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[dendarii]

"This is Miles. Leave a message and I'll respond to you at my earliest convenience."

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[dendarii]

... Dare I ask what dumb AI are meant for?

[ He's picturing Church. Sorry, Tex. ]

[failureisntachoice]

[ Don't worry, Miles, she's well aware of how 'dumb' Church seems. ...And often is. ]

Easier crap. Smart AI handle complex systems like full ships, colonies, manufacturing. The others are used for the smaller systems.

[dendarii]

Like, say, feeding data to headsets like mine?

[failureisntachoice]

Yeah, a dumb AI could handle that. It's not hard. Why?

[dendarii]

Well - you were exceptionally useful, but I hate to tie you up just with that.

[failureisntachoice]

[ She snorts and waves it off. ] It's background and crap I'm already doing. The only difference is I'm sending it off for you to see too.

[dendarii]

... All right, then. Let's plan to do that on the next mission as well.

[failureisntachoice]

It's not too much to throw at you at once?

[dendarii]

Of course not. I've handled much more data back home.

[failureisntachoice]

You sure about that? We can run through some different feeds before our next mission. I don't know how useful my radar and motion tracker would be since it'd be for my position, but everything else could help.

[dendarii]

[ Nerding out over tech, gosh yes. Miles' eyes are alight with glee. ]

Practice setups? I'd be delighted.

[failureisntachoice]

Good. [ She flashes him a small smile, leaning briefly against the back of the couch once more. ] When you're rested, we'll run through it.

[dendarii]

I'm plenty rested already ...

[failureisntachoice]

[ She eyes his collarbone briefly before shaking her head. ] Have you slept yet?

[dendarii]

Well ... no. Not yet. But I'm not fragile.

[failureisntachoice]

No, but you're human so you need food and sleep. I've learned you all tend to function better with it.

[dendarii]

[ A soft sigh. ]

So let's go get something. I don't feel like sleeping yet.

[failureisntachoice]

[ ...Maybe things hadn't gone as well as they seemed. Or he's still riled from the op. ]

That amped up? Bring your helmet with you.

[dendarii]

[ A little of both, really; either way he looks as though he's about to start pacing. ]

... All right. Where are we going?

[failureisntachoice]

[ She motions for him to get up and follow her. She's already searching for nearby places that are open all hours of the night. ]

Somewhere with food. There's places open this late.

[dendarii]

[ He nods a bit then. ]

By all means, then. Lead the way.

[failureisntachoice]

It's a breakfast place, a couple blocks over. We can walk or ride.

[ She eyes him, letting him make that decision. ]

[dendarii]

... Let's ride, then. I'd like that.

[failureisntachoice]

Spare helmet's in the same place it always is, unless you want to use yours. I could send you video feed while I drive.

[dendarii]

[ He brightens a bit at that. ]

What an excellent idea ... give me a moment and I'll retrieve it.