knows a bit about the ghost in the machine. so this isn't totally surprisingly to her, inanimate objects? having personality? spirits? maybe even souls?
sure. she gets that. ]
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Ace mentioned an AI-Ball, did you... all have one?
[ shifting a little. she saw it she simply was Not Acknowledge It. ]
Back home... F.F. started out as a colony of plankton that had been given the gift of intelligence... sentience. We had our falling out initially, but she became the most invaluable ally I could have. My best friend. She healed us, cared for us, gave her life for us when she didn't fucking have to...
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she looks up a little and offers tama a smile. ]
Yeah. Yeah, I'm doin' okay. Just checking in on F.F.
[ a small smile. ] My partner.
[ a series of panels will flash in that moment, though jolyne is too busy making sure her little aiballie friend is taken care of... ]
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knows a bit about the ghost in the machine. so this isn't totally surprisingly to her, inanimate objects? having personality? spirits? maybe even souls?
sure. she gets that. ]
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Ace mentioned an AI-Ball, did you... all have one?
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Yeah. We did... we were working for a place called ABIS. Just like in that one memory I saw...
It was so weird... but good. Like I was never alone. [ like she never left ]
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...
Yeah, that's where I work.
You sign the waiver, you give up an eye, and then you're always with someone. Your partner. [ "hey, tiger" ]
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Didn't remember any of that... just woke up in the office... and F.F. was sitting there with her little weird body just ready to hop in for a ride.
Felt like I was saying hello to an old friend all over again.
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[ shifting a little. she saw it she simply was Not Acknowledge It. ]
Back home... F.F. started out as a colony of plankton that had been given the gift of intelligence... sentience. We had our falling out initially, but she became the most invaluable ally I could have. My best friend. She healed us, cared for us, gave her life for us when she didn't fucking have to...
[ her knuckles on her good hand go white. ]
It was so strange... to see her again.
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...
[ there's a theme. of this place latching on people they've lost. that's what it feels like. ]
Strange-- but nice, I guess?
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but she does smile a little bit. ]
Really nice. She's so smart... she's half the reason I'm still alive.
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If she’s good enough to be an AI-Ball, then of course she is. We’re good at keeping our partners alive.