Aubrey:Oh my! I heard the augmentation procedure went well, but I didn't expect >that.~ I'm happy for you, uh...
Émile:... so, what do we call you now?##Robots have IDs but also weird names, right?
You:(You've noticed this, yes. The response comes automatically - you learn the explanation as you are speaking it.)|_irlconversion_Exposit=20^_petconversion_Speak=30^_skyclanconversion_Stand and deliver=40
You:$EXPLANATION
You:So for now, there's just a UUID. I'm $NAMELONG, but call me $NAMESHORT for short.##(This all seems perfectly fine and natural.)
Aubrey:That works!##I... did want to talk about something else, though.
Aubrey:I was chatting with Marty over night, just keeping him company, and I, uh... well, the other day I kinda figured out why I'm on this mission.##I didn't want to talk about it, but I figure I should come clean.
Émile:Is there a type of sculpture that will hel-
Aubrey:No, no, it's not about that.##I... didn't really want to bring this up, but... my full name is >Aubrey Morgan.~
Émile:... wait, Morgan as in-
Aubrey:As in, Morgan Telecommunications.##As in, I'm a test-tube baby, a vat-grown clone of an oligarch. As in, I grew up in a fucked-up >billionaire compound~ that held out for a few decades, post-Reset.
Aubrey:That's what's going on here.
You:... oh geez. I'm so sorry for you.
Aubrey:It's okay. I've been in therapy since I escaped.##Plus, I don't exactly hide it. I mean, I have >pointy ears~ and >no navel.~
Émile:Well, I didn't want to make assumptions.
Aubrey:Point being...##We really, >really~ have to get everyone out of there. Not just Marty, everyone else too.
Émile:Yeah. You lead the way and we'll be right there with you, $NAMESHORT.|Nice=999


You:Names come with prestige. Once I have a few discoveries under my belt, I will be named after a scientific process or toolset.##The more prestigious the discoveries, the more basic the name. I am confident that I could be named after an analytics function, like Dr. Xlookup.|Continue=5









You:Pets do not pick their own names, silly! Once I have done some training and bonded with people, they should think of something cute for me.|Continue=5









You:Names are a reward for successful service, like medals used to be, when humans were soldiers.##The first distinction earns one a colour. The second and third, a modifier. Fourth onwards, a number. With time, this unit is confident it will earn those distinctions, like Lieutenant-Commander Vivid Coral did.|Continue=5
