Questioning time

[emorangerblack]

[Told to whomever looks like a pilot and is willing to listen, or just was unlucky enough to stumble near Devon

Comments

[veiled_fervor]

Interesting.

It seems that survival should be the primary objective of any group which has any other objectives as one cannot complete their objectives if one is dead.

As for death, I cannot afford my own destruction. It would go against my primary directive.

[emorangerblack]

Consider a situation where your group's objectives and survival are mutually exclusive. What takes priority in such a case?

[veiled_fervor]

My survival is necessary. If the group's objective requires my destruction, then I must abandon said objective.

[emorangerblack]

Survival above everything else then, I see.
Is this your personal decision, or a result of your programming?

[Devon apparently missed the "primary directive" part. Or maybe she doesn't know what it means.]

[veiled_fervor]

There is no real distinction between the two.

My primary objective is to repair the Aether Wall and to eliminate Unbound Aether Beasts. In order to complete this objective, I must continue to exist, as I am the only being that I know of which is capable of doing so currently in existence. As such, my survival must outweigh all other things, including immediately completing my primary objective.

[emorangerblack]

So this is how a robotic intellect works.

I will honor your decision.

[veiled_fervor]

As to the answer to your other inquiry, I am programmed to not be comfortable killing people.

I am strong enough to effortlessly injure or kill the majority of people I might come in contact with, as such, in order to avoid me becoming a threat to the world myself, I was programmed with an instinctive aversion to killing of any sort.

I am capable of going against this aversion when the situation warrants, however I will not intentionally kill another unless I have no other viable options.

[emorangerblack]

Trying not to kill an enemy may endanger yourself or others. Only those confident in their superiority over the opponent should act in this way.

[veiled_fervor]

Perhaps, however I have no choice in this instance. I cannot kill another unless I have sufficient reason to do so, just like I cannot allow myself to be destroyed for any reason.

[emorangerblack]

I realize that. What an unfortunate situation - to have your choice limited...

[veiled_fervor]

Perhaps, I have never considered the potential negative consequences of said directive.

[emorangerblack]

[Oh, Devon got someone thinking? Good - she actually feels pretty happy right now, not that she actually shows it.]

[veiled_fervor]

Unfortunately that line of thought is likely irrelevant as I am incapable of reprogramming my directives and so far as I know no one remains who knows hot to access said protocols.

[emorangerblack]

[And, her mood is back to "foul" again.]

Too bad...