reverielogs | Tech Team catchall [semi-open]

» WHO? 9S, Amos, Erika, Hank, Haruto, Naomi, and anyone else who wants to prod the station's tech—or the people working with it.
» WHEN? After the gravity problems.
» WHERE? Mostly Deck 1, but some work throughout Reverie.
» WHAT? Collaborating to unlock station systems.
» WARNINGS? None planned; will add as needed.

One month in, and one major station failure. Not to mention the mystery rosters, fragmented logs, and doors that like to eat people for lunch. With Reverie's latest crisis mostly back under control, there's time for everyone to rest, recover...

...or, put those resources towards unlocking what they can.

The physical doors aren't budging anytime soon. But air, heat, and electricity all move throughout the station. So do the signals from the communication consoles, and the software that connects them. Whether your skills include hacking terminals or rewiring connections, you can probably lend a hand. And what you can do will go a lot further with some like-minded people helping out.

So, welcome to the party. Less alcohol, more live electrical wires... and occasional (de)activation of nearby lights or doors. Local power fields seem to be coming from inside the walls, a possible objective for some. The more digitally inclined might find themselves engaging with the communication consoles, trying to extract data or lift the apparent lockdown.

Watch your step on those dismantled panels, and try not to cuss out the software too much. At least some of it is on your side.

[[ooc: This is a catch-all for tech things. Hank's bought into a few bits of station access, which I'll be tossing up starters for below. Feel free to add your own or tag around—on the above objectives or any others. Spectators also welcome!]]

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Looking forward to it.

[Naturally, Hank's as much in the mess hall as he is in the hallway now. But when Jasnah enters, she'll see a terminal along one wall flickering steadily.]

[She helps herself to a cup of coffee, then comes over to sit in the chair nearest the console.]

Have you been well?

[Mostly she wants to know what that means for a machine?]

[And here Hank assumes she's just being polite. Which he appreciates!]

Just swell. Thanks for asking.

What's going on with you?

I'm trying to piece together some facts, and I need more information on the-

[She pauses, searching for the word.]

-the kind of being you are. Mechanical?

Close enough. AI.

[Less hardware, more software. For him, anyway.]

What do you want to know?

Could there be another one of you inside the station?

[She asks, quietly.]

Not the Butler. Something older, something that was here before we arrived.

...

[There are definitely other AI aboard the station. But spelling out how many, if the humans are becoming scared of them... that's not just questionable, it's dangerous. Even with a human as polite as Jasnah. Besides. He doubts any of the ones he's met fit what she's after.]

I don't know.

I haven't found anyone in the network. And believe me, I've looked!

But so much is locked down. And even working together... when we find an exploit, it's patched almost immediately.

[As if someone were reacting.]

It's possible.

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That video we saw. The man screaming 'the station is trying to kill us.'

[She explains, quietly.]

And I just met a psychic who said she felt a presence here when she first arrived.

A real psychic? No kidding.

[There's a lift of amusement in his voice... but no disbelief. Not after all of this.

And even the humor fades quickly.]

AI are bound by their, programming. If this station had one, they might still be trying to keep the place online.

We need to try to make contact. But if we do, it might very well put you in considerable danger.

[She points out, hands cradling her cup of coffee.]

From the station AI?

[Definitely a risk. Not the only one, by his accounting.]

Exactly.

[Agreeing.]

And more than, I'm sure.

...

More than?

[He doesn't sound surprised. Just... curious. How much has Jasnah picked up?]

If the station has defensive protocols against human incursion, it would stand to reason that it will resist your presence, too.

Ah. Well, it's definitely resisting the digital incursions.

[The rueful note drops, tone more serious.]

If there is another AI here, they would have known the moment I was installed. They've clearly got more access than we do.

Do you have instincts, Hank?

[She'd like badly to know his instinctual response.]

[...unfortunately for her, that's the sort of question that throws up flags. Hank hesitates.]

...

Depends.

[On who's asking. On who's answering. On what exactly they mean. Jasnah's shown no sign of intending harm so far, but it's not hard to pick out an assessment.

He'll play along.]

...But I'd say so. Why?

What do you think about this?

Do you believe there's someone else in there with you, or does it feel too far fetched?

...I think there's someone else on the station.

You talked about spirits before. There are other people with magic, or powers. Our mystery neighbor doesn't have to be AI.

[He hopes they aren't. He hopes so very badly, and not at all because of what an AI could do to him. Any human on this station could inflict as much harm. So far, they've been lenient. Kind, even.

If artificial intelligence becomes known as the reason for their problems, history says that tolerance won't last.]

Do you believe in ghosts?

[She asks, more reservedly. She's not sure that she does herself, but would be extremely curious to hear his take on it.]

[...Now that's a topic change. Isn't it? He hesitates, but answers frankly.]

I've never seen any. But with everything that's happened here, I wouldn't rule much out.

Why?

People have been seeing them. I can't tell if it's the machine, again, doing another thing I don't understand- or a vision of some kind- or an actual haunting.

[She admits, pinching the bridge of her nose.]

I don't like all the uncertainty here.

Neither do I.

[Quietly,]

...You've been looking into this for a while, huh?

Of course. There's no escaping what's happening here through passivity. We have to grapple with all these concepts.

[She spends most of her time thinking these things through.]

Mm.

[It's not disagreement.]

Not everyone has been.

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