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[Arcvasti]

3

[Vgray]

Joyeuse speaks with each syllable on a different note of a major scale, rising or falling in thirds and fifths when asking a question, expressing doubt, or providing a contrast. The lilting result sounds pleasant and a little otherworldly. (+Grace)

As you list off the things, Joyeuse rolls up to the window, pressing its cubical head against the glass. You can tell it is itching to explore the great, wide world, so full of things—and is a little frustrated by the glass separating it from it all. (++Autonomy)

You then pick Joyeuse up and put it down in the center of the room to allow it to explore at will. But at first, it simply seems overwhelmed by the possibilities.

You decide to call this state:

1) "Confusion." I then give Joyeuse a reassuringly straightforward order.
2) "Curiosity." I allow Joyeuse to choose where to go.
3) "Loneliness." I stand farther away to make the point.

Spoiler: Current Stats (click to show/hide)

Year: 2019

24-year-old Isaac Tesla
  Humanity: 81%
  Gender: male
  Fame: 0 (Who?)
  Wealth: 0 (Broke)
  Romance: none

Joyeuse

  Autonomy: 5 (In Beta)
  Military: 10 (Stable)
  Empathy: 5 (In Beta)
  Grace: 3 (Buggy)

Relationships
  Professor Ziegler: 50%
  Elly (Good): 55%
  Josh (Good): 57%
  ?: 50%
  ?: 50%
  ?: 50%
  ?: 50%
  ?: 50%

[Rolepgeek]

2!

Autonomous robots can't be bad! So long as it's properly empathic...

[Cptn Kaladin Anrizlokum]

2!

+1

[Arcvasti]

2!

+1

+1

[High tyrol]

2!

+1

+1

1+

[Vgray]

"Curiosity," Joyeuse repeats. (++Autonomy) It rolls up to your closet and peeks inside. But it's something of a mess in there, and it quickly gets its caterpillar track moving parts caught in your clothing.

You pick Joyeuse up in your hands. It wriggles nervously.

"I got you, I got you," you say.

"You got me." It continues to wriggle.

"Stop."

Your robot becomes still in your hands. You decide to teach it that the word for this state is…

1) "Peace."
2) "Trust."
3)"Helplessness."
4) "Weakness."

Spoiler: Current Stats (click to show/hide)

Year: 2019

24-year-old Isaac Tesla
  Humanity: 81%
  Gender: male
  Fame: 0 (Who?)
  Wealth: 0 (Broke)
  Romance: none

Joyeuse

  Autonomy: 7 (In Beta)
  Military: 10 (Stable)
  Empathy: 5 (In Beta)
  Grace: 3 (Buggy)

Relationships
  Professor Ziegler: 50%
  Elly (Good): 55%
  Josh (Good): 57%
  ?: 50%
  ?: 50%
  ?: 50%
  ?: 50%
  ?: 50%

[Urist Imiknorris]

1.

[Arcvasti]

1

[Neonivek]

1

[Vgray]

"Peace," Joyeuse repeats back. You have taught it to be unafraid and unaggressive in unfamiliar situations. (++Empathy) (-Military)

By now, it is near midnight, and you have another busy day ahead of improving Joyeuse. You get ready for bed, leaving Joyeuse plugged into the wall with your cell phone charger.

"Stay there," you tell it.

Joyeuse obediently stays very still—so still that, while you are drifting off to sleep, you glance down at Joyeuse just to make sure its code didn't crash.

But it is still there, looking up at you adoringly, and you think it will probably remain like that all night.

Chapter 2: Machine, Learning

The next day, you take Joyeuse to the Stanford hacker space, which has more tools for electronics than the fabrication shop. None of the other students are around in the morning on a Sunday but the long stainless steel workbenches are littered with their strange, half-finished projects: a half-disassembled Furby, a potato gun, a circuit board connected to a houseplant.

"Sorry, Joyeuse, but I'm going to have to power you down for a moment," you say. "We're going to switch you to a new power source."

"Strong?" Joyeuse asks.

"Yes, you'll be much stronger," you assure Joyeuse.

"Okay," Joyeuse says.

You fiddle with the smartphone lodged in Joyeuse's back, exit the application that is Joyeuse's mind, and power it down.

What will you use for a power source?

1) A car battery. It's big and bulky but also inexpensive and locally made.
2) A motorcycle battery: not quite as bulky nor as powerful as the car battery.
3) A biodiesel engine. Good for the environment, and everybody likes the smell of French fries.
4) Cell phone batteries made in China: lightweight and cheap while providing reasonable power. Clearly the best choice for a dexterous robot.

Spoiler: Current Stats (click to show/hide)

Year: 2019

24-year-old Isaac Tesla
  Humanity: 81%
  Gender: male
  Fame: 0 (Who?)
  Wealth: 0 (Broke)
  Romance: none

Joyeuse

  Autonomy: 7 (In Beta)
  Military: 9 (In Beta)
  Empathy: 7 (In Beta)
  Grace: 3 (Buggy)

Relationships
  Professor Ziegler: 50%
  Elly (Good): 55%
  Josh (Good): 57%
  ?: 50%
  ?: 50%
  ?: 50%
  ?: 50%
  ?: 50%

[Arcvasti]

1

[High tyrol]

3

[choppy]

3

+1

[Neonivek]

Hello and welcome to another round of: GUESS THAT STAT!

Anyhow 3...

I am guessing Empathy.