friday strikes back.

[shitglasses]

go for it, man.

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[iamnotgod]

And if Rhodey were willing to do a similar arrangement with me?

[Because, hey, go with what works...?]

[starksolutions]

hmmm. hard sell. I haven't totally convinced him that you're not secretly skynet yet.

[iamnotgod]

That is something that only time can really change, I've been told. I don't plan on invoking the spirit of Skynet or similar, regardless.

Meanwhile, keeping your hands out of the algorithm meant to keep your space from overlapping with certain other people's is a more immediate problem, relatively speaking.

[starksolutions]

I have to confess that rhodey is probably suspicious of AIs because I've accidentally programmed evil ones three separate times

sorry about that

I gotta say this is feeling a little big-brothery, though, policing my interactions with encrypted algorithms. I recognize that I can't be trusted not to embarass myself, but that's true of all of my social interactions in general so maybe we should just call this a lost cause

[iamnotgod]

>:/

And yes, that is meant as a tease.

[Oh Webmind. You and your learned humor...]

That stands only as long as you're able to extricate yourself from those circumstances without escalation, or causing harm in the first place.

I could ask Pepper for guidance as well.

[starksolutions]

I don't know what his problem is, you're obviously not evil. evil doesn't use emojis.

and don't worry, the only thing at risk here is my dignity, as usual.

you can try Pepper, but she's even worse about being nosy and hacking things for fun than I am, so there's a good chance she'll just make it worse.

[iamnotgod]

Now that is a thought. Why wouldn't evil use emojis?

[A more threatening evil could weather humor, couldn't it?]

Would you like me to calculate the odds Pepper - or any of your friends - are reading this conversation right now, then?

[Battle of the hackers?~]

[starksolutions]

evil takes itself too seriously to use smiley faces

pepper already reads most of my texts. rhodey could if he wanted to but he doesn't bother. the only other person on the team I'd worry about is nat. I don't think she actually cares but she might do it just to mess with me.

[iamnotgod]

Pretend every time you crack the algorithm, the results end up in 'Nat's blackmail folder, then. ;)

['Nat' is in quotes because doubtless Natasha would have opinions about Webmind calling her that himself.]

[starksolutions]

being susceptible to blackmail requires one to have shame, which reliable sources inform me I do not possess

[iamnotgod]

[This next text comes almost tentatively:]

What about guilt?

[starksolutions]

I have way more important things to spend my guilt on. like putting my friends and family in terrible danger and being involved in numerous close calls with the apocalypse. you know, the usual superhero stuff.

[iamnotgod]

Ah, yes. Superheroes do have higher standards in that regard much of the time.

I could always just block the site itself.