And I'm not expecting anything. Maria is, she's used to AI's that like her, and she's going to be disappointed when they don't, but I'm not expecting it from anyone. Their characters can react however they want their characters to react. If you're getting that I expect characters to do whatever my character tells them to, you're wrong.
And honestly, she's going to be fascinated by the TRON programs. A program designed for one specific task, and yet complex enough to have its own personality? She'll think that's amazing. She wouldn't force them to do anything. She'll probably try to talk to them a lot, though. The fact that the TRON programs do have complex personalities, the fact that they can interact with other people and make informed decisions and disagree with people outside the scope of their basic programming probably makes them just as difficult for Maria to manipulate as any other AI.
Look, in simplest terms, you don't have to worry about her using this power. It's something she would use if someone was trying to kill her, or keeping her imprisoned. If she were trapped in the SHODAN event she'd be trying (and most likely failing) to force SHODAN to let her go. It's not going to come up in the normal course of play, not against other PC's. It exists because it's a part of her power set the same way a telepath can manipulate a flesh-and-blood brain. If someone was playing Jean Gray here, it would be the same exact situation.
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And I'm not expecting anything. Maria is, she's used to AI's that like her, and she's going to be disappointed when they don't, but I'm not expecting it from anyone. Their characters can react however they want their characters to react. If you're getting that I expect characters to do whatever my character tells them to, you're wrong.
And honestly, she's going to be fascinated by the TRON programs. A program designed for one specific task, and yet complex enough to have its own personality? She'll think that's amazing. She wouldn't force them to do anything. She'll probably try to talk to them a lot, though. The fact that the TRON programs do have complex personalities, the fact that they can interact with other people and make informed decisions and disagree with people outside the scope of their basic programming probably makes them just as difficult for Maria to manipulate as any other AI.
Look, in simplest terms, you don't have to worry about her using this power. It's something she would use if someone was trying to kill her, or keeping her imprisoned. If she were trapped in the SHODAN event she'd be trying (and most likely failing) to force SHODAN to let her go. It's not going to come up in the normal course of play, not against other PC's. It exists because it's a part of her power set the same way a telepath can manipulate a flesh-and-blood brain. If someone was playing Jean Gray here, it would be the same exact situation.
That doesn't mean she will.