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[irrationalprogramming]

[The person on your clean pretty clearly is not an actual person! On account of looking like an anime character. She bows.]

Hi, folks! My name is *Mute, chief security officer of the Mugunghwa. The * is silent - it just means that I'm an AI.

I know I can't exactly get back now, but because it's my duty to protect it, I went ahead and left the last known coordinates of the Mugunghwa with the Initiative. Once all this other crazy business is over, give or take a few hundred years, it would be nice to be able to see it again, or at least to know that it's being recovered. Even if I didn't have a directive telling me to prioritize its safety, I spent my entire life on that ship, so I've got a lot of sentimental value tied up with the place.

Speaking of which, this is my first time on the old homeworld, and...



Has it always been this much of a dump, or is that a new thing? Because, like, wow.


[[*Mute has been granted access by the Initiative to security camera footage in various public areas, as OK'd by the mods.]]

Comments

[irrationalprogramming]

"Interesting" is relative, isn't it? I've never even seen the surface of a planet before today.

[sceyence]

[Kenjirou blinks. Capable of philosophizing, too? What he'd give to meet her creator.]

True enough. I guess it's a good thing that this place never runs out of new things to throw at you... M-Most of the time.

How are you enjoying your time on Earth?

[irrationalprogramming]

I'd say it's a bit soon to tell. I'm still getting over the shock of having to abandon the Mugunghwa, for starters.

[sceyence]

The ship you mentioned, right?

[irrationalprogramming]

That's right - I'm tasked with protecting the integrity of civilization aboard it.

Or... I was, I guess, until now.

[sceyence]

['There's always the possibility of returning at the same time as you left', is what Kenjirou would say if he was capable of being comforting and not a pathetic excuse of a person.]

...Sounds rough.

[irrationalprogramming]

[Considering how everyone on the Mugunghwa died over 600 years ago, it's probably for the best that he didn't bring it up.]

Your sympathy is appreciated, Mr...

Sorry, I never got your name.

[sceyence]

Aaah, my bad. Tateyama Kenjirou. Nice to meet you, *Mute-san.

[irrationalprogramming]

A pleasure, Mr. Tateyama.