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[ex_purity762]

On this network I've seen a lot of things. People have always seemed divided on issues, and how to treat the Blood Keys looks to be no different. There's been a lot of anger here, and to be honest, I can understand that.

But others have expressed why they feel it's wrong already. There's nothing I could really add to that. So what I would rather do is ask you all a question.

Who do you want to be?

I don't ask what you want to be, because I'm not sure how much of a say we have in that. But we can decide who we are, and maybe knowing each others' answer to that will help us better understand one another.

So I'll start. I want to be someone who can help others. It doesn't matter how big or small that help is - but I want to be capable of that. Not just for my family, but the people around me who need it.

I'd like to know your answers too, if anyone's willing.


[ooc: Not sure if I need to mention but if you guys want to reply to each other, feel free to!]

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[ex_purity762]

My parents divorced, but I didn't really know much about the proceedings. Sounds like a judge has to be taken seriously regardless of context, from what you've said. Hopefully she wasn't too angry for all that long.

So you'd construct the AI and then try to teach it to be its own person?

[How very familiar, warning for potentially slow reply as echo request time is here]

I hope he or she will make that call, too.

[amajin]

Yeah I learned that the hard way! Ha ha. My wife? She's still kind of angry, but not so angry we can't be civil with one another. She lives out of town anyway. I think if she knew about all this, she'd probably be on my ass so fast... I don't like to think about it.

Anyhow, yeah, I mean. I think that's how I did it the first time around. I had fourteen years to develop him, then, though. I dunno if this J will ever be as advanced, but I guess I just miss him a lot. He was all I had for a while.

Me too. He seemed like an OK kid.

[ex_purity762]

It's likely for the best that she isn't here. Were it an option, I know I'd rather my family was in a safer place. It's hard to know what to expect where we are now.

I ah...what you told me about your friend reminded me about some things. I think I can understand a little better what you're trying to do. Fourteen years is definitely more time, but I feel that what matters is what you put into it. Not that I'm an expert exactly but I think that's what it was like in my memory.

They're probably decent people overall then.

[amajin]

I... I guess. I've still got the kid to worry about. I guess she's old enough to worry about herself now, but that's not gonna stop me.

Oh, cool, you had something to do with robotics in your past life, huh? Lots of people on the network seem to have that going for them. If you ever have any questions, hit me up. I'm kind of a robotics expert now, too, so I might be able to help you if there are weird gaps in your memories about robots.

I'd like to hope so.