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Jazz (silverknight) wrote,
@ 2008-06-11 16:57:00

003.000 - Must have a slight malfunction
It seems I've been declared the metaphorical guardian angel, or something like that. Why else do I have the feeling that the other team is not in the slightest afraid of me?

Not that this is not a nice thing, no. It's just strange. The kind of strange that makes you wait for the other blade to find your mainframe. That kind of strange that makes you wonder what the slag is going on that you've missed.

On the other hand, I've felt like some reading as my sensors are not working on one hundred percent, which is something that will be corrected some time later. Maybe some Frankenstein would be good. It'd suit my philosophical mood at the moment.

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	franksunderland 2008-06-11 09:15 pm UTC (link)
	[Private to Jazz]I never said I wasn't afraid of you. I don't forget that you helped me... but I don't forget you're on the other side. Maybe I shouldn't say that.[/Private] (Reply to this) (Thread)

silverknight
2008-06-11 09:55 pm UTC (link)

*coded for privacy*
Never said you should be afraid of me. Never said anybody should be afraid of me.

It is just the whole 'humans seem to not be afraid of the giant robot' thing. From what I learned of humanity before I came here all tells me that your species as a whole is not very trustful towards those that are alien.

Slag, I'm even confused about the people from my team being this ont afraid of me.
*end privacy code*

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	franksunderland 2008-06-11 10:21 pm UTC (link)
	[Private to Jazz]You helped me before I saw what you looked like... maybe that's why... I don't know. Did you ever see that movie "The Day the Earth Stood Still"? I saw it...[/Private] [OOC: Posted after Henry's return to Asgard.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

silverknight
2008-06-11 10:29 pm UTC (link)

*coded for privacy*
The one with 'Klaatu barada nektu'? I wonder how a human writer got their hands on this language. I ranks alongside 'bah weep grah nah weep nini bong' as a kind of universal greeting.

Say these words on any planet you might encounter that has rudimentary space flight, and they will give a good meal, a nice bed and all around a pleasant time.
*end privacy code*

[OOC: You've just made the sci-fi geek very happy. That is one of my favourite films.]

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	franksunderland 2008-06-11 10:45 pm UTC (link)
	[Private]Really? Well, that's something I never knew. Unless you're joking. Anyway, I saw it when I was a kid, and then much later on television. I guess... it taught me something about about being afraid, even of giant robots. [/Private] [OOC: I love it too! And so does Frank.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

silverknight
2008-06-11 10:53 pm UTC (link)

*coded for privacy*
Nope, not joking.

It doesn't matter if you know the language of the planet, just say one of these phrases and they will definitely not fry you on a stick. Which is a good thing as there are quite many planets where the populace has the habit of eating visiters from space.

Yeah, this film is one of the few with a deeper meaning. I was surprized that a culture that produces stories about man-eating space worms and alien autopsies could also think up something so... thought provoking.
*end privacy code.*

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	franksunderland 2008-06-11 11:22 pm UTC (link)
	I'll remember that... if I ever do any space travel. Which would be a joke except... if I ended up here, who knows. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	silverknight 2008-06-11 11:50 pm UTC (link)
	You'd do good on an explorer ship. Have the level head for it, to boldly go where no other was before. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	franksunderland 2008-06-12 03:07 am UTC (link)
	I'm... sure I never thought of myself that way. But... thank you. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	silverknight 2008-06-12 03:16 am UTC (link)
	Always welcome. I know how explorers think, the true kind, the ones that never dreamed of setting foot on one of the ships and just sailing away without a planned port to arrive at. I know because my third... (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	franksunderland 2008-06-12 03:18 am UTC (link)
	Your third? I'm afraid I don't know what you mean by that. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	silverknight 2008-06-12 03:25 am UTC (link)
	I think the human equivalent would be husband. Third because we tend to build triades instead of your two-sided couples. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	franksunderland 2008-06-12 03:38 am UTC (link)
	Oh... And your third was an explorer...? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

silverknight
2008-06-12 03:46 am UTC (link)

Yep. He was never really happy when he was planet-side, always wanted me to see this new specimen he found in sector so-and-so or that exiting extincted civilisation from planet what's-his-name.

At the time I was not much in the mood for travels. Expecially those kind of travels, so he took my other third with him. The two were the best flyers of their generation. And some of the smartest people I've ever known. Einstein level, ya know?

One came back from their last mission. The other not.

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	franksunderland 2008-06-12 03:53 am UTC (link)
	I... think I understand. They went exploring without you. It... I was about to say it's in some people's blood but ... And then one didn't make it. Well, I'm sorry, anyway. I lost my wife too. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

silverknight
2008-06-12 04:04 am UTC (link)

Yeah, it is in the blood for some of them. Those that have to be 'coerced' into leaving what they know are sometimes the ones that feel the yearning the strongest, once they have left the borders of known territory.

She was a good wife? Made your spark shine with her smile?

I know it's probably sounding... heart-less, but I have to quote the old phrase our warriors often used. It's better to have loved and lost than to have never loved at all. After all, they found true immortality withing the embrace of our sparks.

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	franksunderland 2008-06-12 06:12 am UTC (link)
	I don't know about sparks exactly, but Judith was a very good person and we were happy. She was very smart, herself. Maybe not as smart as your... thirds, but smarter than me I suppose. We... have that expression too. It's not heartless, I don't think, and I think it's true, though... I only wish I could have had more time with her. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	silverknight 2008-06-12 01:16 pm UTC (link)
	I wish that as well. You only realize you're going to miss something once it's irreversibly taken away. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	franksunderland 2008-06-12 09:06 pm UTC (link)
	And now I'm thinking of that poem again, about losing. I posted it... oh, well, maybe I only posted it to Asgard. But... you're right. I'm sorry you had to go through it too. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	silverknight 2008-06-12 09:56 pm UTC (link)
	I remember the poem. I was... nice. Such things happen. We cannot avoid the fates in this count, so why bother even trying. My people do not mourn. We take from the dead what we need and assimilate it into our bodies. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	hornfreak 2008-06-11 09:17 pm UTC (link)
	So you're a reader... I didn't know that. It suits you. If you'll pardon my ignorance, what exactly is Frankenstein. (Reply to this) (Thread)

silverknight
2008-06-11 09:59 pm UTC (link)

Frankenstein is this old story about a doctor who makes a man from parts he stole from a cemetary. The artificial man gets dumbed out with the trash because the doctor deemed him failed. The rest of the book is about the man searching for his 'father' because he wants to know why he was sent away. He never gets his answer because he comes too late and finds the doctor dead on an explorer ship in the arctis.

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	hornfreak 2008-06-11 10:23 pm UTC (link)
	Dumped out with the trash, huh? Maybe the doctor wanted someone he could control better. Or someone just like him and this... creation wasn't. Just thinking out loud. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	silverknight 2008-06-11 10:32 pm UTC (link)
	Could be. I found this book as a recomendation for horror stories. Wasn't like anything else you humans call horror. Wasn't even scary, more like a sad story about an orphaned kid looking for the last remaining family. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	hornfreak 2008-06-11 10:46 pm UTC (link)
	An orphaned kid looking for his family can be a horror story all on its own. But I'll take your word for it about this one. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

silverknight
2008-06-11 10:57 pm UTC (link)

True.

You know what the really bad thing in the book is? The artificial man is not evil, but everyone he meets is afraid of him because he looks very scary, him being a mix of several dead bodies and all. He is also very strong and in the beginning does not know how to control it. He is a gentle soul that teaches himself to read alone.

The people fear him and hunt him and hurt him. In the end he becomes the killer they always feared him already to be.

Talk about a bad example of nature versus nurture.

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	hornfreak 2008-06-11 11:24 pm UTC (link)
	I see what you mean. He didn't have to be a killer, he could have been anything, but because of fear he ended up being one. I don't know what to say about people being afraid of you, Jazz. All I know is that I found you to have such a friendly and accomodating demeanor wink that I never really was. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	silverknight 2008-06-11 11:53 pm UTC (link)
	I could say the same thing. Some of my kind are practically phobic of having contact with organic. But you were so... winks as well nice that I never questioned the contact protocols. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	hornfreak 2008-06-13 10:54 am UTC (link)
	I'm glad we were able to get over that divide so pleasantly then. [Private to Jazz]But say, are you OK? Is the sensor thing serious?[/Private] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	silverknight 2008-06-13 12:13 pm UTC (link)
	As glas as I am to even find you. coded for privacy Oh, that is nothing serious. It's normal when I have a holo running. end privacy code [OOC: I'll assume the holo is still running, even though I am at the moment throroughly confused anout the game timeline.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

hornfreak
2008-06-13 12:32 pm UTC (link)

Thank you, Jazz. I was glad to find someone like you also. But I was always a jazz lover, after all...

*coded for privacy*
Ah, glad to hear it then. Your little spying expedition you mentioned? Well, you don't have to give me the details, especially if you're worried about the other side seeing it... though I doubt anyone can break your codes.
*end privacy code*

[OOC: Makes sense that it would still be running, I think. You really don't have to give Midvalley the details though. XD]

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	silverknight 2008-06-13 12:37 pm UTC (link)
	You have a talent with the compliments, ya know? coded for privacy Yep, that's it. I'll give you some details when it's over and their boss level can no longer interfere. end privacy conde (Reply to this) (Parent)

	luke_lawliet 2008-06-12 01:10 am UTC (link)
	[private to Jazz, audio recording] While I won't say directly that I fear you, know that I respect you and wouldn't do anything to tick you off... Although, I have to admit that knowing you can read privately coded items unnerves me greatly. (Reply to this) (Thread)

silverknight
2008-06-12 01:20 am UTC (link)

*coded for privacy*
Hey, it's not as if I do it consciously. It's just comm-codes to me. All the same ancient code that reads to me like a mix between ancient Egyptian and Mandarin.

That some are coded for only a select number of people to read is only a by-note in there. I become aware that there is such a code, but my people do not think of privacy as you do. We wouldn't use 'coding' to hide what others are not supposed to know.

So, you see, there is no danger for your secrets. What happens in the comm lines stays in the comm lines.
*end privacy code*

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[continued privacy screening]

luke_lawliet
2008-06-12 01:57 am UTC (link)

[audio recording]

Thank you for the clarification, Jazz. It puts my mind at ease.

Your reading choice is fascinating, though I can't say I'm surprised. For someone interested in the truest facets of human nature, it can offer some startling and insightful revelations. I always sympathized with the doctor in the story, though something about his drive and feverish determination suggests that he is the true monster...

I'm getting ahead of myself. Enjoy the book, Jazz.

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silverknight
2008-06-12 02:43 am UTC (link)

Oh, I've already read it. Took me around two minutes the first time. This time I'll enjoy it and take my time.

Yeah, I can see what you mean about the doctor, though it shows how much he cannot accept that he created sentient life when he denies the 'creature' a name. All the bloody construct ever wanted was to find a 'family', something/someone who could love him, but all he got was pain and a creator that didn't even care enough to name it... or give it a fast death once the doctor realized that his experiment did not go as planned.

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	Private Jazz/Sal rascal_phoenix 2008-06-12 07:06 pm UTC (link)
	Maybe if you blew some of their shit up. Then they'd be afraid of you. Other than that, you're not much else than a big puppy to them. Do you like them more than you like us? Explain to me why they're so fucking important to you. (Reply to this) (Thread)

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silverknight
2008-06-12 07:15 pm UTC (link)

They are not important to me. I was merely wondering about the reactions of organics here. Maybe I worded it not exactly enough.

Before i came here, what I encountered of humans was that 80% of them would rather nuke us from the planet without even asking if we're here to kiss or kill them. Here, in this game environment, it seems that more than 90% are not even afraid that I could possibly step on them if I were with my thoughts elsewhere.

It is a confusing concept, you see?

And why should I destroy some of their playthings? At the moment I have no reason to open fire on them. We are, after all, still in the phase of recon.

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rascal_phoenix
2008-06-12 07:26 pm UTC (link)

Gee, that must make you the happiest bastard on the planet. You finally have a home where all the little 'organics' just love you to pieces. You say it's not important to you. It sounds like it is.

{AN: The reason Sal's so angry is he doesn't think it's right making friends with the enemies. Also, because he never fit in anywhere either, it rubs him the wrong way. XD}

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	Re: Private Jazz/Sal silverknight 2008-06-12 07:36 pm UTC (link)
	No, dearest Sal. I have not a home found here. My home is dead. Dead and beyond any help. Do you have an idea how it is to watch a whole planet die? No? Maybe then you should not project your own feelings of inadequacy upon others. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Private Jazz/Sal rascal_phoenix 2008-06-12 09:39 pm UTC (link)
	Your planet is dead. It's sad to hear. Last time I checked, Earth was still in one piece. But you're not the only one who's lost everything. I feel for you. I do; I'm not that heartless. But, come on, I don't have feelings of inadequacy. That's where I draw the line. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Private Jazz/Sal silverknight 2008-06-12 09:53 pm UTC (link)
	So, there's not a kind of envy lurking towards the gendered lurking in your mainframe? From what you told me, I thought it was. Any maybe inadequacy was the wrong word to describe it. It was not my intention to offend. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Private Jazz/Sal rascal_phoenix 2008-06-13 07:18 pm UTC (link)
	What the fuck does this have to do with the gendered. Fuck no. Fuck no. You didn't "offend" me. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Private Jazz/Sal silverknight 2008-06-13 07:26 pm UTC (link)
	Seems like this is one of the situations where the alien knows less about the dominant species than he primarily thought. Maybe I've downloaded too much pop culture to really understand the nuances. If I hadn't done that before arriving on Earth, I would have probably never even thought about this. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Private Jazz/Sal rascal_phoenix 2008-06-13 07:54 pm UTC (link)
	Instead of downloading information on people, did you ever think to just ask? I may not be your average...erm...person, but I know a thing or two about this kinda stuff. Studying it is different than experiencing it, you know. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

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silverknight
2008-06-13 08:02 pm UTC (link)

I am asking now.

It is just what we do. Encounter a new species, hack into the available information network, download anything that's there about basic biology, behaviour and languages. All to make us better blend in, because hiding is as much in our nature as the inbuilt weapons system.

Most of the time we don't have contact long enough to experience. My people have the very humiliating habit to exterminate planets without even trying.

Which I always found to be a huge waste but what should we do? We were fighting a civil war.

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	Re: Private Jazz/Sal rascal_phoenix 2008-06-14 06:25 am UTC (link)
	Well, that sounds a bit crude. But I guess you really don't have a choice when it comes to the paranoid organics everywhere. You really should have exterminated us when you had the chance, I think. What exactly spread your civil war across the galaxy? Did it really have to leave your planet? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

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silverknight
2008-06-14 09:58 am UTC (link)

What spread the war into the galaxy? Good question. The official answer that anybody on my fraction has heard at least a million times if that it was Megatron's insane folly.

The not so official but far more true answer is that our planet is now nothing more than a burnt out husk, which leaves us with no place to live. Also a reason is that we shot the Cube into space to keep the thing from Megatron. Old Megs had to follow the Cube and we had to follow him to protect the Cube. It's mutated into a farce of cat and mouse.

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