Certainly, although the human prohibition on what's commonly called indecent exposure has never made a great deal of sense to me, particularly of the inadvertent variety. Indeed, nudism has potentially a great deal of practical value, in certain situations: one can imagine that, at the very least, as it is in some sense our natural condition, habitually living in it would build up the resistances to variations in temperature and difficult climatic or environmental conditions that we find in animals such as gorillas that are closely related to us. Admittedly, those animals also live exclusively in a small swath of geographic areas that [she's turned around by now] are largely tropical or at the least, temperate, and we have partially managed to be so evolutionarily successful by succeeding in climates that are not always hospitable to us. However, I'm not advocating for permanent nudity, merely situational acceptance of it. In this situation, I believe you would be well within your rights to remain nude, and I of course have no
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I don't suppose you happen to be a robot or artificial intelligence as well? That would simply be too much to ask for.
As for your request... the thing is, who am I to define your purview of importance? Granted, a common-sense application of the term would include at least life-threatening things and generally exclude matters such as the placement of the soap. On the other hand, the soap might be vital at some moments. What's important to us always changes over time, and even from moment to moment--
[Slight smile.] I admit, theoretical nudism may not be the most immediately relevant discussion to your position.
Let's say important involves things I ask you directly or involve immediate, painful death. Everything else I can do with the cliff notes for now, okay?
What I've learned? Mayfield, alternate world, questionable uses of the laws of time-space. Does that cover most of it?
Interesting. Automatic intelligence. What's the difference? I assume you don't mean automatic in the sense of automatic writing, which is a hoax. And you probably wouldn't appreciate my implying your intelligence is a hoax. Automatic simply as in "automaton"?
Very well, then, I'll try to keep my comments to the point.
[Thinks for a second.] I think the typical response to that is "Don't drink the milk". Though I've never tried. Hmm. You are now the assigned father of this family, I believe, unless I'm much mistaken. If you've met Glados-san, she's the mother. The other daughter is a drone, which means she is essentially a non-intelligent entity.
Not a hoax, just a collaboration of great minds deciding to make an A.I. as close to human as possible. Basically, I have a mind of a computer but can still put my foot in my mouth. You know, this was easier when my history was public knowledge.
I didn't just know everything, I learned it.
[The rest of that though.]
Don't drink the milk? Father. Okay, so we are basically playing house.
Interesting. Human, you say; you're from Earth, then. You have a grasp of colloquialisms, though I didn't recognize "cheese and crackers". You were a publicly known project and a collection of great minds made you, which suggests that you were also governmentally or monopolistically funded. You're considered an 'intelligent being' by the town...
You mentioned Cliff Notes and other such items which I doubt would be likely to persist for extended periods of time after my own era, so I would also guess that you're from roughly the same time period as mine, equivalent to the 21st or 22nd century.
'23? But the only year Tesla was alive in ending in 23 was 1923. You seem entirely too advanced [because at this point she takes what people say about themselves more or less as true] for being from that point in time.
And your name seems ... a little strange. What makes you "atomic" any more than any other object is atomic? Furthermore, the word "robot" was barely in existence around 1923-- I don't know for sure when it was invented...
Though if I am, as you put it, a "little Tesla", it's certainly an honorable name to possess.
You got the right year. Tesla made a lot of things world governments never caught up on.
Well I am, was... I really need some way to see if any of it is still in there... Anyways. I was an atomic powered robot. Remind me sometime to write this all down so I don't have to keep explaining it, okay?
I'm going to assume for my own sake that you come from a different world than my own, then, Mr. Tesla. You were powered by nuclear fission?
[Sasaki has a decent respect for Tesla:] After all, our lifestyles depend on alternating current. He may have been one of the most influential people--though who knows. My own metric for that would measure based on unique achievements, those that couldn't be done by any other.
That last bit's a secret. Let's just say I'm unique and this is one of the things no one has replicated back home. I've had some disagreements with the government. Maybe I'll tell you someday.
[Robo, being created by Tesla, obviously has strong feelings on the subject.]
I'm keeping you around kid, I've sat in rooms with world leaders who couldn't figure that one out.
She opens the door and finds a naked man.]
To borrow a phrase from Kyon, oh, boy.
I don't recollect coming here naked...
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Takes him a moment to register this situation. Getting used to having parts that have to be covered would take getting used to.
After far too long of a moment, he thinks to cover with his hands.]
Cheese and crackers!
Mind turning around a minute? I'd hate to be the first robot labeled a sex offender.
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Long story short, you're not turning me over to the police.
Also, do me a favor?
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Just from here on out, unless it is very important I know every detail, give me the cliff notes.
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I don't suppose you happen to be a robot or artificial intelligence as well? That would simply be too much to ask for.
As for your request... the thing is, who am I to define your purview of importance? Granted, a common-sense application of the term would include at least life-threatening things and generally exclude matters such as the placement of the soap. On the other hand, the soap might be vital at some moments. What's important to us always changes over time, and even from moment to moment--
[Slight smile.] I admit, theoretical nudism may not be the most immediately relevant discussion to your position.
Have you any idea in what town you are, then?
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Let's say important involves things I ask you directly or involve immediate, painful death. Everything else I can do with the cliff notes for now, okay?
What I've learned? Mayfield, alternate world, questionable uses of the laws of time-space. Does that cover most of it?
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Very well, then, I'll try to keep my comments to the point.
[Thinks for a second.] I think the typical response to that is "Don't drink the milk". Though I've never tried. Hmm. You are now the assigned father of this family, I believe, unless I'm much mistaken. If you've met Glados-san, she's the mother. The other daughter is a drone, which means she is essentially a non-intelligent entity.
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I didn't just know everything, I learned it.
[The rest of that though.]
Don't drink the milk? Father. Okay, so we are basically playing house.
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Interesting. Human, you say; you're from Earth, then. You have a grasp of colloquialisms, though I didn't recognize "cheese and crackers". You were a publicly known project and a collection of great minds made you, which suggests that you were also governmentally or monopolistically funded. You're considered an 'intelligent being' by the town...
You mentioned Cliff Notes and other such items which I doubt would be likely to persist for extended periods of time after my own era, so I would also guess that you're from roughly the same time period as mine, equivalent to the 21st or 22nd century.
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I was a private project, ran and completed by Nikola Tesla back in '23. You can call me Robo but my full name is Dr. Atomic Robo Tesla.
Wait? If I'm the father, does that make you a little Tesla?
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And your name seems ... a little strange. What makes you "atomic" any more than any other object is atomic? Furthermore, the word "robot" was barely in existence around 1923-- I don't know for sure when it was invented...
Though if I am, as you put it, a "little Tesla", it's certainly an honorable name to possess.
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Well I am, was... I really need some way to see if any of it is still in there... Anyways. I was an atomic powered robot. Remind me sometime to write this all down so I don't have to keep explaining it, okay?
[That keeps his smile going.]
Yeah, I took his name after he passed.
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[Sasaki thinks about this for longer than usual.]
I'm going to assume for my own sake that you come from a different world than my own, then, Mr. Tesla. You were powered by nuclear fission?
[Sasaki has a decent respect for Tesla:] After all, our lifestyles depend on alternating current. He may have been one of the most influential people--though who knows. My own metric for that would measure based on unique achievements, those that couldn't be done by any other.
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That last bit's a secret. Let's just say I'm unique and this is one of the things no one has replicated back home. I've had some disagreements with the government. Maybe I'll tell you someday.
[Robo, being created by Tesla, obviously has strong feelings on the subject.]
I'm keeping you around kid, I've sat in rooms with world leaders who couldn't figure that one out.
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