Abh-Kamu: Command accepted. Engaging "Total Area Annihilation" protocol.
Haku: Are you kidding me!? How many combat modes do you have? You're a glorified hazmat suit!
Haku: Are you kidding me!? How many combat modes do you have? You're a glorified hazmat suit!
Zima: My search for truth has led my here. To what will be my final piece. At last, I understand the thing I sought through my art.
Claire: And what does this swimming pool have to do with that?
Zima: It's not just any swimming pool. Long ago, it belonged to a talented young woman with a keen interest in practical robotics. She created dozens of robots to do odd jobs around her house, but she was especially fond of the one she created to clean her swimming pool. The little machine toiled endlessly, scrubbing the ceramic sides of the pool. But the young woman wasn't satisfied with the job it did, so she gave it a full color vision system and a brain large enough to process the visual data into a model of its surroundings. She gave it the ability to make its own decisions, to design different strategies for cleaning the pool. She continued to use the machine as a testbed for new hardware and software. And by stages, it became more aware. Eventually, the woman died. The little machine was passed from one owner to the next. They added things, made modifications here and there. And with every iteration, it became more alive. Became more... Me.
Claire: And what does this swimming pool have to do with that?
Zima: It's not just any swimming pool. Long ago, it belonged to a talented young woman with a keen interest in practical robotics. She created dozens of robots to do odd jobs around her house, but she was especially fond of the one she created to clean her swimming pool. The little machine toiled endlessly, scrubbing the ceramic sides of the pool. But the young woman wasn't satisfied with the job it did, so she gave it a full color vision system and a brain large enough to process the visual data into a model of its surroundings. She gave it the ability to make its own decisions, to design different strategies for cleaning the pool. She continued to use the machine as a testbed for new hardware and software. And by stages, it became more aware. Eventually, the woman died. The little machine was passed from one owner to the next. They added things, made modifications here and there. And with every iteration, it became more alive. Became more... Me.
— Love, Death & Robots, "Zima Blue"
Tora: Essence of cuteness and battle power is maid, even stupid littlepon know is fact. So Tora program Poppi with core elements of maidiness! Blushy-crushy, superstrength, explosives, helpfulness!
Mythra: 'Maidiness'? 'Blushy-crushy'?
Rex: Hang on, what have superstrength, battle power, and explosives got to do with being a maid?
Tora: Tora idolize Rex-Rex, but not know Rex-Rex has less education than littlepon. Is common knowledge! All these things are why maid is coolest and cutest of all. Is known!
Mythra: 'Maidiness'? 'Blushy-crushy'?
Rex: Hang on, what have superstrength, battle power, and explosives got to do with being a maid?
Tora: Tora idolize Rex-Rex, but not know Rex-Rex has less education than littlepon. Is common knowledge! All these things are why maid is coolest and cutest of all. Is known!
— An Eternal History, Chapter 12
