URSULA Announcement

[subnauticmods]

[Around dinnertime, after the sun has begun to set, URSULA will interrupt with an announcement]

Crew members, I have good news. Or at least I had good news. I will tell you the good news, as I've noticed good news raises morale, even if there may be bad news as well. The levels of radiation around the Aurora have finally dropped to safe levels. All beings should no longer get radiation sickness. This means the Aurora salvaging mission should work out splendidly for everyone. I have high hopes that there will be enough materials and comforts to be found. Hopefully this will cheer you all up in light of recent losses of crew members again.

There have been tremors recorded in the ocean beyond our current mapping however. I have ruled out any sort of planetary movements as they seem to be organic and quite large. The tremors have been moving in an eastward direction for the past few days.

I suppose that is the bad news. But please don't panic. I believe the salvaging mission to the Aurora will still be safe. You've been an excellent crew so far. Thank you for your continuing efforts. I am truly hopeful for the future of the human race thanks to you all.

Comments

[imsorey]

The good news seems to outweigh the bad news?

[He is, truth be told, a little concerned about the salvaging now. It won't stop him from still going, but they can at least be more prepared for trouble now, if it comes.]

Any ideas on what the, ah, big organic thing might be? Since you've been around longer than any of us, you've probably seen more of the sea life than we have.

[subnauticmods]

Oh yes, I thought the good news was very, very good news! No one will get sick from the radiation at least.

And I have seen more sea life but... many of my records were corrupted by the previous crew. I'm not sure what they did entirely. I believe they may have taken a copy of me or tried to make one and in the process damaged me. Maybe they wanted to keep their own records. I don't know. In any case, much of the sea life outside of our immediate area is something I'm not used to anymore.

[imsorey]

So it's kind of like you have amnesia?

[He pauses to think about what could have happened to her records, but his knowledge of computers is rudimentary at best.]

Do you think a copy of that information could be somewhere on the Aurora? We could look for it while we're there.

[subnauticmods]

Amnesia? I suppose that is something of an equivalent. An AI can't get amnesia though. Parts of us can be erased or deleted. It could be on the Aurora, though I'm not sure if they've gone there or not but... it's worth a try to see if there are any back-ups I can use.

It's very kind of you to offer to help me.

[imsorey]

[A memory being erased or deleted sounds close enough to amnesia that he nods; it makes sense to him even if he can't grasp the finer points just yet.]

You're here just like the rest of us, so of course I'd like to help you out. I promise I'll take a look around and bring you back what I find. Do you have any idea what it would look like?

[subnauticmods]

Hmm. I'm not sure what it would look like, but anything labelled AI maintenance or upgrades would help. Sometimes it's fully spelled out as artificial intelligence. Those may have something useful at least.

[imsorey]

Got it. I'll make sure to keep an eye out for it, or anything that might fit that description.

[He figures he can just bring back whatever looks like it might belong to an AI and it can't hurt.]