( "Jumping to conclusions." Fine. He'll give him that.
He considers what Michel says. )
... I think that hunger for new information is similar, if anything. Magus seemed desperate because he couldn't get what he wanted here, in Fragment. I guess his dearth of data made him destructive.
( Thinks... )
... I think being overwhelmed both by that hunger and by sentiment is... a pattern. That, and the labor of battle. By the end of each battle, each Phase seems to start breaking down.
...From what I've seen, I agree. For mine... having those memories brought back to the forefront at a time when Gorre was otherwise overloaded may have played a part.
[ That's his public story and he's sticking to it. For all he knows, it may even be true. ]
Once they've deteriorated to that point, they can be killed. Or... deleted, perhaps.
[ A programmer's deliberate distinction here, knowing full well how little "deleted" is truly gone. ]
no subject
He considers what Michel says. )
... I think that hunger for new information is similar, if anything. Magus seemed desperate because he couldn't get what he wanted here, in Fragment. I guess his dearth of data made him destructive.
( Thinks... )
... I think being overwhelmed both by that hunger and by sentiment is... a pattern. That, and the labor of battle. By the end of each battle, each Phase seems to start breaking down.
no subject
[ That's his public story and he's sticking to it. For all he knows, it may even be true. ]
Once they've deteriorated to that point, they can be killed. Or... deleted, perhaps.
[ A programmer's deliberate distinction here, knowing full well how little "deleted" is truly gone. ]