shitposting rave 2, electric boogaloo

That is their intended function. Their aptitudes and skills and knowledge all center on that. Some can deviate from that, and grow to other capabilities, but it will always be a painful struggle for them.

It is cruel to encourage her to try.

 

I am not even slightly amused by your suggestion that I treat Jagers as beneath me. Jagers have been the cornerstone of the Heterodyne empires for century upon century; we could not have done half of what we did without them. And on a personal level, I repeat, they are my FUCKING FRIENDS. -apparently unconsciously falling into a very Jagerlike accent as she spits out the exclamation- Gott's leetle feesh in trowsers!

 

Well, what should I do, then? Bow to the Almighty Amethyst?

@Faustite gemsona But surely the struggle is better than remaining, well, a slave, regardless of how painful it would be. *sighs* What's wrong with freedom, Greeny, seriously?

 

As all experimental scientists do, then? I suspect you and your people have... some commonalities with our leaders. If you do break the laws of nature at any point in this place, would you mind terrible if I observe?

 

Okay... I guess you might be right about that.

But if I see you disrespecting them... well...

 

-cheerfully- If I'm in the Madness Place I don't care who's watching!

 

THIS IS AMETHYST SPEAKING. IF YOU DON'T STOP MAKING MY PEARL MALFUNCTION I'LL CRUSH YOU. LEAVE HER ALONE. SHE'S ONLY ALLOWED TO BE HERE BECAUSE SHE'S BEEN WELL-BEHAVED RECENTLY.

M-mistress, p-please... don't hurt anyone because of me.

 

"Freedom." What a curious word. What do you believe it would entail, to be "free?"

Free from purpose, and directive, and meaning. Free of the systems that support and validate you. Free from the satisfaction of fulfilling orders.

That sounds... lonely, and frightened, to me.

Perhaps you could enlighten me? What does "freedom" mean to you, genie?

 

-huffs at him and says with immense sarcasm- Well I'm so glad you damn well decided I pass muster, mr. construct!

 

She's not malfunctioning. She's upset. The way people are.

That I can choose my purpose, directive and meaning myself. That I can find people to support and validate me by myself, outside of some dumb system. That I can do what I want.

And I've never been satisfied by fulfilling orders.

@Stela Heterodyne Well, excuse me for not immediately trusting somebody I've heard referred to as a Master by people.

 

P-please don't argue with her.

 

Relax. I literally can't die, so her crushing me, well, that wouldn't do anything to me, really. Other than hurt, of course,. *laughs*

 

@Faustite gemsona @Norm the Genie She iz our Meestress becawze ve chose her. Ve all swore der Troth to vun ov her encestorz, bot ve ken schtill choose not to serve eef ve don´t veesh to.
Deez meens ve serve becawze ve respect her und beleef een her right to be our Meestress. Und to do dot ve need der freedon to choose. Eef dere iz no freedom, loyalty iz meaninkless.

 

Well excuse me for being born to a family with loyal troops!

 

You say this better than I ever could, Mina. Thank you.

 

h-hurting is b-bad enough.

 

Well, I guess that does makes sense.

That doesn't mean they have to call you Master. Or Mistress.

 

I'd be quite happy if they didn't! They do it off their own bats! How could I demand my Horatiu call me Mistress when he's shared my bed and fathered my child?

 

@Cosmina Kastellan @Norm the Genie

...An intriguing explanation. I believe I can appreciate it. To know that I could choose to live, without the approval of my diamond... makes the fact that I continue to do so, even more meaningful?

 

Hey, your situation does seem a lot worse than me being beat on by some idiot Gem, so...

@Stela Heterodyne *laughs* You have never heard of kinky stuff, obviously.