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射落 ミズキ / MIZUKI IOTI ([personal profile] digestif) wrote2019-03-09 09:56 pm

week 3, saturday

[ perhaps it would be sensible to go out to the carnival and take a better look at the crime scene - but unlike Connor, Mizuki is a human, and they're running low on energy to keep investigating. The courtyard is where they spot him, a little while later. They'd usually be meeting with their god, but after the pathetic display today, they're feeling a little ashamed to show their face; their hands are empty. ]

Connor-kun? Good work today.

[ even if it wasn't much, he was helpful. ]
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[personal profile] tootsiepop 2019-03-10 07:33 am (UTC)(link)
I have to be. I was created to be perfect. A machine that fails to fulfill its purpose is useless.

[And useless machines are, of course, deactivated and disassembled. His LED spins as he undoubtedly continues to reexamine his own perceived failures, but— Mizuki's question seems to snap him out of it. He looks at them, confusion evident on his face.]

Of course I am. I thought we already established this.
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[personal profile] tootsiepop 2019-03-10 07:48 am (UTC)(link)
[Ah. The LED on his right temple spins red — then yellow, yellow, yellow...]

I'm not human. I'm a machine. [Haltingly, almost like he's startled by the assessment.] And I can't feel worried. I can't feel anything.

[... and finally, the LED returns to blue.]

I'm only reacting to the incongruences between reality and my intended purpose. I was designed to help law enforcement officials. Allowing a criminal to get away with murder contradicts everything in my programming.
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[personal profile] tootsiepop 2019-03-10 10:13 pm (UTC)(link)
[Hm. He sure doesn't like that response! But he'll allow it to slide for now, even as his lips twist into a frown. It's difficult enough to control the errors in his own software without getting into arguments with people over them.]

But there's still a killer on the loose. One that we failed completely to identify. Regardless of Rachel Berry's ultimate fate, it's impossible for me to disregard that fact. My creators would not share your point of view if they were here.
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[personal profile] tootsiepop 2019-03-11 03:07 am (UTC)(link)
[Ah.]

My loyalty is to my god. Serving them is my current priority.

[...]

But... You have to understand, the idea of an unsolved murder— It's also at odds with my programming.
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[personal profile] tootsiepop 2019-03-11 09:44 pm (UTC)(link)
I know. I haven't forgotten.

[That doesn't mean it's not frustrating. He was made to solve mysteries. Failing to rise to the challenge this one time is... not something he's equipped to deal with.]

But thank you for your concern. Your words have been noted.
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[personal profile] tootsiepop 2019-03-16 02:13 am (UTC)(link)
[A little bit of both, maybe. If Connor's being passive aggressive, he doesn't seem to be aware of it himself. He doesn't even seem to notice how emotional he's being over this.]

No... I don't mind. What would you like to talk about, specifically?
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WHOOPS... it happens

[personal profile] tootsiepop 2019-03-16 03:15 pm (UTC)(link)
You may.

[Calling them his own desires might be a stretch, given what they are... As Mizuki will soon learn.]

I was assigned a mission by my creators. One that has proven... more challenging than initially expected. [An understatement, really.] Failure is not an option. So this competition is a means to achieve CyberLife's goals.