[Richard's more serious turn has his attention, and he listens with a clear focus as he folds his hands on the tabletop; when it comes down to it, he's far more interested in matters related to their potential escape from this place than anything else.
The other man seems to be taking what Altius considers the more sensible approach in terms of what he's choosing to believe. Still, with the way he's speaking of it, the question arises of whether anybody's taken the time to properly explain to him what an AI is at all... hm. A topic for later, perhaps.
After all, he's being asked a question.]
Absolutely. I'd say it's one of the most powerful things there is.
[And it's about the only power one such as "Altius" could wield, so of course he'd be interested. With some frustrated reluctance, he continues:]
At this point, I can't deny that they have access to not only our worlds and physical forms in some sense, but our minds, as well. [He stays deliberately vague. He doesn't want to talk about dreams right now.] It makes me wonder what about us, if anything, they can't reach.
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The other man seems to be taking what Altius considers the more sensible approach in terms of what he's choosing to believe. Still, with the way he's speaking of it, the question arises of whether anybody's taken the time to properly explain to him what an AI is at all... hm. A topic for later, perhaps.
After all, he's being asked a question.]
Absolutely. I'd say it's one of the most powerful things there is.
[And it's about the only power one such as "Altius" could wield, so of course he'd be interested. With some frustrated reluctance, he continues:]
At this point, I can't deny that they have access to not only our worlds and physical forms in some sense, but our minds, as well. [He stays deliberately vague. He doesn't want to talk about dreams right now.] It makes me wonder what about us, if anything, they can't reach.