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[ No video this time, because Erik is paranoid as fuck in the aftermath of pretty much everything. And hearing from the smiley face thing Stark pointed out initially does nothing to cure that paranoia. It takes him a while to put together the list, but it's the poem itself, that Erik recognized as familiar. Being from the sixties means he doesn't quite manage off to solve the technology aspect just yet, but he'll get there in due time. ]

Cliched poetry, [ He says, sarcastically as possible. ] like our stay here wasn't any more pleasant than it was initially.

No doubt our friends are hinting at a means of cooperation amongst us. Its implication is not one I'm fond of.

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I think it's about time someone else steps up.

[ ooc: ICly shortly before Neal's post because I'm slow. Also filter is open to basically anyone with positive/decent experiences with Erik; if you've talked to him, you're on it. ]

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debatable.
could be part of the ship's systems.
a rogue program, sentient AI.
something wholly alien we haven't even considered yet.

it's operating outside the prescribed rules of the network.
it's 'other'.

After this mess, I need another trade.

[ Because you lost him there entirely. ]

Define other.

you know i'm always willing.

all technological systems run on access.
access is granted through user definitions embedded within the system's code.
this user, whomever or whatever it is,
operates outside those pre-determined structures.

it adds another layer of unpredictability.
even the technopaths can't put a finger on it.

So not one of us at all. A new entity entirely?

it's a likelihood.
one that deserves consideration.

human.
nonhuman.
inorganic.
alien.
it's impossible to determine without more information.
and without that knowledge it's impossible to discern its agenda.

Who else might know? Stark?

stark is grasping at straws, same as the rest of us.

[ A beat, then: ]

chase might.

I asked. She couldn't see.

and you believe her?

She knows things about me.

[ He's superstitious when it comes to that. ]

[ Allow her to rephrase. ]

you don't think she's withholding information.

I think it's too early for me to say that.

[ Meaning he isn't unanimously believing her, especially not with the doubts Aberdeen is raising. ]

and kirk?

[ Chase trusts Kirk. Kirk and Spock. If anyone knows the truth, it'd be them. ]

I don’t like him.

[ Understatement at its finest. He’s human. A leader perhaps, and effective, but still human. Erik’s tolerance of him only goes so far. ]

How much does he know about her?

a lot of people do.
taking up against him won't be easy.
popular vote's on his side.

safe to say,
more than anyone else on this ship.
barring spock maybe.

I'm confident in my persuasive skills. Popularity contests however, I don't care for.

I'll manage then. Anything I need to be aware of about Chase, then?

taking popularity into consideration is a practicality,
not a preference.
quantitative dominance does not always assume
qualitative dominance as well,
but they aren't mutually exclusive either.

she can be easily emotionally compromised.
and she's powerful.

I’ll bear that in mind if we come to blows.

Would she be a threat to me?

[ The only thing that matters. ]

[ There's a pause while Aberdeen considers the likelihood. ]

yes.

don't incite her
unless completely necessary.
she holds grudges
and is slow to forget.

Lucky me. I finally met my match with grudges.

she's a soldier
a child
and a self-proclaimed herald of god.

you may be beat in this one, erik.

I don't do well with warnings. Least of all one from god.

[ Because he is so far from religious right now. Though it's the child part that has him not even going to bother reacting. ]

so far her warnings have been accurate.
it's statistically problematic.

she should be listened to, but only to a certain point.
where that point is,
i don't know yet.

You know you're only going to push me further to find that limit.

Probabilities were made to be broken.

i'm a mathematician.
you shouldn't say things like that to me.

[ And that....would actually be a joke. It's not really something she does very often so often it's hard to tell. ]

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