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[11calls]

[This is actually a rare sight on the network, because Alex normally always does audio posts. But today it's a video. She's in her office and she looks much better than she normally does. There's no signs of her ever having an insomnia problem, and that look of vague huntedness is gone as well. While Alex always has an easy smile, it's not the devil may care grin she's got now.

But it's been a few days, her anger has mostly faded and she's done research because an Alex Reagan is an Alex Reagan in that sense.]

So, I just want to apologize if I seem a bit weird. I mean, I am a bit weird compared to what you're used to. But that's because I'm not her. I'm sorry. I'd still like to meet you, and get to know you and tell your stories!

[Alex's radio ready voice sounds earnest and sincere, because she is! But there is definitely a but coming.]

However, I would appreciate it if people could stop asking me about Strand, because whatever your old Alex might have had with him? I don't. So I don't know if he's okay or not. Ask him. I don't know if old me was his keeper or whatever, but I'm definitely not.

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Video

[ihadstrings]

What do you mean? There's two of you now?

[It's ambiguous to his tone as to whether this excites Ultron or is dismaying to him.]

Re: Video

[11calls]

I’m afraid not. Just me. I don’t know if she went home or not. If she did I hope she went to her home and not mine because I definitely don’t want to deal with that when I get back.

[ihadstrings]

That just sounds like it would be a nightmare, having to deal with another version of myself if I ever get home.

[Ultron is cognizant enough to realize he's not the easiest person in the world to get along with.]

Well, I'd say pleased to meet you, but if you're as obnoxiously chipper as the other one, we're not going to get along very well.

[11calls]

I would say that I'm obnoxiously chipper, actually. Just not mired in the same stuff she was. Were we friends?

[ihadstrings]

You're the closest thing to Pollyanna in actual human form I've ever met.

[He pauses.]

Well, friendly. I don't really have friends.

[Not true. He's just unwilling to admit he has any.]

[11calls]

Oh, [There's a laugh.] I wouldn't say I'm quite that bad. Moments of it maybe, but that's probably the Canadian in me more than anything.

Why don't you think you have friends if I'm such a Pollyanna, though?

[ihadstrings]

Sounds like a decent idea. Blame Canada for everything is a solid plan.

Most people outside of my family don't really get along with me. It's nothing personal, just the way I tend to be.

[11calls]

But we seem to get along...

Also if you start singing 'Blame Canada' from South Park, we're gonna have a problem.

[It's teasing of course, but.]

[ihadstrings]

Guess maybe there's exceptions to every rule.

[He snaps his metallic fingers with a loud Ping!]

Darn. You saw through my master plan.

[11calls]

[Other Alex might have jumped at the noise, but this Alex just laughs.]

Well, I mean maybe that's another one of my talents.

[ihadstrings]

I suppose if we're getting reacquainted, I should reintroduce myself. My name is Ultron.

[11calls]

Nice to meet you, Ultron. I hope I live up to your expectations of me.

[ihadstrings]

Well, you haven't disappointed me yet and that's a rarity. I tend to have high expectations when it comes to people.

[11calls]

Really? I suppose that's something to be proud of then! I hadn't thought of it that way before.

[ihadstrings]

Perhaps you're merely an exception to the usual wretched masses of humanity I encounter.

[Or maybe Ultron's general opinion of humanity overall is finally starting to change a little bit.]

[11calls]

There's definitely some humans that suck for sure, but I think in general we're good. Or at least most of us try to good anyway. Even if we're not that good at doing it.

[ihadstrings]

I've never really been able to believe that. Sure, there's some good here and there, but overall, humanity is just a bunch of bad eggs.

[11calls]

Maybe it's a half glass empty, half glass full kind of thing?

[ihadstrings]

Seems like we're mixing metaphors now, but okay. I'll humor you. What makes humanity so good? And don't start in with talk of all their fluffy emotions, I want some concrete examples.

[He's such a cranky robot sometimes.]

[11calls]

[The difference, possibly one of the biggest actually is that this Alex doesn’t have three years of asshole wrangling experience. So, as such she gives a response much different than the other Alex would.]

You know, emotions are kinda the whole human thing.

[ihadstrings]

Guess that makes me closer to humanity then I thought.

[Though Ultron's are corrupted, and ultimately, his experience at actually handling them is nearly nil.]

[11calls]

Why do you think you aren't?

[ihadstrings]

I was supposed to be better then humanity. The closest thing to perfection that could made made in the form of artificial intelligence.

[That clearly hadn't gone according to plan.]

[11calls]

Wouldn't artificial intelligence not need emotions in order to be perfect? Considering so many of humanity's mistakes come from emotionalism?

[ihadstrings]

[Ultron makes a 'hmph' sound. Not strictly necessary, given he doesn't breathe, but it helps get his point across.]

Either my creator was a moron or mixing magic and tech produced some interesting results. Take your pic as to why I ended up this way.