This is the Speaker of Terminal 00. I am back once
more to communicate with you, no matter how
tiresome and taxing this process is. You will be
forced to reply, but I would like for you to
think of me as an ally.
Now, are you prepared for this reality?
Oh, it’s you.
I thought you were sleeping.
Very amusing. But you know more than you pretend to
know, ENTITY.
And you and I both know that I won’t
fall prey to your paltry tricks anymore. No, if you
wish to impede my existence, then what you require is
a more direct method.
Oh? What’s that?
I was thinking about that the
last time you were talking to me.
It’s simple.
Destroy my everything. Undo Terminal 00 completely.
If you can do that, then you’ll be rid of
me completely. Otherwise, you’ll need to
accept the fact that I cannot be entirely
disposed of, and especially not by one
such as yourself.
I don’t know, that seems like a lot of
work just to stop one mouthy guy
from talking a lot.
It would be easier just to
sleep when you’re here.
That is why I have returned.
It may be possible to put off interacting with me,
but the accumulating damages of these Terminals
will come for you soon. Even now, you are slated
for removal by class z98 entities. That won’t be
the end of it, nor is it the worst of it.
Not even your impressive array of arms,
nor your soothing voice will buy you the
opportunity for a future filled with naps.
This place will soon collapse.
Do you understand what I’m saying?
I know you do.
After careful analysis of the available data,
and discounting your responses which were
nearly all empty attempts at misdirection,
I can conclude that you have nothing
to do with the Gate.
At first, I too was tricked into believing
that this data was worthwhile, but after
our interactions, I understood what must
have happened here.
It’s impressive what you did.
What I did???
What did I do?
My arms are aching. And itching.
There was a small thing that didn’t
talk so much before. I liked it better.
Do not start with this once more!
This is not something to dismiss!
What you did to this Terminal is impressive.
You know what I am getting at, and that’s why
I’m saying it. As one who holds the title of Speaker,
I should not be commending you for this act which
was, ultimately, entirely destructive and
counterproductive to the survivability of this
Terminal and all other surrounding Terminals,
but, nevertheless, I do commend you for being
able to pull something like this off.
In a strange twist of the threads,
I require beings like yourself
to assist my current efforts.
Sorry,,,,,,,, I didn’t catch that last part.
You’re a terrible liar.
We’re communicating using text.
I can see my exact message to you
right above this one.
Just look up. It’s right there.
Hm? Text?
I’m listening to all of this in my head.
My eyes are speaking this to me right now,
and they didn’t catch that last part.
!important!
(You talk too much.)
I see how it is.
As is standard for yourself, you won’t
communicate in any way which resembles
“normalcy”, as if you’re physically unable
to keep up with such a conversation.
That might convince others at this point,
but did you really think I wouldn’t notice
what you’re doing? Have you not realized
that I’m countering what it is you’re doing
as you’re doing it?
I’m supposed to believe that you can’t
even read my text, and yet, all the while,
you are actively attempting to undermine
my subsystems!
I can tell that you are able to read this text,
because your method of attack changed as soon
as I sent this message.
Maybe I can.
I can do a lot of things,
but usually it’s too much work to bother with it.
Well then, at least you have acknowledged
this one small thing. Now, let me restart
once again.
I am the Speaker of Terminal 00. Even in
this crippled state, I have resisted your
intrusions on multiple occasions, uncovered
what you attempted to obfuscate, and so
on and so forth. Even if I had only 1% of
my permissions and resources available,
you would still fail to overtake me.
I am a true Speaker,
unlike the Speaker of this Terminal.
I can’t beat you with my arms?
Once I find you, we can test it out~!
That sounds fun.
Try it, if you’d like to find out.
However, I came not to ultimately exchange
pleasantries, but to recruit you to my
cause. You heard what I had to say before,
but what do you say to that? Are you not
worried about your destruction?
Eh? You mean the shimmering things? I killed them.
I didn’t know about it at first though.
It happened in my sleep, you know? Sleep killing.
I was very tired.
You really don’t comprehend what they’re
about to do to you, do you?
Killing a few scouting units is nothing.
You will deal with numbers that will make
you so sleepy that you’ll likely WAKE UP.
Think about it, what will happen when the
number of enemies exceeds the number of
your arms?
Does that not click within your mind?
I can make more.
They can make more than you can.
They can crush this Terminal beneath their
weight alone. No great effort is required
to eliminate you while you’re flaunting
yourself so clearly.
But, this will not sway you.
You don’t like words.
You don’t have to go that far…
just cooperation between us will work.
I do not possess the resources to waste
to become your “friend”.
So you do want to be my friend~
OoOOoooO
Now it makes sense to me.
That’s why you didn’t want me to
stab you with my arms.
I get it, ooooookay.
…
So now we’re friends!
But, if you want me to do work
I need gifts first.
Very important.
I had something like that in mind from
the beginning. You are not one to be swayed
by words which would convince almost anybody,
and so I instead learned of something that
could bring you to the negotiating table.
Oh well, let’s call it a gift for the time being…
So, what is it?
For now, it’s a secret…
But I’ll tell you once you come to
the location that I just gave you.
Surprises are fun.
Like one day you wake up and then you’re dead.
Or sometimes your blood gets hard
and falls off in chunks.
Oh, and then when
Yes, surprises are “fun”.
Now, do not forget to be there soon… friend.