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[headjacked]

Heyyyyyyyy, kiddo, you've reached me. Me who is Rhys. Anyway, not sure why you're trying to get in contact with the king of the dweebs, but I'm sure you've got your reasons. Reasons you should probably re-examine. I'm just sayin'.

Last chance to back out.

No?

Don't say I didn't warn ya.

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[powersouls]

[The Steph thing. That.]

But... you don't consider Jack hostile?

[headjacked]

Handsome Jack is hostile.

A -- A vanity program in his image? Way less so. It's super advanced compared to anything most of you are familiar with, but it's super basic to me and Angel.

[powersouls]

[She hesitates for a moment, mulling this over. It's true, she has no real frame of reference for this, except, well... Sephiroth controlling Cloud. Which is a great thought.]

I trust you.

[And Angel, of course. She's taking their word on it. Even if this AI was hostile, she would want to find a way to help him. Poor life choices, possibly.]

How did he get inside your head in the first place?

[headjacked]

[ ..."I trust you." OW. That means Tifa deserves better ]

Okay, truthfully? He's not a vanity program. Or an It. And I got him because I was trying to... bypass security using some other guy's credentials. This Other Guy had the AI in his ID drive. The thingy I jammed into my head.

[powersouls]

[The port in his head is still super weird to her, honestly, and it's yet another thing she has no frame of reference for.]

We don't really... have anything like this where I'm from. What exactly is a vanity program? And if he isn't a vanity program, what is he?