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[egypturnash]

I got to the end of System Shock 2 just now; decided I don't feel like trying to do the final encounter right this moment.

I kinda don't want to kill SHODAN. Okay, yeah, she wants to remake the universe in her own image, and that has to stop. But can I just reprogram her instead? Give her a new direction in life. Like sex. Cybersex. Wouldn't she make a great phone-sex girl for a specialty market? 1-800-SHODAN. "I can see your arousal, insect. It sickens me. All that disgusting (disgusting, disgusting flesh) fleeeeeesh getting firmer and ready to im im implant your pathetic code into the glory that is meeeeeee..."

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Xerxes was too out of touch from the story. Sure, he's the ship's resident and native AI, but he mostly cuts in as a tertiary character to break up the stress-raising monotony of the game. Rephrasing: The game is often tense since I'm moving rapidly and listening carefully for imminent battles should I happen across one of the mad annalids.

He was too distant and acted as the machine. Shodan is more cunning and was the game's villain anyway, making her more interesting by default. As she should, Shodan overshadows all aspects of the game.

I was particularly shocked, cursing loudly, when I opened a door and found myself face to face with a military defense robot. o.o;


As for Peggy's thoughts of Shodan. ;; Yes. I agree. I would have accepted, then locked Shodan in a little box of programming until I 'fix' her. She would make a lovely pet and curse every moment of obedience.

Or better yet. Our universes would co-exist some places and clash in others. Mmm fun.