>>48214608I imagine dissociation to be one of the main ways space /vnug/ people pilot their mecha. In fact it might actually be the most popular methods since it’s intuitive and doesn’t require a lot of technical expertise – you just plug in and act like the mecha’s your own body. That might well be one of the main reasons space /vnug/’s an exporter of mecha pilot since anyone with basic military training can become an alright pilot just by plugging in and let the AI handle the grunt work! There are other ways to pilot though and some pilots might actually prefer them for a number of reasons. I kinda wanna write about some of them but I feel I’ve been neglecting the main setting
One thing that I want to keep ambiguous’ how in control and malicious the AI actually is, so they’ll act gentle and courteous by default (with some individual variations) as that appeals to the most potential pilots. I think as the pilot bonds with the AI more, the AI will also adjust their personality and presentation to fit their preference, so the AI would only be abusive and crass if the pilot wants them to be
That said the AI does handle the bulk of information processing for the mecha since the reason of their widespread adaptation’s that they can process the information and compress them enough to not fry the pilot’s brain when they plug in. That also means the AI can basically control what goes in and out of the cockpit especially if the pilot’s mind’s plugged in. A perception filter like the one shown in the story’s commonly used by greener pilots both to simplify the battlefield (so that their senses won’t get overwhelmed) and to ease their mind (so they’re not as likely to crack from the stress of being in a killing field)
it can also be useful to absolve their guilt of killing people that their conscience might otherwise object>even the best line has a typo