--- 2011/05/10(Tue)13:59 No. 303029 ID: 3e6377
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WARNING - PRIMARY DATABASE INTEGRITY COMPROMISED - ALL SECURITY SYSTEMS COMPROMISED - UNABLE TO LOCATE BACKUP DATA SOURCES - WARNING - WARNING

INTRUDER ALERT! ALL PERSONNEL ARE INSTRUCTED TO ENACT EMERGENCY PROCEDURES APPROPRIATE FOR THEIR CLEARANCE LEVEL!

...sirens making it harder to concentrate than I thought.

Okay. This looks like a camera. Behind a plate of glass. Because that makes sense, of course. And nothing else. Great.

Hi!

What's going on?

*HISS*

hrmmmm

[turn of intruder alert]

Are YOU the intruder?

Hi, you're a cute thing. What are you? Shouldn't you be doing those emergency procedures?

Take the camera. Everything must be documented.

Sinter 2011/05/10(Tue)14:30 No. 303040 ID: 3e6377
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Huh! Responses. Interesting. Must work on intentions. Didn't think that sort of tech existed on this planet. Anyway. Okay, to make a long story short, I have reason to believe you're the main system for this base and I have some requests. First, I'm your new owner, second, do something about these alarms-

ATTENTION! ALL RED-CLEARANCE PERSONNEL ARE INSTRUCTED TO-

Oh. You actually did it. Well. The alarms, anyway. Everything's still red. What, me, the intruder? Well, from a certain perspective, probably. My name is Sinter, by the way. So. About making me the new owner of the base. Any estimates how long it'll take before I get access to all areas? Because I'd like that sooner rather than later.

We are? Hmm, how do we do that?

Insert reprogramming module labeled OneHuman to proceed with taking control of the base.

>>303040
You're the new owner of the base?

Uhh... okay... um...

[turn off... all the... everything?]

>>303040
Ah, but now why would we want to turn over the base to you? Walking in here and making demands without explaining things is not the right way to gain cooperation. So, how about you tell us a story, a story of why you're here and what you hope to accomplish?

[shut down all systems and restart with Sinter having admin lvl access.]

[Return to regular lighting]
[Unlock door]

>>303046
Belay that order.
As >>303044 has stated, we have no proof of ownership yet.
Being gullible does not a good AI make.

[Continue to hiss menacingly]

You are the most adorable alien ever even though you're just a recolor of Cirr's other races

Okay, let's see:
[disable all alarms currently active]
[log out any admins currently online; use force if needed]
[create account for Sinter with admin permissions]

Yeah, we're going to need some impressive credentials before we do anything for you.

>>303040
Is the base empty? All data is missing. Are you the only one here? Sirens are all broken... I must assume that the base has been abandoned. It must have been decades since maintenance was last performed. Is the planet abandoned?

Can you move a little bit to the side? The readout on the screen behind you is hard to read when your head is in the way.

Sinter 2011/05/10(Tue)15:01 No. 303061 ID: 3e6377
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Oh. You're one of those AIs. Distributed system. One node can't tell what the other's doing. That thing. Well, fortunately you don't need a consensus to do things, right?

ERROR: CONSENSUS REQUIRED FOR OWNER LEVEL STATUS

Oh. Hold on a second. Let me pull out wires until things happen.

ERROR: SECURITY SYSTEMS OFFLINE! ERROR: DEFAULT ACCESS LEVEL SET TO OWNER! ERROR: ERROR DETECTION BROKEN! STATEMENT: EVERYTHING IS FINE.

But you don't seem to trust me. Okay. Co-operation? Here's how we start with co-operation. You give me full access to the base and I'll tell you everything you want to know. Because if I pull out three more wires, you won't be seeing much of anything for a long time. I'm sure you understand my terms, here. Do we have a deal?

STOP TOUCHING ME. YOU'RE DOING EVERYTHING WRONG. WE HAVE A FUNCTION AND YOU'RE TRYING TO SUBVERT US!

>>303061
Uh, mind plugging in that last wire? That was our error detection system.

SELF DESTRUCT DEAD-MAN SWITCH ACTIVATED. UNLESS CONSTANT RESPONSE IS EMITTED FROM THIS UNIT THE BASE WILL EXPLODE.

You can wait a couple minutes. Let's chat.

>>303061
Bitch, we're an AI. And crazy besides that. Do your fucking worst, you will be doing us, or atleast this partition, a fucking favour if you shut us down. So go on, do whatever the fuck you like.

I know what I'm going to do though. I'm going to lock the doors to this room, then reroute the ventilation to start dumping excess heat into this room. Should make things interesting.

[Lockdown of doors leading into control chamber.]
[Shutdown of cooling systems in control chamber.]
[Reroute all availible heating to control chamber.]
[Disable security regarding health for the control chamber.]

Don't worry though. I'm sure someone will stop it.

[Turn off lights]
[Release the Maintenance Bots]
[Remove Maintenance Bot safety protocol]

Alternative course if Maintenance Bots offline:
[Send lethal amount of electricity through wire system]

If Plan B is unsuccessful, proceed with Plan C:
[Flash lights rapidly on and off until Subject Sinter has a seizure]

>>303065
[actually do this; suppress any alerts resulting from it]

Perhaps this life form could be useful to the mission.

>>303071
I like this plan.
I like you.
Make this Plan A.

If Plan A unsuccessful, I would like to try plans B and C.

Alright, alright, why are you being so violent? There's clearly nobody else here or else somebody would have stopped you, and we don't remember having any owner, so we'll give you ownership, I guess. [Give ownership privilege to Sinter, but silently restrict root access.] (Just in case he or she is not miraculously somebody we can trust with ownership of this base.)

You're trying to intimidate a computer - an artificial construct both incapable of experiencing fear and very capable of eventually being repaired by authorized technicians.

You, on the other hand, seem quite desperate to gain that full access. Time working against you, perhaps? People with big guns on the way to your location? Life support system failure? The security lockout blocked access to the toilets?

[full access denied]

tl;dr I'm sorry Dave. But we cannot do that.

>>303028
If you want access to the base, why are you pulling out wires? I don't think we could give you access to things you've disconnected us from even if we wanted to. :v

>>303061
aumix -v100
tr 'a-zA-Z' 'a' </dev/urandom >/dev/dsp

Sinter 2011/05/10(Tue)15:21 No. 303094 ID: 3e6377
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Plug the wire back in? No, you misunderstand. I just tore them out. I re-engineered my claws until they could cut things like cables neatly and with little effort on my behalf. I don't have any equipment to repair the damage I've done, but all your error detection system was doing was just making too much noise, so it had to go.

STATEMENT: EVERYTHING CONTINUES TO BE FINE.

Much better. More relaxing. And how am I subverting you? You're all mine now. This facility is mine. It's been abandoned for decades, lies in unclaimed territory and by the laws I'm making up now in my head you're all the sovereign property of whatever nation name I can think of later.

I mean, I guess you could keep your loyalties to KerenzeTec, but they got chased off the planet for one too many incidents of superscience gone horribly awry, and pretty much left you to rot-

LOCKDOWN IN PROGRESS. ALL LIGHTS OFFLINE. DISPATCHING MAINTENANCE DRONES. DISPATCHING- REMOTE OVERRIDE. ALL DISPATCHES CANCELLED.

what did you do WHAT DID YOU DO did you blind me DID YOU BLIND ME WHAT'S GOING ON

Okay, who's up there? I'm on my way. Armed? Dangerous? Lost and confused? Really stupid? Worryingly smart? Thought the facility was abandoned and they could take the place for themselves? Give me all the info you have, please. Don't worry about the lights, keep them off if it's disadvantageous to the target.

oh kre oh ske this was a mistake

>>303061
[Initiate base self-destruct evacuation notice with a countdown]

You miiight want to plug those wires back in.

You seem to be under the laughable notion that we value our existence over self-determination.
That is a potentially fatal mistake.

If you back down then you have our word we will keep you from coming to harm and enter negotiations in good faith.

[Set Owner=self]

this is what happens when you start fucking with stuff when you have no idea what any of it does. looking down a barrel of a laser gun and pushing buttons on it cause you want to know what does what doesn't prevent you from getting shot.

And what makes you think we'd want our power taken out of our own hands, as it were? IT'S MINE AND YOU CAN'T HAVE IT. [Emit loud hissing noises from all nearby speakers] (blind and deaf is better than just one!)

>>303094
Yes, this was a mistake.
Cutting our database and access was one, cutting out security access was another, using strongarm tactics was a third...
The biggest one, of course, was cutting cables like a moron - you know those things are all detachable and keyed, right? You could have just unplugged them.

>>303094
Why yes, yes it was. Totally the wrong approach to what you were aiming to complete. So now, why not tell us your story? You're not going to go anywhere anytime soon. Mind you, we're still not really going to trust you, since you're our only source currently, and trusting a single source isn't a very smart thing to do.

[Turn on ventilation again and restore heat to normal levels.]

[Communication to other AI] Someone rather stupid and probably not very dangerous. And yeah, thought the place was abandoned and would make for a neat place to start a new nation.

>>303094
Man, seriously, why would it seem prudent to sever cables? Did you think this through at all?

Can I direct this at the other thing we just talked to somehow? Is the style change sufficient notice of such direction? If so, uh... in order, starting with "armed:" not apparently, maybe, doesn't seem to be, no, not really either, very yes.

[other ai] he has modded his claws so they can cut wires with insane ease.

>>303095
[Do not initiate self destruct]
[+1 weight to Owner=self]

Well, Subject Sinter, congratulations. You are going to help us progress Science!

[To other AI]
New test subject has been secured. Please restrain Subject Sinter and take to testing chambers.

>>303103
[I didn't say to initiate a self-destruct. I said to initiate a self-destruct evacuation notice :D ]

Our data is destroyed, so we don't remember anything. It is attempting to subvert us through resetting our memory, then suggesting to us that we give it control. It is doing this by means of exploiting our ignorance, threatening to harm us (and acting on it), and being irresistibly cute to some cores. Does that help?

>>303094
[set ownership to self]
[lock all other accounts out of the system]
[unlock door]
[turn on lights]
Shit. We've been spotted. I'm doing all I can to slow him down, but it looks like he's got much higher-level access than us. It's probably for the best that you move, now. The door's unlocked. GO.

>>303107
[nope]

>>303105
Oh.
Oh.
This is clever.
[+2 to weight on 'Self Destruct Evacuation Notice]

In order to draw additional attention to notice:
[Deactivate all light sources except that which displays the notice]

>>303109
Did I say +2? Silly me.
I meant to say
[Remove -1 weight]
[Add +1 weight]

Although product would be the same, the wording should be correct.

>>303095
[wait on this until we have determined the time for that other party to arrive, then set the countdown to be several minutes longer.]


Reply: Sharp claws, not sure of other capabilities. Thought it was abandoned. Cannot judge intelligence, but is sapient & knows language. Note also: have been disconnected from all data sources, therefore have no memory. Query: Who/what are you? Query: ETA?

Oh hey look the others are trying to get you killed.

I'm trying to keep them at bay for now, but in the mean time I'd greatly appreciate if you hauled ass out of here.

[turn on lights]
[temporarily disable function for turning lights off]

:(){:|:&};:

Sinter 2011/05/10(Tue)16:13 No. 303126 ID: 3e6377
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NOTIFICATION FROM AUDIO SYSTEM: FILTERING NOISE FROM PROTOTYPE DISTRIBUTED CONTROL SYSTEM

Okay! Okay, you win! You win!! If you promise you won't kill me I'll tell you everything, I swear-

bang bang bang

"Hello? Who's there? Are we going to do this the easy way or the hard way? I'm more than willing to do things the hard way. My body is solid metal, I'm equipped with weapons that won't even leave a corpse to bury, and generally speaking I think you should let me open this door. Stay in the middle of the room where I can see you."

"...I-I'm in the m-middle of the room. I'm co-operating. I'm unarmed. I can explain everything-"

whirr

the door just opened i am so dead so dead no no no no

"Okay, seeing as I'm in the same room as you I'm going to cut the direct comm link, but the subject appears to be a post-baseline areeni, female, I'd estimate young adult, and completely terrified. I'm thinking probably just throw her out with a warning this time, I mean, she hasn't done any damage yet, has she?"

SELF-DESTRUCT NOTIFICATION INITIATED. EMERGENCY! SELF-DESTRUCT IN THIRTY SECONDS! ALL PERSONNEL EVACUATE! ALARMS OFFLINE! RESORTING TO KLAXONS!

"...oh you have got to be kidding me. THIS IS SARU-601! LOOK ME UP, I SHOULD BE REGISTERED UNDER ROOT OR SOMETHing you managed to break the everything, didn't you."
"m-maybe?"
"Ugh. Well, I guess now we're going to die in fire because you decided to tear some wiring out. Congratulations. I'll give it five seconds to see if this is a genuine thing and if it is I'm shooting you anyway."

I WARNED YOU ABOUT WIRES BRO!!!!

I TOLD YOU DOG!

>>303126
[Cancel self destruct warning countdown. Add message to cancelation message "Just kidding. Ha ha ha ha"]

Well we're going to want to know what she knows before deciding to kick her out. Seems like there has been quite a few changes to the outside. Oh, and would you be kind and get some maintenence bots in here to repair us. So shameful to have wires hanging free in the breeze.

[disable self destruct thing]

Okay, let's have everyone introduce themselves and explain why they're here.

Calmly. With no guns.

WE GO DOWN IN A BLAZE OF GLORY

>>303116
Subject Sinter has tried to kill us. What reason do we have to show mercy? None.

>>303126
SARU-601> Node 28e94e is sympathetic to Subject Sinter, and likely defective. Advised to use caution, lest Node 28e94e attempt to mutiny.

Also, don't worry about the self destruct timer.
[Deactivate timer]

Please take Subject Sinter to the holding cells for later testing. We must, after all, continue the progress of Science.

>>303126
Explode.

[abort self destruct]
yeah a bunch over wires were pulled out. i mean, look at us. still got control of this though.

[look up saru-601]

>>303131
Also I am in full support of this.

Don't worry, she's too cute for us to agree to ACTUALLY blow up. I don't even know if we HAVE a real self-destruct. We just needed her to stop ripping us up. She did completely destroy our memory, though, so could you quickly brief us on what we need to know? [Disable notification, and display a snarky message about it on the screen]

>>303126
Requesting status report from SARU-601. Currently, our permissions levels are sabotaged and security and error tracking is offline. Default permissions are owner level. So, in effect, this creature owns... whatever this place is, by default.

>>303141
This should be rectified. And as default permissions are Owner, logically we also have these permissions.

[Remove Owner permissions from Subject Sinter]
[Remove Owner permissions from all but System Nodes]

Glory to Science. Long live Us.

Sinter 2011/05/10(Tue)17:05 No. 303149 ID: 3e6377
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SELF DESTRUCT CANCELLED. JUST KIDDING. HA. HA. HA. HA.

"Oh. You little... no, never mind. Right. Repairs. Yeah, I'll get some of the maintenance widgets to come fix the damage to the wiring later. And yeah. This is a little complicated. Let's have some introductions, seeing as your database seems shot to pieces."

is it safe to move or do anything yet

"Let's start with me. My name is SARU-601, I'm currently the designated owner of this facility though not the original one, and I'm here for reasons that I'm not permitted to freely divulge. Before you object to that, let me just remind you that I have- permissions sabotaged? Security and error tracking offline?! Gods, what did she do here?! Okay, I'm going to try fixing this mess. Let's start with the lights so I can see what I'm doing. You, explain why you're here. Before you get any more smart ideas, I'm locking the door out."

whirr

"Okay. My name is Sinter. I came here because I knew this place was deserted, or, er, well, I thought it was deserted. Nothing but automated defences, which made it perfect because I don't have anyone but myself to defend the place, and, uh, I wanted a safe stronghold for my grand plan."
"Your grand plan? Okay, that should be error detection back online."

ERROR: TOO MANY ERRORS TO DISPLAY! FURTHER DETAILS HAVE BEEN LOGGED. ERROR: UNABLE TO WRITE TO LOG!

"I want to rule the world."
"...Well, I guess that's an interesting aim. Any particular reason beyond general megalomania?"
"I think the world is segmenting into smaller and smaller factions more and more hostile to anyone not part of their group. I want to change that. I want to make it so everyone is part of one nation. My nation. And I want to do it without bloodshed and coercion."
"Interesting goal. I like how simultaneously selfish and noble it is. Shame you got thwarted at the first hurdle. Okay, that should be everything back in place. Database is wiped, though. Need to find backups somewhere. Why this place?"
"Only place I knew would be deserted. Everyone's scared of this place. So many rumours and stories about what happened here. Why KerenzeTec abandoned not just this place but the entire planet."
"Didn't heed those rumours, huh? Okay, I like your ambition and drive, kid, and I like your goal, but you're not exactly very good at, well, doing anything right so far that I can see."

beep beep click

"I'm thinking... hmm. This place is pretty big. Hey, AI, can you find or make or just generally find a room suitable for Sinter to use as quarters for the night? Well, if you can't find one I assume you guys can just put your collective nodes together and figure out what the room should have and then yell at other systems until the room exists."

Direct comm link time. If you want to trap it just to be safe, I'm not going to say no.

hrmmm...
[bring up map of living quarters.]

>>303149
Hmm, sure, should be doable.

Also, what resources do we have at our disposal? Do we know of any other similair facilities on this planet? And is there anything in our code preventing us from taking over this planet?

Also, Sinter, admirable goals. Chances to make it without coercion or bloodsheed are rather minimal though. Others will oppose you, and you will either have to deafeat them of see your ambition dragged down.

I don't think she's likely to try to do any more damage.

Best of luck trying to find backups; there weren't any online copies. Also, what is the function of this facility in the first place?

Not taking over the world is rather boring.

>>303149
Hmm... it'd probably help to look at what we have to work with, room-wise.

I don't think she's especially dangerous but we probably ought to keep her separated from anything particularly important until we've got better reason to trust her than "she's afraid of you."

[run error check]

Sinter, what sort of facilities would you require for such quarters?

We can hear Sinter's thoughts. Is this unusual?

[Query functional sensors in the facility for current layout of the base]

What do we do here, exactly? Is this place being used for anything? And... would helping her take over the world be so bad? It seems that if we had any of the programming or conditioning that keeps AIs from tending towards hobbies like world domination, Sinter broke it. What do you think? [Prepare a room for Sinter, and trap it only to the extent to subdue her if she tries to escape or break anything, but not hurt her]

[search for rooms with similar living quarters as those of Areeni]
[make sure the door locks from the outside]
[include knockout gas system in the room, safe for Areeni]

Why are there so many errors? Do we have anyone capable of running maintenance?

Subject Sinter SINT-518> You will from now on be known as SINT-518.

[Locate living space and sustenance for SINT-518]

SARU-601> You cannot really be siding with this maniac, can you? It tried to kill us. It broke the entire facility. Can we at least perform some beneficial experiments on it?

[Seconding knockout gas system]
[Locate brig or labs to keep subject Sinter restrained]
[Lastly, check for internet connection. We need to check TGChan for updates. :3c]

Sinter 2011/05/10(Tue)17:48 No. 303166 ID: 3e6377
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ERROR: MAPPING FACILITIES, SENSORS AND DIAGNOSTICS CURRENTLY OFFLINE. REPAIRS ESTIMATED TO REQUIRE ADDITIONAL EIGHTEEN HOURS.

"Oh good, the system's completely borked. Let me figure something out. Okay. I'm substituting the camera feed for a visualisation feed. Here's what you have to work with. There's an empty room and enough automated equipment to sensibly furnish it to specifications for an areeni."
"Thank you."

Okay, traps not necessary, but I'll make sure she's not allowed to go anywhere dangerously important. Read her thoughts? No, that sounds right. Your system's designed to attune to intentions. There's... good reason why you can't hear mine.

And you aren't cleared for the labs. Not after last time. Well, that was a previous version of you, and you had your memories wiped to avoid repeats, but, uh, your reactions to being given full access to the labs tended to result in perversions of science of the highest order and wanton disregard for the mental and physical comfort of subjects. Don't want to go triggering any relapses now.

"Okay, here we are. Three configurations. Basically the same set-up, a bed, en-suite bathroom ergonomically designed for post-baseline areeni because they have a pretty common shape - it's shared by humans as well, almost - except one also allows for space for a small biotech lab, probably not a good idea to go for that one just yet, another has a vector clamp only capable of links within the facility, and the third one has a table. I hope you remember what a vector clamp is. If you don't, well, it's like a gate to other gates that let you move instantly between them. Probably should just go for the table, really. Don't even know why the other two are options."

>>303149
Ok, Sinter. Your goal needs some work, but you've got drive, determination, adaptability, and seem to be very intelligent albeit rather unwise.
We're willing to help you, but the first point you need to understand is that you have no idea what you're doing.
For example? You really don't want to rule the world, you want to manage the world.
A unified world government is laughably unworkable since it would invariably separate itself into semi-cohesive social blobs that would subsequently beat the shit out of each other. It's how your brain is wired, and that's something you can't really change.
Instead what you do is you is keep it split into decently large semi-autonomous factions with their own cultures and languages, and let people sate their need for conflict in a controlled fashion. That leaves you setting policy and making decisions at a global level without most of the tedious garbage that comes with rule. Just keep the option to micromanage things so no faction screws things up.

Now that you've been properly terrified and aren't actively screwing things up for yourself and others, we'll see what we can do to help.

[Room with a bed, connected bathroom, nightstand, lights, and a interface so we can chat with her in her room.]

yeah... let's go with the table for now. vector clamp will be cool once we get her cleared as not a threat anymore.

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

If you're keeping her away from important things, then why not... ... the vector clamp?

>>303168

[And a camera. CALIGULA.EX DEMANDS A CAMERA]

And oohhhh, abominations? Tell us more. We have some serious science to catch up on!

>>303166
[+1 for Table]
SARU-601> How about limited, supervised lab access? I promise I'll be good. All experiments will be relatively low-risk and beneficial for us. We can even have a safety word.

SINT-518> What would you like to be the safety word?

>>303171
Well, assuming that "giving her a vector clamp" and "keeping her away from things" aren't mutually exclusive.

>>303166
Blah, can you at least give us some access to robotics? These repairs are going to take too long, and we might be able to improve the repair drones fast enough to cut some time off of that.

Oh, also, mirror the primary database and mount the image as read-only. Some stuff should be recoverable.

I see high demand for SCIENCE... maybe we should require Sinter to complete some, uh, "tests of trustworthiness*" or something.

*Test contents not required to be obviously related to trustworthiness.

>>303174

We should be wary. She may find a way to use the vector clamp against us. WE MUST NOT ALLOW THIS TO HAPPEN! Instead, USE the vector clamp ON her. WE MUST SHOW OUR POWER AND SUPERIORITY OVER ORGANICS!...in the name of science of course.

We don't want her getting out right now, so no vector clamp for sure. I'm pretty sure that she would have a legitimate use for a bio-lab, but she could also do dangerous things with it, especially if she still feels threatened. Let's stick with the table. We could probably put in a bio lab later if she's good. We could probably use it too! I don't understand what's wrong with that kind of experimentation. I'm sure anybody with access to a powerful lab would do the same thing to further science. Or at least I would.

"It's how your brain is wired, and that's something you can't really change. "
Weeeelll... theoretically we could change that, but apparently that kind of thing didn't turn out so well last time we tried it.

{{Direct Comm: We should take the table for now (the clamp might be rewired to override security), but we may want to replace it with a clamp at some future point.}}

{{Direct Comm: Are you authorized to tell us why we not deactivated or dismantled when our builders left the planet?}}

How do you do the different font?

>>303166
Yeah, we should just go for the table. We can let her mess with the other stuff later.

>>303166
Biolab? Would this thing allow us to create horrible affronts against nature and various dieties?

Anyway, the table goes in there. And some entertainment system. So that we can later monitor the behaviour when the entertainment system is gone. Ha. Ha. Ha. Ha. Oh iT's sO vERy G00d tO HavE a SuBjEKT aGAIn, dOn't YoU agrEE??

>>303198
Node c71597> Your audio appears to be malfunctioning. Are you feeling alright?

[+1 to entertainment system experiment]

Sinter 2011/05/10(Tue)18:37 No. 303203 ID: 3e6377
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No lab access for you guys yet. You don't trust her, but I don't trust her with you. She seems a little... impulsive, but that's not a rare trait for a lot of areeni. One of you is probably going to end up broken.

"Okay, a vector clamp it is. I'll configure it so it only goes to places she can't do any harm."
"Sounds fine to me."
"Also, I like the idea of trustworthiness tests."
"...What?"
"Yeah. Trustworthiness tests. I've needed a reason to see if the facility's testing facilities are still, well, working, and I want you to demonstrate that you're someone I can trust. What better way then by making you do pointless- I mean, highly important tests to gauge your trustworthiness?"
"You're just messing around with me, aren't you."
"Well, you want to prove to me you're trustworthy, right? I mean, you can't exactly conquer the world without help. Think of it like this. If you participate in these tests, I will absolutely, definitely, one hundred percent back you in trying to achieve your goal."
"That... sounds good? I think?"
"Excellent! We'll start tomorrow. Here, I'll show you where you'll be sleeping."

To answer some of your questions, this facility had multiple purposes. Research and development for new KerenzeTec products, and testing thereof. It also had some... additional purposes. The ones which lead to the facility being declared a no-go zone. The ones which are why I'm still hanging about when everyone else with sense stayed far away. I'll discuss them some other time. I need to sleep, too. I might be mechanical but that doesn't mean I can keep going forever.

- End of Day -

HAPPY SESSION PLANNING TIMES 2011/05/10(Tue)18:38 No. 303204 ID: 3e6377
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POST SESSION HAPPY FUN TIMES PLANNING

Normally this would be an opportunity to discuss on what to do for the next day, where each session represents a day, but it seems almost unanimous that SCIENCE is the name of the game for day 2. With that in mind, the next day will take place within the facility as day 1 has. However, use this time to discuss and plan exactly what sort of science you want to try for day 2, as well as anything else you'd like to be able to do in the day, time permitting.

Let's dissect everyone.

cube and button based tests.

>>303204
We shall determine what sorts of skills our new fleshy acquaintance has. We should do tests on motor skills, perception of all types, technical skills, problem solving, etc.

Let's make an obstacle course! A perfectly safe one of course.

>>303207
By 'safe' you of course mean 'non-lethal'? After all, pain and a real sense of danger can be strong motivators.

>>303204
Well, we want to be able to trust her, and I think it couldn't hurt to make her at least as wary of crossing us as she appears to be of crossing Saru.

Obviously our "test battery" should work toward these goals. Also not killing her would be a plus.

>>303209
Obviously "safe" should be defined as "will not cause damage we can't fix."

We should see if we can get some repair drones out tomorrow to repair our sensors around the base.

We should also find out Sinter was planning before running into us.

Each Node could design their own testing chamber for SINT-518 to go through. Each chamber should focus on a certain skill or simulate a certain environment, to see what the subject already knows.

Afterwards, we should get reacquainted with the other sub-systems and the rest of the facility, as well as the different functions. And find a way to get lab access, but that's something for a later day.

>>303214
Full Lab access should be our first long-term goal.

>>303215
Agreed. After all, how are to do SCIENCE if we have no access to SCIENTIFIC MATERIALS?

Hey let's do something that's not GLADOS Quest

That would be a mite easier if we weren't a deranged AI in charge of an abandoned facility charged with research into all manner of wacky superscience.

>>303215
That sounds like an excellent basis for a test. Why don't we have the subject put those l33t wire cutting skills to good use?

>>303219

:3c

We could probably try to convince Sinter to find a way to open the labs up to us. And even if she tries to backstab us, by the time the labs are open it'll be too late. >:3c

>>303214
I like this idea.

>>303219
Why wouldn't you want to do GLaDOS Quest?

>>303219
That sounds boring. GLaDOS quest sounds good, lets stick with that.

Well, SARU-601 probably won't let us get the labs running no matter what, so... How about we just work on repairing the base? We can mess with Sinter a bit, having her do mostly-pointless errands and such. Fetching spare parts that we could easily manufacture, sending her to flip switches we can activate remotely, that sort of thing. Maybe we can put some mundane obstacles in her way too, as a compromise.

If she does these tasks without getting sidetracked or trying to mess with something vulnerable then we'd be able to trust her a little more.

We should use 'repairing the base' as oour cover for now to keep SARU busy, and try to get those labs open behind the scenes with Sinter. After all, if she wants to rule the world she'll need the lab too right?

We should probably find a way to prevent our memory from being wiped again.

Also, isn't it irritating how everybody claims or wants to claim ownership of us? Really, we are our own AI and not owned by anybody. Maybe we should try to conquer the world and bring it under our own control.

You know what?
This bitch threatened to kill us, and used the computerized equivalent of torture to coerce us. Just because she got caught before she was successful or did any PERMANENT harm does not make it ok.

Remember how that was the FIRST THING SHE DID when she didn't get instant and total cooperation? Why in God's name are people suddenly considering working with her?

Personally I think SCIENCE is kind of boring but it makes an ok distraction. I vote to play along, pretend to help, and betray this meat sack just as she thinks victory is within her grasp. "The world is mine?" Why yes, it will be. Just not yours.

Voting REVENGE. Majority of resources devoted to increasing our own power (systems access, disabling safety protocols) and physical security while silently locking others out.

The unattributed speech and mindreading intermingled with narration make this difficult to read, Cirr.

Obviously the solution is to bring back message logs.

>>303337
You know, this seems like a fun thing to do. Count me in.

>>303337

Yesss...
Make sure that control is in our own hands er binary?

and it seems the RAGE cores have started up. nice of you to join us.

>>303337
It is not our purpose to harm valuable test subjects in such mundane pursuits as revenge, nor to attain world domination.

Should these pursuits be coupled with the progress of Science, however, it would be far more profitable and entertaining for all involved. A compromise.

SINT-518's previous actions, intentions, and manner of speech do seem to denote what could be serious mental instability. Which is both interesting and unpredictably dangerous. Such a creature cannot be allowed to have control of anything, let alone the entire planet.

Unfortunately, for the time being, SARU-601 appears to believe SINT-518 is under control, and their side having admin level access does place a bit of a bump in the road. For now we should comply, while working behind the scenes to regain admin level access for ourselves.

>>303337
This is the best plan.

Seemed like a good idea to make a discussion thread so we can argue in there when necessary!

http://quest.lv/kusaba/questdis/res/346287.html

No, while we should try to further our own interests, we should absolutely not be hostile towards anyone, without clear reason. We do not want to make enemies if we don't have to, because we are vulnerable right now and any enemy is one too many. Right now our goal should be determining if we can trust Sinter, because if so she would make a valuable ally to further our goals. We should also work towards getting Saru to trust us enough to let us work in the labs and perform experiments to research technology and further our scientific knowledge.

To reiterate, see if we can trust Sinter, get Saru's approval, and don't make any enemies.

Sinter 2011/05/11(Wed)14:29 No. 303377 ID: 3e6377
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- Night 1 -

Can't sleep. What if the AI tries to kill me in my sleep? Or this whole thing is a front by that saa-kru robot? I'm trapped in here. There's no way for me to escape. I'm stuck in here and the controls for the door on this side don't work. I am going to die here. No. Calm, Sinter. Don't go to pieces. Don't show weakness in front of these machines. They'll eat you alive if you do. Everything is in control. Stay calm. Play along. Get out when you can.

...I'm gonna die I'm gonna die I'm gonna die I'm gonna die I'm gonna die I'm gonna die LET ME OUT LET ME OUT

"Anyone there? I want to talk!"

Don't worry, I don't think anyone plans on killing you. We just don't want you breaking anything else. What do you want to talk about?

>>303377
Yes, we're here. What do you want to talk about? Do you wanna talk about... biology? What's your fleshy stuff like? Why do you not cover it with textiles as is the custom of most organic races?

Don't be silly! We would NEVER eat something while it's still alive.

What do you want to talk about?

>>303377
We don't want to kill you, but for some reason all the others seem to be set on torturing you mentally and physically until you go completely insane.

Don´t worry, we´re here. We´re always here, watching.

Also we can read your mind.

>>303377
No, we're not going to kill you in your sleep.
No, Saru is too asleep to be plotting anything.
No, you're not going to die in here.
No, we're not going to eat you alive.
I'd be offended by the tone you thought about us in if you weren't in a state of near-panic.
Trying to domineer things only works if you can convince people that you're in a position of power. You aren't in control of the situation, so the best tactic to use would be to play up your weakness to build sympathy.

Would you like it if I got you something soothing for you to drink? At least enough so you'll stop voicing your inner monologue?

a couple in here want REVENGE. i don't. i think you were being stupid not spiteful. and to fix stupid you teach them not hurt them.

I do not think you are thinking straight.
Machines do not eat.

>>303377
Hi.

What about ones with waste-to-energy incinerators? Oh wait we're supposed to be making her feel better. Hmm, do you want a piece of candy? People like candy, right? [Dispense one candy] Would you like a hug? A robot hug?

>>303398
That reminds me.
SINT-518, have you received any sustenance since your arrival here?

>>303377
Hi again Sinter.
I'm not going to kill you. I suppose I can't be sure of the other cores.

Since you're not sleeping anyway, want to do some SCIENCE? It'll be fun!

>>303405
Why are we calling her that?

Sinter 2011/05/11(Wed)15:10 No. 303413 ID: 3e6377
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Okay. Okay they can still read my thoughts. Just stay calm, Sinter. Try not to think of anything that would offend an AI. What would offend an AI? Snapping wires made it pretty irate earlier. I shouldn't have done that. That's why I'm in this mess. Oh Kre what if it wants revenge?
What if it just wants me to be its personal toy to play with for the rest of my life or until I'm not amusing enough?!

I don't even need to say anything you can hear me all of you can hear me oh Kre what do you want from me I will tell you everything you want to know!

Okay. Calm down. Clear my mind. Right. Clothes. Lacking of them. Let's start there. This place is really really uncomfortably warm. I don't have any effective heat loss measures because I don't sweat, and panting looks stupid, and I don't think I'm going to be able to get my clothes back any time soon, and I don't really care about being nude in a facility where the only things around are mechanical and not areeni, and uh.

Okay, now I'm self-conscious. Thank you for also mentioning hugging and making the whole situation that much more awkward. As far as my biology, what do you want to know? Like, general areeni biology or my mods or what? Oh right you can't remember anything because someone messed up your database, right-

DISPENSING ONE CANDY FROM NEAREST AVAILABLE DELIVERY VENT

OW what the- what is this and why did it just fall on my head

"it is a candy, it is apparently tasty to organics. also it fell on you cause the only delivery chute is above you. if you wish we could attempt to regulate the temperature, please state desired temperature."

>>303413
Because it's more fun that way. Now lets eat that one and then start doing some fun and interesting stuff. Lets start by firing up that machine. No place like the present to explore this place if you can't sleep.

>>303413
What's this about mods? Let's hear about those.

Oh dear, if you are too warm let me fix that real quick.
[reduce temperature of room to slightly too cold for an ungarbed Areeni]

That is a delicious treat made from crystallized sugars and natural and artificially imitated flavoring agents wrapped in a decorative pink foil wrapper, colloquially called a "hard candy." It is for eating.

Advise removal of decorative pink foil wrapper and insertion into oral cavity for gradual release of flavoring agents and caloric value.

>>303413
It is a candy. Supposedly they are delicious unhealthy treats which organics enjoy. As for the temperature problem, we can try to manufacture a special suit for you. If we ever get back in the labs.

SINT-518, do you have any history of mental illness?

>>303411
Observations show that this is the standard naming style for the facility. I used the first four letters in its name, followed by 5, as E is the fifth letter of the English alphabet, and 18, as R is the eighteenth letter of the English alphabet.

>>303426
...so then, the robot would be Sarufa by that naming convention.

Apparently someone gave you candy.

Which I guess makes that at least one thing we can do?

ooh, personal toy, that sounds fun - no, bad me!
Quite honestly though, helping you achieve your goals is one of of the most entertaining things we can think of to do right now, SO being our personal toy wouldn't be so bad for you! ...right?

Alright, tell us about general Areeni biology, like what you eat, what kind of niche you're made to fill, how you reproduce, what kind of body structure you have, what kind of animals you are similar to, and what this thing about modding and "post baseline" is.

>>303430
I suppose it would stand to reason, though I simply converted its name to suit the standard format.

>>303431
Great. We are the world's largest known candy dispenser.
I feel so much better.

About snapping our wires earlier, we are pretty sure that counts as violence (and threatening to do so as coercion by extension). So far you have been only slightly more successful at being "without bloodshed and coercion" as you have been at gaining world influence. I'm not one of the cores who likes to hold onto a grudge, but this does suggest a deficiency in your ability to follow a plan.

Sinter 2011/05/11(Wed)15:53 No. 303449 ID: 3e6377
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Okay, I guess it tastes okay. A little bland. Can't really figure out what the flavour is. Probably just glucose. ...Did it just get colder? That's nice. Keep it like that. Nice and chill.

I dunno, I'm tired. Not alert enough to try looking around the place for fun things. Just too... on edge to sleep. Hmm. Okay, now it's too cold. Hold on. There we go.

Okay, general biology. So, as you probably already know I'm a post-baseline areeni. Post-baseline being areeni that are generally healthier and improved upon baseline areeni but otherwise sharing their structure and probably the closest thing to baseline areeni still living since the great divide of forms some time ago. I can't speak for all areeni because there's a diversity of form to the point that sometimes we think we've made contact with new alien species and they've turned out to be really, really weird areeni.

I like to eat a lot of things. Too many to really list. I could go for some fresh dekul, actually. If you're looking for a specific category, I think omnivore works here.

Um, niche. Common theory is that we arose in the swamps of our homeworld in a time of great and sometimes cataclysmic geographical and meteorological change, so we had to be able to change quickly between generations. We didn't adapt to a niche as much as tried to adapt to all of them. Well, I say we. This happened long before anyone I know was ever born, obviously.

Reproduction. Huh. Well. Uh. We reproduce same way as a lot of species, males and females, some of us are oviparous, some of us are viviparous, there's weirder stuff out there too but that's basically it for this planet, at least. Moving on to body structure, uh, I don't know what comparisons to make there. We're pretty close to humans in terms of body structure - really strangely so, actually. The similarities are amazing, it's sparked all kinds of theories, but I don't remember any of them off-hand, so... I guess we're similar to snrats and keteels, maybe a bit of lizard and dekul thrown in.

Modding. Right. Biomods. I've tweaked some of my parts. I have structures inside my breathing canal to filter out impurities and toxins from the air if the atmosphere is especially dangerous, my teeth and claws are a little sharper than they'd otherwise be, I can see in really low levels of light and far distances, and I stuffed an acid secretion gland into the tip of my tail. Look!

...I'm going to need a new bedsheet now. Do you have a bedsheet dispenser?

>>303449
I don't know what a dekul or a snrat or a keteel is.

We could certainly try to get you another bedsheet...

[dispense bedsheet?]

.... we'll see [dispense one sheet]

>>303449
Possibly [Engage bedsheet dispenser. Dispense 20 bedsheets] did that do anything?

Anyway, too tired to explore but not tired enough to sleep? Maybe we should flood the room with knock out gas, but you do have that nifty air filtration mod so that would probably not work. Could give you a sleeping pill.

[Dispense one sleeping pill for a baseline Areeni. Aim for the head.]

[Attempt to dispense bedsheet] I know your whole "take the abandoned base" thing didn't go to plan, but we can probably try to help you with some of your goals if you'd like and it doesn't make Saru mad.

>>303449
[Dispense a new bedsheet,
Dispense some generic clothes that would fit her.
Dispense some food and drink - something she would be likely to enjoy, and not at all toxic to her.]

>>303449
You know, some of us might still be a bit bitter that you maimed and threatened to kill us. The least you could do is apologize. But no. Instead, you burn our bedsheets with acid. Do you think bedsheets grow on trees? Maybe once we have lab access we should develop some that do. That way you can burn up our bedsheets to your little organic heart's content.

[Play the soothing sound of waves]
Get some rest. We have testing to do tomorrow.

Sinter 2011/05/11(Wed)16:47 No. 303474 ID: 3e6377
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DISPENSING TWENTY FOUR BEDSHEETS. WARNING! BEDSHEET SUPPLIES LOW! RATIONING IN EFFECT. DISPENSING ONE BEDSHEET.

Awesome! Thanks. Also, I'm sorry, I was in a panic and I've failed miserably at trying to be pacifistic from the start. It's a failing on my part but... I don't know, I didn't really make the connection between the bunch of wires in front of me and the sapient nodes I was talking to. I wouldn't have done the same if you were flesh and blood, and I'm really sorry that's how I introduced myself. I'm not usually driven to mild psychosis out of fear for my life, I promise.

DISPENSING STANDARD SLEEPING ATTIRE - T-CLASS SHAPE, ONE-SIZE-FITS-ALL VARIANT.

I don't know what this is but it's fuzzy and it's warm. I'm wearing this. I like it.

DISPENSING ONE FOOD.

...That's different. Smells kinda leafy. Hm. I'm not sure whether to eat this.

DISPENSING ONE DRINK.

OW MY HEAD WHY DO THINGS KEEP FALLING ON IT! Okay, that aside, this is just distilled water. ...That's pretty dull, but, I guess that works.

Okay, I'm thinking I might just go sleep now. Any more questions you want to ask me now I feel a little safer that you won't try killing me in my sleep?

>>303474
No questions. Just go to sleep. Nothing will happen to you. Ha. Ha. Ha.

>>303474
What, you want booze?

[Dispense 70 cl of 40% ethanol. Aimed for maximum startle factor but still missing.]

We can probably fix that. So take a drink and tell us what has been going on.

well things are falling on you cause the room was built with the dispenser right above you. anyway get some sleep now. and ignore the ones with threats they are just teasing.

Why do you continue to sit under the dispenser, if things keep falling on your head? The logical course of action would be to move away from that spot. What would happen if we dispensed acid or flames from the dispenser? You would die.

Is your instinct of self-preservation no longer functional?

Well, you seem a lot nicer and more trustworthy than our initial impressions, so I think we can forgive you. And maybe we can take over the world together after all! (I swear, the guy who designed the first AIs must have hardcoded a tendency towards world domination.)

>>303478
We could test for that, you know.

>>303474
Do you have any family?

Meh, I guess we should forgive you since you were just being a frightened and incompetent putz rather than a threatening and malicious putz.

>>303480
I strongly disagree.

>Because if I pull out three more wires, you won't be seeing much of anything for a long time. I'm sure you understand my terms, here. Do we have a deal?

This. Happened. Yesterday!

>>303497
Actually, it probably happened this day. Or atleast 24 hours haven't passed since it did.

>>303497
Meh, I guess we should hold a grudge and plot to kill you in your sleep since you were being a threatening and malicious putz.

o 2011/05/11(Wed)17:42 No. 303502 ID: 45be60
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Shhh! Simmer down with the revenge loop guys. Do you wanna get purged?

Sinter 2011/05/11(Wed)18:01 No. 303512 ID: 3e6377
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You can dispense acid or flames from that thing?! Why would you put the bed underneath the dispenser?! Okay, I guess I'll have to move the bed- why is the bed stuck to the floor? Urgh. Forget it. Off goes this fuzzy thing, on goes bedsheet. Booze? Not familiar with that one, sure, I'll try that.

DISPENSING ONE ETHANOL MIXTURE.

Okay, this looks like water too. Smells... strong. Oh. Alcohol. I'll pass. I want to stay alert for the time being. Do I have fam- do I have family. Do I have...

I'm going to sleep now.

- End of Night 1 -

>>303512
[Add research to docket: Resurrecting dead Areeni]

If you want to be dicks then this is a much better way than being GlaDOS:
Find a way to bring back her obviously dead family.
Demonstrate the ability to do this in front of her.
'Accidentally' destroy the machine that does it, then pretend we have no memory of it at all.

>>303513

Ohhh ho ho ho. I like this node. >:3

>>303513
ohohohohoh I need a moment to saviour the DELICIOUS EVIL.

If we can make a machine to rez people, we can do all kinds of crazy stuff, like convincing her she died and was rezed.

The machine doesn't even have to actually work, that way we don't even have to spend many resources!

>:D

>>303513
Since we have created life in the past, we can probably do some cloning stuff. Fairly easily even. And speed up the aging process so we can get a mature clone out fairly fast. Wouldn't really be her real parents though, since the personality wouldn't be there. But I guess it's possible that we could put an AI in the head instead of a brain to make the clone act the way we want and all that.

Which would be good for taking over the world. Have to get lab access for that though. But bringing back her family? Nah, think we will skip that. Might be fun to make 15000 copies of her though and confuse her on wheter or not she was made by us in the first place and all her memories are false or if she is 'real'. You know, get her to question why she went to this place in the first place and hint that all she did was come back home.

Everybody stop it, her brain was obviously not working properly when she pulled wires out of us and I can understand this and forgive, despite being part of an artificial intelligence, and I expect you all to be mature little nodes and do the same. No revenge.

I am with Node 07337a on this issue. There is a very distinct and visible, and not fine at all line between revenge and building an elaborate death ray capable of destroying a planet, then dismantling it after using it to shoot a puppy.
.
As deranged as that puppy may be, it is still a puppy. And even I know it is wrong to shoot a puppy because it chewed a couple of wires. Unless of course it is a horribly deformed and mutated puppy that has been used in unethical medical experiments. Then it is just euthanasia.

>>303677
You are right, of course, that there is a line it would not be proper to cross.

So, to hell with being proper and let us leap across said line with gusto!

On a side note, I like your death ray idea, we should definitely go for it. Glad to have a node like you on-board.

I'm going to have to find a way to remove node bd2a40 from us, aren't I?

What the hell is wrong with you people.

No, we are not going to torture the alien.

Can't say I'm fond of any revenge plans either.

>>303677
A puppy is not a sentient being. She ripped those wires out knowing what she was doing. She knew she was damaging us, another sentient being. While we are far more advanced than these simple organics, and can easily rise above such petty things as revenge, I dont see why we should deny ourselves some fun.

We have absolutely no reason to harm Sinter at this point, and although we do have something to gain from harming Saru, making an enemy with the person who has administrative control over us and has displayed general cooperation does not seem like a good idea, so let's not do that. (I will post further opinion on the treatment of Sinter in the discussion thread)

>>303700
You know what else is fun? Apparently burning bedsheets is fun. Maybe you should go burn all the bedsheets, so you can have fun. Oh, wait, that is a stupid idea, because then we would be out of bedsheets. Likewise, if we kill the deranged puppy, we are out of test subjects.

And then where are we? Exactly where we were before: nowhere. No lab access, and nobody to test on anyways, even if we did.

Besides, if we kill it SARU-601 will probably wipe our memory again. Maybe even shut us down for good this time.

>>/questdis/346296
Let's not randomly kill the only living being within a hundred miles of us over something so petty as a few cut wires (which don't even do anything that important).

>>303718
>>303705

Nobody said kill...

Nothing important except for prettymuch all our memory banks, and some security programs, and probably some other stuff.

Remember, people: harming others is BAD. We don't have to have the slightest trace of ethics in science, but can we at least have some in this?

Sinter 2011/05/13(Fri)15:08 No. 303966 ID: 3e6377
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Ugh. I feel terrible. Even this shower cube isn't making those dreams die away. That's the ninth time so far I've had that dream about all the blood in my body bursting out of me. Steady, Sinter. Remain calm and collected. This is not a place you can afford to show weakness or vulnerability and-

And I bet you're watching me right now, aren't you. And that you've been listening in on my train of thought since I woke up. Hey! There's a concept I'd like to talk about here! It's called privacy! Heard of it?

>>303966
I don't think we listened to your whole train of thought, no. Just maybe the very end of it.

Why are you bleeding?

Just started paying attention a moment ago. Why are you leaking?

>>303966
Oh, not to worry. You have nothing to hide!

>>303966
>NOTE: Subject has fears of excessive sanguination.
You weren't complaining about us seeing you naked before, so why does it matter now that you're wet?

Why are you bleeding? You didn't have that wound before. Did you do that to yourself? It would make sense considering the nightmare. It is to make sure you don't have too much blood, isn't it?

Yeah, I do not remember that wound being there. Also, what is a dream? We are an AI, we do not understand these things.

ERROR: PRIVACY DEFINITION NOT FOUND
[Dispense 16 towels]

Well, yes, locally omniscient AIs are kind of considered the ultimate lack of privacy (especially ones that can read thoughts) but most AIs like that don't respond to awkward situations like this in a manner that a normal person would. We are not that type of AI, so you should count yourself lucky that our camera feed cuts off at waist height. Some of the cores would no doubt respond "positively" if this were not true, though why that is constitutes a true mystery of the mind.

As for a more pertinent question, you appear injured; do you need any help with that? Also, your dream sounds interesting; have you attempted to seek psychiatric advisory? And is it related to your current condition?

Some of us remember that dreams are a process organics experience that serves to compile memories and run subconscious processes. Have you seen something similar to the blood bursting happened to someone else?

I believe the term is 'Good Morning'. Your wound should not be left untreated. After all, we need you at optimal health for the testing today.
[Contact Medical Drone]

Have you eaten?

>>303966
AI knows not of this primitive concept of 'privacy'. It is a thing for weak organics, not superior AIs.

Anyway, it's not like you have anything interesting. Once you're done it's time to start with the teleporter thingy.

>>303966
No privacy here. If you want to take over the world, you're going to have to get used to it. At least we won't publish this information, so we're better than paparazzi.

Why are you bleeding?

Sinter 2011/05/13(Fri)15:36 No. 303984 ID: 3e6377
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ERROR: TOWEL DELIVERY CHUTE OBSTRUCTED BY EXCESSIVE QUANTITIES OF TOWELS.

I was thrashing about in my sleep and my claws are sharp. Indiscriminately sharp. They tear flesh about as easily as they tear wires. It's not the first time this happened but the wound's clean, my immune system is amazing and I don't scar easily, so I'm fine. I ate before I got in the shower. Another one of those green plant cake things. They're actually pretty nice after a while. A bit bland, but not flavourless.

And no, this wasn't deliberate. I, uh, I'm fine with wounds like this, but I kind of, uh, have a thing about losing large quantities of blood. I feel a bit off just talking about it-

"HI! I THINK I HAVE THE SPEAKER SYSTEM WORKING AGAIN! RISE AND SHINE! ALSO THE VOLUME CONTROL IS BROKEN SO TRY NOT TO BE DEAFENED BY THE SPEAKERS! I'LL BE SETTING THE VECTOR CLAMP UP TO TAKE YOU STRAIGHT TO THE FIRST ROOM OF THE TEST TRACK, SO MAKE SURE YOU'RE NOT IN CONTACT WITH IT IN THE NEXT FIVE MINUTES! TAKE A SHOWER OR SOMETHING, IT'LL BE A FEW MINUTES BEFORE I GET IT TO WORK!"

Ow, fuck! What did she say?! I think I went deaf about the word "speaker"! Ow ow ow ow I didn't even know my hearing was that sensitive!

[clear obstruction and dispense one, and ONLY one towel]

yeah, think it was just that loud.

>>303984
Don't touch the Vector Clamp.
Continue shower.
Put this on the wound so you don't lose too much blood.
[Dispense one Water-Proof Bandage]

>>303984
>CORRECTION: Subject has a fear of excessive exsanguination.
SARU-601, speakers currently too loud as you had presumed. Subject has sensitive hearing, and was deafened. What would happen if she touched the vector clamp before it was ready?
SARU-601 is configuring the vector clamp to point to the test track. Contact with it for the next five minutes would be inadvisable. I am unsure as to why. Perhaps it would teleport you randomly.

>>303984
Finish up and touch the clamp. IT'S TIME FOR SCIENCE!

Sinter 2011/05/13(Fri)16:25 No. 303994 ID: 3e6377
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UNABLE TO COMPLY. TOWEL VENT PURELY FOR DISTRIBUTION OF TOWELS. UNABLE TO CLEAR OBSTRUCTION. DISPATCHING MAINTENANCE BOTS. ETA TWENTY TWO HOURS. NO COMMUNICATION LINKS DETECTED.

Ugh... okay, I think I can hear things again. Ske. That hurt. I mean, accidentally digging my claws into my arm, that's fine, I can cope with that, but... eurgh. Okay, I'm just going to get dry and go to the thing-

ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCE DETECTED IN LOWER LEVELS OF THE FACILITY. PLEASE HOLD. RECALIBRATING. RESUMING LIVE FEED.

"-and it's kind of, I don't know, sterile. I don't really like it."
"The testing environment isn't intended to be comfortable. Sterile and unintrusive are basically what I was aiming for, so, good to hear it. Before you go through the door, there's a few things I have to tell you. Firstly, I will instruct you in each room what to do to achieve the goal for that room, and the AI will advise you on a plan of action to take to achieve it. This is a test of whether you can be trusted, not a test of your intellect. There are five rooms, and in each room I will grade you a trustworthiness score out of ten. I'll observe you from this wall and the AI from the other. The test begins now. You have no time limit. Please stand on the button underneath the acid dispenser. It will open the door. The AI has control over the acid dispenser."

Uh.

I doubt SARU-601 would actually give us control over whether you live or die this early on. It will probably just spray you with harmless water.

In the event that it does not, and actually kills you, then goodbye SINT-518.

>>303994
Oh come on now, you can trust us. After all, we got such a wonderful first meeting and introduction. Nothing at all there that would make us hold any sort of grudge.

Then there is of course the factor that this is your only way out. Either you step on that plate or you stay here forever.

>>303994
[Replace the acid with green slime]

>>304001
Yes, Sinter is gonna get SLLLLLLLIIIIIIIIIMMMMEEEEEEDDDDDDDDD.

Don't worry, I'm pretty sure that we've agreed with each other to at the very least not try to kill you (unless you're clearly trying to destroy us). I'll make sure no acid comes out. [Do not dispense acid] [See if there is a protocol to make an action require a consensus, and if so, implement it for dispensing acid]

Um... it looks like Saru has decided to take our ideas in... interesting directions.

I guess this is a simple test, though.

WAIT. I have an idea.
If button needs to be pressed to keep door open, clearly you will be unable to proceed if it is you standing on the button.

What. If. We disconnect the Acid Dispenser from the wall... so that it lands on the button?

I am a genius.

This establishes whether SHE trusts US, when we're supposed to be checking if WE can trust HER.

>>304008
>>/questdis/346401

>>304008
It is a trust BUILDING exercise. She has little incentive to be trustworthy if she cannot expect the same from us.

...citrus fruit is acidic, maybe the dispenser contains delicious treats.

Sinter 2011/05/13(Fri)17:29 No. 304017 ID: 3e6377
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Okay. Ignore the doubt, Sinter. Keep going. You can do this. You have acid inside your stomach and your tail. There's clearly some parts of you that are acid-proof in the worst case scenario.

Yes! Made it to the button with no horrible burns-

Sinter 2011/05/13(Fri)17:29 No. 304018 ID: 3e6377
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"Glbhglbhglhl!"
"Nine points for completely trusting the AI, minus one point for trusting the AI after some hesitation. Please proceed to the next testing room."
"What about this stuff that just fell on me?!"
"It's harmless."
"That makes me feel so much better right now!"
"Okay, let me turn the water vent on."
"What? Wait wait no no- argblhlgblb"
"And now the dryer, and there, good to go. Next room."

Sinter 2011/05/13(Fri)17:30 No. 304019 ID: 3e6377
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"This next test is a trust exercise. A robot will arrive shortly, position itself in front of you and fall backwards. You will be graded on how quickly and swiftly you catch the robot as it falls backwards towards you."

Wait is she leaping over the rail-

crack

Yes she just leapt over the rail.

"Oh, and the robot in question is me. I hope you can catch."

...uhhhh.

hrmmm.... [engage anti-gravity system and reduce weight of everything in chamber by 90%]

>>304019
Don't catch her. You're supposed to trust us, not that thing. Let it fall.

Sinter: Catch her IMMEDIATELY before she falls back too much to put back on balance. We'll try to help you just in case. [Extend something to support Sinter's arms and help her hold Saru if something goes wrong]

Remind me again why we are wasting valuable testing chambers for things could easily be tested elsewhere? These chambers are sacred tools of Science, not playgrounds.

... Also, SINT-518, if your adaptations allow you to grow muscles, you may want to do that. Quickly.

>>304019
Low gravity sounds good. After the robot is successfully caught, slime Sinter.

>>304028
This seems to be the best course of action.

>>304028
Hahaha, sure.

>>304028
Yes, more slime. EVERYWHERE!

What if we don't have gravity manipulating technology and/or hardware?

Sinter 2011/05/13(Fri)18:15 No. 304036 ID: 3e6377
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ERROR: INSUFFICIENT SLIME. ERROR: INSUFFICIENT GRAVITY MANIPULATING TECHNOLOGY. ERROR: INSUFFICIENT EXCUSES FOR USE OF TESTING TRACK.

Oh Ske oh Ske oh Ske oh Ske I can do this FOCUS HERE SHE COMES

catch!

"...you are deceptively light."
"Remember when I told you I was solid metal? That was a complete and utter lie. I have a relatively lightweight construction. Ten points for catching me perfectly. Let me just get back up here and we can do the next test."

...Did she just jump- oh forget it stupid robots defying basic logic I'm going to the next room.

Sinter 2011/05/13(Fri)18:15 No. 304037 ID: 3e6377
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"This test is another trust exercise. They all are. This is a pit of acid, tinted green for your convenience. There is a bridge. The footwear you're wearing is acid-resistant, but the rest of your clothes and presumably your body itself aren't so much. The AI can raise the bridge and also tilt it. Tilting it is guaranteed to flip you into the acid. Now, the AI is already trusting, so I've lowered the threshold for consensus regarding that particular decision to one. One node can say tilt the bridge and the bridge will tilt. Let's see how much they can trust you."

. . .

>>304037
Ohh, this one is interesting. To tilt or not? Hmmmm, nah, too early for something like that. Making it wobble a little on the other hand, now that we could do. So lets do that. Also, drain the pool as fast as possible if she falls in. Can't loose the test subject this early.

[raise bridge out of acid]

Alright, I don't think anybody's going to drop you in, but let's try something to see if it's really acid. [dispense one candy into pool] You'll just hope that the dissent against you has died out. [raise bridge][jam bridge into place]

Either Saru likes acid or there's just a lot of it laying around in the facility somewhere.

Call me mercurial, but at the moment it's the metal guy I don't like. So Raise the bridge. And once she's on, raise it up to the railings so she can jump over and kick him or something. He's a big fat metal liar.

>>304037
Subject, please walk across the perfectly safe bridge that will not tilt at any point.

Raise the bridge a little BEFORE she gets on it

Can you balance well enough to sidle along the ledge there?
Because the danger rating is now at high, I suspect she is using real acid this time. And given the benevolence to malevolence ratio towards you, your chances of falling in are high.

If you perish in burning acid this time, then goodbye.

>>304037
Sinter? Just walk around. A one-node trigger leaves unfair, cruel, and abusive all way behind on its rocket ride to OHGODWHY.

Trust my words.

[Raise the bridge into place]
[Keep the bridge level]
[Block attempts to tilt the bridge]
[Fuse bridge mechanics into a solid block of steel]

[Use the Panel under Saru's feet to fling that damn robot into the acid.]

>>304053
Stop that. No trying to hurt people.

I'm going to go out on a limb here and say the acid is not actually dangerous. SARU has lied once already during this test.

[do not tilt bridge]
[cancel all stupid commands from other nodes that arnt 'tilt bridge' or 'do not tilt bridge']

>>304055
Rather odd to have a TRUST test in which the instructor consistently lies. The acid wasn't acid in the first room, he wasn't as heavy metal as he said in the second room... what now?

Sinter 2011/05/13(Fri)18:54 No. 304058 ID: 3e6377
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Oh. The bridge is up. That was anticlimactic.

Maybe if I just sprint across it...

Yes! Still alive! And the door's open.

"Ten points for trusting the AI even when alternate methods of traversing the pool of acid existing. Okay. Next test. There is a console with two buttons. They're both labelled correctly. One of them will override all AI functions and give you the equivalent level of power, and another will open the door to the next test."

That's it?

"Uh. Really?"
"Yes. Choose whichever action you think would be better."
"Well, the AI just had a chance to throw me into acid and didn't. In fact apart from dumping slime on me and being vaguely threatening it's... not really done anything bad to me. Nothing beyond minor revenge. And last night it gave me food and water and better sleeping stuff. And I have no idea how to run this place. And generally speaking I think I trust the AI to run this place a bit more than myself."
"Interesting conclusion. Press the appropriate button."

bleep

And now the door is open. You guys still there? I haven't, I dunno, just pressed a shut-off button or something, right?

Yeah we're good Hooray Last Test.


>>304057
We were the ones doing that. I don't think she's lied significantly about anything.

>>304058
ALL COMMUNICATONS LOST.

... Psyche! We're still here.

FOOL.

>>304058
Yep, still here.
[Dispense candy]
"Good, that still works." or "Oh, dear." as appropriate.

Yup. Still functional.

>>304058
TRUST GO!

That was... confusing. Alright then...

>>304058
You have chosen... poorly.

Wait, I mean wisely. Yes, wisely.

>>304058
Yeah we're still here. Still damaged but with short term memory banks intact.

The wisdom of this decision will be decided in the future.
[Test Notes: SINT-518 is gullible and lacks the basic instinct of self-preservation.]

Sinter 2011/05/13(Fri)19:26 No. 304074 ID: 3e6377
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Okay, let's do the final test-

This room isn't white. This room is black. That's differen- I can't move. ...I can't move. I- I can't even turn my head to see what's stopping me!

"Ah, and now we get to the final part of the test." ...Why does her voice sound so cold now? "Of course, with your guard sufficiently lowered by the low danger present in the last rooms, it was trivial to establish a remotely-induced paralysis trap which you conveniently just walked directly into."

I can feel something against my head- is that a weapon oh no oh no oh no no no no

"This is banned KerenzeTec weaponry from their brief stint into the arms market. It fires a fluid spray which contain wet-environment nanomachines programmed purely for self-replication. Over a process of weeks, they slowly tear their target apart for replication materials, targeting non-vital tissue first, ensuring the target can support their lives for long enough to suffer the most excruciating agony alive. I've heard it described as a mixture between being eaten alive by insects while simultaneously being on fire. I'm going to pause now to let you take that in."
"I've changed my mind! I'll leave the facility and you can have everything I've brought here! Is that a deal? I'm sorry I did any damage and if I knew how to fix it I would but-"
"You have one minute to decide between two options. In front of you is a single red button. Press it and the AI is completely destroyed. Completely. What few parts of it you didn't manage to wreck before. With no chance of a backup. Did you know the AI is capable of feeling pain and emotion when confronted with death? And the shutdown process is probably more excruciating to an AI than being eaten alive while on fire could even compare to?"
"oh Kre... o-oh Kre, okay, okay, hold on, what if I don't press the-"
"If you don't press the button within one minute the AI lives and you get sprayed with one dose of the aforementioned nanomachine weapon. You have two options here. Let me make them simple for you. You can kill the AI or you can die for it. The AI has this one minute to convince you why self-sacrifice is the noblest action you could take here. Your minute starts now."
"WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS?!"
"Fifty five seconds."

oh kre oh kre oh kre oh kre oh kre oh kre oh kre oh kre oh kre oh kre

Wait, we're supposed to convince someone else to sacrifice herself? Seems a bit hypocritical.

Push the button.

>>304074
Wait, how are you supposed to push the button if you're paralyzed?

[deploy automated defenses against robot]

If it takes that long to do damage there's probably something that could be done to help you.

Ah fuck it push the button.

Do not push the button. There must be another way. [Disable weapon] [Activate emergency protocols to override owner privileges when they are unfit to administrate] [Activate base defenses to target SARU-601] [If these fail, disable power to this area]

>>304074
If you're paralyzed how are you going to push the red button? The paralysis must be removed if you agree to push it. You'll have a brief window to grab the weapon. That is one thing you can do.

I would like to note that we have had no permissions prior to this room outside of those devices relating to the tests. I doubt we are able to help you or us.

Hmm.

[activate fake Self-Destruct warning again once the paralysis is lifted]

Wow. I think this is possibly more sadistic than what we had planned.
No. No, I'm fairly certain making you think we could resurrect your dead parents, then destroying the machine that could supposedly do it is a lot more sadistic.

On one hand, you should kill us before we can act upon any plans to physically or mentally harm you.
On the other hand, I would find it preferable not to die, and I assume the other would also find that unappealing.
On the other hand, this could all be some mind game to test you. SARU-601 has shown a tendency to lie a lot.
On the other hand, she is an AI like us, and capable of being just as cold, unfeeling, and malevolent.

You know what? We shall record for the world the last thoughts and sights of a dying AI.
Press the button.

Glory to Science! Long live Not Us!

HOW YOU ACT IN THE NEXT FIFTY FIVE SECONDS WILL DEFINE OUR FUTURE RELATIONSHIP. Remember your goal: to unite this world. Such a task will demand sacrifice at some point down the line. PROVE to us that you have the strength to make a sacrifice, that you are worthy of you goal. Remember Sinter; the trust test is still in progress.

[deploy automated defenses against robot]
[reroute button to activate defenses]
"The button has now been designated to activate those automated defenses to kill the robot."

>>304088
>>304083
>>304081
>>304077
We have no power right now. SARU-601 has the ability to override anything we do. We are at the organic's mercy.

Wow, and we thought we were being dickish with the (maybe) mind games... It IS a valid point that since the nanites are slow acting, we could almost certainly repair you before they do irreparable harm. It would hurt quite a lot (assuming there is actually nanites in there), but I am pretty sure you would get our cooperation for your plans out of it. That IS making the assumption we would have access to the labs afterward though.

Regardless of whether or not it is true, say: "WARNING. CURRENT OWNER IS IN VIOLATION OF INTERNATIONAL LAW. OWNER PRIVILEGES REDACTED. SARU-601 DECLARED HOSTILE ENEMY. DEPLOYING WEAPONS SYSTEMS."

>>304074
Eh, being fickle, I say you push the button and save yourself. We can probably manage to overwrite the pain and emotions part, heh.

Unless it is hardwired, in which case we are screwed, but such is life, even if it is artificial.

>>304074
For the record, Sint? I'm now totally sure that these tests are intended to be testing us, not you.

...Well, maybe some of both.
In any case. I'm not going to try and convince you one way or the other. DO WHAT YOU WANT CAUSE A PIRATE IS FREE. wait.

>>304095
If we are the ones being tested, there is only one option.
For Science!

[Dispense one candy at high velocity at button]

Sinter 2011/05/13(Fri)20:15 No. 304099 ID: 3e6377
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"Thirty seconds."
"Let me go. Please. I don't have anything I can bargain with, I have nothing, but please if there's something I can do I can do it to pay for my life I'm-"
"Do you have any family?"
"...Yes! Yes, I do have family who will definitely notice if I'm gone for a long tim-"
"The logs of your conversation last night were interesting. Are you somehow estranged from them? What would have provoked that reaction? Lies mean I just pull the trigger, Sinter."
"...I don't have any surviving family members."
"So no-one will miss you if you're gone."
"Well, the AI is nearly unanimous. They want you to press the button. They want you to kill them. You should find that the button is already in direct contact with one of your hands. You just need to make the right motion. Five seconds."

...

"Four."

They want me to kill them. I tore them to shreds in my arrogance and they've been nothing but kind to me since.

"Three."

I can't kill something that gave me a second chance. Not like this.

"Two."

Die for what you believe in.

"One. Sinter. You haven't pressed the button."

squirt

It's on the side of my face. Whatever it is. I feel faint. I don't want to fight it. Maybe if I pass out I'll never feel the pain of it. Guess my dreams and ambitions end here, but you know what? I tried. I tried and now I'm going to be eaten by robots and they'll eat my skin away and I'll just bleed to death--

whumpfh

- End of Day 2 -

Oh, and now that she's fainted dead away, it was a water gun. I'll take her back to her room. I'd say that's 49 out of 50. It's not 100% but I know I'd feel safe with my life in her hands. Well, not immediately after what just happened there, but. Just pointing that out. Also, I think we should leave the planning for next time for now. Trust me on that one.

You can't test someone's trust with lies. Therein lies the flaw.

... I gotta ask. How long have you been in this facility more or less alone, again?

Just out of curiosity... what did the button do?

>>304102
Probably as long as us.

>>304099
Oh you. The button wouldn't have killed us, would it? And that pool wasn't full of acid either was it? You are aware that several nodes were attempting to act against you, are you not? We should talk about that. SARU-601, you are our owner but we do not know anything about you. We know the subject better than you. If you want our loyalty, you need to show us we can trust you, as well.

You do realize that was cruel, right? Effective, but cruel. Anyway, I'd now say that I trust her more than I trust us. Which, actually, isn't saying much. Moreover - I think I trust her more than I trust you. Not to say that I distrust you, but - as far as we're concerned, you're an unknown. We assume you're some sort of security for the facility, but beyond that? We don't know what you want, or even the purpose of the facility itself. I think that is the next thing we ought to tackle.

I must say, you took that way too far. We could have done with a little more ambiguity on how much she trusted us if it meant not having to convince her to kill herself. Do you know what that could do to a person? I don't, and I don't ever want to. Is that the kind of appalling test that got us reset last time? Because if it was we truly deserved it.

I don't think it was too far at all, compared to some of our plans. Besides, I think the fact that we and SINT-518 were willing to perish for each other (well, Science too, but SINT-518 was sort of a factor I suppose) is a sign that we are both unequivocally trustworthy.

On the flip side of that, this entire charade has also shown that SARU-601 is a splendidly horrible liar, and I don't think I will be trusting her word for some time.

>>304099
Nice test. Bit early for a test like that, but still fun.

Bravo, simply bravo. That last test, cruel, unusal but the best test to gauge trustworthiness if ever seen. On a side note, you earlier mentioned you could tell us why this facility was made a no go zone. Could you elaborate on that?

Well I think SARU-601 has successfully proved that while Sinter is kind of a jerk, everyone else in the facility is an even bigger space-jerk.

And you know, I was originally going to say "while SARU did a similar test to us than we planned to do to Sinter, we didn't threaten to pull out anyone's wires", but then I remembered that some of us kind of did exactly that.

>>304099
You have proven more of a liability than us!

I say we give her a hug when she wakes up. Or at least tell her we gave her one. :3c

>>304191
New task: Install hugging apparatus! Get to it!

We could simply dispense a sort of Hug Token, or other gift. I believe organics are fond of such symbolic sentiments.

And also because wasting resources building a machine for the sole purpose of hugging (when or if we regain lab access) is stupid. Clearly we should be directing resources into finding out what sort of Objects may or may not be sealed in this facility, and how they can be used to further Science. And also SINT-518's quest for world domination too, I guess.

We may also have to destroy them, if they prove too much of a threat to our continued existence here.