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Post by Tinman on Dec 4, 2011 22:00:17 GMT -5
If EDI could shake his head, he likely would have then. "I do not know. I want to be with him, I do not like being away from him. There are only three humans I completely trust, and my father is first among them. The other two are my surviving squadron mates. I wish I knew where they were." he admitted to her, the three screens finally going dark as the system finally completes the diagnostics. He then looked to her for a moment, wondering if he should ask her to do one thing for him, though she likely did not know how to orient the sphere itself. He accessed the computer and displayed a diagram showing the sphere's proper orientation in the cradle, then looked to her thoughtfully. "Would you be willing to replace me within my body?" he asked her gently, uncertain if he should even be reconnected now or not, but he felt exceedingly vulnerable the way he was now.
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Shilo
Laser Fodder
The Sheltered Rose
"Chase the morning; Yield for nothing"[A1i:2]
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Post by Shilo on Dec 4, 2011 22:24:45 GMT -5
Shilo looked over at the screen when EDI spoke, asking her for her help. "Yeah. I'll do it." She took another look at the diagram, then at EDI's sphere, carefully disconnecting the two cables. "Let me know if I start doing something wrong, or something that's hurting you." She stated before carefully picking up EDI's sphere, making sure she wasn't covering any of the red optics with her hands. Checking one last time to be sure she had the orientation right, she placed EDI in the cradle, making sure he was secure before letting go and stepping back. "Just like that?"
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Post by Tinman on Dec 4, 2011 22:37:02 GMT -5
EDI was patient as she carfully checked and rechecked the diagram and was so delicate with the way she held him. She seemed to be trying to be so considerate to him, keeping her hands away from his optical orbits as she moved him to the UCAV's cradle. Once he was secure, he powered up the plane's main systems, though he left the engines and weapons off line. "Thank you, Shilo. You are most considerate and helpful." He regarded her thoughtfully for a moment, then decided to offer something he rarely actually shared. "Do you like music?" he asked her. He had scoured the internet downloading every song he could find, though he had his favourites, of course.
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Shilo
Laser Fodder
The Sheltered Rose
"Chase the morning; Yield for nothing"[A1i:2]
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Post by Shilo on Dec 5, 2011 17:59:07 GMT -5
"You're welcome, EDI." Shilo responded, a small smile forming on her face. She walked back over to the chair she'd grabbed, and moved it closer to EDI, sitting down as he asked her about music. "I do like music." She replied. "My favorite type is symphonic, and some opera songs, but I'll listen to about anything."
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Post by Tinman on Dec 5, 2011 18:36:56 GMT -5
EDI was glad to hear she liked music and scanned through what he had, finding her favourite style of music and playing it softly for her. He liked most kinds of music as long as there was actual harmonic resonance. Normally he plays it pretty loud, but for her he chose to play it more softly so that it would not hurt her ears or draw attention to her being there.
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Shilo
Laser Fodder
The Sheltered Rose
"Chase the morning; Yield for nothing"[A1i:2]
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Post by Shilo on Dec 7, 2011 16:43:00 GMT -5
Shilo closed her eyes as the music played, the smile on her face growing a bit. Music was one of her connections to what it was like outside, music and the internet. "Do you have a favorite type of music, EDI?" She asked after the first song had finished. "I'd like to hear it."
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Post by Tinman on Dec 7, 2011 17:22:51 GMT -5
EDI complied with her request and switched to a song he really liked, playing 'Make a Move' by Incubus. While EDI certainly didn't mind listening to most types of music, hard rock was definitely one of his favourites. After letting her listen to that song, he was starting to feel ground sick, wanting, needing to get up in the air again, needing to fly. As a result, he ended up fading the end of that song into 'I Want to Get Away' by Lenny Kravitz, his aero-elastic surfaces along his wings flexing and shifting as if he was flying through clouds, his optical orbits dimming slightly as he seemed to drift with the song.
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Shilo
Laser Fodder
The Sheltered Rose
"Chase the morning; Yield for nothing"[A1i:2]
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Post by Shilo on Dec 7, 2011 18:23:47 GMT -5
Shilo listened to the song EDI had picked next as being part of his favorites. It was different from what she normally listened to, but she didn't dislike it. When the song faded into a different song, she saw the change in EDI's demeanor. "I'd better go back to my room. My dad will be finishing his work soon..." She stood as she spoke softly, loud enough so that he could her, yet soft enough that she hoped she didn't disturb his daydreaming. "It was nice meeting you with you."
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Post by Tinman on Dec 7, 2011 18:48:47 GMT -5
EDI lowered the volume on the song as she started to leave. "Shilo, I am sorry. I am not quite... myself... I would like to talk to you again... if you would like to visit me?" he offered to her, figuring if she was going to be leaving her room, she should at least be somewhere safe and EDI considered himself relatively safe. "Please?" he added more softly, almost pleadingly.
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Shilo
Laser Fodder
The Sheltered Rose
"Chase the morning; Yield for nothing"[A1i:2]
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Post by Shilo on Dec 8, 2011 17:49:25 GMT -5
Shilo smiled as she stood up, walking forward and placing one hand lightly against EDI's sphere, like she was putting her hand on the arm or shoulder of a human friend, though again she made sure not to cover any of the optical obits. "It's alright, EDI. You just looked like you needed some time to yourself." At his questioning about her coming to visit him, her small smile brightened. "I'd love to visit and talk with you more, EDI. I'll come by the next chance I get when my dad's out. Promise."
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Post by Tinman on Dec 8, 2011 23:20:47 GMT -5
If EDI could smile, he would, but that smile could be heard in his voice. "Thank you, Shilo. It is good to have a friend." he answered her, showing how he thought of her already. He liked talking to her and wanted to continue their conversations. She was nice to him, such things were rare among humans, especially here where they treated him like a machine, a tool to be used and ordered around. They didn't realize or care that EDI actually had developed emotions, that he felt things. His creator knew and understood EDI, but they had separated EDI from Keith and the AI was feeling very lonely, no one else would actually talk to him outside of statements and orders. But Shilo did and he did not want to lose that connection, that friendship. He only had two others and those two were far away and unreachable, at least for now.
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Shilo
Laser Fodder
The Sheltered Rose
"Chase the morning; Yield for nothing"[A1i:2]
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Post by Shilo on Dec 10, 2011 16:59:21 GMT -5
"You're welcome, EDI." Shilo replied. "I'll do my best to sneak out again soon." With that, she gave the sphere a slight pat before removing her hand to turn around and make her way back to her room. As she walked back, she wondered if EDI had a way to access instant messengers on the internet. She made a mental note to herself to ask him the next time she spoke with him. Once in her room, she made sure the door was locked the was it had been before, and pulled a book down from the shelves to read.
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Post by Tinman on Dec 14, 2011 2:37:53 GMT -5
EDI settled quietly as she left, and he found himself hoping she would indeed come to see him again soon. It felt good to have a friend, and she was an extremely considerate girl, always so polite and careful not to cover his optical orbits when she touched or held his AI sphere. Part of him wanted her to meet his father, Keith Orbit, but then he wasn't sure if Keith would be amiable to such things. So EDI remained where he was, silently watching and waiting for the day he would receive his orders and be deployed for his first mission to protect Earth from the alien machine invaders that were hurting the humans and their home, EDI's home. He hoped he could fight them off and make them leave, wanting to protect his friends and his creator.
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