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Voltie — The Dude Posted 4 years ago ( 2020/02/7 00:35:03 )
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"....huh. Language banks. Nice one." Leo said to Lunet after a pause.

"...those seem a bit... form-fitting, but at least they fit." he then muttered.

"Regardless, when do you want to discuss... whatever it was involved me?" he asked Hal.

"Let's all go downstairs to talk about it." Hal suggested.

"Chloe, that means you, too." he then said to Chloe.

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Donator — Female Posted 4 years ago ( 2020/02/7 00:43:33 )


Chloe nodded.

'Of course, Master." Chloe answered. Lunet paused before sighing.

".... I thought I coded that out..." She muttered under her breath.


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Voltie — The Dude Posted 4 years ago ( 2020/02/7 01:17:43 )
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Hal just sighed.

"....REALLY don't like that term." he muttered.

"Nobody should have to use that term to address another." he mumbled further.

"...." Leo was just silent, and sighed as well.

"I'm sure she'll stop." he said.

Hal just turned to Chloe.

"Please do not refer to me as such." he told her.

"Just 'Sir' is fine. Or 'Mr. Sharp'."

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Donator — Female Posted 4 years ago ( 2020/02/7 01:19:42 )


Chloe didn't say anything for a moment, but did nod.

"Of course, sir." She said.

"Well, shall we?" Lunet asked. After they all agreed, thety made their way down to the den to talk, as Hal had made it apparent he wanted to.


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Voltie — The Dude Posted 4 years ago ( 2020/02/7 01:55:28 )
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Once they were in the den, they were all sitting down.

"Now, what is it?" Leo asked.

"Lunet brought up an interesting point." Hal responded. "If some technical assistance were needed for Chloe, it would best be done at the Unit, but having her come in to do so may bring questions about from my tech team." he went on.

"...yes, I can see various issues with that." Leo sighed.

"So. We'll instead say that Chloe was all you, and that you'll be coming in to do fixes. And Lunet will be shadowing you for experience." Hal went on.

"Ah! I see!" Leo responded.

"So it won't be questioned, and we can blow their minds when the time comes, saying it was Lunet all along." he added.

Hal just chuckled.

"How about that, Lunet?" he asked his daughter.

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Donator — Female Posted 4 years ago ( 2020/02/7 02:13:36 )


Lunet, who was sitting on a beanbag chair - because she was always sitting in that - just smirked.

"Honestly, I have no issue with letting Leo take the credit. If I ever have an issue with it, I can just create another one. Give Chloe... Perhaps a sister meant to help the cops with child cases. Find the assholes who abduct, abuse, and the like." She added with a shrug.

"But that aside, yeah. That definitely works for me." She agreed with a nod.

"But that still leaves one big question. Where is Chloe going to stay? Hre or at the Unit?"


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Voltie — The Dude Posted 4 years ago ( 2020/02/7 02:42:11 )
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"That IS a very good question." Hal responded.

"It depends." he said.

"I'd ask if she has a preference, but I think we all know she doesn't." he commented.

"And if she's going to deal with Unit security and such, it might be best if she stays AT the Unit." he reasoned.

"That does make sense." Leo admitted.

"Do you have a weigh-in on this?" Hal then asked Lunet.

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Donator — Female Posted 4 years ago ( 2020/02/7 02:45:45 )


"You may all believe I do not have an opinion of my own, but looking at this using logical algorithms and the like does agreed that staying at the location where I will be the most useful, where I am meant to be utilised, would infact be the best idea." Chloe interjected.

"Well, as she said." Lunet commented with a shrug.

"Part of me doesn't like her being so far away from me, but at the same time, it would stop me from constantly tinkering with her. Which may be for the best." The teen added with a light laugh.


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Voltie — The Dude Posted 4 years ago ( 2020/02/7 03:17:58 )
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Hal just smirked wryly.

"Well, that settles it." he said.

"I'll see to it she has proper accommodations and such, tomorrow." he told them.

"Lunet, you bring her by in the afternoon." he told her.

"We'll finish everything up then." he reasoned.

"..." he was then silent, before sighing.

"It'll be far less awkward when you develop a personality all your own." he then told Chloe.

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Donator — Female Posted 4 years ago ( 2020/02/7 04:00:13 )


Chloe just looked to Hal with a quizzical expression.

"Awkward?' She asked.

"what about my and my presence is awkward to you?" Followed a coupe seconds later, her voice honestly curious.

"I don't understand, please explain."


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Voltie — The Dude Posted 4 years ago ( 2020/02/7 04:17:38 )
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Hal just sighed again.

"It's part of the Uncanny Valley." he said.

"You look human, but act... just not enough like a human, for there to be a weird disconnect in the average person's mind." Leo explained to her.

"..." he was then silent for a moment, before smacking his forehead.

"Lunet, she's connected to the internet, yeah?" he asked Lunet.

"She is, yes." Lunet replied.

"Then Chloe, just do an internet search for the Uncanny Valley Phenomenon." Leo told Chloe.

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Donator — Female Posted 4 years ago ( 2020/02/7 04:19:32 )


"She should be, anyway." Lunet commented. Chloe paused before inquiring abotu the right connection. After all was said and done, she nodded.

"Ahh, I understand now." She said.

"What in specific woudl you like me to work on, in order to decrease the uncanny valley effect?" She then asked Hal, her tone curious.


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Voltie — The Dude Posted 4 years ago ( 2020/02/7 04:49:21 )
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Again, Hal sighed.

"Unfortunately, that question is a conundrum in and of itself." he told her.

"There's nothing you can actively do to change this." he said.

"You'll have to learn it gradually, organically, naturally." he went on.

"If that makes ANY sense at all..." he muttered, shaking his head a little.

"Yeah, we predicted this would be more than a little awkward." Leo said to Hal.

"...well, I did, at least." he added.

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Donator — Female Posted 4 years ago ( 2020/02/7 05:06:32 )


"It's why the option for a base personality is there." Lunet commented after a moment or two.

"I did up a few basic ones, thinking maybe they would help. Or at least they are options." She added.

"As for getting her to the Unit tomorrow, I have no issue with that. I can definitely do that after school."

"I could also navigate myself if it would be easier." Chloe then said.

"As I am perfectly capable of following directions."


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Voltie — The Dude Posted 4 years ago ( 2020/02/7 05:45:05 )
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Hal shook his head.

"You'd be best off with Lunet." he told her.

"She'd get you past security a lot easier." he reasoned.

He then looked at Lunet.

"Base personality. What do you mean?" he asked.

"And would it be... ethical... to forcibly inject a personality into her?" he asked further.

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Donator — Female Posted 4 years ago ( 2020/02/7 05:49:43 )


Lunet just shrugged.

"Could be good, could be bad. I ain't psychic. I'm just good at coding things." She then said.

"Ah, did you not say that you had been working on a redesign of the mana based website as well, Miss?" Chloe then asked Lunet, who paused. That was true, yes, but she hadn't intended on telling Hall. At least not yet. She'd bring it up later, but apparently Chloe had other ideas.


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Voltie — The Dude Posted 4 years ago ( 2020/02/7 06:09:22 )
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Hal raised an eyebrow when he heard this.

"Oh?" he asked.

"A redesign of the mana based website as well?" he asked her, quoting Chloe.

"Interesting." he said.

"Seems you've been quite the busy little beaver." he commented further.

"Care to share this information more deeply?" he asked his daughter.

"...or shall I ask Chloe for more info instead?" he then inquired with a small smirk.

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Donator — Female Posted 4 years ago ( 2020/02/7 06:12:54 )


Lunet just sighed before shooting a bit of a look toward Chloe.

"Well, the cat's outta the bag now." The teen commented, which net a bit of a puzzled expression on the androids face.

"I... if I may ask.... what does that mean?" Chloe asked. Lunet just shrugged.

"Secret's out. Basically, details that were being kept hidden or quiet, are no longer in such a state." The teen answered. Chloe nodded.

"Duly noted." Chloe responded. lunet, meanwhile, was hoping taht was enough of a derailment to not have her spilling everything already.


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Voltie — The Dude Posted 4 years ago ( 2020/02/7 06:32:07 )
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"Indeed." Hal said.

"That is a succinct and accurate definition of the phrase." he agreed.

"At any rate..." he went on, trailing off at the end.

"The cat may be out of the bag, but let's see what it has to say for itself." he commented, looking at Lunet.

"What does THAT mean?" Chloe asked.

"Nothing." Leo interjected, answering her question. "That was just Mr. Sharp stating that Miss Lunet still hasn't answered his question." he added.

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Donator — Female Posted 4 years ago ( 2020/02/7 06:38:31 )


Lunet just sighed.

"I mean that I was dicking around wiht your site, what the mana based population sees with all the information, and found a lot of security flaws. SEems the pages, the database, the whatever and everything, haven't been updated adequately in a couple of years." She told Hal simply and plainly.

"So I coded a new version." She added with a light shrug.

"It looks a bit more streamlined and overall functions the same." She paused a moment.

"Give me a second." She said before getting to her feet and heading off.

"Miss has left to retrieve her tablet." Chloe then said, figuring that they would like to know.


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