MINE started to insist that I needed to build a shelter, so I cleared the area of trees until I thought there was enough room. Do I need like- a hammer or something? "Select a block." I selected a stack of wood. Now what? "Place the block on the ground, then, place another block on top of it." I set the block down, and stacked another on top of it. The separate blocks immediately became one long rectangular piece, fusing together. Do I even want to know? "Know what, Steve?" Just, forget it. How am I going to make this place tall enough? "Stand on top of what it is you are building." That sounds insane. "Trust me Steve?." Fat chance. Reluctantly, I set down another block in front of the pillar and climbed on top of it. Ping! "Anti-Falling Protocol activated." I felt something around my waist, and looked down. A blue stream of energy was wrapped around me and lead into the closest block to me.
What is this? "The anti-falling protocol sends a nanobot out to the center of the closest block whenever it is activated. This nanobot follows nearby and keeps you restrained from falling using an experimental energy lasso technology. The energy lasso can't take too much strain however, so you will need to move slowly and refrain from negative encounters for maximum safety." You know MINE; it doesn't make me feel any better that the concentrated light beam firmly wrapped around my waist is experimental. "All the technology you are using is experimental. The MINE and CRFT technologies are in a beta test stage." Where IS everyone? Why do I have to do this? And more importantly who did this to me? MINE was silent, which I suppose I couldn't be too angry about seeing how I couldn't stand its voice. Then, the silence was broken and I found myself bringing the palm of my hand to my face: "Access- Denied."
