LiterallyJumble 2024/02/20(Tue)19:15 No. 1083852 ID: 7ae8e6
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>1st: We want to try researching the "Viral Flush" treatment you got to see if memory loss is a known complication.

>2nd: Since there's a new model each year, & only 10 of that model are made, it shouldn't be too hard to figure out which model you are, & then figure out your specific ID from there.
... Hopefully they don't have a habit of making lots of models that are nigh-identical on the outside. & Hopefully for our purposes, someone actually records this information & makes it available.

"Oh, I already know my model number, I remember like, a lot of things about myself? Just not places or faces... It's weird, like... I have this vivid memory of years back, playing cheerfully on a swing with a friend of mine, I remember the things they said just... not them, no name, no face, no nothing... It's... Depressing. Don't remember where I live or even where I worked, if I worked at all... Anyway, no more glooming, just gotta find it out."

Jack approached the elevator at the end of the hall Ahn had talked about, pressing the button and waiting for it to arrive

He seemed... lost in thought, and upset about something.

"I always wondered if... if I could forget about some certain things about myself, if it would be easier to... N-Nevermind, elevators here"

>>1083850
Jack, she wants sex, and she's consenting. It's not rocket science.

Hax, you need to wait until bedtime.

LiterallyJumble 2024/02/20(Tue)19:17 No. 1083855 ID: 7ae8e6
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Someone else is in the elevator, so Jack stops talking, thinking to himself.

'Here's hoping it's not like, a job I've forgotten how to do'

The elevator closes, and Jack begins the descent to the library

HAX, ANALYSIS!!
we need to know this guy's specs

>You'll use me one day and you'll enjoy it.
But we already enjoy being around you?

Also jack, you may want to invest in a belt sometime in the near future.

Peep those deets, but don't get caught staring. Can Hax work without eye contact, is that just a UI element? is proximity enough?

>You'll use me one day and you'll enjoy it.
Oh we don't need you set to active to use you and enjoy you lots, only need a private room Hax~ Her phrasing makes this so easy to do.

...
...
Pfffft

Hey Hax, if our job is something like, mundane, like office work or something, would you be willing to help out with that?

Of course we enjoy using you, HAX! You're such a good

f r i e n d

>>1083855
Damn, that guy's packing.

>>1083852
You still remember some things? That's good news. Anything you know will help us fill in the gaps once we get around to figuring out your past.

Wait, were you talking out loud just then? It's not quite clear when you're speaking and when you're communicating with us inside your mind.

>>1083855
Your waistline's looking a bit showy there. Might wanna watch that if you don't want to attract attention.

Or you could wear a thong underneath if you want to attract the right kind of attention.

Who's this guy? He looks like someone worth meeting.

Ahn said "use it for good," so she knows and trusts you to use Hax at least a little, even if indirectly. A little charisma plus cues from Passive will help, but you may not have a choice if you want to help/protect others/yourself. Though, Hax may be correct, but she should give you time. Its not even been an hour.

Worth noting that you have part of a clean slate: you have the chance to make new friends and literally find yourself. Also, maybe a belt.

>>1083863
>>1083867
>>1083940
Yeah HAX, someone doesn't have to be a useful tool for you to like having them around. Jack can like hanging out with you even without lewd bonuses (although the lewd bonuses are also pretty nice).
For example: banter!

>>1083859
New Brain, who dis?

>>1083964
>>1083966
Oh no, ur pants might be falling down in front of this potentially cool dude.

>>1083855
Hmmmm....... so tits exist....Why?
Can robots get fat and if so HOW fat?

>>1084001

Biomimicry aka Biomimetic Robotics. These robots are obviously taking aesthetic cues from some sort of database of bipedal being with bilateral symmetry, an upright stance, two legs, two arms, and a head. The exact origins of the design might even be lost, but there's a clear design language see females having breasts for sexual display and nursing young, females having broad hips for birthing or laying eggs, hands tending to be four fingers plus a thumb, the existence of a small tail that isn't supposed to be overly covered -- possibly for signalling, having expressive eyes for emotional content, having small horns or something like horns, etc. Obviously whatever we are, are programmed to care about those aesthetics as well.

Also, I am really interested in doing things like hacking yourself to have confidence boosts, increases in creativity, faster speed of thought, increases in general perception, increase in social awareness, improved spacial awareness and proprioception and reflexes, mild mood improvements, and stuff like that. Hax, can Jack hack himself for these kind of minor benefits? Fiddle with the knobs as it were? And are there long term issues with doing that kind of thing if so?

>>1084004

(Robot milk.)

(Robot milk.)

>>1084009

Than why discolored aureola? In mammals that nurse young, you only find nipples that have different colors because babies have horrible eyesight, so they can find the nipple and latch on. Surely cameras can be quite easy to miniaturize and keep able to distinguish shapes, movement, and colors, no? It's only with the bipedal stance showing the breasts prominently, and the associated option for sexual selection, that big boobies with massive titties become aesthetically appealing. Some of the particulars might be biomimetic for useful robotic function, some might be for function that no longer exists in modern robots but is in earlier models, and some might be 'just because', due to aesthetic values inherited from the mammalian (or whatever analog these body forms are derived from) aesthetic -- as long as it doesn't harm anything, there's no issue with keeping those.

>>1083850
Indeed. HAX, babe, you're cool, you can hang out in our collective id anytime. It's just that there's about a 50% chance you, someone like you, or your kind of lifestyle is what lead to our brain getting busted. Let's try going clean for a bit. You'll know us well enough when we get too bored out of our minds.

>>1083855
Here's a good icebreaker: "Are AI assistants always so... horny?" (Sorry for being too judgy, HAX. Be as horny as you like.) Hopefully, they also have those outside our heads too and we won't be giving too much away.

Also, you should probably hold your pants up before you expose your... uh... I'm sorry what kind of bits do you have down there?

>>1084006
That also means knowing when not to use it and understanding how not to be dependent on it. Even Passive mode carries risks, like finding out something we shouldn't. It'd be difficult to make friends with anyone who finds about HAX, because they would fear us as a existential hazard.

Still, your advice is good and we could hack it an informal robot therapist.

>>1084004
>>1084024
I imagine the collective subconscious guilt over the extinction of most/all organic life on this planet was a large factor in our design. It would be interesting to discover how many biological processes we can mimic or fake.

(My money's on functioning parts to make robot eggs/cores/brains. Sure, building them in a factory makes more sense. I'm just saying reenacting the full biological reproductive process has to be someone's fetish, regardless if anything comes from of it.)

LiterallyJumble 2024/03/17(Sun)22:04 No. 1086641 ID: 7ae8e6
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With all the suggestions on how to start a conversation, Jack turns to begin, but is surprised to hear the other bot speak first.

"Is it true?"

did he read your mind?

huh, what's true?

"Yes its all true, they just outlawed neckties."

"Uh, is what true?"

...Hopefully this isn't going to be a bad pick up line from that guy, oof.

Had a talk with Ahn, did he? Also, does everyone working here have a Tired debuff? Is their job difficult or is it a case of the staff doing too much with too little? Then again, he might not even work here.

Just in case, you better lead with a "depends on who's asking" response. Wink if the moment calls for it.

>"Is it true?"
... you're going to have to be more specific there friend.

>>1086645
>>1086646
>>1086647
>>1086648
>>1086653
Any of these are good.

Wait affection is 50? Does this guy know who you are/were? Well regardless have to go with the one-liner so... >>1086646 zing!

Memory is overrated. Just means you get to meet your friends all over again!

>>1084060
More thinking can a robot even get fat do they have designated subdermal fuel pockets in a internal lattice for slow acting energy? Or ..... are you just fat forever from creation.
But the concept of internal factories is interesting and decentralized production makes for a versatile and flexible system incase of emergencies its like being able to use money without having to rely on the bank in war times suddenly shutting down

>>1086641
Hey, that's some good info! Thanks for the assist, Hax.

Wait, what does "affection" mean? What distinguishes it from love and lust?

He looks like he's concerned for Jack's well-being. He's sympathetic, but not regretful, so he probably wasn't involved with your botched operation. Since he already has a high level of affection (and lust) towards you, I'd guess that he was someone close to you before the operation and has been exhausting himself with worry this whole time. He likely heard about you losing your memories and is asking you if it really went that badly.

Or that could be completely off the mark. Depends on what you say to him and how he reacts.

If I'm reading him correctly, then what he needs is a reason to feel hopeful. He wants to know what happened so he'll know it isn't worse. He should know how you are and how you're feeling, and that you're not going to die anytime soon. You've lost a lot, but you're still alive, healthy, and ready to put the pieces back together.

I know what'll cheer him up! Ask him to talk about something the two of you did together. You have detailed but incomplete memories of your past, right? If his story matches one of your memories, then he can help you fill in the blanks, and you can show him that he hasn't lost you.

LiterallyJumble 2024/03/19(Tue)04:46 No. 1086753 ID: 7ae8e6
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>... you're going to have to be more specific there friend.

"Is what true?"

"Your memories, they're gone, aren't they?"

"o-oh, yeah, do I... Know you?"

"...Yeah, you did"

>I know what'll cheer him up! Ask him to talk about something the two of you did together. You have detailed but incomplete memories of your past, right? If his story matches one of your memories, then he can help you fill in the blanks, and you can show him that he hasn't lost you.

"Oh! uhm, well, I have some memories left over... just, no faces, just... information. Can you... Tell me a favourite memory or something? talk about how we were?"

"Oh? We... We were close, like brothers... But... With all the fighting too. You'd always come to me, mess with me, make me mad... But also just... Talk to me when you needed support, and you were there for me too. I wasn't the best to you, Jack. I thought that maybe... The last thing we'd have done was fight, hearing what happened, I was the first to find out..."

He'd pause, before chuckling softly,

"Despite you being the literal therapist, I used to be the one you'd always talk to about your..."

He looks over to Jack, who shifts uncomfortably in return,

"...yeah, I... Have a memory of talking about that with someone, but... I don't remember anything else, I'm sorry"

"It's alright, it was wishful thinking to believe you'd be able to remember me."

good lord does anyone around here sleep? everyone seems to be a few steps away from just passing out.

>>1086754
Maybe it's currently evening, so everyone is a bit tired.

>>1086753
Ask him his name. And if you told him anything about why you came here.

What was I trying to do? How can I get ahold of my assets, and any personal or private property I might have? Is there anything I need to know? Anything I should fear?

Did I tell you anything to tell or do in this situation? Did I have any contingencies or plans in general for things going wrong?

oh yeah, also ask if he knows where you live

Hey, you remember no one right now, you didn't forget him specifically. No, he might be the most important in this moment, because he was brave enough to approach you at all and talk to you. Situation isn't perfect, but you're both alive and he shouldn't feel guilty. There has to be a little muscle memory to your interactions.
Introduce yourself to him and offer your hand.

>>1086753
>Despite you being the literal therapist
We're a therapist? That's going to make it difficult for us, since we don't remember any of our patients!

You could take him out somewhere, like a bar or cafe. It looks like you should encourage him to worry less about you, and be with his (girl/boy)friend or find one if he doesn't.

>>1086769
If we were practicing therapy, we would surely would've made records and kept them somewhere.

>>1086772

Yea, also our new upgrades should make for extremely powerful therapy tools, albeit medically unethical ones.

Ask about the last thing you and he did the last time you were together. It'll help give you an idea what type of person you were.

>>1086773
its only unethical if we're not trustworthy, and we know we aren't so no problem.

Time to start your relationship anew. Introduce yourself, keeping in mind he hasn't told you his name yet. Can't give away your mad hax yet

>>1086765
Yeah, comfort him/make sure he doesn't feel bad!

>>1086755
>>1086759
>>1086760
All of these are good.

>>1086772
yeah.

>>1086775
Only potentially unethical.

>>1086753
Well hey, you sort of remember him, you just need to get re-introduced and slot the face and name into the right memories. Maybe over a coffee sometime.

>>1086735
"Hey, it's not like that. I'm missing names and faces, but the feelings, the words we said, those are still there. What we had isn't gone, I'll just need some time to get back in touch with it."

Would this be an appropriate time for physical contact? Because I kind of want to step over and stroke his arm.

He said you were a professional therapist. That's interesting, because I can see why a therapist would want to get a hacking chip. Though that does make me concerned about how ethical you were. Do you think you were using Hax on your patients before? No, the timeline wouldn't match up; she said she didn't know how much time had passed when you woke up, so she couldn't have been active recently. Or could her memory have been erased too?

Speaking of which, it's good to keep in mind what we were doing. We're headed to the library to read up on the treatment we went through and see if amnesia is really a plausible side effect. Did we tell our friend (don't call him Max yet) anything about what we were going through, and does it match up with what AHN told us?

>>1086772
>we would surely would've made records and kept them somewhere.
True.

But aren't those notes required to be locked up for privacy reasons? You know, to prevent anyone that isn't us from looking at them.

Our new problems are finding where we put the notes and finding the key and/or password to unlock the thing we put the notes in!

>>1086809

Passwords are a horrible, horrible system. Surely there would be some kind of lock that's an encrypted unique mechanometric tied to us?

>>1086753
Hold on. I feel like I'm missing something.

>I used to be the one you'd always talk to about your...
>...yeah, I... Have a memory of talking about that with someone

It seems like there's some subtext that I'm not getting. Are you referring to something specific? I don't recall you mentioning it, if so.

Suggestion 2024/03/23(Sat)06:25 No. 1086950 ID: d150ea
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"How are those intrusive thoughts now, Jack?"

Can't draw, but I can edit. Hope this isn't too cringe.

What can I say, HAX does it for me.

>>1086950
Would say save it for questdis. Since we don't have one though... gud stuff. Will agree that HAX is good for getting the engine revving. Polite sage.

>>1086753

Therapist response "how does that make you feel" also we must admit outloud that

Its really brave of you to approach me and actually talk about the good and bad where most would just not even mention it to manipulate a amnesiac to see them in a more positive light

LiterallyJumble 2024/03/25(Mon)20:07 No. 1087160 ID: 7ae8e6
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"I just..."

"...You look tired"

"Yeah, I'm... Overworked, I've been worried, too, about you and the others, how they were taking the news too..."

"Thank you"

LiterallyJumble 2024/03/25(Mon)20:19 No. 1087162 ID: 7ae8e6
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Max's eyes widened as he turned to look at Jack, confused and surprised.

"For what?"

"For telling me this, you could've easily taken advantage of my memory loss and started anew, but you instead told me things you were feeling, concerns you had, even issues you felt like you had with yourself."

Max simply stood there, eyes wide at Jacks words, listening to him.

"It takes a lot of effort to admit to stuff like that. I don't feel any ill-will towards you. And hey, if you'd like, maybe we can go and hang out sometime when you're free? Catch up, meet each other again?"

It took a moment, but Max finally replies,

"Yeah, that sounds good. I work late tonight, but if you're free at 10, we can do it today"

"I'll be sure to let you know"

Max shoots Jack a message quickly to re-add his connection to his system, Jack can now contact Max!

w0ah, you made him PURPLE again!! ourple good

What time is it right now? need to make sure we'll be around at 10:00 and not spend too much time in the library like a total NERD

>>1087162
Grand. Now we need to get to learning more about ourselves before said meetup.

>worried, too, about you and the others
...Others? Please elaborate. Hurry it up though so we can boink HAX.

2 questions

What did he mean by others?
And
What is the current time?

oh dear, others? Was what happened to jack not an isolated incident?
Though, lets not hold him up too long. We can talk at length when we meet later.

He's probably talking about the others he knows who are worried about you, not some mysterious hoarde of amnesiac robots. Save it for later; he needs some time to process this.

"OH! Silly me, I don't think you told me your name yet. You already know me, but I'd like to know your name again."

>>1087162
"I, uh, just got a message from someone named Max. Was that you?"

Keep in mind that he hasn't told us his name yet, so we shouldn't let on that we know. Does your messaging software include the sender's name? Did he mention it in the message anywhere? If not, then now's a good time to ask him about it.

Once you've said your goodbyes (and he's hopefully gotten a look at your hips on the way out), we'll be alone with Hax again. Now we finally have a chance to get on with what we're really here for: reading at the hospital library! We can learn all sorts of neat technical stuff about how our brains work.

(Yeah, I know I'm being a tease, Hax. Don't worry, we'll let you off your leash eventually. It's frustrating now, but the more pent up you get, the more fun it'll be when you can finally let loose.)

>>1087164
>>1087167
Yeah, keep an eye on the time.

>>1087207

He hasn't sent a message. Don't give up the game.

>>1087243
>He hasn't sent a message.

>>1087162
>Max shoots Jack a message quickly to re-add his connection to his system, Jack can now contact Max!

>>1087250

Oh. Uh. Hmmm. I must have missed that popup.

LiterallyJumble 2024/03/29(Fri)00:03 No. 1087360 ID: e8bcc8
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>"OH! Silly me, I don't think you told me your name yet. You already know me, but I'd like to know your name again."

As the elevator stops and the doors open, you quickly turn to Max.

"Oh right, before I go, what's your name again? Not in my system anymore."

"Max 9, but just call me Max. I'll see you in 8."

"For sure, maybe meet me in the spare room Ahn lent to me?"

He nods, smiling as the doors begin to close.

"He's nice, big bulge too"

"Go back to writing fanfiction, and don't say you don't because you think out loud"

LiterallyJumble 2024/03/29(Fri)00:05 No. 1087361 ID: e8bcc8
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Welcome to the Library.

"Holy fuck yes internet access gimmie gimmie gimmie I am sane and can be trusted with global control."

"Sorry babe but I'm not insane"

Alrighty, looks like it's time to start searching for the catalogue of robot models!!
Might be able to find yourself if you're lucky! :O

Professions! History! Politics! Current events!

Hey HAX, didn't you say earlier we 'wouldn't catch you dead in a library'"? What are ya doing here?

Ok ok, I'll stop giving you a hard time, HAX. Lets look into Jack's backstory here. We know he's a therapist, so look up keywords like "Jack" and "therapist"

>>1087361
bee butt

Look for some therapy books, yeah. Might jog some skill-related memory like how Max reminded you of vaguely familiar events.

>I'll see you in 8
wait, this guy is that freakin tired at 2 in the afternoon? good god.

but yeah, guess you can search for your name on the computers and see if you can't find your old address... and I guess look up some reviews about yourself as well since you were apparently a therapist.

Scope out the hotties in the room.
Even if you don't have the time or extroversion needed to hit on ppl, you can still look (politely).

Also, yeah, research. Try to fill-in some of the blanks.

Popular culture! Maps! Current Politics! Recent scientific developments! News!

>>1087361
Neat, books!
And a cute bee-bot in tight shorts!
And a huge bot on the walkway above us! Seriously, those boots look about as tall as we are.

Hax, can you passively scan the senses of the people around here and see if we've caught anyone's attention? Or interest, even?

Okay, let's not get distracted. We're here to research the "virus flush" treatment we got, to find out how it works and if memory loss is a well-known risk. My cautious side is reminding me that this whole facility is owned and operated by AHN, so we may want to confirm anything we learn using outside sources. Also, think about your search patterns in case they're being monitored by someone; it's safe to look up things about our lost identity or the procedure you went through, but don't make it seem like we distrust Ahn or have an illegal hacking chip.

There's also the escaped criminal hacker that's been spotted near here. See if you can find more news about that, and maybe look up what kinds of things hackers are known for and what kind of precautions the public can take. Can Hax scan the minds around us for potential signs of tampering?

I'm also wondering about "theta", whatever that is. There was a poster for him/her/it in the room where you woke up.

What sort of qualifications do you need to be a therapist? If you want to resume your work, you'll need to make sure you've still got the right skills. Is there some sort of refresher class you could take?

LiterallyJumble 2024/04/01(Mon)23:20 No. 1087748 ID: 400c5e
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>Scope out the hotties in the room.

Hottie spotted.

>Hey HAX, didn't you say earlier we 'wouldn't catch you dead in a library'"? What are ya doing here?

"Pick up a book and I'll fry your circuits."

>Hax, can you passively scan the senses of the people around here and see if we've caught anyone's attention? Or interest, even?

"Hmm, nope not really. But that gal over there seems to have your attention, should I be jealous?~"

HAX teases, making Jack shift slightly

>>1087404 (I am not pasting everything here lmao)

"Yeah that's a good list of things to research, we can hop on one of the computers and see."

"Orrr you can stop bein a pussy and talk to a woman."

Hax seems to be antsy, full of energy, is there something you and Jack have forgotten?

Weren’t you also trying to find out where you lived?

>>1087748
Doesn't talking to you count? You're a lotta woman for being a digital construct.

But yeah let's say hi to her, at least. We do need to remember to look up information about ourselves and our profession, but if we can slip some questions in about current events, that'll help.

>>1087748
Something you're forgetting? ...Ah, that's right!

>>1083850
We had considered developing your flirtation skills with her on the way to the library, before we met your old friend in the elevator and got sidetracked catching up. The cute bee girl is another opportunity to do that.

I say we skip it and go straight to booklearning. Normally I'd be all for it, but Hax threatened us, and I'm not going to let her think she can endanger your control over your own mind and get away with it. If she doesn't like what you decide to do, she can get back in her box while we handle important things.

>>1087759
>>1087769
There's gotta be a way to artfully handle both, I think. Finding a book and talking to a nice lady can't be TOTALLY mutually exclusive!

>>1087769
We can probably ask her for help finding specific books or websites we can research, and go from there with flirting.

It wouldn't hurt to do some flirting before research. What books is she looking at? Could give us a conversation opening.

I stand by what I said.

It's true, we could practice flirting and do research at the same time. But our relationship with Hax is at a point where it's important to establish limits.

We won't be doing anything lewd unless she's at least willing to apologize and promise not to mess with Jack's mind without his permission. If she won't do that, then just ignore the attractive stranger and focus on learning.

>>1087791
Agreed here.

Ignoring her now would let us know whether or not she would be willing to follow through on her threat. If she isn't, then we've set a boundary. If she is, then- Well, we a first-hand look at how the hacks 'feel' which... Could range from fun to catastrophic, depending on what she does, and how much we can fight back against it (out of pure spite, if nothing else).

That said, unless she's got a restriction against messing with us in there, we're probably going to be in for the more interesting option.

>>1087748
Wait, did someone leave a weird grinning doll on one of the bookshelves?

Did someone leave a weird round yellow thing on top of the bookshelves?

oH NO!! that YELLOW NUCLEAR WARHEAD may roll from atop the bookshelf and BONK that bee in the head!
Better talk to them to drag them to safety!
also learning some LORE at the computer sounds important

>>1087748
Ask the bee bot for directions to engage in our research, maybe some light conversation if she seems interested in it.

LiterallyJumble 2024/04/25(Thu)23:47 No. 1089732 ID: 7ae8e6
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>We can probably ask her for help finding specific books or websites we can research, and go from there with flirting.

Jack sighs, outnumbered in the decision.

"Fine, I'll go talk to a woman, happy?"

"Getting there"

Walking over, Jack pretends to simply browse, looking at some books in the nonfiction section.

"You look like you know your way around here, where would the best place be to do some research on a person? And just... Info on current topics and such."

The bot turns to you, staring blankly for a moment, blinking a few times, does she... know you?

"O-Oh! Yeah, uhm, most books are outdated by a year so your best bet is to look on the AHN Index, keeps tabs on everything in all sectors"

>>1089732
She might know you in passing and be confused why you don't know her. There's not much facial response. You could try introducing yourself and asking her name.

>>1089732
I still say you're making a mistake. Hax will think she can just push you around whenever she wants if you let her.

You don't have to do this if you don't want to. We're your advisors, not your bosses. We're here to help. It wouldn't be much fun anyway if you're not in the mood.

Well, we got a decent tip from Bea, so my recommendation is look for where they keep the history books. I'd like to learn what happened in the past (100x + 77) years, and if the hardcopy books are only one year or so out of date, they'll have enough nifty info to keep our interest for quite a while. If we're lucky, you might even be famous enough to make it into the history books.

>The bot turns to you, staring blankly for a moment, blinking a few times, does she... know you?
Well the more likely thing is that she's just not used to being talked to outta nowhere. Like she was thinking "...Oh he's talking to myself? ...Oh he asked this?" Shyness (on a girl) has charms too, eh HAX~? Seriously though, where's the passive read? Give that girl a compliment though. Even if you have pure intentions a friend would be nice to have.

>>1089732
I, for one, believe refusing to talk to women on the basis of Hax wanting to is silly. Let's see if we can find out if this woman knows us. It seems the fact that we're an amnesiac has already spread by our previous conversation.

>>1089736
Can always interrogate Hax on her psychological motives later, that'll make think twice about pushing Jack around.

Apologize if you're being too forward, it's just you've had some amnesia and are still finding your footing socially

might as well be blunt and just ask the girl. Just start off apologizing and ask if you know her as you recent are recovering from a operation accident that has left your memory a bit patchy.

>>1089732
I've got a question for Jack. Why are you doing this when you clearly don't want to? Before, you had always made decisions based on what you thought was the best idea, even if only one or two of us mentioned it, or you came up with it on your own without our input. It was never a matter of you just doing what you think people want; our role is to advise you, not control you. What's making you act differently now?

I'm honestly concerned about this. Your behavioral patterns were consistent before they suddenly changed, right when you started to disagree with Hax. Is she already messing with your mind? Can she even do that?

>>1089739
I'm saying we should refuse to do something Jack doesn't want to do, and should go with what he was planning instead, because Hax threatened his life.

This is not something we can just laugh off. This is a big deal. Hax is threatening Jack's life, and that makes her an enemy. This isn't about whether we get to meet a cute girl or not, it's about whether our host can keep control of his own mind.

>>1089743
This isn't something we can put off for later, either. What's happening here and now is, by far, the most important time to show resistance. If we give in to Hax's death threats now and talk about it later, she'll feel smug about how she got what she wanted and come up with some dismissive excuse to justify herself. Then the next time she wants to force Jack to do something, she'll do it again without a second thought, because it worked the first time.

That's why it's so important to tell Hax "no". We can always have a nice conversation with with Bea or another cute girl later. Hax wants Jack to be afraid of her now, so it's time for her to put up or shut up.

Yeah, tell her you had a botch operation, and may have forgotten stuff. So if she knew you, you probably forgot

Check her stats.

>>1089732
HAX activate xray vision

Need to find the AHN index then!

...it's back where we started, isn't it.