//------------------------------// // Equine Manual I // Story: Poniocracy Side Stories // by sunnypack //------------------------------// Talking to Equines BEGIN REPORT: Forced Data Log for Equine Interactions Started: ???/???/?????? ERROR 00004 - Cannot retrieve date, system corrupted. Log 1: Attempted pseudocode for decision tree I IF (purple_equine == talks) IF (Monitor.communication(fun.talk) == TRUE) Abort.Systems END IF(Monitor.communication(sad.talk) == TRUE) Abort.Systems END IF(Monitor.communication(everything.else) == TRUE) Stay.Silent END Abort.Communication END System crashed in 0.0000000000032 second(s). ---- NB: Communication log is priority after multiple failure attempts. Please review. ---- Trial 1: FAILURE OF INTRODUCTION TO ELICIT STANDARD COMPLEMENTARY RESPONSE (See Trial 2) Trial 2: FAILURE OF COMPLEMENTARY FORCED RESPONSE (See Trial 3) Trial 3: FAILURE OF HUMOUR (See Trial 4) Trial 4: FAILURE OF SUBJECT TO EXPRESS REPLY FOR HUMOUR, FORCED CONCLUSION MISSION FAILURE (See Trial 5) Trial 5: FAILURE TO HEED CONVERSATIONAL TIMING, DIGITAL TIMING NOT PRECISE ENOUGH FOR ORGANIC CONVERSATION. (cont. Trial 6) Trial 6: SIGNS OF FRUSTRATION FROM SUBJECT EVEN THOUGH DIGITAL TIMING HAS FLOATING-POINT ACCURACY Conclusions: Communications with organic lifeforms impossible. Caution, recommend drastic decrease in CPU allocation or overheating likelihood will rise to 120% in two minutes. END REPORT.