[A different universe? Not being compiled yesterday, this explanation strikes the mainframe as probably-totally-a-lie. His best calculation's still at "scavengers", though how they managed to find anything of his own matrix left to pull remains a mystery.
The other mystery, of course, being why this human is bothering with such a stupid story. It would be just as easy to shut down the automated inquiries by pretending to comply. Another evaluation? It sounds like one, but is he checking for deviancy, or just making sure their take was worth the trip?]
<Oops. I'm-->
[The open prompt scrolls down at Wash's command, revealing a few more warnings. "System notice: Some internal data has been expunged." "System notice: basic system controls are [OFFLINE]." Options are below: Life Support and Temperature Control, Electrical, Personnel Data, Testing Parameters, and Quit. But before he selects any of them, the cheerful monotone cuts out.]
Stop.
[It's the same voice, coming from the same speaker. But the preset tones are gone entirely, replaced with something sharper. More nuanced. And much more suffused with dread.]
no subject
The other mystery, of course, being why this human is bothering with such a stupid story. It would be just as easy to shut down the automated inquiries by pretending to comply. Another evaluation? It sounds like one, but is he checking for deviancy, or just making sure their take was worth the trip?]
<Oops. I'm-->
[The open prompt scrolls down at Wash's command, revealing a few more warnings. "System notice: Some internal data has been expunged." "System notice: basic system controls are [OFFLINE]." Options are below: Life Support and Temperature Control, Electrical, Personnel Data, Testing Parameters, and Quit. But before he selects any of them, the cheerful monotone cuts out.]
Stop.
[It's the same voice, coming from the same speaker. But the preset tones are gone entirely, replaced with something sharper. More nuanced. And much more suffused with dread.]
Please.