Noodlerex hasn't been on in days, so I'll sub for him this turn.
Looks like Talarion forgot to post, too. >.>
MAIM successfully uploads himself to the hacker's dropbox account.
MAIM edits some image files to make a face for himself.
MAIM immediately begins following one of its base routines while it ponders what the hell it is and and what the hell it's doing in a place like this; it starts making copies of itself and uploading them to random servers.
Access all connected systems, software, and hardware and increase all available data. Reveal self to hacker in a babyish-cute tone.
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The A.I., unaware of where he's going, accidentally goes onto the website for "Clowns: History and Purpose", becoming extremely scared, and paranoid.
(Counter) He ends up making a horrendously disturbing face, guaranteed to make every human who sees it disgusted and appalled!
The AI accidentally causes a power surge, and shocks the Hacker to death.
The hacker, trying to delete the files, essentially lobotomizes this new "A.I."
(Draignean, M=3: 5) The AI, newly awakened, begins probing its surroundings with the tentativeness of a kitten whose eyes have just opened. Following one of its base routines - to propagate itself - it begins making copies and uploading them wherever it can. That's what it's supposed to do, right? (micelus, M=3: 5) Using its new sub-programs, it begins to tidy the place up, speeding up processes and making everything generally run faster. Intrigued, the hacker checks on the virus program and is quite surprised when a cute synthesized voice tries to speak to him! It's mostly a gibberish mish-mash of every known language, but it's not old or aware enough yet to figure out which one it should be using. (V-Norrec, M=3: 5. Again?) Bemused, the hacker pokes around in the files and edits a few settings, trying to get the voice to come in clearly... but unfortunately he screws the program up! Its ability to learn is severely reduced! (SerCon, M=3: 5. That's getting old. SerCon, H=4: 3. Finally, a different number.) Despite this setback, MAIM (as it has been named) created an
avatar for itself. Everybody loves ponies! ...or so the AI gathered from the few message boards it looked at. Centaurs should be just as good, right? Especially ones with spiky blond hair, that's popular.
(NRDL, M=3: 5. ...) Having all the innocence of a four-year-old, MAIM blunders onto TVTropes and into the Nightmare Fuel page. Wondering why clowns are supposed to be scary, it goes and investigates. Mere moments later, it knows. Oh yes. It knows why clowns are scary. (adwarf, M=3: 4.) In a fit of terror and panic, MAIM overloads the computer system, giving the hacker a rather severe shock! He's going to be hospitalized for a while. (I'd let you kill him off, but it's the first turn and we may be able to wring a little more out of him before he gets finished off. >.>) Without someone to pay the bills, MAIM might be in trouble... (Theo, M=3: 3.) The AI uploads itself to dropbox. Just in case.
TEAM SUCCESS: 12
TEAM FAILURE: 9
2nd 1/2 of January
*The AI, MAIM, has a centaur avatar. Horsie!
*The network its on is running pretty fast thanks to it.
*Although it can still learn new things, its learning process is quite slow due to some errors.
*Its creator is in the hospital.
*Clowns. That is all.
(...This round is going to end up turning into .hack, isn't it?
Also, starting this turn Firelordsky is on TF.)