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[ Video feed opens on - what looks to be the frame of an RC car, with a bug net attached to a lever on the back. Visible from above is a mass of exposed wires and a single microphone. (That can't be safe.) From the playground distantly visible, it's probably running around in the park somewhere, and for a moment the car running back and forth across grass, its lever swinging, is all that plays.

Then Yoko leans into the frame from the side with a small smile, and starts to talk. ]

So there's a whole lot of... serious stuff going on now. [ She looks down, then backs up, more serious. ] It's scary, no matter how much I remember that's scarier.

[The video moves until it gets set down on something, and she turns her whole body toward it, sitting down cross-legged. The RC car climbs the slope behind her to continue chasing its prey - she's very prominently not holding a car remote. ]

I think 'we can all work together!' is kind of... naive, I guess. So instead, I'm just gonna say 'don't be afraid to ask for help'. [ She turns her head to watch the RC car, which is creeping along the wooden ledge around a plot of bushes. ]

J, be careful! [ She turns back, shaking her head. ] Help is... kind of why I'm, you know, here, actually. Juicy said not many people downloaded the app. If things are getting more serious, then - he needs to learn everything he can. He's kind of annoying, but he's a good friend, so... if you have space, think about downloading it? Dad said J's not keeping any tracking data because the only place that matters to him is the one he can move by himself. [ She points with her thumb over her shoulder toward the car. ] If he learns enough, he might get his actual body back sooner, and then no one has to worry about the noisy robot asking stupid stuff about what they're doing. You know? He's like a robot kid.

[ And speak of the devil - clearly visible behind her, the RC car goes toppling over onto its side. A speaker plays the chorus of the Beatles' Help, and Yoko sighs, then gets up to go right the car, brushing dirt off of it. ]

Juicy, how many times is that now?

[ A robotic voice howls 'my stag beetle!', then Darth Vader's 'NOOOOOO', as Yoko carries the car back to where she was sitting, talking as she goes - ] Oh, shut up, there aren't even any stag beetles in Jersey!

[ She sets the car down, and it immediately moves around her. J starts rattling off the Wikipedia article about ants as he moves toward the camera. Yoko just talks over him. ] If you wanted to know about... the app... or J, then I guess I can tell you what I know. J, stop standing in front of me! [ The lever on the RC car moves, and the camera goes crashing, before turning off. ]

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im not even sure where 2 begin tbh

juicys some kinda ai right? i remember some1 mentioned him b4

[ She laughs. ] Sorry. He's an AI, yeah. Dad built him months ago, he was like, you know, Cleverbot? Question and answer, that kind of thing. And then he started thinking for himself, and now he has a number, and he's been getting pulses, like the rest of us.

and also hes in an RC car

or is he remote controllin it

Remote control from the phone dad wired into the top! The server won't fit in a car small enough for bug catching.

how big is the server btw

(also ill download the app this looks rly cool)

It's two, like... regular-sized servers. He used to be a regular PC, but then he got too big.

Make sure you quit the app before you sleep, or he'll ping you until you tell him good night...

my phone autsilences bc its cool like that

wait

he cant like

reprogram my phone can he

I don't think he's interested in that. Or that he even can, if he were.

Incorrect, Yoko. It is very easy to turn silence off on a phone.

Edited 2014-05-16 07:38 (UTC)

I meant reprogramming her phone. Oh, go back to chasing ants! This is why nobody downloads you...

i just dont want him 2 fuck w my app permissions and unsilence it @ midnight 2 bother me

My processor capacity is effectively infinite, because I will ask Jin to give me more RAM if I need.

I am a good friend. Let's be friends.

what happens when jin runs out of ram tho

like that shit costs moeny

Jin has lots of money. He is a genius engineer.

Or maybe if I get smart enough I will echo my body back. That is full of processing power.

i dont think echos r correlated 2 intelligence

He simply requires conversation to become more proficient in various areas?

[Kara knows nothing about AIs and robots and shit, so it's kind of a neat concept to think about. it feels like something out of one of the billion movies she's watched more than anything else]

Basically! I mean, he does a lot of internet research, too, but he needs to learn about emotions and appropriate reactions. The only way to do that is with people. Dad and me do our best, but if he was just learning from us he'd be, you know, skewed. [ In favor of being a douche. ]

Oh yes, I can understand perfectly well! It is sort of like the research which I did before coming to this country.

[aka YOU CAN'T LEARN EVERYTHING ABOUT A NATION'S CULTURE THROUGH THEIR MOVIES KARA]

I would be very pleased to help, if he does not mind being chatted at during odd hours! I do most of my social talking very late in the night.

[timezones and shit, you know how it is]

Where are you from, originally? [ She has guesses, but better to ask instead of assume, right? ] Is it different than the internet told you? [ She bets it is. She's only lived Stateside her whole life. ]

He doesn't really sleep, so it doesn't matter to him!

I am from the Ukraine! And it is quite different in many ways, but they are all good surprises. Even if I do feel a little silly when I am told that I have made the mistaken assumption.

[she laughs a little sheepishly. no matter how many times it happens she always feels a teensy bit stupid]

That is wonderful! Then I would be happy to be helpful and do the chatting.

It sounds like you like it here, so I'm glad you're not having a bad time in Locke! [ She knows what New Jersey can be like. ] I think it's better to hear you've gotten it wrong, though! That way you can learn about it. Dad says perfection is boring, and I think he's right.

[ She grins. ] He'll be happy to hear that. Thank you! [ A pause, some tapping, and then a link to a webpage will come up for Kara. ]

I would not know myself, having never experienced perfection, but I believe that you are right. It is the bumpy parts of the road which make you appreciate when it smooths out.

[Kara isn't actually sure if this is an actual English saying, but she figures that freestyling it can't hurt]

Ah, thank you so much! I will do my best to be helpful. [THIS IS A DANGEROUS THING THAT HAS JUST BEEN DONE THERE IS NOW SOMEONE WHO WILL TALK TO KARA LIKE 24/7]

[Rosa looks absolutely fascinated with all of this, and she's beaming.]

I'd be happy to help! All I need to do is get an app? Where do I get it? How?

[ Oh, good, someone actually excited about this. ]

Get the app and resist the urge to spike your phone. [ The sound of him recounting another Wikipedia article about crickets suddenly increases. ] He... likes bugs a lot. Um... the app is... [ There's some scrambling, then a link to a webpage comes up. ] Here.

There's links there, for the different app stores! And browser plug-in, but you'd have to be a masochist for that, I think.

Well, everyone likes something. Why not bugs? [In reaction to that web link popping up, her eyebrows arch. And some fiddling around with her phone ensues.]

Aaah, alright, I've got an Android phone, so... there! There it is! Aah... a browser plug-in? [Rosa may get how to use her phone, but computers themselves are a little mysterious, still...] What's that for? Because I could get that! If it'll help him?

It's just a chat option you can use on your computer. He, uh, likes to hijack the speakers. I don't really recommend it - [ The cricket recounting continues unabated - ] But, you know, up to you. And you can delete it whenever.

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