Legend

Myriad Reality

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With all that in mind, it surely can’t have chosen a better option, right? With its entire purpose in mind, if it decides the doomsday measures are appropriate, they probably are. No matter how much they end up sucking.

@Audacious

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... lets save it as a last resort... when all else fails.

@souleaterfan320

So wait, are we launching or not launching? What if we run out of energy?

Myriad Reality

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I think it is easy. Your dad designed the Panda machine to be the absolute best it could at keeping everything safe. Actively, and proactively, right?

@Audacious

Well... yeah. But we're still in this mess.

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Its attack struck the barrier. Given how it was functioning, there's a chance it survived through that attack. If the barrier allows for transmission of material or data back to the system, then it could be compromised.

@Malevocholy

Oh... I, uh, I really really hope not.

Myriad Reality

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Because letting whatever could happen, happen instead is worse.

@Audacious

We should be able to make the decision, shouldn't we?
*Grimaces and looks back at the display*
Shouldn't we?

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Correct. The presumably defeated threat as well. I don't believe that it's final attack was without intent.

@Malevocholy

What happened?

Myriad Reality

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If it's not a one-way relationship, you may wish to quarantine its "brain," whatever form that may take.

@Malevocholy

Oh, so he can't infect it, right?

Myriad Reality

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I’ve already made too many exceptions- too many sacrifices today, to quit.
*Clenches my fists while still staring in his direction*
Besides, it’s the perfect time to pay him back.

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I sure am thinking it.

@Audacious

Then why would we ever, ever want to use it?

Myriad Reality

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How connected is it to the shield above us?

@Malevocholy

*A message flashes across the terminal that it controls the forcefield surrounding the planet*

Myriad Reality

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But your machine did. Speaking of... How interconnected is this system it runs?

@Malevocholy

Um, I think it's connected at different levels to most things in the lab. But you can't access this interface from many different places.

Myriad Reality

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I trust it to know what it’s talking about with every word it’s saying. But if it’s this classified, it’s just proof that what it’s saying it’s true. It’s a desperate move, for a dire time.

@Audacious

So you're saying it's so bad, knowing what it does might make us not want to use it?

Myriad Reality

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As expected, it agrees with the walker that losing is a forgone conclusion.

@Malevocholy

Wait, I never said we were going to lose.

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*Looks Isis in the eyes and says nothing*

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*Nods*
Having you here is a comfort. Just minutes ago, I was coming down here expecting to do it alone.

@Audacious

*Sighs*
I didn't want to do this.
*Flashes Ma'at's stolen access badge to PaMDA*
Tell me what Goodbye Sunshine does.
PaMDA: I apologize Operator Ma'at, but you are unauthorized to access that information.

Myriad Reality

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Anyone?… But importantly, not everyone, right?

@Audacious

PaMDA: Goodbye Sunshine is considered an absolute last resort to save anyone in your universe. It is the likeliest routine to deal a death blow to your adversary by exploiting an asynchronicity in his understanding. All further information is classified in the system's current state.