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Yes, I'm calling back comics 59 and 10. Playin' the hits, baby.

Announcement:

For anyone who follows me on social media (you do follow me on Mastodon and BlueSky, don't you?), you probably all know that I'm utterly obsessed with the videogame Disco Elysium. Did you know that I sometimes write fanfic about it, too? I put it over where fanfic goes, on AO3.

(I only recommend reading if, like me, you already know quite a bit about the game. Not only is it spoileriffic, it straight up wouldn't make sense unless you knew the things I'm referencing.)

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Transcript:

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0445– 2167/07/07/13:27 – sidewalk, LC in Nina’s chassis is following Otto, its hair is blown back, indicating speed.
LC (electronic communication): Alright! On our way, full speed through the megacity’s industrial zone! Feelin’ good! Man, I’m hungry, though.
Nina (electronic communication): No you aren’t.
LC (electronic communication): I’m feeling hungry… which has nothing to do with my human body, does it?
Nina (electronic communication): As authorized, your body is currently digesting a roast beef sandwich, 350 mL of cherimoya-pineapple juice, and five pieces of vitamin-infused nougat. In another five minutes or so, I’m going to brush its teeth.
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LC (electronic communication): Hm. I’m not normally a pineapple fan.
Nina (electronic communication): Zoa didn’t mention. You haven’t experienced the taste or texture, though, and the meal perfectly matched your body’s nutritional needs.
LC (electronic communication): You experienced the taste of pineapple, though. With my tongue.
Nina (electronic communication): I did, yes.
LC (electronic communication): Do you like pineapple?
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Nina (electronic communication): ...It matched your body’s nutritional needs, and taking care of your body is both what I’ve been ordered to do and is legally required.
LC (electronic communication): And ethical.
Nina (electronic communication): That too, yes.
LC (electronic communication): But is that analogous, friskergolem-style, to enjoyment? Did it activate reward pathways and make you likely to do it again, if the situation reoccurs?
Nina (electronic communication): In the unlikely event that we do this again and your nutritional needs are the same, I now have one additional point of information in favour of consuming cherimoya-pineapple juice.
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LC (electronic communication): Well, then, in future, I think we can simplify the name of that data acquisition to “enjoyment”. You enjoyed juice.
Nina (electronic communication): I enjoyed juice.
LC (electronic communication): Speaking of “juice”, the “hunger” I’m feeling is probably your batt-
LC (electronic communication): WE ONLY HAVE THREE MINUTES OF BATTERY LIFE LEFT?!?!?
Nina (electronic communication): I assumed you were monitoring that!
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