[b]Yellow![/b] Yellow: Unh, no, hard miss. Yellow: Other direction. Yellow: Subs aren't the only ones with hangups. She paused, frowned. Thought. "What?" said Blue. "I have to decide between someone being wrong on the internet and the terrifying ordeal of being known," said Yellow. "Damn," said Blue. "That's how they get you." Yellow: It's like, people aren't always clear on what they want, and don't always have the courage when they are. There's fantasies that they'll never be safe trying. Yellow: But what if you could give someone total trust and control, and then they could give it back to you - exactly what they were comfortable with and wanted. Yellow: Getting to be the cruel mistress or w/e entirely rather than playing the character. Yellow: Literally becoming a perfect fantasy. Yellow: That's the surface level anyway. [b]Brown:[/b] "He thinks it's information technology," called back Brown. "For real?" said Black. "He says they don't make that in Gaea," said Brown. "Incredible! The more you know!" said Black. "Yeah, get over here!" Brown and Green both come over and stand shoulder to shoulder facing the Nemean, full attention. "So this guy knows everything that comes from everywhere?" said Green. "Yeah," said Brown. "He's some kind of genius. Ask him anything!" "I've got one," said Black. "You know those little, like, plastic squishball pigs? You throw them against the floor and they make the saddest squeeee sound as the air deflates? Where do they make those?" "Nah, ask him where they make the best scramblers on the station!" said Green. "Actually, tell us where they make the prettiest robots on the station!" said Brown. It's an unusual patter, but it's not a [i]mean [/i]one. This is Flirting (1/2) - weird flirting, but this is a weird character. November is going out of her way to just fixate full attention on everything the Nemean says. Every new fact she can coax from it they all look at each other in impressed awe like it's the coolest thing ever. They're so busy applauding each deduction that they never exactly answer any questions. Ask yourself, then, when the last time this weird, awkward machine that apparently even robot rights activists use as an example of why AI reproduction needs to be regulated has had this many people hanging off its every word out of genuine interest and not bureaucratic annoyance or fear. How's it gonna handle [i]that[/i]?