Going to Exitvoid

[motherofutopia]

Whether on the ocean or under it, I do not care. The people need to hear the truth; one that most spend their lives running from. The truth that ushers in the death of the self and brings forth utopia. The loss of Eleanor, of Rapture and Adam is an inconvenience. To mourn their passing robs the present of our actions and the future of what it could be.

Where Ryan failed to build paradise, I will succeed. Is there a more fitting place for me to begin than a ship aloft on the waters from which this all began? I don't fear your warnings of nightmares. There is no nightmare more frightening than the prison of the selfish mind.

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+1 philosophical AI

[weareallgeth]

[Legion would be lying if it said it wasn't intrigued by her (more so than it normally is by humans.)]

You wish to construct a paradise for your people, but individual minds would have differing views of what that may be.

[motherofutopia]

I am no stranger to debate and for my ideas I would reason till my last breath. Humanity will see its mistakes. All it will take is for one group of individuals to understand what must be done. The rest will follow. Even if the jealous lash out at our new utopia, they can never destroy the truth.

[weareallgeth]

What is your truth?

[There's a quirk of the eye panel, as if mimicking the raise of an eyebrow.]

[motherofutopia]

Once the self is cast away with its all-consuming compulsions and instincts, only then can we become a people of one. One society who works in the favor of the whole and not the individual. True and lasting peace will follow. Progress will be made and will belong to all and profit the many. It will be the end of tyranny and of suffering and mean true freedom and happiness for the people.

Man asks 'what is in it for me?' but a Utopian asks 'how can I help the whole? What can I give to make this place a paradise?' This selfless stance needs to happen and only when it does can paradise be found.

[weareallgeth]

Even minds that are constructed as a collective will differ in their ideas on what constitutes the best path for their people.

[A lesson it had learned not too long ago.]

There will be schisms.

[motherofutopia]

Schisms can be overcome, just as temptation can be mastered. With the right support and a true understanding of the vision of the family, any dissension will be short lived.

[weareallgeth]

If one ideology is imposed on all minds, it is not a true union. It would be the same as constructing an autocracy.

[motherofutopia]

That is true. One must accept the common good. They must strive to overthrow the shackles of nature's programming and work to surpass the selfish drives of the masses. Those too weak, frightened, or too lazy to do so will never belong to our collective. Utopia is a people and unity must be chosen. Metamorphosis must happen first.

[weareallgeth]

If the individuals within your Utopia are free-thinking sapients, they will inevitably disagree on what path leads to the common good. Neither of these factions are 'wrong', their opinions are both valid paths to similar goals.

[It tilts it's eye slightly.]

Consensus cannot be achieved between them. How would the path be chosen?

[motherofutopia]

The majority will have rule and if the minority are truly part of our family, they will quickly grow to understand the choices made.

[weareallgeth]

We do not see how this society is possible. Not without severely limiting the thoughts of the individuals involved.

[wouldnotkindly]

[Oh, no.]

What do you know about Rapture? [And what's with this talk of "building paradise"?]

[motherofutopia]

[ That face. A face she had wished to have seen for herself, rather than the photographs and grainy security footage that she had poured over once she was free from Persephone. On the typically cold and stoic face of Sofia Lamb, she allows a ghost of a grin to slide across her lips. ]

What do I know of Rapture? I know of her beauty, her unprecedented potential. I know of her people and their suffering. I know of their wants and I know of the crimes done against them in the worship of the Great Chain. I know of everything she should have been. I also know of her death.

And I know of you, son of Ryan. I know how you were once free of free will. I don't suppose WYK still has any meaning to you?

[motherofutopia]

It is possible when the mind is willing and the body obeys. Humanity has come this far with the help of intelligence and reason. Logic dictates that this is the only path to true fulfillment. All other choices lead to perpetual dissatisfaction.

[wouldnotkindly]

[Oh god, what. The look that comes over his face is one of horror.]

How do you know about that? [What else could she possibly know?]

[motherofutopia]

Reports, audio diaries, security footage, stories from the people. What you accomplished in your short stay in Rapture allowed harmony to spread through the city for eight glorious years. Had it not been for you, Ryan and Atlas would likely have destroyed everything with their self-righteous and petty wars. I have much to thank you for.

[prettyfool]

[Jazzy squints.

Who is this funny lady.]

Rapture got lost?

[motherofutopia]

Lost to villains and thieves who ravished the city and left it to rot in darkness. For as long as I could, I offered the remaining few a beacon of light. Something substantial that they could believe in. Now Rapture rusts forgotten on the ocean floor. Within me lives on the spirit of its people, so in that way Rapture lives on.

[prettyfool]

That...

[...lady are you off your rocker?]

...is that a pretty story you tell children?

[motherofutopia]

[ She flinches at that word but quickly regains her blank expression. ]

I am done dealing with children. A child by nature is ruled by the self, unable to see beyond their tiny understanding. Only adults who know of hardship and of oppression can understand. No. I have no time for children anymore.

[prettyfool]

[ ...sounds Shakespeare to Jazzy ]

Aw, don't think that. Children are sweet, adorable little creatures.

[motherofutopia]

I don't suppose you've ever bore the pain of being a mother then.

[prettyfool]

Well..

[ no. no she has not. ]

Someday, I wanna! I want to have my own little star of my own.

[motherofutopia]

A star? Why not an intellectual? Why not a doctor? Why not a janitor? Are all of these positions not as meaningful? Would you love your child any less if it lived its days as an invalid, relying on the benevolence of the Rapture family for its survival?

[weareallgeth]

[There's a slight pause.]

Utopias are never logical, as they are based on ideals that almost never occur. For example, assuming all sapients will agree to one ideology after being taught it's principles.