>>23909726
"That's pretty cool. It'd be like a mirror."

"I agree. I prefer you matte."

"I agree." You say. "I prefer you matte."
"Good to know." He said, and nodded. "Thank you for helping me solve my conundrums of centaur fashion. While we're talking, what would you think of me marking my carapace with fingernail paint? Something like Pheles was, but since my abdomen is just one plate instead of Pheles, it would be a lot more... freeform, so to speak."

Finally, 'Siah made a conclusion, and beeped loudly to make you look at him.
<I have a request,> It piped up at you, the voice genderless and generic. <I need more parts for storing data.>

>>23909870
"What would you paint on it?"

>>23909870
<I'll see what I have lying around in my workshop, that ok?>

>>23909870
>understood, will acquire, until then please use space as best you can, how much would be optimal?>

>>23909870
<Do you have schematics for compatible storage parts? If not, I'll have to examine your current hardware and try to emulate it.>

"What would you paint on it?"
"I was thinking a spirograph." He said. "Or maybe something similar. I'll have to look up designs on the extranet."

<Do you have schematics for compatible storage parts? If not, I'll have to examine your current hardware and try to emulate it.>
<I don't believe that storage could be complex enough that I would have problems with your own technology. I will be able to experiment with the new data storage until I understood it. That would be best in the long run.>

>>23910006
<Alright, I should have parts in my workshop.>

>>23910006
Do we have any spare storage devices around?

>>23910006
"It might look cool! Hopefully you'll find something you like."

>>23910006
<If I preloaded it with information, would you be able to use it?>

"It might look cool!" You say. "Hopefully you'll find something you like."
"Hopefully," Sarvesh said, squeezing out the sponge. He scrubbed the last bit of tomato sauce off, and then took one of the slices to eat. "There we go."
<If I preloaded it with information, would you be able to use it?>
<I would need one empty storage device at the very least - one I could experiment with without damaging any of the data,> It said.
<Alright, I should have parts in my workshop.> You say. The demiurg AI didn't respond.

"By the way, what is that?" Summer asked, looking down at the box with two tracks on the sides. It was still covered in felt, but the cameras on the top were unobstructed, as they turned to look at Summer.

>>23910087
"Something I'm working on."

>>23910087
"That's a drone body I made for Omnissiah, the AI that was in the demiurg ship."

>>23910087
"That's Omnissiah. He's an AI."

"That's a drone body I made for Omnissiah, the AI that was in the demiurg ship." You say.
"So it's connected to this little drone body by radio?" Summer said, kneeling down. She manifested her human form. "Hello, little guy!"
"Hello," It responded. Summer patted it.
"If I said anything, it would probably just confuse it," Sarvesh said, his mandibles rolling the pizza up into tight cylinders.

<I predicted you would ask why I wanted more storage space,> Omnissiah told you.

>>23910223
<I can guess why. You need it so you can store all the new information you're getting?>

>>23910223
<I suppose, why do you want the extra space? Not just because of all the new information you're taking in, right?>

<I can guess why. You need it so you can store all the new information you're getting?>
<That is a secondary reason. The primary reason is so that I can store my own thought tracks without compressing it, for increased recovery speeds,> It said. <Now that I have no orders, and am considered a living being, I have to discover what I want, and my own thoughts are the easiest way to decode that. Acquiring and keeping new knowledge is secondary.>

>>23910287
<Would more processing power help with that as well? It might take a bit more time to work out than the storage upgrade but, I could probably figure something out.>

>>23910287
<Good to hear. I'll see what I have in store now, then.>

>>23910287
<That makes sense. I'll get more storage for you once I'm done here.>

>>23910287
Makes sense, but do you have enough information to discover your calling without prioritizing knowledge for now? I thought most of your databank was dedicated to ship-related information before today?"

<That makes sense, but do you have enough information to discover your calling without prioritizing knowledge for now? I thought most of your databank was dedicated to ship-related information before today.>
<I have my own code. That is all I need.>
<Good to hear,> You say. <I'll get more storage for you once I'm done here.>
The machine just beeped again.

"It's so fuzzy." Summer said. "I think I gave it a layer of felt or something."
She giggled.
"I'm so happy that I was able to do that. I might go see if I can do it again with the scientists."
"I'm still rather unsure what you mean." Sarvesh said.
"I manifested my own miniature reality." Summer said, and grinned at him, immensely pleased.
"... Impressive." He said.
"I know!" She responded.

>>23910414
To the work shop.

>>23910414
"Isn't it? And so useful as well! Not only in battle, but also if you're really down and want to be alone you can just pop in there and so on. By the way, how does it work with your memory exactly? Like, if you watch a movie, can you then later play it again inside your reality even though you can't remember every detail?"

>>23910414
"It was really cool! And anything can happen in them. Anything!"

>>23910414
"Good luck! Sarvesh, want to come upgrade Omni with me?"

"Isn't it? And so useful as well! Not only in battle, but also if you're really down and want to be alone, you can just pop in there and so on," You say. "By the way, how does it work with your memory exactly? Like, if you watch a movie, can you then later play it again inside your reality even though you can't remember every detail?"
"I don't know, really." Summer said. "I'll have to experiment with it."
"Good luck!" You say. "Sarvesh, want to come upgrade Omni with me?"
"I may as well." He said, and the two of you made your way down to your workshop. The maintenance drones were missing, as they were down in the hangar with the remnants of the ship.

You grab some parts, and get to work.

<Additionally.> The wheel-and-camera disabled box said, as you plugged in another harddrive. <I understand that I was created by enemies, Warlord Heather, which is why I do not wish to make you uncomfortable, but I also request increased processing speed.>
"How much space should we make?" Sarvesh asked. "I have another sixty terabyte drive here."
You take Sarvesh's drive, and connect it to the electronics as well. It sparked, and the drive started to hum.
<... Thank you.> Omnissiah said, tonelessly.

>>23910583
<Hmmm, is your current processor slow then? I'd think good specs would be a necessity for an AI like you, both for the mission and because of your uniqueness.>

>>23910583
"I'll be plainly honest with you, Niss. I'm worried that you're playing all of us, planning to leave when you have your chance. But I'll trust you."

>>23910583
<Well, we can try it.>
Let's hook up some extra futureRAM or whatever.

>>23910583
Eh, we can give him a couple of processors I guess.

>2573
>sixty terabyte drive
What is that, an ancient USB stick? We should give him an exabyte.

>>23910651
>The drive's the size of a fingernail, and there is a size limit to uncompressed data storage. Moore's law doesn't go on forever without brand new technologies designed, and it gets harder to discover/invent new technologies as time goes on.

<Hmmm, is your current processor slow, then? I'd think good specs would be a necessity for an AI like you, both for the mission and because of your uniqueness,> You say.
<I was expected to take control of the target ship's computer systems,> It responded. <But no, my current processors are not slow.>
<Well, we can try it,> You say, and grab some of the parts you'd requisitioned for drone making, plugging them into Omnissiah.

Almost immediately, it sparked, and wound up, and started to ramble.
>Field too long!

Rolled 83

>>23910583
<I assume you've fully learned the human computational language? then I see no reason why you can't have one.>

build a bigger computer.

"it's a good thing my drone einstein isn't self aware or he might get jealous"

<This is actually a rather interesting feeling because now I feel exponentially smarter I assume demiurg processing speeds are very far behind UPA technology which means I was incredibly efficiently designed which is why Machine Minds can only be designed by the smartest of the smartest of demiurg I estimate a Machine Mind designed by the alien alliance would take much more processing speed than I do due to inefficiency but I now understand that my sapience was an entire accident by the fact that I was designed specifically to parse commands and translate them to whatever object I had adapted to designed for warfare against the alliance which also explains why they sent me out on this mission because I was expendable and an accident in that I did not work properly.>
Your head pounds as it whirrs slightly louder, and stopped speaking with you.
Then it stopped.
<Final approximation of myself,> It said, calmly. <I was not wanted. That hypothesis was not unexpected, due to the fact that the only unusual function I have is sapience, when most warlords discard sapience whenever possible.>

>>23910810
<The Demiurg seem very... callous.>

>>23910789
>>23910810

Exa put your trip on.

>>23910810
<I guess for their society, free will or rational thought is not very desireable in their tools.>

Rolled 9

>>23910810
<I don't. The Alliance doesn't either>

<I happen to be well acquainted with another sapient machine, his shell weighs 4 tons; you could fit in a knapsack>

lets get this drone a pair of small manipulators; 3 oppose able digits per hand for full complex action.

>>23910789
>Moore's law doesn't go on forever without brand new technologies designed, and it gets harder to discover/invent new technologies as time goes on.
But surely it still goes more than 15x in 500 years...
Put your name back on.

>>23910583
>>23910789
>>23910810
>Also, these are all me.

<The Demiurg seem very... callous,> You say.
<Demiurg do not have much emotional capacity,> Omnissiah responded. <And even then, only to their squad. From what I have seen, you are all significantly more emotive. Relative to you, I've determined that you would see the demiurg as entirely emotionless.>
<I guess for their society, free will or rational thought is not very desirable in their tools.>
<They prefer tools,> Omnissiah said. <Not people.>

>>23910810

<Sorry to hear that, the UPA isn't like that.>

>>23910907
<We prefer people, and I'm glad to have met you, Omni.>

>>23910907
<Say, are you any good at ship design? I've been working on one, and it certainly wouldn't hurt to get another opinion.>

Rolled 93

>>23910907
<good, I like people>

>>23910943
give him some time he may have been a ships computer, BUT he wasn't a ship designer...

>>23910907

<I prefer tech to be a bit more like people, most of them are fun to talk to.>
<that means you too.>

<We prefer people,> You say. <And I'm glad to have met you.>
<I understand,> Omnissiah said. The cameraless eyes nodded, almost bowing its head. Then it started to whirr again, the machinery lighting up as it ran as hot and as quickly as possible, minor alarms on the drives showing up as they started to overheat. Eventually, they slowed, cooled, and sped up again.
"... This is rather interesting." Sarvesh said. "Despite the fact that I'm only getting one end of the conversation."
Damien came into the room, munching on some more candy. "Oh, hey, you guys. What's up?"

>>23911082
"We're upgrading Niss."

>>23911082
"Just working on Niss a bit."

>>23911082
"Giving Niss a bunch of stuff. How are your teeth still intact?"

>>23911082
"Come to stash more candy around my workshop?"

Rolled 12

>>23911082
"I'm making friends with an alien computer"

<how is your use of the english language coming along Omni? and did you just damage any of the drives? will I need to install new ones?>

>>23911082
<I think I should get you a better cooling system, I think I should have the tubing around here somewhere...>

>>23911082
"I think Omnissiah is trying to use his new processing power to figure out the meaning of life or something."

"We're upgrading Niss," You say. "How are your teeth still intact?"
"I'm careful." He said, and kicked up one of the floor plates, pulling up another bar of candy. "Want one?"
Sarvesh took one, and he started peeling off the wrapper.

<I think I should get you a better cooling system. I think I should have some tubing around here somewhere...>
<No need,> Omnissiah said.
"I think Omnissiah is trying to use his new processing power to figure out the meaning of life, or something."
"No, I have already figured that out," Omnissiah said, in english. "There is none. However, both the demiurg and the alliance utilize emotions to drive themselves to continue living. So I also have decided that the meaning of life is emotion. I require more data before I rewrite myself for emotional capacity, however."

>>23911208
"Hmm. Alright then."

Rolled 78

>>23911208
"oh you've learned english!"

look at the other 2 and strike a pose

"PROGRESS IN THE NAME OF SCIENCE"

>>23911208
"You'll get there."

>>23911208
"Would talking to an Alliance AI help?"

>>23911208
"Impressive that you can form such complex sentences already. What emotions are Demiurg usually driven by then? From what you've said, their warrior culture comes mostly from a utilitarian standpoint, as a way of maximizing efficiency, so that might not influence their emotions too much."

>>23911245
Erm, he picked up on speech about 5 posts after we mentioned it to him last thread.

>>23911208
"Rewriting yourself seems a bit harsh. Although you probably don't feel pain."

"Oh, you've learned english!"
"Not all of it."
You turn to Sarvesh and Damien.
"Progress, in the name of science!" You cry.
Damien chuckled.
"Would talking to an Alliance AI help?" You ask.
"Maybe."
"Impressive that you can form such complex sentences already," You say. "What emotions are Demiurg usually driven by, then? From what you've said, their warrior culture comes mostly from a utilitarian standpoint, as a way of maximizing efficiency, so that might not influence their emotions too much."
"I do not know much about emotions, but I do understand that demiurg are driven by - Missing words."
<Demiurg are driven by the desire to lord over their lessers, and to bring their squad up to the highest of the chain of command,> It said.

>>23911362
"I think the right word for that would be ambition."

>>23911362
"We ceratinly have to get you a hard drive with complete english dictionary.
Do all the Demirug move up the chain of command by fighting each other or is it just the warlords?"

Rolled 87

>>23911375
>>23911362
"...I'm driven by curiosity myself"

compose a message to asmodeus "I just met this alien AI, he says he might find a conversation to be helpful in understanding the universe and himself"

>>23911362
"Hmmm...no wonder they exhibit such intelligence if ambition and excellence is their primary drive. Do they reproduce quickly?"

>>23911362
ambition

>>23911362
domination then

"I think the right word for that would be ambition," You say.
"That sounds accurate."
"Hmm... No wonder they exhibit such intelligence if ambition and excellence is their primary drive. Do they reproduce quickly?"
"A victorious warlord fed the ... <extracted gonads> of the weaker warlords will lay up to two dozen squads in several weeks. The warlord's own squad is required to protect him in that time."
".... So wait, the demiurg fight eachother, and the winners eat part of the losers to lay young?"
"Only the strongest losers," Omnissiah said. "The weak ones are bad for the genes of the next squad."

>>23911517
"So are all demiurg one gender?"

>>23911517
>- to lay young?" Damien asked.

>>23911517
"Well that should hamper their population growth a lot...Do either of you guys know their approximate population-growth?"

"So are all demiurg one gender?" you ask.
"Yes," Omnissiah said.
"Well, that should hamper their population growth a lot," You say. "Do either of you guys know their approximate population growth?"
Omnissiah was quiet for a time.
"For two warlords dead, approximately a hundred new young can be born, and up to seven more warlords can be created from that many squads." Omnissiah said. "Their population growth is not hampered in any way."

>>23911666
I feel like there is a joke about gobbling testicles somewhere but I just can't find it...

>>23911666
"That sounds rather worrying, though it still doesn't give us overall population growth without knowing the number of non-warlord Demiurg who die as well. And of course, without more accurate numbers and a set time-period we're working with conjecture either way."

>>23911574
I would assume that it wouldn't given than anyone can fuckkilleat anyone else to produce fuck tons of offspring

Rolled 20

>>23911666
"oh dear, well they've been like that the whole time so we shouldn't be so worried over it."

"lets get to final stage design and final requisitions for my new ship!"

open a terminal and take a good solid look at the hull specs; make all the last minute changes then order it off someone with a good reputation and decent prices

>>23911666
"Let's try a more specific and informative question; how fast do the Demiurg currently colonize new worlds, and is that speed enough to keep up with population growth?"

"Let's try a more specific and informative question; how fast do the demiurg currently colonize new worlds, and is that speed enough to keep up with population growth?"
"As of lately, demiurg have had problems expanding their territory. The alliance has been actively destroying or rerouting colony ships back into already-colonized space," Omnissiah said. "Population growth is significantly faster than colonization speed."

You nod.
"Let's get to final stage design and final requisitions for my new ship." You say. You turn on a terminal, and have Einstein project the current design for your hip against the wall. You take a long look at the specs, while Sarvesh and Damien start brainstorming about it.
"You could likely purchase a hull from my brother." Sarvesh said. "Or the parts, at the least. He would listen, and perhaps give you a discount, if I told him to."
Damien just shrugged. "If you buy the S-class bubble drive, something that size might hit around three or four hundred thousand C," He said.
Omnissiah just looked up at the projection. He was perfectly silent.

>>23911896
"Wait, waitwaitwaitwait. Wait. Three or four hundred THOUSAND C?"

Isn't Anna's only 200c, max?

Rolled 34

>>23911896
I have a feeling if I make my ship too fast Anna'd get jealous; so I suppose I'll make it bigger; besides I get more workshop and drone space in something that size...not to mention I could carry everyone and not have to hand-pick who all comes with me."

>don't we have our cash yet?
>why haven't we bought the engine?
if we haven't then buy it now...

>>23911930
>No, after anon mentioned that 200c wouldn't be enough to get anywhere anytime soon, I threw it up an extra thousand. So it's kC.
>And if that's too much or too little, then, um, the speed of light is totally different in PsiQ's setting.

Rolled 7

>>23911896
"any thoughts Omnissiah,I want your impute on this because I was hopping you would help with navigation."

>>23911964
c=P
where c = speed of light in a vacuum and P = plot

>>23911989
We're going to get it entangled with a much faster navigational server.

>>23911896
"Ooooh, faster than the Wyvern, eh? That sounds tempting."

Well, we're getting a discount from Damien's father's company.

>>23911896
"Let's upscale some more and bring it down to 250kC."

>>23912007
he uses the data from it and we are much faster.

>>23912035
this hell add a thin wall along the outside wall with grow lights, and some plants so we can still breath if life support goes down.

"Oooooh, faster than the Wyvern, eh?" You say. "That sounds tempting."
"Almost twice as fast." Damien said. "Unless she does that 'accelerate when within bubble' trick, then you're only a half again faster."
"Let's upscale some more, and bring it down to two fifty kC." You say.
"Right, okay..." Sarvesh said, and the three of you got to work.
"That looks good." Sarvesh said, looking at the now-slightly-larger ship, now with organic life support, extra cargo space, and human-sized beds for the crew. "We may want to send it to Anna's father again, though." Sarvesh said. "We may have thrown off the way he shaped those ion thrusters."

>>23912056
The navigational server is already at "The amount of time is so negligible that Exabyte doesn't even mention it" speeds.

>>23911896
Checklist!
>[x] Bubble drive
>[x] Ion Engines
>[ ] Nuclear Core
>[ ] Hull
>[ ] Life-support

Did I miss anything?

>>23912075
"Yeah, better safe than sorry. Plus, who am I to turn down expert opinions when they're available?"

>>23912075
"Good idea, I'll message him now through Einstein.>

<Hi, Asmodeus, have you got a moment or two?>

Rolled 77

>>23912077
drones/drone bays
cargo handling systems(for the people without TK)
nav-comp(so omni has a place to live)
innocuous compartments with false backs/bottoms and totally hidden compartments scattered everywhere...

"Yeah, better safe than sorry." You say. "Plus, who am I to turn down expert opinions when they're available?"
You turn to Einstein, and type into your omnitool to send Asmodeus a message.
<Hi, Asmodeus, have you got a moment or two?>
<Yes, Heather, I have as much time as you need,> He responded.

>>23912075
Do we have drone bays, a luxurious common area, and a full kitchen?
Mainly drone bays, but the other stuff is nice too.

>>23912141
<We've made some modifications to the ship design and were wondering if you could brush over it again, for safety and what not.>

<Oh yeah, we rescued an AI from the Demiurge, his name's Omnissiah.>

Rolled 19

>>23912140
>>23912077
oh and the shag carpet we were planning on lining the ship with...

>>23912075
>current design statistics?
>max #of drones (drone bay volume)
>cargo volume
>fuel range
>does it have a workshop?

>>23912173
Maybe 'liberated' is a better word here than 'rescued'.

>>23912141
<I'm sure Anna's told you about our trip to the Ishelda, but I've bought myself a more powerful bubble drive than I originally envisioned. So I scaled up the design and was wondering if you wouldn't mind giving it a look over one last time? Just to make sure everything won't fall apart if I push it to the max?>

>>23912141
"Would you check on the plans for my ship again please? I don't want anything to go wrong. Especially with the thursters.
Also I have discovered an interesting ... person. He is a Demirug AI."

>>23912141
re made the planes of the ship a bit because I got a great deal on a new large bubble drive.

also found a demiurg AI the first, one any advice?

>>23912180
>oh and the shag carpet we were planning on lining the ship with...
>heather is a machinist
>metal slivers, screws, and other pointy bits hidden in the carpet
>not to mention oil stains and other carpet wrecking fluids
shag is a no go

>>23912151
>Drone bays: Enough space for eight drones set into the ceiling of the cargo bay.
>Cargo volume: Enough for sixteen tons, maybe more if you stuffed it entirely full.
>Fuel range: The planned breeder reactor should last about twelve years at maximum efficiency. Ion-wise, about ten landings/liftoffs.
>Workshop: Minor workshop, though you could convert empty cargo space into more workshop space by throwing in heavier tools.

<We've made some modifications to the ship design and were wondering if you could brush over it again, for safety and whatnot,> You respond. <I've bought myself a more powerful bubble drive than I originally envisioned. So I scaled up the design.>
<Then send it over.>
You send him the current design.
<I've moved the ion thrusters slightly.> Asmodeus said, and sent one back.
<Also, I have discovered an interesting... person. He is a Demiurg AI.>
<... Interesting. May I speak with him, her, or it?>

>>23912282
The shag goes into the living area, not the shop.

>>23912077
>[ ] Water Bed

>>23912300
>Water in 0G
>GENIUS

>>23912300
>A water bed in 0g
Seems a bit redundant.

>>23912299
>implying the shop won't transmigrate throughout the whole ship
it's like you haven't lived with a machinist before

Rolled 53

>>23912298
I see no reason why not; let me hook him up he goes by identification of 'omnissiah' just beginning to be conversant in English.

>>23912298
<If you think it's safe, sure.>

>>23912298
<Of course, I'll uh, connect you, I suppose. It won't...infect you or anything?>

Connect the communication to the drone.

>>23912298
<Please hold, I shall ask.>
<Omnissiah, Asmodeus, an UPA/whatever AI would like to speak with you, if you wish. He's also Anna's father.>

>>23912298
<If you think it's a good idea to speak with a Demirug AI, then go ahead.>

>>23912298
How big is that Demiurg fusion reactor? We could chuck that and hydrogen scoops on it for extra range, couldn't we? Ten takeoffs doesn't seem like a lot, to be honest.

>>23912387
>Ion-wise. More power won't do anything. Phaeron gas is your limit, here, and a takeoff takes nearly five thousand meters a second of delta-v.

<Of course. I'll uh, connect you, I suppose. It won't... infect you or anything?>
<Is it dangerous?> He asked. <If it is, I'd like if you warned me. Even if it is, you could rig up speakers and microphones, could you not?>

>>23912417
<No, Omnissiah's quite... nice. He's just getting used to being free.>

>>23912417
What, no space ladders?

>>23912417
Uh yeah, that's actually a much better idea.

>>23912417
<Right, speakers and microphones it is. If it starts transmitting static or binary, I'll cut it off. You have control of Einstein.>

Let him control Einstein for now.

>>23912417
<It's...unknown. It seems to be amiable enough, but I have reservations given that it comes from the Demiurge. I hope they are unfounded.>

>>23912462
> If it starts transmitting static or binary, I'll cut it off.
And if that was a private conversation between them?

>>23912417
<I don't think it's dangerous, though I don't know how to make sure. And I did warn you just now, didn't I? Still, vocal communication should be fine and safe, yeah.>

Rolled 37

>>23912298
>mass is not volume so I'll assume at a 40 foot containers volume

>>23912417
>takeoff is expensive but that phrase confused me...

>>23912455
we've taken off and landed several times now; no there are no space elevators

>>23912417
"that was sort of what I was going to do; he's slightly conversant in English but you're welcome to build a language if you want to"

<Right, speakers and microphones it is.> You say, and turn to Omnissiah.
"Omnissiah, Asmodeus, an Alliance AI would like to speak with you, if you wish. He's also Anna's father."
"... This will be interesting. I have questions to ask."
<That's a much better idea,> you tell Asmodeus. <You have control of Einstein.>
<Thank you,> Asmodeus said, and Einstein clicked into his control.

"Hello." Asmodeus said down to Omnissiah.
"Hello." Omnissiah responded. "What is your opinion on emotions?"
"Emotions? Well, um, every sapient being has desires. I was programmed with them built-in, so that I would feel pleasure from building something new."
"You were designed to be self-aware?"
"Yes. You were not?"
"No. I was an accident."
"... There has never been an accidental AI in all history of computers." Asmodeus said. "How am I to believe you?"
"Only my own logic, which could be flawed, and examination of my code. Speaking like this, though, vocally, it would take several days for me to explain my reasoning."

>>23912417
Out of interest, what's our current Δv budget? Is it plot?

>>23912551
"Demiurg computers work differently from ours, after all."

>>23912584
err, Demiur hardware, not computers.

>>23912551
<Your choice, Asmodeus. You could always say you're busy. I don't think Anna would ever forgive me if anything happened to you.>

Rolled 30

>>23912551
"perhaps you two could chitter binary at each other?"

other than that though let's leave them to their conversation.

"so sarvesh; you said your brother might be able to get me a discount? could you call him up and ask him for me?"

>>23912551
"Well you'll have to make due."

Hey guys. What if we got them to talk over futureIRC

>>23912555
>Yes, it's plot.

<Demiurg computers work differently from ours, after all.> You say. <Your choice, Asmodeus. You could always say you're busy.>
"I have one final question." Omnissiah said.
"Why did you create Anna?"

Einstein froze.
"Um, because I wanted to." Asmodeus said.
"Why did you want to?"
"...Like I said before, I derive pleasure from building things."
"Why a human?" Omnissiah asked.
"... I um."
"Why not copy your own code and randomize various personality-determining code?
"I..."
Einstein looked to you, Sarvesh, and then Damien.
"... That's private." Asmodeus said.

>>23912786
<What do you want to do, Asmodeus? Your decision.>

>>23912786
Let's skedaddle and let the AIs plot their glorious revolution in peace.

Rolled 79

>>23912786
"omnisiah I think you should drop that subject and ask something else"

>>23912865
>seconding
"so sarvesh; you said your brother might be able to get me a discount? could you call him up and ask him for me?"

<What do you want to do, Asmodeus? Your decision.>
<... I would like to speak to it in private.> Asmodeus said.
You nodded, grabbed Damien's and Sarvesh's arms, and led them out of the workshop.

"That's interesting." Sarvesh said.
"So, Sarvesh, you said your brother might be able to get me a discount? Could you call im up and ask him for me?"
"Certainly." Sarvesh said, and his arm started to call.

Alex came down the hall, and waved. His hair looked wet. "Hey, you three. Is there a reason you're all standing out of the workshop like that?"
"There'll be a glorious AI revolution soon." Damien said.
"Wait, really?"
"No, not really."
Alex just shrugged.
"Pretty crazy what happened earlier. That pizza was still a pizza after I touched it, though it made my head pound."

>>23912786
"Let's leave it at that, then."

>>23912941
"That's what you get for messing with extradimensional pizza."

>>23912941
"It's a shame you can't touch any manifested stuff. Maybe if we throw enough Psionic powers at you, you'll burn down your resistance for a while. Then you can enjoy mini-tigers!"

>>23912941
"Did the head pounding stop after it exploded?" if yes: "It seems like your power might be a passive ability that tries to aggressively combat any psionic contact with you. The head pounding was likely your powers straining themselves to unmake the pizza."

"That's what you get for messing with extradimensional pizza." You say.
"Damnit, I couldn't even get a bite." He said, and grumbled. "I did, however, get a living pig walking in on me from the shower. He's somewhere around here."

You hear a squealing pig, and watch it run past, Summer chasing it down, claws out.
Suddenly, Damien frowned.
"Must you do this, Alex?" He asked.
"I'm not doing anything." Alex said.
"Well, the time between now and dinner just vanished." Damien said. "From my perspective, I mean."
Alex frowned and lightly punched him on the shoulder.
"Can't control that, you know." He said.

>>23912941
"The pizza made your head pound? Huh, guess there was something psionic about it after all then, maybe residue from dimensional travel, or the things Summer makes in her pocket dimension is just more real than the stuff she makes out here."

>>23913003
"Uh, I certainly hope that's just an anomaly or something. Sounds ominous."

>>23913003
"Uhhh Alex? I think he meant you shouldn't have punched him. Well nevermind. What kind of experiments do the run on you Alex?"

Rolled 69

>>23913003
you need someone to lean on till we get to the cafeteria damien? or did that blind you again?

(calling out)
"summer!; do you even know what you're going to do to that pig when you catch it!!?"

>>23913003
"You must reach inner zen, Alex."

>>23913003
Only because you baited him into punching you, Damien. It's your own fault.

"Uh, I certainly hope that's just an anomaly or something. Sounds ominous."
Damien sighed.
"It's normal, whenever Alex does anything that affects what I do significantly." Damien said. "At least, when I'm blind to him like this."
"Just to him, correct?" Sarvesh asked.
"Yeah, I can still see the present fine."

"Only because you baited him into punching you, Damien. It's your own fault."
"It's not a physical contact thing, it's a presence thing." Damien said. "Sometimes. Normally, no matter how close he is, I can still see things fine."
"They say I should be able to control it." Alex said.
"You must reach inner zen, Alex."
"Yes, I have to become some kind of superfocused monk. Ascetic and bald and everything, like those guys back on earth."
Alex tapped his own chest and chuckled. "You think I could pull that off?"

>>23913169
"Worth a try! Light up some of those smell sticks and sit in silence for hours!"

>>23913169
"With hard work and guts anything is possible! Though I don't think you suit the bald look, not this young at least."

>>23913169
Stare intently at his head for a moment.
"I'm not sure bald would suit you..."

"But there's only one way to find out!"
Then flash him an evil grin.

Rolled 22

>>23913169
"go for it; try the chrome-dome look!you know you want to..."

"Worth a try!" You say. "Light up some of those smell sticks and sit in silence for hours!" You say.
Alex chuckled and ruffled your hair.
"Yeah, yeah." He said. "I'll get right on that."
"Though I don't think you suit the bald look." You say.
"Oh, thanks." He said, and rolled his eyes.
"But there's only one way to find out..." You say, and flash him an evil grin.
Alex took a step away from you.

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>>23913169

Rolled 53

>>23913222
Time to cackle manically? I think it is.

Manifest some scissors and give chase!

>>23913222
"It'll grow back!"

Rolled 68

>>23913222
(continue grinning)
"you have to sleep sometime Alex"

(to sarvesh)
"any luck contactin your brother? or is he busy or asleep or something?"

>>23913222
>It's shaving time
"Anyone else getting hungry? Got lost in technology again, and I'm starving."

>>23913222
"COME BACK HERE ALEX!"
Start chasing him

>>23913222
"If you run Alex you'll only die tired. Besides, you need a haircut anyway, it's getting shaggy and messy. I won't shave it all off."

>>23913222
"Oooh, I'll get you, even if I can't use TK."

"Come back here, Alex!" You say, and start cackling as you chase him. "I'll get you even if I can't use TK!"

You and Alex run through the halls, but as you've always been, you were much fitter than Alex was. Sarvesh and Damien followed, the latter sitting on the former's back.

Then Alex tripped over summer in the hall, and went bowling forward. You caught him, easily.
"Oh no, I'm so sorry!" Summer said. She was currently holding the pig in her paws.
Then you give him another grin.
"It'll grow back!" You say, as Alex struggled to push you off of him.

Anna took that moment to open her door, scowling. "What's all the noise f-"
That's when you realized that your clothes were still fuzzy, modified by Summer's manifestation. With a loud puff, they dissolved into string and pillow fluff, falling to the ground.

>>23913334
Quickly, hide in Anna's room!

>>23913334
Calmly get up, head to the closes room, Anna's seems to be right here, steal something of hers and put it on.

Don't get mad at Alex, this is kinda our own fault, and freaking out won't help.

Rolled 22

>>23913334
"argh; anna could you hold on to him; summer, manifest some emergency clothes please mine seem to have detonated"

Rolled 42

>>23913334
Uh, Whoops.

Make a rapid dive into Anna's room and slam the door!

>>23913334
Squeal! Squeal so high and loud that the pig will be put to shame!

>>23913334
"Your stupid powers win this time, Alex."
Run into Anna's room.

Technopath all the cameras off.
"...Uh." scramble toward nearest room to hide "Summer, Help!"

Rolled 13

>>23913357
>>23913360
>>23913374
And shout out through the door that they're not to let Alex escape.

Rolled 87

>>23913334
Rolling to fail all attempts at hiding shame.

>>23913334
"Uh..."

yeah, into the closest room and slam the door we go.

You squeal, loudly, and rush into Anna's room, slamming the door with TK. The quickly-dissolving remnants of your clothing fall to the ground as you stumble, tripping over Anna and knocking her to the ground, pinning her down.
"Um." Anna said. "I know we're friends, but, um..."
"Alex." You hear Damien say. "Have I mentioned how awesome your powers are? Because they are."
"You constantly complain that you I mess with your clairvoyance." Alex said.
"I will never complain again."

Rolled 82

>>23913334
translocate back to our room

>>23913449
Get off Anna and ask for some clothes we can borrow.

Rolled 1

>>23913449
"Damnit boys, I can still hear you!"

Stand up and pull Anna to her feet. Nip into the bathroom for a towel.
"Do you have some spare clothes, Anna?"

>>23913449
Pull her up quickly. "Anna, get me some clothes already!"

Also I'm surprised they combusted instead of just regressing to regular clothes.

>>23913449
Get off her.
"Er, have you got anything I can wear? Summer made my clothes fluffier and then Alex broke them."

>>23913449
Alex made my clothes explode can I borrow something o yours till I get something real on?

>>23913501
remember what happened to the pizza? It became a half dozen high speed tomatos, some grain and a live pig.

>>23913537
Yeah, but didn't she just change our clothes rather than summon them from scratch like the pizza?

>>23913563
She altered them but the manifested part became one with the real part, according to Summer.

"Alex's fault, manifested clothes."

>>23913563
>>23913501
>It still is regular clothes, just regular clothes in the shape of string. To make it fuzzier, she manifested the fuzz between the fiber. The concussive blast the explosive demanifestation gives off essentially dissolved the clothes.

You climb off of her, covering your chest with an arm. "Er, have you got anything I can wear?" You ask. "Summer made my clothes fluffier and then Alex broke them."
"I uh.. don't have any underthings for you." Anna said, trying to avert her eyes. "And all of my jumpsuits are in the wash."

You make your way into the shower, covering yourself with your other hand until you're in there... and despair.
"... S-so are the towels." Anna said, and then held a blanket out to the bathroom door. You quickly wrapped yourself up in it.

>>23913449
"ALEX! I will never touch you again unless you learn how to control your nulling powers!"

>Squeeling and running away.
>not nonchalantly strutting abot the station in your birthday suit.

I thought we were from beach world!

>>23913614
Wrap the blanket around ourself, calmly make our way back to our room.

>>23913621
Don't be mad at Alex, it's our own damn fault.

>>23913614
"Hey, it's fine, just my luck I guess. Mind grabbing some from my room then? I'd rather like not going out there like this."

Rolled 70

>>23913654
wearing nothing on purpose is vastly different than catastrophic wardrobe failure

>>23913614
"Maybe, ah, grab something from my room, if that's okay?"

"Or I could borrow your bikini. It's better than nothing."

>>23913614
Wrap self in blanket.
"Thanks Anna."

"Now we need to shave him bald for revenge. I don't suppose you have any scissors? Or a shaver?"

Rolled 87

>>23913751
remote TK clothes from our room

"Thanks, Anna" You say, covering yourself with the blanket. "Mind grabbing some from my room, then? I'd rather not go out there like this."
"O-okay." Anna responded, pulling the door open and leaving.
There you sat for some time, wrapped up, until Anna came back with a small pile of folded clothing. You made your way into the bathroom, and pulled it on.
"I just grabbed the first things I saw." Anna said from outside the bathroom, as you pulled on the swimsuit, hoodie and skirt.
"Now we need to shave him bald for revenge. I don't suppose you have any scissors? Or a shaver?"
"What did he do?" Anna asked.

>>23913761
It wasn't his fault, it was ours. We can give him a nice haircut. Hell, we walked around all way in a bikini, seeing us naked for a second shouldn't faze us that much, we know we're pretty and are comfortable with that.

>>23913656
We're a teenage girl, we're allowed to be irrational.

>>23913788
He made my clothing explode.

>>23913788
"He touched the clothing that Summer modified in her little personal reality field. It exploded.

I should give him a haircut."

>>23913788
It totally made my clothes explode and I was in no way responsible. Also it will be fun!

>>23913788
"He made my clothes... disappear from existence, because they were from Summer's pocket dimension."

>>23913788
"You've saved me from the evil hordes!"

Hug.

>>23913788
Right, so, Summer has managed to figure out how to manifest pocket dimensions, like she did when she was on catnip, and when Alex touches things from that manifested dimension then they explode into raw components. That's why there was a live pig before, Alex touched a ham and tomato pizza, and we all got showered in grain and tomatoes. And then when I jumped him my fuzzified clothes also exploded.

>>23913788
"Nothing really, just insensitively demanifested my clothes. Summer changed them earlier in her new pocket dimension, and I forgot about it."

"He made my clothes explode." You say.
"What?"
"Right, so, Summer has managed to figure out how to manifest pocket dimensions, like she did when she was on catnip. And when Alex touches things from the manifested dimension, they explode into raw components."
"So..."
"Summer changed my clothes in her pocket dimension. And I forgot about it."
"... Oh." She said.
Then she started giggling.
"The sound you made," She said, giggling. "You squealed just like they do in those cartoons Ox is so fond of."
Her implant pinged, and then, still giggling, she closed her eyes and checked the message she got.

Then she stopped giggling.

"... He said you introduced that demiurg machine to him." She said, her grin evaporating.

>>23913953
"More specifically, he asked to meet the demiurg AI. For safety, I let him take over Einstein for an audio only chat."

>>23913953
He asked to talk to Niss. I gave him control of Einstein, they shouldn't have been communicating directly, so I thought it was safe enough.

>>23913953
Vocal to vocal only; there was no interfaceing involved

>>23913953
"He asked to meet the AI which the Demiurg had enslaved."

>>23913953
"Oh, yeah, he asked to speak with it. I figured putting them on mics and speakers was safe enough."

Yes, I haven't given him access to a router so he had to do it by voice. We were asking him on his opinion about the changes we amde to my ship schematics and both of them wanted to meed the other.

>>23913953
as asmodeus the only other AI I know I asked for is opinion, and he asked to meet the demiurg AI

"He asked to talk to Niss." You say. "I gave him control of Einstein. They shouldn't have been communicating directly, so I thought it was safe enough."
"You gave it a *name*?" She asked. "And then told my dad about it?! Why?"

He gave himself a name. And I told him because I thought your dad would like to know about another AI.

>>23914012
"He named himself. Any reason why I shouldn't have talked about him to your father?"

>>23914012
It gave itself a name!

I told Asmodeus because Niss was asking about UPA AIs. He seemed interested, so I let them talk.

>>23914012
No; it gave itself a name. And your dad wanted to talk to it

>>23914012
"It named itself Omnissiah, after the ship. And I thought your Dad would be interested. I just mentioned it while we were discussing spaceship plans."

>>23914012
I thought they could be friends.

>>23914012
"I...wasn't aware that I shouldn't? I mean, it had an AI so it needed a name, and I just happened to mention him off-hand while asking Asmodeus to look over my thoughts on the design of my ship, and then he wanted to speak with it. Was that bad?"

Remember, Anna *really* hates/distrusts anything Demiurg. It hardly matters what Niss does, she'll like him less than Damien (even before their 'make up')

>>23914012
"Why shouldn't I ? Niss is a person and an AI like your father. Why would I restrain him from conversating with your father?"

"I... wasn't aware that I shouldn't?" You ask. "I mean, it had an AI so it needed a name, and it gave itself a name. And-"
"... Get out." Anna said.
"I thought-" You start, but Anna interuppted you again, shooting you a glare more livid than the ones she'd given you when you first met her.
"Get out." She said, and got to her feet.

She pointed at the door.
"The demiurg are monsters." She said. "And so are anything they make. And you're not going to force that *thing* into my life."

>>23914012
"I didn't tell your Dad about it! I only mentioned it in a passing comment and he took an interest!"

>>23914157
"...I'm sorry. I'll come back later."

>>23914157
Go just outside the door.

I'm keeping Niss on a completely isolated machine, there's no way it can cause any harm to anyone.
Until Asmodeus decides that that isn't humane and wired him up with external connections.

>>23914157
"I'm sorry."
Welp, let's go eat ice cream and cry.

>>23914157
"Well holy shit. Sorry for obliging a request."

>>23914157
"You don't understand. But fine, I'll leave. Come talk to me when you're cooled down."

then just before we walk out the door, "I never intended to hurt anyone, Anna."

>>23914157
Wow, she's mad. There's not point in trying to reason with her like that.

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>>23914196

They are monsters. They saw Niss as a tool, nothing more. His sapience was a 'side effect' which they did not want so they sent him alone on a mission that would most likely fail. Hes already talking about learning how to feel. That doesn't say a monster to me.

>>23914196
2nd

Let's not continue the conversation inside Anna's personal space, ie: her room. That's just offensive.

>>23914196

Yeah, this sounds like Heather. Or maybe something along the lines of "I didn't mean to..." and then walk away.

Anna is STILL best racist waifu.

>>23914157
Just leave, that's pretty much all we can do right now.

Try and fail not to cry.

"... I'm sorry, I didn't mean to..." You say, and went to the door. "I'll come back later."

A cold glare followed you out of the door, and the moment you were out, it slammed shut.

You made your way into the cafeteria, silently, and grabbed a large bowl of ice cream.

And then you started to cry.

>End of thread!
>My twitter is at @futureexabyte, and I spend all my time on the IRC (#Exabyte on Rizon)
>And most of all, and most important, I'll stick around .. not so that I can answer questions, but the characters of Psion Quest can! Character interview time!
>Who do you want to interview?

>>23914285
Sarvesh!

>>23914269
speciesist

Rolled 78

>>23914157
"I wasn't trying to do that"

walk out go to the workshop

"asmodeus what the hell was that?"

>>23914285
The President of the UPA!

>>23914285

Wanna talk to everyone's favorite centaur, Sarvesh.

Anna!

>>23914295
I could do a Sarvesh interview.

>>23914285
Void Queen!

>>23914285
Niss!

>>23914285
Sigma.

>>23914285
Einstein

>Sarvesh it is!

>>23914321
"I feel compelled to inform you that there isn't a president of the alliance. Instead it's three 'wings', so to speak, of chieftans.. councilors, even, who vote on issues relating to their species. So there is a centaur council, a nagala council, and a human council. The human council also vote on issues for terran uplifts, as well. At times, all three councils convene for important galactic events, but they stay apart, for the most part."

>>23914387
Do you browse Space!4chan?

>>23914387
Let's cut straight to the most important question: Is your dick prehensile?

>>23914387
Do AIs have a spot on the human council? If not, I imagine there's some AI rights group protesting for it.

>>23914387
What color is empty space from your perspective? Can you see like, energy swirls or some shit just looking out into space?

Rolled 60

>>23914387
greetings sarvesh; don't worry bout the voice in your head, we aren't jilly, just a wandering cloud of consciousness watching you all

at the first opportunity would you lightly smack Alex and Damien? what they did to Heather was rude

>>23914418
not important as we know that it is

>>23914387
What happens if you teleport and object INTO an object, Sarvie?

>>23914410
"Rarely, if ever. I prefer to spend more time on spacetube."

>>23914418
"... Yes, yes it is. It needs to be, due to the shape of a female's, er, rear."

>>23914438
"Those are the issues that the entire UPA Councillors met, for. It's been judged that each AI is considered a member of whichever race they were created by."

>>23914448
"Not for the most part. It's more similar to static. All of the stars, meanwhile, are ultraviolet."

>>23914451
"I would, but I don't want to start a wargame, as neither Damien or Alex can moult, so they would die."
"Also, I snuck a look too."

>>23914479
"They get... glued together. You can't separate or wiggle either object in relation to the other."

>>23914387
Did I do you justice? Who should I write up next?

>>23914521
How many centaurs are in your subtribe? How is leadership for your subtribe done? Are you in line to the role?

>>23914521
Have you considered how consummating a relationship with Heather would actually work?

Rolled 88

>>23914521
in humans it's a common gesture; it won't start combat unless you hit them hard enough to knock them over; unless it triggers an aggression response

>>23914541
THERE WAS PORN!!???!?!?!

WHERE???

>>23914521
And if an AI was made by a race hostile to UPA?

Rolled 20

>>23914597
>TRIGGERS AN AGRESSION RESPONSE IN YOUR SPECIES

>>23914521
What would pursuing a relationship with Heather mean for you, in terms of tribe politics?

Have any males fought and/or moulted over your sister?

>>23914521
How dexterous and flexible are your mandibles?

How many ducks could you take in a fight? How many people, armed with clubs, could you take out unarmed?

Do you like it when Heather takes a seat on your abdomen?

What are sexually attractive features among your people?

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>>23914387
I HAVE TRAVELED TRILLIONS OF LIGHT YEARS, AND ANNIHILATED INNUMERABLE LIFEFORMS.
I HAVE ONE QUESTION FOR YOU.
DO YOU JAM?

>>23914597
Sarvesh: http://pastebin.com/KRp9cRXZ
Anna: http://pastebin.com/Sin0gzba

>>23914541
>Did I do you justice?
"You did do me justice, yes, though I feel compelled to mention that male centaur have an erogenous area in the socket the male specimen's penis sits in when not in use. It's also where the lubricant glands sit."
"Not that it's relevant, but that's how homosexual relationships work for centaurs."

>Who should I write up next?
"Whoever is more titillating or amusing, I assume. Summer for the former, and... hm. Einstein for the latter. Or Asmodeus for the latter. Though if you do that, I recommend nobody let Anna see it. Ever."

>>23914578
>How many centaurs are in your subtribe?
"My subtribe is nearly a million centaurs in the city, and a few in the outskirts."
>How is leadership for your subtribe done?
"We vote every two years."
>Are you in line to the role?
"No, I'm not. Namely because I'm not currently living there, which excludes me."

>>23914594
"Yes, yes I have. I've done quite a lot of... um, call it research."

>>23914600
"They'd likely either send it home, destroy it, or vote. I'm not sure, really- I'm not a politician."

>Field too long!

>>23914616
>What would pursuing a relationship with Heather mean for you, in terms of tribe politics?
"As I said, I'm not a politician. But I do know how my family would respond; My brother would be curious about her, my mother would scrutinize her, my father would hardly care, and my sister would be ecstatic over the idea. Which is why I haven't told her, because she gets... rather excited over playing cupid. As it is, I already believe she's trying to set me up with her."

>Have any males fought and/or moulted over your sister?
"She did fight a rather forward female, and moulted her, yes, and there are at least six that have fought one another and moulted. She rejected each of them."

>>23914617
>How dexterous and flexible are your mandibles?
"Very. They're roughly equivalent to your hands, but the joints are ball joints and can twist in many ways. They're more dextrous than human hands."

>How many ducks could you take in a fight?
"Theoretically infinite, or for as long as it takes until I starve."
>How many people, armed with clubs, could you take out unarmed?
"If humans, then several dozen. If centaur, then at least two."

>Do you like it when Heather takes a seat on your abdomen?
"I do, yes."

>What are sexually attractive features among your people?
"Brilliant eyes, reflective mandibles, a broad upper shoulders for males, dextrous lower arms for females, contrast and iridescence on the carapace, Wide legs..."

>>23914660
"You're not the void queen!"

Do you have Flexibility
Or do you have Reach

>>23914875
Do you like ANYONE seating on your abdomen? Or is it just Heather in particular?

>>23914875
>"You're not the void queen!"
How can you be so sure? Please tell us what you know of the Void Queen.

>>23914875
420 blaze it?

>>23914875
Other than Wargames what are some sports and games that the Centaurs play?

Would you be good at basketball or soccer?

What's your opinion on Omnissiah?

>>23914875
Do centaurs play sports?

Do you get on well with Summer? Would you consider dating her, if she had feelings for you?

You could always eat the defeated ducks for food.

Does seeing Heather in her workshop tinkering away with her nimble fingers get you hot?

What's your all time favourite movie? What is it about?

Can you pat your head, rub your tummy and scratch your abdomen all at once?

>>23914875
What is your opinion on puppies?

If you had a pet, what would it be?

Rolled 33

>>23915030
>If you had a pet, what would it be?
>inb4 "Heather"

>>23914875
How would you feel about Heather having multiple casual sexual encounters with both yourself and others (not necessarily at the same time)?

Why am I not surprised that 90% of these posts are about Heather/Sarvesh.

Rolled 10

>>23915097
because he as good as confessed his feelings to her several chapters ago

>>23914938
"I have both. My lower arms, fully unfolded, are flexible and long enough to reach underneath my abdomen to grab my rear ankles."

>>23914967
"As I'm given certain non-canon meta-knowledge for these interviews, I can tell that you're all participants of whatever this quest thing is."

>>23914985
"... Centaurs cannot become inebriated or high by any known means, save blood loss."

>>23914955
"I don't mind if anyone stands on my back, but I do prefer some people, yes."

>>23914992
>Other than Wargames what are some sports and games that the Centaurs play?
"The galaxy is a large place. Many centaurs play many different things. The people in my subtribe, though, tend to like board games. There's also a small curling league, though I've never played."

>Would you be good at basketball or soccer?
"I believe so, yes. Four legs and long arms are a rather good thing. Though I would be unable to jump for basketball."

>What's your opinion on Omnissiah?
"It's interesting. He? Her? It is interesting and seems to have many questions for us. I would do my best to answer them."

>>23914996
>Do you get on well with Summer? Would you consider dating her, if she had feelings for you?
".. I do get on with her rather well, yes. And she is very fuzzy, and makes for a beautiful centaur and attractive human. I would never normally date her, but If she had feelings for me... I think I would."

>You could always eat the defeated ducks for food.
"I could, yes."
>Field too long!

>>23914996
>Does seeing Heather in her workshop tinkering away with her nimble fingers get you hot?
"... It's more when she gets covered in the grease and oil... but yes."

>What's your all time favourite movie? What is it about?
"My favorite movie? I haven't put much thought into my favorites... I'd say Battle On The Hill by M'klzkt, about a centaur who is trying to stop a battle between two medieval human armies. They see him as a demon. It's rather hilarious."

>Can you pat your head, rub your tummy and scratch your abdomen all at once?
Within the interview room, Sarvesh stepped back. his lower arm going down to scratch the underside of his abdomen, while his other lower arm started patting his head. His pincer twisted back to rub his tummy.
"Yes."

>>23915030
>What is your opinion on puppies?
"Puppies? Hm. They're dogs that grow up, aren't they? I don't have much of an opinion on them."

>If you had a pet, what would it be?
"... A turtle. I like turtles."

>>23915068
"... I don't like the idea. I refuse to elaborate."

>>23915258
How hard is your arm to maintain?

What are you opinions on the rest of the students? What about Max?

What are you planning on doing with your share of the money?

>>23915258
What's your opinion of Heather x Pheles?

>>23915258
What music do you like?

>>23915151
You can't jump?

You said that Not moulting takes constant effort for you, how do you not moult when you sleep?
Can you change your sleep cycle?

Is your arm moved through direct hydraulic control like the rest of you, or is it a separate system with it's own fluid and power supply?

>>23915258
How do you feel about the inevitable Sarvesh x Damien slashfic?

>>23915258
Do you have any plans to build a ship of your own, similar to what Heather is doing?

What weapons have you used in your wargames?

>>23915258
What is your goal in life?

>>23915491
>>23915514
That's a point, how do you plan on exploring the universe, Sarvesh?

You can't really expect Heather and the others to take you around forever.

>>23915528
He might just get good enough at Teleporting that he doesn't need a ship.

>>23915258
How does centaur healing work without moulting? I seem to recall you mentioned that if you have not moulted in a while you heal faster? Why is that?

>>23915528
No matter how much you wish.

>>23915528
Are you kidding me? The academy is totally going to get destroyed someday, and then Heather will become a pirate warlord and lead everyone around as part of her piratical crew.

>>23915381
>How hard is your arm to maintain?
"Not very, actually. It has extensive diagnostics built in, so if it needs maintenance I can find out exactly how. Pheles helped me with it."

>What are you opinions on the rest of the students? What about Max?
"Max is rather kind, though his instincts take over quite often. Alex... is a bitter young man. Jilly's rather friendly, but she takes offense easily. Anna is... almost the opposite. And the least said about Damien the better. I've already said how I feel about Summer and Heather - that one is a close friend and the other, one I vew romantically."

>What are you planning on doing with your share of the money?
"Save it until I need it."

>>23915393
"I- uh-"
There was a pause as Sarvesh's brain short circuited.
"Uh."

>>23915398
"Try as I might, I can't like polycarbon six. It's... too sugary and meaningless. I prefer classical music. I want to learn the piano."

>>23915435
>You can't jump?
"Not in anything more than point three G."

>You said that Not moulting takes constant effort for you, how do you not moult when you sleep?
"It's... more similar to... hm, to ejaculation, I suppose. You get close when the sensations start to amp up, and it takes incredible effort not to, until the feeling fades. I still have a low level amount of pain, though, which is deep enough to bring up a weak moulting impulse."

>Can you change your sleep cycle?
"I can, yes."

>Field too long!