Video | UN: T-800

[chilloutdickwad]

[It's Curious Robot o' Clock.

And as he has tended to do lately, he has a lot of questions with regards to humanity (or just - general sentience as an organic being with free will).]

I will need a name. Please advise.

It is part of the orb's request, that my 'personal goal' requires I allow someone else to name me.

What is the importance of a name, to a human? I've used a name someone from my universe called me, to help conceal my identity; it did not feel like it belonged to me, but it served its purpose temporarily. Instead, I have a serial number associated with me. Something equivalent to an I.P. address to monitor me as an individual within Skynet...

What does it mean to you? Your 'name'?

Do you care for it?

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video; un: rita.farr

[farr]

Well, lucky you. Stage names just happen to be my area of expertise.

[ is it? ]

After all — well, I guess, it might not be completely obvious that Rita Farr isn't my — [ throat clear ] — real name. Sometimes you just need something that pops. Something to stand out in a crowd. A name is something you have as a way to ... solidify your legacy, I suppose.

[ cue a brief somber moment, as she thinks about her own legacy, what it's come to mean for her outside of being a well-known actress .........

before she claps her hands with sudden excitement. ]

Ivan King! Short and easy. Powerful. Memorable.

video;

[chilloutdickwad]

Ivan King. I have recorded the name in my system and will respond when you use it.

How do you determine the 'strength' of a name?

video;

[farr]

Oh, delightful. Then, it's a pleasure to meet you, Ivan.

[ she's almost not used to people accepting her offered names so gratefully. ]

Well, I think it's about how much confidence you can embody when you introduce yourself. For instance, take myself — [ she straightens up, chin high, her voice like a velvety purr, with each word bouncing in the air. ] I am Rita Farr.

[ she grins, brows raised as if that alone answers the question. ]

See? When I speak my name, it shows that I am ready to take on any challenge that steps in my way, that I can overcome any obstacle, and that I will make sure that I'm remembered. Now you try it, with your perfectly chosen new name.

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[chilloutdickwad]

[Rita finally found someone who will put up with it, a true miracle.

But also, he seems to genuinely be trying to understand what she's talking about. It's an extremely human thing, something he's not sure he can truly pick up — a name shows something so specific? It doesn't make sense. Even so, he's always one to make an earnest attempt.

Standing as stone-still as ever, he says plainly:]

I am Ivan King, the Cyberdyne Systems Model 101 Series 800 Terminator.

video; un: whitewolf

[endofcompliance]

So now I have to get used to you changing, too?

Very well. Bucky, the name I typically go by, is a nickname of my middle name. I'm mostly used to it, even if I don't like total strangers using it. I'm not always comfortable with my first name.

What is your serial number? Maybe we can use it to make a name.

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[chilloutdickwad]

I will refer to you as 'Bucky'.

You can call me whatever you prefer; I can save your selection in a file that will notify me that you are likely referring to me.

[A pause.]

My serial number is over 100 digits long. Would you like to proceed?

[endofcompliance]

Allowed. [ Because he's rather liked T-800 / Bob-no-longer-Bob from day one. ]

All right, we'll come up with something.

[ PAUSE. What? Bucky frowns for a second. ] Just give me the first seven of those numbers in your serial number.

video | un: andy

[oiorpata]

Names mean different things to different people. I've used a lot of them. Sometimes it just depends on the vibes or needs of the moment, like you said.

I chose mine and kept it for personal reasons, but maybe to someone a name just sounds cool. You could make a dart board of names and take a chance and it would still count.

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[chilloutdickwad]

The 'vibes'.

[Is it possible to amplify your usual deadpan? He may have accomplished it.]

... I am able to hit any space on a dart board intentionally.

A random generation would be more appropriate.

[oiorpata]

[ she's going to start actively seeking this reaction from the robot man. ]

Yeah, that would put a dart in the plan itself too. [ haha. ]

Maybe a name just feels right. That's what I mean by vibes. I've been going by Andy for a while because I like it as a shortened nickname, one that blends in, and I don't have a surname so I just borrow one when I need it.

( video | un: ahsoka )

[unjedi]

What's your serial number?

( video )

[chilloutdickwad]

Extremely long and time consuming to speak.

Would you like me to proceed?

[BECAUSE HE WILL.]

[unjedi]

Why not?

Though I'm sure there's a shorter one you use. With humans.

video - un; nightmoves

[ruinously]

How about Maverick?

video

[chilloutdickwad]

Registered. You may refer to me as Maverick.

... Why is Maverick your first choice?

Re: video

[ruinously]

Oh, uh. Okay. Cool.

What, you've ever seen the movie? It's ancient, came out in '94, I think.

text ↪ un: うちは

[blackfire]

Names can mean many different things to many individuals. In my culture it is common for parents to ensure the name of their child is auspicious, or aligns with desirable traits, or reflects some annal of family history that one wishes to preserve.

My personal feelings on my name mean little. I am indifferent to it. I have responded to many other names or titles in my life.

[chilloutdickwad]

[Japanese characters? He wonders if the other would prefer Japanese as the primary language in any discussions. But then again, the earpiece's translation services seem as capable as his own, so it doesn't matter in the long run.]

It is hard to find value in the importance of a family name. I don't have family.

I am also indifferent. Names are at least valuable for alerting another party, or blending into a society.

[blackfire]

I do not know your history so I cannot speak to your circumstance except to say that family is not only the product of genetics.

（ the irony of he, an uchiha, saying that. yowch. ）

They are.

What is 'Skynet'?

voice — un: joe

[malta]

My name is Yusuf ibn Ibrahim ibn Muhammad al-Kaysani, named for my father and his father. My mother called me al-Tayyib. Most people call me Joe.

[ pour one out for zari who exclusively called him yusuf, his misses her. ]

voice

[chilloutdickwad]

I am familiar with your name, Yusuf; I have collected all of the names of our crewmembers, in case I need to refer to them by name.

[Mark another person who would call him by his given name, unless-]

Is 'Joe' a more appropriate name to use?

I can mark it preferred in my files.

[malta]

I have no preference myself. I've used nearly every language's version of my name. For a while in 1600s Corsica I went by Peppino.

video; un: skywalker

[facultative]

We use names to identify ourselves as individuals. What it sounds like this serial number is to you.

Unless you don't want to use it, it sounds like you already have a name.

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[chilloutdickwad]

I have been given a human name as a cover, once.

[It was strange and unusual, and it sparked curiosity in him.]

I'm not used to being an individual.

[facultative]

Do you even want to be an individual?