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[It's extremely late and Arro is up high, like very high, and the wind is whipping all around him. He's probably sitting outside his apartment, and it may be best to not ask details since he lives at Skyloft in Nova City.]

Dear me, what a fruitful discussion, don't you think? Usually when I see anything having to do with Anonymous culture I expect little, but my; we've touched on existentialism, the theories of a soul... and of course~ Topics of a slight more base nature.

I certainly could do with another retouching on humanity, as you might recall my last entry had to do with that. Sadly I was forced into a rather abrupt vacation and by the time I returned; it seemed far too late to touch upon it again. My apologies as I was enjoying some of the feedback.

Now though; in addition to that, I might ask some of the mechanical life here just a simple question. What makes you, personally, feel alive? I did not participate in the rather...energetic discussion on the Anon post, but I am an advocate of mechanical beings having the same vital substance that a mortal does. Perhaps not all, but all of the few I have seen here.

[He attaches a link to his previous post and the anonymous discussion for reference.]

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[A somewhat anti-social mechanoid who is trying to change that. This does take a lot of effort if it doesn't actually progress to his overall goal.]

The presence and optimal functioning of my artificial Spiria enables me a consciousness similar to those of humans. It is what makes me "alive."

[However, he missed the point of the question.]

[Yes he did, but Arro is patient.]

You say "artificial", would I be incorrect in assuming that natural Spiria exist? What is their purpose?

You are correct. A Spiria encompasses a person's heart and emotions. At the core of a person's Spiria lies the Spiria Core, also referred to as a "Spirune," guarded by that person's personal labyrinth known as the Spiria Nexus, or "Spir Maze."

The Spiria is a representation of a person's heart and emotions.

[Which comes into question as to why Kunzite has one, but is cold, logical and monotonous.]

You...

[Hold that thought, Kunzite. While it is important to question that; you've literally given Arro an example of an artificial soul. While that might sound degrading to call it artificial, it adds great substance to the pro "soul for robots" argument. He's actually furiously writing notes on it now.]

A maze you say. That refers a bit to the nature of a person's heart, I think. Most like to guard their truest self--

Hold please. You say that you have one, but I would expect a bit more inflection from you.

The Spiria Nexus is indeed theorized to exist for the protection of the Spiria Core.

The artificial Spiria synthesized within mechanoids, or even artwork itself, is not perfect and, therefore, inferior to naturally occurring Spiria in humans.

However, Spiria, by nature, can be nurtured with thoughts and actions that are "Lawfully Good" as well as building companionships and other relationships. In theory, a mechanoid like myself is capable of developing a Spiria similar to those in humans.

I tend to find it is the imperfections in life that makes everyone all the more interesting~

Though now you make me curious, Lawfully Good does sound rather ambiguous in the end...It does sound worth it to develop this Spiria of yours though.

Lawful Good relates to selfless actions, such as defending the defenseless from attacks.

As a Jack-class mechanoid, one of my primary functions is the defense of my master.

[Who is not present, so he is pretty much at a loss.]

Fascinating~ But my next question should be obvious; what do you do when there is no master?

Getting to do my job. That's about it.

Tut, my good fellow. We are more than simply are tasks, are we not? Why is doing your job the substance?

Simple. It's what I was made for. Not being able to realize your abilities or purpose is nothing but frustrating.

You might be surprised how common that is amongst humans. However, that is perhaps part of the fun; finding new purpose and abilities.

Yeah, well, that's not so easy for me. I don't have free will. All my programming really allows for is directives. I can only grow so much beyond what's already there, and I can never contradict it either.

Perhaps my good fellow is now the time to push your boundaries. You did say that you can grow; we should test your limits, that is also very similar for humans.

I'm already getting myself some upgrades. I'm not really sure how much further I can push things.

Honestly you sound quite human, in the end. Perhaps you've already pushed further than you realized.

I'm not really much different from other robots like me. Like, we all show personalities. We can all reason.

But I guess I can't really know if I have done that or not. But I don't think what I am is any lesser than what humans have. It's all I've ever known, you know? Free will, not being bound by my programming, it's not something I have any perspective for.

[He muses silently on these directives, it sounds like something he's read once before, and quite some time ago. Letting that pass, he opts to be encouraging.]

Truly? Humans are quite the same. They use laws, morals, etc.
to define what they do. While it is a choice in a manner, like you they hold to them quite sternly.
You've given me an interesting perspective for my studies, and I agree with you, I do not think what you've achieved is lesser than a human.

... What, really?

Man, you're one of the first people to really give me credit like that.

Life is more than simply cells and organs. It's consciousness, thought, drive, and so much more. If it helps think of it this way; the brain uses electrical currents to complete a thought, the very same as a machine. So it's extremely unreasonable to not compare you in a favorable light to a human.

Well, you do have the true free will thing and I don't. But then, I guess once all is said and done, humans are ruled by their experiences too.

[ After the argument on the anonymous post, Dorothy doesn't trust anyone enough to answer this question publicly. Not yet.

But she's watching it carefully. ]

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