Sunday April 8, 2012
Book 13: Random Access Memorabilia — Part II: Write

Transcript

NARRATOR: Tagii, the artificial intelligence piloting the mercenary warship Touch-And-Go...

TAGII: *thought bubble* Hmmm...

NARRATOR: Originally created by Commander Andreyasn to be a tactical genius with limited self-awareness, she was given sanity, sapience, and gender identity by Lieutenant Para Ventura...

TAGII: *thought bubble* That fall could actually kill Sergeant Schlock, and there is no time to brief anybody in meatspace about the matter.

NARRATOR: She is easily brilliant enough to solve this problem.

TAGII: *thought bubble* V.D.A. node 11,421 is closest.

NARRATOR: The node in question is just smart enough to know what needs to be done...

NARRATOR: Sergeant Schlock has rather foolishly placed himself in a potentially fatal predicament.

NARRATOR: He is also just smart enough to know what needs to be done...

SCHLOCK: My plasgun IS in here with me.  This might hurt a little, but I need a rocket right about now...

SCHLOCK: Clear the barrel, position it under my center of mass, engage chassis coupling for maximum thrust...

SCHLOCK: Pull the trigger and think happy thoughts...

SFX: BOOOM

NARRATOR: Unfortunately, two "smart enoughs" often make one "stupid."

SCHLOCK: I need to work harder on those happy thoughts...