001: un: A2

[a2brutus]

Since it seems to come up a lot, and since we got a bunch of new people recently, I'll make it clear to everyone.

Androids are not machines. Don't call us machines, and don't call us robots.

And since I have your attention still, there's a machine running around. Tall, male, red eyes and white hair. If he starts anything let me know so I can test how sharp my sword is. I promise I'll do it quietly. Or at least with no one else around.

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[a2brutus]

A robot can't think.

[kiljoy]

[Okay, so the terminology use is different. And she's touchy about it. He's getting that. Well then...]

All right. Who's this machine that pissed in your cheerios? An enemy of yours?

[a2brutus]

All machines are the enemy of Androids. The only good machine is a dead machine.

[kiljoy]

Why?

[a2brutus]

Because they were created to wipe out all human life on earth. They were made to destroy us androids.

[kiljoy]

[Oh. That is actually a really good reason. And doesn't bode well for this machine, assuming that she's telling the truth.]

Then you'd better put it down, hadn't you?

[a2brutus]

I would love nothing more than to break him into pieces and spit on them but there isn't much point when he'd just come back now is there?

So I figure if he doesn't cause problems I won't have to take him out. Painfully.

[kiljoy]

Can't it be deactivated? Or reprogrammed?

[a2brutus]

I was made to break things, not to change how they work. Besides, if I tried my hand at hacking into him to mess around with his files he might install some kind of logic virus onto my system.

The last thing anyone here needs is a logic virus infected android running around murdering indiscriminately.

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[kiljoy]

Sounds like you need a programming expert. Someone human. Want a name?

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[a2brutus]

Tempting offer, but I don't think it's smart to put a human in harms way when the easier option is to make him cower before me.

[kiljoy]

Judging by that conversation up there, I don't see any cowering. Are you sure you have this under control?

[a2brutus]

Yeah, I just finished beating him into submission.

[kiljoy]

[Oh. Well then.]

And that's going to stop him from following his programming?

[a2brutus]

You'd be surprised what I'm capable of.

[kiljoy]

I'm not asking what you're capable of. I'm asking what he's capable of.

[a2brutus]

He's not capable of doing anything I can't deal with. I'm probably the most qualified android here to deal with machine lifeforms. Don't worry about it.

[kiljoy]

[Well... Not much to do other than take her at her word.]

Fair enough. I leave the matter in your capable hands.