text >> anonymous.

[ashaya]

124 150 151 163 040 151 163 040 141 040 163 164 141 156 144 141 162 144 040 164 145 163 164 040 157 146 040 164 150 145 040 165 156 151 166 145 162 163 141 154 040 164 162 141 156 163 154 141 164 151 157 156 040 163 171 163 164 145 155 056 040 012 012 111 146 040 171 157 165 040 141 162 145 040 141 142 154 145 040 164 157 040 165 156 144 145 162 163 164 141 156 144 040 155 171 040 155 145 163 163 141 147 145 054 040 162 145 163 160 157 156 144 040 151 156 040 153 151 156 144 056 012 012 123 151 147 156 151 156 147 040 157 146 146 056

( ooc: octal conversion for characters who might be able to decode it. spock was cleared to use ciphers and their ilk without immediate translation, so let's get after it(????). anyway: hover to see what he's saying! )

Comments

[drugsnotclubs]

Some kinda numbers game, I guess? Either that or you're real bad at counting.

You used 40 a lot

anonymous.

[ashaya]

One would find most individuals with diagnosable 114 047 164 141 153 040 124 145 162 141 151 to invariably struggle with this method, yes.

[ as dry as the sands of vulcan, but. give him 14.3 seconds to record his results and mumble a little note of "fascinating" to himself. ]

Using your former hypothesis: in part. 040 would indeed appear with increased frequency by your estimations.

[drugsnotclubs]

[He cannot tell if that was a dig or if this guy is just dry and boring or both. And while numbers games are definitely not this thing.... he also doesn't like the idea of giving up and losing.]

so it's like a code game?

Maybe one of those where you add all the numbers up? So like... 7 6 7 10...

You end up with a lot of repeats, though

[ashaya]

[ shinji wouldn't be the first to accuse him of being boring or dry. or both. it really depends on one's definition and how much they're willing to prod him. or, in some cases, pay attention to the fact that spock isn't interested in being tepid or polite - at least, in the way someone wouldn't get the inevitable sort of l'esprit de l'escalier. ]

A game, sir?

[ is he being a little shit. yes. is he also making a comment on the fact that he finds it interesting that shinji is taking it as a personal challenge? yes. he tends to like that sort of stubbornness when it serves a person appropriately. ]

To borrow a Human idiom, I believe you are "getting warmer."

[drugsnotclubs]

[wow he has NEVER BEEN CALLED SIR IN HIS LIFE.... mostly because he's from Japan, lol.]

Yeah? If it was a secret to someone, you'd just message them. And if you wanted to say something to everyone you wouldn't say it in numbers. So... seems like a game to me.

Maybe one you non-humans play.

[what sort of non human??? Who knows!! Maybe one with squiggly tentacle legs and six eyes. No idea. Anyway he'll keep cursing at the numbers and pretend he isn't. Add two of them, subtract the third? What would he do with the final number anyway to turn it into a letter? This is dumb.]

[ashaya]

I assure you, sir, that Humans are also capable of participating once they've gathered the relevant information.

In fact, the second method I have used was explicitly formulated by a Human.

[ helpful? maybe if you squint. ]

You are correct in that my purpose was not to transmit a discreet message. Should that have been my prerogative, I would not have utilized unvetted computational devices.

[drugsnotclubs]

yeah the ones who are any good at crazy math...

So what are you anyway, then? I guess you were familiar with humans even before this place, with how you talk about us.

[While he will continue scowling at the numbers, he... is really over his head for this one. He'd have to brute force the thing and honestly that sounds more frustrating than anything.]

[ashaya]

There is very little that is, as you say, "crazy" about computation. However, it does not appear to me that robust and effective curricula centered upon the retention of applied mathematics was made available to this population.

[ it isn't a dig, it's just an observation. but, lucky for shinji, spock has come to the conclusion that if this is indeed a simulation in part or in whole, his "coming clean" as it were about some aspects of his nature would not be in violation of the prime directive. still: ]

A novelty, sir, that you would pose that question to me directly.

[ SPOCK.... ]

Exceedingly. Without breaking laws surrounding confidentiality, I estimate that Humans comprise approximately 99.67% to 99.82% of my cohort.

For my part, I have contributed a significant portion of the inexact percentage.

[drugsnotclubs]

[It's not meant to be a dig, but damn is it good. "All y'all assholes uneducated" is the way he's reading it. And the guy(?) Ain't even wrong.]

It's a phrase. And don't use me as a baseline for that kinda stuff. I was never really into studies and stuff. Pissed some of my friends off.

What would people usually ask behind your back instead? I feel like if you bring up all this "human this, human that" stuff you must wanna talk about how you're not.

[ashaya]

[ humans are funny little creatures that spock loves to hate and hates to love. that he's partly human himself doesn't change anything. and shinji isn't wrong. that's correct. through no fault of their own, usually. maybe if they - okay, this is going to come out of his mouth. it's fine. ]

Indeed? Was your colloquialism not meant to convey an unsound manner of study? [ oh my god. stop. you're going to destroy this poor boy. ] And worry not, sir. A singular point of data does not a baseline make. [ spock stop. ] Three, however, meets an acceptable threshold.

Even so, that is all to say that your marked disinterest in academics is more indicative of a lack of truly beneficial methodologies than a failing on your part. [ damn spock. ]

[ anyway. ]

That is what I said. However, to base one's argument on insufficient data is to increase the likelihood of error. An individual may choose their wording to consider the presence of other, nonhumanoid entities or may choose to specify in the knowledge that they may exist elsewhere.

[drugsnotclubs]

[THE SHADE??? Wrapped up in neat little "lulz logic" bundles??? Holy shit, bro.]

I dunno what you mean by an 'unsound manner of study' so I'll say no. More just things that are more complicated than I'll ever need.

I've definitely got someone for you to tell that second part too, though...

[PLEASE tell Mitsuru it's not his fault that school is fucking boring and bullshit and all the teachers are insane???]

yeah you say that but you keep calling me 'Sir' despite knowing theres more options, so which is it?

[ashaya]

While not wholly untrue, the inability to access such studies and foster its foundational concepts holds concern for equitable societal progress.

[ jesus christ. ] If you believe it to be of benefit, I will give the invitation to engage in discourse with the individual you speak of due consideration.

[ spock no. also he is giving it || much consideration. ]

In many cultures, "sir" is considered a neutral form of address, often used by those under the employ of military and governmental systems. As you had not corrected me prior, I presumed it an acceptable honorific. Was I mistaken?

[ examining nails emoji. ]