what's going on.

Hax says that she'd have a hard time fooling Jack 5 because he's in two bodies. What about messing with his senses? His other body isn't here, so if he sees or hears something that isn't really here, he wouldn't know it, right?

I also seem to remember that you were planning to talk to Ahn in private soon. You still feel up for that? I expect it'll be a pretty good time.

Hax is fine, she's probably just antsy over having little to do cooped up in Jack's head.

How can we leverage her abilities into Jack's new job? The applications for a therapist are clear, but is that what the new Jack wants to do? Should spend some time getting to know your new self. Try activities, go on dates with new and new-old friends. Figure out who you should become.

LiterallyJumble 2025/04/17(Thu)21:09 No. 1106439 ID: 60b335
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>Hmmm. Is there anyone or anywhere researching deep history? I am interested in learning more about our origins as a species and people, and the obvious organic biomimicry we have, and what evolved organic species or groups of species our anatomy resembles, and why and how we got to be who and what we are. What sorts of groups are looking into that?

Ahn smiles,

"Well, aside from the other AHN models and I, there is a private design and production company next door in Sector 6. Mr Carter would have a deep understanding of our history. While I could answer your questions, I feel it may be better for you to explore and meet people outside this Sector."

>Hax says that she'd have a hard time fooling Jack 5 because he's in two bodies. What about messing with his senses? His other body isn't here, so if he sees or hears something that isn't really here, he wouldn't know it, right? I also seem to remember that you were planning to talk to Ahn in private soon. You still feel up for that? I expect it'll be a pretty good time.

>I guess we can relax and fix ourselves, then? Go on that date with Bea...

"That might actually work... Directly effecting his sensors could do many things, making him see, hear, and feel things could all be done without raising suspicion."

"Oh right, I think Bea mentioned Mr Carter just before, praised him for his knowledge and said Sector 6 was a wonderful place to visit, I could just kill two birds with one stone and head over there for our date."

"That sounds like a great idea, Jack. When do you plan on heading out? I can let Mr Carter know you'll be visiting."

"Sometime next week, I'll meet up with Bea sometime and figure out a specific date."

"Alright then. If you two are done talking, would you like to accompany me to my office, Jack 9?"

Yes. At last, some time alone with AHN!

>would you like to accompany me to my office, Jack 9
Ok, lets go.

>>1106439
>would you like to accompany me to my office, Jack 9?
Yes, that would be lovely. How is she feeling right now? She seems better than she was earlier, at least.

Now that we can finally be alone with Ahn, let's bring up the idea of experimenting with our new hacking abilities. We could test out her cybersecurity, see how deep we can go, figure out some of the strange and exciting things we can do, that sort of thing. It would help her get an idea of what to expect from dangerous rogue hackers on the loose, and how well her countermeasures would hold up. Plus, I think she might enjoy it. Does that sound like a good time to her?

...

Also, just so it doesn't go unsaid, I should apologize to Hax. I shouldn't have reacted so harshly. I still think it was important for us to establish trust, but it wasn't fair to treat you like an enemy when you haven't done anything to hurt us.

I still want to know if you did anything we might not have noticed, though. I remember you making Jack see an image of you, but was there anything else that we could be forgetting?