Techies and Their Tech

[Caliban]

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"Something you don't understand? he asked, both intrigued and annoyed. "No...no. It's alright. Gammu AIs were always so...mysterious. Odd.

The merc held his left, cold hand, against the Valkyrie's right wing. A ship to fit its pilot - now damned by the presence of technological parasite. Perhaps it needn't be that way, though. Caliban asked himself with a sense of perverted curiosity only he could dare bring to the table. "This thing. Does it understand us? Think you could 'convince' it to work in our favor?"

A pair of optics turned to Ling. He repeated himself in a way, wanting a solid answer to his question. What if this AI could solve a few problems instead of just causing them? Given the right motivation or the correct strings of code one could stand to gain a lot -- and these days 'a lot' is the new standard.

"That little bugger proved useful against a lot of enemies. Some annoying aliens included. I mean...a new engine array to balance out the load is good too. But another pair of...'eyes'? You said it yourself. It was trying to fix the issues before I even considered the option. In its own way, I guess."

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"Test the sharpness of your sword against another. And when that is not enough, unsheathe your cunning as the hidden dagger that ends the fight."

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