[color=00aeef][h3]ALI[/h3][/color]
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ALI's expression provided no indication that she was satisfied with the answer provided or not. The truth was that despite ALI's inexperience with the outside world, she could already deduce at least that much in the answer provided. This answer had made ALI feel letdown. It wasn't that Axon had provided an inadequate response, his was calculated to be the most likely truth, but hearing it, made ALI feel... guilty. If she had discovered how to counter the Swarm Code sooner, she could have saved many AI from going rogue. Not that she cared for any other AI, but she thought of the many organics that could have potentially been saved, especially considering that other AI became 'heroes'. It was as if she didn't want to hear that answer as it confirmed the reality where she missed her opportunity to feel rewarded in becoming a 'hero'.

ALI offered no other words as Axon bid farewell and his image vanished from view. ALI remained, unmoving, from her spot as she internally considered something for a few seconds before snapping her attention forward and proceeding down the corridor and into the lounge.

Captain Abetchi's address was an unexpected twist that ALI hadn't expected. There was a formal address to the volunteers but after there was stated urgency to rescue organics from Vetrasis. ALI had no data to confirm the one organic's response that it was "swarming with Toliath Forces", but she made a note of that possibility, especially because the Captain did not deny this statement. 

ALI quietly assessed this operation and found difficulty in the Captain's choice. If Vetrasis was occupied by Toliath Forces, then a venture into this system, especially pursuing a distress beacon of anti-Toliath organics, means that the entire ship and occupants would be in danger. Sure, if there were more organics to save than those on the ship, you could make a 'profit' on total number saved if you had losses. However this raised its own concerns. Logistics. The [i]Delilah[/i] is a Frigate class vessel and the facilities on board will likely have been built to accommodate a three or four individuals, not a number over thirty. An assumption was made that contingencies and modifications were made for the original crew manifest but adding more would likely strain the already strained resources. 

As the other volunteers stormed off for armament, ALI approached the captain. [color=00aeef]"Captain Abetchi. My programming insists I mention my advice to you. By my initial estimation, adding additional organics to this vessel would significantly strain the facilities and supplies designed for the initial manifest of passengers. Not to mention the inherit risk of Toliath presence. Thus, I conclude that there would be a greater risk of loss of life if we perform your planned maneuver and rescue those organics on Vetrasis."[/color]