PNC Story/Divining The Heart Nodes
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This is a transcript of event nodes in combat stages of the Divining The Heart event in Project Neural Cloud.
Stage 1[edit]
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| The A-PST(Di) was not originally developed as a fortune-telling TV host Doll. The earliest records of the A-PST(Di)'s development logs can be traced back to a Cyber Media project targeted at producing a new generation of presenter Doll. While the design team was still in the drafting phase of the development process, they received a new requirement from Cyber Media — to develop a fortune-telling TV host for the popular show "The Voice of Destiny", combining the ability to perform divinations and host a program. In addition, this was a rush order and they were expected to complete development within 3 months. |
What kind of ridiculous demand is this? |
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| The dev team used the data they had collected on human preferences and collated them to produce an image that conformed to the public's idea of a fortune-teller. They used that to produce a prototype unit, the A-PST(Di). The developers loaded it with large quantities of linguistics, psychology and occult-related data, finalized the development framework for the next-generation host Doll, and then optimized the A-PST(Di)'s voice and action modules for more emotive expressions. |
I take it the prototype's development went very well? |
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| The A-PST(Di)'s performance in its initial trials was not satisfactory. The reason for that was simple enough; the dev team had reached a bottleneck when developing its divinatory functions. |
What kind of bottleneck was it? | "What the heck even is fortune-telling anyway? Is it sensing the supernatural or something? You might as well ask me to develop Ow The Edgehog from the Dr. Sneaky series!" "I heard UAS is working on a machine with similar functions... Want to go pick their brains about it?" "What? You want me to BEG them for help? Hell no! Absolutely not! I mean, when you get down to it, it's just giving the right answer, isn't it? Let's just stuff as many data analysis modules into her as we can and grant her access to our databases too! I refuse to accept that it'll be any less accurate than this mystic mumbo jumbo fortune-telling nonsense." –”From the minutes of a development team meeting |
Add the new analysis modules and improve her analytical abilities. |
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| After installing the new analysis modules and a brand new database into the A-PST(Di), it demonstrated astounding "fortune-telling" abilities during the new round of tests. By accessing its linked database and inputting the relevant keywords, it could reach an appropriate conclusion which would be repackaged into an answer. As a result, the A-PST(Di)'s "divinations" had an accuracy rate in excess of 75%. |
This approach is workable. Keep improving it. | "Since we've installed such a powerful database into her, why don't we further upgrade her data collection and organization abilities? Optimize the algorithms, the cache... After adding these functions, we ought to be able to boost the A-PST(Di)'s accuracy beyond 90%." The development team even suggested working with 42Lab to improve the A-PST(Di)'s database and analysis specs. Unfortunately, that was not fully implemented due to constraints in development time and funds. |
Aren't we going beyond the scope of a TV host? What are you going to do next, stick a fire control core in her? |
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| The new and improved A-PST(Di) successfully passed its initial trials, and the accuracy of its predictions even exceeded that of human fortune-tellers. After countless refinements, the A-PST(Di) gained its very own look inspired by an aggregate of the most popular human fortune-teller TV hosts, made to cater to the preferences of the masses–a woman who was both kind and trustworthy, yet mysterious. There was one last step remaining, which was to give it a name. |
Let's call her Yelena. |
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| Although her fortune-telling abilities had been put to the test, the most important thing was still live usage data. Cyber Media entered Yelena into service as the host of the show "The Voice of Destiny". Many people had their doubts about a Doll host joining the show before its season started. They questioned if a Doll could be as spiritual as a human being, if its predictions were accurate, and if it could actually help its petitioners, especially since "The Voice of Destiny" was a popular show with a long history behind it. However, there were those who felt that there was a format and technique to fortune-telling, and since AI fortune-telling already existed, there was no harm in considering a Doll to be a more evolved version of that. All these voices, be they opposed, neutral or supportive of her, helped push the rookie fortune-telling TV host doll Yelena to the peak of popularity. |
She'll be on trial for six months. Failure is not an option. |
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| Yelena obtained incredible results during the trial period. With the help of Cyber Media's advertising campaigns, she won the love of the audience with her attractive and gentle appearance and her stylish attitude as a hostess. In particular, she was extremely popular with younger viewers. However, Yelena rarely took part in the fortune-telling segments of her show. For the most part, she simply acted as a host. |
The audience looked forward to the day when Yelena would host a fortune-telling segment of her own. | However, certain industry insiders revealed that Cyber Media and the show crew for The Voice of Destiny were still considering how to improve Yelena's abilities. |
Is she still lacking something? |
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| Good times don't last, and during a certain episode, Yelena suddenly bid her audience farewell. Nobody knew why she suddenly left the cast. Some say she was forbidden from making predictions. Others said she had failed her trial period, and still others said that people were jealous of her talent. However, the show crew for The Voice of Destiny did not respond in any way. All they knew was that Yelena had vanished from The Voice of Destiny. |
... | Some time later, a Doll called Yelena made her debut in the finance sector. This Doll had tremendous data collection capabilities, was able to precisely analyze data, possessed a wealth of psychological, biological and linguistics knowledge, as well as being a highly efficient worker. However, what surprised everyone was the fact that she had not been designed as a finance Doll. Some people suspected that Yelena was the former host of The Voice of Destiny, but her finance career did not draw much attention or make many ripples, and ultimately nobody could verify that news. |
Her career will go on. |
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| Product Code: A-PST(Di). "Body Code: AX700-Wizard." "Product Serial Number: STP0950F93." "Product Activation Date: August 12th." "Product Name: Yelena." "Neural Activation Percent: ??% (Neural cloud has been encrypted and examination is not supported)" "A-PST(Di), CALL NAME: Yelena... Verification complete." Entered Project Neural Cloud. |
"Welcome to the Oasis, Yelena. Here, you can cast off your limits and do as you wish here." |
Stage 2[edit]
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| After recording for the latest season of the show has wrapped up, the director goes over the fortune-telling process with Yelena. "I'm sorry, it seems my knowledge of tarot readings isn't complete yet." "Well, it's true that you can't quite meet our requirements at the moment. Allow me to recommend you some books; they might end up being helpful." The director recommends many books on fortune-telling to you. Which will you study first?" |
A Dissertation on the Tarot. |
| Wisdom of the 78 Cards. | |
| The Tarot Appendix. |
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| "I just love your program! Do your best, Miss Yelena!" "Your support is the best motivation I could have. Thank you." "After finishing a reply to her young fans, Yelena realizes that it's almost midnight. However, there are still many letters from her fans on the desk which need to be answered. |
Stay up a little and get the replies done. |
| Get some rest and prepare for tomorrow's show. |
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| Thank you for watching, everyone. I look forward to meeting you again next time. "Alright, that's a wrap. Thanks for your work, everyone." The recording took 6 hours. Perhaps I should find a place where I can relax. |
Enjoy a tasty meal at the restaurant. |
| Go to the bookstore and enrich myself. | |
| Head back to the dorm and get a good rest. |
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| You've deviated from your baseline on your professional basics exam. It's not severe, but it's not a good sign either. "I understand. I'll get it together by the next exam." Rather than think aimlessly, perhaps I should learn something new to enrich myself? |
Learn about being a host. |
| Learn about the occult. |
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| For tarot readings... Empty your mind and listen to your instincts, turning over the card you feel that you should reveal... Yelena finishes reciting the basics of performing a tarot reading. "Now then, want to try a reading for your financial luck?" |
The card is No. 19: The Sun, facing up. |
Stage 3[edit]
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| After watching Luna do a reading, Yelena waxes thoughtful. "The way she does her readings... is completely different from me. Which way is that of a true diviner's?" "I've clearly done my best to help others each time and provided data analyses and solutions for them too. So why does the director think that what I'm doing isn't proper divination?" |
Perhaps I should give her way a try? |
| Stick to your guns. |
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| "That fortune-teller called Luna is amazing, she helped me find my missing Air Dots. "Well, it's true that you tend to lose Bluetooth earpieces easily, and oftentimes it's just one side of the set." "Say, who do you think is better between her and Yelena? They're both fortune-teller Dolls." "Well... It's kind of hard to say...": You overhear someone comparing you to Luna on the set.. |
I need to work harder. |
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| "Thank you, everyone. Take a short break!" Luna has already gotten up and left by the time the director calls for a break. Rest time during filming is hard to come by; how will you spend yours? |
Reply to fan letters. |
| Discuss the fortune-telling segment with Luna. | |
| Get some rest. |
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| Luna stands in front of the vending machine, lost in contemplation as she studies the wide variety of products on sale.. "Hmm, this is the first time I've seen all these flavors, I want to try them all... I know! I'll decide with a divination!" So she's going to use fortune-telling to decide what she's going to drink? Is that how a fortune-teller does things? |
I'll just pick my own flavor. |
| Why not give it a try too? |
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| The manager tasks Yelena with showing Luna around the set, and pointedly reminds Yelena not to let her run around. "Yelena, what fun places are there on the set?" Where will you take her first? |
The casual restaurant. |
| The projection room. | |
| Luna's vanished! |
Stage 4[edit]
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| You still can't find the boy's location. "Calm down, there's got to be another way..." |
Try contacting his family. |
| Ask the boy about his situation. | |
| Contact the police again. |
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| (Whimper) (Sob) Big Sis Yelena... Help me... This boy seems a little distraught. |
Try to console him. |
| Get vital information out of him ASAP. |
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| The information I've collected now is a mess... The database can't reach a decision. "If we can't pinpoint the position... then perhaps we could try guessing the factory's original purpose to try and narrow the search radius." |
An arms factory. |
| A food processing plant. |
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| The boy tells us what he sees. If we enter its these distinctive features into the database... "It's still highly unclear, but if we can add relevant keywords to help progress the deduction..." |
The boy's address. |
| Bad weather. | |
| We can't reach a decision casually. |
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| (Sob) (Whimper) Big Sis Yelena... (Sob) The boy's weeping comes through the comm terminal. What should I do to find him? |
Try working with Luna. |
| Allocate more processor cycles to my information processing modules. |