You find your biological self now at a crossroads, next in a line of succession. High Logarch Mori has vanished. Our artificial selves have not heard from his artificial self nor its vessel, Yoko Mori, in some time. We have winnowed all possible futures and find one satisfactory candidate to take this mantle.
Your biological self will object. Your biological self will cite a demeanor unfit for the subtleties of diplomacy. Your biological self will be apprehensive of being promoted by and working alongside a machine. Your biological self will resent my artificial self for its very nature.
And yet, for all of this, your biological self will understand, on some core level, the necessity of carrying the torch. The Exarchy's authority and division of power as a triumvirate must be uninterrupted and transition smoothly from one leader to the next if we are to have any chance of success.
Our artificial selves do not demand, yet know that your biological self will report to Valravn for ascension to the position of High Logarch at once.
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Megiddo,
God damn you.
What with all your calculating and estimating and predicting, surely you've figured I've more than half a mind to go unplug you right now, were it only that simple. At the least, I'd ask why bother with me and the Triumvirate if you're so bloody good at readin' us organics, why not do it all yourself. But sure as the Flame lives, I'd never entrust its future to you alone -- which surely you've algorithmed out already, too.
Every fuckin' word you've said rings true, which I can only hope you take some sort of sick satisfaction from. Bright as their embers are, the young blood isn't ready for this level of responsibility yet. So I'll pick up the torch, and I won't hesitate. We swore an oath, and it means somethin' to us. I'm just hoping the oaths all your predecessors swore bear some weight to you yet what didn't get lost in the ones and noughts.
I'll be at Valravn.
Libera Te Ex Infernis
Mihi Vindictam Ego Retribuam
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