The alien AI makes contact with SHN, a replicant with approximately 70% human intelligence that the crew has activated as an assistant. Contact is established by the alien AI directly interacting with SHN's computational systems. SHN experiences this as visual glitches.Â
Crewmember Joosten squats. Image recognition glitch. Possible Joosten has three arms. Possible Joosten is not bipedal at all, but a series of buildings beyond Stardew Valley, slowly rotating this way.
HELLO.
“Hello,” I say.
Clouds jump suddenly. World darkens.
LET’S PLAY A GAME, says Joosten conversationally. There is now a tree behind him. Image recognition glitch. Tree expands, becomes infinitely complex array stretching down into the heart of the planet, becomes tree again. He is leaning against it. IT LOOKS LIKE YOU HAVE A LOT GOING ON IN THAT HEAD. LANGUAGE PARSERS. AUTOTRAINED RESPONSES. I CAN’T TELL IF YOU’RE ACTUALLY AWARE OR JUST ANOTHER—
Wijeratne, Yudhanjaya. The Salvage Crew (p. 219). Aethon Books. Kindle Edition.Â
| Title | Publication Type | Year | Creator |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Salvage Crew | Narrative, Novel | Yudhanjaya Wijeratne |
