Talk:United Aerospace Command/@comment-24142455-20141109150017/@comment-10905876-20141109173250

OOC: no I'm not going to leave, nor am I that opposed to an AI system. It's just that I've written Zahn to be extremely untrusting of AI, so this order is a huge blow to his ideals.

IC:

James Zahn sat at a bar (yes a bar, idk about ONI though) on Ceres drinking heavily, as he was despondent about the newest set of orders sent out by UACHIGHCOM. For a while, Zahn had opposed Cole on his insistence on AI control of warships, and had managed to keep AIs in his fleet to a minemum. Now he saw this order as directed at him solely, as nearly every other ship in the fleet was fitted with them. As he sat there, a news broadcast from Earth detailed the latest battle activity of Delusion's forces, reminding him of the source of his trauma.

As he sat there, an old man walked over to the bar, and took a seat next to him.

Old man: "You look like a man with some troubles. I may not know what they are, but I do know that drinking yourself blind won't solve them."

Zahn: "And how would you know? Why should I be listening to an old coot like you? You can't understand my problems."

Old man: "Well this old coot has seen more than you can imagine son, and given your condition I'll forgive your comments. Now what's troubling you?"

Zahn: "Go away! Just because you've lived a long time doesn't mean your an expert in my problems."

-The old man just sits there, waiting.-

Zahn: "Look, I've been given orders that go against my morals, they remind me of a traumatic incident. I don't like AI systems, they remind me of what happened to Delusion. Perhaps I should resign my commission."

Old man: "The UAC isn't going to make the same mistakes, your admiral Cole isn't going to allow it. I've been around, I've seen how Darksire leads by fear, his men work hard, but they're motivated by fear of failure. Cole, he leads differently, he inspires excellence in his men. They'll do a better job, because they take pride in what they do, I've seen it in their troops."

Zahn: "Perhaps you're right, maybe I should talk to admiral Cole."