office hours: round 1.

[foo_bar]

office hours daily. i'm here to help... i think.

(screened PCs with han)

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[foo_bar]

Uhh--

[he pauses]

Who said it? Give me some context.

[preconstruction]

To be honest, that's answer enough. You can ask another.

[ at least he's fair with the question game. ]

[foo_bar]

[he is that, though Han is a little surprised he let it drop so easily. he leans forward.]

How long has CyberLife been making androids?

[preconstruction]

Since 2021 - seventeen years.

[ letting it go entirely and letting han ask a question are two different concepts. it's all about circling back. a good interrogation is rarely straightforward. ]

Who is Hale's boss?

[foo_bar]

[man he wanted to ask another question, so he exhales as he considers this.]

The school president. Guy's kind of a recluse though-- James something?

[preconstruction]

James. Alright.

[ connor nods, and then waits for han's next question. ]

[foo_bar]

[he should care more about James.

he doesn't.]

In 17 years... What were the first models like? Did they have the same synthetic and adaptable skin you have now?

[preconstruction]

[ that's alright, its good info to use against toddswald ]

Yes, the first android model that was perfected looked like a girl. [ it was not a girl, but it did look like one. ] It was also the first android to pass the Turing Test. I assume you're familiar with the concept?

[foo_bar]

Of course. That's interesting, to start with a little girl... And now there's you.

[preconstruction]

Oh, she wasn't little. I'm sorry, that wasn't precise. It looks like a young woman in her 20s.

[ but he doesn't know what to say about himself. ]

Who is keeping you from accessing the server you were trying to reach?

[foo_bar]

[his mistake. but at that question, he looks at least a little guarded. The first time, actually.]

I'm not sure.

[preconstruction]

But it's not James, and it's not Hale?

[ hm guess who that leaves ]

Do you trust Megumi?

[foo_bar]

I don't know. She seems nice? But that's all I really know about her.

But I also don't think it's her.

How much of my code could you read?

[preconstruction]

I could tell it was a well-written query, but that it wasn't working.

[ but it's interesting all the same what he says about megumi. ]

[foo_bar]

[he seems... pleased with that answer.]

Okay.

That's... probably a good thing, honestly.

I like you, Connor, and I think you're the only one here who would have a chance of deciphering it.

[preconstruction]

That's very cryptic.

[ which, han undoubtedly knows, but given that connor figures he won't get much more of an answer. ]

But I'd like to help you, if I can.

[foo_bar]

I mean. Realistically, you have to be calculating how much you can trust me given everything else that's going on. Everyone is.

[it's extremely cryptic, and it's like Han's on the tip of saying something more, but he's weighing his consequences]

I'll try to give you a reason for it, but it's going to look... not great for awhile there, honestly.

[preconstruction]

True, but the others have different goals and different priorities. They are capable of anger over this situation; I am not. To them, it's a matter of life and death while to me, it's a matter of inconvenience.

I would like to get home. Sometimes the best path is the one of least resistance.

[foo_bar]

Connor...

[he weighs this.]

I know your program is particular. But what if I said that part of it could help me with something?

[he flicks his eyes up at him]

And... maybe help save people.

[preconstruction]

[ it's true that his mission is stopping the deviants; but that was in the name of saving people. of keeping humans safe. and wasn't that true no matter where he was? wouldn't saving people give him something better to do? especially since cyberlife had likely already replaced him. why not agree to do this? why not save people?

connor seems to perk up at the suggestion. but in way he's trying to keep it lowkey. ]

Do you mean actually save them, or just a repeat of what happened here before?

[foo_bar]

Vivienne was a really brilliant engineer. Part of what she worked on is still being used by Oswald, and he's somehow improving on it.

My skillset is... different.

But I have a feeling, the robots she created are going to be central to everything again.

[preconstruction]

I thought you said androids didn't exist.

[ only AI, isn't that what he'd said? at least in front of everyone. but then again, it's like han had said, you never knew who you could trust. ]

So Vivienne created androids, and you think I might be able to use my skills to, what? Keep Hale from using the androids against the others?

[foo_bar]

I wouldn't call her creations andriods in the way you are. I don't think they have any actual AI in them, and they definitely wouldn't pass the Turing Test.

[he pauses.]

But fair enough.

I want to disable them, without letting Oswald know who did it. Him thinking I'm cute is only going to go so far.

[preconstruction]

That won't be difficult, if we can find them.

[ aren't you glad he's a machine who doesn't care about "his own kind"? ]

But you didn't answer my question about the deaths - not directly anyways. Is your goal to stop the students from killing one another?

[foo_bar]

Yes.

[he starts tapping his finger nervously against the desk.]

Vivienne wanted to as well, but acting openly got her killed. And I don't know what else I'm being lied to about.