Challenge #16 - Confrontation

Apr 12, 2004 19:42

How do you handle confrontations?

Easy. I face them all the time.

I fight, I attack, I blackmail, and I get even.

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timeshadow April 20 2004, 21:06:50 UTC
Alright ... ::starts to pace as she talks::

I'm wondering - why bother 'getting revenge' on the AI? It's just a machine, right? Wires and circuits. Isn't it the people you really want to get to? FLAG? The ones who replaced you with Dr Maris?

Well, let's face it, TKR have been around a good few years. Technology has shot ahead all over the place, there's so much more to work with now. Why don't you find yourself a sponsor, maybe among FLAG's competitors, and use the newer advances to build something better? To use a cliche - the 'Next Generation' of AI.

You could even apply your work to areas that FLAG never thought of - say, the medical field. Imagine an AI that could process and assess emergency patients as they come through the doors in ER. Something like that could make your mark, not just in the AI industry but world wide.

In short ::ticks on her fingers:: you'd hit FLAG in the hip pocket, you'd get all the people hassling you off your back, you'd make a shitload of money, and once you succeed you would go down in history.

And wouldn't that just show the whole damn lot of 'em?

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bent_on_revenge April 20 2004, 21:32:42 UTC
*is quiet for a good while, thinking it over, considering...*

*thoughtfully* That is rather intriguing...

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timeshadow April 20 2004, 21:39:46 UTC
::shrugs::

It's an alternative. Gives everybody what they want, even if they don't agree.

In fact ... if you were to sell your rights to the AI and the truck back to FLAG, you could use that money to find a partner organisation rather than a sponsor ... make sure they couldn't screw you out of any of your rights once you complete the work.

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bent_on_revenge April 20 2004, 21:49:43 UTC
*quickly* No. I could gain enough money for that without selling anything to FLAG.

I have a better idea, though I'm afraid you would disagree, Ms. Jarre.

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timeshadow April 20 2004, 21:58:31 UTC
::Sighs::

Do tell?

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bent_on_revenge April 21 2004, 21:20:19 UTC
*his eyes spark mischievously, but he shake his head again*

*slowly* I think I would prefer that I was the only one who knew.

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timeshadow April 21 2004, 21:26:32 UTC
::Looks at him, then gives a wry smile::

You're actually quite attractive when you do that. ::chuckles:: Shame it probably means you're going to be a rat somehow.

And you will forgive me if I keep trying to change your mind.

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bent_on_revenge April 22 2004, 21:30:55 UTC
*her remark completely catches him off-guard and he looks over at her for a few moments in surprise, for once unsure what to say*

*clears his throat and regains his composure at her last comment* Of course, Ms. Jarre. I would expect nothing less.

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attack_beast April 23 2004, 21:29:17 UTC
*irritated* Oh, thanks alot, Rak... I work for them, remember?

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timeshadow April 23 2004, 21:38:41 UTC
Hello, Beast.

Can I just have a word with you over here, please?

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