Techspert

Myriad Reality

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No need to apologize. I hear it. I’m going to do everything in my power to make sure this day doesn’t turn into more days than it needs to.

@GalaxyRaider

Thanks Isaac...
*Looks up, then at the button on your shirt*
You ready to go back in, Pink Stuff?

Myriad Reality

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Rhythm. If I could, I would pull that stigma out if you right this instant. I wish you’d never learned that way, because our physical makeup has nothing to do with our feelings. You have a soul, I have a soul, and that’s what matters. We are people. Every concern you have as a navi is just as valid as mine as a person made of nasty pink stuff.

@GalaxyRaider

...
*Takes a deep breath, and then lets go*
I’m sorry, I had to get all of that off my chest. Today has just been... today is awful.

Myriad Reality

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Well, firstly, I’d like to formally state that you’re not. And to have existential dread like that is actually very human, so everything checks out. Besides, humans aren’t that great of a bar anyway.

@GalaxyRaider

How do I know that what I feel is anywhere as meaningful as the things you feel? And how can I ask you to trust me when I say it is? A machine that can fool people is not the same as the person being fooled.

Myriad Reality

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Here's my opinion on it. Does it really matter if it's the same as what I experience? in the end, you care for me, and you care for you family, and we-
*Pokes you in the chest, just below the neck*
All care for you. Those feelings don't need to be identical to be valid.

@GalaxyRaider

I just... I’m so scared that it really is all fake. For all I know, I’m just really good at pretending to be alive. I don’t know what to think when everything screams that I’m subhuman.

Myriad Reality

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I know it's a scary thought, but you have to take two things into consideration. One, the "delusion" actually being real. Unlike Data's thought experiment, Melody didn't actually experience an alternate reality, just an internal crisis. Two, the fact that you feel at all, and care about the possibility, kinda disproves the possibility in itself, don't you think?

@GalaxyRaider

But what if I really don’t? Mom once had a natural life, and I haven’t. How do I know that what I experience is the same as what you experience?

Myriad Reality

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I know, Rhythm. I know.
*Hugs you back, patting you on the back*
But we're climbing up from rock bottom as we speak. I'm going to do everything I can to make sure things get fixed.

@GalaxyRaider

All of those things that mom said.... what if she was right? What if I really am just a machine deluding itself? What if I’m not really alive?

Myriad Reality

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Not that's crossed my mind. Feel free to remind me of anything.

@GalaxyRaider

*Suddenly pulls you into a close embrace*
I don’t if I can do this, Isaac... It feels like my whole world is falling apart.

Myriad Reality

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*Chuckles*
Alright then. Well... We should check her office first. If we can.

@GalaxyRaider

Anything else we need to cover before we head out?

Myriad Reality

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I can take care of it, if you'd rather not.

@GalaxyRaider

No, I’m sticking with you through to the end. The hopefully near end.

Myriad Reality

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We need to look into this backdoor thing. But, if we prioritize by things she's most likely to notice first, we need to deal with the mess in her office. And the big virus attack... The aftermath of it, hopefully, and not still ongoing.

@GalaxyRaider

Cleanup crew, then. I guess somebody has to do it.