oo5 ⊗ video ⊗ fifth move ⟹ backdated to oct 5th.

[oxfordian]

[ charles is visibly distressed when he appears on the screen, this time. he's in what seems to be some underground facility, and there are other faces behind him—notably collette, emma, galadriel, raven, and others. his eyes remain closed for a second and you can hear him take a deep breath. then: ]

We have... borrowed a gentleman by the name of Richard Lawson...—from the United Earth. He is a cabinet member of the President's. Yes, the President of the United Earth. [ charles clears his throat, steels himself. ]

We've learnt a great many things about the United Earth from his head, and we feel it best to share that information with all of you, here on the Network.

[ charles states the next words with a heavy voice. ]

The President of the United Earth is not human. "He" is—artificial. Artificial Intelligence, or what you would call an A.I.. The United Earth... has never seen his face, as far as we have deduced.

We will try to answer questions about what we have learnt to the very best of our ability, but do be patient. Ah—[ he closes his eyes again, considering. then he nods as though he's made the right decision and he knows it. ]

That is all.

( note: wow i knew i forgot something like a winner. THIS TAKES PLACE DURING/AFTER these linked shenanigans: [ x ] [ x ] [ x ] [ x ] )

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[oxfordian]

[ Charles takes a deep breath, then quietly begins; ] They placed us up against this massive, oppressive world power—a world power whose greed is not bound only to this world of Exsilium, but of all of our worlds. While I do not agree with their methods, I will not hesitate to say that with them, I sympathize.

It had been... before your time here, I believe; [ After a few seconds, Charles links this post from the Network archives ] in which their desperation became better clarified.

[ charles y u gotta sympathize w basically everything ]

[shamanism]

[gently] You should rest while you have the opportunity.

Thank you for sharing the information you recovered.

[oxfordian]

[ Charles cannot help the way he laughs at that, before shaking his head. ]

And how gruesome it will be, I'm sure. [ sarcasm :c and he's not even good at it ]

[oxfordian]

[ Quietly, Charles takes a moment to consider it. ]

I do not think so, no. [ His voice is a thoughtful whisper, though it's loud enough to be heard. ]

I believe they try to be as honest as they can—they just do not have the trust they expect, that they need, to be given the leeway with which they want to orchestrate their time with us.

[fintastic]

Yeah, same! So are you one of those computer wizard type people too?

[fintastic]

[ It's okay, it makes her feel proud to know SOMETHING about technology that someone else doesn't. It's a rare occurrence. ]

It means... well, okay, let's just say for a second that he's totally a robot! Just for example. If I were a hacker, I could use my computer to get into his computer-brain and, I don't know, make him punch himself or run around without pants on! Or, you know, do something actually useful like get information.

[uncalled_for]

[Well, that's disturbing.]

So it is before I came here, almost a month. Regardless, that doesn't justify their mistreatment of us up until now. However desperate they may be, we are blind in this.

[uncalled_for]

[Longest silence ever? Yep. Welp, fizzlesticks. She'll sigh.]

I can understand. I apologize again for accusing you.

[It sounds as though she begins to say something else but stops herself and instead disconnects from there.]

[painfeels]

By those other people, right?

So this really is a war.

[bittertears]

And you can read other people's minds.

text;

[painfeels]

What's gonna happen to him now?

[obfuskate]

I could. The military is relentless. No matter what the price...

[ A pause, an uneasy one. ] ... They will do whatever they can to accomplish their goals, even at the expense of innocent lives.

[onemoredeath]

So us with all our abilities and our unwillingness to be controlled may prove an unpredictable factor in these encounters.

[f_u_wesker]

And no one was surprised. At least I'm going from war to another war so I'm mentally prepared.

[a_million_blossoms]

[He nods to confirm.]

A God of Death. I am Kuchiki Byakuya, Captain of the 6th Division of the Gotei 13.

[As he's learning here, showing a few manners goes a long way.]

[boughtabookstore]

May I see these notes sometime?

voice;

[whatsupcroc]

Work backward through his conditioning.

[whatsupcroc]

Have you done it before?

[whatsupcroc]

As far as I know. It's probably best to ask Charlie if you want to be really sure.

[whatsupcroc]

What? Why?

video;

[whatsupcroc]

You never played strategy games. Not even Chess? I know you're kind of the definition of "never had fun because that wasn't in my dictionary growing up" but you have got to be kidding. It's the kind of thing you'd be great at!

[ohmygodgreywardens]

[No, go on! He has no idea about any of this. This is so cool.]

So they can... learn for themselves? Or decide for themselves, what they will want to do?

text;

[whatsupcroc]

The Initiative guys said they're going to work on doing a full deconditioning to help build him up from the bottom up again.

[whatsupcroc]

Not a computer whiz, but I know my way around some of the older ones! I'm bummed we don't have the internet here. It was super convenient for looking up information! I'm more of an extreme sports enthusiast and an adaptable person altogether. What about you? What are you most into?

[raisedbybirds]

I have, several times over.

It'll be important to ensure it doesn't get rebuilt, willingly or not. There's nothing more frustrating than seeing your hard work undone.