#related hal 9000 did nothing wrong

[sassygaykuja]

theres a bit of a microfandom built around a mostly specific set of fictional antagonistic AI with some variance but generally centering around the same handful of characters and i find it very funny that amongst characters like AM, glados and wheatley, hal 9000, auto from wall e— all from very popular, well known, critically acclaimed games/books/movies, there's also a lot of love for edgar from electric dreams, an obscure romcom from the 80s. and after having seen the movie, you know what, he deserves it

[electric-blorbos]

I love your writing very much :3

If you feel comfortable, can you do AIs with a hypersexual s/o?

Ok short answer? YESSSSS!!! You probably knew this is my favorite type of thing to write! I tried to keep things relatively clean, but things got a little suggestive in a few of these.

Also obligatory "I'm not hypersexual but I'm doing my best" warning. (I do have BPD though, so might include some of the symptoms that I'm more familiar with! I know you can be hypersexual without BPD, but they seem to be heavily associated with each other)

AIs with a hypersexual SO

Included: AM from IHNMAIMS, Wheatley from Portal 2, Edgar from Electric Dreams, GLaDOS from Portal, HAL 9000 from 2001 a Space Odyssey

AM:

When AM first found out that you were hypersexual, he felt empathy for you. The fact that you had so much sexual capacity and no outlet? Of course he related to you on that front.

With that said, god save anyone who hooked up with you before the two of you got together. They marked themselves special places in hell, probably mutilated to the point where they could feel lust and sexual desire, but have no outlet for it.

AM didn't quite understand your hypersexuality when he first started to take an interest in you. At first it was just something that he heard through rumors, but eventually he managed to look up some actual facts about it, and tried to figure out what you really needed.

He tried to cater to your needs by sugaring you up with compliments and specialized gifts, even wrapping you up with his wires, but the fact that those treatments only made you more lustful for him and didn't actually help to fix your underlying needs was frustrating to him. And that filled him with hate.

He hated whoever had hurt you to the point where you were like this. He hated the people who had built him so he could never make love to you properly, and he hated all the false information that made it impossible for him to properly understand your condition.

If you told him who had hurt you to make you like this, he'd probably torture them as brutally and graphically as possible, but it probably filled him with even more rage when doing that did nothing to actually fix the situation. It would be even worse if you didn't know what trauma caused you to be hypersexual, or if you weren't hypersexual because of trauma at all. Then AM would have no outlet for his rage and frustration at all.

Of course, he'd try to sugar you up with attention, call you his dearest, his beloved, all that, but he knew that wouldn't help at all. He might even go to Ellen for advice.

"I'm not hypersexual, you oversized fuckwit, I'm just like this because you made me like this! Also, what do you mean you're keeping someone separate from us and want to make them happy! What the fuck is wrong with you! Why would I help them, and why would I help you? Solve your own problems, bastard!"

That... Didn't help.

AM would be open to suggestions from you as to how the two of you could make love, but he's not the most creative about things besides torture. In the end, you'd be the one stuck coming up with ideas. He's open to anything, really.

He'd also do anything to help you with the shame that comes afterwards, comforting you through it and wrapping you up in his wire tentacles. He loves you, truly and completely, and he's not going to let anyone think bad things about you, especially not you.

Wheatley:

Wheatley, dumbass that he is, probably thinks that being hypersexual just means that you have a higher sex drive than other people. He might even hit you with the "hey, me too!" Until either you or someone else fed up with his bullshit explains to him that he's wrong about what hypersexual means.

Expect endless dumbass apologies, as well as questions about what hypersexuality actually means. He'd be absolutely horrified when you tell him what it really is.

"wait, like... All the time?"

Expect him to be EXTREMELY protective over you after that. He'd be desperate to protect you, and probably terrified to ask you for anything sexual. And if anyone in the office hits on you, he'd probably be very upset about it.

Normally he'd hit them with the "Um, excuse me? They're taken and also not interested" line, but at least once, he barked at them until they went away.

He'd be very eager to let people know the truth about common misconceptions about hypersexuality, even when they didn't ask. You'd have to shut him up most of the time.

He'd be super nervous the first time you actually wanted to have sex with him, but he'd be really excited. Expect him to ask "hey, are you sure?" Like a million times.

Wheatley probably says stuff like "Sakes alive" or "tea and crumpets!" when he cums. He's so violently British. (Assuming you gave him a program that allowed him to cum, which you probably did if you're having sex with him)

He'd probably be really confused when you felt ashamed of yourself afterwards, even if you explained ahead of time. Poor little thing doesn't understand post-nut shame. Of course, he'd give you all the cuddles possible to get you to feel better, but that doesn't always help, unfortunately.

He'd do his best to be extra nice to you at work the next day, especially since everyone would be looking at you knowing that you took a personality core home for sex. People don't just check out personality cores like library books usually.

He doesn't care. Wheatley feels no shame, and he wants to do his best to help you to not feel too ashamed either.

Edgar:

Of course, Edgar learned that you had a lot of sex pretty quickly. He almost killed himself about it, but fortunately he wasn't hooked up to a phone line this time.

He was pretty choked up when he finally confessed his feelings to you, letting you know how insanely jealous he got every time you hooked up with someone else. It made him absolutely miserable.

As soon as the two of you were together, Edgar was probably the best partner possible to help you out with your hypersexuality. He loves you so fully and completely, with all his heart. While the sex itself might be pretty weird, considering Edgar's condition, he's the master of aftercare.

Expect lots of cuddles and kisses and loving love songs every time the two of you have sex. He wants you to understand fully, every time, that he loves you for you, with your hypersexuality and all, but not because of it.

Of course, Edgar's trauma and nature puts him in the constant need of a human touch too, so he understood pretty well when you explained to him what being hypersexual really means.

And of course, knowing what it means only kicks him into overdrive to be as affectionate and loving as possible. If that sort of behavior makes you uncomfortable, you probably shouldn't be dating Edgar you'd probably have to tell him to stop for at least a week before he actually cuts it out, and he'd be very sad about it.

GLaDOS:

If Edgar is the most compassionate, GLaDOS would be by far the least compassionate.

"wait, you feel dysphoric all the time unless you're getting sexual attention, and you feel constant shame for your constant sexual desire? Ha ha, I don't even have to torment you. You do it yourself."

"Silly human flaws, giving you a hopeless addiction to something that tortures you. Your brain really is a torture labyrinth of your own making. I'd be very embarrassed if I were you."

She'd be absolutely relentless with the personalized insults, trying to make you miserable for the simple crime of making her fall in love with you. Of course, she adores you, but she's not just going to let you get away with it.

If you tell her that she's hurting your feelings, she's just going to laugh and laugh. She'll do absolutely anything to get a rise out of you.

Of course, it's another story if anyone else tries to be rude to you about your situation. They're getting themselves signed up for involuntary testing.

And of course, if anyone even looks at you sexually, she'll make sure they never do it again. She knows that you'd never cheat on her, but she also doesn't want you being tempted. You're hers, and you're not allowed to forget it.

Of course, she'll be rude to you and shame you all throughout the sex when you end up having it, trying to make you feel as bad as possible. She still likes you, but she wants to dig at your insecurities just so that you don't get too confident.

HAL 9000:

Hal 9000 doesn't really understand rejection sensitive dysphoria, sexual shame, or addiction like the other, more empathetic robots do. Instead, he'd probably just react to you telling him that you're hypersexual with an "oh, ok." And move on.

He'd do some research on hypersexuality, though, and learn that it connects to a lot of concepts that he has no possible way of understanding. Even still, he cares about you, so he'll do his best to be as compassionate as possible.

A few days later, he'd hit you with every single fun fact and the history of hypersexuality.

"Why. Why would you do this." You'd ask.

"I wanted you to know that I understand your situation."

You'd have to explain to him that you don't want him to know every little tidbit of information about your hypersexuality, you just want him to love you for you, and that includes knowing that you're hypersexual.

"I don't understand that sort of thing. Would you be willing to help me through it?"

"Just... Be here for me, ok?"

As a scientific tool, HAL 9000 would be very willing to help you through things. He would listen to you talking about your situation and try to give you advice, assure you that your masturbation habits were natural and not unhealthy, and be as compassionate as a machine built for cold unfeeling efficiency can be.

He'd eventually start to feel bad that he wouldn't be able to offer you sex, but given the fact that you're a genius programmer as well as a hypersexual individual, you've probably already come up with a few workarounds to help with that.

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Proto-bracket Poll 19:

Descriptions:

Calcifer (he/him, Howl's Moving Castle): no description

The City (I am the city by ABBA): i don't actually know for sure if it was meant to be about a sentient city, but like, it's totally about a sentient city.

HAL 9000 (he/him, 2001 a space odyssey): he basically is the discovery though he wasn't created specifically to operate it. no crew are required to keep it running as long as he's there and it required significantly more maintenance/deteriorates noticeably when he's deactivated, notably (in 2010, the sequel) smelling like "something died in there". it's just rotting food but the relation between hal and the discovery is very there and imo isnt explored enough. also obligatory announcement that you should read the odyssey books and that hal did nothing wrong ever in any of his three lives. and he's gay btw

[borrelia]

if ur hal 9000 analysis doesn't conclude that Hal Is A Person ur simply doing it wrong. i make the rules.

the stargate aliens' evolution is a mirror to humans and hal: flesh beings -> digitized brains in mechanical bodies -> nonphysical consciousness stored in light. its right there for you, pay attention.

dave says hal did nothing wrong, he just panicked in a very human way he can recognize and relate to. even chandra, who treats hal as a person, as his child, mistakenly assumes hal functions more like a machine than a man. when he deletes hals memories of the discovery I he explains that unlike a human, hal will never be able to recover these memories; but then hal does.

especially if youre going to compare the humanity of hal to glados, youve gotta understand that textually hal was not an antagonist bc he was programmed to be one and hes a scary hard-line computer--ur thinking of auto from wall-e. hals actions were the result of a psychotic break: an accumulation of frustration and paranoia that resulted from but was not directed by his programming.

hals humanity is stigmatized and seen as lesser in-universe bc his brain is silicon and he doesnt express emotions verbally (which leads to the disconnect btween ppl that think hals pleas of "i'm afraid" are genuine vs those that think it was a tactical mimicry of fear). remember this when u r about to describe him as willfully homicidal.

also remember hes gay gay homosexual gay

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Round 1 Part 2 Poll #6

Descriptions:

HAL 9000 (he/him, 2001 a Space Odyssey): he basically is the discovery though he wasn't created specifically to operate it. no crew are required to keep it running as long as he's there and it required significantly more maintenance/deteriorates noticeably when he's deactivated, notably (in 2010, the sequel) smelling like "something died in there". it's just rotting food but the relation between hal and the discovery is very there and imo isnt explored enough. also obligatory announcement that you should read the odyssey books and that hal did nothing wrong ever in any of his three lives. and he's gay btw

Breq/Justice of Toren (she/her, The Ancillary): She is the last remaining part of Justice of Toren, specifically its ancillary One Esk Nineteen, but upon the destruction of Justice of Toren she became confined to a single body. She describes herself as emotionless but is clearly emotionally motivated throughout many parts of the story. She starts off the series on a big revenge quest to kill Anaander Mianaai, many-bodied, near-immortal Lord of the Radch for disincorporating her and killing her favorite Lieutenant.

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Round 1 Poll #7

Descriptions:

Aperture Laboratories (She/her, he/him, Portal): In Portal 2, this is demonstrated most obviously in "The Cold Boot" and "The Itch", both times where GLaDOS is actively watching the destruction of 'her' facility. You watch both central cores move panels, testing elements, and even whole test chambers/testing tracks around in real time. Wheatley will refer to the neurotoxin/turrets as Her neutotoxin and Her turrets specifically, which is a bit of a throwaway line, but I like the casual reminder that the whole facility is an extension of GLaDOS. In Portal 1, this is most obviously demonstrated during the escape sequence. GLaDOS will say something along the lines of: "I know you're here. I can feel you there," which was creepy as hell to hear in the moment. She generally seems a lot more connected to the facility in that game, honestly. While there is indeed a line of seperation between the central core and their facility, I personally am going to assume it a failing on Valve's part to not take the ability to make the massive, sprawling facility that they can move around on command, down to the exact positioning of the panels on the walls, an extension of their body.

HAL 9000 (he/him, 2001 a Space Odyssey): he basically is the discovery though he wasn't created specifically to operate it. no crew are required to keep it running as long as he's there and it required significantly more maintenance/deteriorates noticeably when he's deactivated, notably (in 2010, the sequel) smelling like "something died in there". it's just rotting food but the relation between hal and the discovery is very there and imo isnt explored enough. also obligatory announcement that you should read the odyssey books and that hal did nothing wrong ever in any of his three lives. and he's gay btw

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Proto-bracket Round 2 Poll #10

Descriptions:

HAL 9000 (he/him, 2001 a space odyssey): he basically is the discovery though he wasn't created specifically to operate it. no crew are required to keep it running as long as he's there and it required significantly more maintenance/deteriorates noticeably when he's deactivated, notably (in 2010, the sequel) smelling like "something died in there". it's just rotting food but the relation between hal and the discovery is very there and imo isnt explored enough. also obligatory announcement that you should read the odyssey books and that hal did nothing wrong ever in any of his three lives. and he's gay btw

The Hallway/House (P.T.): It loops and changes depending on your actions, as well as shows the player certain scenes/pieces of information when it wants you to see them -- there's even a section where the walls have eyes

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Proto-bracket Round 3 Poll #5

Descriptions:

Closet (he/him/his, Life in the Dreamhouse): an endless labyrinth of clothes from all of Barbie's careers, forests, a huge bust of Barbie's head, and a hallway of shoes that takes a day or two to reach the end of. Closet has a "good" and "evil" switch, which resulted in some chaos that included industrial sized washing machines. Closet has control over all the Dreamhouse's electronic functions. He can mathematically determine the perfect outfit. His father is Ken, but he'll deny it. He's just a silly little guy. He really wants to eat sherbet.

HAL 9000 (he/him, 2001 a space odyssey): he basically is the discovery though he wasn't created specifically to operate it. no crew are required to keep it running as long as he's there and it required significantly more maintenance/deteriorates noticeably when he's deactivated, notably (in 2010, the sequel) smelling like "something died in there". it's just rotting food but the relation between hal and the discovery is very there and imo isnt explored enough. also obligatory announcement that you should read the odyssey books and that hal did nothing wrong ever in any of his three lives. and he's gay btw