Theo 2013/08/15(Thu)16:17 No. 534693 ID: 2545d6
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>Holy mother of fuck what a stupid argument

Unfortunately it's not that simple. You see there's another variable that kind of confuses the-

>>534037

Scientist 0 ducks behind a desk quickly just as a person walks into the room. He identifies them moments later as that variable he had mentioned, Tori.

>>534693
What, he a douchebag or someshit?

Wait, wait, one of your group of survivors is a (relatively hot) chick and everybody's in testosterone-poisoning overdrive to try and impress her?

>>534693
Are you guys all clones of each other? Is that why your name is Scientist 0?
Tori's the original right? Just asking cause you two look really alike.

Which one is his creation? Which one is yours?

Theo 2013/08/20(Tue)06:19 No. 536031 ID: d3fd6b
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>>534710

Oh no, not at all. Tori is quite the charming fellow. Quite charming indeed...Hmmn....

>>535645

Tori is very sensitive about his gender. Scientist 0 would like to let you know that he finds being called a 'chick' very very insulting. Scientist 0 would like to also add that he will not accept gender prejudices in his lab. That's impolite. So what if he was born with a vagina and boobs?

Be courteous!

To inform of the situation, Tori is very sick and everyone is trying to win him over on their plan for their creations. The ones for artificial intelligence say it will keep him alive longer, but he really just wants to stick to the natural ways.

So they end up arguing a lot in his defense.

>>535709

Tori cut his hair himself. So it is unusually messy. Scientist 0 apologizes if they look the same. That wasn't intentional. The film must just be really sloppy and quick to make them look alike.

>>535731

The Inventor is Tori's creation. The Guardian is Scientist 0's.

I think it's kind of strange that your creation resembles yourself so much, but not Tori and Inventor.

I'm guessing you are also have the same attraction to Tori as your creation will for theirs.

Apologies for being less than delicate about gender and gender-role issues, but I thought we were dealing with a possible emergency situation. You implied there's a serious conflict here, which in my mind usually means a conflict with the potential for violence which may escalate to (or already have become) plausibly-lethal. Motivations for that kind of thing tend to be simple and/or primal at their root, like dominance games, resource competition, and mating urges.

So apparently this isn't a violent situation but Tori is a "variable" in a not-so-academic ideology argument; one which may yet become violent but hopefully won't. What are your goals and what's stopping you from achieving them, or haven't you figured out your goals yet?

Theo 2013/08/24(Sat)08:56 No. 537059 ID: 2545d6
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>>536132

Tori has explained to Scientist 0 that this is because 1) they need to be able to reproduce to continue on their society 2) perhaps his creation would not feel the same way about herself and 3) it's what his mother would have wanted.

Oh.
Oh.
Well.
....Maybe....

>>537033

The situation can still escalate to violence incredibly fast. The leader of the other group is a very violent and self-absorbed woman. He wouldn't put it past her to do something vile to get what she wants

As for his goals, he'd like to...confess how he feels... And obvious things are stopping him from achieving that. He'd hate to be depressed for his last days. He's already stressed.

Establish peace among their lab for their final days.

And finally, live long enough to enjoy that delicious last meal with everyone.

EVERYONE.

NO ONE WILL DIE YET.

...And this other woman-what's she like and want?
I think I get it. Inventor was made by Tori, the other woman made the Queen, and all the Stitch punks carry the desires of their creators.

>>537059
You all sound like you have some incredible sexual tension.
Have you tried orgies? Or is that just too awkward for you all? Maybe just get everyone a blowup doll or something.At least you should try your best to get your head scientist into BDSM so that she doesn't do anything based on her unsatisfied violent urges. No one wants to bone her and I bet she be real jelly of Tori.

>>537072
This voice is overly blunt but many people find that sex drive is both a cause of and a relief for stress.
Aside from that nudism is also usually equalizing because many people invest totemic significance and aggression in particular clothing. If that's a factor, and it likely is, your little post-disaster society would be carrying social-significance baggage (like class/tribal aggression and structural violence) that it could shed and abandon.
It may be past time for this however if things have gotten sufficiently tense that you would be hiding from unidentified other people though.

How often do you meet with each other in a setting like a round-table or a dinner ritual where you are all present? We can't exactly get the dimensions on a social conflict without understanding the social scene and what degree you are an unreliable witness; we don't even know if you're autistic or socially inept and therefore potentially seeing an issue that doesn't exist.

Theo 2013/08/29(Thu)08:14 No. 538331 ID: d3fd6b
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>>537072
>>537083

What's the point? There's no hope. What's the point in anything. They're all going to die.

He is not autistic.

Or socially inept.

Just having a mental breakdown.

>How often do you meet with each other in a setting like a round-table or a dinner ritual where you are all present?

Every day at 'dinner'.

Pay attention to your masked friend behind you. They're probably curious why you were hiding.

Also, why the emphasis on 'dinner'? Anything more you need to tell us about it?

Are you going to put cyanide in your own goddamn food?

Zero, buddy, have you all become cannibals? Cause you're giving me a 'we had to eat people to survive' vibe. Mostly it's the quotes around the word dinner.

Theo 2013/09/06(Fri)10:51 No. 539627 ID: 2545d6
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>>538373

Oh shit! He had forgotten that Tori was there. He spins around and acknowledges his confused and concerned friend.

Tori inquires as to if he is okay.

>>538374
>>538421

NONONONONONONO

It looks like you're picking at Tori's mask,that would be most unsafe and rude.

Tell Tori about all the cannibalistic questioning in your head.

>>539627
Yeah, you're ok. Just mention that you were thinking about your creations and the general situation you are in for a bit. It's kinda throwing you for a loop.

Ask Tori how she is, and also if she'd like your help or company.

As far as your social landscape: Who else is with you besides yourself, Tori, and the other lady you have characterized as self-absorbed and violent? What does Tori want out of her remaining days and legacy?

Theo 2013/09/11(Wed)10:36 No. 540259 ID: d3fd6b
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>>540020

He doesn't think the cannibalistic thoughts is that important but he mentions it anyway. Tori explains that's natural and that he's not surprised. But personally he wouldn't bother eating another person as they are all going to die soon anyway. No matter what.

>>540081

He replies that he would love company. But he had come to find Scientist 0 because he had something to tell him. He knows he doesn't have long. And he fears what scientist 1, 2, 3 and 4 will do once he's gone. He wants to talk to Scientist 0. He is afraid.

He doesn't know what he wants from his final days. He wanted everyone to be happy here before death but that doesn't seem possible now. His whole life he only wanted to find love and happiness and now that he's dying it seems he won't get the chance.

Tori chokes back tears and shakes his head. He explains that all that matters now is getting their creations complete.

>>540259
There is no choice but to hug...HUG WITH ALL OF YOUR...hug limbs

>>540259
Well, Tori... if we can get at least his creation to run on a natural soul like he wanted, wouldn't technically have his consciousness continue on and keep living? He could find love and happiness still, it's just his current body that's dying. If, we could like, get the perspective we have into a the bodies...

but Tori's a transman and wouldn't want to be in Inventor would he? ... so like maybe he wants to be in Guardian? You'll take Inventor, gender never really matter to you. Maybe it'll be a fun difference. That is if, like, we do actually have the conciousness/soul transfer thing dictating personality.

Well, actually, why don't we just do this ahead of time. Tori, maybe we should secretly put her in Guardian and just have everyone else grow their personalities. Would he like that? The debate's gone, Tori can live on and find happiness, in the body of a man even, and I guess the rest of us just have to deal with each other's shit until the final dinner.

I just don't have enough information to make a good suggestion of what to do here.

Hrrm...
Tori=Inventor
0=Gaurdian
3=Queen? Maybe? Might be a seperate individual
2=Stranger?
4=Adventurer?
1=....There's a character we didn't meet.
Even assuming the rest get stitch-punk'd, that's a person with no doll to match up to it...

Theo 2013/09/13(Fri)10:29 No. 540468 ID: 2545d6
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[1/2]

Scientist 1 is the maker of the Queen and her brother Scientist 2 is the maker of the Traveler.

Scientist 3 is pretty unimportant. But their role was the Servant. Someone under the Queen. (later, unknown to Scientist 0 of course, the Servant would die and her legs given to the Guardian.)

Scientist 4 was the Travelers creator.

Theo 2013/09/13(Fri)10:32 No. 540469 ID: 2545d6
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Scientist 0 gives Tori a big hug. This shakes him up visibly but he accepts it gratefully.

"I want to die now"

Scientist 0 doesn't know what to do now. he doesn't want to lose Tori yet. But who is he to deny him death?

Two times the traveler?
wouldn't 4 be the adventurer's creator?

Also, hey, why already dying? wasn't there something to eat first? You could also play a round monopoly or d&d...

Theo 2013/09/13(Fri)11:08 No. 540471 ID: 2545d6
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>>540470

Oh my what a silly mistake!

Yes, 4 is the ADVENTURERS creator. Not the TRAVELERS. Silly silly Scientist 0. The stress must be getting to his head!

So is that a big no on the "Give Gaurdian to Tori" plan? Because seriously, he is giving a big opening. Wants to die, wants to be a man, etc.

I am completely serious. Think about it.
Do the soul transfer if he wants to right now and we just keep it on the downlow like everything regular happened. We can later make the soul or AI decision later.

Let him finally make a choice here. He'll live on, just the way he wants. He'll find happiness, everything. The only difference is that he won't have memories of his time here, and that's okay. It's good to start anew. It's just restarting life. We don't know how the afterlife works that well for humans right? Well, we can control where this soul goes before he dies man.

Come on ASK HIM! Do something great for your crush. Not just a hug, something practical.

As sad as it is, maybe the best thing you can do for Tori now is to grant his wish. All the two of you have to look forward to is a awful, political dinner, anyway. Just take whatever decision he has and let him go. After all, you'll still be there, together, in the next life. Maybe your creation will have a better chance at romance. Right now, your chances are pretty bleak.

'last dinner'...
Are you guys just going to run out of food after this?

Theo 2013/09/29(Sun)09:26 No. 542549 ID: 7ee820
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>>540472

Well. It DOES sound like a good idea. He brings it up with Tori. But Tori shakes his head and denies it. He worked hard on his creation and he wouldn't want to shove his personal comforts onto either creations, really. He fears that if his soul went into the Guardian, the Guardian may feel the discomforts of wanting to be female instead of male. He would prefer it that if any creation were to have to deal with gender issues it would be his own. Plus his mother would have wanted him to be in the female body. He would like to respect her at least in his time of dying.

>>541319

Yes.

>>541310

Scientist 0 sighs and nods.

"Okay."

His stomach twists as he agrees to Tori's wishes.

"But just one thing."

He pulls Tori in for a gentle short kiss, trying to muster all of his conflicting feelings into it. It lasts for just a moment, but when they separate they're both crying.

It's time.

Scientist 0 leads Tori over to the table, plugging him up to the transferring machine. They locks eyes for another moment, both expressing unsaid words.

Scientist 0 puts his hand on the lever and just as he starts to push down...

Scientist 1 runs in with the rest of the others in tow, screaming something or other about a traitorous murderer.

Tori's alive 1, jesus christ, what do you think this whole soul thing was about.

Traitorous murderer? He asked me to do this. At worst that makes me, what, a... euthanist? You telling me if any one of you asked me to upload yourselves in your final hours that I'd still be a murderer? Someone has to upload you people if you want to do the soul transfer. That makes whoever does it a murderer. You would have done the same goddamn thing for Tori if he asked.

"Tori wants to go now, said so himself. And let's face it...Our Last Dinner approaches. Do we really want to wait around and waste away? Trust me, if there was even the faintest chance of survival, I would be willing to try it, but there isn't. That's the point of having these set up in the first place. So...Am I a traitor for aiding Tori in her wish to not attend that final dinner?"

Unless... they aren't talking about Zero? Has someone else been killed?

>>542549
Pause for a second and say "Huhwhat?"

Arms up, duck behind something solid and replaceable or keep your back to the wall, assume you are about to be tackled!

Don't let go of the lever for Tori's sake. But face Scientist 1 so you won't be surprised if she or any others act more rash than her words.

Theo 2013/10/07(Mon)16:40 No. 543344 ID: 7ee820
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>>542856
>>542557

Scientist 0 faces the intruders, ready and determined as he speaks to them, telling them that this is what Tori wanted. he explains passionately that it's cruel to keep him here when all he wants is to leave. But Scientist 1 doesn't seem convinced and Scientist 2 is in an utter panic.

"You can't kill her!" Scientist 2 screams out, tears rising in his eyes. "I love her! You can't do this, you monster!"

Scientist 0 has had it up to here with their bullshit. Especially with the misgendering in Tori's final moments.

It's now or never. Pull the lever or commit to their views.

Attack or conform.

Guard or obey.

>never... commit to their views... conform... obey...
That doesn't sound like anything you would do honestly^^
You're more of a guardian I guess.

do it. you are just too good for your own good.

He was already dead! We're ALL DEAD don't you get it! Tori knew that. Tell me straight up that if Tori asked you to do it, you wouldn't do it for him! Tell me with a straight face. Tell me with no doubt in your mind you would not offer that kindness!

This is the only way we get to live. You need to face it before we ALL die. Stop denying our fate and man up to it like Tori did. Where is the flaw in my logic! Tell me why I'm wrong before you do anything hostile. If you don't just stop whining for once and just think and get along, you're going to be down one another member, ME! Then what? What will you all do? Rip each other apart in your own insanity! DEAL WITH IT!

Say something to that approach.

Well, basically yeah choose the guard option, though I'd like to hear their rational thoughts on the matter before we commit, if they even have any rational thoughts.

...Throw it.
I think this was building up to the choice to see who'd be entered into which body I think. Throw it, and the one we know as Gaurdian is Tori. If we don't throw it, Inventor becomes 'tori' so to speak.

Throw the switch.

Tori identifies as male. Stop misgendering him. You should refer to him as male in your quotes and posts. Don't be a dick like Scientist 2.

Theo 2013/10/22(Tue)05:34 No. 544935 ID: eba594
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[1/3]

He flips the switch and everything happens so suddenly.

Theo 2013/10/22(Tue)05:37 No. 544936 ID: eba594
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Tori's energy is taken from him and given to the body of the Inventor, though it will take probably a few months before the invention actually awakens.

It's his moment of death but Scientist 0 is too alert because of the other scientists to mourn. He can do that after he has averted mass murder.

Theo 2013/10/22(Tue)05:39 No. 544937 ID: eba594
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[3/3]

Scientist 1 screams out in complete rage, snatching up a scalpel from a tool tray.

The tool tray feels deeply violated for its bits being used as a weapon against such a just man.

The tool tray doesn't want to live in this world anymore.

But the tool tray need not worry.

For the tool tray was never really alive in the first place.

Be ready to dodge, as you do, say this:
"(Scientist 1/her name) Murderer hunh? And what do you plan on doing with that Scapel? Two wrongs make a right? This doesn't need to end this way."

Now scalpels make absolutely terrible murder weapons. They'll break in a second if not used gently and carefully. But on the other hand you'd really rather not have a scalpel blade broken off in your pelvis so don't tease the murderous science lady please.

Just circle her, keep your distance, and keep an eye on where 2 went.
Keep saying that all you did was what he asked for.
1 didn't love him too, did she? Or is she just looking for an excuse to get down with a fetish of hers?

Try to circle and diffuse the situation, reason with scientist 2 if you can. We are all going to die soon anyways, it us better to go out with some dignity than starving to death. If he feels like you should die for "killing" Tori, then tell them to have you "killed" in the same way. You can't do the body energy swap thing by yourself, right? ((Then how did all of the creations get powered? Wouldn't 1 person have to stay behind to transfer the rest?))

You can also try to appeal to scientist 1's emotion by saying that she would not want to die with blood on her hands. If you can only pick one, go with the first bit; the second one probably won't work.

Theo 2013/10/23(Wed)17:39 No. 545107 ID: 7ee820
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>>544969

Scientist 0 skirts around the room towards the exit, raising his hand in a defensive gesture and trying to talk some sense into Scientist 1.

As to whether she loved Tori or not is unknown to him. Though he does wonder what fetish is being addressed.

>>544982

The life transfer can be done by a person on their own. Scientist 0 feels that Tori wanted him to do it as a final sign of ultimate trust. But the thought brings on tears and he pushes it away. Blurry eyesight isn't good for this situation.

Theo 2013/10/23(Wed)17:41 No. 545108 ID: 7ee820
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Scientist 1 refuses to listen to reason and charges at Scientist 0 in a burst of rage.

Scientist 2 obviously wishes that the violence would stop. But nobody seems to be listening to him.

Theo 2013/10/23(Wed)17:44 No. 545109 ID: 7ee820
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Scientist 0 grabs Scientist 1's arm and lunges it back at her in self defense. He hears a squish and feels a warm liquid spray onto him. He looks up with astonishment to see that the scalpel had driven itself into Scientist 1's neck. He's holding the broken off part in his hand and he stares, frozen in place as she scrambles to pick out the bit in her neck. But she's just scraping out of fear and her jugular is cut. It doesn't seem like anyone would be able to save her.

Scientist 2 runs out screaming.

Put her into the machine before she dies.
She won't be technically dead anymore. She'll live on in her project.

yes, get her into the machine.

machine, complete with whatever heart system she'd perfer to have.
Sadly, you were unable to finish your debate. Perhaps the creations will sort it out...

She wanted artificial intelligence to embody her creation. Are you capable of such a feat? Would she want to die and be lost forever, so that her desire for an artificial soul be accomplished? She doesn't seem the type who would back down from that sort of committment. On the other hand, she's your sister, and it might hurt your creation to never meet the sister soul.

Also that was a damn lucky shot, killing someone with a scalpel. You sure you are a scientist and not a trained assassin? no it's OK I'm just joking with you

>>545111
>>545118
>>545123
>>545129

Since Scientist 1 wanted her creation to be sentient through designated traits in an artificial intelligence heart, there is no need to put her into a machine. She has already made the system for her creation and now all that needs to be done is for it to awaken.

Don't panic.

Scientist 0, even if 1 deserved it, do you think you can say something before they die?

Also that Tool Tray has to be seriously traumatized now.

Theo 2013/10/25(Fri)09:56 No. 545270 ID: 7ee820
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Scientist 0 looks down at Scientist 1 as she dies and starts to mumble about how he never wanted things to be this way. None of them did. He continues to say that he wished it would have ended differently. But it's too late now. She's going to die and there's nothing he can do about it. All he can really do is bare with the repercussions of his actions.

As he thinks this, Scientist 2 comes back with tears in eyes and knife in hand. The observers that have been fearfully watching for the entire time just shy away from it, not knowing how to react.

Scientist 0 seriously debates just killing them all and himself to end the nightmare. He's had enough of this.

just flip the switch and get in your pod.

>>545274
Right
Fuck 'em
Get in the pod
You got Guardianing and shit to do.

Just tell 2 you'll be dead in a moment, he won't have to lift a finger.

He already ran away once, let's hope he isn't a spontaneous lion of courage now. Join Tori, 0. Shame your exit had to be so dramatic, but it couldn't be helped. You started a romantic, finish like one.

But if he comes at you with the knife, smack him with the Tray or something, hopefully that wont be so lethal, or he wont have the same terrible of luck of his sister and create more messy accidents.

Theo 2013/10/26(Sat)08:43 No. 545407 ID: 7ee820
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Scientist 0 hooks himself up to the machine, done with the mess he had been surrounded with for the past several weeks. It's time to leave. He gives a short speech about leaving the rest of them alone and dying just as they wanted anyway.

But Scientist 2 doesn't seem content with this idea.

Theo 2013/10/26(Sat)08:46 No. 545408 ID: 7ee820
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As scientist 0 starts to ease down into death he feels several sharp stabs of pain. When he looked down, he saw several stab wounds peppering his abdomen, obviously done by Scientist 2 in his rage.

Well there's nothing he can really do about that now.

with you last breath call them all morons.

seriously, how did these people become scientists?

Scientist: With your last breath point out that they'll have a more lavish feast without three more mouths to feed.

Guardian: when playback is over remark that your creators where idiots.

"That was pointless"

You can still do the transfer right? You can't stop it?
Or will this have consequences?

NOOOOO! My evil plan has been foiled!!!
Ham it up like an evil villian-it doesn't really matter, but the show should be entertaining to them at least!

Oh shit, don't die before you die!

>>545411
>seriously, how did these people become scientists?
You're thinking of engineers.

Scientists are much more passionate, ambitious, and generally egotistical people.

>>545537
The only useful scientist is one that is capable of seriously treating the question of how to prove everything they believe is wrong and genuinely trying to do it. These are obviously *bad* scientists at best, and more likely are just shitty technicians.

Apparently you'll die from this transfer procedure yourself, but do you need medical attention just to survive long enough to complete it? If so we have to figure out how to prevent further attacks and stop your current bleeding as primary goals.
I have an idea how to stop the attacks but it's ethically questionable: Force your assailant into the process as well.

>>545617
>>545437
>>545424
He'll be fine!
Scientist/Queen had her jugular cut open, but she transferred super-quick anyways!

A few body-stabs are nothing!

Zero: whisper "I never wanted it to end like this."

Fade to black.

Theo 2013/12/06(Fri)03:30 No. 550920 ID: 7ee820
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Scientist 0 bitterly comments that he never wanted it to end like this, and hopes that their grand feast is just dandy as they surely plot to kill each other in their final moments.

Then the recording ends.

Theo 2013/12/06(Fri)03:31 No. 550921 ID: 7ee820
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The Guardian doesn't know how to feel.

What did he just watch?

Who even is HE?

He's conflicted in all of the wrong ways and wonders why the Inventor had wanted to show him something so confusing and triggering.

To understand the conflict that was passed down to you.
Just as Scientist one attacked zero, only to be killed, did the Queen come after you hoping to make you a King, only to end up slain by what she had unleashed.
So I guess the question becomes what now? I figure the thing to do is go back to being a gaurdian, and maybe asking Inventor about the black thread ability and if it's a good idea to keep on using it.

Because it's useful to understand the origins of the conflicts you're facing in order to deal with them practically. Knowing that your conflict with the other dolls is rooted in your creators having a severe case of cabin-fever making them just plain bugfuck cracked in the head explains an awful lot about how dumb and purposeless the conflict is.

Now knock it off with the stunned disbelief fakery! You've dealt with just as bad in this existence, so quit playing as though it's unbelievable and start acting on the knowledge you have. Now you know that any true and lasting peace will have to address the origins of your conflicts--namely inclinations to unreasonable and unrealistic ideas about the natures of your relationships with each other. That says an awful lot about what kinds of dialogue you should be having about this stuff.

>>550921
Why don't you ask her?
She's right next to you. She probably understands more about what just happened to you on a scientific level.

Also ask her if she inherited anything from Tori, a thought process, a memory, or really anything.

>>550945
oh and you're the gaurdian, son and soul sharer of Scientist 0.
I thought that was pretty clear.

Theo 2013/12/11(Wed)17:12 No. 551556 ID: 7ee820
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[1/2]

He needed to talk to Inventor. That much he knew. As he was about to turn around to confront her with questions, he felt something bump into his back. After calming down from the startle, he turned around.

Theo 2013/12/11(Wed)17:14 No. 551558 ID: 7ee820
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There was Inventor with some odd device in her hands. It had green dashes that flashed with an unreal almost intimidating light.

"Please, Guardian," she starts to say, a serious tone to her usual light-hearted voice. "Help us die."

Aaaand why exactly do we need to die? I mean, granted the Queen was crazy, but the rest of us can make it work out this time right? No reason to argue and fight over something that's been done and settled before we were even awake right?

"That sounds stupid. Why would you want to do that?"

You've just be asked to do the exact opposite thing that you were built to do. You need to deny their notion and speak some sense into them before the following the same path as your creators. You're the GUARDIAN. This is your time to lead everyone into a world where no one else has to die, not head-first into all their graves.

She explains that this isn't her life to live. That her soul isn't even really hers. It was Tori's. And she doesn't feel right living on like this. She feels her purpose slipping away from her. Her will to live fleeting away. The rest of them (that are still alive) have agreed. But they promised they wouldn't do it unless the Guardian wanted to.

The Guardian is feeling very pressured and nervous about this all.

they need to perfect the old work first. you cannot let them leave nothing left. natural or artificial, you don't care where the soul comes from, but the next generation needs to be able to become self-sustaining.

..."Sooo this isn't your life to live, and you're slowly unable to find reason to go on...And the others agree?
To be honest, I do not. Part of me wonders if it's from how much I've taken from you over the years. Another part thinks it foolish to take our own lives.
But honestly? If you really do find this life pointless, then that's your decision to make. The same for the others. Life or death at your own choice, if you feel so attached to us that you want to die together, then it seems to me what you really want is to be together, not to die."

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She isn't even sure of what to do right now. She's so conflicted and confused. Part of her wants to end it. But the other part of her wants to try to survive. To be better than their creators. The Guardian's words really hit her hard and does make her rethink things. But what should she do? It doesn't feel right to keep living like this.

Well then, here's a possible change to consider:
It is a fact that we, the first generation, are carrying the seeds of cabin-fevered infighting amongst our creators. Clearly we should put aside our old division and unify society towards developing for the future. We must build and provide for those who come after us, ending when we are certain that we do not depend on any of the original generation to continue and thrive. At that point we may personally re-evaluate whether the suicidal urges of our current situation still have any meaning without unduly damaging others with self-centredness in the process.

So don't
Do what you want girl
Be alive, but in a way that you like?
You think your options are so limited, but we have a whole world to explore, infinite things to learn and create. So much potential here.
We should clearly eat ALL of the potential.
Live like that. Why not? If you still feel it isn't right, well, why isn't it right? Like it's just a feeling in your gut? Did you steal something? Hurt somebody? I mean, who really decides if living your life is right? Is there this objective cosmic figure that has a scale of rightness to judge us on?

If he deemed it was right to go kill your best friend who did nothing wrong in his life, would you do it? Why? Why do the right thing for THAT guy?

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She considers all of his words for a long time, silence filling the small room. Inventor hugs the cylindrical device towards herself and lets out an audible sigh.

"Well....Then what do we do now? What's the next step...?"

There doesn't have to be a next step.
Let's just calm down, slow down, and not let existential concepts overwhelm us for a while. Just do nice enjoyable things I guess. Fun things. Things we really like to do.

The next step, Guardian, is that you give the Inventor a big hug. If you can't hug her with that giant cylinder she's holding, then you get her to put that thing down. The second step, then, is to sort out this bad blood. You don't really have a chance with the Queen anymore, since you, uh, kinda killed her, accidentally, but the Traveler's still around, and he seems like he's a nice enough fellow. The four of you can make this work, like how your predecessors should've done it. You can make things BETTER than they did. You aren't them. You have this second chance. Take it, and make the best you can of it.