07-24-2024, 07:44 AM
Cindy tried to make sense of what the FO said to her, but there was an obvious lack of communication between them. Cindy detected that somewhere in there, the FO seemed to have taken offense with something said, though so much had been said that her statement had been too vague to know what it was that she had disapproved of. Perhaps it was that she had simply said too much and the FO was the sort that preferred shorter statements. Cindy calculated that the best course would be to reduce her information to what was being requested and not offer more unless it was absolutely necessary. She had worked with Command Staff that wanted their answers in short statements and elaboration was only to be done on request. This seemed to best fit the request of the FO. The Trill had said that she wanted Cindy to think about something, but Cindy didn't think like organics did, she processed. Her programming already included a long list of ways for her actions and gestures to imitate that of humans, so that the non-verbal aspect was more their seed and made them feel more comfortable in conversations with her. The fact that the FO thought there would be value in Cindy taking time to reflect on their words told Cindy that the FO didn't understand the time difference between them. The known processing speed of the android positronic processors of nearly 100 years ago were estimated at approximately 60 trillion functions per second. In human terms, if one function equated to a single second, then each second of processing could equal roughly 1.9 million years. Even if reduced exponentially, the difference is staggering. Computer processing has come a very long way since then and her programming had evolved as well. Experience had taught Cindy that people didn't want to know these things though. The words of the FO did make some things clear though. One was that she was talking to her as she would a person. The other was that she wanted her to assist Medical.
Cindy stood and the station she was at logged her off automatically, she didn't have to touch a thing. As she turned and headed to the turbolift, she simply said, "As you wish, Commander."
== Cindy will seek out the CMO ==
Talion noticed the small hesitation of almost a full second, when Cindy's eyes got a certain look to them that he had learned over the years. She wasn't just thinking, she was calculating all of the variables, replaying 20 years of database building and cross referencing with countless personal interactions she had collected that went far beyond her own experiences. She had access to almost all known recorded media, including decades of classes and lectures on almost every topic she decided would help prepare her to deal with organics.
A worried grin slid onto his face as she left. He felt almost as much a father to Cindy as he did to his own daughter. The difference was that Cindy would not become sentient, not like her original program had. That version of Cindy had come and picked him up from the Titania, they all had. This version of her program had some extra special modifications to prevent that from happening again. He had learned the hard way that those programs were too much for most people. In Alex's opinion, people weren't ready for that. They thought they were ready, but they were wrong. It turned out that it was VERY hard for organic lifeforms to really understand synthetics. Instead, he gave people what they needed and could accept.
Alex continued to monitor the sensor readings of the ship they were heading to and the area around it. He continued to hope that they might be able to determine more details about the status of the ship and crew.
== On the screen in front of T'Kol, a small message notification was blinking. When prompted, it listed the manifest of current support craft listed for the Aquila. It consisted of 16 shuttles (8 were Type 18 and 8 were Type 14). The runabouts were indeed 4 Delta Class, but they were listed as unmodified and made no mention of transporter capability. If they had been modified or reconfigured, no notes had been made yet on the manifest. If the Chief was aware of such upgrades, she would at least notice the discrepancy and understand where the incorrect information had come from. If T'Kol looked to see where the message had originated from, it had been initiated from the now vacant station next to Talion. ==
== GM Input? Still hoping for more details on the ship, but perhaps something will come to light as we get closer. ==
Cindy stood and the station she was at logged her off automatically, she didn't have to touch a thing. As she turned and headed to the turbolift, she simply said, "As you wish, Commander."
== Cindy will seek out the CMO ==
Talion noticed the small hesitation of almost a full second, when Cindy's eyes got a certain look to them that he had learned over the years. She wasn't just thinking, she was calculating all of the variables, replaying 20 years of database building and cross referencing with countless personal interactions she had collected that went far beyond her own experiences. She had access to almost all known recorded media, including decades of classes and lectures on almost every topic she decided would help prepare her to deal with organics.
A worried grin slid onto his face as she left. He felt almost as much a father to Cindy as he did to his own daughter. The difference was that Cindy would not become sentient, not like her original program had. That version of Cindy had come and picked him up from the Titania, they all had. This version of her program had some extra special modifications to prevent that from happening again. He had learned the hard way that those programs were too much for most people. In Alex's opinion, people weren't ready for that. They thought they were ready, but they were wrong. It turned out that it was VERY hard for organic lifeforms to really understand synthetics. Instead, he gave people what they needed and could accept.
Alex continued to monitor the sensor readings of the ship they were heading to and the area around it. He continued to hope that they might be able to determine more details about the status of the ship and crew.
== On the screen in front of T'Kol, a small message notification was blinking. When prompted, it listed the manifest of current support craft listed for the Aquila. It consisted of 16 shuttles (8 were Type 18 and 8 were Type 14). The runabouts were indeed 4 Delta Class, but they were listed as unmodified and made no mention of transporter capability. If they had been modified or reconfigured, no notes had been made yet on the manifest. If the Chief was aware of such upgrades, she would at least notice the discrepancy and understand where the incorrect information had come from. If T'Kol looked to see where the message had originated from, it had been initiated from the now vacant station next to Talion. ==
== GM Input? Still hoping for more details on the ship, but perhaps something will come to light as we get closer. ==