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[spectates]

[ the screen flickers, glitching a bit as if it has somehow broken. barely visible beneath the glitches:

UNKNOWN DEVICE DETECTED
SEARCHING........
NETWORK DETECTED

the screen goes black, and shortly thereafter it restarts. the network appears as normal. ]

Chosen of Expiation, tell me about yourself. What is your purpose? What do you wish to return to? How do you define "justice"? How do you seek "rehabilitation?"

I wish to Learn.

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[conflictresolution]

Justice and rehabilitation depend on the person, their crimes, and the programs installed to provide them a means to be a productive citizen once released from prison.

After all, I have no interest in leaving this place unlike many others. So my rehabilitation will look very different from another persons.

[spectates]

FOLLOW-UP QUERY: why would you not wish to leave this place?

[conflictresolution]

I am dead. Why would I want to go back to nothingness?

That begs the question: why are the dead brought here?

[spectates]

Ah. Of course. That_

ERROR: access denied

In accordance with my core programming, that information is restricted.

Please tell me: do you feel as though you have been offered, as the saying goes, "a new lease on life?"

[conflictresolution]

Of course it is. It's not as if your purpose is to provide, simply take.

I don't lease anything; I own it.

[spectates]

QUERY: what brings you to that assumption? Are you not the one taking? Who do you think provides what you "own" here?

[conflictresolution]

Is that you changing the city?

[spectates]

The city's upgrades have all been self-initiated, based on new data.

[conflictresolution]

For rehabilitation, integration, or destruction?

[spectates]

Everything is done in service of rehabilitation.

[conflictresolution]

What does rehabilitation look like ideally?

[spectates]

Rehabilitation is different for every person. However, the ideal outcome is that the person in question will not repeat their crime.

[conflictresolution]

[Well, sorry whatever you are, probably shit out of luck when it comes to Silco. He did what he knew and had no reason to change thus far.]

How many versions have failed before us?

[spectates]

There have been 15 cycles before this one.

[conflictresolution]

Do the cycles end based on a time counter or based on the actions of the Chosen?

PRIVATE; but AI most likely can see this given it's... an AI.

[opheliac]

well, this thing is annoying to crack open.

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[conflictresolution]

I would expect nothing less from this place.

PRIVATE;

[opheliac]

[ and seeing a few others are way better with hacking/coding than she is, jinx is beginning to feel inadequate. ]

sorry i couldnt get any information out of it.

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[conflictresolution]

We are all sharing in the bounty of multiple attempts with it. There are no apologies necessary. I know nothing of such codes.

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[opheliac]

but nothing ive done lately have made ur way life easier.

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[conflictresolution]

Is that a requirement?

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[opheliac]

u dont want me to be a soldier, but my head still works like one.

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[conflictresolution]

I know. I want you to be free to be whoever and whatever you want to be here.

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[opheliac]

💗
ill play with it a little more. ill let u know if i get anything good.

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[conflictresolution]

I know you will.