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prismatica2020-02-26 09:42 am
tekhartha) wrote in prismatica2020-02-26 09:42 am
voice x2; forward-dated to 28th/30th
[Zenyatta is quite unmistakeably underwater. The quiet is too dense for him to be anywhere else. The soft, languid shush of currents shifting around him fills the airwaves, broken on occasion by a hiss and flurry of bubbles as his new body vents into the water around him. The overall effect is peaceful, in a surreal sort of way, if a touch claustrophobic.
When he speaks, his voice sounds ever so slightly different: grainier, with a little of that strange echo granted by the breathing apparatus of a heavy-duty diving suit.]
Osse came for me, too. Yet as she held me in her embrace, I found that I could reach her with my processor. I was only able to establish a connection for the briefest of moments before its termination, but it seems vital information nonetheless.
She is, in some way, a machine of some kind. The very foundations of this world seem bound by the interplay of magic and technology. Perhaps she embodies both?
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[A day or so later, as Osse's tears are washed from the streets and the warrior herself has returned to her lover's arms, Zenyatta adds an update.]
All is well that ends well, I see.
Yet I cannot keep from thinking, were Osse's actions truly the result of a simple malfunction- a rote series of actions programmed by her creators, gone rogue? Or was there within her a spark of something more that compelled her to act against her protocols?
It is often said that love is a kind of madness. [he hesitates, almost imperceptibly.] I have felt touched by it, too, on occasion. But one cannot experience madness without a mind, and I wonder... perhaps the scientists involved in her capture will allow me to attempt a second connection, in the future. Although I am hardly a match for her Fisherman!
[There is a more deliberate pause now.] What would you do for the ones you love?
When he speaks, his voice sounds ever so slightly different: grainier, with a little of that strange echo granted by the breathing apparatus of a heavy-duty diving suit.]
Osse came for me, too. Yet as she held me in her embrace, I found that I could reach her with my processor. I was only able to establish a connection for the briefest of moments before its termination, but it seems vital information nonetheless.
She is, in some way, a machine of some kind. The very foundations of this world seem bound by the interplay of magic and technology. Perhaps she embodies both?
[A day or so later, as Osse's tears are washed from the streets and the warrior herself has returned to her lover's arms, Zenyatta adds an update.]
All is well that ends well, I see.
Yet I cannot keep from thinking, were Osse's actions truly the result of a simple malfunction- a rote series of actions programmed by her creators, gone rogue? Or was there within her a spark of something more that compelled her to act against her protocols?
It is often said that love is a kind of madness. [he hesitates, almost imperceptibly.] I have felt touched by it, too, on occasion. But one cannot experience madness without a mind, and I wonder... perhaps the scientists involved in her capture will allow me to attempt a second connection, in the future. Although I am hardly a match for her Fisherman!
[There is a more deliberate pause now.] What would you do for the ones you love?
text; un TheHollowKnight
To answer your question from one's own experiences...
It would seen that love cannot exist without a mind.
In that case, there is little doubt that Osse has a mind of her own, and is more than what she has been told to do.
Furthermore, if you were able to speak with her, and deduced this for yourself...
Then others should trust your experience and your conclusion.
You have been right before.
voice → text;
[and to what extent is love in humans just that, regardless? is it just chemicals and socialisation and and
He won't get into it, for the Hollow Knight's sake.]
You are kind, my friend. These questions are why I would very much like to interface with her again.
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In that case, for her sake, I hope that you have a chance to do so.
Perhaps I could be of help to her also.
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I am certain you could. If she is sentient, her limited vocalisations will have hindered her ability to make contact with others- sympathetic company may ease the burden of loneliness. [He's sure that The Hollow Knight knows how difficult it is to communicate without words.] Assuming that anyone but her Fisherman lover is welcome at all!
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Yes, love can exclude others.
[ Billions of others. ]
But the offer is there to her.
It would be good to let her know she and her lover are not alone.
Do keep trying with her.
Your gentle guidance would be sure to help.
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[It should do it as often as possible, Zenyatta decides- think about things, deliberately, and share the results.]
Although you are as ever far too generous. :)
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As for the lovers, I had not seen them.
Perhaps I will do so now, and think deeply on them.
They may be more like my sibling and I than many others.
Simulacra, with a SOUL.
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Indeed. Consciousness came to me in a sudden revelation- were you born with it, or did it come upon you, too? Slowly, or all at once? If they are truly alive as you and I are, were they animated by our Chroma alone or has it developed over the course of millennia within them?
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Whether by birth or accident, it had been instilled with something, and in dawning horror it had realized that when it was far too late.
It ran its fingers over the carvings of the King's Idol in its hand for a long time before it replied. ]
All things strive.
All things require input.
It is not enough to be powered by a force.
Something else must enter its being.
[ Had they been ruined by four words, pled into the darkness?
No Cost Too Great? ]
It is likely a mixture of both things.