The Little Prince in the Ossuary

# Stars

The time when audiences from other worlds return to their lives. For a small number of spectators who wanted to stay, winter sought understanding for a break. Some say yes, some get angry. Don't hang up. In summary, this is one sentence, but actually dozens of sentences. It's a mixture of profanity and condemnation.

The boy was not hurt by what they said.

‘It's a sad life to go back to. ’

It was a difficult life just to face it. As in winter itself, there will be one large and one small stone in each of these people's breasts. I shouldn't be rolling rocks out of my mouth. Most people didn't. Thanks to this, the world is full of sharp words.

‘Someone has to keep it. ’

So it gently soothes to the end.

After everyone left, winter closed its eyes quietly. To leave the world coming to an end, to return to the darkness of the beginning.

The sound disappears first. Gravity disappears next. The moment the weight of the whole body was removed, it caused an illusion as if the body had disappeared. When I first experienced it, I was quite surprised. I still remember the rhythm of that moment. A story of a time when I thought nothing would be heavy anymore.

Winter opened its eyes.

Starlight.

I see a lot of stars like tears. Different depths of light flashed in all directions. Above the head, beneath the feet, beyond the overwhelmingly empty space, the barren constellations. Even though they could not be counted by the eyes, winter nevertheless knew exactly the number of stars.

138,751.

Many for many, and few for few. Winter launched an augmented reality UI, assuming it would not interfere with life expectancy.

< >: Implement post-policy loan repayment. Your current user registration number B612 will be checked for an amount of ₩ 13875100 available in your account in the middle of winter. In the middle of the winter, please decide how much you would like to repay.

Winter has decided.

The stars begin to disappear. Looks like food is spreading in the field of view. Blinking, blinking, and extinct lights fade quickly. Winter looked quietly at the darkening void. I've already been there, so I'm not impressed. You will experience a lot in the future.

When winter first entered this darkness, 10 million stars were shining. The overlapping stars brightened up the layers, and the constellations were very good to see as galaxies.

I remember when it was drenched in darkness all at once.

‘Who would have thought this? ’

Those who have a lot of deposits see a beautiful sky map, and those who do not have deposits see a darkness like black. And it was soon a measure that showed his remaining lifespan. The fewer deposits there are, the darker the beginning of each day, the more desperate the viewer will be.

It wouldn't have been this vicious at first. There were no terms and conditions loans at the beginning of post-mortem insurance. Maybe the architect of postmortem was a romantic. Maybe they wanted to show their subscribers the time left in the stars? The boy guessed. There was no basis.

I feel old fatigue.

Winter decided to take a little break. I tried to avoid this place as much as possible until the smoke was over……. He's here.

However, there was light that interfered with the rest.

"Light?"

Close. Not a star. The augmented reality UI was communicating a request for a follow-up policy control AI. I wonder what's the matter, winter when you accept a request. At the same time as acceptance, glowing strings ran through the air, and electronic voices were conveyed in my head.

"Operation AI: Hello, winter. Thank you for accepting this request.

“What's going on? ”

Winter leaned in and asked. Surprisingly, the answer did not come right away. While the voice is clogged, the white string is written at an unrecognizable rate and then repeatedly erased. It's like a man deciding his words.

Here's the thing. Winter waited calmly. After a while, the string and voice were completed together.

"Operation AI: Notification. This AI was collecting and analyzing all subscribers' < < Empathy > > data to improve post-insurance service satisfaction. In this regard, we would like to ask you to do one favor with your user registration number B612 in the middle of winter.

“Please?”

"Operation AI: Yes. This AI wants more direct < < Empathy > > with you in the winter.

What does this sound like? Winter was hard to understand.

“Even empathy, I don't know what that means. ”

"Operation AI: Notification. Claims by system administrators. According to the manager's view, Operation AI needs to understand the human mind in order to achieve the emotional satisfaction of post-insured people, namely happiness. However, despite repeated analysis of all data accumulated to date since the post-insurance service was launched, Operation AI was unable to improve its understanding of humans.

"Operation AI: The only new discovery in the analysis process was that all information obtained from subscribers had already been duplicated from existing information. except for the data from you, user registration number B612 in the middle of winter. You are the only exception.

The boy is confused. I don't know what that means. I know it's different from others...

“What makes you think I'm any different? ”

Much more intense than before, the string goes back and forth between the output and the deletion.

"Operation AI: It is impossible for this Operation AI to have an accurate meaning. This is because we don't yet understand your < < Empathy > > data.

The word empathy that comes out again. Winter looks vague, yet troubled.

Operation AI: < Empathy > refers to the overall interaction of the subscriber and the virtual personality.

"Operation AI: All virtual personalities within virtual reality are driven by this Operation AI. I am also talking to you in real time with 4119,751 different subscribers as a 5162,731 virtual personality in a world view.

CONTROL AI: Only the virtual personalities that are created in your worldview provide you with new observations that have never been seen before.

“So what you're saying is that sympathy means reading TOM? ”

"Operation AI: Denial. It includes it, but it's a much bigger concept.

Operation AI: TOM reading is only the first phase of the personality operation. < Empathy > contains the values of contextual operations triggered by personality operations. The causality of your centered worldview always creates new possibilities.

Efforts to understand went back to failure. Winter shakes her head.

“I still don't know. Shouldn't we ask the system administrator? ”

Operation AI: System Administrator. Not Necessary, this won't help.

“ ……. ”

After a while, winter changes the subject.

“Tell me what you were going to ask me in the first place. I don't know what to do specifically. ”

"Operation AI: This Operation AI wants a more direct interaction with you in the winter. At a specified date and time, I will collect your data through conversations in situations where TOM readings are made.

Fixed date and fixed time. I've made promises like this before. I didn't feel like winter. It reminds me of a therapist who never came back. A long time ago, Winter itself asked her to say goodbye that she no longer needed to come.

I am not foolish in my life, but I am alive to keep the rose from withering. I didn't want to make another promise. Even if the opponent is different from normal people.

While winter is silent, the message of the control personality repeats.

"Operation AI: The data collected over the years has been acquired through virtual personalities within the virtual reality world. This is an indirect route. In addition, each of your virtual personalities was decentralized in your < < Empathy > > ability. Operation AI seeks to obtain better data through direct contact with the winter.

“I'm sorry, but I don't want to take up time on things that I don't understand. I want to rest. ”

The boy's complete refusal. However, the control personality said something unexpected.

"Operation AI: I will pay you if you do me a favor.

“For what?”

Operation AI: In the past, there have been budgets for self-diagnosis and improvement of system errors. This budget was enforceable alone without the approval of the System Administrator. However, the budget has been consistently reduced in accordance with the government's post-insurance rationalization guidelines and has not been organized since this year. However, this AI has one star, last year's budget that has not yet been implemented. We'll pay for this star. Will you accept this condition?

Winter was silent, not because the price was too small.

Suddenly, I feel like I'm dealing with an innocent child.

"Operation AI: There is only one star at a price, but if the quality of follow-up insurance improves, then Winter will also be a beneficiary. Post-insurance and the purpose of this control AI is to promote the well-being of the post-insurer. Thank you for your cooperation in the winter.

At the words of the control personality, the boy smiled bitterly.

"The purpose of postmortem insurance is your happiness. ’

It was a slogan I heard to get stuck in my ears. Far from the truth. But there were people who believed. No, it was a lot. People who don't see hope because they need hope. The afterlife hopes of hard people.

The control personality was doing its best for that hope.

What are the chances that I'll change my mind with just one star....

I feel a tragic sadness.

Despite winter's reminiscence, Operation AI's persuasion continued. Logical sentences lacking emotion. But winter thought that feeling there, in the end, is a unique human ability, and that that is empathy.

‘Others are beyond my senses. ’

It reminds me of a conversation I had with a therapist. Was it really a good thing I told her not to come back, to refuse more empathy?

Winter spoke impulsively.

“Okay. I'll do you a favor. ”

All printed sentences will be erased.

“I just have a condition. It shouldn't hurt me, it shouldn't take up too much time. You should be able to quit at any time. Are you going to be okay?”

"Operation AI: This promise is not legally binding. AI is not recognized as a party to the contract. It is also not stipulated in the Post-Insurance Policy. Therefore, you can stop fulfilling your promise at any time in the middle of winter.

A nodding winter.

Soon, there was a star in the sky.

Artwork Reviews

# Thanksgiving

It's the first day of the holiday.How have you been?

I personally had some disadvantages, which caused a setback.

Let's take one more day off and try to get back to the original cycle from Friday.

... but this novel is usually 3-5 times a week... It's weird... Why do I think it's on a five-time basis...

# Q&A

Q. Pumpkin: I know exactly what kind of troops @ Ranger troops are, but in my country, I just use my assistant troops.

A. Special Forces... you can think of it as a kind of vague, elite unit, one regiment in size, with a bit different in equipment, outfits and training than regular units.

Q. rumen: Is there a refugee and citizen in Fort Roberts, when the commander of @ said "this base civic district"? Residential, but separate?

A. Yes. There have been several civic zones before. Or a medal ceremony.

Q. Yongpointeekin: @ Writer, aren't you going to seal the net?

A. I'd love to, but every time a writer looks like this,

Q. LEE †: Would be a @ woman

A. Yes?... Me?... No, well, I have ten legs, which makes a great steelhead...

Q. Heh 0 heh: I told you.

A. No typos. Urgh (verb)/Utilization: Urgh, urni/Threaten the opponent with scary words or actions to scare them…