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[ yeah... okay, the one-arm thing kinda sucks. ]
Is this really better than getting a prosthetic...? What are the other reasons?
Is this really better than getting a prosthetic...? What are the other reasons?
Due to an experiment I did on myself before arriving, each breath I take is fairly painful. [he's underselling it. it's debilitating, he's just gotten used to it.] My lungs are a problem, and this vessel is nearing its expiration date regardless. I'll probably be coughing up blood at some point.
The last reason is sentimental... but I've agreed to value emotions.
[so he could also fix his emotions while giving himself a new body... fun lil experiment]
The last reason is sentimental... but I've agreed to value emotions.
[so he could also fix his emotions while giving himself a new body... fun lil experiment]
[ ... oh. wow. there is a look of dawning realization at that. ]
... Value emotions, meaning what?
... Value emotions, meaning what?
[ whoa... character development... ]
You're really serious about that?
You're really serious about that?
... Would it be weird if I said I kind of want to support you on this?
[ considering her heavy skepticism about reliver technology. ]
[ considering her heavy skepticism about reliver technology. ]
[ she considers that... and gives him a bright smile. ]
Well, I'm nothing if not a big cheerleader for humanity, you know?
Well, I'm nothing if not a big cheerleader for humanity, you know?
[scien has been back two days and in those days, he first lost an arm and then he regained one. that's right! somehow scien already had both arms back! that much is probably obvious from how he's walking around (somewhere. anywhere. void.) messing with the IRIS with one hand and eating a piece of bread with the other.
but that's not the only thing. nearly two months ago, one might remember that scien's emotions were... not quite right the last time people could share feelings. echoes of what they should be. never that strong. more like small little bumps rather than the highs and lows of true feeling. that's what it meant to be a reliver.
they're getting trapped in a void - ugh memshare! gimme!! - but there is also one very, very immediate feeling in its strongest form: annoyance.
. . . but that's still a real emotion, isn't it? (anyway gimme a memshare or tell me you want one mwah)]
but that's not the only thing. nearly two months ago, one might remember that scien's emotions were... not quite right the last time people could share feelings. echoes of what they should be. never that strong. more like small little bumps rather than the highs and lows of true feeling. that's what it meant to be a reliver.
they're getting trapped in a void - ugh memshare! gimme!! - but there is also one very, very immediate feeling in its strongest form: annoyance.
. . . but that's still a real emotion, isn't it? (anyway gimme a memshare or tell me you want one mwah)]
[ sees his fucking arm. ]
Whoa! You already -- huh!?
[ and they immediately get pulled into a rift.
They can see a memory (14:54 - 18:46) and yes of course it's replica stuff. (English captions can be toggled on Youtube. If the timing gets messed up, refresh and it should fix it!) ]
Whoa! You already -- huh!?
[ and they immediately get pulled into a rift.
They can see a memory (14:54 - 18:46) and yes of course it's replica stuff. (English captions can be toggled on Youtube. If the timing gets messed up, refresh and it should fix it!) ]
[all this does is remind me how much i love abyss damn!!!!!! of course it's replica stuff!!!!!
but anise will probably notice one other thing besides the arm. as more of scien's emotions come in, watching her memory, they're... real. they're true, human emotions as opposed to the crunchy, slightly discordant echoes that he felt in the first week.
he observes with a understanding, contemplating, and—it's not quite sympathy but an almost sense of resignation.]
... what a chaotic technology.
[fomicry. any type of cloning. rip. he turns to her, mildly curious.]
What do you believe?
but anise will probably notice one other thing besides the arm. as more of scien's emotions come in, watching her memory, they're... real. they're true, human emotions as opposed to the crunchy, slightly discordant echoes that he felt in the first week.
he observes with a understanding, contemplating, and—it's not quite sympathy but an almost sense of resignation.]
... what a chaotic technology.
[fomicry. any type of cloning. rip. he turns to her, mildly curious.]
What do you believe?
[ she's going through a number of emotions while watching, too. sympathy for ion. grief for sync. a distant sadness and longing. ]
... About fomicry?
... About fomicry?
[he nods.]
Your feelings suggest that you possess concern for both of them—two different replicated individuals.
Relivers do not have to contend with these questions. [because the original is always dead by the time the reliver is made, and all memories carry over] But they seem to have to make sense of who they are in the world, and their purpose.
Are they their own people? Or are they only meant to follow the footsteps of the person they were created to replace?
Your feelings suggest that you possess concern for both of them—two different replicated individuals.
Relivers do not have to contend with these questions. [because the original is always dead by the time the reliver is made, and all memories carry over] But they seem to have to make sense of who they are in the world, and their purpose.
Are they their own people? Or are they only meant to follow the footsteps of the person they were created to replace?
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... They're their own people.
I never met the original Ion, but... I don't have to, to know that Ion's a different person from him. And Sync's a different person, too.
If they'd gotten the chance to live their own lives, instead of getting forced into some role... things could have been different.
I never met the original Ion, but... I don't have to, to know that Ion's a different person from him. And Sync's a different person, too.
If they'd gotten the chance to live their own lives, instead of getting forced into some role... things could have been different.
[he nods, thoughtful. he wonders if relivers would be the same, if they did not have their memories transfer from life to life. is it not simply just creating another human entirely?]
And yet, it sounds as though the technology exists because they are meant to be replacements for their roles... and so if everyone thought like you, then they would never have been created.
[whoa complicated]
And yet, it sounds as though the technology exists because they are meant to be replacements for their roles... and so if everyone thought like you, then they would never have been created.
[whoa complicated]
... Yeah. I guess it does kinda seem like a contradiction...
[ but she still feels strongly about it. she can't help caring about them as deeply as she does. ]
[ but she still feels strongly about it. she can't help caring about them as deeply as she does. ]
[ After everything has resolved, Anise can be found in the church. She's standing at the front podium, staff held in hand, head bowed. It looks like she's offering a prayer.
... But whether you were planning on coming in or just poking your head in, it looks like you've caught her just as she finishes, because she suddenly lifts her head, whirls around, and gives a little start at seeing someone else here.
But then she smiles brightly. ]
Oh, hey Scien! I didn't expect to see you here.
... But whether you were planning on coming in or just poking your head in, it looks like you've caught her just as she finishes, because she suddenly lifts her head, whirls around, and gives a little start at seeing someone else here.
But then she smiles brightly. ]
Oh, hey Scien! I didn't expect to see you here.
Mostly, I was just trying to tell Ion about everything we accomplished today. I mean, I don't know if my words can reach him from here, but who knows!
[ a prayer to the dead. ]
[ a prayer to the dead. ]
Hehe... spoken like a skeptic.
[ fortunately, it's actually very hard to offend anise when it comes to her religious beliefs. ]
So, what's next for you? Are you going back to your research and all that?
[ fortunately, it's actually very hard to offend anise when it comes to her religious beliefs. ]
So, what's next for you? Are you going back to your research and all that?
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