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[twoto_two]

// System Initialized. [very neat, mechanical-looking cross-out, still visible]

...How bizarre. One might say it was almost enlightening.

Comments

Two

[oneto_one]

More like traumatizing.

One

[twoto_two]

A lack of sentience puts a strange spin on memories.
We seem to have accidentally started a touch of drama?

Two

[oneto_one]

Is it like watching TV with the sound off?

We got a little titched at the Master~

One

[twoto_two]

Like sitting behind the steering wheel of a car, but something else is driving.

He tried to access my systems while they were simple enough to be hacked, did he? What's come of it now?

[dirtyrottenliar]

Christ, finally. If I saw another "System Initialized" I was gonna shoot my neighbor.

[twoto_two]

[a chuckle]

And we're glad to be back. We do hope your neighbor is someone Paradisa could do well without.

[dirtyrottenliar]

[sound of a door opening and a pause]

I've never heard of them, so I don't think anyone would care.

[twoto_two]

We doubt many people would care regardless.

What were we like as a toaster? Charming, we hope.

[proxyhorseman]

Bizarre?

[twoto_two]

Our experiences the passed few days have been strange. We were reduced to a simple AI.

We think we remember conversing with you briefly. Our apologies.

[proxyhorseman]

Hm. No apology necessary. You are an AI, though?

[twoto_two]

Very well.

Humans would say so, yes, but we're entirely sentient and deny that there's anything artificial about us~

Two+One

[sinister_charm]

Running on full capabilities again, I see.

Master

[twoto_two]

Indeed.
What motive is there to keep our good terms hush?

Two+One

[sinister_charm]

1. I'd so hate to see you two have a falling out with the Merovingian. I do believe he's still angry with me, and has ordered you both to cease interaction with me, or some such.

2. Within our spheres of influence, we both have, mmm... unseemly reputations. By having an alliance between us made public, well, I doubt I'd be able to manipulate as many people as I could previously - and you two? Well, I suppose there would be nothing detrimental on your behalf...

3. The element of surprise. It is one thing to pick a fight with an opponent whose allies are known. It is an entirely different one to pick a fight with an opponent with allies who are unknown.

Will that suffice?

Master

[twoto_two]

While the second and third point are solid enough, we dare say you're more used to dealings with emotional, malleable creatures that lack analytical skills.

Reason being, we aren't entirely convinced you'd care about our relationship with the Merovingian. Ah, but with us as your allies and us as his, we're sort of a bridge, aren't we? Crafty. Allies by proxy, almost~

What would we get out of it?

[spongetastic]

Back to normal, now?

[twoto_two]

Yes, thank you. Our apologies, Truffles.

[spongetastic]

Don't worry about it. You can't help it when the castle does weird things to you.

[twoto_two]

Yes. Quite.
Have you experienced anything similar?