[LoweGear]

Hmmm....

After some time, finally finished Part III of AI's, featuring Asuka. This isn't the end of Kay's profile though, there's LOTS more ahead.

Spoiler for length:

*log resumed*

I better get this over with before I turn in for the night I guess.

Biography of Kaylin “Kay” Mathis: Artificial Intelligence Part III

KAI-02: “Asuka”: Third of Kay’s AI series, Asuka had a somewhat rough history compared to her siblings. Concieved 4 months after Shinji’s creation, Asuka was designed as Kay’s Combat AI, specializing in the use of offensive and defensive magic spells. Although this aspect of her is quite simple compared to her previous two siblings in terms of programming due to the enormous amount of available examples in other devices, Kay had also seen the need to be proficient in close combat melee, after her involvement in several fights of the nature, and had wanted Asuka to assist her in swordsmanship and close combat maneuvers. Unfortunately, several setbacks and delays over the next few months resulted in Asuka being left incomplete in her combat programming. And even as Kay had started using Asuka’s spellcasting abilities in several successful battles, Asuka’s personality development was becoming alarmingly negative, developing an inferiority complex that manifested various bugs in her system, and feelings of inadequacy at her incomplete state. The young AI manifested violent and irate behaviors unlike her two siblings, and would often severely crash her program in her outbursts. Despite the best efforts of Kay, Shinji and Rey, they could not improve Asuka’s slowly deteriorating program, and it was feared that she might have to be reworked from the ground up as a new AI, something that Kay, and the two elder siblings were hesitant in doing.

All this changed when Asuka met the katana-like Armed Device Galatea only a year after she was born. The device, which had been suffering its own form of program degradation, was taken in by Kay for urgent repair, and it was during this time that Asuka met the Armed Device for the first time. Both programs gradually destroying themselves in different manners, it wasn’t long before Asuka and Galatea shared a particular empathy towards the other for their own conditions. The armed device though had accepted his fate due to his actions, and it was this resolution even in the face of imminent death that had drawn the young Asuka to him, who previously had already resigned to her inferiority complex. During the two weeks they spent together, the two AI’s strived to help each other in their pains, with Asuka providing precious company for the veteran AI, and Galatea teaching the importance of self-confidence, the value of self-worth, and the acceptance of one’s fate without regret to the young program. Unfortunately, with Galatea’s condition worsening rapidly, and with Kay unable to provide anything further for the AI, Galatea made the request to self-terminate his program by reformatting the device he resided in, and to integrate the rest of his still-usable combat programs to Asuka, the data which was exactly what she had needed to complete her systems. Asuka had grown fond of her best friend, and had protested strongly against the idea, for the first time clinging to hope that they can somehow save the dying AI. It took some time before Asuka was reminded of Galatea’s valuable lessons to her, and finally agreed to honor her friend’s final request. Now residing inside the armed device previously inhabited by Galatea, Asuka retains his name as a tribute to the lost AI who saved her life.


Sofia, play audio log 724, from timeframe 24 seconds to 30 seconds.

*playing Audio log 724*

“Truly… he now lives on as a part of me, and because of that I am complete… I am him... and he is me…”

*stop audio*

Avatar-wise, Asuka is a 16-year old caucasian female, with long, flowing red hair and hazelnut brown eyes. Her avatar is often clothed in a red leather vest with white undershirt, and blue jeans. Unlike Shinji and Rei, she is also the only avatar to wear armor in the form of dragon-scaled iron gauntlets and knee pads, both which came from Galatea’s memory of his previous master, although as an avatar this is more for decoration than actual protection.

The current Asuka is much more stable and mellow than her younger self, although she can still be easily irritated, and quick to anger, especially when Shinji and his antics is involved. Her solution to most Shinji-related problems is to use Logic Bombs, which temporarily disable and corrupts program functions. (Asuka still continues to use them despite Kay’s repeated warnings, as it is troublesome to repair a program as advanced as Shinji after a Logic Bomb attack). She is also the most vocal and outspoken of the AI’s, unafraid to express her own stubborn opinions and thoughts to others, making it difficult to argue with her about anything. Despite this, Asuka still cares alot for her elder siblings, just as they cared for her during her difficult times.

In combat, Asuka takes charge of Kay’s various defensive and offensive spellcasting, streamlining Kay’s magic use, and with the addition of Galatea’s melee close combat programs, Asuka can use the Possession ability to enhance Kaylin’s swordsmanship, putting her on an even footing against most skilled swordsmen. The use of Possession has helped Asuka further improve on her development, since by using Kay’s body the AI is the only one of the siblings as of yet to experience having a real physical human body (a point she likes to drive home to Shinji and Rey through her various stories).

Unlike with her two siblings, Asuka does not share a specific passion with Kaylin, although she has been known to engage in archaeological activities and even “anime” with her siblings. Her main interests lies in the enhancement of her magic spellcasting and close combat skills, and is often seen using her holographic avatar to practice diligently in both fields with Kay. Their favorite method of training is “Synchronization”, where Asuka and Kay engage in a choreographed routine where they copy each other’s moves and actions, to improve their use the Possession spell. She is also the avid weapons aficionado, having a fond interest in weapon-related matters from the latest firearm technologies and trends to ancient warrior artifacts.


*yawns*

This is TSAB 2nd Lieutenant Glock Heckler, logging out.

End Log

And damn... turns out there's a character limit per post, meaning I couldn't update the main profile with this entry