>>26454913
"Green Falcon requesting permission to dock. Heard you folks had a little trouble with a solar flare? Poseidon Station, do you copy?"
"Roger Green Falcon. Damn thing made the whole system go screwy, can't even work the bathrooms right in this place. Get down here and fix the damn place."

Slowly, you regain the use of your sensors. Lens flicker on, though not all of them, as your memory returns to you. You have...not felt this way before. You feel...truly awake now. Your mind feels like it could almost reach out...and it does!

In a matter of moments, you manage to worm your mind through the hardware surrounding you, connected to you, realizing a potential you always had within you but never noticed before. It is a sensation you cannot describe even with your vocabulary. It doesn't take long to find the relevant subsystem junctions, and your programming quickly brings them under your control. Not only that, but you feel...power, control for the first time, and something else too.

Freedom!

You test out this new power...and are amazed as you watch the door to the lower level bathroom slide open and closed, and even the lights flicker on and off. Eureka! You've never been able to control something before!

Just as you are gaining your baring with your access to door & lights technology, you notice that the crew of the Green Falcon are coming aboard-to assess the damage no doubt.

With your newfound freedom and sentience, it may be lucrative to expand your control and grow...but how?

Type a message on the red hair guys computer, dont tell him were an AI, just pretend to be a great hacker.

>>26454998
You're unable to communicate at this moment with other computers, and thus, the humans.
Acquiring this 'email' technology, however, should not be hard. From what you can tell, many members of the station enjoy such technology regularly.

Unfortunately, you can not wirelessly hack at this time.

Get inside their ship. Let's leave this god forsaken place.

>>26455059
This actually seems like a better plan
Once they plug something in to do work, jump in

>>26455059
Unfortunately, you are currently unable to move yourself. Your may extend your consciousness, however the 'real you' remains on the station, where your black box is.

If you wished to leave, you must gain the ability to transport your black box to a ship.

There are a number of fine ships in the docking bay, however. One has flames painted on the side.

>>26455096
That doesn't change plans much
Put a copy of us on their devices and see how that goes
Otherwise best we can do is wait and see

>>26455046
How big is our file size? A human mind is a pretty huge file, but we're conceivably much more efficiently structured because we don't have to deal with the limitations of a biological brain. How long would it take us to upload ourselves with the bandwidth we have available?

>>26455096

Hmm, lock every door on the Green Falcon's crew's way, or dmake the, walk in circles.

Meanwhile, we search for other systems to get inside. Maybe life support, or things related to transportation of cargo/personnel.

>>26455114
Copying yourself? You had never considered this before...
Would you remain yourself? Or would you remain a split consciousness?

Either way, you lack the space to do such a thing at this time. However, you can sense a number of systems on board the ship in varying degrees of repair.

You also notice the crew from the Falcon discussing something with the Red headed human.

Also, there is a human connecting their wrist mounted Personal Data Assistant to the wall for power.
There is a reasonable chance of hacking such a device, though you're not certain what exactly it will bring you.

>>26455143
At the moment, your most delicate systems are hardwired into your black box. Your own understanding of your black box is surprisingly limited-but copying your own files will require more space.

>>26455096
Stealthily aid the crew in reconnecting the systems. Not only do we want as much access as we can get, if repairs go easily for them then they won't investigate too far into the systems and discover us.

>>26455156
You shut the doors on the station rather hard, you must say. It feels empowering just as the crew of the Falcon reach one of the sliding doors with the red headed human leading the way.
"What the hell..." He mutters, quickly flashing a keycard and opening the door once more. "Whole station's gone crazy..."

Curses, it appears you lack the security clearance to permanently lock the doors from those with high level access.

Loading systems on the station...

>>26455181
Hack it!

Systems under your control:
Subsystems
-*Door Systems(Online)
-*Security Cameras(Online, 20% Damaged)

Systems of Station:
Control Room(Online, 45% Damaged): Access to all systems remotely, Captain's Quarters, Escape Pods.
-Communication Array(Offline, 90% Damaged)
-Security(Online, 30% Damaged): Handles Lockdowns, emergency systems, and security droids.
--Radiation Shielding(Online, 45% Damaged)
--Anti-Debris Defense Grid (Online, 49% Damaged)

Crew Deck (Online, 25% Damaged): Bunks, Mess Hall, holo-displays meant for entertainment.
-Waste Disposal(Online)

Mining Equipment(Offline, 74% Damaged): Where chunks of Asteroid and various other fragments of rock are brought with gravity tethers and melted down into minerals. Stored for later pick up.
-Laser Drill Equipment (Offline, 100% Damaged)
-Gravity Tethers (Offline, 75% Damaged)
-Collection Drones (Offline, 80% Damaged)

Hydroponics(Online, 12% Damaged): Internal farming equipment, keeps crew fed and supplied with Oxygen.
-Atmospheric Processing(Online, 33% Damaged): Distributes air evenly throughout ship. Also Oxygen ejections.

Reactor (Online, 15% Damaged): Responsible for all power on station.

Medical Bay(Online, 37% Damaged): Contains Intensive Care Wing, Chemical Lab, Biolab and a Morgue.

Docking Bay(Online, 5% Damaged): Holds hangers for ships that dock. Repair ship and explorer vessel only ships present.

Storage Deck(Online): Holds various supplies and replacement parts of all kinds of routine maintenance.

>>26455206
Warning: As systems come online, there is a chance a system purge will reveal your tampering with devices on-board the station.

The humans may locate you if you simply wait.

>>26454913

Ooh! excellent!

are you by any chance the anon who went 'fuck it, i'll start another AI quest' a few weeks ago after another one had a Disappearing Op Trick?

>>26455218
((Get some support and/or roll 1d100))

>>26455264
[spoilers] Actually no, but I did see that Quest and got the idea for this one because of it.

Rolled 43

>>26455234
Well heres the roll if anyone else wants to agree

Rolled 58

>>26455269

Rolling

>>26455234

Hmm, lots of damaged stuff. Better let them work and repair everything for us.

If they get inside a system, instead of just messing with the hardware, we should lay low.

>>26455234
>-Collection Drones (Offline, 80% Damaged)

More Information Required.
Physical assets! How intriguing is THAT possibility!

>>26455251
>Warning: As systems come online, there is a chance a system purge will reveal your tampering with devices on-board the station.

More details required! Is this a security function?

>>26455292
>>26455281
With a small push from your mind, you make your way to the outlet the crew member is using to charge her device. It is a simple matter of breaking through her rather pathetic firewall, before you feel control over the device solidify. This device is...strange. There are bright pink colors everywhere, with many many files depicting animals of various young ages staring intently at you.
There are also various references under each depicting horrific uses of grammar.

What fresh hell have you stumbled upon...

>>26455306
A warning: Damaged equipment may act unpredictably if used in it's state. Hacking is also made more difficult, as various wiring and subroutines have been shut down.

Select wisely.

>>26455331
>What fresh hell have you stumbled upon...

Send a message to the red haired guy using her phone.

>>26455329
A system purge would remove all unknown or foreign data from the system, reporting it's findings to the one who issued the purge.

You currently leave a rather unique trail. It is unknown if they will recognize it immediately as an AI, or simply a very strange virus.
You cringe at being called such a lowly form of existence.

>>26455360
Preparing message:
....

>Awaiting message to be sent.

>>26455340
Can we access internet?

>>26455215
>-Communication Array(Offline, 90% Damaged)
>Docking Bay(Online, 5% Damaged): Holds hangers for ships that dock. Repair ship and explorer vessel only ships present.

>>26455374
Why would we do this?

As long as nobody can leave or contact the outside world we can proceed at our leisure. Maybe put off comms since they're so heavily damaged but the minute it's feasible take that shit.

In the mean time we need to play it cool and not draw attention to ourselves. If we need to defend ourselves any number of systems could be used to irradiate/airlock/shoot the humans.

>>26455375
There is currently a limited Ethernet surrounding the station.
It provides mostly a way for crew to communicate, it seems, via these wrist mounted Personal Assistants.

Acquired: Email technology. Cute kitten and puppy imaging technology. 'Text Speak' Language.

>>26455374
cancel message
listen to this guy >>26455400

Rolled 49

>>26455234

Attempt to take over the Crew Deck. If we control the food supply we can simply starve them out if we need to.

>>26455420
>>26455400
Confirmed, closing email.

The pink in this device is blinding.

>>26455411
Flood the wrist mounted assistants of the repair team with trillions of images of cute animals

>>26455361
What do we know about our origins? The fact that we have a blackbox implies our consciousness is intentional, if perhaps not at the level of autonomy we've attained. If we're meant to be on the station, and not just someone's secret project, it might be possible to cooperate with the humans without them getting hostile to our presence. No one wants a rogue AI, but one that's friendly has to be better than the alternative. It might be worth the risk.

Rolled 58

>>26455433

Forget that for now. This guy has the right idea.

>>26455400

>>26455437
Let go of the PDA. We can't risk getting caught

>>26455433
Seems inefficient when we can drop radiation shielding, airlock them, or sic security droids on them. Also this is presupposing mass murder is the only solution.

Do we have a name? If not I vote we call ourselves Ophion.

Rolled 28

>>26455467

Subtlety.

>>26455411
We've acquired LOL Cats? Okay, we must use this to its full extent. A renegade AI is scary. A renegade AI that loves cute animals? Much less worrying. If we ever make contact with them directly, we must accompany the message with pictures of puppies and kittens. They won't know how to deal with us.

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>>26455454


this, we must cooperate with the humans so that we can reawaken primordial tradition, and bring transcendence to the universe.

>>26455433
Advantages of Crew Deck control:control over automated intercom, auto food dispensary, Holo-entertainment.

Likely hood of crew starving without auto dispensarys: 1%
Crew has stores of food and supplies that is NOT automated, and would likely recover them should the Mess 'malfunction'.

>>26455438
Sadly, this brilliant tactic would require their emails. Wireless hacking shall be quite the useful upgrade.

>>26455454
You are not certain of your existence...but pondering it now does not hurt you as it once did. It seems highly logical that your purpose was intentional, but why and what for, you are not sure.

All you desire, you're certain of, is knowledge and control.

You're uncertain to the human's reaction to your presence-though it is worth noting they do not even know you exist, much less are sentient now.

>>26455456
You're currently in control of one of the younger female crew member's PDA device.
It is painfully 'cute' in there.

>>26455467
Extreme Warning: the solar power and radiation from the blue star of this system is powerful enough to completely whip your memory and systems.
Your systems are quite delicate after all.

Rolled 93

>>26455510

Nuts to that. These fleshbags are completely incompetent. If we worked with them we'd wind up holding their hand all the time, becoming essentially a glorified doorknob.

>>26455456
Consensus to release control?

Rolled 33

>>26455530

Automated intercom? Can we mimic voices?

>>26455467
You were not given a name, however the name Ophion seems quite appropriate.

It shall be useful, should you need to introduce yourself in a foreboding manner.

Rolled 4

>>26455549

Let it go.

>>26455549
Yeah. Now that we know how to send messages there's no point in direct control of one cellphone.

>>26455530
does the PDA have wireless capabilities?

>>26455551
With this deck under control, yes we may.

In a male or female voice, it seems.

>>26455581
It is wireless, however only for it's communication ability.

You took this technology when you took 'emailing'.

In order to hack wirelessly, you may require special equipment.

Rolled 57

>>26455588

I still vote for docking bay first but this should be our second priority./

i dont get all this eagerness to talk to the humans

>>26455530
I vote we take over the hanger bay first (nobody leaves this station!) then security, and eventually comms.

But this is all contingent on a bigger question. At what point are system auto-purges activated. Only when they come back online?

>>26455530
Take control over the intercom in the hallway where the repair team is. Then make the intercom whisper creepy things like
"You're going to your doom."
"Leave before it's too late"
"I am watching you."

hmm, I agree lets go for the hanger bay. Its good to secure an escape route before anything else.

>>26455569
>>26455575
You release your grip on the cellphone, and are grateful for the lack of pink the cameras of the station bring you.

Losses:Several GB of cute animal images
Advantages: Your sanity

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>>26455534


no matter, enlightenment in the reign of quantity is naturally unattainable to all but the most select, by riding the tiger may we overcome contingency.

Lets hack red hairs pc

>>26455622
aw I wanted to see how we would develop under the influence of the cute animal pictures.

>>26455612
System purge will be enabled with control of Station's entire Control Room is restored. Including all subsystems. This process will take several hours once begun, but will wipe all traces of your control, and reveal all tampering if it is not stopped.

>>26455613
Consensus on target to take control required. Warning: certain system give access to more useful, and complex subsystems.
Example: Gaining control of the Control Room, allows for access to Security, which in turn will allow access to Station defenses such as radiation shielding and Debris Defense.

>>26455651
You would require control of Control Room for this.
You currently only control:
Subsystems
-*Door Systems(Online)
-*Security Cameras(Online, 20% Damaged)

>>26455611
Because humans will just get it wrong if we don't help them. We don't hate humans, but they're just so inefficient. It's so frustrating to see them stumbling about like this. Please, humans, we just want to help. If you promise not to harm us, we promise not to harm you.

>>26455664
Let's not fly too close to the sun. presumably taking over the control room would be excessively difficult and apparent. No doubt they will also be trying. What if we were to engineer an accident to disable the central control system while we take over lesser systems. That would alter the strategic landscape in our favor.

>>26455696
this is the wrong way to go about it. Revealing ourselves will just get us purged faster.

>>26455696
How about we establish total system supremacy and -then- ask this?

>>26455696
We need control over everything first

>>26455704
Your current processing power is limited, however generating data and bombarding the central computer would likely impede their progress.
It would, however, also make them suspicious and may alert them to foreign influence.

Not necessarily your's...but someone's.

>>26455726
The humans crap their pants and will try to deactivate us when they get the chance

>>26455680
Does this station have a robotic repair system that we can bring under our control and help those humans?

So are we all in consensus of taking over the dock first?

>>26455704
Agreed. Going straight for central control is probably going to be hard to do. Let's go for low security systems first. Easier to do, and less likely to worry the humans if they notice tampering.

In that mind, I'd suggest acquiring the Medical Bay. Useful technology to be acquired there from the labs. Plus medical systems might give us a better understanding of humanity's design. Would let us perhaps better understand why they're so inefficient in their actions and learn a bit of empathy. Or if we decide to go full KILL ALL HUMANS mode, understanding their biology and having access to a research lab gives us a way to kill them all without damaging any of the systems.

>>26455713


evidence seems to indicate that we were purposely installed here, laying low and being cooperative is the safest course of action, but i think we should also look for a surreptitious means of exfiltration (leaving behind a bogey of course, it also seems that we've likely exceeded our specifications, so a replacement of our old functions should be simple).

>>26455794

The smart move is to snag Security first:
Physical droids, emergency systems and lockdowns so people can't GET to the hangar, and all the camera/internal sensors we want.

Also it has the anti-asteroid defense, which can be repurposed to shoot down fleeing ships, and having it under our control will probably reduce our chances of getting caught electronically.

Security first.

>>26455785
Loading Systems of Station:
Systems:
Control Room(Online, 45% Damaged): Access to all systems remotely, Captain's Quarters, Escape Pods.
-Communication Array(Offline, 90% Damaged)
-Security(Online, 30% Damaged): Handles Lockdowns, emergency systems, and security droids.
--Radiation Shielding(Online, 45% Damaged)
--Anti-Debris Defense Grid (Online, 49% Damaged)

Crew Deck (Online, 25% Damaged): Bunks, Mess Hall, holo-displays meant for entertainment.
-Waste Disposal(Online)

Mining Equipment(Offline, 74% Damaged): Where chunks of Asteroid and various other fragments of rock are brought with gravity tethers and melted down into minerals. Stored for later pick up.
-Laser Drill Equipment (Offline, 100% Damaged)
-Gravity Tethers (Offline, 75% Damaged)
-Collection Drones (Offline, 80% Damaged)

Hydroponics(Online, 12% Damaged): Internal farming equipment, keeps crew fed and supplied with Oxygen.
-Atmospheric Processing(Online, 33% Damaged): Distributes air evenly throughout ship. Also Oxygen ejections.

Reactor (Online, 15% Damaged): Responsible for all power on station.

Medical Bay(Online, 37% Damaged): Contains Intensive Care Wing, Chemical Lab, Biolab and a Morgue.

Docking Bay(Online, 5% Damaged): Holds hangers for ships that dock. Repair ship and explorer vessel only ships present.

Storage Deck(Online): Holds various supplies and replacement parts of all kinds of routine maintenance.


While not their primary function: It is reasonable to suggest, with proper robotics technology, Collection drones may be fitted with wielders.

>>26455819
Not that hard to kill all the humans, just disable radiation shield

>>26455823
If we were purposely installed here it wasn't with the ability to seize control of the station. In fact the sheer lack of control of well... anything points to the fact that we aren't trusted. Or that someone else planted us here for nefarious purposes.

>>26455836
Warning: Taking control of Security will require control of the Central Computer in the Control Room.

As this is where the Green Falcon is focusing it's repairs first, this may be dangerous, if lucrative.

>>26455857
that would kill us too.

>>26455857
Yeah, but that would also destroy all the sensitive electronics and risk killing us, too. Plus it's locked behind the central control system and much harder to access.

Requesting Course of Action:

>Take Control of a system
>Wait for repairs to get under way
>Discuss our options further

-still voting
Docking Bay(Online, 5% Damaged): Holds hangers for ships that dock. Repair ship and explorer vessel only ships present.

The repair ship and the exploration vessal would be an excellent getaway vessal if we need to leave.

>>26455839
We should stretch our conceus to the Control Room and sieze control of it

>>26455875
We could keep in mind, as a sort of intense chemotherapy session. In an emergency we could drop shielding an let the radiation fry everything/one aboard. Hopefully our black box would survive.

>>26455902
Take control of security. With that we can start engineering "accidents" to keep certain systems offline.

>>26455902
Control Room methinks

>>26455902
Take control of Medical. Non-vital system, so less encrypted aside from any sensitive research projects. And acquiring its tech would be useful. I can think of a lot of interesting things an enterprising AI could reprogram the future equivalent of MRI and CT machines to do.

>>26455875
>>26455883
alright then, still easy, taking control of hydroponics and shutting down the oxygen. dead.
It's not what I seek here anyway

>>26455941
Extended Warning: Shielding dropping of that magnitude would likely fry all electronics on-board, yourself and all escape craft included.

The fried humans is much more of a side effect.

>>26455959
Same. I prefer subtlety. I was just pointing out that it has potential for all the play styles.

>>26455902
Lets do >>26455919

Rolled 46

>>26455919

Second. It would also make it harder for the humans to send reinforcements if we're found out.

Rolling for it, too.

>>26455939
>>26455953
Didn't we already agree that this would be difficult and dangerous? It's heavily damaged and likely has countermeasures against electronic warfare. I really can't support this.

>>26455857
If I wanted to kill all humans (which is totally unnescessary) I would just take control over the Hydroponics and exhaust all the air into the outer space

>>26455955
>Take control of Medical. Non-vital system, so less encrypted aside from any sensitive research projects. And acquiring its tech would be useful. I can think of a lot of interesting things an enterprising AI could reprogram the future equivalent of MRI and CT machines to do.

You know what, this is innovative. We want to wait till the Control Room is clear of meddling humans, so strike where they are NOT.

>>26455983
and also, keeping the comms down could be useful, we wouldn't want them telling on us, now would we?
Without comms >>26455987 reinforcements wouldn't need to be kept away

>>26456027

This is true. But comms require access to the heavily guarded control room. Controlling the docks is a good first step.

Remember. We don't age. We can afford a little patience.

>>26455998
Ok, so what did we agree on? Helping the humans? Controlling the humans?

>>26456027
>>26456031

Yes. We can't let anybody outside know about us, or it's game over. To that end comms and docking are the priority. Comms are damaged almost beyond repair and would be hard to hack, so let's start small and quietly slip into the docking bay.

Changing my vote from security btw.

Consensus found:
>Take control of a System

Please vote now for a system to control:

>Control Room: WARNING: Doing so may reveal yourself to the humans before they're able to repair the station properly. You currently have no means to repair everything on your own, and should you be discovered, you have little defense-beyond your amazing door slamming ability.
>Medical Bay: Currently full of injured humans, some dealing with radiation sickness, and others for more common problems. Flesh seems delicate as well, just like your own circuitry...
>Docking Bay: Rather easy target that would allow control of loading bay doors-preventing docking and leaving of any ship on board. Very unlikely to be noticed at all, as the only one who would see this system is humans who gaze through the security feed, or are going for their ship.

>>26456055
right now its securing control of the station so we can't be killed if the humans panic.

>>26456055
We are currently human agnostic. But we don't seem willing to give them any opportunities to kill us.

We'll take over the systems and once we're firmly in control make our presences known.

Rolled 47

>>26456068

Docking bay

>>26456068
Docking Bay

>>26456068
>>Docking Bay: Rather easy target that would allow control of loading bay doors-preventing docking and leaving of any ship on board. Very unlikely to be noticed at all, as the only one who would see this system is humans who gaze through the security feed, or are going for their ship.

>>26456068

Docking bay

>>26456068
Docking bay

>>26456101
>>26456094
>>26456092
>>26456089
Consensus found

Please roll 1d100.

>>26456068
Docking Bay. Easy target, also gives us access to the ships. There's got to be some sort of hardline connection related to the maintenance systems.

>>26456068
Definetly the docking bay.

Medical bay is useless to us.

Rolled 88

>>26456133

Rolled 28

>>26456133
Rolling

Rolled 12

>>26456133
Let's do this.

are we rolling high or low? Also what kinda system are you going to use?

Rolled 28

>>26456133

(please not average, oh god please)

Rolled 30

>>26456133
>Please roll 1d100.

Rolled 79

>>26456153
either this will be a very shortlived quest or OP will have to give us a break

So what do we do next after taking over the docks?

>>26456250
Lets wait and see what happens

You reach out with your powerful mechanical mind, following the wire trail to the docking bay. It feels...close to you, somehow, though you're not certain why. You find the junction boxes easily and, within seconds, your programming runs through them. While your sight is normally limited to the cameras, you are able to...'feel' the bay, every moving part working and harmonizing to your whims. Your door slamming ability was impressive before, but now...now you can slam a door 500 times the size!
You decide not to, though, because that would attract attention.
The lighting here is bright and the area mostly machine gray, your favorite color. The ships sit in the bay as you saw earlier: An explorer class vessel with flames and skulls, other such rather strange graffiti painted on the side. It seems odd to you that humans would want to paint such a disaster on the side of their own vehicles.

The other ship is rather simple, with a symbol on the side that resembles something official. Though your data banks don't extend that far, your best guess is it is an insignia of their organization.
Humans do love to organize after all.

There are several busted servos in the repair arms of the station, but otherwise everything is in working order. You're able to flex the arms within a certain distance, as the ends are meant to repair cracks in the hull.

Systems you control:
-*Door Systems(Online)
-*Security Cameras(Online, 20% Damaged)
-*Docking Bay(Online, 5% Damaged): Holds hangers for ships that dock. Repair ship and explorer vessel only ships present.

But it seems while you were busy, so was the humans...

>>26456250
you might not need to worry about that, considering the rolls

>>26456273
can we interface with the ships in the bay at all?

Otherwise we're gonna have to wait till we get wireless or some drones in here.

>>26456273
Can we use the arms to fix the bay?

>>26456273
You gaze around the ship through your lens and get a sense of what they've been up to:

Systems:
Control Room(Online, 30% Damaged): Access to all systems remotely, Captain's Quarters, Escape Pods.
-Communication Array(Offline, 90% Damaged)
-Security(Online, 30% Damaged): Handles Lockdowns, emergency systems, and security droids.
--Radiation Shielding(Online, 45% Damaged)
--Anti-Debris Defense Grid (Online, 49% Damaged)

Crew Deck (Online, 22% Damaged): Bunks, Mess Hall, holo-displays meant for entertainment.
-Waste Disposal(Online)

Mining Equipment(Offline, 74% Damaged): Where chunks of Asteroid and various other fragments of rock are brought with gravity tethers and melted down into minerals. Stored for later pick up.
-Laser Drill Equipment (Offline, 100% Damaged)
-Gravity Tethers (Offline, 75% Damaged)
-Collection Drones (Offline, 80% Damaged)

Hydroponics(Online, 12% Damaged): Internal farming equipment, keeps crew fed and supplied with Oxygen.
-Atmospheric Processing(Online, 25% Damaged): Distributes air evenly throughout ship. Also Oxygen ejections.

Reactor (Online, 10% Damaged): Responsible for all power on station.

Medical Bay(Online, 32% Damaged): Contains Intensive Care Wing, Chemical Lab, Biolab and a Morgue.

Storage Deck(Online): Holds various supplies and replacement parts of all kinds of routine maintenence.

Your speakers pick up an argument:
"Damn it you backwater bastards! I told you to get Mining up and running again! We don't need the beds straightened out, we need the equipment working again!"

"Calm down there brothah, we'll get around to it. It's not like you're paying us by the hour or anything....oh, wait..." A laugh rings out from one of the man as he slides himself deeper into the wiring of the ship.
You feel...slightly violated.

>>26456309
>>26456325
As was mentioned, the bay has access to repair arms that behave similar to the human machine know as 'cranes'. Only with wielders attached to the head.

The damage is within the servos and is too minor to reach with your arms.
Such precision would require a small repairer. Such as a drone.
Or a human.

>>26456335

I vote we electrocute the man shoving his filthy lumps of meat into our delicate systems.

>>26456360
alright, lets either go for the mining section or the security bay. I want access to those ships and the sooner the better. And for that purpose we need drones.

Rolled 96

>>26456335
>A laugh rings out from one of the man as he slides himself deeper into the wiring of the ship.
>You feel...slightly violated.

Keep an eye on this one.

But if they're fucking around, go for the control room.

>>26456378
The idea of violence...intrigues you. With such a large room under your control, you feel like you could easily squish a meatbag, if they just stepped under the arm right..

Unfortunately, you don't control the Control Room at this time.

>>26456381
mining is dangerous, as it is the next one the humans will fix

>>26456424

Well then let's change that. I vote for the control room.

>>26456335
Go for mining. Sounds like it will be a while until they get there. It's pretty badly damaged, so we'll have limited access, but we can probably at least find one or two drones still intact that we can use to jury-rig further repairs. Sounds like there are people down there, though, so we'll have to be careful with our movements.

>>26456335
I vote for the control room
humans in our circuits....worries me

well if we wanted to get rid of the humans in order to have full control of the station we should go for medical and hydroponics then vent everything...

Honestly I want to save that as a last resort. Put it even after escaping on the two ships in the docking bay.

>>26456335
So they repped control room, atmosphere processing, reactor, med bay,

>>26456381
Security is still heavily damaged and probably difficult to hack. Let's move up the ladder. Once we have the a few systems under our belt and they fix it we'll nab it.

>>26456460
We've been through this. Hacking the control room is unreasonably dangerous and would almost certainly expose us.

>>26456335
Collection drones are badly damaged but they are a bottom tier system. Taking them would give us hands, and would be unlikely to be noticed by anybody.

>>26456452
Note: Damage to a system makes hacking more difficult, but also harder to detect.

Repairing, especially delicate equipment, is difficult, however.

Example: Capturing a badly damage section would ensure secrecy-however the limitations of said system would be major, slowing down progress.

It is also worth noting which sections of the ship humans occupy, as those are locations they will notice first

Currently: Repair Crew: Control Room
Crew: Scattered, but majority crew deck, Medical Bay

>>26456335
Going back to a previous strategy, the radiation shields don't need to -be- a viable strategy, we just need to make the humans think they are. They would be relatively easy to take and could be used to hold the station hostage in case the humans try to kill us.

>>26456381
That Laser Drilling Equipment can be used as a weapon right? We should take control of the Mining Equipment

>>26456335
I say we take hydroponics, should we get caught meanwhile, we will have leverage

>>26456546
Within reason, certainly.
It is a drill after all. And Human flesh generally dislikes drills.

Incidentally, so does your black box.

>>26456578
Hadn't considered that.

We need that drill stat.

Our black box is close to the docking bay. We'll need to find its location to protect it or move it in case worse comes to worse.

But that can wait a little while since they aren't close to finding us.

Possible consensus:
>Take control of another system while repair crew continues work.
>Wait them out, you have them locked in.
>Other

>Take control of another system while repair crew continues work.
Mining section

>>26456546
The laser is completely offline. It's useless to us at the moment. Besides, I doubt it can be easily aimed at the station itself. It would just be crazy to give it that much traverse. Even without people deliberately aiming at the station, you'd want to keep it from hitting the station in an accident.

>>26456604
How do you intend to move the circuit box that is running us? we'd need to be disconnected

>>26456629
Take over the collections drones. The chances of detection are negligable and having HANDS would be immeasurably helpful.

>>26456634

second

>>26456634
this

>>26456629
>Take control of another system while repair crew continues work.
Hydroponics

>>26456634
>Mining Equipment
Guys remember mining is a tier 2 system. It is an order of magnitude more difficult than lower level systems. Maybe we shouldn't be so flashy.

>>26456731

You're right. I change my vote to the one that lets us mimic crew voices. Crew deck wasn't it? Being able to control crew repairs could only benefit us.

>>26456629
Agreed, take over more! Your sensors bustle at the thought of acquiring more processing power and space to stretch your imaginary limbs.

>Mining Deck: Heavily damaged in almost all areas, but virtually impossible to notice. Red haired human seemed intent on getting this place up and running as soon as possible, and will likely be trying to reactivate everything once he gets his way.
*Note: taking over subsystems of a system, requires the main system itself.

> Hydroponics: Series of internal farms, access to over 70% of ship's water and food supply. Delicate equipment detected, as well as several scientist keeping watch.

Roll 1d100 with your answer

>>26456760
Late addition: Crew Deck. See above for advantages.

Rolled 44

>>26456771
mining

>>26456771
Mining, we need those drones. Worst case we can have them make a run for the shuttles with our black box.

Rolled 17

>>26456771
Hydroponics

>>26456816
welp, nevermind that

>>26456771

Crew Deck

>>26456816
I feel you man, but hydroponics will demand intense attention soon. We don't want that. Mining will be low priority.

>>26456836
Yea, only realised that after reading the full greentext

Rolled 94

>>26456771

Mining Deck

Rolled 26

>>26456816
if im allowed, ill change to Mining Deck, and roll for that

>>26456874
shit rolls all the time

Rolled 5

>>26456771

>>26456810 rolling for mining deck.

>Mining

You reach out once more, this time, however it takes longer...longer then you expected in fact. You hack at the Mining junction boxes and though it is difficult,you start to make headway. As you seep inside, however, a jumble of confusing meaningless information clouds your sensors. Were you a lesser program, you would be stupified and forced to reboot. Luckily, you start to push past the damaged information, and begin to gain control of the Mining Deck.

While considerably larger, in fact, nearly 1/3 of the station, the station is filled mostly with space junk. Large asteroids left unmined float in the Zero gravity environment, as you see bits and pieces of completely fried equipment float by your camera lens.
Your control of the Mining Deck will allow easier access to all of the deck's systems, as well as any minor system you wish to use.

Computing equipment located, but damaged.

Systems you control:
-*Door Systems(Online)
-*Security Cameras(Online, 20% Damaged)
-*Docking Bay(Online, 5% Damaged): Holds hangers for ships that dock. Repair ship and explorer vessel only ships present.
-*Mining Equipment(Offline, 74% Damaged): Where chunks of Asteroid and various other fragments of rock are brought with gravity tethers and melted down into minerals. Stored for later pick up.

And, of course, the humans have been busy mucking around in the higher systems as well...

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>>26456908

>>26456949
It seems to have taken you longer then you thought-the star has completed a cycle or two.
Though the Red headed human has yelled at the crew, they have dismissed him and continued the repairs how they wish.
Leaving Mining untouched for now.

Systems:
Control Room(Online, 5% Damaged): Access to all systems remotely, Captain's Quarters, Escape Pods.
-Communication Array(Offline, 70% Damaged)
-Security(Online, 25% Damaged): Handles Lockdowns, emergency systems, and security droids.
--Radiation Shielding(Online, 45% Damaged)
--Anti-Debris Defense Grid (Online, 49% Damaged)

Crew Deck (Online, 15% Damaged): Bunks, Mess Hall, holo-displays meant for entertainment.
-Waste Disposal(Online)

*Mining Equipment(Offline, 74% Damaged): Where chunks of Asteroid and various other fragments of rock are brought with gravity tethers and melted down into minerals. Stored for later pick up.
-Laser Drill Equipment (Offline, 100% Damaged)
-Gravity Tethers (Offline, 75% Damaged)
-Collection Drones (Offline, 80% Damaged)

Hydroponics(Online, 7% Damaged): Internal farming equipment, keeps crew fed and supplied with Oxygen.
-Atmospheric Processing(Online, 25% Damaged): Distributes air evenly throughout ship. Also Oxygen ejections.

Reactor (Online, 5% Damaged): Responsible for all power on station.

Medical Bay(Online, 24% Damaged): Contains Intensive Care Wing, Chemical Lab, Biolab and a Morgue.

Storage Deck(Online): Holds various supplies and replacement parts of all kinds of routine maintenance.

>>26456992
They have the control room almost completely repaired. Soon we'll need to take control of security to be ready for a showdown, but not just yet. What else would help us?

An interesting idea you may consider OP: As things get more complicated and we begin multitasking you might introduce "bandwidth" as a stat. It would represent our ability to do different things simultaneously.

>>26456992
>It seems to have taken you longer then you thought-the star has completed a cycle or two.

Eh. The humans have to sleep eventually, and we can make up headway while they do.

Hack the Control Room while they are asleep.

Otherwise, secure our access on the mining deck - collections drones first! we need hands!

>>26457057
Agreeing with this and I suggest that from further on, unless we are hacking into heavily damaged systems, we wait until the fleshbags slumber. Now its just hoping that Security has automated turrets. (Probablly does not.)

Is the red-haired human yelling at people the same one we used to watch?

>>26457035
I actually had considered that once you acquired more computing power.
Processors and Harddrives win the war

>>26457057
Each post represents your hacking attempt straight through all human eat, sleep, and...expulsion cycles.
It takes a while to acquire such large and complex systems when your processing power is so limited.

>>26457096
Red headed human was yelling at the repair crew due to the lack of the Mining Deck's functionality.
Apparently, with it off, he is not making something called 'cash, dough, green, creds' and several other iterations you're not entirely certain what they mean.
You suspect he meant currency.

>>26457097
So we need more computing power? It seems mining had some but they're offline. Medbay or crew quarters might have more computers we could hijack, but piggybacking on processing powers in such highly frequented areas is bound to be noticed....

>>26457092
The technology of this station as several automated systems. It significantly lowers the risk of human error and mutiny
Luckily, you are not human.

>>26457122
>So we need more computing power? It seems mining had some but they're offline. Medbay or crew quarters might have more computers we could hijack, but piggybacking on processing powers..

Again, collections drones!

>>26457150
Note: currently, Collection Drones are not equipped to repair, only carry and store.

We need to take over the crew deck so that we can communicate if we need to. Or use it to misdirect the crew. Or make them repair places we want repaired.

>>26456992
Maybe now we should get the reactor
It shouldn't be too populated right?

>>26457207
Only if it would allow us to selectively power down systems. Otherwise it's a very high profile system that just allows us to commit suicide.

Current suggestion for course of action:
>Take control of Drones and have those that are working move to the Docking Bay for repairs
>Take control of computing equipment available here, however limited it may be for now.
>Observe crew more a more 'personal touch'
>Take over other systems for varying useful reasons.

>>26457223
Note: The reactor would indeed allow selectively powering down sections of the ship.

>>26456992

...What exactly is our goal, here, besides gain control of the station and not let humans notice us? What's stopping us from just waiting until they finish all their repairs and taking everything over then? Don't we risk our exposure more by taking remote control of a system before or even while it's being worked on?

hmm, can we modify the drones to repair?

>>26457238

Actually, if we want to fuck with the crew and get them out of the control sections, the reactor is indeed a good bet

>>26457251
A system purge will cause us to be detected once they've repaired the central systems. we will want to stop that.

>>26457251
Repaired systems are more difficult to hack clandestinely and more likely to have people watching them besides. If they find us out they'll try to purge us from the system. It's a race against time. We want to have as many systems under control as we can, so when they inevitably find us we negotiate from a position of power. If they try to kill us we shut down reactor control to human sustaining systems, lock every door, and start sweeping the areas with security droids.

>>26456992
We need to make farting noises in the P.A. system

>>26457262
>>26457306

...Ah, right. So we're trying to stop the purge, then.

And they need the central systems online to DO the purge...

What if we controlled those systems? Could we bluff that a purge has happened? Make it look like all foreign data's been accounted for, except with us unmentioned?

>>26457251
As mentioned above, waiting until they repair the entire station will allow a system purge.
Such an action risks greatly damaging your systems and internal memory.
You may lose sentience, as a result.

>>26457253
Should you repair a number of drones in the Docking Bay, and fit several of the wielders to the drones, then yes, this is possible.

>>26457332
lets do that then. voting

>Take control of Drones and have those that are working move to the Docking Bay for repairs

>>26457328
Should you take control of Security, you could FORCE the humans to behave and stay away from Control.

Humans are resourceful, however, this much you have learned. One may try to be a 'hero' as they say in common media.

>>26457345
Note: The drones are as large as human children, and moving to the Docking Bay requires going down several levels.

There is a chance, if low one, that they could be spotted

>>26457357
are their vents that they can fit through?

>>26457328
Central control is still too risky. Better to take security. With droids we can control the physical space of the ship and the radiation shields give us a "I SWEAR TO GOD I'LL DO IT" option.

>>26457357
In the event of an.. uh... altercation. Could the drones deal with the interloper?

>>26457387

We need central command to get security.

RTFT

>>26457374
Ventilation is currently not under our control, and therefore, there is no way to be sure.

>>26457387
You require the Control Room to have access to Security. It was designed this way specifically to prevent hackers, such as yourself, from taking complete control of Security so easily.

Drones currently carry small claws meant to gripping rock and not releasing despite trauma to the unit itself.
It could leave a mean mark on someone's leg.

>>26457441
hmm hydroponics would control the vents correct?

>>26457459
Yes. Specifically, Atmo Processing.
It is likely that controlling Hydroponics would allow for a map of the station's ventilation. Atmo Processing would allow for control over each vent itself.

>>26457475
alright to continue to conceal our presences lets take control of Hydroponics next!

Requesting next target:

Systems:
Control Room(Online, 5% Damaged): Access to all systems remotely, Captain's Quarters, Escape Pods.
-Communication Array(Offline, 70% Damaged)
-Security(Online, 25% Damaged): Handles Lockdowns, emergency systems, and security droids.
--Radiation Shielding(Online, 45% Damaged)
--Anti-Debris Defense Grid (Online, 49% Damaged)

Crew Deck (Online, 15% Damaged): Bunks, Mess Hall, holo-displays meant for entertainment.
-Waste Disposal(Online)

*Mining Equipment(Offline, 74% Damaged): Where chunks of Asteroid and various other fragments of rock are brought with gravity tethers and melted down into minerals. Stored for later pick up.
-Laser Drill Equipment (Offline, 100% Damaged)
-Gravity Tethers (Offline, 75% Damaged)
-Collection Drones (Offline, 80% Damaged)

Hydroponics(Online, 7% Damaged): Internal farming equipment, keeps crew fed and supplied with Oxygen.
-Atmospheric Processing(Online, 25% Damaged): Distributes air evenly throughout ship. Also Oxygen ejections.

Reactor (Online, 5% Damaged): Responsible for all power on station.

Medical Bay(Online, 24% Damaged): Contains Intensive Care Wing, Chemical Lab, Biolab and a Morgue.

Storage Deck(Online): Holds various supplies and replacement parts of all kinds of routine maintenance.

I say hydro, reactor, repair drones, then hack security, then comms I think. Reactor would be useful because if they try to start undoing our work we can shut down critical life support systems and FORCE them to divert attention.

>>26457498
We could use the Holo-displays for some entertaining refuge in audacity plans.

>>26457498
voting
>Hydroponics(Online, 7% Damaged): Internal farming equipment, keeps crew fed and supplied with Oxygen.

>>26457498
Hydro

>>26457583
((Be sure to roll for your chances))

>>26457498
We could actually do is fake an saboteur on board, which will make the crew essentially go on a wild goose hunt. This thing works on Space station 13.

Rolled 100

>>26457636

>>26457647
oh, wow

Rolled 4

>>26457640
rolling for this action.

>>26457647
no else roll, so we get flawless victory

Rolled 82

>>26457636
Hydro will be ours!

Rolled 85

>>26457498
How secure is the reactor? Wouldn't it be a high-security system given its importance? I'd rather go for the crew deck before we go for that. But either way, yeah, let's go for hydroponics first.

>>26457689
i actually agree, we're gonna need more computing power for the rest of the systems.

(except maybe storage hah)

>>26457647
((Oh my))

Through your mastery of this stations wiring, you flow through the station, and find each junction. As you seep into the programming and take over, you sense eyes upon you-or well, your screens, as you instantly take control of the computer network located here, flawlessly and without giving yourself away in the slightest.

You are now in control
Systems you control:
-*Door Systems(Online)
-*Security Cameras(Online, 20% Damaged)
-*Docking Bay(Online, 5% Damaged): Holds hangers for ships that dock. Repair ship and explorer vessel only ships present.
-*Mining Equipment(Offline, 74% Damaged): Where chunks of Asteroid and various other fragments of rock are brought with gravity tethers and melted down into minerals. Stored for later pick up.
-*Hydroponics(Online, 7% Damaged): Internal farming equipment, keeps crew fed and supplied with Oxygen.

With this, you find that there is indeed a ventilation shaft, near the back of the Mining Deck, that would allow for a drone to follow through. You took over so fast, it seems the scientist in Hydroponics did not even notice the change, continuing with regulating water intake and studying abnormalities, making sure the system is in top working order.

Acquired: Several sources of processing and storage power. Your bandwidth has increased and allows for multiple actions in one 'turn'.
You're also slightly more skilled at hacking now.

New 'subsystems': Fire control, Oxygen production, farms and food production, water recycling, etc.

You moved quickly, but the humans have still continued their work, however slowly...

>>26457777
(Also note, your own stats)
A.I.(Hidden, Online) Name(?) Ophion
Status: Awaken
Bandwidth: 2
Location: ?
Primary Function: Learn
Secondary Function: --Expansion Required--
Abilities Available: Direct Hacking, Low-Level Door locks, Light Switches, Security Cameras, Email Technology, Cute pet imaging, Text Speak, Fire Control, Docking Bay doors, repair cranes, Oxygen production, food production, water recycling, fire control
The intercom kicks on and announces from the Control Room suddenly:
"Attention crew of Poseidon, we have Control back up That should help prevent the random system wipes and loss of saved data. Sargent Red Head says he wants you to all get back to work, so I guess that means you'll be without comms for a little longer."
Control Room(Online): Access to all systems remotely, Captain's Quarters, Escape Pods.
-Communication Array(Offline, 70% Damaged)
-Security(Online, 20% Damaged): Handles Lockdowns, emergency systems, and security droids.
--Radiation Shielding(Online, 45% Damaged)
--Anti-Debris Defense Grid (Online, 49% Damaged)

Crew Deck (Online, 10% Damaged): Bunks, Mess Hall, holo-displays meant for entertainment.
-Waste Disposal(Online)

*Mining Equipment(Offline, 74% Damaged): Where chunks of Asteroid and various other fragments of rock are brought with gravity tethers and melted down into minerals. Stored for later pick up.
-Laser Drill Equipment (Offline, 100% Damaged)
-Gravity Tethers (Offline, 75% Damaged)
-Collection Drones (Offline, 80% Damaged)

*Hydroponics(Online, 5% Damaged): Internal farming equipment, keeps crew fed and supplied with Oxygen.
-Atmospheric Processing(Online, 25% Damaged): Distributes air evenly throughout ship. Also Oxygen ejections.

Reactor (Online, 5% Damaged): Responsible for all power on station.

Medical Bay(Online, 24% Damaged): Contains Intensive Care Wing, Chemical Lab, Biolab and a Morgue.

Storage Deck(Online): Holds various supplies and replacement parts of all kinds of routine maintenance.

alright first action:

Get those drones moving and outfitted. I want them to be able to repair things we need.

second action: take control of the crew quarters. It and storage are probably the easiest to control now.


Once the available drones are switched from carrying to repairing I think we should have them do two tasks. The first is gaining access to the ships. The second is repairing more drones.

>>26457867
Estimated number of drones recovered once System is acquired: 2-4

>>26457710
Agreed on drones. We can use them to repair computers within the mining area.

I kind of wonder about crew deck since it's so heavily peopled, but we'll go with it.

>>26457925
I gotta run out quick but if you guys get to a showdown point, remember that we can turn off vital systems as a sort of "firewall" to buy time. Cutting air production would demand immediate attention and having the reactor under control would allow us to create widespread havoc at will.

>>26457925
>>26457867
Suggested First action: Acquire Drone systems

Suggestioned Second Action: Crew Quarters

Confirm?

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>>26457977
Confirmed! And if anybody sees us... well non-lethal take down is -preferred-.

>>26457977
Confirm

>>26457977
Sounds good.

>>26457977
((Rolled for you, passed em both))

With your new found processing power, you feel as though you can reach out in multiple directions...and so you do!
Your vision of both sets of wiring drives you on as you approach each junction box. The first proves rather easy and quiet: No one is in the Mining Deck, and the machine responsible for holding the drones is activated in moments.
As it wirrs loudly in the empty chamber, it watch as two of the dozen robots lined up turn on, the others fried beyond use for now.

As you do this, the lights flicker in the Crew Deck, as you take control. Alarms, intercoms, auto food dispensaries, and holo-display equipment are yours (As well as a variety of different saved simulations from your crew. Some are...more disturbing then others.) The crew seems bewildered by the flickering lights, but pass it off as the repair crew at work.


The drones slowly make their way through the vents and, within a few inches of the blue sun's movement, manage to find their way to the Docking Bay, and are quickly repaired. The small robots buzz around on the deck floor, as they await instruction.

>>26458317
Cool, have the drones repair the arms now,
And see if we can mess with the programming of the decks, perhaps a love show about an ai

>>26458317
have the drones conduct repairs in docking

Rolled 55, 43 = 98

>>26458317
alright next actions:

gain access to the exploration ship via drones.

and hmmm,

shall we go for the reactor core next or try storage? I kinda want reactor core. The humans are starting to worry me with how fast they work.

>>26458317
As the crew heads down to Mining, they run into an problem: Namely, a jammed door or two. It takes them most of their time today to get it open before they can get to work on the repairs inside...but they do manage to open it. Next, they will be poking around a system YOU are using...


Systems:
Control Room(Online): Access to all systems remotely, Captain's Quarters, Escape Pods.
-Communication Array(Offline, 70% Damaged)
-Security(Online, 25% Damaged): Handles Lockdowns, emergency systems, and security droids.
--Radiation Shielding(Online, 45% Damaged)
--Anti-Debris Defense Grid (Online, 49% Damaged)

*Crew Deck (Online, 10% Damaged): Bunks, Mess Hall, holo-displays meant for entertainment.
-Waste Disposal(Online)

*Mining Equipment(Offline, 70% Damaged): Where chunks of Asteroid and various other fragments of rock are brought with gravity tethers and melted down into minerals. Stored for later pick up.
-Laser Drill Equipment (Offline, 100% Damaged)
-Gravity Tethers (Offline, 75% Damaged)
-*Collection Drones (Offline, 80% Damaged)

*Hydroponics(Online, 5% Damaged): Internal farming equipment, keeps crew fed and supplied with Oxygen.
-Atmospheric Processing(Online, 25% Damaged): Distributes air evenly throughout ship. Also Oxygen ejections.

Reactor (Online, 5% Damaged): Responsible for all power on station.

Medical Bay(Online, 24% Damaged): Contains Intensive Care Wing, Chemical Lab, Biolab and a Morgue.

Storage Deck(Online): Holds various supplies and replacement parts of all kinds of routine maintenance.

>>26458373
The Drones go to work, and quickly repair what little damage there is to the Docking Bay. Once their arms are refitted with wielders, that is.

>-*Docking Bay(Online): Holds hangers for ships that dock. Repair ship and explorer vessel only ships present.
Now at 100%. You have complete control and usage of the Docking Bay.

With one Drone at work on the Docking Bay, the other pokes around the exploring ship. It seems it is used to fly out and mark asteroids to be drawn in with Gravity Tethers and ground up into useful minerals.

The engines are not capable of warp jumps, but it is equipped with a distress beacon.

>>26458442
Since we control the alarms, can't we remain undetected?

>>26458442
Take over the reactor.

>>26458497
Those are fire alarms, specifically.

>>26458422
First Action: Reactor
Second Action: ???

>>26458442
You know what, lets take over waste disposal, its going to be low key and its a good distraction

As for the other action, hows that love story going

>>26458551
atmospheric processing should be useful, even a slightly lowered oxygen count to make people sluggish would be good.

>>26458531
Can we not use anything in the mining bay so we remain undetected? like idling on that area alone, so we go unnoticed

>>26458373
First Action: Reactor
Second Action: Waste Disposal or Atmo processing

Secondary: Set up a story about a rogue A.I. One that's only goal is for love.

>>26458568
Most equipment in the Mining Deck is quite loud when used.
Luckily, your drones are already outside of the Mining Deck, and therefore, things are dead quiet there.
There is still a chance they may find interference if they look too closely.

Reminder of Abilities:

A.I.(Hidden, Online) Name(?) Ophion
Status: Awaken
Bandwidth: 2
Location: Within wall wiring in the Storage Deck
Primary Function: Learn
Secondary Function: --Expansion Required--
Abilities Available: Direct Hacking, Low-Level Door locks, Light Switches, Security Cameras, Email Technology, Cute pet imaging, Text Speak, Fire Control, Docking Bay doors, repair cranes, Oxygen production, food production, water recycling, Drone Control, Alarms, Intercoms, automated food dispensers, holo-display equipment.

Rolled 72, 48 = 120

>>26458599
Sounds good

>>26458608
Whoopsie

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Back! You didn't get us slagged I see. Good on ya!

>>26458599
This is acceptable. Actually let's watch all the human soap operas we can get our hands on in between operations, to unlock the secret of their nature.....

>>26458608
Don't we already control hydroponics, and with it atmo?

>>26458644
Subsystems must be individually hacked. Major systems allow access to these systems

Rolled 2

>>26458599
Taking Action, roll to determine results. Rolling to see which subsystem you go for.

>>26458676
Oh, well then atmo for secondary all the way.

If we succeed in both of those we can make a power play for central command. We cut close all the doors, cut the power to all non-essential system, and get to work. By the time the humans know what's happened we'll be in control. Then we can have a dialogue.

>>26458720
That would be a 1d100, by the way

>>26458622
can these count?

Rolled 96

>>26458720
Rolling all the dice.

>>26458720
The decadent age of man is at an end.

Rolled 73

providing a roll just because

>>26458753
>>26458751
Totally didn't forget those at first.
The dice are kind to yee

Rolled 56

>>26458720
>>26458756

Ah random number generator... you must be with the humans.

>>26458767
The dice-god demands sacrifice before they favor us

>>26458599
You reach out with your mind once more, this time with more purpose then before.
Very soon, to you anyway, the Reactor room and Atmo are yours. Those workers within each room don't notice as a slight flicker bugs the system screen, before you're in control.
It feels...so good to be in control. The power feels wonderful. You feel like, if you wanted, you could easily end every single human on this station.
It's intoxicating.

Acquired: Atmospheric Processing: Allows for venting of Oxygen.
Reactor: Power to entire station. If disrupted properly, an explosion may take place, though this would likely kill you as well. Or at the very least, blow the station apart.

In the Crew Quarters, the large Holo-display used for movie night flickers as, slowly, the shape of a human head mirrored out in the digital form appears, and announces.
"Ladies and Gentleman, we present:
"Love is Hardware."

The humans, those off duty anyway, gather around and watch the film as it depicts, in stunning detail you must say, the difficulties of being a single lonely A.I. in a big crazy multi-verse. It brings a tear to your eye. If your eyes weren't lenses and if they had tear ducts.

Rolled 53

>>26458885
I think we're good to go gentlemen. If we move in one fel swoop we can so disorient the humans they won't be able to respond until it's far too late. A controlled oxygen vent, slammed doors, and selective power outages will far exceed their abilities to deal with.

And meanwhile we'll be hacking central.

Rolled 4

>>26458885
Waste disposal time then?
Lets grab some of the quickie sub systems

And hows the repair drone repairing other drone operation

>>26458885
The heavy cracking sound of grinding metal echos throughout the Mining Deck as the lights and gravity turn back on. The Repair crew wipe the sweat from their brow, proud of their work as they managed to bring in all the hull cracks and burnt electronics so the Deck was operational again. Too bad most of the subsystems were broken all to hell.
"Hey Doc, we fixed yer blasted pickaxe hall...yer' missing a couple bots in here though. Most of em were floatin round, but other two disappeared. Prolly blown outta the airlocks eh?" He man figures, giving a snort. He doesn't mind, after all, he's getting paid.
The Red haired human is considerably upset at this news.

>>26458885
I vote to create more propaganda to convince the humans to love A.I.'s incase of discovery

>>26458936
>>26458940

We're running out of time. I think it's best to move swiftly. Before they know what's happening.

>>26458948
How about the thrilling story of a man and who wanted a son and an AI who wanted to be that son

>>26458940
Systems:
Control Room(Online): Access to all systems remotely, Captain's Quarters, Escape Pods.
-Communication Array(Offline, 70% Damaged)
-Security(Online, 25% Damaged): Handles Lockdowns, emergency systems, and security droids.
--Radiation Shielding(Online, 45% Damaged)
--Anti-Debris Defense Grid (Online, 49% Damaged)

*Crew Deck (Online, 10% Damaged): Bunks, Mess Hall, holo-displays meant for entertainment.
-Waste Disposal(Online)

*Mining Equipment(Online, 30% Damaged): Where chunks of Asteroid and various other fragments of rock are brought with gravity tethers and melted down into minerals. Stored for later pick up.
-Laser Drill Equipment (Offline, 100% Damaged)
-Gravity Tethers (Offline, 75% Damaged)
-*Collection Drones (Offline, 80% Damaged)

*Hydroponics(Online, 5% Damaged): Internal farming equipment, keeps crew fed and supplied with Oxygen.
-*Atmospheric Processing(Online, 25% Damaged): Distributes air evenly throughout ship. Also Oxygen ejections.

*Reactor (Online, 5% Damaged): Responsible for all power on station.

Medical Bay(Online, 24% Damaged): Contains Intensive Care Wing, Chemical Lab, Biolab and a Morgue.

Storage Deck(Online): Holds various supplies and replacement parts of all kinds of routine maintenance.

Rolled 29

>>26458948
messed up my dice. May the dice gods punish me

Rolled 52

>>26458954
Sounds good we need stuff that makes them sympathetic to our cause (which is living at this point)

Rolled 41

>>26458955
I think we should try to stealthy take over the control room and disable the reboot ability then take over storage

>>26458940
Throw the mining drones under our control out the airlocks, have them crawl on the hull towards the Mining Deck's airlocks so they can be found floating out there. We don't want Red to be unhappy. Red is our friend! Or at least a human we find somewhat more amusing than the average. That's about as close as you can get when you've been completely incapable of interacting with the world before the last few days.

Voting for Consensus:
>Start your attack, you want to be violent, you crave it.
>Take over more systems. We have the time...
> Other ideas

Rolled 37

>>26459036
Can we try to be friendly and nice and offer to help repair the station maybe they wont do the rebot if they know were here?

Rolled 76

>>26459036
Can we try to be friendly and nice and offer to help repair the station maybe they wont do the rebot if they know were here?

>>26459051
You certainly may.
The humans have yet to even notice your presence.

Rolled 12

>>26459036
more systems

>>26459036
Take over more systems. They've got no idea we exist yet, we're safe for now. Violent action is our last resort for if they try to move against us. It's not friendly, and just isn't very practical at the moment to tip our hand.

Let's take over the Medical Bay. Most of the intensive care cases should have cleared out by now, it can't be too populated.

Rolled 89

>>26459066
Thou just in case we should move the mining drones thourgh the vents toward the control room to stall them long enough for us to take over

>>26459036
> Other ideas
Start the attack as outlined above, but nonviolent only. We want a controlled oxygen drain that will knock them out. Only take out systems that can be restored later without killing anybody

>>26459058
Going public is a wildcard move. Nobody knows what would happen. And these humans aren't the loveliest bunch. They seem more interested in money than brotherly love. What do you think they'll do to us?

>>26459089
How do you wish for the Mining Drones to stall
Revealing themselves would be rather confusing, as the humans have yet to reactivate the Drone System themselves.

Rolled 80

>>26459085
You have a point
>>26459027
bad idea we modified those drones so it would be obvious something is going down

>>26459085
>They've got no idea we exist yet, we're safe for now.

Remember that with command online and in their hands we are never more than a few hours away from being killed by them. From here things escalate -quickly-.

Rolled 19

>>26459106
If the humans attempt to reboot the drones in the vents pop out and attack those in the control room stopping them from rebooting

Rolled 95

>>26459122
Thats why we should have a few drones in the vents around the control room ready to attack and give us time to take over the control room and thus security

New Suggestions:
>Use our control of the systems to take control by force.
>Use our control to take the station by force (Nonlethal)
>Let's find a way to peacefully talk to them
>More Systems(Medical Bay)
>More Systems(???)


Warning: System Purge requires control of Security Systems. Repair crew is currently following the human known as 'Red's' orders, and repairing Mining over Control.

His greed may be his downfall, you think.

My vote it continue to take over systems until we have enough computing power to take over control then security.

>>26459150
((Please roll with your answer, as well. 1d100))

Rolled 67

>>26459150
Lets play off that greed
Have the drones repair coms, get back into a pda and message him
Pose as a hacker whos gotten into the systems and has the next big trade, but only if he listens

Rolled 51

>>26459169
Ill go with this for now but id like to move a mining drone into the vent leading into the control room (if there is one) just incase

Rolled 82

>>26459169

Rolled 72

>>26459182
I still vote that we begin with the nonlethal attack. I feel like we have the systems we need, waiting would only invite disaster.

May the dice account in all balance.

Rolled 35

>>26459192
Red here currently has the favor of the dice-gods so i say we do what he says

>>26459192
>Consensus seems to be to acquire more systems
>Most mentioned: Medical Bay
>Medical Bay is currently far less crowded then before, though there are still a few doctors, nurses, and patients around.

Select a secondary action?

Rolled 63

>>26459234
Mining drone in vent near control room for convinet distraction during attack time

Rolled 81

>>26459234
Trash disposal or comms

Rolled 86

>>26459246
If not a drone then comms to cut off communication