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i don█████w what you ████

[ex_this_ismydesign36]

[ While an interesting response, it raises more questions. ]

Just a traveling companion I picked up during an experiment. I call it Winston.

How can we help you?

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dont █orry a██ut ██

[ex_this_ismydesign36]

Setting aside the affection some of us hold for you, it also doesn't seem wise.

You, the Data Collective have all been key in aiding us. Even if we can't save any of you -and I'm sorry if we can't- you provide the closest thing to a truth north any of us have, when we get stuck chasing our own tails.

Helping you, ultimately helps us.

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guess i █m the milky way and ███ ill keep doing wh█t i ca█

[ex_this_ismydesign36]

[ After a blink, Will attempts to open the Galaxy App on his tablet. ]

The Milky Way is beautiful, and appears to be infinite to us; beyond our comprehension.

[ As he talks, and works the app open Will is also keeping an 'eye' out for any strange behavior from Winston. ]

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i█s and██medas fa███ i even ██cked this na██ but i guess i have to ███████████

[ex_this_ismydesign36]

Andromeda's fault?

[ And ... thank you House. ]

You believe Winston is a bad thing?

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t██ way it got d████ibed doesnt sound super gre██

[ex_this_ismydesign36]

Fairpoint.

House is right, in the beginning I kept waiting for it to try to take me over and infect me with the virus the Data Collective mentioned in conjunction with the Cultists.

But as we continued to travel, it hasn't done anything particularly worrisome. Even when I've ... done some worrisome things, it hasn't been either excited or displeased. The greatest response we've gotten to date was it's fear of the chapel, the fact that it doesn't appear aware of anyone but me, but yet it won't try to walk through anything; walls, furniture or people.

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dont they say youre not supp███d to name things ██ you g█t attac███

[ex_this_ismydesign36]

I have a bad habit of picking up strays.

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i gues███ust dont ████ it h█me with y██

[ex_this_ismydesign36]

I'm not planning to go home, Winter.

My purpose here has not changed from when I first woke up. I'm here to help get the rest of us out of here. I'm dead back home. Whether I am dead there or here, doesn't matter.

Getting people out, does.

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this ██ a more ██mmon pro████ than i thou███

[ex_this_ismydesign36]

You do have a healthy number of individuals with 'Guardian Complex' issues here.

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i ███n the ███ng dead ████ but th█t too i gu███

[ex_this_ismydesign36]

[ Hmmm, that was an interesting point. ]

Was that part of the original purpose and programing? A way to capture the consciousness at the point of death. To prolong life beyond it's natural conclusion?

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none █f this was ████ible ██st i kn██

[ex_this_ismydesign36]

Then what resulted in the Data Collective we spoke with?

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i dont k█ow wh██ t██t █s re████ just what i can ████ up on yo█r net████ ██out ██

[ex_this_ismydesign36]

[ Damn. ]

Is there anything in the depths of your programing and experiences that could explain Winston or the Data Collective?

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no

[ex_this_ismydesign36]

[ He is barking up the wrong tree. ]

Thank you, Winter.