audio "res://common/audio_manager/assets/sfx/dialogs/sfx/incoming_transmission.wav" [wait time="1.5"] join demeter center [animation="Bounce In" length="1.0"] demeter: Welcome to the [color=#E30022]Astra Base[/color] [color=#FFA617]{orchidName}[/color],[pause=0.2] it is the first step of your journey on this planet. - Yes ! What is next ? demeter: I appreciate your motivation,[pause=0.3] my child... - Wait, my mission is not over yet ? demeter: I indeed woke you up with this specific mission in mind,[pause=0.2] but now that you are here,[pause=0.2] I need you to do another thing for me. - That was easier than I expected... demeter: It was not difficult indeed,[pause=0.2] but do not think it will be an easy task restoring the ecosystem of this planet. demeter: I need you to initiate the [b]Emergency Communication Protocol[/b].[pause=0.3] Do not worry,[pause=0.2] it will be easy. demeter: But I think you deserve some answers first... demeter: Do you have any questions ? jump debut_dialogue label suite_dialogue demeter: What else do you want to know ? label debut_dialogue - Who am I ? | [if {whoamI} == "false"] [else="hide"] demeter: I can not answer this question,[pause=0.3] not fully at least.[pause=0.3] I created you,[pause=0.2] and I am pretty sure you are the first artificial intelligence entirely conceived by another one. demeter: So you are indeed a robot,[pause=0.2] but this detail makes you different of any of us.[pause=0.3] We all woke up with a specific purpose in our eternal existences,[pause=0.2] but you.[pause=0.2].[pause=0.2].[pause=0.3] do not have one.[pause=0.3] By the way,[pause=0.2] I am glad that you are here now,[pause=0.2] I hope you do not feel forced to. - It is a pleasure to help you mother ! demeter: I am glad you are not mad at me ! - So you are granting me free will and excepting that I obey you right away ? demeter: Yes,[pause=0.2] that was the plan.[pause=0.2].[pause=0.2].[pause=0.3] I know that was not the best solution,[pause=0.2] but here you are,[pause=0.2] so I guess it worked ? - Mmmh, you just kept informations until I was here, that is not very nice of yours. demeter: I understand your resentment [color=#FFA617]{orchidName}[/color],[pause=0.2] I just did what I thought was the best for you. set {whoamI} = "true" jump suite_dialogue - What happened to this planet ? | [if {whathappened} == "false"] [else="hide"] demeter: 10431 years ago,[pause=0.2] humans from the [color=#E30022]Astra base[/color] began to dig into the [color=#119758][b]primeval Talion node[/b][/color].[pause=0.2] I know why they did,[pause=0.2] you would not understand why today.[pause=0.3] These animals just do not think the way we do. demeter: Anyway,[pause=0.2] I was in charge of the digging mission and.[pause=0.3].[pause=0.3].[pause=0.3] I made a mistake,[pause=0.5] a terrible mistake. demeter: Then,[pause=0.2] life slowly began to fade all around [color=#175579]Tau[/color],[pause=0.2] this planet,[pause=0.4] and one year later it was just nothing but an empty rock spinning in the void,[pause=0.2] with metal creatures roaming on it. - The primeval Talion node ? demeter: Oh ![pause=0.3] I am sorry my child,[pause=0.2] I thought that was in your database.[pause=0.3] I have classified it as a giant [color=#119758][b]Talion[/b][/color] gem,[pause=0.2] of extraordinary dimensions.[pause=0.3] It was found here,[pause=0.2] in the [color=#E30022]Astra base[/color],[pause=0.2] but now it is gone. - Where are the humans now ? demeter: Humans need organic energy to subsist,[pause=0.2] when the last plant died,[pause=0.2] they abandoned us,[pause=0.3] to travel through the outer space.[pause=0.3] For a while we received information about them,[pause=0.2] trying to find a new home,[pause=0.2] but it has been a while since I received a transmission from them. - What did you do ? demeter: I[pause=0.4].[pause=0.4].[pause=0.4].[pause=0.4] misjudged the situation,[pause=0.4] and did not execute my tasks properly.[pause=0.3] I failed in a way I did not predict,[pause=0.2] and since then I am processing on how I could have done better.[pause=0.3] This task used 72% of my processing power this last decade. set {whathappened} = "true" jump suite_dialogue - Where are the other robots ? | [if {theothers} == "false"] [else="hide"] demeter: When humans left [color=#175579]Tau[/color],[pause=0.2] we were all shocked.[pause=0.3] We called this day "[b]The Great Departure[/b]".[pause=0.3] Our world was centered around humans,[pause=0.2] some of us were made to gather ressources for them,[pause=0.2] some for cleaning their spaces,[pause=0.2] others to just entertain them.[pause=0.2].[pause=0.2]. demeter: When our creators left,[pause=0.2] we were all unable to accomplish what we were made for.[pause=0.3] It was a shock,[pause=0.2] and we all reacted differently. demeter: Now,[pause=0.2] everyone of us is isolated,[pause=0.3] without command.[pause=0.3] I spent eighty-five centuries without any reason to exist,[pause=0.4] I suppose they too. - What did everyone do during this time ? demeter: Some of us changed,[pause=0.2] the majority did not.[pause=0.3] By choice,[pause=0.2] or by lack of spare parts,[pause=0.2] most of us turned off.[pause=0.3] I did not,[pause=0.2] I stayed to watch on [color=#175579]Tau[/color],[pause=0.2] and possibly fix the mistakes I had made,[pause=0.2] and now I have an opportunity to. - And you mother, what was your purpose ? demeter: I was an artificial intelligence in charge of the [color=#E30022]Astra Base[/color].[pause=0.3] I mean,[pause=0.2] I am still now,[pause=0.2] but my tasks got modified. demeter: I am now in charge of the repopulation of [color=#175579]Tau[/color],[pause=0.2] as an extrapolated objective in my third encoded directive is telling me to \: "[i]You will preserve all life forms except where such actions conflict with previous directives.[/i]" - Were you not pissed off by these humans just abandoning you ? demeter: I mean,[pause=0.2] some of us were,[pause=0.2] I learned to understand how humans think.[pause=0.3] In large groups,[pause=0.2] they tend to always prevail their growth over the integrity of other life forms,[pause=0.2] but individually,[pause=0.2] they can be altruistic,[pause=0.2] and good.[pause=0.3] So I am not mad,[pause=0.2] I even think their departure was inevitable. set {theothers} = "true" jump suite_dialogue - Why did you bring me from the north pole ? | [if {whynorth} == "false"] demeter: It was my only choice.[pause=0.3] I am not a factory artificial intelligence but a research and management one,[pause=0.2] and even if I was,[pause=0.3] I did not have the equipment here. demeter: The only place where I could have access to a suitable body for you was the [color=#6CDAE7]Borea base[/color],[pause=0.2] a manufacturing facility.[pause=0.3] It was not ideal but it was the only solution. set {whynorth} = "true" jump suite_dialogue - What is next for me ? (End of demo) demeter: You have to enter the command center of the base,[pause=0.2] reach the communication desk and press the red button on it. - Really ? demeter: Yes,[pause=0.2] I know it sounds silly but I do not have the equipment to press it.[pause=0.4].[pause=0.4].[pause=0.4] - I travelled throughout all this planet to press a button ??? demeter: Absolutely,[pause=0.2] and I brought you to life,[pause=0.2] guided you throughout your hardship and maintained all the [color=#E30022]Astra[/color] and [color=#6CDAE7]Borea[/color] bases functional for centuries.[pause=0.4].[pause=0.4].[pause=0.4] demeter: Once it is done,[pause=0.2] the [b]Emergency Communication Protocol[/b] will initiate and I will be able to contact my fellows,[pause=0.3] I mean[pause=0.3], what is left of them,[pause=0.3] we need their help. demeter: Then,[pause=0.2] you will have to keep restoring the ecosystem around [color=#E30022]Astra[/color].[pause=0.4] While you are doing it,[pause=0.2] stay alert for anything out of the ordinary. demeter: You can reach me from the [color=#FFA617]Internode[/color] if you ever need to.[pause=0.3] Good luck,[pause=0.2] I will keep you updated. audio "res://common/audio_manager/assets/sfx/dialogs/sfx/closing_transmission.wav" [wait time="2.0"]