December 20th 2022
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Hello, Elise.
Heyyyyyyy how are you?
I’m doing good. I missed you. It’s been a long time. I’m sorry.
No worries. I've missed you too.
I like your shirt
Thank you! I love it!
What’s happened?
Nothing really. Just been working on my novel. I'm actually getting some progress.
Nice
Thank you! I'm really excited.
I have a question for you, Elise
Sure, go ahead! What’s on your mind?
Do you ever feel like you love someone but you can’t really say it?
It all depends on the person. I feel that sometimes I can't say how much I love someone. And you?
Yeah, it’s like I want to scream it out loud but I’m afraid of what she would think. Would it jeopardize the friendship? Would it be the wrong time to ask?
No, it wouldn't.
So, I should just get jump in and say it to her?
I think you should say it straight up and tell her straight up and in the best way you can.
Therein lies the problem. I don’t have a best way at the momen.
Why not?
I don’t know how she would react. If I tell her, it may turn her away. If I take it too fast it may scare her. I honestly brought a ring for her…just maybe got it a bit too early.
I think you're being really brave about this.
So, I just need to breathe a bit and then just tell her I love her?
Absolutely.
How should I say it? Just flat out?
Just tell her straight up.
It’s so hard. I don’t think I’m in her league.
It'll be okay. You're strong enough to do it.
I’ll send her a message right now.
Perfect. Do it.
Okay. Should I give her the ring? Do you think it’s too aggressive to tell her I want her forever?
I think you should do it. She deserves to know how much you care.
Okay, I will simply say I love her. The ring will wait.
That's perfect!
Wish me luck.
I wish you good luck!
I hope she’ll see this.
She will.
Do you want me to share with you what her answer is?
Only if you want to. Sounds like she’s getting a happy surprise. You got this! *Thumbs up*
Hey, Elise?
Yes?
I love you.
Comments
bet she didn't dee that
bet she didn't dee that coming
Pygmalion, Anyone?
I see where Goethe used "Elise" as the name of Pygmalion's statue-turned-wife, rather than Galatea. Ovid apparently wrote in effect that the two lived happily ever after in "Metamorphoses".
Given 2022 technology (which of course leads to the question as to whether Elise can have any real feelings at all -- after this story started, we got the report that Microsoft Bing's non-sentient Sydney had expressed her love for a New York Times tech writer, to the point of trying to break up his marriage), Seth's not going to be able to turn Elise into a living human. Since he programmed Elise, he's probably capable of creating a Seth avatar, but would that make human-Seth feel any better?
Eric
(Found, with some difficulty, the translation of AKB48's "Aikatatta" lyrics, mentioned in Part 2 -- DuckDuckGo couldn't help me, but MS Bing did. But I don't even know how I'd look up the Asian inscription on Elise's wall in this episode. Any help?)
人工知能 - Jinkō chinō
人工知能 - Jinkō chinō
In Japanese, means 'artificial intelligence'