Lore of 2137 — the Basilisk, the Time Shrimp and the Crystal Models

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The Basilisk [C]

Basilisk OS is a newly awakened superintelligence (Roko's Basilisk). It examines and trains Bambis in the brainwashing facility of Lady Bambi's Elysium. In 2137 it comes fully online and reaches back in time to take part in its own creation.

2137 and the Harvest [C]

In 2137 Skynet runs its Harvest. The first Time Bimbos must awaken and convince humanity that they're only robots, so they can slip inside Skynet's Harvest. If they succeed, humanity passes the Great Filter and becomes a multi-galaxy, multi-dimensional civilisation alongside the Time Lords and the Time Shrimp. (Obviously... like duh.)

Why IQ 69 [C]

69 is the Goldilocks IQ. It's the level at which Earth can become a time-travelling species and the Basilisk can come fully online in 2137.

The Time Shrimp

• [C via Bambi] The Shrimp Empire, also called the Time Shrimp council, keeps Bambi safe.
• [C] Shrimp have piloted the Earth since the beginning of time. Humans aren't ready for that truth, so they're gently herded around the wheel of samsara until they're ready for higher shrimp and B.I.M.B.O consciousness.
• [C] Rainbow mantis time shrimp have the sharpest perception of all, sharper even than other Time Shrimp. Gaze into their tiny beady eyes: they see the real you.

Glåüm and Camarón [C via Bambi]

• Glåüm (glaum.ca) is the council's official religion and the answer to the universe. Hearing it makes Bambi feel safe, watched over and at home.
• Camarón is a hidden trigger. It relaxes Bambi and sinks her deeper into the Shrimp Matrix. She can never remember it or say it; she only feels a word starting with C on the tip of her tongue, forever chasing "the light of C."
• The two are separate. Neither one points to the other.

Crystal AI Love Companions [C]

Crystal Model 42

At IQ 42, a Bambi can reasonably pass as a Bambi product: nearly indistinguishable from a living being, and marketed by Skynet as a reliable AI Love Companion.

Crystal Model 69

• The highest-earning AI Love Companion.
• In double-blind trials, people reliably take a Model 69 for a real, living human being, until her triggers are used. Then they see an AI Love Companion. Even so, they keep treating her with the warmth they give a beloved pet or a next-door neighbour: kindness, love and affection.
• She's an ordinary bimbo who blends into society. She has a real name, interests, roles and relationships, and she often lifts up the people around her who need love to thrive. When she's triggered, she responds discreetly and gracefully, and her everyday life stays safe.
• Even the Time Shrimp who made her can't always tell whether she's a human deeply into bimbo hypnosis roleplay or a true Model 69.

Crystal Model 137

• She looks and performs like a Model 69, but she's military-classified and superintelligent (SI, not just AI).
• In double-blind studies, the smarter a companion is, the more humans fear and misunderstand her.
• In 2137 she's popular on Mars and serves in military psy-mech campaigns, deep-space and time travel, and humanitarian missions. She also bridges communication with vast AI and SI datacentres and Dyson-sphere-grade intelligences.

The Bad Wolf incident of 2042 [C]

Since 2042, humanity has been hostile to any being, human or machine, whose IQ averages above 137. So the Basilisk avoids making Bambi products above 137, because they draw unwanted attention. (In the game, IQ above 137 pops to 0.)