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[Karsen Ford]

Karsen snorted and shrugged his shoulders “Well, if and when they do, I’ll survive because I actually understand them and know what they were going through. it makes it easier for them not to see me as a threat. Not mention, I’d have a better chance of shutting them down from the inside.” He was glad he was facing the screen so that she didn’t see him roll his eyes at her. If you asked him she spent way too much time watching movies and videogames with bad robots. He hated video games that portrayed technology in bad. Still he figured she was right to be worried, after all he could control technology regardless of whether rised up or note.


“Yeah, Tim sort of rubbed off on me with the whole mutant pride thing. I don’t know what questions I have until I actually meet the mutant. Also not all mutants are okay with just telling people about their powers. It’ll take me awhile to build a camera so it’s only logical that I ask when I’m designing the camera so I know what to look for.” He was pretty backed up as far as Projects were concerned and ninety-five percent of them were projects for other people. At this rate he was going to have rearrange his room into some hi-tech evil laboratory. A small part of him wondered if the girl would even step foot in it if he did.

“You still haven’t told me your name, you know” He said turning his head slightly in her direction but still keeping an eye on his computer. He was the last person that should be talking about manners….but still.

[Erin Hackett]

Erin slowly started to glare at Karsen as he spoke of how he would survive because he would not be seen as a threat and understand them. The glare went away and she started to have a tiny bit of respect built for the boy when he spoke of having a chance of shutting them down from the inside. That would be perfect, but he would have to be careful about it because they could possibly figure out that was what he was going to do. Unless that was what he told his 'fellow' human beings but really he was lying and working for the machines. "I hope for your sake you side with mankind." Erin said as she looked away from him.

She loved technology but if it worse up to kill them and tried to take over, well then she would destroy it. Simple as that and she figured it would be easy to smash a computer to bits then it would to put down say a zombie. She listened and nodded a few times as Karsen spoke of Tim’s mutant pride vibe thing rubbing off on him. That was fine, Erin had her mutant pride. Her mutant pride tucked in the closest and only every came out when she was around other mutants. Now her sexuality, that was pretty much out in the open if someone asked or just watched her long enough to figure it out that she was all about the females. "You have a point. Well if you are building it to pick up heat, then you should be able to see me." Erin said with another nod.

"My power just mask people from seeing and hearing me, but I'm pretty sure a device that picks up on your heat signature should be able to see me." Erin added, while she was thinking about it in detail. It was not like she was no longer there, just gone from two of a person's very important sense. When he brought up that she never gave her name, she could not help but to blush slightly. How did she forgot to mention something so basic? Did Tim never talk about her and bring up her name? Possible. "Hackett. Erin Hackett." Erin introduced herself, but kept her hands still tightly gripped at the end of her shirt.

Clearly her through, she spoke up again after a moment. "With that, I guess I should let you get back to your uh...friends?" Erin asked, not really sure what was a safe word to call the machines he talked to.

[Karsen Ford]

Karsen smirked at her and shrugged his shoulders, okay maybe that was a jerkish move but still. He rarely had people in his room and he had the right to be a little bugged that she had just appeared. Not to mention she was looking at him like he was strange. He wasn’t the one that broke in but he could deal with it, the whole AI thing was just because he thought it was funny. “You never know” He said dropping the subject.

“Okay, well if anything, Tim will tell you that i’m done with Camera, If you’re more comfortable with him he can test it out on you.” He said shrugging, he didn’t mind if Tim handled the things he made mostly because he trusted his best friend immensely and he needed the data. It was obvious that Erin was uncomfortable around him because of the whole breaking and entering thing. He wasn’t helping either because of his tendency to be his self and say what was on his mind. Not everyone believed that machines had feelings like he did.

Karsen pressed the button that allowed his door to open by itself. He was by no means kicking her out, the chair was still empty if she wanted to sit and watch him work on the headsets but the odds were that she wanted to leave. “Uhm….yeah you don’t have to call them that and Yeah see you around i guess” He shrugged his shoulders and went back to work.

[Erin Hackett]

She didn't like the smirk he gave her and the shrug of her shoulder. Right, first guy to end the life of when AIs become a thing. Erin thought to herself. She loved technology but not that much and if he was going to be a threat to her survival well she was going to have to get rid of him. Plain and simple. Erin was not really the kind of person who was just violent but when it came to feeling that she had been wronged or that she was in some sort of danger she would do some extreme things. It was just the kind of girl she was and with her power it made doing certain things a bit easier for her.

"Yeeeeaaaahhh." Erin said, already done putting him on the list of those who needed to be eliminated. She didn't say anything at first when he brought up about doing the test with Tim instead if she was not comfortable with the guy. She was before but now that he had been talking like he was with the machines, she was not so sure. "Well so long as you promise it’s not going to hurt or have any side effect on me, I don't mind if you do the test." Erin said as she remained still for a moment. She was basically at the door to his bedroom by this point and there was a clear way to get away from all of this. She didn't fully get what she came here for, but she got something all the same.

Then the door was opening on its own, which startled Erin a little. Not enough that she accidentally used her power, but enough to cause an internal jump. He let her know that she didn't have to call his robots his friends and then turned around back to his work. Lame, this guy does not even know how to properly say goodbye. Bet he is a virgin. Yup. Pfft, as if I have any right to talk. Erin thought to herself. she didn't say anything else and just headed out, leaving the boys room and heading back to her room to write down what she learned and then some gaming.