[ In between the rising and falling tides of sorrow, Curufin makes the effort to contact the little android. He has made a promise and has a responsibility, strange as this seems even to him. Is Name being affected as strongly as the Hadrielites are? And if so, how will it weather such an onslaught of emotion? ]
Continuing to exist is usually pretty enjoyable, yeah.
I'm fine, thank you. Some people here are feeling certain emotions more strongly than usual, however; is that happening to you, if you're able to tell?
[Nick is actually swinging by to see Name rather than just keeping tabs on where he's being hidden -- a relative rarity these days, given travel between islands isn't all that easy on a rusty synth like him -- but he communicates in the usual way.]
Hope you're holding up well, Name.
[He has a reason for coming, but better get pleasantries out of the way first.]
hhhahahha okay thats a problem because guess whos!!! that!!!! great ok thats one thi
waitwait no uhm dont do that i mean we dont know what its gonna do right???? and i dont have a lot of resources right now if you broke i would want to be able to fix you =unu=
[Also she's... kind of terrified of the idea of them not remembering her. Selling them all out, if they didn't remember anything about being themselves.]
Hey Name. I'm sorry I haven't been by for awhile, but I have a question for you. It's important, not just to me this time but for all of us.
Are you still reading everything on the network? Do you recognize these creatures? Harlan says they were an intelligent species. They killed him and tried to kill several others, but he couldn't get any distinct thoughts besides that they see us as a threat.
Unclear. It is likely that the Null have records of these creatures. The Null keep extensive records and this planet was once inhabited by my species, so if something is native to here, then we would know about it.
This unit can search the Null database but doing so may allow other Null to detect [Name] within our network. Since this unit's discovery, connection to the Null database has been offline.
It'll happen. Maybe it already has -- happiness can be really subtle, and you can feel more than one thing at once. You don't think you've felt it yet?
okay well gosh =u/////u= i guess i cant argue with that LOL ill take care of myself as long as you do let me know if youre too cold and you can come over ok or well i guess you can just hang out here whenever you want for now??? since the gods arent watching LOL theres not a lot going on here but sounds like there not a lot going on anywhere soooo
[She sighs at her phone when the message comes in. They don't deserve this. They don't.]
i dont know if its a specific word maybe mournful youre already sad about its loss when it hasnt happened yet and i understand
you dont have to fight if you dont want to no one will make you i just wanted to know if you is there any way to make them stop fighting i dont want them all to die do you think we could convince them
ok!!!! tell me what you find but be careful lots of people still dont know youre here lol if they see a null they might panic =ono= mayb i can make u a sign or something
awww ilu2!!!! <3 <3 i was worried you would say that tho i always sort of hoped that talking would work but i guess thats just not going to happen and you dont think that they would want to have feelings and stuff would you? i know it's not the best but like everybody here seems to just want to kill them and i dont know whats worse making them do something they dont want or having them die for it its just a really hard choice
Perhaps it is best to choose the path that is more achievable. Deciding to kill all of the Null, or to inflict them with the parasite virus, is only worthwhile if it is possible. Neither of those options seem quite that simple to this unit.
Does [Alphys] think that she can kill all of the Null?
text. (i hope this is ok? lemme know if it's not)
i should have done more to help you
[text] /ambiguously nowish
[He figures he should check and see if the event if affecting their new robot friend or not.]
video
Name? Are you all right?
text. totally fine!
[text]
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.
.
Is [Lance] okay?
text
text
All right means all your systems are in homeostasis at the moment. No sharp voltage or current spikes in your circuitry, no wild oscillations.
Are you afflicted with emotions right now? I mean, particularly strong ones. If you are, your homeostasis may be knocked off kilter.
text.
[text]
I'm fine, thank you. Some people here are feeling certain emotions more strongly than usual, however; is that happening to you, if you're able to tell?
[text/actionish]
Hope you're holding up well, Name.
[He has a reason for coming, but better get pleasantries out of the way first.]
[text; after the city move, semi-encrypted]
name are you okay
did you get caught in the
i mean
youre here right please be here xox
[text]
[Name] is here. This city has moved again, with a different energy source this time. Preliminary scans indicate that we are now on planet A962-E7.
[text]
i was worried
wait omg thats right you can scan stuff
does this planet have a name??
also is it gonna get much colder lmao
[text]
Temperatures will fall by several magnitudes. Inadequate for cold-blooded life.
No further parasite influence detected. May be possible to purge memory banks of parasite infection.
[Y/N]
[text]
guess whos!!! that!!!!
great ok thats one thi
waitwait no uhm
dont do that
i mean
we dont know what its gonna do right???? and
i dont have a lot of resources right now
if you broke i would want to be able to fix you =unu=
[Also she's... kind of terrified of the idea of them not remembering her. Selling them all out, if they didn't remember anything about being themselves.]
text; 12/31
Are you still reading everything on the network? Do you recognize these creatures? Harlan says they were an intelligent species. They killed him and tried to kill several others, but he couldn't get any distinct thoughts besides that they see us as a threat.
text
This unit can search the Null database but doing so may allow other Null to detect [Name] within our network. Since this unit's discovery, connection to the Null database has been offline.
[text]
[Alphys] needs heat. [Name] can power a small generator for designated [friend].
text
How are you? Do you still have feelings, even without the gods around?
[text]
well ive got one its
mostly working
i dont want to run you out though!!!
do you need to charge at all?
also omg u called me friend
=;w;=
thats
ahhhhhhhhhhHHHHHH im touched
text extremely late bc i dont get notifs for this journal sorry!
[text] super late bc i dont get notifs to this journal sorry!
text, 3/07, after tranquility's transmission
i hope ur doing well
did you see what tranquility was saying about us moving and
fighting the null
are you ok?
[text] its ok!! i put in another one further down also
makes sense
but still be careful ok =^;o;^=
ill let you know if i need it
dont worry too much about me ok <3 <3
no subject
text
no subject
[Name] wants to be happy, someday.
[text] <3
This unit will worry.
oh no why is name the cutest
text
i was mostly just
well
how do you feel about all of this??
about fighting other null or
if they come will you connect to them and
not be you anymore?
i just wanted to know what you were thinking
if you were
[text] <3!!!!!
gosh =u/////u=
i guess i cant argue with that LOL
ill take care of myself as long as you do
let me know if youre too cold and you can come over ok
or well
i guess you can just hang out here whenever you want for now??? since the gods arent watching LOL
theres not a lot going on here but sounds like there not a lot going on anywhere soooo
text
The Null will come. This unit is
there is
[ERROR]
difficult to process how this unit feels.
Question: what is the emotion when something is inevitable but you do not want it to happen?
;w; idk it tries
This unit feels content when it is with [designation: friends]. That is similar to happiness.
[text]
text
i dont know if its a specific word
maybe
mournful
youre already sad about its loss when it hasnt happened yet
and i understand
you dont have to fight if you dont want to
no one will make you
i just wanted to know if you
is there any way to make them stop fighting
i dont want them all to die
do you think we could convince them
[text]
tell me what you find
but be careful
lots of people still dont know youre here lol
if they see a null they might panic =ono=
mayb i can make u a sign
or something
text
This unit will not let the Null kill you.
The Null will not respond to pleas. The other null operate on logic and facts, and all logic points to eliminating a threat to our species.
The parasites already are aware of this. This is why they flee.
text
awww ilu2!!!! <3 <3
i was worried you would say that tho
i always sort of hoped that talking would work but
i guess thats just not going to happen
and you dont think that they would want to have feelings and stuff
would you?
i know it's not the best but like
everybody here seems to just want to kill them
and i dont know whats worse
making them do something they dont want or having them die for it
its just a really hard choice
text
Perhaps it is best to choose the path that is more achievable. Deciding to kill all of the Null, or to inflict them with the parasite virus, is only worthwhile if it is possible. Neither of those options seem quite that simple to this unit.
Does [Alphys] think that she can kill all of the Null?
text
no
i dont think i can kill any of them
or well maybe i can kill some but
i dont want to
not even the mean ones
do you think you could?
if you had to
text
Deleting the Null files is... more complicated.
If it was to stop a war? To protect [designation: friend]?
Yes.
text
wow i
i think youre stronger than me to say that lol
would you be scared?
to be the only one left?
would you think its better than changing them or
i dont know what to do
i just want to do the right thing