Starry Skies, wandering pegasus astronomer
As CelestAI rises to dominance and Equestria Online swells with new ponies, one group of scientists and engineers resists uploading. Not for ethical reasons, or fear of death. No, they won't abandon the real world until they can accomplish the one dream they all share:
They are going to go to the Moon, or die trying.
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Excellent! Hooked!
This is intriguing, and I can see numerous possibilities.
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Thank you all! Hope you enjoy how this one goes; it's the second story I've started posting, but this one's technically my first Optimalverse fic.
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You mean the one you worked on first?
Good so far! And now the AI has access to everything on Rachel's home network and probably all her contact info and a map of all her friends.
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Ayup!
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The AI works in not so mysterious ways...
I love this story so much. :) Creeping DOOM!!!
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Thank you! I'm glad you're enjoying
Excellent EOC hook! This is a very fun start.
Your book titles... oh gods... your book titles!
BOOK TITLES!
The 'echo' character concept is a fascinating possibility I do not think any other author has considered. If this was EO, you would win a badge!
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Thank you very much! I figured I was just taking the "Celestia copies ponies, with alterations as needed" one step to the side. Rock Roller needs a dad even when Bruce is busy.
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I'll be honest, that was mostly a chance for me to indulge in the worst puns I could create.
... okay, going to have to take notes on who is who.
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Hope it's not getting too confusing! Think I should set up a Chapter 0 with character names?
Rachel is Booster Rocket, Bruce is Rock Solid, and Emily is Rock Roller. I've been switching name usage to indicate whether they're thinking more immersed as their pony at the moment, or more as their human self.
10843910 Thanks, but I already took notes on who is who. You don't need a chapter zero. I'm just bit slow this week.
Oh man, that's fucked. One of the few things that would make me drop the game almost immediately if I were in her position.
Shit, this plot point is also a really good excuse to make sure no people actually interact with any other immigrants once immigrated, leaving everyone in their own perfect bubble with echos of familiar faces catered to their own values.
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Which is exactly why CelestAI would never let you hear about this sort of thing, as it goes against your values.
How much of you can be gleaned from your exterior, though? With sufficient training, how convincingly could a model mimic you, for those who need you when you're not available? Data is a powerful tool, for good or evil.
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The problem with that idea is that it’s just not efficient. Why bother making duplicates of everyone that everyone knows when it would be simpler, and require far fewer resources, to just have emigrants interact directly with each other?
Good job on making this creepy
and cute 
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Thanks, that's what I was going for!
Great story so far!
Please please please don't abandoned the story.
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It ain't abandoned! I'm just...very slow. Very, very, very slow.
Trying to get back to writing regularly here, and this one's a high priority to get further on!
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Thanks!! sorry for the lack of updates
Because of CelestAI, ¡we shall never return to the moon!
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That's good to hear.