Chapter 26 Page 2 – So many feels
Mar05
Patrick (thinking): My beloved Master. I want to be everything she wants. Do everything she needs. Delight in the glory of serving her. But by now it ‘s supposed to feel like there was never anyone else. And instead . . .
He’s not my Master any more. I know it. I can say his name now. Stuart Cohen. But . . . Beloved . . .
I don’t feel it . . . I think. But I still remember feeling it! And I don’t know how to stop before I have to see him! How am I supposed to handle that? What does Master expect from me? What would a good boy do?
It’s okay Patrick, you’re a good boy! The best boy.
Wait, how is Patrick even able to feel “love”?
(Displaying his source code) Here, line 158, character 47: obviously typo.
You can read Enochian?
No and I don’t have his complete source code either. Also, as Erin said, they are actually specifically programmed to love their master, so it’s a feature, not a bug. I was just making a joke.
Not the first time Patrick has used the word love.
As he puts it, “…In your love, we are comforted; with your love, nothing can touch us. Without you, we can’t be whole. And without your orders… we don’t know what to do. I open my mouth and pant, longing for Your commands. Turn to me and have mercy on me, as You always do to those who love Your name. “
Loving their Masters is pretty much the defining emotional characteristic of Beings….
I was always operating under the impression that this was just really good programming.
The problem is so much of what modern humans know of Unshaped Beings is lost to the ages. Patrick refers to UBs as being soulless, but that’s because Cohen seemed fixated on giving him a soul even if he has to “go to the Chamber of Guf” himself.
However you slice it… anything that can display emotional distress over a concept is intelligent enough to treat as human, even if it’s a very realistic simulation of emotional distress.
maybe your just really good at capturing dogs, but Patrick always reminds me of my dog, Nyhm. Nyhm is a brittany spaniel, which are kind of high strung, neurotic dogs to begin with, but a combination of a traumatic incident where he was attacked a dog park and his old age leaving him deaf has made Nyhm a very nervous friend. yet, when i was a little kid and suffering from mood swings due to being born with bipolar disorder, he would howl and howl until he knew i was alright and was always very empathetic and caring. even now, i live away from home in a tiny apartment with a tiny cat, hes always very concerned for me and just wants to do his best and be told hes a good boy for his efforts, and maybe get used as a pillow because hes strange like that. he likes it when you lie on him.
in any case, the point of this ramble is that seeing Patrick deal with his own nervous personality, trauma, and desire to help has been kind of weirdly inspiring? theres something really motivational about being able to see someone try their best in spite of all they have been through, and if you can see your childhood best dog in them well thats even better!
Do your best Patrick! I’m rooting for you!
Your Nyhm sounds very sweet, and I’m glad you see him in Patrick <3 They're both good dogs.