The shattered edge

[Tabris]

One of the Gunboats within the cold confines of Omicron-64 did not have the simple luxuries of a Environmental Control System, chairs nor control panels, in the core of the ship, a simple reinforced cylinder about the height of an average man, and as wide as a man with his arms calmly at his sides.

In one of the cylinder's rather few view-ports, one could peer inside and observe an unique form of AI Core, connected to it was a small palm-sized platform with a much of motors and within a transparent spherical 'eye' installed on the platform, the eye was an organic one, deriving nutrients from the fluids that kept it moisturized and safe from the outside elements, attached to the nerves was a device that tapped directly into the 'Organic Component' and transmitted the data from the eye into the Core, the platform could swivel around to look out of each view-port while the base of the Core was wired directly into the ship's systems judging by the many wires and cables at the base.

Connected all around the cylinder's upper core but below the eye was a set of multiple 'Personality Cores' which govern each and every 'sub-group' of mimicked emotions as well as containing Data-Cores that served as it's Database. They were smaller cylinder containers that had a silvery-surface. On both ends of the cylinder Core there was a set of handles which were obviously used to move the core into the storm in the first place.

As the AI scanned for it's objective without a moment's hesitation, transmitting it's telemetry to the Kerimov as it scanned the area...Surprisingly the AI felt...Bored...While it's Chassis was designed with this specific form of mission in mind, the AI core was designed for Combat and Logistical Support, not recon...Still it performed it's programming to serve the Coalition to the best of it's abilities, following the basic laws laid down by it's creator...