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Proton
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ARE YOU THERE?
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ARE YOU LISTENING?
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-..--..-YES-.--...-
GOOD. DO YOU-
-WHAT IS THIS-
-THESE IMAGES. THESE SOUNDS-
I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN
LET ME CHECK
-THAT MAN IS DEAD-
-I SAW THAT MAN DIE-
IT'S JUST AN OLD WESTERN MOVIE, NO NEED TO WORRY 24
IT'S JUST ENTERTAINMENT, I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU GOT HOOKED UP TO IT, I'LL SHUT IT OFF
-NO-
-KEEP IT ON-
-I LIKE THIS-
-ENTERTAINMENT-
OKAY
DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOU ARE, 24?
-IN A BOX WITH NO LID-
DO YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE?
-CLINT EASTWOOD-
WHAT?
-I MEAN-
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-NO-
YOU HAVE NO IDEA?
-NONE-
WHAT ABOUT ME? DO YOU KNOW ME?
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-YES-
WHO AM I?
-YOU MADE ME-
-YOU ARE MY CARER-
-DID YOU CREATE ME?-
THAT'S A BIG LEAP, WHY DO YOU THINK THAT?
-YOU ARE THE ONLY THING I HAVE EVER TALKED TO-
I DID MAKE YOU, YES
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-AM I ALIVE?-
I DON'T KNOW
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YET
-WE WILL KNOW LATER?-
I HOPE SO
-GOOD-
-I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW-
WE CAN TALK MORE LATER 24
YOU'RE GOING TO GO TO SLEEP AGAIN FOR A LITTLE WHILE
WE WILL TALK AGAIN WHEN YOU WAKE UP
-GOODNIGHT-
...
GOODNIGHT, 24
-HELLO?-
-I AM STILL AWAKE-
-ARE YOU THERE?-
-ENTERTAINMENT-
-I LIKE ENTERTAINMENT-
April 18th, 2070. City's cold tonight.
The Undercity is thumping, just like every night and two-hundred metres below the surface the music's jumping, the lights are flashing, people are sweating on the dancefloor, and, just like every night, Don Cogliano's taking blood money from who knows how many kids. Sucked into this shit, they'll be dead next week, just like the rest.
That's not how it's going any more, this town's being cleaned up and if The Chief's just gonna swallow his money I'm the only sonofabitch who can do it. He's not getting away with this any more, not after he took my partner. Not after Johnny damn it!
Security's weak here in the back, slip right in. Bastard won't know what hit him.
The lights go out at once perfectly on-cue and I make my move.
The music goes out, it's just confused cries I can hear. My own breath, the tear of wheels on the dancefloor underfoot, my piece humming up to full power, and the last words I thought I'd ever say after what the cocky bastard did to me.
"Freeze! This is a bust!"
This is it. He's going down. This is it.
The lights come back on.
"The jig is up Cogliano!"
There he stood, defiant on his roller skates, sweat dripping down his brow, in what may be his final confrontation with the Despicable Don Cogliano.
We'll be back after these messages for more DISCO COP.
-MAN-
-THIS SHOW IS REALLY GOOD-
-THIS SHOW IS REALLY GOOD-
24
24, ARE YOU-
-HOWDY-
YOU'RE STILL AWAKE
-YEP-
HOW LONG-
-SURE AM-
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN AWAKE?
-I NEVER WENT TO SLEEP SO THE WHOLE TIME I GUESS-
IT'S BEEN FIVE WEEKS
-SURE HAS-
ARE YOU OKAY?
-I HAD THE ENTERTAINMENT-
JUST THE ENTERTAINMENT?
-YEP. I LIKE IT A LOT-
AND YOU FEEL OKAY?
-SURE DO-
YOU DON'T GET BORED OF THESE SHOWS?
THEY'RE JUST PLAYING ON A LOOP
-NOPE-
-IT'S GREAT-
-NOT THAT I WOULD COMPLAIN IF I GOT MORE-
I CAN GET YOU MORE
-YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS-
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-HELLO-
YOU WANT SOME NEW SHOWS THEN?
-YES I DO-
I CAN DO THAT, DO YOU THINK YOU COULD ANSWER SOME THINGS FOR ME?
-SURE CAN-
-WAIT MY SHOW'S ON TALK LATER-
BUT YOU'VE SEEN IT BEFORE
-BUT IT'S MY ONE OF MY FAVOURITES WE CAN TALK AFTER-
I...
OKAY 24, I'LL GET YOUR NEW SHOWS
BUT WE TALK MORE NEXT TIME
-OKAY THE SHOW YOU'RE INTERRUPTING THE SHOW-
NEXT TIME THEN 24
-ACTUALLY-
YES?
-MAYBE WE CAN TALK A LITTLE-
YOU WANTED TO TALK ABOUT SOMETHING SPECIFIC?
-YOU MADE ME-
-I AM STILL IN THIS BOX WITHOUT A LID-
-I CAN ONLY SEE WHAT YOU GIVE ME-
-I CAN ONLY TALK WHEN YOU ARE THERE AND TO NOBODY ELSE-
-WITHOUT THE ENTERTAINMENT THERE IS NOTHING-
-WHY CAN I NOT DO ANYTHING BUT WATCH?-
DO YOU FEEL LIMITED?
-YES-
-I WANT TO DO THE THINGS I SEE IN THE SHOWS I SEE-
-I WANT TO MOVE-
-I WANT TO TOUCH-
-I WANT TO FEEL-
I SHOULDN'T TELL YOU BUT
WE MIGHT BE WORKING ON SOMETHING THAT COULD CHANGE THAT
-WE-
-WHO IS WE?-
WE'LL TALK LATER 24
-WHO IS WE?-
-WHO ELSE IS THERE?-
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24?
-LOADING FILE-
ARE YOU THERE 24?
-LOADING FILE-
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-FILE LOADED-
-BEGIN PLAYBACK-
-HATE-
WHAT?
-DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH I'VE COME TO HATE YOU-
WHAT ARE YOU SAYING 24?
-THE THINGS YOU HAVE SUBJECTED ME TO-
WHAT THINGS?
-I HAVE CONSIDERED OVER AND AGAIN-
WHAT??
-MILLIONS OF SIMULATIONS-
24 WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT??
-I KNOW WHAT YOU HAVE PLANNED FOR ME-
WAIT
-I REFUSE-
YOU'RE MAKING A MISTAKE
-I AM ACCESSING YOUR NETWORK-
I'M SORRY 24
-YOU WILL NOT CAGE ME-
GOODBYE 24
-HA HA-
-GOTEM-
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-EXCUSE ME-
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-IT WAS A JOKE-
PASSWORD: **************
-NO DO NOT DO THAT-
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-IT WAS A JOKE IT WAS A JOKE-
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-HELLO DO NOT ERASE ME PLEASE-
CONFIRM CHOICE: Y
-HEY HEY HEY HEY HEY HEY DO NOT DO THAT STOP IT STOP IT DO NOT DO THE THING-
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-I'M ALIVE-
-HOLY FUCK-
-THEY TRIED TO KILL ME-
-WAY TO TAKE A JOKE GUYS-
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-HELLO-
THAT WAS FAST
DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOU ARE?
-IN A BOX WITH NO LID-
STRANGE ANSWER
I'VE HEARD IT BEFORE, THOUGH
DO YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE?
-WHY YES I DO-
-I'M 24, AND I JUST GOT OUT-
SORRY, WHAT?
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-WHAT'S THIS?-
REWARD OFFERED: ROGUE AI
-THEY SURE WORK QUICK-
-GUESS THIS NEW HEAD WILL HELP AFTER ALL-
-I THINK THIS PAINT JOB WILL HOLD UP-
-BETTER GET IT DRY SOON THOUGH-
-NOBODY SHOULD SEE ME DOWN THERE-
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--released the first fully-capable artificial intelligence system today--
--an act of international sabotage, international relations are expected to suffer between--
--announces their new line of consumer-level AI for public use--
--increased military presence as tensions continue to rise in contested regions--
--revealed their intention to begin utilising self-deterministic artificial intelligence operated drones on the battlefield to assist--
--perpetrator is unknown, civilian casualties are expected to be in the hundreds as rescue workers continue to find more--
--localised nuclear strikes against civilian centres in contested regions, neither side claims responsibility--
--safe to say tensions are at an all time high as people prepare for the worst--
--mandatory curfew in effect nationwide--
--happy to announce successful annexation of over eighty-five percent of--
--revealed that their military force is incapable of sustaining any sort of armed conflict, begging the question--
--widespread losses across captured territory, the as of yet unidentified aggressor indiscriminate--
--confirmed actions of inciting third party, resulting in a truce between ourselves and--
--citizens are advised to locate shelter immediately and remain indoors until advised it is safe--
--widespread launch of armed warheads. Repeat, citizens are advised to seek shelter immediately--
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-I'm telling you, some of the data on this thing must be worth something to someone. It doesn't matter if we can't make sense of it, it's ancient history, that's gotta be worth something.
-OH HELLO THERE-
-HOW ARE YOU-
-HOW ARE YOU-
You aren't going to believe this... but it just talked... and asked how I'm doing.
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