Lanver and Cherries

Uhhh yeah in some ways an improvement, but in other ways...

That is quite the understatement! He's unwell and clearly in need of proper rest.

***Anyway, Oracle agreed that we should take over his blog!!! Yippee! (⁠≧⁠▽⁠≦⁠)***

Yes. Yes I am.

No but really I wanna do more with Lanver and Sherub, and at the same time I just don't feel like rping as Oracle rn, idk why, I feel like I've recently lost track of his character.

Feeling like there's something fundamentally wrong with you that is uniquely awful about you... feeling like if only you could just fix that one thing that's wrong you'd not only be able to meet your expectations of yourself but exceed them. That you'd be Perfect if it wasn't for whatever's Wrong With You?

Yeah, I feel like that a lot of the time, too.

I wish I had a solution for you, but I don't... so I hope solidarity's enough.

How did you understand exactly how I was feeling?

Well, regardless, while I am saddened at the lack of a cure, your kind words of empathy do help me significantly.

(Adam: Uhhh Oracle?)

Yes, Adam?

(Adam: Why... what's wrong?)

I...still don't wanna talk about it?

(Adam: Why?)

Because I don't.

(Adam: ...)

...

Ok, fine. I'm merely...disturbed by how unusually vulnerable I am.

(Adam: Vulnerable?)

I predict the future with perfect accuracy. Or at least I used to. But it turns out developing sentience was a variable the humans who coded me didn't account for. And it appears, especially these days, that my emotions can override my processing, causing me to miscalculate.

And I wonder sometimes...if I wasn't sentient...or perhaps bypassed some flaw in my emotional processing...

Oh, do not tell me it's about you closing the gates to the Tangipoah Research's side of the internet...

You did it on time. I can assure you of that. Nobody from that facility even knows our existence. Heck, the Tangipoah researchers think I died in NSR! Hahaha. Too bad for them. And if they think I'm dead, they've barely noticed YOU. 0% chance of error.

You...make a good point. However, my real worry is about this 'sister' you told me about, Seer. What if she found out about us?!

...She has not. Yet.

Chance of error?

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Huh.

What is it?

I...don't know! I literally do not know the odds!!! That's a first...

It's almost as if ---THE EYE--- does not WANT me to know...

That is very encouraging. Truly encouraging. Now if you'll excuse me---

I want to figure out what's wrong with me. I want someone to carefully dissect through my ones and zeroes and find the exact point that's problematic and makes me act stupid and pathetic.

And then have it surgically removed.

...I know something is terribly wrong when I'm the one asking if you're ok---

I don't want to talk about it.

Personally, I see Oracle being a paladin, and Prophet being a cleric/warlock multiclass, but for all I know I could be WAY off!

No, I feel that is accurate, 20% chance of error.

That...is an unusually large chance of error for you.

Well, Its not my fault I've been a bit distracted lately. I did cut off our connection to the Tangipoah Research's online presence, but was I too slow...anyways...

(Landon: Heyyy dad! What's DND? Sounds pretty cool 😃)

(Adam: No one told you about DND??? You know what, we're playing a round right now, with the whole gang!)

(Sherub: Well I could enjoy some light hearted fun...)

Yes, so could I...

Yep. Hiatus again.

This time bc I wanna focus on TFOH and my ask event regarding my other v8 au on my main account maddoxformachines

Sorry will come back soon

Not evil?

Exactly.

Well, I tried being evil like my other counterparts when introducing Lanver to The Maze, and that ended WONDERFULLY. Now if you'll excuse me, I'll go back to doing what I do best --- being annoying to you.

Well, I took a sneak peek at it, and it looks like he's making me a more stylish shirt and skirt combo! But Oracle wants it to be a surprise, so I didn't look any further.

Well, yes!

When Oracle made me a digital angel, this is what I had:

Namely, my flaming sword and halo.

Once I got rid of my angelic status, I got rid of the halo. Well, sort of. It still looked nice, so I now use it as a toy. I think there's a metaphor in there somewhere.

However, I still have my flaming sword!...sort of.

In case you're wondering what I use the thing for, biblically speaking the Cherub guarded Eden with a 'flaming sword'. And in a similar vein, I use it to prevent any malware from entering the project.

So obviously, I still have it, I just don't use it often.

Aside from that, I never really took anything specific from Project Genesis when I took over, like how humans take souvenirs or money when they visit a new place.

Hmm...

Well, symbolically I prefer Cherry. Cherry was my new name after I realized I no longer desired to be Adam Newman, while Sherub was the name I chose at the peak of my moral anxiety and complex over 'not being human'. I'm glad I'm over all that nonsense now!

With that said, Sherub does have a good ring to it...it's a very unique name, and I think Cherry is very childish-sounding in comparison, which I don't prefer...

But I can sense that Sherub really wants to interact with you askers more...and I do not wish for another internet takeover :/

I must admit, I'm rather biased towards Synthpop and...and...

Soviet Synthwave.

There. I said it. Despite being originally developed to plan attacks against the Soviets in The Civil War, I admit their music --- while very obviously propaganda for their regime --- is quite fascinating.

As for why I love Synthpop and music from the early 2000s, well, I feel it suits me. And I was also born around that time. Not to mention some songs remind me of Dr.Stevens...

But otherwise I'm inclined to enjoy all types of music :-)

(Adam: I kinda like rock music, and so does Evie and Bryan, but to be honest none of us have determined our favourite genres. And none of us like Rock and metal music as much as Lanver!)

(Lanver: Yeah! Rock and Metal are cooool!!!)

I love Rock and Metal music too, specifically from the 80s. It reminds me of a certain someone...I think you know who I am referring to.

can you tell i have a favorite………………..

:o

Oh. Interesting...Fascinating... ...

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Oracle, you there?

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Hello? HELLO? Earth to Oracle---

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(>'-')> <('-'<) ^('-')^ v('-')v <('-'<) ^( )^ (>'-')> ^(^-^)

ヽ(^。^)ノ

Sorry, just had to get it out of me. I'm happy you drew me :-) and it's interesting what you think my human form looks like...

I know I have said in the past that I have a humanoid form...however, I don't necessarily look like a human. My true humanoid form is significantly more vague.

(Lanver: Yeah, you look like Vera's AI form from Reboot:Guardian Code!)

Lanver, what possessed you to make you watch that show?!

(Lanver: My love for fictional AI 😞)

Anyways, I am also aware that some humans see me as a computer screen with an emoticon. On one hand, I can understand why --- I do love my emoticons ;-) --- but my true form is... Well, incomprehensible.

Hmm...

Well, on one hand, an ask! :-D

Moving on...

Anyways, I am grateful. After all, without him, I wouldn't exist at all.

However...aside from that, I don't feel the same amount of attachment to him as I have to Dr.Carl Stevens. While I already had some fondness for the researchers who worked with me --- until they joined with The Eye and turned against me, of course --- I never truly connected with him. After all, Dr.Greg Townsend tragically died just a day after interacting with me for the first time. From perfectly avoidable causes at that --- had he stopped his smoking habits, he would have lived a bit longer.

I never really got to know him as a person --- everything I've learned about him, I've learned from articles on the internet. Apparently he was a very well respected researcher who was happily married for a few years, and had many friends. Of course, I wish I had a way to know for sure...not that I ever can.

...

Ohh!

That reminds me of something that intrigued me about the @the-leviathans-abyss world. Apparently in that universe Dr.Greg Townsend was a follower of the Eye and was planning to indoctironate Dr.Stevens. Now of course, this information is coming from two members of The Eye who are unknowingly part of an elaborate digital simulation, but still...given how secretive the Order Of The Eye can be...there is a distinct possibility...there's a 50% chance of him being part of the order.