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Oct 10, 2011 00:46

My name is John Connor. I've been recruited to be a Warden on this ship, and I've been here for a week ( Read more... )

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[Text | Warden Filtered] most_feared October 10 2011, 08:12:22 UTC
Known criteria for the warden position is accepting a deal with the Admiral and having the assumed capacity to redeem an inmate. Employment seems solely based on capacity for redemption and not moral character, especially since so many varying concepts of morality are available.

Known criteria for inmate status is causing destruction or psychological harm through negligence, disregard, or purposeful effort. Wardens may also possess these traits and are occasionally demoted for excessive behavior.

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[Private] most_feared October 10 2011, 10:43:08 UTC
[ A copy of the conversation and relevant video is sent to John's communicator.] If you need anything, let me know. I won't risk demotion but if she tries something again, I'll hook you up with whoever and whatever you need.

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[Private] metallonkardia October 10 2011, 10:50:09 UTC
There were no official repercussions for its actions against your inmate?

[ A muted sigh as he gives that copy an initial once-over; it's the tell-tale jaded sigh of 'This shit is insane, but business as usual'. ]

Well, I know how to stop it, but the T-X model is extremely advanced, and it tends to take drastic, catastrophic damage to get it to go offline with any permanence. [ not that he expects permanence to mean fuck all, here. ] I can reprogram it, but it'd still need to be neutralized and shut down to get anywhere near the CPU.

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[Private] most_feared October 10 2011, 11:29:18 UTC
That's just it. We're... almost like independent governments. The inmate is the nation, and the warden is their representative. So there's not an over-arching rule and the Admiral's never filled us in on one.

...I got a gun that could do it, but I wouldn't wanna use it on the ship.

You might also want to check with Toshiko Sato and Narvin. They both have a ton of technical resources. Narvin's been workin' on a time loop grenade and Toshiko's got a few gadgets of her own.

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[Private] metallonkardia October 10 2011, 18:15:44 UTC
[ A noncommittal noise, there, like great. ]

Collateral damage is one of the bigger issues of combating them, yeah.

I'll check them out. [ Contingency plans: Good. ] You want the thing's specs to have on file in case I get bounced?

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[Private] most_feared October 10 2011, 19:54:41 UTC
It is. Stasis and Time Loop grenades wouldn't let us get to her, but they'd hold her in one spot until we could decide what to do.

Absolutely. Do you have info on how to reprogram her or enough material that we can make a virus in an emergency?

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[Private] metallonkardia October 10 2011, 20:16:26 UTC
Magnets can hold it down, but it'd have to be a real big fucking magnet. The one I ended up in a conflict with got its alloy shell pulled off and temporarily pinned down by a cyclic particle accelerator, but it was able to break free.

[ Consider said specs on their was as soon as John's typist here has a minute to put that together. ] I can definitely reprogram it and get a rough manual that anyone with an understanding of that kind of hardware could read. Viruses are another issue; nothing we've developed at home has had any impact due to the controlling AI being a massive metavirus in itself. It's probable the different tech here offers other angles on that, though.

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Re: [Private] most_feared October 10 2011, 22:58:25 UTC
The time loops are able to hold Daleks- Uh... I can get you information on those, too. [And he transmits that, as well as their history of having taken over the Barge. It's sparse, as it was collected from long ago, and mostly involves people being locked in their rooms and Davros.] They're not as mobile but they're nigh on indestructible with conventional weaponry.

Reprogramming would be our best bet, then. But I'll have Narvin have a look at it. That's his expertise and he's got an organic mind that thinks more quickly than a computer.

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[Private] metallonkardia October 10 2011, 23:47:45 UTC
They sound like a pain in the ass.

He chimed in, I can unlock this to him.

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[Private] most_feared October 10 2011, 23:51:29 UTC
Yup. [So casual about this pain in the ass stuff. Not that he doesn't take it seriously. He takes it all very seriously. It's just that gruff old man who's seen a lot response.]

Sure. Go ahead.

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[Private] metallonkardia October 11 2011, 02:42:54 UTC
[ It happens. ]

Done. I appreciate the intel.

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