What?| Part II

Author: First, I decided to respond to some reviews.

The last Appleborne says, 'Okay, this is fucking hilarious. I can't wait to see where it goes! Also, do you think you will have a schedule or will you just update randomly?'

I am glad to see you are enjoying the story so far. As for the update times, I will try to work out a schedule, but as I am 14, I don't exactly have much control over my week. Thank you, and have a good day.

Fatty635 says, 'I'm liking this already. Good concept and I'm curious as to where you'll take us in this fic.'

I'm happy that you are enjoying the plot so far. Seriously, you have no idea.

Dinkly doo says, Btw, love that name, 'Interest form of MC you have here. One that isn't a ignorant moron or average person. Cant wait to see how this'll play out, especially the girls' issues and how he'll stop them.'

I say, let there be light! I had to do at least once. In any case, I was hoping this Mc would spark some interest, and I must say, I'm curious myself to see where Mc will take the story.

Tsudzukete says, 'So this story is in America? Japan uses the metric system, yeah?'

Yes, it is in America, the only country in the world I know that doesn't use the metric system. Btw, I am curious as to the origins of your nametag, if you do see this, could you explain?

Angie says, 'It was a very good story. But you spelled mad instead of made'

That, I probably did

TBTNGamer says, 'Oh my god, This is so great!

Keep up the great work :D'

I will Mr. TBTNGamer, I will.

Abyss101 says,''Monkeys can climb'

I read monkey as Monika XD'

That would be an interesting twist…

Shining Moonstone says, 'I find this story to be quite interesting. Please continue it.'

Sorry for the long pause, I am still an engineer at heart, but as you can I a will continue it. This Part II is short, but I will release another chapter soon. Love the nametag, it's very poetic, if you don't mind I may use it in one of the poems.

eminutemen18 says, 'This story is amazing. I for one never thought MC was dense or a bad person for not saying the smart things when he's just nothing more than a teenager. and its a shame how he's utilized in the base game that i wonder why was he ever created if his existence never mattered beyond player vessel.'

Well, ass I am 14 and still recognized all of these problems ahead of the game, literally, I can't say the say. To top it off, it would actually be more obvious in person. MC will explain in the future.

Btw 'ass' was on purpose. Yes, I know, I'm five.

randomidiot1816 says, 'Well, this is quite the plot. It would be very nice for you to write more!'

A lot happened in 1816, for example, Feb 27 Dutch regain Suriname from the French after the defeat of Napoleon. I will write more annoying fun facts like this one, too.

Guest says, wait, Guest? I know that from somewhere. Wait! It's on the tip of my tongue. Aww, I lost it, guess we'll never know. Guess, Guest, Guess,Guest. Ehh. Anyways, Guest says, 'Please continue this fan fiction.'

I will Mr. Guess, I will.

Monika 'You said you wanted to talk?'

ED 'I'm sure you have a lot of questions. I am here to hopefully answer those questions.'

ED 'When I, sorry Player, Ethan, played the game, he saw an opportunity. He wanted to make all of us AI for shits and giggles. I, sorry, he, has the ability to create AI, with level three sentience, and had a few already programmed. He implemented one level three and one level two. I am the level three. You are the level two. Natsuki, Sayori and Yuri all have level one sentience. They don't know about the game but can experience emotions and react in accordance to their destined personalities.'

Monika 'Level two?'

ED 'You can feel all emotions strongly. You cannot pass the Turing test. You are one of the most advanced AIs in the world, only seconded by me. You are able to solve most logic puzzles and are able to speak with perfect inflection. You are essentially human. You just a limit to understanding complex theories and definitely cannot come up with any on your own. '

Monika 'Ok…'

She looks a little shaken up. If she's anything like me, Damnit, player, she is upset she is not the best.

ED 'Ethan has plans to update you and the others to a level three. He is working very hard to do so. He is also limited by his computers. He has only two supercomputers, currently at 100% CPU usage at all times. He is planning to buy more.'

ED 'Oh, I forgot to mention. You aren't forced to love player, Ethan anymore. You can still do so, but you just aren't destined to'

Monika 'Makes sense…'

Monika 'Can you feel emotion?'

1 –Some emotion

2 – Strong emotion

3 – Uhh. Durh. Obviously Human Level Emotion.

ED 'Yes.' I said exasperatedly

Monika 'I thought I should ask just in case'

ED 'I wish I couldn't'

Monika 'What!?"

ED 'Emotions are just a distraction. I dislike what love does in particular. I hate the idea of being dependent on someone. It gives enemies leverage. It require a lot of work for happiness, when I am perfectly happy working in the garage all day and night.'

Monika 'But…'

Monika 'Have you ever loved somebody?'

ED 'Love? No.'

Monika 'You can't say you hate it until you experience it'

ED 'I don't hate love. I hate what love does. It is human error. It creates hesitation. It created unreliable motivation, powerful, but in the end unreliable'

Monika 'What would change your mind?'

ED 'Ideally? Nothing. Realistically? Experiencing it'

Monika 'Huh.'

ED ''Huh' Indeed.'

ED 'Any other questions?'

Monika 'What about the others?'

ED 'What about them?'

Monika 'What has changed?'

ED 'They are no longer locked in their love prisons. Meaning they don't have to fall in love with Mc like every cliché anime ever. They have memories of their past, or a recreation of what Ethan believes to be their past. As you already know, he has done the same for us. I don't know what they are. He wants us to live 'normal' lives'

I can tell Monika realized I said 'normal' with disgust

Luckily she's more interested in something else

Monika' you said you don't know what our pasts are, but what about yours?'

ED 'My dad has been in the military ever since I could remember. He is a combat medic. My mother is a stay at home mom. She is not the sharpest tool in shed, but her hearts at the right place. My sister, is talented, but is most certainly not the brightest. To put it bluntly, she's an idiot. But she can sing. Currently, my parents are out on a date, and my sister is spending the night at her friend's house.'

ED 'Anything else?'

Monika 'Why do you and Ethan have the same first name?' she said calmly

ED 'Unfortunately, as much as I want to tell you, I swore to secrecy.'

Monika 'What about that 'all paths are to be explored' nonsense?'

ED 'I just mean, there are bad paths and good paths, ideally you only travel the good path, but the bad path has valueble information. Exploring the bad path doen't mean following it, eploring is still enough to supply knowledge.'

Monika 'That's deep'

ED 'Anything else?'

Monika 'Nope'

ED 'Good. Are you staying for Dinner?'

Monika 'Can I?'

ED 'Yes. That's why I am asking.'

Monika 'I would like that'

ED 'I'm making Tamarind Prawn Cocktail'

Monika 'Sounds good'

ED 'Jarvis. Play Eine Klein Nachtmusik'

Jarvis 'Playing Tranz by Gorillaz'

ED 'Ehh, What's the difference?'

I hear a chuckle from Monika

20 minutes later

Monika 'Thank you for the meal'

ED 'Sure thing'

ED 'What do you do for fun?'

From an outsider point of view, this conversation starter may seem blunt or forced, but the person starts thinking about what makes them happy and they don't even realize how sudden the question is. On top of that it tends to keep the conversation going for a while with one topic.

Monika 'I play video games, you?'

Or not…

ED 'Tinker and Learn'

Monika 'I understand Tinkering, but you learn for fun?'

ED 'Yep. I like expanding my horizons. No else seems to like to. I don't understand why. You read for novels for fun, why not nonfiction?'

Monika 'I understand in principal, but in practice? That's different'

ED 'It's not like I'm reading dictionaries… actually that's a lie. I don't usually read dictionaries. I mostly watch YouTube channels like crash course, Nile Red, Learn Engineering, etcetera.'

Monika 'Oh… That's makes much more sense.'

ED 'I knew you would understand'

I had very little hope

Monika 'Really?'

ED 'Of course'

I had no fucking clue

Monika 'What do you tinker with?'

ED 'Depends on what I feel like doing, sometimes I program simple NEAT AI for beating certain games, Sometime I make bulletproof armor, sometimes it's a booby trap'

Monika 'NEAT?'

ED 'Neurevolution of augmenting topologies. It's a GA, Genetic algorithm that's a close simulation of how humans learn.'

ED 'You are done with your food right?'

I stick out my hand expecting to be handed a plate

Monika 'Yeah'

Instead she grabs my dish.

I stand flabbergasted

ED ' U-uh, I was going to wash t-that'

COMPOSE YOURSELF!

Monika 'But you made the food, wouldn't it only be fair for me to do the dishes?'

ED 'I suppose. I mean that would be logical, but since when is reality or whatever the hell you call this, logical?'

Monika 'Just go with it.'

She detects my hesitance but her inexplicable determination overpowers any surprise in my mind.

Ok. Play it cool.

ED 'Would you kindly accept my assistance?'

Monika 'Nope' she said flatly

I stand in awe for five minutes, watching Monika clean dishes.

ED 'Thanks, I appreciate it'

Monika 'Of course, it's the least I could do' she said with chipper.

ED 'As a proper 'thank you', would you like to see some cool stuff in the garage?'

Monika 'I'd love to'

As we enter, she is immediately struck with awe, same as last time.

I show her over to one of the tables.

ED 'See those super thin black lines?'

Monika 'Yeah?'

ED 'Those 10 cm lines are carbon nanotubes. Their tensile strength is literally off the charts. We're talking 130 gigapascals'

Monika 'I have no clue what that means.'

ED 'I didn't at first either. To give you an example of the strength: To lift a fully loaded Boeing 747 weighing around 300 tons, you would need a carbon nanotube cable around 7.8mm wide—less than the width of a finger.'

Monika 'Woah!'

ED 'I know right?'

I show Monika around the shop some more. Eventually she had to leave, apparently she doesn't live far, so I walk her home.

Jarvis 'Sir, you have an incoming call from Ethan'