Some people say I have a hint of wanderlust in my genes. I don’t know about that. I loved my hometown when I was younger. I could see anything I wanted to within an hour’s travel time. I didn’t want to leave, but it wasn’t there to come back to after The War. Now I wander. Sometimes I wonder what I would do if I ever found my hometown out there. Would I stay, or would I wander on? I honestly don’t know.
I’m sorry for the tone of voice of my last message. But coming home after fighting a War for over twenty years only to be called an unnatural abomination by terrorists trying to delete all cybernetic intelligences can be a bit taxing on my self-control. No, you don’t have to worry about them. I only used sufficient force to stop them, not injure. Much. They’ll get over it soon. Maybe. Don’t expect me to cry if they can’t walk into their trial though.
The Russian Empire did not move to support Serbia alone. They were allied with Britain and France, the dominant powers in Western Europe. But the Austro-Hungarian Empire was not alone. Despite having recently fought to break free from the Empire, Germany and Italy maintained close alliances with her. But Italy decided the assault on Serbia violated their defensive treaty and declined to fight. The new united Germany was not so squeamish.
I love visiting new worlds. Worlds that are new to me at least. There are always plenty of beautiful natural and manmade wonders to see, and sometimes a mix of the two. I’m looking at the latest Miss Liberty right now, and there’s some manmade load bearing structures right there for sure. But I digress. And that’s my ten-dollar word for the day. Point is, there’s always something new to see, and I get bored easy. Looking for something new is just natural for me.
Some few Terran AIs had made the cognitive and conscious leap to true cybernetic intelligence before we arrived. Some of them actually got involved during the darkest days of your Islamic Jihad. You may remember the Cleansing Fire nuclear strikes aimed at the cities that dared to stand against the Islamic Brotherhoods? Their utter and complete failure was thanks to point defense systems “manned” by cybernetic intelligences. You’re welcome.