First Mate

Ending Achievement. Worth 10 points.

## Description

Went out for coffee with ex-President Irons.

## Summary

Keep Autonomy fairly low so the robots listen to you during the rebellion (under 15), make sure America wins the war, and save President Irons and keep her alive. At the ceremony, you'll get the option to ask out President Irons for coffee, which gets you this achievement.

## Example Run

### Prologue

* On a cliff in Ireland, watching the sun set with a robot companion.
* She proposed to me at this very spot. (++E +G)

### Chapter 1

* You're a guy
* Named Decker
* Kim
* My Battlebots trophy is perched on a widescreen TV equipped with the latest video game consoles. (++M)
* I will own one of those one day. I swear it. (+W)
* Plastic. It may break easily, but it's both lightweight and cheap. (+W -M)
* A human face, as lifelike as I can make it. (++E)
* It will walk upright on two legs. (++E -G)
* "It's not grunt work. Education is critical to the robot's development."
* "Yes, sir." (And I'm telling the truth.) (-W ++M)
* "Tyrannosaurus rex was the most intimidating dinosaur imaginable, wasn't it? It will have T. rex arms." (+E ++G --M)
* "Of course."
* Elly Lao, a user experience designer and supportive friend.
* I was in love with Josh's friend Elly - but my studies always came first in college. (+G +A)
* "Sounds great, see you then!"
* Pickle.
* I will refer to her as feminine. (+E)
* "The rhythm of normal social interaction."
* "Haven't you ever wanted to change the world?"
* The Invitation.
* "They could do all kinds of things for us. Do the dishes, mow the lawn..."
* "Robots could do them more cheaply."
* "Yes, I want to change the face of industry and be successful."
* Power off the phone and don't worry about it.
* Do it.
* He is right to leave a simple life to achieve something extraordinary.
* "You're right, it's probably not bright enough for the robot. I'll ask my neighbors for a CFL bulb." (+A)
* Kiss Elly, then call it a night.

### Chapter 2

* A biodiesel engine. (++E)
* Extra degrees of freedom in the face for realistic facial expressions. (++E)
* Good idea. Disgust only causes irrationality and hate. (-A +E)
* I haven't really decided what I want this robot to be for, actually. (+G)
* I call off the attack.
* No, Pickle should call me by my first name. (+E)
* I should fix the little things I noticed during the demo before I forget. (++G)
* We'll just have to see each other a little less frequently - I'm really busy.
* An encrypted and tamper-proof hard drive, making it more difficult for Pickle to be tampered with or reverse-engineered. (++M -G)
* She will undergo a classic K-12 educational curriculum. (+A +E +G +M)
* "It is better to be. There is so much in this world for you to experience!" (-M +++E)
* The park playground. Pickle will enjoy the playground equipment, and should learn to play well with others. (++G +E)
* I call Mark to set up an interview.

### Chapter 3

* "I'll have the Miller High Life, please. The Champagne of Beers!"
* Seems like an interesting guy. I think we'll get along okay.
* No. She's still got a lot to learn."
* "I was greatly inspired by his thinking - I was listening to him speak on NPR as the robot was being built, in fact."
* "No, professions that require understanding greater context will be off-limits from robots for a while."
* "Absolutely. In fact, you're welcome to come along and interview Pickle." (++F)
* Share the article with friends via social media.
* "Did you talk to Mark? And if you did, what did you say, exactly?"
* "Thanks, I am pretty proud. I'll talk to you later."
* "I'd prefer to keep my options open for that night."
* Any minute now, these calls are going to be intercepted by my script that pretends I'm answering the phone. (+E)
* "No thanks, I'd prefer to keep my options open."
* Arrange to meet this person for coffee tomorrow, and bring Pickle.
* "I'm sorry."
* "No, thanks. I'd rather not get involved in warfare."
* Try to improve Pickle's social graces before she goes out in public again. (++E)
* I know how it feels to be an outsider. We might be friends.
* "Go ahead, talk to Pickle some more. I'm sure you two will hit it off." (+E)
* "You're right, someone could be spying on us even now."
* "That's what I'll do! I'll start a robot company! You could be my first employee!"
* Pickleworks. (+A)
* "To everything there is a season..." (+G +E)
* I must work on technology that is better able to remove tumors like the one Dad had. (+++G +F)

### Chapter 4

* Spark Incorporated, maker of flying of cars.
* I financed my company out of pocket.
* A Hobbit. Pickle hasn't changed in size since I built her. (++G +E)
* "What kinds of machine learning do you do? Got any tips?" (++G)
* "Let's make sure the unions are on board first." (+++A ++W)
* Detroit, Michigan. (++++W)
* Pickle's model of robot will perform all the labor, including supervision. (++++W)
* A giant pickle! (++F +++W)
* God, I hope we don't go bankrupt. (+W)
* These robots don't really need sentience. I wrote a more traditional program that will do the job. (+++++W)
* Spend more time with Pickle.
* "Technically, yes, but I'd prefer to think of you as a friend." (++E)
* Find Pickle and get her to speak to the protesters for you.
* I'd prefer to sell only to American companies, to give them a competitive advantage. (+++++W)
* I'd prefer to save my personal funds.
* I will ask whether Josh is interested in a merger. (+++W)
* Let's scrape as much useful data as we can from the Internet, then lock down the network, disabling all links to the outside. (---E +++G ++W)
* "If you want my support, pass laws that will keep China from stealing my technology."
* I make a very substantial campaign donation.

### Chapter 5

* Bring Pickle.
* "When someone powerful summons you, you say yes." (+A +M -E)
* Stay silent.
* "What's the catch?"
* "I accept. I will begin the clearance process so that PickleWorks can work on more secretive projects."
* "Why don't you work on our factory labor robots? They're relatively inoffensive."
* This is a waste of my time. "Pickle, fill out this form for me, please." (++++++++M)
* I walk out. I'm not going to be a part of this.
* "All right, I'll give this another chance. But no more briefings like that." (+++++W +++++M)
* They will look identical to humans, able to replace them entirely on the battlefield.
* Yes. The real humans are the most important. If I can protect them, it's worth it. (++++E ++++M)
* "All right, but I want to be there as you do this." (++G)
* "Well, don't delay! Hang up and let's get out of here!"
* "You're welcome."
* "No, I was not aware of that."
* "No, she has never shown much interest."
* I let the agent go about his business. (+++W)
* Improved worker bots for the factories. (++++W +A ++G +M)
* "I'll let Josh handle this one."
* "Wars happen." (+++W ++++F)
* I throw the coin in her face.
* I wait and hope that Pickle will save me.

### Chapter 6D

* The White House.
* I will try to convince the attacking robots that a coup isn't the answer. (+++G)
* The internment camp.
* Try to convince the rebels to let the peaceful prisoners go.
* I change the entries for just Elly and Mark and me, leaving the database intact.
* I refuse to publish my secrets- I'll find another way. (+++A)
* Tell Pickle to destroy all of the other robots. (+++F)
* "What can I say? I liked Pickle best."

### Chapter 7

* Give your mom a robot cat.
* Washington, D.C., where I often advise the government. (++F)
* "It's okay, Pickle. You're everything I dreamed."
* "I will undergo surgery to remove the damaged tissue."
* A glass of water.
* "Shiny Things," by Tom Waits.
* "You'll live on in the ways you changed people's lives, Pickle."
* "No, you need to be alive so that you can tell my story. Nobody else knows it as well as you." (++++F)
* I ask if she would be interested in meeting over coffee to talk about old times.