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.