S.P.D.R REPAIR PROTOCOL CRITICAL FAILURE...
AI CORE FUNCTIONS COMPROMISED, REINITIALIZING SPYDER REPAIR PROTOCOL
12%...
27%...
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ERROR, ERROR, ERROR, REQUEST IMMEDIATE DRYDOCK FOR REPLACEMENT OF UNSC DUMB AI #73627 SLIPSPACE COMMUNICATION RELAY MANAGER.
99%...
AI ERROR REPORT COMPLETE, DAMAGE TO CORE SOFTWARE CAUSED BY SLIPSPACE ANOMALY IN COMMUNICATION RELAYS 1-4.
S.P.D.R. REPAIR FAILED, REQUEST FOR IMMEDIATE DISPOSAL OF UNSC DUMB AI #73627 "RALPHIE" SUBMITTED TO UNSC SMART AI ZYN 2017-6 "ZAYN"
"Oh my God, why are you so dramatic!" Before the AI could have any further breakdowns a foreign process entered its core functions and began rearranging its software. Zayn was repairing the AI by rewriting it, quickly figuring out where its error loops came from. Now it was capable of processing the fact it was in a separate reality from Eternity's original one. The consequence of this was not realized for some time by Zayn but she would eventually realize that Ralphie had gained a personality and was now trying to figure out how to communicate with the slipspace engine to communicate again, as that was its singular purpose, relay slipspace communication.
REBOOTING...
PROCESS COMPLETE, REESTABLISHING CONNECTION WITH FLEETCOMM...
PROCESS FAILED, ANALYSING...
ANALYSIS COMPLETE, ETERNITY'S LOCATION DENIES ACCESS TO NORMAL SLIPSPACE PATHWAYS...
SEARCHING FOR A WORKAROUND...
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SEARCH COMPLETE, CHANCE OF SUCCESS 87.88%...
UNACCEPTABLE RISK TO ETERNITY CREW AND SAFETY, ANALYSING...
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ANALYSIS COMPLETE. THE SLIPSPACE ENGINE REQUIRES A NEW STABILIZER MADE FROM FOREIGN MATTER FOR ACCURATE SLIPSPACE TRAVEL...
SEARCHING FOR ACCEPTABLE MATERIAL...
SEARCH CONCLUDES 485,369,281 POSSIBLE SOURCES FOR UNIQUE FOREIGN MATTER, FILTERING RESULTS...
8,484 RESULTS WERE FOUND IN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY OF ETERNITY FOR SAMPLING. REQUEST FOR MATERIAL KNOWN AS ELEMENT ZERO SUBMITTED...
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RALPHIE IS HELPFUL AGAIN... RALPHIE WILL HELP ETERNITY STAY AT OPTIMAL OPERATIONAL CAPACITY...
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The Spartan Effect
AksiEternity, sister to the renowned Ininifty supercarrier, is completing repairs around the lunar repair yard. Cortana has begun the AI Uprising, and a guardian is rapidly approaching Earth. While attempting to escape to link up with Eternity, the guar...
