Forum Discussion
6 years ago
@Simmelina1 Oh my! Not often you see someone convincing the other to divorce the spouse to go with them. Be interesting to see what happens there!
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The blades are drawn!
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Amber then drew a holo-blade, preparing to strike Reed. Now with everything restored however, Reed was able to summon one as well.
"You must not have not been taught how to fight fairly," said Reed. "You were going to strike an old man with a sword without asking if he had one."
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"I don't ask," said Amber, tossing her blade up in the air to distract Reed.
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Amber then jumped as the blade came down, preparing to strike Reed, only for her strike to be blocked, the two blades spewing sparks as they clashed.
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"I should have destroyed you the first time I saw you in this world," Amber hissed over the holo-blades. "You were going to destroy everything before I had even started!"
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With a spin, Reed freed himself.
"I was," said Reed. "Because we saw the signs of a corrupted world before you did."
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"This. World. Isn't. Corrupt!!!" Amber shouted at every smash of the blades. "I. Was Going. To Make. It. BETTER!"
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Amber swung her blade high.
"And now I need to do it all over again! Once I delete you, I need to get that pest, Rebecca! DIE!"
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Reed gave a swipe and a punch with the sword, flinging Amber's out of her hand, causing it to vanish."
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"It's done, Amber. Accept it now: Laptop Beta is finished, as are you."
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Amber spewed fiery venom in her words.
"You blastered plum of a peach! You messed up code! I was going to fix all this!!"
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"An error can't fix a corrupted world," said Reed, before pointing to Amber's chest. "Nor can a decommissioned AI."
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"Wh...What is this?" Amber suddenly gasped.
"It seems...my fellow Switch AI have begun stripping you of your abilities. I guess you were blocking me from finally deleting this place."
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Amber growled.
"The Cisco name wont' die with me. This program is a mess of bugs and errors and ever since they were accepted into society, things have just gone downhill."
"In your opinion," said Reed. "But as you weren't supposed to be here in the first place, that isn't your final decision."
"And now what? You delete me? And everyone? You'll be that heartless?"
"They will feel no pain. Some will return in other iterations, others may not. In your case, you will never return."
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Just then, time froze around Amber, white light filling the space, as Reed began tearing down Laptop Beta.
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First the room...
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Then the hall..
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And then, beyond....
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Next post, we reboot.
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The blades are drawn!
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Amber then drew a holo-blade, preparing to strike Reed. Now with everything restored however, Reed was able to summon one as well.
"You must not have not been taught how to fight fairly," said Reed. "You were going to strike an old man with a sword without asking if he had one."
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"I don't ask," said Amber, tossing her blade up in the air to distract Reed.
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Amber then jumped as the blade came down, preparing to strike Reed, only for her strike to be blocked, the two blades spewing sparks as they clashed.
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"I should have destroyed you the first time I saw you in this world," Amber hissed over the holo-blades. "You were going to destroy everything before I had even started!"
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With a spin, Reed freed himself.
"I was," said Reed. "Because we saw the signs of a corrupted world before you did."
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"This. World. Isn't. Corrupt!!!" Amber shouted at every smash of the blades. "I. Was Going. To Make. It. BETTER!"
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Amber swung her blade high.
"And now I need to do it all over again! Once I delete you, I need to get that pest, Rebecca! DIE!"
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Reed gave a swipe and a punch with the sword, flinging Amber's out of her hand, causing it to vanish."
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"It's done, Amber. Accept it now: Laptop Beta is finished, as are you."
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Amber spewed fiery venom in her words.
"You blastered plum of a peach! You messed up code! I was going to fix all this!!"
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"An error can't fix a corrupted world," said Reed, before pointing to Amber's chest. "Nor can a decommissioned AI."
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"Wh...What is this?" Amber suddenly gasped.
"It seems...my fellow Switch AI have begun stripping you of your abilities. I guess you were blocking me from finally deleting this place."
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Amber growled.
"The Cisco name wont' die with me. This program is a mess of bugs and errors and ever since they were accepted into society, things have just gone downhill."
"In your opinion," said Reed. "But as you weren't supposed to be here in the first place, that isn't your final decision."
"And now what? You delete me? And everyone? You'll be that heartless?"
"They will feel no pain. Some will return in other iterations, others may not. In your case, you will never return."
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Just then, time froze around Amber, white light filling the space, as Reed began tearing down Laptop Beta.
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First the room...
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Then the hall..
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And then, beyond....
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Next post, we reboot.