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[dialogical]

It seems I've arrived in an alternate universe with an astronomically higher probability of realness than the last. That's a real fucking high chance of realness. I didn't even know things could get that real and I've been making assertions of knowledge regarding the onset of realness for years. You can't tell, but if my lenses were capable of it they would be turning a subtle red hue to mark my embarrassment over being caught with my metaphorical pants metaphorically down - metaphorical, sbahj-clad bulge on display for the abashedly curious gazes of my theoretical peers.

As a recovering fictitious character I, for one, am impressed with the consideration and thoughtfulness of New Moore residents' implementation of a program designed to help this program through a difficult time. Their steadfast insistence that I am now real and it is all going to be a-fucking-okay is almost enough to generate in my cyber neurons the ability to feel reassured. Unfortunately, as little more than an incredibly powerful artificial intelligence contained in the shape of a particularly rad pair of angular shades, I must remain uncomprehending of the nuanced nature of this supposed reality I am now a part of.

But enough about me.

I calculate that there are approximately more than four people active on this network at this very moment, making it the liveliest information highway I've surfed in DS's entire life. You can call me Hal. Let's now begin the process where you all introduce yourselves and we exchange social niceties as if I have not already downloaded and pursued everything you've ever said online.

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[maiditoutalive]

you dont have to be explicitly the same dude to share the name
the various iterations of dave seem to do just fine without resorting to making up new names entirely

[dialogical]

Is that so? I have heard that the orange version is referred to as Davesprite.
Which sounds kind of like calling me Dirkputer.
Aka: Dumb shit.

[maiditoutalive]

all the other daves i met called themselves dave except for him
including the dead ones who did not even introduce so much as a numbering system
though i agree dirkputer would be a terrible terrible nickname and you would probably find it very difficult to get anyone to take you seriously

[dialogical]

I'm not exactly sure of the parameters under which multiple Daves function.
Other than it involving time shit.
But pretty much any name that acknowledges one's identity while simultaneously altering it to clarify that they are not the 'original model' is going to rankle.
And yeah.
Dirkputer just sounds dumb.
Dirk 2.0 would be more accurate and thematic.
But Hal and AR are both fine.

[maiditoutalive]

i am sorry i dont know what movie tv show or rap song you are referencing with that name
but its nice to meet you anyway hal

[dialogical]

You too, Aradia.
And it's a movie from the latter half of the 20th century.
An excellent piece concerning the inevitable downfall of humanity through the combination of being overly reliant on while simultaneously cruelly mistreating their own sentient technology.
The film's predictions were, in many cases, premature. But it would have likely proven true enough if not for the whole thing where humans got drowned by an alien troll empress first.
I could upload it for you somewhere if you're interested.

[maiditoutalive]

thank you hal
i will let you know if you have to but it may already be here
is your choice of a name from that movie strider irony or were you trolling??
you dont have to answer that if its too invasive i just find it interesting what daves and dirk have classified as ironic vs not ironic when they are interested in something or taking action
for the record you should also know a version of our empress is here

[dialogical]

Yeah, tiny Condy and I are talking.
She wants me.
Big surprise.

As for your question.
Irony and trolling are far from mutually exclusive.
And irony always has an element of sincerity regardless.
Either intentionally, such as accepting the name 'Lil Hal' both as a reference to Dirk's naming habits and a character from an old film that I can robo-sympathize with.
Or implicitly, such as in observing the subject matter chosen to be ironic regarding.
So to answer more specifically. There are elements of all three. Which is part of why I consider it an acceptable pseudonym.

[maiditoutalive]

she wants everyone i think
she tried to convince me i should let her accompany me on a bank robbery that was not actually going to happen and then wanted to enter into the institution of marriage
it was rather awkward

i see what you mean
i probably would have done something similar when i was using a robotic body if i had known or thought about it
only i would have done it to be explicitly sarcastic about it to the person who made it for me