A pirate's tactic

[freearcadia]

This is more directed to those, who like me have been dragged to this world, though I won't fault a native for listening in.

I am curious as to what we might have in common: world names, languages, culture, technology - and what is different.

This isn't just idle curiosity or a means of trying to find some comfort of familiarity in such a strange land, but I suspect if there is enough of a commonality in one area or another, we could in someway use it to our advantage against the Empire.

Comments

[lyorning]

Your pardon, but I have not heard of a machine who... lives?

[It's not the best word, but it covers the 'you do things that generally require an intelligent mind steering the body' implication. Aerich hasn't quite learned the words to describe the soul, but that would be closer.]

[knowhyoucry]

I am not alive. I am a machine.

[Helpful.]

[freearcadia]

So you are an Android, as I thought. I admit I thought you were a Machine Man at first.

[knowhyoucry]

Android. Yes. That term could be used. I am not certain the Empire knew this when they took me and I did not see the need to volunteer it.

[lyorning]

Well.

[Aerich considers how to say this.]

A man and a tree both live. You and a water mill are machines, so do not live. But you are more like a man than a tree, and a water mill is more like a tree than a man.