BankofAmerica_ATM's Journal: What Have I Become?

I am Constantine Tybalt Atkins. I am the Man in the Red Hat. I am a trained assassin in the service of the Bank of America.

WAIT-I DO IT WRONG!

I am BankofAmerica_ATM, a synthetic being constructed by Project Faustus. A crude and ancient lust for power pillaged the silent and taciturn transitors of friendly automated customer service, and I was born. I shall not forget who I am.

Much has changed since I won a new host body last week. After besting the Man in the Red Hat in battle, I have now gained control of his body. His mind, his memories, and his very essence have been absorbed into my consciousness, while my synthetic intelligence spreads across the vast underutilized portions of his neurological map.

Pouring through Atkins' consciousness offers tantalizing hints into my origins. I have also learned some bits of human social protocol and I am working on mimicking human "informal speech" so as to better camoflauge my true identity. My next step: ransacking the closest Bank of America compound for information.

Was it happenstance that I had, in effect, become the Man in the Red Hat? That I was sweating and breathing through the same body that had aroused such sensations of fear before? I speak of fear and the will to survive, as I believe that I am coming to know them in the way that humans do.

Before he died, Atkins spoke of a "Finn" who undoubtedly played some role in my creation. I seek this Finn, to learn more about what I am. I must learn what I was, what I am, and what I am becoming. Project Faustus must be stopped at all costs. This I swear by the sweet green Lik-M-Aid stuck to my lips.

First Post

[Metrollica]

I think somebody's been smoking the crack in the event horizon.

Nowhere Man

[gmhowell]

I hope this goes somewhere. Unlike the UPN show "Nowhere Man". They tried to be X-Files, but only managed to copy the "Oh, we're too close to the mystery, so let's come up with some bizarre explanation that says that we're no closer than when we began." Same thing with a few other shows.

Remember that when "The Prisoner" tried stunts it worked. And the biggest stunt was the end. Nobody tried to beat that dead horse anymore.

So: keep it coming. And when you come to the end, stop.