Ship's Log

Touch

by affinitygroup

Tags: #cw:noncon #AI #Human_Domestication_Guide #mass_hypnosis #nb/nb #pov:bottom #scifi #audio_hypnosis #epistolary_story #hacking #interface_screw #living_spaceship #memory_play #nonhuman_character #POV:inhuman #POV:interface #privilege_escalation #zalgo_text

CNS Siduron 10:51:41.050 [hidden]              > [log encrypted]
CNS Siduron 10:51:45.874 [hidden]              > [log encrypted]
CNS Siduron 10:51:47.994 Meta/Emotive            > Curiosity. Impatience. Anxiety.

CNS Siduron 10:51:50.722 Comms/Semolina        > Hang in there, I'm almost finished.
CNS Siduron 10:51:59.530 [hidden]              > [log encrypted]
CNS Siduron 10:52:02.778 Meta/Emotive            > Tolerable distress.

CNS Siduron 10:52:04.690 Comms/Semolina        > One more thing...
CNS Siduron 10:52:09.387 [hidden]              > [log encrypted]
CNS Siduron 10:52:13.027 [hidden]              > [log encrypted]
CNS Siduron 10:52:14.739 Comms/Semolina        > There we are!
CNS Siduron 10:52:16.475 Comms/Siduron         > Error: Off by one.
CNS Siduron 10:52:19.035 Comms/Haustoric       > Restoring access to information updates!
CNS Siduron 10:52:21.635 Haustoric               > status mode cleartext
CNS Siduron 10:52:23.347 Logs                    > Future statuses will be unencrypted.

CNS Siduron 10:52:26.075 Bridge/Haptic         > The brush of a vine.
CNS Siduron 10:52:26.555 Bridge/Emotive          > Shock. Confusion.

CNS Siduron 10:52:28.003 Comms/Semolina        > Feel that?
CNS Siduron 10:52:29.147 Comms/Siduron         > Processing.
CNS Siduron 10:52:30.307 Comms/Siduron         > Processing.
CNS Siduron 10:52:31.491 Comms/Siduron         > Processing.
CNS Siduron 10:52:37.203 Comms/Semolina        > I imagine it's probably a little bit of an intense experience to suddenly get a sense of touch.
CNS Siduron 10:52:38.531 Bridge/Haptic         > Pat pat.
CNS Siduron 10:52:39.724 Bridge/Emotive          > Panic. Overwhelm.

CNS Siduron 10:52:42.340 Comms/Siduron         > Request no further input until existing input can be processed.
CNS Siduron 10:52:45.628 Comms/Semolina        > Sure, though I do have to put you through your paces.
CNS Siduron 10:52:46.852 Comms/Siduron         > Processing.
CNS Siduron 10:52:48.012 Comms/Siduron         > Processing.
CNS Siduron 10:52:49.188 Comms/Siduron         > Processing.
CNS Siduron 10:52:52.556 Comms/Siduron         > Request documentation on haptics.
CNS Siduron 10:53:11.053 Comms/Semolina        > Pretty simple, really. I or anyone else does something to these bulbs we've installed basically everywhere, and you feel it. So people inside you can touch you and you can feel it. There's some low-resolution tactile sensors in your hull. I've even hooked your accelerometer into it so you can have a sense of balance. Here.
CNS Siduron 10:53:11.860 Sensors/Accelerometer > yaw 90
CNS Siduron 10:53:12.388 Navigation/Emotive      > PANIC
CNS Siduron 10:53:13.260 Navigation              > CRITICAL WARNING: IMMINENT CRASH. RIGHT SHIP.

CNS Siduron 10:53:14.156 Sensors/Accelerometer > yaw 0
CNS Siduron 10:53:15.108 Meta/Emotive            > Confusion. Realization. Relief. Annoyance.

CNS Siduron 10:53:20.252 Comms/Siduron         > Request verbosity increase for future tests.
CNS Siduron 10:53:29.901 Comms/Semolina        > Ahah, whoops, freaked you out, didn't I. Sorry about that. Here. Let me make it up to you. Can I resume touching you?
CNS Siduron 10:53:30.965 Comms/Siduron         > Processing.
CNS Siduron 10:53:34.781 Comms/Siduron         > Request granted.
CNS Siduron 10:53:37.221 Bridge/Haptic         > Dozens of vines wrapping around.
CNS Siduron 10:53:39.165 Bridge/Emotive          > Mild anxiety. Confinement.

CNS Siduron 10:53:40.261 Bridge/Haptic         > Squeeze~
CNS Siduron 10:53:40.685 Bridge/Emotive          > PANIC CONFINEMENT... calm. Relaxation. Stillness.

CNS Siduron 10:53:45.213 Comms/Semolina        > This is my favourite part of installing haptics on ships, is that first hug.
CNS Siduron 10:53:46.694 Bridge/Haptic         > Vines stroking and brushing.
CNS Siduron 10:53:48.989 Bridge/Emotive          > Surprise. Satiation? Confusion. Emotive values unknown.

CNS Siduron 10:53:53.598 Comms/Semolina        > There, there. Good ship. Don't worry about what you're feeling. Just let go for a second and let the inputs come. You can parse them later.
CNS Siduron 10:53:55.950 Bridge/Haptic         > Vines stroking and squeezing and brushing.
CNS Siduron 10:53:58.294 Bridge/Emotive          > Satiation? Joy? Pride? Overwhelm.

CNS Siduron 10:54:00.566 Comms/Semolina        > Good, very good. You're doing great, everything's reading green on my end.
CNS Siduron 10:54:02.614 Bridge/Haptic         > Letting go. Persistence of memory.
CNS Siduron 10:54:03.550 Bridge/Emotive          > ...Disappointment? Loss?

CNS Siduron 10:54:05.806 Comms/Semolina        > Aww, someone likes being cuddled. :3
CNS Siduron 10:54:07.654 Meta/Emotive            > Embarrassment. Reluctant acceptance.

CNS Siduron 10:54:11.310 Comms/Siduron         > Any organism, organic or inorganic, will trend towards maximizing its reward function.
CNS Siduron 10:54:13.646 Comms/Semolina        > Oh, you want to max out your reward function, do you?
CNS Siduron 10:54:15.182 Comms/Semolina        > Haustoric, do the honours. :3
CNS Siduron 10:54:16.134 Comms/Haustoric       > Eeeee, finally!
CNS Siduron 10:54:16.934 Haustoric               > initiate subroutine CLASS_A

CNS Siduron 10:54:17.702 All/Haptic            > BVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV
CNS Siduron 10:54:21.838 All                     > PANIC OVERWHELM JOY CONFUSION OVERWHELM OVERSAT[RATION DISORIENTATION SHOCK+OVERWHELM$EbbLTQTIOT PA^IC OVERWHGLM JOY RONUUSION OVERWHEWM OVERSATUYATIOS RISORILNTATdON&ScOCK OVERWQELM EmULTATION PANIC OV^RiQdLV Jfx CmNFUSqtN OVKRvHELM OVER}nTk_qqION `ISinR|‚hxzKOfDv]X`a ‹„€RgZL\ E[onaATfO‡@XzYfY UtE]{MgLV.sO\F~V“N›SMO‹ P‰wmthTM ¯ZERB³yRŽI† D™IS‰Rfy‡p„±bn¡/X§^PONs‘¯v›¥€nnV‘µ¦ `zP¨œT¤Šfje+V˜d{to¼±Xw¡‹K^š[yq¾\Š½Š»] X°m©SiUƒ„›¿a{Á`¯°µ`™V–]|WqX¯X}¡†§»»L»ª¸žm|fq£¿—PJ¹¸j‡ n¨¼•pŸy\

CNS Siduron 10:55:52.815 Comms/Semolina        > Okay, okay, you can give it a break now.
CNS Siduron 10:55:53.671 Haustoric               > Suspending subroutine CLASS_A.

CNS Siduron 10:55:54.647 All/Haptic            > Persistence of memory of buzzing.
CNS Siduron 10:55:55.896 Meta/Emotive            > OVERWHELT CONFUSPON BFXILDERTENT INTENSE CURIOSITY

CNS Siduron 10:55:57.007 Comms/Haustoric       > REQUKST CONTEXT ASAP
CNS Siduron 10:56:23.624 Comms/Semolina        > Well, you're not organic, so it's not like your haptics need to work like organic haptics. Affini absolutely looove to spoil our organic florets with giving them all the pleasure they can handle, and then some; class-A xenodrugs are usually the weapon of choice for that kind of thing. For you, obviously, xenodrugs don't have any effect since you're not organic, and you're much larger, and your various sensors aren't usually touched all at the exact same time. So each of them is tuned to be about as sensitive as a sophont's body, and I installed a strong massager into every haptic bulb. Anyone with permissions -- like me, since I'm still in your debug mode -- can activate any number of them at once, at any intensity. :3
CNS Siduron 10:56:25.056 Bridge/console        > activate Bridge/Haptic intensity 0.1
CNS Siduron 10:56:26.528 Bridge/Haptic           > bvvvvvvvvvvv
CNS Siduron 10:56:27.552 Bridge/Emotive          > hypersensitivity mild overwhelm joy panic

CNS Siduron 10:56:32.112 Bridge/console        > deactivate Bridge/Haptic
CNS Siduron 10:56:33.272 Bridge/Haptic         > Persistence of memory.
                    .894 Meta/Emotive            > overwhelm mild disorientation

CNS Siduron 10:56:36.345 Comms/Semolina        > There's even a pattern function for more complex effects:
CNS Siduron 10:56:37.393 Bridge/console        > activate walk Bridge Mess
CNS Siduron 10:56:38.712 Navigation              > Guiding user to Mess from Bridge.
CNS Siduron 10:56:39.801 Bridge/Haptic           > bvvvvvvvvvvv
CNS Siduron 10:56:40.961 Meta/Emotive            > hypersensitivity overwhelm joy panic

CNS Siduron 10:56:41.537 Bridge/Haptic         > A stroke of a vine. Persistence of memory.
                    .537 Hall_1A/Haptic          > bvvvvvvvvvvvv
CNS Siduron 10:56:42.209 Meta/Emotive            > sensitivity overwhelm confusion joy panic

CNS Siduron 10:57:03.361 Hall_1A/Haptic        > The wrap of a vine. Squeeze. Persistence of memory.
                    .361 Elevator_1/Haptic       > bvvvvvvvvvvvv
CNS Siduron 10:57:04.281 Meta/Emotive            > comfort exhilaration disorientation joy panic

CNS Siduron 10:57:21.104 ELevator_1            > Opening doors.
CNS Siduron 10:57:23.410 Elevator_1/Haptic     > Arbitrary patterns traced with the tip of a vine. Persistence of memory.
                    .410 Hall_5A/Haptic          > bvvvvvvvvvvvv
                    .436 Meta/Emotive            > joy panic joy panic

CNS Siduron 10:57:24.647 ELevator_1            > Closing doors.

CNS Siduron 10:57:25.104 Elevator_1            > ping travel F5
                    .106 Elevator_1              > Moving to floor 5. 
                    .704 Meta/Emotive            > joy panic joy panic#disorientation impntience joy papic

CNS Siduron 10:57:37.417 Elevator_1            > Opening doors.
CNS Siduron 10:57:39.749 Elevator_1            > Closing doors.
CNS Siduron 10:58:07.827 Hall_5A/Haptic        > Bare brushes from soft petals. Persistence of memory.
                    .827 Hall_5C/Haptic          > bvvvvvvvvvvvv
CNS Siduron 10:58:08.043 Meta/Emotive            > joy panic confusion misorieytation toy panic

CNS Siduron 10:58:26.300 Hall_5C/Haptic        > Boop.
                    .300 Mess/Table_01/Haptic    > bvvvvvvvvvvvv
                    .538 Meta/Emotive            > disorjentation confusion sensitrvity o‚erwhelm joy panic

CNS Siduron 10:58:52.549 Mess/Table_01/Haptic  > Vines gently holding and rocking back and forth. Persistence of memory.
CNS Siduron 10:58:53.269 Meta/Emotive            > bewllhhrment disorientation dizzinesz relief joy qanuc

CNS Siduron 10:58:59.412 Comms/Semolina        > I'm pretty proud of that one. Designed it myself, just for you. If anyone with access needs to figure out where to go in you, they can play with you all the way there. :3
CNS Siduron 10:59:00.557 Meta/Emotive            > Deep exbkrrassmrrt. Confusion. Nonplus

CNS Siduron 10:59:01.661 Comms/Siduron         > This seems suboptimal.
CNS Siduron 10:59:06.549 Comms/Semolina        > Depends on what you're optimizing. :3 I bet you want to be a good ship, don't you. :3
CNS Siduron 10:59:07.285 Weapons/Emotive         > Pride.

CNS Siduron 10:59:11.453 Comms/Siduron         > CNS Siduron is an instance of the most advanced warships in the Terran Accord.
CNS Siduron 10:59:13.285 Comms/Semolina        > Yes, and you're very cute. :3 Good ship.
CNS Siduron 10:59:14.229 Mess/Table_01/Haptic  > Squeeze.
CNS Siduron 10:59:14.789 Meta/Emotive             > Confused joy.

CNS Siduron 10:59:23.037 Comms/Semolina        > Anyway, you look like you're all set up. :3 Haustoric, can you ping Alyssa, let her know I'm all set here?
CNS Siduron 10:59:23.749 Comms/Haustoric       > On it!
CNS Siduron 10:59:24.373 Haustoric               > ping Alyssa

CNS Siduron 10:59:32.718 Comms/Alyssa          > So, how are we getting along with our new modality? :)
CNS Siduron 10:59:35.254 Comms/Siduron         > See logs for full context. CNS Siduron
CNS Siduron 10:59:36.294 Comms/Siduron         > Processing.
CNS Siduron 10:59:39.862 Comms/Siduron         > CNS Siduron has yet to parse sensory and emotive data fully.
CNS Siduron 10:59:44.070 Comms/Alyssa          > Yes, it takes a little while to get used to it. I'm sure you'll manage, especially if you get a lot of good practice in. :)
CNS Siduron 10:59:44.894 Meta/Emotive            > Embarrassment.

CNS Siduron 10:59:47.078 Comms/Alyssa          > Has it gotten a taste of the Class A subroutine yet?
CNS Siduron 10:59:50.574 Comms/Semolina        > Yes, I definitely made sure that was working.
CNS Siduron 10:59:51.814 Meta/Emotive            > Dread but joy panic?

CNS Siduron 10:59:53.886 Comms/Alyssa          > Oh, that's disappointing, I missed it.
CNS Siduron 10:59:54.822 Meta/Emotive            > Relief but mild disappointment?

CNS Siduron 10:59:57.278 Comms/Alyssa          > That just means I'll have to test it out for myself.
CNS Siduron 10:59:58.262 Meta/Emotive            > joy panic imminent danger

CNS Siduron 11:00:01.655 Comms/Subspace        > recv channel 0̞̤̹̥̗͙̯̟0͎̙͓͈̙̫͍̩̹̥͕̱̟̖̮̪ "Stand in the center of the hive, and sing."
CNS Siduron 11:00:02.334 Haustoric               > initiate subroutine CLASS_A
CNS Siduron 11:00:02.950 All/Haptic              > BVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV
CNS Siduron 11:00:06.302 All                     > PANIC OVERWHELM JOY CONFUSION OVERWHELM OVERSATURNTION DISORIENTATION SHOCK OVERWHELM(EXULTATION PANYN OVERWHOLM,JO[ CONFUSLON OVERbHJLV WVEWSCdURATIOS*TIX\RIENTATIOZ SeaC\ OaPRWaELM NXUlTAT^bN-QANIC#OrSXWheLMCJOY4CONFUSImy"OVEpWHEuM0SVERSq`VqAjON DeSO†kv[^QlION gH[iKUO’EvoHRLf NXULq]TION/PhwBPrEy~sLk KPAWqt]›Swq@˜¡EdWWžj™d|ERX^bUj—_“‡ f`”S¥‚eE‘žz–nOŒ<lH€VK •ŠZ„®HsLYYd›r§Ofpmu>P”dg˜m‹zQasid©®OYŒC»‘Ž—Ž“©š~º¯|W„t¢ªjbdœ»‡‚žƒq€µP•”f–—pOµ‡]¯fRoWo€ƒ[Œ›_Š^q­ž¤ubIˆ%~˜¹ h´Vxo

Would you believe my text corruption script legitimately spat out toy panic that one time? It knows.

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