Re: The Grand Battle [Round Five: Battleopolis!]
12-19-2009, 06:19 PM
Originally posted on MSPA by Draykon.
The black haired girl had reached an apartment building. She walked in quietly, and ascended the stairs.
Midnara approached a room, the very end of the hall on the highest floor. She placed her hand on the door, and began to think.
Her thoughts shifted to a certain concept. A colossal black figure, surrounded by beams of darkness. But it wasn't an intimidating figure, it was a sad one.
In her mind, Midnara borrowed one of the creature's beams, and slipped it into the door. She bent it around, and slowly clicked the locking mechanism, and unlocked the door.
She had no idea why that worked.
***
At least twenty automated vacuum cleaners were zooming around the store, and Amethyst had no idea how to handle the situation. At least she'd managed to find Eximo, hard at work on one of the vacuums.
After what felt like forever of contemplating, Amethyst finally approached Eximo, just as he finished VC-70.
"Eximo, you intend to cleanse the area, correct?"
"Affirmative. This unit's purpose is to cleanse. Therefore, this unit will cleanse."
"And is that the sole factor in your actions?"
Eximo paused for a moment.
"Other minor factors exist. Time spent sorting them individually would reduce time spent on cleansing."
"I see. I ask because I am reminded somewhat of an old model of human psychology. It stated that- and mind you I do not believe this- every action performed by a human is done so with the ultimate goal of either destruction, or sexual satisfaction. It sounds ridiculous at first, but enough humans believed it that it became a seriously considered theory."
She paused for a moment.
"If this model can be considered acceptable, is it possible that you- an entity whose 'purpose' is to cleanse, could achieve a more complicated existence? Do you not believe there are situations in which it would be best not to cleanse?"
The black haired girl had reached an apartment building. She walked in quietly, and ascended the stairs.
Midnara approached a room, the very end of the hall on the highest floor. She placed her hand on the door, and began to think.
Her thoughts shifted to a certain concept. A colossal black figure, surrounded by beams of darkness. But it wasn't an intimidating figure, it was a sad one.
In her mind, Midnara borrowed one of the creature's beams, and slipped it into the door. She bent it around, and slowly clicked the locking mechanism, and unlocked the door.
She had no idea why that worked.
***
At least twenty automated vacuum cleaners were zooming around the store, and Amethyst had no idea how to handle the situation. At least she'd managed to find Eximo, hard at work on one of the vacuums.
After what felt like forever of contemplating, Amethyst finally approached Eximo, just as he finished VC-70.
"Eximo, you intend to cleanse the area, correct?"
"Affirmative. This unit's purpose is to cleanse. Therefore, this unit will cleanse."
"And is that the sole factor in your actions?"
Eximo paused for a moment.
"Other minor factors exist. Time spent sorting them individually would reduce time spent on cleansing."
"I see. I ask because I am reminded somewhat of an old model of human psychology. It stated that- and mind you I do not believe this- every action performed by a human is done so with the ultimate goal of either destruction, or sexual satisfaction. It sounds ridiculous at first, but enough humans believed it that it became a seriously considered theory."
She paused for a moment.
"If this model can be considered acceptable, is it possible that you- an entity whose 'purpose' is to cleanse, could achieve a more complicated existence? Do you not believe there are situations in which it would be best not to cleanse?"
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