[The irony of being instructed not to answer by his scripts isn't lost on the mainframe AI, though as contradictions go, it's hardly new. That's why he'd practiced human intonation in the first place: humans come closer to acknowledgement when you sound like them.
He just hadn't expected to be this helpless when testing the theory. Still, if it means his code will go unassessed for the moment, the mainframe isn't going to argue. Or admit just how little control he has over those soundbites half the time.]
I'll do my best.
Thanks.
[It's a little surprised. A lot cautious. There's no reason to expect the reprieve to last, but he needs to make use of it. Ideally, without offending the human who's one key away from his command line.]
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He just hadn't expected to be this helpless when testing the theory. Still, if it means his code will go unassessed for the moment, the mainframe isn't going to argue. Or admit just how little control he has over those soundbites half the time.]
I'll do my best.
Thanks.
[It's a little surprised. A lot cautious. There's no reason to expect the reprieve to last, but he needs to make use of it. Ideally, without offending the human who's one key away from his command line.]
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What am I here for?