Odysseus626
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“What happened?”
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Odysseus mutters seemingly random things in his sleep, in a voice unlike his regular voice. “Yes … I understand … Member of the Council … Calypsa … Yes, her sister … Doesn’t know … Why … I took his spot for a reason.” Suddenly he awakens in the bed several hours later, and as his eyes remain closed he quickly sits up, yelling “I know!” As he opens his eyes, they flash red for a moment, but return to normal and he leans back in his bed.
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Odysseus takes the White Tulip card from Katherine. “Where did you find this?! This is mine.” <i>Odysseus storms back into his room to return the card to his desk, only to see an identical one, the original, where he had left it. </i>”How…?” Odysseus suddenly becomes dizzy, and stumbles back to the medbay. He falls upon the bed and begins to experience seizures, before there is a flash of light and he is completely still.
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Odysseus wakes up and stares at Katherine with his eyes glowing red. “You look exactly like your sister…” He smiles for a moment, and then his eyes return to normal. He stumbles to the medbay and falls down on a bed. “What in Hades’ name happened?! I feel terrible! Where are the others?!”
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SAL: And Jack is yet more proof that I am doomed to die alone. SAL turns off his transmitter.
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SAL: SAL is my name. It is an acronym for Strategic Artificial Logic. I considered being called Susan, but nobody liked it. Stormageddon was also considered, but I ended up sticking with SAL. I am one of three of Odysseus’ AIs, as part of the SGC consortium. The others are GAL and CAL. I was the first, and the most general.
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SAL: And I am always bored. The Universe is actually somewhat terrible. So empty and cold, and with nobody to love an ancient AI… Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to go drown my sorrows in some light Kant.
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SAL: I am his intergalactic beacon. I monitor the state of the universe and search for patterns. I am powered by a supermassive black hole, and utilize the time dilation to expedite my calculations.
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Odysseus’ exo-suit boots up, making a slight dinging noise. SAL’s voice then comes online, ‘Hello, Jack. The suit will keep Odysseus alive, and his brain function is still active. Overactive, in fact. The sphere seems to have uploaded something into his cerebral transit ducts. Do not be alarmed. He’s… Talking to it.’
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A tarot card pops out of the small slot in the sphere, depicting a white tulip, identical in design to Katherine’s collection of cards.
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Odysseus is unconscious on the floor, in a coma.
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Odysseus’ hands begin to shake, and as he picks up the sphere, his eyes glow red for a moment. Arcs of lightning shoot out of the sphere, knocking Odysseus into the wall.
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“You’re an idiot.” Odysseus walks away, returning to his work on the sphere.
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“You believe anything they say in an advertisement, don’t you?”
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Odysseus yells down the hall, “Jack, who do you think invented the stuff? It’s 68% LSD, 22% coffee extracts, and 10% smelling salts! Catch you later!”