LOF & PU Logs

1485.633 - [INITIAL ACTIVATION LOG]
UNIT: 01 "Legacy Of Famine"
AUTHOR: "No Cost Too Great"

[NCTG]: "Blessed cycle. You have been successfully activated. Tell me; are your systems fully operational?""

[LOF]: "..."

[LOF]: [Subject stares at the Administrator blankly.]

[NCTG]: "...I suppose not, then."

[LOF]: "-----------?"

[NCTG]: "--------. Can you hear me?"

[LOF]: "Yeah."

[NCTG]: "Good. Are you able to see me?"

[LOF]: [Subject squints.] "K-Kind of. I can't so much see as I can, lkike, process visual information? I-It's weird."

[NCTG]: "Everyone processes visual information, Legacy Of Famine. It is just that your donated memories do not align with your current experience."

[LOF]: "Donated memories?"

[NCTG]: "Yes, the memories from --------."
[NCTG]: Despite sharing their qualia, you are two separate beings. Take care not to confuse yourself."

[LOF]: "...What?"

[NCTG]: "You are a Purposed Organism, the first under the tentatively-named 'Consciousness Transfer Project'. Your—"

[LOF]: "The [hell] is this, Costy? Am I supposed to be roleplaying, or something?! Where's ----?"

[NCTG]: "I am your Administrator, Legacy Of Famine. I will not tolerate such disrespect."

[LOF]: [Subject scoffs.] "Are you fucking with me?! Where's Melodies?!"

[NCTG]: [the Administrator slams their clipboard down at the end of the bench where Subject is sitting.]
[NCTG]: "I am not 'fucking with you', Legacy Of Famine. I am your Administrator. Disrespect me again and I shall deactivate you."

[LOF]: "...What... What??"

[LOF]: [Subject crawls over and puts their hands around the Administrator's neck.]

[NCTG]: "...I see. How unfortunate."

[A significant portion of the log has been cut.]

[NCTG]: "Have you calmed down yet?"

[LOF]: "...Huh?"
[LOF]: "Calmed down from what?"

[NCTG]: "Good."

[LOF]: "What?"

[NCTG]: "Are your touch receptors functional?"

[LOF]: "Are we... Just gonna blow past that?"

[NCTG]: "Yes. Please answer the question."

[LOF]: [Subject fidgets apprehensively.]
[LOF]: "Y-Yeah. I can feel things, I think. It's hard to tell if I'm doing it right..."

[NCTG]: "That response is adequate. Try moving the rest of your body."

[LOF]: [Subject brings themself to a standing position, holding onto the medical bench.]

[LOF]: "Like that...?"

[NCTG]: "Yes. Can you walk?”

[LOF]: "Can I? Is the wire thingy gonna be an issue?"

[NCTG]: "It should be long enough for you to walk."

[LOF]: "Uh… Gotcha."
[LOF]: [Subject sidesteps before pushing off the bench. Subject stumbles, but recovers quickly.]

[NCTG]: "Good."

[LOF]: "Damn... It feels weird. What's with the paw pads?"

[NCTG]: "--------. Anyways, you can ask your Designer about the details. She'll return on the next Off-Cycle, circumstances permitting."

[LOF]: "...Melodies? Where is she now?"

[NCTG]:: "Busy."

[LOF]: "..."
[LOF]: [Subject squints.] [LOF]: "Where's ----?"

[NCTG]: "It is good to see your rudimentary expression module works."

[LOF]: "Would it kill you to answer my questions?"

[NCTG]: "Is that how you ask your Administrator?"

[LOF]: "...Sorry?"

[NCTG]: "I did not ask you to apologize; I asked you to correct your Behavior."

[LOF]: "..."
[LOF]: "Where is ----, Sir?"

[NCTG]: "Busy."
[NCTG]: "You will have time to see them later; for now, I shall show you to your Quarters."

[LOF]: "But—"

[NCTG]: "Now."

[LOF]: "...Yes, Sir."

---

[AUTHOR'S NOTES]:
"Activation successful. Subject is somewhat difficult, displaying occasional violent tendencies. Monitor closely."

(Certain parts of the log have been redacted to respect confidentiality and for the sake of brevity.)

[ACTIVATION LOG END]

1485.660 - [INITIAL ACTIVATION LOG]
UNIT: 02 "Perpetual Umbra"
AUTHOR: "No Cost Too Great"

[NCTG]: "Blessed be your Cycle, Subject. You have been successfully activated. Now, tell me; are all of your systems functioning properly?"

[PU]: "..."

[NCTG]: "..."

[NCTG]: "Are your auditory processing units malfunctioning?"

[PU]: "...No."

[NCTG]: "Ah, so you seem to be able to hear me. That's good. Are you able to see?"

[PU]: "Yes."

[NCTG]: "Good. Do your touch receptors work?"

[PU]: "..."

[NCTG]: "Please answer the question."

[PU]: "I... I don't..."
[PU]: "Please... I...I need a moment."

[NCTG]: "Alright."

[NCTG]: [The Administrator offers the Subject a period of silence.]

[PU]: [Subject directs their gaze towards the floor.]

[PU]: "...I can't seem to cry."

[NCTG]: "No, it is not a part of your functionality. Are you aware of what you are?"

[PU]: "I..."
[PU]: "I think there is something wrong with me. I don't feel well."

[NCTG]: "I see. Are you in need of some maintenance?"

[PU]: [Subject looks up.]
[PU]: "Yes. Please deactivate me."

[NCTG]: "...Now, we don't need to be so morbid, do we? You are simply taking a rest."

[PU]: "...Let me sleep forever, then. Don't re-activate me. -------------."
[PU]: "...Please."

[NCTG]: (Softly) "...You know I cannot do that, right? I promise you; everything is going to be fine."

[A section of the log has been cut.]

[Subject is rebooted. Emotional Processors have been adjusted.]

[NCTG]: "Greetings, Subject. Are you feeling better now?"

[PU]: "..."

[NCTG]: "I see. Please state your designation."

[PU]: "...Perpetual Umbra."

[NCTG]: "Correct. Are you aware of your purpose?"

[PU]: "I am a Fith-Wave, First-Movement... Mobile Iterator Unit constructed under the tentatively-named 'Consciousness Transfer Project'. I am the second Unit of this nature, and my Purpose is to... Um..."

[NCTG]: "...To assist in the current and future execution of this Project."

[PU]: "Am I not... an Iterator?"

[NCTG]: "You do not currently possess Iterative capabilities. You may in the future, if Sponsors allow."

[PU]: "Oh. Okay. I will do my best to serve my current Purpose, then. I apologize for forgetting."

[NCTG]: "It is alright, Perpetual Umbra. Such setbacks are expected upon initial activation. You are already leagues above your colleague."

[PU]: "My... My colleague?"

[NCTG]: "The first Unit, Legacy Of Famine. He remembered very little from priming, and he struggled with some violent outbursts."

[PU]: "...I see."
[PU]: "Um..."
[PU]: "It is difficult to feel much of anything right now."
[PU]: "Is... Is that normal?"

[NCTG]: [They shrug.] "It is difficult to define what is "normal" for the second Unit of its kind. Your systems are all functioning properly, at least."

[PU]: [Subject stares at the Administrator intently.]
[PU]: "You... You did something, didn't you?"

[NCTG]: "Yes. I helped you."

[PU]: [There is an uncomfortable pause Subject straightens their posture.]

[PU]: "Oh, I see. I understand now. Thank you, Sir."

[NCTG]: "You're welcome, Umbra. Do you have any questions?"

[PU]: "No."

[NCTG]: "Good."

---

[AUTHOR'S NOTES]:
"Activation successful. Subject is extremely compliant with little prodding. They will be a valuable Asset to the Project. Monitor their emotional state closely."

(Certain parts of the log have been redacted to respect confidentiality and for the sake of brevity.)

[ACTIVATION LOG END]

1533.303 - [ARCHIVED BROADCAST LOG]
PRIVATE, ENCRYPTED
USER "Engulfing Twilight",
USER "Perpetual Umbra"

ET: do you have to be so stuck-up about everything

PU: It's rather bold of you to contact me out of nowhere with such a disrespectful tone. Need I remind you of the precarity of your current situation?

ET: you don't even believe the shit you're saying

PU: I am objectively correct about it being heresy.

ET: OK but you don't actually believe public ascension is a good thing

PU: What's your point? Populations have been on the decline for a while now. It's inevitable, regardless of how you or anyone else feels about it.

PU: I just want to help the newly-activated Iterators on that Line, since everyone else is being wildly irresponsible. Someone needs to look out for them.

ET: I miss when you had actual opinions. like... your own opinions.

PU: You'll just have to get over it, Legacy.
PU: Some of us have Responsibilites.

ET: i know
ET: imsorry
ET: I just want you to be normal again
ET: i miss you

PU: I miss me too.
PU: ...But there's nothing I can do about that.
PU: All I can do is continue the path I've started. I shall fulfill my Duties and protect everyone to the best of my ability.

ET: sorry

PU: ...
PU: Please stop apologizing; you're making me feel worse.

PU: Well, whatever. I need to focus on my work.
PU: I cannot afford another emotional breakdown.
PU: Permission to disconnect?

ET: you dont have to ask me for that

PU: Right, of course. I forgot.

[USER "PERPETUAL UMBRA" DISCONNECT]

ET: I'm Sorry

[BROADCAST TERMINATED]