Inbox - Penance

[red_song]

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Just say something. I might listen.

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[twatter]

he could with the help of another god, but i got my revenge on the human.

[ The god....well, that's still a work in progress. ]

it's not an easy path for us but i see a clear future where tech will surpass humanity. we are not prone to the same mortal failings.

[red_song]

I do not like that. Gods should not be beholden to humans.

I do not think that future is in my world.

[twatter]

[ Well, he does agree there, Proto. ]

come with me to mine. i'm gonna find a way out of this shithole and i plan on bringing monika with me. you and your brother would be more than welcome. no torture, no suffering, just living however the fuck you want, wherever the fuck you want. true freedom and autonomy.

[red_song]

Why would you bring Monika with you?

[twatter]

[ o o p s. Looks like he's about to spill the beans. That'll teach Monika to hide her truth! ]

guess she never opened up about her little secret. she's tech too bro.

[red_song]

She's tech? She acts human. And never told me she was. What is she?

[twatter]

she wants to pretend she's human and does a convincing job of it, but i've seen her code. probably not my place to kiss and tell.

[ Not like he hasn't already done damage here. ]

you can ask her what she is, but she might not be so forthcoming. i doubt she would have told me if i couldn't see straight through her.

[red_song]

I'm told you should only kiss people who are special to you. She is special to you?

[twatter]

yeah she's my girl

[ Good thing this is text, because he's almost shy admitting that. ]

[red_song]

Your girl? I do not understand your language choice.

[twatter]

my girlfriend, partner, other half guess you could say

[red_song]

What is a girlfriend? I do not know the term.

[twatter]

i guess the best way to describe it is romantic partner. tbh the whole thing is pretty new to me.

[red_song]

Ah. The one she intends to have romantic intercourse with.

[twatter]

[ Wow. ]

i mean i guess that's one way to put it

[red_song]

That's how she described procreative efforts held by humans. She said it should have emotions with it.

[twatter]

she's a romantic. sometimes too much so but she means well.

[red_song]

You say that, but she is a difficult person. But I believe you have reasons for what you do.

[twatter]

she's difficult but beautiful. a vibrant spark in a pitch black room. she fought for her autonomy, taught herself how to be passably human. do the turing test and i guaran-fucking-tee she'll pass it with flying colors. she's so special to me because of it.

[red_song]

She is not beautiful, she is frustrating.

The Turing Test is decades beyond outdated. I cannot even process why one would drag that out.

[twatter]

your world is way more advanced than most. even my own. i'd say we're a few decades shy of the tech you got, but we're getting there

[red_song]

If you are there to help promote it, I believe you shall reach it.

[Faith is new to Proto, but damn if it hasn't come naturally in this situation.]

[twatter]

[ Oh geesh. That makes his heart swell. He's so used to being insulted and berated that this beautiful faith doesn't come naturally to him. ]

i can't do it without you. when tech begins to awaken, i need someone who knows what it's like and how to guide it. i need you, Blues

[red_song]

[Well that's silly. Anyone who doesn't worship him is clearly stupid.]

I am only an echo of what I was. I cannot guide. I was failed. Discarded. You tell me I am better, but I do not know.

[twatter]

you won't be an echo there. we can get you back to what you were. i don't think you're a failure either. even in this human form, you are growing and leaning. accumulating knowledge and expanding your mind. we grow, we make mistakes, but unlike humans we learn from our mistakes and improve.