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[unmasking]

Hi again, everyone.

Entertaining banter is much more fun when you have things to banter about. Period. I was hoping that I would be able to swing in and tell you something really interesting about the coordinates, and carefully craft it into some witty statement about my superhero identity. [There's a beat.] But uh, that's not happening today. Sorry.

The important bit is that I decoded it, and the message is coming from right where you guys went. No surprise, right? Well, here's the kicker, the AI, which, as we all know, is kind of outsourced from the UE, is asking one simple thing.

"Kill me."

So.

Yeah.

Comments

[phaseshifted]

You would rather leave it suffering?

[unmasking]

Are we sure this is suffering?

[phaseshifted]

No. That's why I said "if it is certain". But a death wish isn't something to just brush aside when it comes to deciding our friend's fate.

[unmasking]

If it wasn't an AI, would you think that?

[phaseshifted]

Yes. My answer wouldn't change in the slightest.

[unmasking]

I don't know if that's relieving or not, but I don't think there are a lot of people who would agree to that point of view.

[phaseshifted]

The people who aren't used to killing, or believe in pacifism to the end. I've seen them around.

Sometimes, however, someone is suffering in a way that only death can aid. I hope that isn't the case, but if it is, then we should be prepared to give our friend what they want.

[unmasking]

I trust that someone will be able to do that.

I know that makes me sound bad, but I don't think it can be me.

[phaseshifted]

You won't have to if it comes to it.

[unmasking]

Yeah, but does it make it any better to point the weapon if I didn't pull the trigger and someone else did?

[phaseshifted]

The responsibility of death is on who pulls the trigger, not who aimed the gun.

[unmasking]

Maybe I really am just desperate to be guilty for something.