MoM IC Contact: TAKE TWO

[khajidont]

Jaime's cell phone is more or less plugged riiiight into his brain, so he tends to pick up like 99% of the time! If not, however...

"Hey, Jaime here! Leave a message, and I'll get back to you ASAP."

[If you want to find his previous inbox - it hit captcha! - please go HERE.]

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[superposition]

[Oh. Well, that's. certainly a thing. Suppose that's what he gets for jumping in the deep end.

... Wait, no, he hasn't said anything incriminating (yet). He can still salvage this interaction, he just knows it. (Nevertheless, there's a longer pause than usual between this message and the last.)]

Fair enough. I understand.

I ought to clarify - I don't mean the AI, or you, any harm. I haven't the faintest intention of trying to remove or destroy it. ["Reprogram it," though... let's just say that's left out of the list deliberately.] Think of it more like mediation. I've arbitrated similar disputes. Surely we could figure out something that works for the both of you.

[khajidont]

Don't worry TOO much. I already tried destroying it and it hasn't killed me yet.

[Jaime, stop that spine yanking!]

What do you have in mind? Specifically?

[superposition]

How specifically are you talking? There's only so much I can plan out without having all the details.

[khajidont]

Well for one are you talking some technopath stuff or do you have to tear my back open?

I'm not opposed to the second option just for the record. But I WOULD like to know what you got in mind.

[superposition]

Oh! No, no, no, nothing so barbaric. [Besides which, he wouldn't have the first idea how to put you back together.] Strictly technopath stuff, as you put it.

[khajidont]

Right

I'm not ruling it out but it could be dangerous. Like, really really dangerous. I don't know how it would respond but my best guess is by trying to kill you.

[superposition]

Do you think so? Well, that's about par for the course for me these days. You'll have to forgive me not going into detail with it listening, but I do have measures I can take to prevent any untimely demises.

[khajidont]

What measures are those?

[superposition]

[Umm didn't he just say he's not going into detail... the scarab can hear all this, he doesn't want to give it any hints.]

You'll see. Nothing that'll hurt you, though, you have my word on that.

[khajidont]

I promise I'm more worried about you than me.

But if you're okay with the risks then... I'll give anything a shot. But I'm going to need you to promise to keep a secret for me.