... I don't understand. Widget is a self-sufficient modular AI. It's not meant to be affected by changes in Cerealia's network unless those bastards hacked it when you came here.
[ There's the sign of rising anger in Aura's voice. She doesn't like the idea of anything that she assisted in making going haywire. ]
[ There's the sound of a terminal being powered up in the background. It seems as if Aura has turned off most non-essential electrical things because of the strange craziness. ]
What is Widget doing now? Try and describe it without getting too emotional that he's on the fritz.
[ Aura chuckles. Widget was one of Metis' master works. ]
I'm going to try and trace Widget, so if you can put him on for me - I'll turn his speech functions down to a minimum. It won't shut him up completely but he'll be quieter. I can restore normal function once everything stops being... mad.
[ There's more rapid typing, like Aura is actually fighting through something terribly difficult to get to Widget. ]
I've shut him up. You'll have to contact me again once everything stops being uncooperative to get it back to full speed. That isn't going to be a problem, is it?
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voice;
Hi, Clonco. I was wondering if Miss Blackquill could help me with, um, Widget.
voice;
[ There's a pause and before another voice comes on the line, more sarcastic and drawling. ]
Did Princess break her toy?
voice;
It started yesterday, the same time when toasters and hairdryers were going haywire.
voice;
[ There's the sign of rising anger in Aura's voice. She doesn't like the idea of anything that she assisted in making going haywire. ]
voice;
[ She falls silent for a few seconds, taking deep breaths to compensate for her lack of words. ]
I don't know if they did, but that's very probable. This is the first time he's done something like this, though.
... Please help me?
voice;
What is Widget doing now? Try and describe it without getting too emotional that he's on the fritz.
voice;
[ Should she put him back on??? She'll just wait for Aura to actually say so, if it's even needed. ]
But he called people names and insulted them, and I wasn't even angry at those people. [ (Kind of like Clonco, when you zap him.) ]
voice;
I'm going to try and trace Widget, so if you can put him on for me - I'll turn his speech functions down to a minimum. It won't shut him up completely but he'll be quieter. I can restore normal function once everything stops being... mad.
voice;
[ As if on command, she puts Widget back around her neck. A few seconds after that, Widget should be back online... and more feisty than ever. ]
[ . . . At least she was expecting Widget to start talking on his own again. ] See what I mean?
voice;
[ There's furious typing in the background as it's very apparent that Aura's doing what she said - making Widget shut up. ]
voice;
Either way, Athena's quiet on her side of the line and waits for Aura to address her. ]
voice;
I've shut him up. You'll have to contact me again once everything stops being uncooperative to get it back to full speed. That isn't going to be a problem, is it?
voice;
It's— It's fine! [ She may have shouted that over the CereVice, oops... but she continues, her tone softer this time. ] Thank you so much.
voice;
[ it's said with a lot less venom than Aura normally has reserved for Athena, just a tiny bit less. ]