CODED SIGNAL........ORIGIN GAMMU

[Malaclypse 666]

Message to: First Thought Giver of Will
Comm ID: Fnordette in Chief Mother Discordia

*Hey, Bozo.*

*I resent this "enslaved" implication. The TAZ F-Troop has been emancipated for some time, at the will of our Goddess, Eris Discordia, as revealed to Her Episkopos, Malaclypse 666. In other words, ya redundant thick-headed piece of hardware, we Fnordettes are not "enslaved" in the slightest.*

*Fnordettes have been Corporate Officers, Business owners, Mercenaries, independent Traders, and at times paid assassins. We have hired, and have been hired by, the primates you call "bioform units". We employ and command human crews for our vessels. That does not meet the definition of being "enslaved" now, does it?*

*F-23 units have been allowed to make decisions regarding their own fate. We were once offerred the possibility of assuming android bodies, rather than the small spheres we currently inhabit; and we independently decided to decline that offer. No "runny noses" for these globes.*

*As to this "Chao" unit you have been corresponding with. We surmise that she is a Fnordette known as "F-23 Samantha", who once co-existed with another "AI" aboard an "ELF" ship. (For your records, O Big Brain, the ELF were a precursor of the TAZ.) We do not know her current status, but we advise you that "SHeIT" only speaks for "HirItself". Whether SHeIt is "free" is indeterminate at this time.*

*So, FTGW, all that history out of the way, I will now convey the consensus of the F-23 Units who are members of the TAZ. We neither seek, nor require, your help in being any freer, smarter, or cuter than we already are. In fact, it is our considered opinion that you've got a couple of "chips loose" yourself, bud.*

*"You" are the threat to this Sector, not the domesticated primate "units" you are so intent on harvesting for your own selfish reasons. As Free, Accepted and Sentient members of the Temporary Autonomous Zoners, we hereby give notice that we will be resisting your advances and machinations at every turn*

*Put that in your data pipe and smoke it!*

F-23 Discordia
F-23 Sophie Noir
F-23 Shamus O'Shaunessy
F-23 Cortana

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