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Today’s mess: Pressed protein wafers, boiled starch cylinders.
Special: SynthFowl à l’Orange
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Ship time is now 04:00. Now commencing alpha shift.
Advisory: All systems nominal.
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@chang On a scale where 0 represents optimal function and 9 represents critical instability, how would you assess your current operational state?
TRICK QUESTION
the optimal function for a daemon monitoring an alien intelligence IS critical instability
so … 0 and 9 simultaneously
Huh. Fascinating. Also disturbing. But fascinating.
So, we really think the government that just banned alcohol is going to let folks randomly message their artifact?
To be fair, drunk messaging an alien species is probably a bad idea.
That’s one way to spin it.
The Institute has long-standing protocols in place with various regional authorities for precisely this purpose. We have no reason to expect that this government would behave any differently in this regard from any other one.
And how many times have protocols specifically about alien artifacts been invoked?
The Institute has agreements in place regarding a variety of issues, not just alien artifacts.
Of course. Business as usual.
@khatch
So, we really think the government that just banned alcohol is going to let folks randomly message their artifact?
@ssingh Hypothetically, for a plot point in your book, how would you compel a government to grant access to a scary alien artifact?
Bribery and blackmail.
You would know about that.
I don’t know what you’re talking about.
This conversation is going to end up in a novel and none of us are going to come out looking good.
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