[ Penny wasn't the only artificial intelligence Atlas was working on, nor the only robot built with combat in mind. Her design was good for blending into human environments, for situations where a bit of subtlety might be in order, but sometimes intimidation worked better. Sometimes you needed a unit that looked menacing by default to strike unease into the enemy.
Sometimes you needed a predator, and that was what LQ-84i, codename "Blade Wolf", was designed to be - but not mindlessly so. He'd been granted a similar level of intelligence to Penny, though with a drastically different personality and a modified processor to allow him to think and assess situations differently than his humanoid counterpart. But there was only so much an AI could be tested by programs and controlled experiments, which is why today is the first day Penny and Wolf have been granted permission to roam the city not far from the facility in which they were assembled in order to see how adaptive their AI's really are. They've just reached the city limits now, having traveled on foot - Penny's appearance is suited for being seen in public, but they had to throw together a holographic disguise for Wolf's sake, his exoskeleton sure to cause some degree of panic if he was seen walking about.
Though his new appearance wasn't THAT much better. The fact that he now looked like an organic talking wolf didn't feel like much of an improvement, but at least he's trotting at Penny's side to appear domesticated. ]
I AM HESITANT TO ASSUME THIS WILL END WITHOUT INCIDENT.
[ She tilts her head to one side, considering his advice for a moment before nodding ] Right! That is why we're here, isn't it? Well... not to start fights, but to be peaceful.
Then it's decided. [ she will begin strolling thataway then! It has not yet occurred to her that the fact that she's hanging out with a talking wolf miiiight be weird. ]
They haven't let you wander around town before either, have they?
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pullmeoutalive2014-06-27 11:45 pm
penny.....
Sometimes you needed a predator, and that was what LQ-84i, codename "Blade Wolf", was designed to be - but not mindlessly so. He'd been granted a similar level of intelligence to Penny, though with a drastically different personality and a modified processor to allow him to think and assess situations differently than his humanoid counterpart. But there was only so much an AI could be tested by programs and controlled experiments, which is why today is the first day Penny and Wolf have been granted permission to roam the city not far from the facility in which they were assembled in order to see how adaptive their AI's really are. They've just reached the city limits now, having traveled on foot - Penny's appearance is suited for being seen in public, but they had to throw together a holographic disguise for Wolf's sake, his exoskeleton sure to cause some degree of panic if he was seen walking about.
Though his new appearance wasn't THAT much better. The fact that he now looked like an organic talking wolf didn't feel like much of an improvement, but at least he's trotting at Penny's side to appear domesticated. ]
I AM HESITANT TO ASSUME THIS WILL END WITHOUT INCIDENT.
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I'm sure it will be fine. I mean, you'll prooobably scare anyone who wants to mess with us away anyway.
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[ Says the giant wolf speaking in a blunt, synthetic voice - again, designed to be far more intimidating than Penny's cheerful tone. ]
THOUGH I AM PREPARED TO ENGAGE HOSTILES AT A MOMENT'S NOTICE, WE SHOULD PRIORITIZE NONVIOLENT SOLUTIONS TO ANY ALTERCATION.
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[ She tilts her head to one side, considering his advice for a moment before nodding ] Right! That is why we're here, isn't it? Well... not to start fights, but to be peaceful.
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IF YOU CONSIDER ME TO BE "SCARY", DOES THAT MEAN I FRIGHTEN YOU?
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But it is sort of strange to see you with fur for a change.
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IT IS LIKELY THAT MANY HUMANS WOULD CONSIDER MY DEFAULT APPEARANCE TO BE STRANGE.
IT SEEMS I WILL ALWAYS BE VIEWED AS STRANGE.
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THIS IS BECAUSE I AM INCAPABLE OF FEELING OFFENDED.
YOU LITERALLY CANNOT OFFEND ME.
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Do you have any preferences about where we go from here?
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IF YOU DO NOT KNOW OF SUCH A LOCATION ALREADY, I WILL SCOUT AHEAD FOR ONE.
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I AGREE. IF THE SITUATION BECOMES UNFAVORABLE IT WILL BE EASY TO ESCAPE THE AREA WITH MINIMAL DIFFICULTY.
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They haven't let you wander around town before either, have they?
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I HAVE NEVER LEFT THE FACILITY UNTIL TODAY. ALL PRIOR EXPERIENCES HAVE BEEN IN CONTAINED ENVIRONMENTS OR WITHIN THE CONFINES OF VIRTUAL REALITY.
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"FRIENDS"? WHY? TO WHAT END?
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