There's no obvious change at first. His code's so garbled now that messing with it like that isn't going to make much of a difference.
Not much, but a little.
Somewhere deep, deep beneath Hypatia's programming and the game's, a part of him called Dave Strider becomes active for the first time in years.
The sprite still follows his orders without question or hesitation, but piece by piece he begins to wake up and become aware of his surroundings once more. One night, there is a moment when there is no work for him to do and the AI's grip loosens a little. Just for that small moment, he curls up on himself and screams.
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Not much, but a little.
Somewhere deep, deep beneath Hypatia's programming and the game's, a part of him called Dave Strider becomes active for the first time in years.
The sprite still follows his orders without question or hesitation, but piece by piece he begins to wake up and become aware of his surroundings once more. One night, there is a moment when there is no work for him to do and the AI's grip loosens a little. Just for that small moment, he curls up on himself and screams.