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[ima_npc]

[After two hours, give or take, the doors open. The computerized voice makes an announcement:]

Life support is fully operational throughout the ship. Bridge crew, please proceed to the bridge to view the full damage report.

((Characters are free to explore the ship. I'll answer whatever questions are posed to the computer, but it doesn't get replies so poke me if I don't seem to notice. o/

ETA: Assume the engine room is locked off for now!))

Comments

[the_rogue]

We should give it a better than than "the computer." Maybe Sarah. Or Jenny.

[look he has his own priorities here]

[scribbly]

Oh! Yeah, yeah, we should give the computer a better name, too!

Those ones are dumb, though. [thanks, kid]

[the_rogue]

[in a lightly teasing tone] I'll have you know I gave those very careful consideration! A whole ten seconds!

What kinda name would you give it?

[scribbly]

Um... [she hadn't thought that far ahead, hold on] Well...it should be something it likes! [this is it, this is everything she knows about names]

[the_rogue]

Good point. Maybe it doesn't even like girl's names.

[scribbly]

Mmmmhm. [who gave her the right to look so smug

but she glances around and then cups her hands around her mouth and yells:] Computeeeeer! What do you like?!

[ima_npc]

This unit is not designed to have preferences.

[the_rogue]

Sounds like any name'll do then.

[scribbly]

No way! Then you've gotta pick something you like!

[HIGHLY INDIGNANT, STILL SHOUTING she doesn't know how computers work. she's trying]

[the_rogue]

It just said it doesn't have preferences. Pretty sure that means it doesn't care.

[scribbly]

It has to like something! How can we give it a name it likes if it doesn't like anything?!

[the_rogue]

Same way you name a pet. You pick out something you like.

[scribbly]

[wait hold on you lost her]

A...pet?

[there's a lot that's wrong with this child.]

[the_rogue]

Yeah, y'know? A dog or a cat?

[scribbly]

Um. Yeeeeaah?

[nope not following at all]

[the_rogue]

So...when you get one, you give it a name. 'cause it's yours.

[scribbly]

So it...belongs to you? What if it doesn't like that name?

[the_rogue]

Animals don't care about that stuff.

[scribbly]

How do you know?

[the_rogue]

Pretty sure that's just basic knowledge, mate.

[scribbly]

Nuh-uh. You're just saying that 'cause you don't know for sure.

[the_rogue]

You can ask the rest of the crew if you don't believe me.