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You slink down, looking up at the implacable face of your AI assistant's drone. Is there anyone else in this Empire you could trust with your heart's true feelings? Can a computer be a good listener? Or can you just not keep it in anymore.
<span class="mu-g">”I'm such a fraud, Threes. I'm a disgrace to this amulet.”</span>
The computer doesn't respond. It's impressive machine intelligence seems to understand- this isn't a conversation. It's more of a confession.
<span class="mu-g">”...My whole life, I've wanted to achieve great things. Being born in a great house- possibly the greatest- being groomed and trained for greatness- born at the wrong time for Supreme Rulership training, but I doubt I would have made the cut anyway, truthfully. I don't think my scores are quite enough.”</span>
“...Bantam was so military-focused, such training was suspended for everyone at the time. After all, admirals and warriors were far more important.”
<span class="mu-g">”Exactly. And I was being trained as a warrior. I thought I had no freedom, nothing to show for all my time and investment. I thought to myself 'what's the point of all this? I'm being groomed for leadership and excellence, but it's all just a linear path. How am I supposed to stand out? How am I supposed to achieve anything if forced down this narrow path?' I felt that my position was strangling me. I thought I was meant for even greater things, but I was wrong. It's clear I can't be trusted with power, or even true freedom. I've wasted so many resources now, desperately chasing anything to make me feel like I've “made it”. Shit. Even Jemm. I quite faniced her, you know? I thought she would be so into me because I was a military man- once I put on the Imperial Robes I thought she'd be all over me. I bet she hates me now...”</span>
The Threemind pauses, before speaking again.
“You know, my Master, this unit is equipped with a projector. If you'd like, I could project the image of any Supreme Ruler you'd like and faithfully recreate their personality. Perhaps you would like some advice from the mouth of one of them? Perhaps you could apologize to Bantam, personally?”
<span class="mu-g">”No thanks. I don't want to see a ghost.”</span>
“Perhaps a different one- an idol- or an ancestor?”
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