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Tweak says, "OoooLAaaa!!!!!"

Lal (contractionuse) wrote in marinanova,
@ 2014-04-15 00:03:00

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artemis crock, data, lal, number one, percy jackson, rowan fae, will riker

day 267 | open video & action
[ Lal's never seen an actual ocean before. Or a blue sky, an underwater dome... Almost everything in MarinaNova is totally new to her. That is why her first transmission comes some time after she's arrived. As urgent as it is that she is returned to The Enterprise, there wasn't exactly anyone around curb her curiosity, or answer the multitude of questions she's storing up for later.

But now, she finally starts her video from the shoreline of sector one. For all intents and purposes, she seems to be an ordinary young woman. Except for the odd and slightly mechanical movements of her head. ]

Father.

[ She doubts he's actually here in the asylum with her, but she has to make sure. She pauses, cocking her head to one side just a bit. Being used to the starship's communication methods, she expects an immediate answer. When none comes, she continues on. ]

Asylum. Protection from danger. A facility where care is given to the sick or insane.

I am not sick. This is not The Enterprise. This is not Galor IV. I do not know of a planet with an ocean named "Saylar". Why... was I taken from The Enterprise? Why was I charged with crimes? Captain Picard stated that I had not done anything wrong. So why am I here?

It is a mistake. Since it is a mistake, I've concluded that the logical action would be to return to the surface of this planet. I will do that now.

[ Obviously, the best way to do that would be through the ocean. She hasn't yet realized that the water before her is independent of the dark sea outside the dome, so she's going to start marching forward purposefully. She'll keep going, eventually sinking below the surface unless she's stopped. ]

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	action; contractionuse 2014-05-19 07:14 pm UTC (link)
	How? [ A curt question. But, by her reasoning, if her father can experience emotion, that must mean it's possible for her too. Of course, she doesn't yet know the dangers, or how it's currently not likely that anyone could duplicate the process that made it possible. Still, thanks to his guidance, it is her ultimate goal as it was once his. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

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thirdcriterion
2014-05-21 01:55 am UTC (link)

It would seem that reports of Doctor Soong's death had been erroneous. In the years since the destruction of Omicron Theta, he had worked to create a chip which would enable me to process basic human emotion.

[ He would certainly reason that to be her goal as well - one that is more than simply a challenge, given how emotion's unintended manifestation preceded her cascade failure. It doesn't even enter into whether it would be possible to replicate his father's work; even if he did, trying to incorporate it into her matrix would risk her loss, again. Even he had just barely managed to adapt to the chip. ]

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	action; contractionuse 2014-05-21 06:03 am UTC (link)
	[ So it wasn't the natural progression of his existing components. That's somewhat disappointing for her. But, there's still hope! Obviously, since she doesn't know about the cascade failure, there's no reason, in her mind, that she shouldn't get an emotion ship as well. ] Will he create another chip? Can you create one, Father? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

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thirdcriterion
2014-05-23 01:03 am UTC (link)

He will not - unfortunately, he died shortly after we were reunited.

[ And there is the direct query he had anticipated - and along with it, reminders of all the reasons that it's inadvisable, apprehension and uncertainty. Hardly his favorite of the emotional responses he can now process. ]

I do not believe that I yet possess the ability to replicate his work on my own chip.

[ There is sadness, as he knows that desire more than well, and the disappointment of being unable to help her attain that goal. Of failing her, and after her loss had been his failing already. He understands fully well how difficult it is to obtain and maintain the stability of a positronic matrix, knows that even his own father has seen numerous matrices fall into similar failure, but that does not change any individual failure. ]

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contractionuse
2014-05-23 07:56 pm UTC (link)

[ There is very nearly evidence of disappointment on her face. While it is frustrating to have the immediate possibility snatched away, his prior teachings come to mind. If the struggle is the reward, then having human emotion is not something she must have right away. Regardless of how much she wants it. ]

Then... It is possible that you will someday posses the ability. And I may progress so that I can assist you.

[ Because what better father daughter activity is there? ]

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thirdcriterion
2014-05-27 02:31 am UTC (link)

[ He purses his lips and nods, expression fading to a wistful smile as he does so. ]

Perhaps, in time, that will be possible.

[ It may be unlikely - highly, to a degree he can't stop himself from processing - but there is no reason that he should rule anything out entirely before examining her neural net thoroughly. The fact that she is here and functioning at all is already proof that he should not dismiss anything outright. ]

With that development in mind - I wish that it were possible for me to explain how happy I am to see you, Lal.

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