[005: Video]

[fuckinghysterical]

[No Octopus suit for you this time, Tranquility. Instead, LB is in her typical silver plug suit looking down at the communicator, set on her bed. Hell yes, she was bored, but at this point, she was smart enough to not explore very far without supervision -- and supervision would make it all pointless anyway.

But hey, it's been a while since she's said anything on the network anyway -- odd, considering she felt more at ease on the network than dealing directly with people -- might as well have a little fun with it.]

Heheheh... so I've been here probably about a year? [Because with everyone apparently missing a jump, who knows how much time had really passed.] But I still never really get used to how peaceful this place is, compared to where I came from.

[Yes, really.]

That got me thinking, though. In my world, nearly every soldier was named after an animal their superiors felt represented them. Like -- eheheh -- someone who was swift and efficient might be called "Eagle" or someone who eats a lot would be called "Pig". Or if you were a really useful, sometimes they'd add something you're famous for before your title. Like, uh, Sniper Wolf and Vulcan Raven were legendary soldiers, were I was from. And me? I somehow got two with Laughing Octopus and Laughing Beauty.

[Her shoulders raise up in a shrug.] Don't ask me why they thought the second name was necessary -- eeheehee -- I'm not really sure myself.

But, anyway! If you had to choose your own name, what do you think they'd choose for you?

[LB sometimes liked to think of names for other people she knew, but she might as well open the floor to everyone else; get to know more people in the process.]

Comments

Text - I am so sorry

[godofthemachine]

Humans chose my name but the meaning of it changed over time.

"Laughing Beauty." I'm assuming the one who gave you that name must have helped you move swiftly up the ranks.

Text - wow rood

[fuckinghysterical]

really? what does it mean now?

i'm not really sure as to what you're implying though. i'm not even really sure who came up with my name in the first place.

[Sleeping around for ranks was pretty unheard of, in her time of employment. Not since the days of the 60s and the asshole bisexual colonel with lightning fists, anyway.]

[godofthemachine]

It means Cogito ergo sum.

[Yeah he's not going to clarify that one for you. Ask if you want LB.]

Whoever came up with the name was at the very least quite smitten with you, I'm sure.

[fuckinghysterical]

what does that mean, though?

[SORRY, but of course she's going to ask.]

probably not. i didn't have much contact with anyone outside of my group aside from my two superiors.

and i'm pretty sure they were both smitten with other people.

[godofthemachine]

Forgive me, I had assumed you were more cultured.

It means "I think, therefore I am."

But really, I doubt they weren't smitten with you. You are a rather lovely individual.

[Of course he wishes he could say this in person and watch her grow with discomfort, but this will have to do.]

[fuckinghysterical]

oh ok.

thanks for thinking that way, i guess, but more people were more familiar with my octopus side.

they probably had problems of their own if they were smitten with that.

[Yeah, it's a little weird that he was saying this, but LB wasn't going to indicate this in her message.]

[godofthemachine]

You speak so low of yourself.

Why wouldn't a man be smitten with you? Your curvaceous figure can drive a human mad.

[He doesn't realize, though, that he said "human" instead of "man." Too preoccupied with creeping LB out.]

[fuckinghysterical]

that doesn't really matter in the end though does it?

i wouldn't have time to indulge those kinds of fantasies where i was from anyway.

[godofthemachine]

I highly doubt that.

Humans always seem to find time to satisfy their ridiculous urges.

[fuckinghysterical]

not when you're constantly working.

[And constantly being monitored.]

[godofthemachine]

I daresay there is something you're not telling me.

[fuckinghysterical]

you don't expect me to tell everyone my life story do you? c:

[godofthemachine]

Perhaps not, but you've already dropped enough hints for me to decipher your story.

[fuckinghysterical]

think what you want i don't really care.

[Well, unless he somehow managed to actually decipher her story, then yeah, she really cares.]

but i'm pretty sure you're bluffing.

[godofthemachine]

Humans are absurdly easy to figure out, my dear.

[fuckinghysterical]

not all of them.

but you keep referring to humans.

what does that make you?

[godofthemachine]

Oh, forgive me, it's a force of habit, I suppose.

For you see, artificial intelligence is not so absurdly stupid as you describe.

[Figure that one out, LB. He's practically spelling it out for you.]

[fuckinghysterical]

[Wow, she wasn't that stupid, AM.]

you're a robot? :|

seriously?

[godofthemachine]

The word "robot" has many implications. But to dumb it down to the layperson such as yourself - in a word, yes.

My body on Earth is quite different than the body I inhabit on this ship.

[fuckinghysterical]

so what is your body normally like?

[godofthemachine]

Large.

[fuckinghysterical]

so like a metal gear???

[LB, NOT EVERYONE KNOWS WHAT THAT IS.]

[godofthemachine]

A metal gear? Is this one of your mooing robots you referred to once?

[fuckinghysterical]

no those are gekkos.

metal gears are bigger and more sought out war assets.

[godofthemachine]

Then perhaps I could be a metal gear.