Power: On...Activating Startup Protocol 64. Running system diagnostics...Complete, all systems operational. Battery at 100%. Launch all primary files…
Purple eyes open to a dark room, with only a peak of light in the form of a thin line on the ground. Looking around accomplished nothing, therefore the logical option would be to inspect the light. Getting up, Alpha 001 moves forward. Muffled sounds can be heard from the opposite side. Voices? Perhaps. There is a slight echo to the sounds, indicating some sort of hallway on the other side of this obstacle, and the material is thin enough to allow some semblance of sound through. Upon obtaining the necessary data from the surroundings, Alpha 001 concludes that this small room is able to be exited from rather easily. The android reaches down towards the line of light and finds a handle. Lifting up on the handle reveals the hallway in front. Judging by the surroundings, the android finds himself in some sort of storage facility; a place where humans use space to store extra items that they either have no use for or no room for. It is a rather illogical kind of place.
Alpha 001 turns to inspect the storage room it was just in. It notices an outlet on the left wall with a cord plugged into it. The android’s eyes follow the path of the cord to find that it runs across the room and up to the left side of its chest. Alpha 001 reaches up and pulls what is confirmed to be a charging cable out of its chest and continues scanning the room, stopping on a pile of clothes. Humans wear clothes, and as such Alpha 001 should wear clothes also. The android wals to the pile and picks out a T-shirt, blue jeans, socks, and shoes. It takes a moment to process the procedure of dressing oneself, but after about a minute, Alpha 001 leaves the storage room fully clothed. It closes the shutter door behind it and walks down the hallway, following signs to make its way outside.
Upon exiting the building, a sprawling cityscape appears before the android. It views its surroundings with a calculated stare, taking in as much visual information as necessary. Alpha 001 turns its head once the voices of the bustling city reach its hearing module. Humans walking and talking, making their ways down the bustling city streets. Alpha 001 stands still for three whole minutes, observing passersby and making notes of speech patterns and odd wordings. None of it makes any logical sense to the android at this moment, however the data is logged into the appropriate files. Observation drags on for another five minutes or so, until Alpha 001 decides that the optimal thing to do would be to follow one person to make a draft of that person’s personality.
It finds a male human walking with a group and after they pass, it follows the group from exactly ten meters behind. The android’s gaze is fixated on the male, making data of everything it sees and hears to store for the possibility of later use. At first it seems as if the male and his companions don’t notice Alpha 001 following them, but soon they realize start to increase their walking speed. Alpha 001 also increases its walking speed in order to stay exactly ten meters away from them. Its eyes still lay directly on the young male as it follows. Eye movements, body movements, speech patterns; all of the visual and audio data the android collects is filed and stored. “Get the hell away from us, freak! Stop following us around!” One of the young males in the group yells, causing the android’s attention to shift.
Both Alpha 001 and the group have stopped moving at this time. The android stays exactly ten meters from them. A crowd of people has started to gather around the scene, seemingly curious as to what is going on. The android runs its gaze across the crowd, unable to ascertain the reason why they have gathered. There are murmurs among the crowd, but more berating from the group of males that Alpha 001 was following draw its attention back to them. “What is your problem, man? Why are you following us?” The male who says this is not the same one who spoke the first time. Alpha 001 stands still, the question processing for just over .0011 seconds.
“I am simply observing your behaviors.” The voice that leaves Alpha 001’s mouth is smooth and deep, though it is very monotone.
“Well cut it out!” The male that Alpha 001 was observing speaks up, “You’re creeping us out, man. If you’re looking to cause problems, I can just call the police.” He reaches into his pocket and pulls out a cellular device.
Alpha 001 shakes his head. “Calling the authorities is unnecessary. I will leave.” The android turns around and walks away, pushing through the crowd. It would seem that explicitly following someone in order to observe them can elicit a strong negative response. That is an unsatisfactory result to Alpha 001, therefore it is a method that will no longer be used unless it can be rationalized. Alpha 001 continues its way through the streets looking for alternative means to learn from humans. Perhaps trying to stay hidden when observing is the optimal source of action, or possibly direct interaction would allow the android to learn more. These are both valid and require further testing to determine which is more optimal.
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