TL;DR I think would be Stay calm, work together, the AI might be faulty, CarrionCrow is insightful, and agentcarr is a troublemaker

And stay away from my butt!!

Eric Cartman feels the same way. Dang aliens.

Krypsyn answered my question, though I'm not sure I understand his reply correctly, and something tells me that he's not going to clarify/ elaborate. Did you miss that, or are you voting yogsloth because you agree with him?


It seems that apart from my Redshirts question, you didn't read my first post. I don't know what information that you claim to not have you think that I may or may not have (how does that even make any sense?), my question was about what's in the OP, and what it actually means.
So, you think that the part about the missing crew members may refer only to the ones that were in the communication department. I didn't read it this way, hence my wonder why you and CarrionCrow said they're dead with certainty - though CarrionCrow hasn't actually said that this is the way he views things.


Well, the intruders don't stick out ("Find the intruders amongst yourselves"), but if they're not missing why did the AI say "until now"?

Also, Brain Slugs?


Who's QUDE?


Don't know if the AI is evil, but that "slightly too pleased looking face" after stating that it can and will disregard the Laws of Robotics using the Zeroth Law as an excuse made me a bit uneasy.



So, whom did the AI quote when it said that?

Ahh, right. I meant "Laws" instead of "Rules" when referring to AIs above. I knew it didn't sound right in my head (sometimes the right word just eludes me). Maybe I should get around to reading the OP, huh? It does sound like it might be a good read, from what all of you are saying about it...

Nah, it's mostly about hot dogs.

Yep.

So, yogsloth, how's the weather? Still dry? I wish I could give you some water; we have way too much of it here. We gave most of ours to South Carolina, but I am sure they'll be willing to let you have bunches.

Getting some rain this week, actually. A bit like dumping a water bottle on a sand dune, and then it's back to 100+ degrees this weekend. How's things up in NC? You still Scum?

I think perhaps it could be speaking for itself, which is what I fear may have happened here. It is pretty much saying "screw it all, I'm tired of you humans and how you do things, I'm running things now, and I'm going to conduct a bit of an experiment now, please bear with me while I watch you all kill each other needlessly one by one."

I've had some more thoughts. If the AI/computer system is faulty, it could indeed be the cause of intruders, and, if that is the case, I would certainly think there are some here among us. Furthermore, if that is the case, then it would do us no good to start blaming the AI or to try to eliminate it, because the intruders will still probably be able to have an advantage of the situation regardless of its usefulness, and, if we are to get ahold of the situation, we need the AI on our side to help on a wider scale for the entire station, not just this room. We need to get everything back to normal function and assess the situation ourselves. For all we know, the exact same scenerio is being played out in dozens of rooms across the station, and the AI and/or intruders are taking notes on the variances and dynamics of each situation.

So, 1.) it could just be a simple faulty computer system/AI over-reacting and there is no real threat 2.) it could be a rogue AI controlling the entire ship, with no intruders, and the threat is severe, 3.) there could be intruders that have taken over the computer system/AI or just made it go a bit wonky, using it to their advantage either way, as well as being among us manipulating the situation as we speak.

There could also be other options, of course, and I'm open to hearing anyone's views and input.

I knew I was going to feel like a rat in a cage coming to this station, but I never knew it was going to feel so literal.

Let's try something.

Vote QUADralien

@ mod - Vote count, please.

Always. It is more a state-of-mind than an alignment at this point.

Are you saying you're a mischievous fairy now :-P

They're always after me lucky charms....

I shall neither confirm nor deny such.

They're magically delicious!