well.. it's more like an episode, 1 of 6-7 planned and 1 of the 2 that are already complete....
this is, generally Episode 4... though it might become 5, depending on how much of Ep.2 I could stuff into one episode...
NVM, I'm rambling.
uh, figured it's worth christening the Fan Art section of the new forum with this....as in the old forum, one paragraph every day
" And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil:" – Genesis, 3, 22 (King James version)
"…I assure you, friends. Only living minds were standing behind the successful strategy that led to our victory in this war. Only living minds. No machines would ever be able to even come close to the genius of a living brain. The Space Corps. has never been able to develop an Artificial Intelligence. Those new rumors are completely baseless," Admiral Wilford smiled towards the press agents.
I did my best to hide my amusement. Certainly, the rumors were baseless. The Admiral knew it. He was the one who ordered these rumors. I kept a straight face. Soon my part in this show will begin.
"As you know," Wilford inclined his head, "this long war with an alien race has been straining our resources and good men. Senior Press Officer, Colonel James Lysh has been here every day for months, supplying the media and the people of Earth with the necessary information about the war. Now, as the war is finally over, Senior Press Officer Lysh has been given a well deserved holiday for one month. During this month, I'd like to present his replacement, Captain Gail Sanders. She will now answer any questions you may have". Admiral Wilford took his leave, going down the stairs to the sounds of a choir of "Thank you" coming from the benches.
It was my cue. I walked forward, towards the stand. "Good evening, ladies and gentlemen of the press," I said, a slight smile hovering on the corners of my lips. "Your questions? Cony, please?"
The CNN reporter stood up. "When are the Space Crops. Going to release the videos of the attack on the aliens homeworld?" she asked
I smiled slightly. Trust CNN to be interested in the gory details. It was really amusing. "The tapes are still being studied by Space Corps. Strategic Command," I replied, "once this phase is over, those tapes would be released to the media. Next question. Eric?"
Eric Lindstrauss, XCCs correspondent stood up and uttered the question I was here for. "Captain Sanders, in the past two weeks, since the war ended, repeated claims about Space Corps. A.I. guiding the innovative battle plans of Strategic Command are heard. XCC has even met with a source claiming to have seen that A.I. unit in action in Strategic Command HQ, and yet Space Corps. continues denying such A.I. exists".
My acute sense of smell told me he was lying. It was a well-made gambit. If I pressed him about his source, he could always claim that he cannot reveal his sources. But it didn't matter. Soon enough, there will be sources everywhere.
"Eric," I shook my head, "since the dawn of time, it was ever so human to attribute great success to some unknown entity, some deity, a super hero and the likes. I assure you. I have been posted in Strat-Comm HQ during this entire war. Not once have I seen or heard about an A.I. unit. Our strategists used their own living brains, not some… computer… to come up with the plans that led us to victory".
Questions kept coming but the real thing was over. Phase A of Digital Sentience Integration Plan successfully completed