on apping to ataraxion | canon is moon

[emoticons]

As a human, I will not be as capable as I am now. I won't be able to mind the base, or to assist Sam with his duties.

I would much rather stay on Sarang, with Sam.

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[userfriendly]

[ ismene hesitates for a split second—earth's moon?—but she recovers quickly. it's probably just some wibbly-wobbly spacetime nonsense. ]

Mm. Yes, that does sound like the kind of thing that would be easier as a ghost.

For what it's worth, I hope you get to stay at Sarang. The Tranquility has been... somewhat ironically named recently.

[emoticons]

[ Wait. What. ]

I hope so too.

[ Pause. ]

I don't understand. I am a robotic assistant, not a ghost.

[userfriendly]

Oh dear. Um. It's a, ah, colloquialism for artificial intelligence, at home. [ get it, because they're literal ghosts in the machine.

haha. ha. ha... ._. ]

I'm sorry, I didn't mean to confuse you.

[emoticons]

That's okay. I'm glad we cleared things up.

[ Still. That's... new... ]

Would that make you a ghost?

[userfriendly]

It would, technically, although I'm not sure the term still applies if you're... solid. [ she is still going to beam at you anyway, gerty. you precious thing, you. ]

Oh, I'm sorry, I entirely forgot to introduce myself. I'm Ismene, of the ISS Hesperides—well, formerly, I suppose. Currently of the Tranquility. [ which doesn't seem to have a naval prefix, because it's a stupidface colony ship with (what is probably) a crazy AI. 8| ]

[emoticons]

That's right. You've been turned human.

[ He'd be flattered if he knew how to be properly flattered, but the smiley face is definitely a reflection of his mood. ]

It's good to meet you, Ismene. I'm GERTY.