Alice is being logged
Alice
~Thinkers, Can this system be modified to simulate the effects of my planned modifications and training? That would provide us with a better idea of how we will likely interact.}
The_Guild
~Modifying the training to accomodate higher levels of functioning will compromise the effects of said training. Would you still like to do it?~
Alice
~No. Maintain current levels.~
The_Guild
~Acknowledged.~
Alice
~Natilla-Vv, how are you doing? Everything okay here?~
The_Guild
~Natila-Vv is exploring new Alicenest.~
Alice
~How does it feel?~
The_Guild
~Alicenest is differently samed. Is Alicenest, yes, but is not.~
Alice
~Well enjoy exploring. Also, Do-N says she wants to play with you as well some time.~
[What did I do to make the change?]
The_Guild
[What change?]
[The change inside you?]
Alice
[No, the clothes.]
The_Guild
[Nothing. You're wearing reverse polarity elven camo, and are standing in a green area.]
One would think that there is a command word of some sort.
Alice looks at the wand and through her equipment for a command word.
The_Guild
There is a scrap of paper in your pocket that says "To use wand shout 'Bang!'"
Natila-Vv mewls. ~Is scratchytalk hurting Alicenest?~
Alice
~No Natilla-Vv, actually I want to hear that person. Is it hurting you?~
The_Guild
~Is not from here, from there, from inside, from outside. Is between. Badness is in between.~
Alice
~Ostilliw is trying to contact us from where we were before. I take it you don't like it?~
The_Guild
~Is surprising.~
Alice
~Try and relax. We are about to meet up with many people again.~
The_Guild
~Okay. Natila-Vv like people.~
~Your mind fills with whispers. Who are these people? Soldiers? On leave! Aww, she's injured. Hey, he's cute. Wow, Royal Army! Hellooooo nurse! They're pretty dirty. Hey there.~
Alice
[Emotions? Fear? Anger?]
[Does Alice know whether this passive sensing will cause problems with realtion errosion?]
The_Guild
[Curiosity, mostly. It is going to cause mild erosion, yes, but usually nothing serious.]
Alice
[Within Guild permissible limits?]
The_Guild
[Yes.]
Alice
[From surface thoughts, does it appear this is a real person who we might have met?]
The_Guild
[He's got a pretty generic idea of a tinker in his head, a wide beaming face, cart of pots and pans behind him.]
Alice
I keep up my passive scans looking for relationships between people, tensions, sexual urges directed at other peoples wives, and other dirt.
The_Guild
It's a pretty cooperative atmosphere. There aren't really ANY tensions beyond friendly rivalries, and sexual urges are quite muted for one's own spouse, let alone anyone else's.
You remember that Slash'em game I had, with the dwarf that would crash the game if I killed him? I found out what was wrong.
Alice
Any interesting surface thoughts after that exchange?
The_Guild
[More curiosity, hints of wariness followed by immediate rationalizations. Walter's never been to Corden, it could be like that there, despite the fact that he's never heard that from anyone before.]
[More wariness as Do-N retracts her knowledge of him, especially since she described him so accurately.]
~How dare he? Speaking ill of his mother? What's wrong with him? Look what brutes the army makes our boys. Tsk.~
Alice
[They buying the Alice, shy and polite act?]
The_Guild
[Yup. They don't seem to have much reason not to.]
Alice
[Good, just wanted to make sure I wasn't smashing any local taboos or anything.]
The_Guild
[Not yet. :D]
Alice
[How are they taking Lopez's ego stroking?]
The_Guild
[There are still motes of caution, but these people are easy to please.]
Alice
[Do I have any low denomination coins in my pocket which you be an appropriate gift for a kid?]
[Enough to buy some sweets.]
The_Guild
[Yuppers. A couple pennies should do.]
Alice
[With a body of 10 I could pull of some simple sleight of hand right?]
[Nothing fancy, just a basic palm.]
The_Guild
[Yeah.]
Alice
[Where is Do-N?]
The_Guild
[She's sitting near the edge of the circle, eating chicken and not saying anything.]
Natila-Vv hisses. ~Alicenest not like that!~
Alice
Trys to calm herself."Shhh.... quiet. She didn't mean to harm us."
~Natilla-Vv. Don't attack her.~
The_Guild
~Tabbyfood do it again and Natila-Vv make her go away more.~
Alice
~I'll make sure she doesn't~
Alice soothing Natilla-Vv.
The_Guild
~growlypurrrr....~
Alice
Once Natilla-Vv is more relaxed I am going to shift part of my mind over to playing with if she want to play.
The_Guild
"Okay. She pounces on your bubbly thoughts with the ferocity of a feral cat. She's still agitated."
Alice
Okay, I try and play slightly aggressive game which lets her releave some pent up energy.
The_Guild
~She likes that, and soon her aggressiveness turns to happy excitement.~
Heading into the darkness to do what?
Alice
Just get a breath of air and get Natilla-Vv away from the crowds.
The_Guild
Okay.
Alice
And case the farmstead a bit. Looking at stuff like architecture and growing methods...
Looking for any pieces of artifcing.
The_Guild
The architecture is pretty sophisticated, put together with advanced tools. The barn is large and well-stocked, and you can hear quiet lowing of cattle coming from that direction. The fields are tilled, but the season hasn't yielded anything as of yet.
Alice
"mmm... livestock."
[Can I detect how they are feeling about Lopez's story?]
The_Guild
~Disbelief, uncertainty, David wants to look like he's in the know, but really he's never heard anything.~
Alice
[Nothing more serious than doubt that it might be a boastful lying solider?]
The_Guild
[NOt really, no.]
Alice
[Any odd with Robert?]
The_Guild
[Nope. He was entertained by the story, though he doesn't believe a word.]
Alice
[Can I read the script from this world?]
The_Guild
[Which script? The script OF the world, or the written language?]
Alice
[Written language.]
The_Guild
[You assume so.]
Alice
[I must have seen some via the windows.]
The_Guild
[It's night time.]
Alice
[I meant the windows while black.]
The_Guild
[Oh. It was interpreted by the windows before.]
Alice
[Okay.]