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[Neonivek]

I feel like our character is leaking humanity... we aren't even close to a mad scientist...

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"Thanks Mom, by the way how is dad doing? You turned him into a robot? Ohh mom what are we going to do with you?"

[FelixSparks]

I also feel like we need more humanity. With any luck, there will be an option to call this number later.

"Hey, why didn't you answer the phone?"
"I was speaking with my mother."
"Oh. Is she a robot too?"
*CLICK*

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[Vgray]

The beeping indicating a call on the other line stops.

"You know, you should probably spring for more bandwidth on your phone," you tell Mom. "You're really choppy."

"What? I can't hear you—this connection is really choppy!"

You continue to chat with Mom. She says Dad hasn't been feeling well lately; he keeps having migraines that sometimes cause him to pass out or hallucinate. She asks you not to bring it up, though. "He told me not to tell you, because he didn't want to worry you," she says. "But maybe you could just keep him in your thoughts."

"I will, Mom." You end the call feeling good about having chosen to talk to your Mom over a random stranger.

Worried by what Mom said about Dad, you briefly call him as well. He's audio only since he never saw the point of getting a phone with a video feed. As usual, he doesn't quite seem to get why you would call someone without a goal to accomplish. He's pretty terse unless you get him going about a technical subject.

"What's on your mind?" he asks.

1) "Mom said you were passing out sometimes. Can you tell me more about that?"
2) "How are you doing?"
3) "I was having trouble with one of Joyeuse's joints. Can you tell me more about that?"

Spoiler: Current Stats (click to show/hide)

Year: 2020

25-year-old Isaac Tesla
  Humanity: 74%
  Gender: male
  Fame: 5 (Wikipedia Page)
  Wealth: 0 (Broke)
  Romance: none

Joyeuse

  Autonomy: 10 (Stable)
  Military: 12 (Stable)
  Empathy: 9 (In Beta)
  Grace: 7 (In Beta)

Relationships
  Professor Ziegler (Bad): 32%
  Elly: 50%
  Josh (Good): 57%
  Mark (Bad): 32%
  ?: 50%
  ?: 35%
  ?: 50%
  ?: 50%

[Neonivek]

1

I am worried, maybe we can program Joyeuse

[FelixSparks]

Let's go with 3. I think that'll make him happiest right now.

[High tyrol]

Let's go with 3. I think that'll make him happiest right now.

1+ to 3

[Vgray]

"Of course." Dad then rattles off a variety of practical knowledge about how to keep Joyeuse's joints limber. (+Grace)

That's Dad for you. Assuming the purpose of the conversation has been accomplished, he says goodbye. But you're glad you called him, too.

Your next phone call is from Josh. He must be using a new videophone because his image is crisp and popping with color. Well, insofar as a dark warehouse and his gray hoodie can pop with color. "Hey, Isaac," Josh says. "I just saw the article. Seems really unfair. I know you're not a crazy monster."

"Thanks."

"I want to cheer you up—want to go to a concert tomorrow night? There's a really good Led Zeppelin cover band playing." This would conflict with your plan to go to the jazz concert with Elly.

1) "Sure, why not?"
2) "Sorry, I was already planning on going to a jazz concert that night."
3) "No thanks, I'd prefer to keep my options open."

Spoiler: Current Stats (click to show/hide)

Year: 2020

25-year-old Isaac Tesla
  Humanity: 75%
  Gender: male
  Fame: 5 (Wikipedia Page)
  Wealth: 0 (Broke)
  Romance: none

Joyeuse

  Autonomy: 10 (Stable)
  Military: 12 (Stable)
  Empathy: 9 (In Beta)
  Grace: 8 (In Beta)

Relationships
  Professor Ziegler (Bad): 32%
  Elly: 50%
  Josh (Good): 52%
  Mark (Bad): 32%
  ?: 50%
  ?: 35%
  ?: 50%
  ?: 50%

[Cptn Kaladin Anrizlokum]

2.

[FelixSparks]

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[Vgray]

"Ah, okay," Josh says. "No problem."

He hangs up.

You realize that you haven't checked your email at all today. Checking it for the first time, you find it is flooded with requests for interviews. But one email in particular catches your attention because of the author's unusual email address.

From: robotObsession1987 Subject: To gain the world…

Out of curiosity, you open the email.

Dear Isaac,

It's not too late to turn back, but this is your first and only warning. If you insist on creating machines of death, then I will be forced to stop you. Please dismantle your robot. If I must sacrifice my life to prevent you from destroying the world, I will do it, but I urge you to give it up peacefully.

"What profit is it to a man if he gains the world, but loses his own soul?" Matthew 16:26, I believe.

Sincerely,

Tammy

A death threat: well, that's new. You do a little sleuthing online to see if you can find out more.

Tammy was not very savvy about covering her tracks online. You find an old, public Facebook profile that reveals her last name is Cooper, and she lives in a somewhat poor zip code in San Jose. She has no more than a handful of Facebook friends. The woman in the old Facebook photo has frizzy blonde hair and is one of those frighteningly thin people whose skin is stretched taut over a too-visible skeleton.

What will you do?

1) I write back, insisting that I mean no harm, and proceed to move on with my life.
2) I offer to meet Tammy over coffee tomorrow, without Joyeuse, to show I'm not a bad person.
3) I offer to show Joyeuse to Tammy to prove my robot is harmless.
4) Alert the police to Tammy.
5) Looks like it's kill or be killed. Tonight, we seek and destroy.
6) I ignore this person.

Spoiler: Current Stats (click to show/hide)

Year: 2020

25-year-old Isaac Tesla
  Humanity: 75%
  Gender: male
  Fame: 5 (Wikipedia Page)
  Wealth: 0 (Broke)
  Romance: none

Joyeuse

  Autonomy: 10 (Stable)
  Military: 12 (Stable)
  Empathy: 9 (In Beta)
  Grace: 8 (In Beta)

Relationships
  Professor Ziegler (Bad): 32%
  Elly: 50%
  Josh (Good): 52%
  Mark (Bad): 32%
  ?: 50%
  Tammy (Bad): 35%
  ?: 50%
  ?: 50%

[Neonivek]

I feel like a huge jump just occurred.

3

[Kassire]

Let's be dicks,
I vote 5

[Arcvasti]

1

Our reputation right now is far from good. Once we have an ARMY of robots we can start committing various doucheries. As is, we're still vulnerable and good PR is important.

[NRDL]

1

[Broken]

6. Is what you do with junk mail.