week 2, tuesday

[seaclipsed]

[ katara is seated in front of the bonfire, cooking... well, fish. fish is probably like 90% of everyone's diet at this point honestly.

anyway, this is a good opportunity for anyone to come by. it's almost midnight don't expect me to write anything more eloquent than this dammit. ]

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[seaclipsed]

[ why do i keep apping characters who don't know what modern shit is ]

They're like... programmed, right?

[ she says this in the tone of someone who has that word said to her a billion times and she only has a vague understanding of what it means. ]

[vipmix]

[so that I'm stuck explaining robots to cavemen I guess!!!]

Hmmm... yes and no. You're in a war, so I assume you have some sort of man-operated machinery, yes? [he's HOPIng]

[seaclipsed]

Oh, yeah we do.

[ granted all of it is like... powered by bending. ]

[vipmix]

[y'all had a tank and blimps let me live??]

"Programming" is a way to automate functions on a machine. The actual process is a little more complicated than that, but that's the short of it.

[hums a bit as he thinks]

Now, when it comes to the Chiefs, what they're capable of doing-- I'm fairly certain that falls into a domain called "artificial intelligence". I'm not an expert, since it was still only theoretical where I'm from, but the kind of cognitive thought and learning they've displayed is far past anything a human being could've programmed into a machine. Does that make sense so far?

[seaclipsed]

[ yeah and that shit was powered by bending. ]

I think so. Basically, they're... machines that are smarter than the typical ones.

[vipmix]

Hmmm... Close enough. [shrugs] It's a little closer to machines that have been given life, but that implies more emotions than these two have shown so far.

[seaclipsed]

So it's more like a half life?

[ video game nerds yell for a sequel in the distance ]

[vipmix]

That's... not a bad way to see it. I can't say I know much of how souls work regarding machines, but they sure act like soulless beings, don't they?

[seaclipsed]

Yeah. Pal... more than Hal, actually, when you look at it.

[vipmix]

Hmhmmm. There's something unnerving in someone committing atrocities with a smile.

[he says, straight-faced]

[seaclipsed]

[ i hate u ]

Especially since he's not the one who does most of the talking from what I've seen. It's the other one who does that.

[vipmix]

But he's enjoying it from the sidelines regardless.

[seaclipsed]

Has anyone actually tried punching that one? I've only seen people go after Hal.

[vipmix]

I'd assume it'd end exactly the same way, but you can always try it if you're curious.

[seaclipsed]

It's less curiosity and just more that I reeeeally want to hit them.

[vipmix]

I can't say I wouldn't enjoy a few acts of violence myself [when will josh drop a vending machine on someone], but there's no point trying while we're still playing this game.

[seaclipsed]

If we can't hurt them while playing the game then what's the point.

[vipmix]

There's always an after.

[i mean implying people live through this but]

No, if there's anything that could work, it's easy to assume it'll take both coordination and the element of surprise, so a straight up punch is out.

[seaclipsed]

They seem to always expect us to go after them.

... although, has anyone made an attempt on just a normal day?

[vipmix]

Not that I can recall [its been three weeks fuck if I know], but I assume so long as they're aware, it wouldn't work.

[seaclipsed]

If I were them I'd just always assume someone might try attacking me.

[vipmix]

You'd have no choice, with a game like that. It'd need something rather extreme to get the element of surprise on them.

[seaclipsed]

Fine. Then we'll do something extreme.

[ like BLOW UP THE VOLCANO ]

[vipmix]

That won't get everyone killed? Sounds like it'll interesting.

[seaclipsed]

It's better than doing absolutely nothing.