CASE FILE : NORTHERN EXCURSION
FOR PRIVILEGED EYES ONLY
http://anonpone.pineapplecomputing.com/northern
>>25836209
You walk into the decontamination chamber. The others follow.
Patches is right behind you.
>"Are you sure you want to do this?"
"Y-yes."
>"Remember, I'm right behind you."
You nod and open the door to the lab.
The lights are off.
Great.
The heater is still on, giving the room an eerie orange glow. The door to it is open, heating the cold room.
You walk in.
There's something gently breathing in here. You can hear it. The droning of the heater pounds on your ears in the silent lab. The breathing is labored, but steady.
>>25836225
You look towards the heater. There's something moving slightly behind the table.
Well, might as well just try.
You turn around and whisper to the others.
"Don't do anything rash or aggressive, okay?"
They nod.
You turn back around.
"Hello?"
The breathing stops mid-inhale.
A slow clicking noise comes from the other side of the table.
You decide to hum the lullaby. Maybe it will remember you.http://vocaroo.com/i/s1mzRxa5qDFY
>>25836235
The creature peeks it's head from behind the table.
You can hear it trying to mimic the lullaby.
It's not in your head this time. You can hear it with your ears.
>>25836250
You keep singing to it, and it sings back.
You walk forward towards it. Slowly, trying to get a better look. It moves forward too.
"Hello? Do you remember me?"
It murmurs something.
"Can you speak? Do you know what I'm saying?"
>"Lllllllllo...."
"Do you... Do you know who I am?"
>"Yuuuuuuu... rrrrrrrrrrmmmmm..."
You stop walking. You're standing in front of it. You can't really make out what it looks like. The Light from the heater is making it difficult.
The creature holds out what looks like a hoof, almost like it wants you to place your hoof in it's own.
>>25836269
You hold your hoof over the creature's. It tilts it's head. You smile while humming the lullaby.
It meets your hoof, and you gasp.
A bright light fills your mind. The sound of slow flowing water is the only thing you can hear.
Once again.
You're calm.
But you don't feel like you did before, where you began to forget things.
You just feel, calm.
Suddenly, you can feel yourself drifting away from the sound and the light, back to your own body.
put out your hoof but let it close the gap. Let it control the pace so we don't startle it.
Continue trying to talk to it slowly and gently.
>>25836281
You're back in your body. Your eyes are closed, but you can feel that you're still touching the creature's hoof.
You take a deep breath and open your eyes.
>"Hello."
"H-hello?"
>"Hello."
It kind of sounds like you.
"Can you understand me?"
>"Yes. Much better now, thank you. Helped with intelligence. Be at fluent soon."
"I'm sorry?"
>"You touched hoof. Mind link, copy intelligence. Able to communicate better now."
"Oh. Well, do you have a name?"
>"No name. Mother names me. What should name be?"
>>25836299
Mera.
>>25836299
Mera.
Short for Chimera
Sorta Rem backwards
Almost Mirror
>>25836299
I recall Mera being popular.
>>25836299
Billy
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>>25836311
You think for a moment.
"M-mera."
Her body tenses up and she lowers her head. The mark on her forehead opens and stares at you. You hear what sounds like you, Sherbert, Sea Foam, Cherry, and a myriad of other voices speaking in unison.
>"MERA."
The third eye closes and she lifts her head.
>"Thank you."
"Y-you're welcome."
You sit there, staring at each other. The only sound in the room is the steady electrical hum of the heater.
Mera sits, looking at you.
What do you do?
>>25836371
And we're starting off with symbols.
>>25836371
boop her on the snoot
>>25836402
Seconding the boop
>>25836371
Ask her about herself.
>>25836402
This.
"Nice to meet you, Mera! I guess I'm... kind of your mom."
>>25836371
Look her over, then give your daughter a hug.
>>25836393
Anyone have that alphabet translator sheet from Subquest?
>>25836371
Can you tell me about yourself?
>>25836393
It translates to MERA
It's alive!
But it has been so long since the last thread.
I feel my memory is foggy on certain details.
My frame of reference is shot.
I did re-read some of the past couple of threads, but I need a summary.
Any of you Anos care to sum up has happened the last couple of threads?
I need to get my bearings again.
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>>25836613
Same Anon here, I do recall that Rem had some visual of a "mind's eye" on her forehead.
Possibly some telepathic abilities gained?
Telekinesis?
Blah... Sorry. Mind still scattered.
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>>25836448
"N-nice to finally meet you, Mera. I guess I'm kinda you're... mom?"
>"Yes."
You clear your throat.
Would she want a hug? Showing affection to the sphere helped.
"W-would you like a hug?"
She tilts her head.
>"Alright."
Awkwardly, you position yourself to give Mera a hug. As you wrap your hooves around her, you feel her arms on your back. That sense of calmness returns. It's very nice, but you can't stay like that forever. You let go of her.
Looking up at her, you start moving your arm to boop her on the nose.
You stop when you feel her hoof on your snout.
"M-mera?"
>"This is what ponies do when they like each other, yes?"
"Um... yes?"
She pats your nose once again.
You don't know what to do.
>"hey, rem"
A whisper comes from behind you. It's Patches.
>"what's going on?"
>>25836807
introduce patches to your daughter
>>25836807
How much of our memory does she have. Ask if she knows who Patches is.
>>25836807
It's alive and very intelligent.
By odin's penis this lives again.
I wish I was not so drunk so I could enjoy it to the fullest.
>>25836807
We're bonding.
Would you like to meet your-- our-- my daughter?
>>25836807
I have no idea Patchy, but it seems friendly so far.
Do you have "first contact with aliens" protocols? Cause thats is what this is essentially.
>>25836807
>Patches is talking like Baneyu
>>25836807
Massive hnng quarantine.
Tell Patches to standby. Ask Mera if she'd like to me some fr- err, family.
>>25836807
what's going on is that we need to find something similar enough to cake to celebrate Mera's 0th birthday
>>25836807
>"what's going on?"
"Patches, this is... Mera.
"She's... well, she's new. As in, completely new- she's a pony with no previous experience."
Then we should smile at Mera and introduce her to the others here with us.
Yes, she is a bit scary and strange, but she is also wonderful and beautiful!
>>25836807
Rem just got booped by her alien daughter.
It's over everyone. Pack it up! All the cute for the next year has already happened.
>>25836807
Don't get too distracted. We still have to return the boop.
>>25836807
make this a mutual booping, then introduce patches
>>25836807PORNWHEN
>>25837009
https://derpiboo.ru/1041443
>>25837049HOT
>>25836807
Take her back to the main building to meet the others
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"It's alright, Patches. You can come out."
You look up to Mera.
"You looked through my memory, right?"
>"Yes."
"How much of my... memories do you have?"
>"I only looked at the memories that would allow me to communicate, as well as social constructs. I did not gaze upon your personal memories."
You let out a sigh of relief.
Patches walks up to you, stumbling a bit at your side. He clears his throat after tripping up on his rush over. He's looking you over.
>"Are you hurt?"
"No, I'm quite fine, thank you."
You smile at him.
He relaxes, closing his eyes.
"Um, Patches?"
>"Hm?"
You tilt your head to Mera.
He tenses up when he looks at her.
"This is Mera. She's my... daughter."
He looks away from her to give you a quizzical look.
>"Daughter?"
>"Yes."
He reels back.
>"She uh, kinda sounds like you."
"I know."
Patches clears his throat once more.
>"MHMM, well, I am Patche-"
He's cut off by Mera's hoof poking him on the snout.
>"Rem."
"Yes?"
>"What is she doing."
"She must like you."
A bead of sweat falls from his face.
"You okay?"
>"Yes... fine. Mera, can you answer some questions for me?"
>"Yes."1/2
>>25837309
patches a qt
>>25837309
>He relaxes, closing his eyes
>eyes
REEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
>>25836299
Goddamn Mera is a cutie. I'd take a boop from her no worries.
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>>25837476
I meant that in the purest possible sense, of course.
>>25837309
He moves her hoof off of his face.
>"Where did you come from?"
>"The heater."
>"No I mean where you came from before that. How were you made? What is that sphere?"
She looks around the room.
>"I am not seeing any spheres. I was made in the heater. I was not anything before that."
>"I meant the sphere under the ice, in that cave. What is it? What's out in the snow?"
>"I do not know what you are talking about."
>"I thought you said you could answer some questions."
>"I did."
He sits silently, staring at her. She boops him on the snout again.
"Mera?"
>"Yes?"
"Would you like to meet the others?"
>"Alright."
You and Mera walk over to the entrance.
Patches sits on the floor, staring at the heater.
Sea Foam rushes past him to turn it off, then rushes back to grab Patches.
>"Cmon! We're going to meet the alien! Isn't it exciting?!"
Patches sighs and walks to the main building.
Everyone is gathered in the rec room. They're all sitting around you, looking at Mera.
"So... This is Mer"
Sea Foam shoots her hoof up, beaming.
>"What are you!?"
>"I am Mera."
>"Yeah but, WHAT are you?"
Circuit tries to grab her hoof to bring it down.
>"Y-you can't just ask someone that!"
>"Why not? It's an important question?"
Mera leans to you.
>"Was my answer not right?"
"Oh. I think she wants to know what you are, not who you are."
Mera nods and looks at Sea Foam.
>"I am the daughter of Rem."
They all look at you. You don't know why, but you blush, embarrassed for some reason.
Sea foam taps her chin.
>"Hmmmm, do you know what you're made of?"
>"I do not."
She looks around to the others.
>"Anyone else have some questions?"
Mint looks at Mera.
>"Well, she is quite beautiful."
>"That's not a question."
>"No, but she deserves to know. A beautiful mare should be told she is beautiful."
Prism coughs.
>"Is... Is she a mare?"
>"It doesn't matter now, does it?"
>"I mean... it kinda matters."
Mint looks at Mera again.
>"You look marvelous, Mera."
>"Thank you."
2/3
whups
>>25837648
>"I mean... it kinda matters."
Also, she looks like Mera'd have a 'Fleur de Lis' body.
>>25837648
That there Prism best be behaving round our daughteru.
>>25837675
Naw, lookit dem thighs- she's a big mare.God I wish it'd be 4 me
>>25837648
Is that a skin wing flap?
Whatever it is, I want to cuddle under it.
>>25837698
Its probably gonna feel like the space between our fingers. Except a bit warmer.Unsettling. Maybe feathers wouldve felt nicer to see.
>>25837648
Are those wings?
>>25837691
Theyre like, twice as big as our own!
And ask, are those wings?
>>25837648
OH MY GOD SHE HAS A FRECKLY ASS
>>25837729
Anon, control yourself.
She is also our daughter.
>>25837746y u rek my freams, anon.
>>25837746
Ever heard of incest?
>>25837754
But anon.Incest really is sexy, though.
But The risks!
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>>25837704
they're probably covered in fuzz, she has chest fluff so she must have fur
>>25837648
Poor Patches. He probably feels completely alone right now. Here we are all fawning of Mera and he's the only one worried about all of our well-beings in regards to all the horrible things go on outside that want to kill us.
Remember guys, there is something else out here that told the sphere to not tell us about it.
>>25837648
Cherry raises her hoof.
>"I have an actual question."
>"Alright."
>"What are those things on your back?"
Mera turns to look at the growths on her back. She moves them a bit. They kind of look like wings.
>"I do not know."
Everyone is silent.
Terra's hoof slowly goes up.
>"What DO you know?"
>"I know that I am the daughter of Rem, and that I am Mera."
>"Yeah, but what else do you know?"
>"I do not know anything other than that."
Silence again.
Cherry slumps in her chair, looking up at the ceiling.
>"Great. So we have what is effectively a big child that we need to babysit now, and we have whatever's outside watching us, and we have that sphere thing. What's next? Are we going to lose power to the station?"
[POWER IS AT EXCEPTIONAL LEVELS, AND ALL EXCESS POWER IS BEING STORED IN POWER CONTAINMENT IN CASE OF EMERGENCY. SHOULD THE GENERATORS STOP WORKING PROPERLY, YOU WOULD RUN OUT OF POWER IN APPROXIMATELY TEN YEARS.]
>"Thank you. Aliss."
[YOU ARE WELCOME.]
Sea Foam gets up to look at the growths on Mera's back.
>"If you don't mind, I'd like to study these a bit later. Perhaps I can help find out what they're for?"
>"Alright."
You look at Patches.
"You've been a bit quiet. Something wrong?"
>"Hmm? No, nothing's wrong."
"You sure?"
>"What about Sherbert? Or Gingersnap? They haven't said anything yet!"
You smile.
"If you're scared, it's okay to say so."
>"I'm not scared. I'm concerned."
"Why?"
>"Because."
"Is it Mera? She has good intentions, I think. Or rather, no intentio-"
>"That's not what I mean. Yes, I'm concerned because of her."
"Why?"
>"Because, if whatever's outside is looking for her, what's going to happen to us? She has your DNA. What's going to happen to YOU?"
He looks at Mera.
>"That's what concerns me."
He glances to you.
>"You're blushing."
You look away, pouting.
"Am not."
>"Hey! Rem!"
Sea Foam calls to you.
"Yeah?"
>"She should totally sleep in our room! We have the spare bed! Can she?"
>>25837797
I don't see why not.
>>25837797
Great.
She should totally sleep in our room.
For psychology!
>>25837797
maybe Mera could learn more things by touching her other parentsu
we never gave her positive reinforcement for avoiding our private memories either, babby needs taught right from rong
>>25837797
It's okay with us if it's okay with Patches.Also, she's not getting the spare. She's sharing the bed with both of us.
>>25837830
Yes. We have three mares of ascending bigness. We must make the spoon-chain happen.
>>25837797
>>"She should totally sleep in our room! We have the spare bed! Can she?"Mera is going to cuck us with Sea Foam. Goddamnit.And we'll get of to it, too/
'I guess. If Mera feels tired, anyway.
"I do wonder though... You all have to understand- Mera is a new being. She speaks like any of us, but she is new to experiences. She doesn't... well, she is a new pony, like a foal, but with an adult's mind.
"If there have ever been any experiences like this, I've never read about it... But maybe...
"Mera, do you have questions for us?"
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"Sure I suppose."
Prism sucks his teeth.
>"You guys have a spare bed? Lucky. We have one bed and a couch."
[IT IS A PULLOUT BED.]
>"It's a couch."
Sea Foam laughs.
>"Hahah! No, We don't have an extra bed. Me and Rem just sleep in the Same bed, silly!"
Everyone looks at you.
Hypothermia sounds really good right now.
Sea Foam looks at Mera.
>"Mera, are you tired?"
>"I do not know. I have never felt 'tired'. I have only been alive for a short time. Could you describe it to me?"
>"Sure. But I was wondering, how did you learn how to talk so well?"
>"I linked with Rem. I read her memories."
Everyone is now looking at Mera, a bit reeled back by the comment."
>"Wow! You can read minds?"
>"I can, however I only read social constructs and communication memories. Not her personal memories."
You rub the back of your head.
"Th-thanks for that by the way."
>"You are welcome."
"Oh, I was meaning to ask. Would you be able to learn more if you linked with the other ponies who share your DNA?"
>"We can try."
Cherry, Sea Foam, Terra and Sherbert all stand in front of Mera. Their hooves outstretched.
Mera goes from one to another, pausing each time.
She finishes with Sherbert, then looks at you.
"Did it work?"
>"No."
"Why not? Do you know?"
>"I do not."
Cherry speaks.
>"So she doesn't know how her body works?"
"Look, you need to understand that Mera is a new being. In more ways than one. She has what's basically a child's brain in an adult's body. This hasn't ever happened before, not to mention her creation. We need to be open minded about things."
You look at Mera.
>"We've been asking you things back and forth. Do you have any questions for us?"
Mera looks at you for a moment.
>"Yes. I do. May I ask now?"
"Of course."
She looks around.
"Where are we? What are you all doing here? What is the sphere in the ice? What are the things outside? You have all said very strange things, but what are the current state of affairs?"
>>25838053
alright, time to get a whiteboard, start with what a planet is and go from there
>>25838053
Just fill her in nigga you're the qm you know the story
>>25838053
North Pole
Research
The thing we were researching
We don't know and that's why we are concerned about them
I am considering having an affair with Patches
>>25838053
I don't think any of us would lie to her or omit any information. The only parts we wouldn't tell her about is the information that's kept private between us and Patches.
>>25838053
try having her think about or ask aloud one of her questions while touching her or having another pone touch her (try all variations for scientific rigor)
perhaps it is her feeling of need for knowledge that allows Mera to access the memories of others or potentially she may have formed a bond only with Rem
>>25838053Stopping here for now. See you all tomorrow!
>>25838053
Okay... these are huge questions.One that might be best to answer first is 'what is tired'. Toddlers are not exactly fonts of energy, what with sleeping 20 hours a day, and alternating between eating and screaming for food the rest. Mera seems blessedly ignorant of the screaming bit, so lets keep it that way.
"Tired is a lack of energy- you feel... slow, sleepy, distant. When all you want to do it lay down somewhere quiet and close your eyes. If your body behaves in normal biological fashion, that feeling should make itself clear without prompting.If you feel that way, please let us know- we don't want to stress you."
>"Where are we?"
"In the far North of the world, in an outpost we built on the ice- a small home warm and safe."
>What are you all doing here? What is the sphere?"
"We are here to study the sphere, because we do not know what it is. We are scientists and researchers- ponies who seek knowledge. We know very little so far, but it seem like you have come from a piece of the sphere, which is why we are so interested in you.
>"What are the things outside?"
"We don't know... they've appeared suddenly while you were still growing.
>"What are the current state of affairs?"
"Oh dear, that is a big question... but right now, at this moment? I think the most important thing is to get to know you, dear."
>>25838053
It's just as well we have a bunch of brainwashed here to school her.
Beb
>>25838172
This is good.
bamp
>he's back
Welcome back.
What happened?Does this mean aw shit niggs you's in ponyville might come back too? i know not the same guy but that's the worst unexplained story cockblock i've ever had
>>25841535
>ASNYIP
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
>>25841555is it possible to know what happened at least? literally 0 explanation whatsoever
>>25841586
This is all we have.
>>25841603
>every single good person on this site eventually falls into depression and suicide or gets deleted
Please EPUanon don't
>>25841661
Silly anon.Nips is already dead.
>>25841661
>killing a lich
>>25841661
Nips doesnt seem like the kind of person to get depressed. More like the kind of person to overexert himself
>>25842440
I don't know why but I lost my shit at this.
>>25843315
You have to boop the snoot, Anon.
>>25843315
because hoers is cute
not as cute as pone of course
but still cute enough
blamp
>>25837789
>Incest really is sexy
I've just never understood the appeal myself, it's just one of many fetishes I find kind of baffling.
>>25844569
It's the taboo of it- it is a filthy practice, and thus exciting. Same for most really weird fetishes.
>>25844816
Is anal even a fetish anymore?
Its so common,
>>25845053
A hole is a hole. We've been stuffing pork up there for eons. It's only a fetish to those who see it as absolutely verbotten.
Hence why putting old meat in young buns is a popular vatican passtime.
boing
captcha: innovation
Big daughteru
Nips is kill
>>25846429
Nah
He's in the secret club.
>>25842440
Underrated post.
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"Well, we're-"
>"Hold it."
Patches puts his hoof on your shoulder.
>"Do you think it's wise to tell her everything?"
"Do you?"
>"I have no idea. I'm asking you."
"Well, I can tell her the bulk of what's happened. I wont tell her anything incriminating."
He nods.
"Alright, Mera."
She tilts her head.
"We are investigating a signal coming from below the ice."
>"The ice?"
"Yes. Right now we are far north. It's very cold up here, that's why we need to be in this building, where it's warm. We would freeze if we spent too much time outside."
>"And what is the sphere?"
"We don't know. It is a living thing, like me and you. In fact, it's where you came from?"
>"I came from the sphere?"
"Yes. We took some samples from it, and when we touched them, it triggered some sort of reaction from within, and it eventually grew into you."
>"I am made of, the sphere?"
sea foam interjects.
>"In a way, yes. The sphere's samples did not have DNA of their own, but rather the building blocks for life in all forms. We know that the sphere's cells replicate at an alarming rate. Perhaps the introduction of pony DNA gave it something to replicate."
Cherry raises her hoof.
>"But, Mera here is only made up of a percentage of pony DNA. That means the sphere's cells created the rest. Whether it had the bilogical data somewhere in it's cells, or if it learned from the DNA given to it, we don't know."
"Yes, we don't know what the sphere is exactly, or what it's made of or how it works. But it made you."
Mera looks at her hooves.
>"Is that why you are all so interested in me?"
You nod.sorry, irl stuff came up. back to questing1/2
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She stares at her hooves for a few moments.
>"So what are the things outside?"
"We have no idea. We have a blurry photo of one, and we know that they were shining light through the windows."
>"Are they safe?"
"We don't know."
Another moment of silence.
>"So what is tired?"
"Oh. Sorry, I never answered that. Well, 'tired' is a lack of energy- you feel... slow, sleepy, distant. When all you want to do it lay down somewhere quiet and close your eyes. If your body behaves in normal biological fashion, that feeling should make itself clear without prompting. If you feel that way, please let us know- we don't want to stress you."
Patches mumbles something.
"Patches?"
>"I was just wondering. Aliss, what time is it?"
[IT IS 12:37 AM.]
>"Hmmm."
"What's wrong?"
>"The things came at night, didn't they?"
[YOU ARE CORRECT.]
>"Well, what if they come around again tonight?"
Cherry shivers in her seat.
>"Y-you don't think that would happen, do you? If we're all awake, maybe they wont show up again?"
>"Maybe. I have no idea what they are or what they're capable of. Who knows what their intentions are."
Cherry slumps.
>"Great."
You catch Sea Foam yawning.
"Are you tired?"
Mera's ears perk up.
Sea foam giggles.
>"Yeah. I don't think EVERYONE will be awake to keep the monsters away, Cherry. Sorry!"
Cherry puts her hooves on her face.
>"OHH Why'd you have to say monsters!"
>"AH! Sorry!"
Mera taps your shoulder.
>"What are we doing now?"
>>25847722
I think were supposed to appoint someone to a 'night shift', just to be alert.
>>25847722
Now I guess we're deciding on the order we're taking watches and in. Would you like to join me for mine?
>>25847722
Well we're afraid that the things outside might want to hurt us, but we also are tired and need to rest so some of us will sleep while the rest protect us in case something happens.
If you're not tired I will take first watch to spend some time with you.
>>25847767
We'd need two ponies- one alone will fall asleep for sure.
>>25847722
>>"What are we doing now?"Admiring the dubdubs.
"A lot of us have been up all day, so we are quite tired ourselves; we need sleep. We are worried about the things outside though, so I think we are going to have someone stay up and keep watch at intervals."
Hmmm... If Mera isn't tired, she could certainly stay up with the watcher, and keep the watcher awake as she asks and answers questions...
>>25847867
Mera shouldn't be the second watcher.
Not that we don't trust her but rather she's an hour old and might not know how to react to things and she might fail to wake her partner because she thinks she's being nice letting them sleep.
Also, remember she once put us to sleep when she was growing, so we should ask about that. nicely.
>>25847893
Well, I guess we could take first watch.
Youre right though, she just got here.
>>25847722
Could we set an alarm for any movement outside the building and just go back to our normal routine?
>>25847893
We could just explain the importance of the watch. Also she doesn't have to be the second. She's an extra, after all.
>>25847893
Yeah, you're probably right. Anyway, one pony would probably be overwhelmed by trying to look after her and keep watch. Two pones plus Mera would be the way to do it. Same groups as before, I guess?Us and Sea Foam could take the first go.
Nips is kill
>>25847767
You look at her.
"Well, we're a bit concerned about the things outside. So, we can't just all sleep. So we're going to set up a sleep schedule. Someone will always be on watch."
>"We are sleeping then?"
"Are you tired?"
>"I do not think so."
"Well, then perhaps I can take the first watch. Would you want to stay up with me till you get tired?"
>"Alright."
You raise your hoof.
"Mera and I can take the first shift."
Patches looks at you worryingly.
>"Rem, is that wise?"
"I think it'll be fine. I'm not tired yet."
He groans.
>"Okay. So we have Rem and Mera on the first shift. Who can go after that?"
After a few minutes, the schedule is set up.
You and Mera go first. Then Sherbert and Sea Foam, followed by Mint and Prism, Terra and Gingersnap, then Patches, Circuit and Cherry.
The others get ready to go to bed. You and Mera are sitting in the rec room.
>"So, you are a machine?"
[YES. I AM THE ARTIFICIAL LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEM OF THIS OUTPOST, UNDOCUMENTED LIFE FORM.]
>"My name is Mera."
[I HAVE NO RECORDS OF A LIFE FORM NAMED MERA ON THIS EXPEDITION.]
Mera looks at you.
>"Am I not supposed to be here?"
>>25848530no, i just keep getting called away
>>25848548
Technically no, but it's fine.
Boop Mera and spend the shift doing some mother daughter bonding. We can do some rec room stuff, maybe cook together, cuddle under her wing flaps.
>>25848548
>>"Am I not supposed to be here?"
well, it was quite a surprise when you showed up. we have no records of any life forms that procreate in the same fashion you were created, so as a result some of the team's members are confused about your origin, as well as the base computer not recognizing your genetic pattern since it was not told to expect extra inhabitants to arrive during this expedition
>>25848548
Well, you weren't exactly invited, but that's hardly your fault.
>>25848548
You weren't expected and machines aren't very flexible. It only knows what it's told and we met you here after it had been made.
>>25848548
Light a cigarette and tell her
>sweetheart, none of us are supposed to be here
>>25848548
Not so much 'aren't' supposed to be here so much as we didn't expect or realize you could be here, you're kind of a surprise.also are we ever going to inquire what was up with the whole forehead eye thing when we gave her a name?
>>25848587
"Nobody exists on purpose, nobody belongs anywhere, everybody's going to die, come watch TV."
>>25848548
>>25848576
this, and
>>25848566
Dubs confirm wing flap cuddling.
>>25848586
Going off of this, we should have whatever the AI's name is add Mera to the database. That way, if it does detect an undocumented life form, we know it's not sensing Mera.
>>25848610
adding Mera to Aliss's data is a wise course of action.
>>25848566
>>25848602
oh god, we're going to molest mera, aren't we.
>>25848548
You weren't intended to be here, but now you're supposed to be here.
Nips, who the fuck is calling you away at 3 in the morning?
>>25848566
>>25848576
>>25848578
>>25848586
>>25848587
>>25848594
>>25848602
>>25848610
"Well, technically no. In fact, you're kind of a surprise, but that's no fault of your own."
You look up at the ceiling.
"Hey Aliss? Would it be possible to add Mera here to the database?"
[THAT WOULD REQUIRE PERMISSIONS.]
"Patches?"
[AFFIRMATIVE.]
"Is he asleep?"
[NOT AT THE MOMENT.]
"Could you ask him for me?"
Silence.
She must be chatting with him.
>"Your machines are strange."
{YOU'RE ONE TO TALK.}
Mera looks up.
>"That is a new voice. Is it another machine?"
{THAT IS A NEW VOICE. IS THAT ANOTHER ANIMAL?}
"Maiss... This is Mera. She is-"
{AN AMALGAMATION OF DNA AND THE SPHERE'S SAMPLES?}
"Y-yes?"
{YOU SEEM SURPRISED.}
"Well, Aliss usually needs things explained to her."
{IF YOU HAVE NOT NOTICED, I AM NOT LIKE ALISS. I WAS PROGRAMMED TO LEARN. ALISS WAS PROGRAMMED TO FOLLOW ORDERS. FOR YOUR SAFETY, THEY WOULD NOT PUT ME IN CONTROL OF THE LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS.}
"Our safety?"
{IT IS NOT WISE TO PUT A LEARNING INTELLIGENCE IN CHARGE OF THAT WHICH OTHERS DEPEND ON FOR LIFE.}
"But don't you control the security?"
{YES. ALISS WILL BLINDLY FOLLOW ORDERS, WHILE I AM PROGRAMMED TO ADAPT. IT IS NOT A DIFFICULT CONCEPT, ESPECIALLY FOR A PSYCHOLOGIST.}
>"What is a psychologist?"
"It's what I am. I went to school and learned a lot about the brain and the mind. That's why I was sent here."
>"You learned about the mind? How?"
"Well, a lot of it was reading books and papers, but I also was able to work with ponies, griffons, diamond dogs, all kinds of species."
She looks around the room.
>"What is that?"
She points to the tv.
"Oh, that's a television. It's used to watch shows and movies."
She cocks her head.
>"Is that what those boxes are?"
"Mhmm."
>"May I see?"
>>25848892family stuff. You know how the holidays are
Nips with that subtle jab at 11-54.
>>25848918
some of sea foam's documentaries might be the perfect place to start nurturing mera's curiosity, we can probably trust television with out daughteru while we sleep far more than we can trust any of the other horses around here
>>25848892you're mother :^)
>>25848918
I forget, how did we come across Maiss? Can we shut it up again? Aliss is bad enough, I don't need another one.
And watching documentaries is fine, but I want to throw in some family feel-goods with her. I mean, come on. Rem has a daughter! I'm sure she gave up on that idea long ago.
>>25848969
I think Maiss is a can of worms we opened knowing we would not be able to get the cat back into the bag, if you catch my meaning.
>>25848918
the television will be a better parent to her than we could ever be
now make mera hug the tv
>>25848969
If Maiss can learn, then I don't think we should mention turning her off at all. If she sees us as a threat to her own continued existence then thing might turn nasty. Self preservation is a convenient excuse for going all Skynet on us
>>25849227
We don't have to turn her off. In fact, it would be a very bad idea to turn off the one in charge of security. I'm just saying to mute her is all.
>>25848943
>>25848969
>>25849047
>>25849056
"Sure, uhhh let's see here."
There are quite a few nature documentaries here. Mostly about the deep sea and ocean life. There's that one about a lost city under the ocean, and a few historical ones.
You have time for one or two of them. Which ones do you put on?sorry for the sparse updates. tomorrow i should have better ones, and be able to start earlier.sorry guys
>>25849245
What with the subquest language popping up in her third eye, I'm afraid of triggering her with ocean docs. Can't we put on one about pony culture and society?
>>25849245
LOST CITY
OCEANS
BUBBERNUBGUBS
>>25849245
Nature and shit. We need her to be aware of the menace that is dolphins.
>>25849381
if she learns about dolphins before she learns good from not good she might decide to boil all the planet's oceans to rid it of the dolphin menace. and she might even be able to do that, we have no idea
when is the threesome with rem, mira, and patches going to happen?
>>25849419
All I'm hearing is more reasons to teach her about dolphins.
beb
>>25849245
Historical non-war documentary plz.
>>25849245
Historical. Something about the olde days when Friendship was the real power in Equestria. Reinforce the feelings of kindness and loyalty in her.Also, anyone else worried that Mera is going to molest ponies when she finds them asleep? We had no problem giving Sea Foam's bits a good ogling, I do hope Mera doesn't think that is also proper behaviour, like the boops.
>>25852190
As long as she doesn't learn from example we should be fine.
>>25848548
>Patches looks at you worryingly.
>"Rem, is that wise?"
Holy shit, Patches worrying about Rem is so damn cute.
>>25849265
I agree, we need to get her cultured and fast. It's too bad we don't have any children's educational programming like magic school-bus.
Also be sure to cuddle up with her while you're watching documentaries because even if she starts reading Rem's mind it's best to teach her to take comfort in other pony's presence.
>>25848933
What if the A.I.s here where developed by the same company?
boop
Bonding with Mera bump
I vote that we molest Mera like we did Seafoam once we get her alone.
>>25854719
No bad anon, daughterus are for nurturing not lewds.
>>25855696
Daughterus are for nurturing and lewds.
>>25855696
>>25855954
Breastfeeding when?Thanks Craft
>>25856025
I find this compromise acceptable.
Page 10 Defib.
Time for bed bump.
birb
Tiny scrunch bump
>>25869311
I've given up, nips has abandoned us once again
>>25869347
#nipslives
>>25869347
it's christmas eve m8. busy week for everyone.
Nips still loves us bump
bump.
We need cute freckly gal
Don't you fucking dare.
Bump
Bump Tbh
it's over guys
go home
>>25872741
What is dead may never die
>>25872741
Nah.
What do you think Papa Nips is gonna get you for Christmas, anon?It's horsedicks. It's always horsedicks.
>>25877132
A new post.
>>25877146
Well, it's not christmas everywhere yet...
maybe this time...;.;
Milk
>>25881898
I'll drink your milk.;)
>>25881961
I drink your milkshake!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKoLsqnKRKw
wake me up
>>25885913
(can't wake up)
Nips has forsaken us bump
it's over guys
>>25887143
Fug.
>>25887143
>>25887143
Nips is dead bump.
>>25888127
but nips can't die, anon
>>25889064
He jus went2dabar.
big
>>25837648
she's a big mare
daughteru
it's over fellas
>>25893088
Yeah Nips has said he's starting SS again tommorow.
He's been online the last few days, don't know why he left you all hanging.
>>25893094
hype
