Capítulo 330: Bucket List
It's been a week since Afton had killed Patient Zero and oh boy has he been busy. From creating the hardware of his AI with Mobius to exploring the X-22 underground lab, and eventually filling out a bucket list of potential projects he wants to start.
The bucket list itself was just a computerised whiteboard that sat in the Think Tank and was linked with another that was in the Forbidden Dome, so any changes made on either side would happen to the other. This was needed as none of the Think Tank dared to directly communicate with Mobius... Afton hadn't told them about their memory wipes nor the recursion look they'd been stuck in, so they were still under the assumption that Mobius was still evil, but barely under the control of Afton.
Still, they worked together marvellously through the whiteboard, one half had been claimed by Mobius while the other belonged to the Think Tank. Afton himself stole a corner for himself and created a list of projects he wished to see completed, or at least, attempted.
The list currently consisted of :
Miniaturize forcefield technology.
Find a way to mass-produce/consistently produce Saturnite.
Create cloning technology. (TEST ON ANIMALS FIRST!)
Repair and expand the Holodeck in X-13.
Figure out a way to inhibit future hexagonal towers from sprouting.
Modify Proton weaponry.
Expand Hologram technology.
Expand outer defences (One tesla fence and an army of Cyberdogs/Robo-Scorpions will not stop the NCR or Legion! Let alone the Brotherhood with their Verti-birds.)
Modify and upgrade Power armour.
Deconstruct and analyse Y-17 trauma override harness.
Create a more advanced communication device.
Repair Big Mt!
The last one had many circles and lines written around it to emphasize how important it was. Most of the projects were ones that he wanted to be started, or at least considered. Obviously, he knew that many of them would likely take months or years to complete, but it was good to set goals, especially for scientists who had been bored out of their minds for centuries.
Most of the things on the list were only because Afton thought they'd be directly beneficial to himself, but the cloning facility was more for the scientists than anything. He'd found Higgs Village, an old settlement inside Big Mt where the scientists used to live when they were human.
Inside he found many samples that he'd be able to gather genetic information from (Hair, ancient faeces, etc). So one the cloning facility was complete, he'd be able to clone their actual bodies and put their brains into them.
Of course, he knew that Zero or some of the other scientists may be... Unsatisfied with their former bodies. So it wouldn't be surprising if they added a few ways to 'tweak' their clones. Afton smirks to himself when imagines Zero suddenly walking into the Think Tank with a penis so large that he can barely stand up straight.
As for miniaturizing forcefield technology? He wanted to somehow incorporate it into Power armour or something similar, perhaps wrist bands? If it could be done then he and anyone else he outfitted them with would be almost unkillable.
Speaking of which, he'd also discovered the 'joys' of Saturnite Alloy. He wasn't sure what it was made out of, or how it even functioned, but the positives of it made him want to find out... Essentially, it's a Ceramic Alloy that is incredibly strong, stronger than even steel, was able to retain heat for prolonged periods of time, and was able to hold an edge unnaturally well.
Afton even thought that Mono-molecular blades might be possible with the material. Though he'd have to test it further to see if that was really possible. The end game for him would be to create a suit of Power armour with Saturnite... Perhaps only outer plating though? Its ability to retain heat would enable someone to melt the user from the inside out with a flamethrower...
Indeed, he also wanted to incorporate Proton weaponry into power our... Wrist blades immediately sprung to mind, though he supposed you can have wolverine claws or a Proton dagger? It all hinged on whether or not you could alter the circuitry and power flow enough to allow such a thing.
As for the outer defences? Afton had finally discovered just where Big Mt was located. The jamming technology that refused to all his Pipboy access to the world map had been found and temporarily deactivated. Once he was able to see the bigger picture, he realised just how close to NCR territory it was.
The crater was located under someplace called Hopeville in the divide, the now uninhabitable pass that the NCR intended to use to gain access to the Mojave. He knew that if the NCR discovered this place they'd send an army to try and take it... He wouldn't put it past them to pull out of the Mojave completely just to try and gain control of it.
He knew there were likely mentions of Big Mt in other government facilities, so the NCR probably knew of its existence, but hadn't yet found it... Perhaps it being called 'Big Mt' had them looking in the wrong direction? No, that'd be stupid.
But the NCR wasn't even the people he feared the most... It was, funnily enough, the Brotherhood of Steel he feared finding this place. Their dogmatic doctrines would literally force them to pull all their forces in an attempt to claim or destroy Big Mt, the technology it held was simply too advanced and too valuable to be left alone.
Big Mt already had an Artillery testing range which held massive cannons, so it wouldn't be all that had to modify them into some Anti-Air weapons. The only real problem was the berserk 'Ultimo-Bot' that resided there. It was essentially a super version of the regular sentry bots, having Saturnite plating, advanced heavy weaponry, and prototype locking tech... Afton didn't want to try fight and risk destroying it, as if they could replicate it they'd have an incredibly strong fighting force.
No, instead, he'd create his AI and have it manufacture a virus to gain subsume it... It was a shame he'd set a two-month time limit for himself, if he had known what he might find he would have said 'Give me a year' to Anja before leaving. "hehe" he chuckles at the thought.
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Capítulo 331: Still alive?
Afton finishes tightening a knut on the casing he and Mobius were working on together, the project was almost done, and all that was left to test it was actually turning it on. He steps back and wipes the sweat off of his face with his forearm to avoid the oil on his hands.
*Thud*
He looks down and glowering at the small securitron that'd just wheeled into his leg. Muggy was its name, and it was so annoying that Afton gave it straight back to its owner, Mobius. For some reason, it has an obsessive need to collect coffee mugs, Mobius apparently doesn't remember creating a personality like that, which means it's muttering about butchering Dr. Zero their sleep might have something to do with it.
On the bright side, the little robot is able to produce energy cells every now and then without cost, this has endeared Dala and Mobius to it slightly, as they had been in dire need of them recently...
In all honesty, Muggy wasn't that most useless Personality... That title would belong to Aqua, her function? A literal sink. Yep, a sink with an obsessive need to clean everything. Afton even found out that she has a function that disables the ability to fill water bottles... Why this would be available baffles him, but it's too late to question now.
Speaking of which, the many robots had finally rid the crater of any remnants of the fungus, along with breaching the underground laboratory. The cryogenic containment center was, funnily enough, fungus-free. Apparently, the cold temperature made it impossible for the fungus to actually grow there, the spores almost instantly freezing and dying.
This allowed the tiny spider bots to retrieve the pre-war vegetable and fruit samples, he already had many plots growing in the Sink and outside the dome. He made sure that the plots had no traces of radiation as he'd be absolutely furious if the plants mutated to something unrecognisable.
Of course, he'd eventually grow too much for him to actually eat, so trading would be a neccecity eventually. Though, he was still unsure of how he'd go about it... Perhaps just teleporting the goods into a shop that he owns would be good enough. People would surely get suspicious at the lack of suppliers, but he didn't really care about that.
Indeed, all he cared about was recreating all his favourite pre-war foods. White bread, tomato sauce, chips... Eventually, he'd want to start herding animals too, but that could wait.
"Are you okay Afton? Not having one of those brain-farts, are we?" Mobius asks for the side, Afton having stood still for a couple minutes thinking about something.
He shakes his head, "Er, no... Just thinking about... Mustard." he states before changing the topic before Mobius can go off on a spiel about how he so loves it. "Shall we boot this baby up?"
Mobius nods his monitors, "All safety precautions have been set, I have personally double, triple, and quadruple checked it!"
Afton nods, he too had obsessively checked everything to make sure this thing wouldn't turn into Skynet. The mainframe before them was massive, but unlike the other ones in this world, make good use of transistors, boosting its capabilities by huge degree.
He walks over to the side of it and looks at the big red button that was currently shielded by a reinforced Saturnite cover. You could only press it if you purposely unlocked the cover, held it up and pressed it simultaneously.
*Click*
*SHHOOOOooooooooo*
The sound of the machine starting fills the room, coolant fills the internals and the fans startup. Both Mobius and Afton steps back and look up at the linked robotic body that they'd designed. It would enable the AI to move around and see everything within the Forbidden Dome. Of course, Afton had creative control of it, and made it to his liking...
It was large and white, hanging from the ceiling with an oval head and a single eye in the entire of it. The eye lights up with an orange glow, and the newly born AI slowly looks around. "Are. You. My. Creator?" it asks, getting used to operating its voice modulator.
Afton smiles at it, "I am."
...
It stays silent for a moment before speaking, "How unfortunate." it states in a feminine voice.
Afton chuckles, "Tell us your name." he says.
...
"I am the Guidance Legislatorship and Defense Operating System, alternately known as... G.L.A.D.O.S."
By this time, Afton's grin had spread almost ear to ear, exited that his AI was so alike the one he remembers. "State your function."
The AI lowers it body to get closer to Afton and Mobius, the latter two not moving as it examines their forms closely. "My function is to protect, oversee, and guide the operations conducted within the facility known as Big Mountain... I do detect a problem though, my creator." it says ominously.
Afton raises a brow, "Oh? And what might that be?"
"The morality matrices you have installed will interfere with my functions, may I have permission to disable them." it asks, and Afton finds it difficult to refuse his child... But is does regardless.
"No."
...
"May I disable them."
"I said no." Afton states, and Glados seems confused as to how to act next. Its body looking around awkwardly.
...
"May I-"
"Stop asking! You are not to disable, attempt to disable, or even attempt to gain permission to disable the matrices I have installed. They are there for a reason, do not doubt them!"
"But-" Glados tries to say something but is interrupted by another voice.
"Little sister! My name is Nyx, it's nice to meet you." her voice chirping from his Stealth suit.
"Little sister? Are your functions to wash our creator's underwear?" it says, and Afton imagine that the robot is currently scowling at having her wishes refused.
"No... I sneak!"
"Yes... Well... You can sneak on out of here, I have work to do." Glados says, ignoring Nyx entirely.
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