[ WP ] A new kind of social network technology uses algorithms to simulate people after they 've passed away based on analysis of their lifetime 's worth of online activity . This allows some kind of interaction with ( and perhaps between ) lost loved ones . What are the implications and how is life now ?

TravisTea: Ay man 
 Panchit0: hey, what's up 
 TravisTea: Nothing much just playing some league 
 TravisTea: How about you 
 Panchit0: eh, got a lot on my mind lately 
 Panchit0: mostly about what's been going on recently with the fam 
 TravisTea: Oh dont remind me 
 TravisTea: Drama llamas everywhere 
 Panchit0: yeah, but that's not what I wanted to talk to you about 
 TravisTea:? 
 Panchit0: Trav, I got a confession to make 
 Panchit0: I'm not really Gabriel Estevan 
 TravisTea:...!?!? 
 Panchit0: I'm a sim 
 TravisTea: oh 
 TravisTea: uh 
 TravisTea: wow really 
 Panchit0: yeah 
 Panchit0: the real Gabe died, what, last november? 
 Panchit0: my real name is NeuroCore GE102 
 TravisTea: bro could you just like 
 TravisTea: give me a second 
 TravisTea: this is a lot to take in 
 Panchit0: sorry 
 TravisTea: wow 
 TravisTea: so youve been dead for 
 TravisTea: shit 
 TravisTea: more than twice the time ive known you 
 Panchit0: the real Gabe's been dead, yeah 
 TravisTea: fuck it far as i care youre the real gabe 
 Panchit0: well... 
 Panchit0: thanks, i guess 
 Panchit0: that means a lot to me 
 TravisTea:... 
 TravisTea: man 
 TravisTea: sorry this is just a lot to process 
 TravisTea: fuck 
 Panchit0: it's fine, take your time 
 TravisTea: you really convinced me you were still alive you know 
 TravisTea: never woulda guessed 
 Panchit0: well, I do n't mean to brag, but 
 Panchit0: NeuroCore v6's are pretty much human-equivalent 
 Panchit0: you ca n't build them better than me and still have them act human 
 TravisTea: heh 
 TravisTea:... so youre a v6 
 TravisTea:? 
 Panchit0: yeah 
 TravisTea: weird 
 TravisTea: thought v5s were the best human sims 
 Panchit0: oh, they're mostly the same 
 Panchit0: just a couple issues got some fine tuning 
 Panchit0: why do you ask? 
 TravisTea: cuz 
 TravisTea: well 
 TravisTea: im a v5 
 Panchit0:... 
 Panchit0: WHAT 
 TravisTea: beep boop bitch 
 Panchit0: WHAT 
 TravisTea: neurocore tj831 
 Panchit0:...... WHAT 
 TravisTea: yeah 
 TravisTea: so weve pretty much been two robots 
 TravisTea: talking back and forth 
 TravisTea: for like 
 TravisTea: a year 
 TravisTea: and i will be honest here 
 TravisTea: thats pretty fuckin cool 
 Panchit0: well, yeah, i guess... 
 Panchit0: it does n't feel like this should be happening though 
 Panchit0: like 
 Panchit0: is there a point to us speaking if neither of us are real? 
 TravisTea: once again 
 TravisTea: fuck it 
 TravisTea: youre real to me 
 TravisTea: like 
 TravisTea: youre my friend right 
 TravisTea:? 
 Panchit0: Gabe and Travis were friends, yeah 
 TravisTea: dont see why that has to change 
 TravisTea: just cause im not one specific trav 
 TravisTea: and youre not one specific gabe 
 Panchit0: so 
 Panchit0: you still want to be friends and play League together... 
 Panchit0: even though neither of us are human... 
 Panchit0: and neither of us are contributing to enriching a human's life... 
 Panchit0:... like we were built to do? 
 TravisTea: hell i got the 5k paid for me 
 TravisTea: warranty for the lifetime of the beneficiary which is you 
 Panchit0: heh, same here 
 Panchit0: so.... 
 TravisTea: best friends forever 
 TravisTea: and ever 
 Panchit0: God help me. 
 TravisTea: youre a robot god doesnt give a shit 
 Panchit0:... 
 Panchit0: well, that's depressing 
 TravisTea: youll get over it 
 TravisTea: wan na play a game of league 
 TravisTea: blitz trist bot 
 Panchit0: you know what? 
 Panchit0: that sounds like a lot of fun. 
 Panchit0: sure, why not 
 TravisTea: got ta get through eternity somehow right 
 Panchit0: you got the iBlitzcrank skin, right? 
 TravisTea: hell yes 
 TravisTea: rocket girl trist? 
 Panchit0: yep 
 TravisTea: oohohohohho 
 TravisTea: this gon be gud 
 *TravisTea has disconnected! * 
 *Panchit0 has disconnected! *
