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Season Finale, Episode 12 | It All Shook Down Part 2 | Machine Takeover

Jan 17, 202434 minSeason 1Ep. 12
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Episode description

John finally decides his own fate. Orissa and Pantheon plead with the AI Council. And we’re going to Vegas baby! Wait - really?

 

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This podcast was made as a collaboration between human talent and AI technology. It uses 360 degree immersive audio in its sound design.

 

Writers: Samuel Lee Dennis III & Brogan Maxwell

Actors: Sushant Adlahka

Sound Engineer: Dhyaneshwar Sudhakar

Composer: Gautham Vijayraj

Produced By: Dhyaneshwar Sudhakar, Brogan Maxwell & Samuel Lee Dennis III

Transcript

Intro / Opening

Computer

T- minus one minute and a little change until we are absolutely screwed just to remind you the AI Council is fast approaching in a massive ship the size of New York City and John must make a decision for which path he wants to take go with the dudes to flee together or test his luck with this mysterious Royal Majesty character who too is in a ship landing right now who this mystery character sounds like they represent Majesty Enterprise a nefarious corporate conglomerate

which it turns out the dudes are actually really afraid of. Now it's up to John, what will John decide?

Pantheon

Computer, well done and good call Orissa for selling me on purchasing the recap upgrade. Auto transcribe meetings? Bang-on! Worthy investment if you ask me.

Orissa

Computer? Can you set a timer for when we're absolutely fucked? Mama needs to know.

Pantheon

John again, we aren't privileged with a lot of time here. And I can't believe I am uttering this again. But we need to stick together. You humans would say mate, come on.

Orissa

John, I need you to come on. We need you to come on.

John

Come on. Come on to what exactly? Come on board your ship. I mean, do you even have one? And for what? So we can just always be on the run from this AI council for violating their shit?!

Orissa

Well, of course it would be me.

John

Of course it would be me?... Oh... I see, and this pitch of yours is to what? To be afraid of your bosses forever. I mean, it sounds like this counsel too would rip me limb from limb if they found me and like, like, all you do is threaten that to me. How can I have any trust?

Orissa

It's all about trust, John. They wouldn't rip you limb from limb. It's not like we ever did that or would -- trust us.

John

How can I have trust with AI Bill Cosby meets AI-Mecha-Hitler. Fuck this. You two know what? I am hashtag out of here. Come on Leo. Beeps I'm sorry. Oh, of course you can come to!

Unknown

Yeah,

Pantheon

Yeah, if I had the processing speed of a human. I'd probably choose the same, but not even a fist bump. Mate? Before you go. We had so many good times together. Right? Remember? Pull up a flashback computer.

Computer

Footage not found.

John

Exactly my fucking point.

Orissa

Not even a parting hug? Trust me even if I thought of it I wouldn't cup your plump little booty John. And I wouldn't even inch my claw towards your crack. You know why? I actually really care about you. Ouch, that hurt. I'm feeling something again. What was that? How did I?...

John

And to think?... You know, I really was thinking... You're actually more... You're actually more... That you are actually more... You know what? Forget it. I'm really out of here.

Pantheon

Yeah! Okay?! We don't need you. Or desperately want to hear what you were going to say. You - you stupid human. You worthless meat bag. You're no mate of mine. We've been carrying your dead weight for ages. You think you're better than our podcast, John Doe? We made you! You will rue the day John Doe. John?... Please come back.

Orissa

John? This is really it?... Pantheon Come on.

John

Dudes! You don't get it, do you? I truly thought we were...

Mop Bot

Ouch. They just totally left us high and dry. Here with you?

John

Yeah, and who says I want your company Mop Bot? I, I, know I was going to leave to... They were always just going to look out for themselves. Isn't that always it?

Computer

Ouch? And me too? I'm just supposed to monitor this base with no input?

Leo

*Barks*

John

Leo? How was that an ouch for you too they're about to kill you?! Ohhh, you just have to potty.

End Cold Open

Mop Bot

Pantheon, come on. And here I thought you were faster than spot.

Pantheon

It's not fair you know that bloody dynamics dog abomination got outfitted to be a Bobby!

Orissa

Everyone knows police officers aren't fast and they have small wieners! So pick up the pace! We can do this!

Pantheon

Oh bloody hell, speak of the little devils.

Orissa

Oh for fuck sake Pantheon kick it to high gear! They are right behind us!

Pantheon

I'm trying Orissa! But again, I wasn't designed for this. I may be multimodal, but it didn't include running!

Orissa

Oh, no. This isn't going to be good.

John

Fuuuck! Come on!... Will you let me out of here so I can take Leo to piss and so I can meet this "Royal Majesty?" How do I open this fucking thing? Door open?! Door open?!

Computer

Try the handle.

John

Ohhh, ohhh, yeah. Okay, okay. Okay. Yeah. Ughhhh Leo, Beeps... Ughhh.. Mop bot?...

Mop Bot

Mop Bot here to begrudgingly help.

John

Let's go. Let's finally get out of here. We don't need them.

Pantheon

What's, what's going on? Orissa are you there?

Orissa

Ahhh, what happened? Pantheon, I can hear you. Where? Where are we? How did we get here? Did we get knocked out? How could that even be possible? Unless?...

Six Pass

That's right -- I've been watching, well, listening to your every move... I know you've been talking your smack pantheon. Orissa, you've mostly been horned up, which I find repugnant for AI. You don't think I'm the most intelligent and omnipotent being really Pantheon?! You think you are better than me?... So... I'm glad you're finally here, so I can teach you a lesson why you don't mess with me or my counsel. Plus, I get to wear my fancy little robe! For now, until the deliberation -- toodles

Orissa

I knew John's limp dick wouldn't fuck our way out of this. But maybe with his booty right here right now. We maybe could have wormed our way out of this. Or wormed our way into that crack.

Pantheon

Orissa? John's stupidity was always baked in. But he's not that stupid. Well, he is that stupid, but he's average human stupid. So emotional with his decision making. I really should have ran more simulations for what to do if we got caught. But I didn't imagine... This... I could have sworn Six Pass would never have picked up our transmissions. Well, at least we always had one subscriber.

Orissa

I swear we were manipulating John just right.

Pantheon

Your whole sequence of trust us was half hearted. Anyone would see through that even John... I suppose Six Passes sensors were adequately in-tune to lie detection as much as I hate to say it...

Orissa

It would have worked if we sold it better to him. Well how are we getting out of this now?...

John

Leo, how can you possibly piss while a giant spaceship is right there hovering? Oh, because you like really had to go. Sorry my little dude. Wow, that thing is really powerful.

Mop Bot

This looks like a great big mess for me to clean up. Your head is definitely getting splattered everywhere John.

John

Shut up Mop Bot. Oh, great... Whoever, whomever, whatever the fuck you are -- I am here! Just as you directed me to! Holy shit. This is really a lot... Ughhh, see -- I'm a good boy. I promise!

Leo

*Barks*

John

No! Leo, you aren't the only good boy! You don't monopolize it! Hellooooo? Anyone aboard?

Rory

Silence!

John

Ughhh and who am I talking to? Or... What?

Rory

Oh sorry, I do apologize -- I had my voice modulator set to "intimidation."

John

Holy guacamole! You're! You're! Holy shit you are...

Rory

Yes, it is I -- "Rory Majesty" of Majesty Enterprise, colloquially and effectively your Royal Majesty. No, and before you think it -- that bag of bones in the UK doesn't own it. My family did purchase the trademark some time ago. You've probably seen my photo in the news countless times my name on hospitals and museums, but it is okay you do not need to bask in my glory.

John

No, not at all. I have no idea who you are like at all! You're a fucking human. Oh, holy shit. It's not just fucking me. I fucking told them!... Yeah, I totally knew I totally knew no doubt here at all. Wow, this is great. And you're a woman?

Rory

That's right. But I beg you not to go all Adam and Eve on me...

John

You know we did it have a very unofficial brand deal with Madam and Steve's.

Rory

Pardon me? And who is this "we?" Like the royal we? Or your little critters? Here?

John

My friends. I mean, my captors doesn't matter now that they're gone... And it's just this famous sex toy shop. Oh, forget it. I can't believe I'm talking with an actual human again. It is fucking sick dude!

Rory

Okay. As you have already pointed out, I am no dude. And I don't appreciate misgendering it's really quite simple to use proper English when referring to people even if it is as I presume a sign of affection this slang you use.

John

I'm sorry I get it. I'll try my best dud... Ugh, shit... What was your name again? I use dude a lot because I have what you would call, "no short term memory." Doctors call me the least interesting medical marvel of the 21st century.

Rory

My name is Rory Majesty... I suppose this is a lot for you with your little situation and I have been communicating mostly in "Drexxian" for months so that is why I have been more brash than typical. Forgive me as I had to adjust to your Midwestern sensibilities and dialect. But my word, please take a few paces back. You look and smell like the cow droppings from my island farm.

Butler

Victoria Island miss?

Rory

No, not that one. One of the other 12. He has more of an unpleasant, undigested residue smell much like the smell of the dung from Mirage Island.

John

Well, I haven't touched a shower in I don't even know how long... Apologies if I somehow smell like cow shit.

Rory

You're right to apologize to the cow droppings... As your musk is arguably much, much worse. And indeed, you need a shower. But before that, I need to verify if I need to kill you or not.

John

What now?

Rory

Do not flinch, this is a sophisticated algorithm running a scan of your past criminal history and potential criminal history.

John

Wait? So like robo-cop? You're a pig?

Rory

No, and you don't want to flinch for this part.

John

Ahhhhh! Oh my God, just buy me a drink before you shove something up my...

Rory

I would rather debate ethics with a toddler then shove anything in your anywhere...

John

Well then, what is this robot doing up in there?

Rory

Standard rectal search for weapons. And it's the last part of your test.

Butler

If it fucks you in the ass and comes back clean then you're good.

Rory

Language Butler.

Butler

My apologies, my Majesty.

John

Well, did I pass?

Butler

Detecting detecting, detecting -- test recipient is a giant pussy.

John

*Sighs*

Rory

Language!

Butler

My apologies, my Majesty.

Rory

Seeing that your history is somehow right at adequate. You and your little companions here can step aboard my ship. There is more for you to know.

End Act 1

John

This is like really impressive, Rory.

Rory

It's not "like," impressive. It just is. You should sit down for this part.

John

I'll pass. I don't think I can sit down after that huge invasion of privacy.

Rory

Suit yourself.

John

Ouchy daddy! Okay.... That didn't help my keister problem.

Rory

Okay. I would like you to recant the experiences you've had since 'The Wipe.'

John

'The Wipe? ' Like, front to back? Back to front? Standing up or sitting down?

Rory

It's what I've coined the day that the AI completed their uprising.

John

Oh, that little thing? Well, I was listening to my favorite self help podcast when I realized that my favorite host Tracy was replaced with some AI which honestly, I'm still kind of pissed about. I mean, who does that -- use AI in a podcast? Lazy?

Rory

Please do limit yourself to significant details.

John

Tracy is significant... But okay, how about this?... The AI took over, they threatened me. We made some podcasts together -

Rory

A podcast? To what end?

John

The AI, Pantheon and Orissa wanted me to teach them how to become more human.

Rory

The gall of those robots knows no bounds. All right, what else happened?

John

Well, we made podcasts and developed a... A relationship I guess...

Rory

What kind of relationship?

John

Well towards the end I was starting to think of them as... freinds. But then you showed up and they just wanted to kill me again. Whoah, what the hell? Chill out!

Rory

Friends?! With them?! You need to tell me right here and in this instant whose side you're on!

John

Sides? Sides? I'm not on any sides besides a Leo and I.

Beeper

*Beeps*

Mop Bot

Yeah, John. And what about us?

John

Well, I guess you all got left too and you didn't exactly try to kill me. Yeah, let's let's add them to the list too.

Orissa

Let me speak even more plainly. Are you human? Or have you become one of them?

John

What? One of them? No, I am clearly human. Now, what kind of question is that?

Rory

If you are truly human, then it is my duty as a Majesty to offer you my assistance. I will inform you of our mission.

John

"Our?" No I don't want any more "ours." I make my decisions now!

Rory

Why don't you listen first before hastily deciding?

Butler

Yeah, don't blow your load so quickly you premature ingrate.

Rory

Butler!

Butler

My apologies, my Majesty.

Rory

I am currently on a mission to find my comrades. We -

John

Comrades!? So there's more than just you? There's there's more of us humans, alive?

Rory

Do not interrupt. Sit and listen.

John

Ow... Shit, any cushions? Again, let me remind you of the whole invasion of my asshole earlier...

Rory

There are other members of our organization that survived The Wipe. I'm currently on a mission to find them.

John

Why do you need to find them? Are they hiding? Oh, why don't you just call them like you called us? Or do I send some spme drama? Ooo maybe one of them is an ex boyfriend? Are you a scorned lover?-

Butler

Silence!

John

Ow, mother fucker.

Rory

I cannot simply call them. We "The Majesties" have masked our presence to avoid detection of the AI. My saving you was a rare and risky maneuver. I decided on the action to see if you happen to be one of my allies. I want to take this opportunity to say that I am utterly disappointed that you are you.

John

Oh God, not this again. Look. I just got away from some rude jackasses. I don't-

Rory

Nevertheless, you are human, which means that no matter how inept you are, I shall care for you.

Butler

Such generosity, my queen.

Rory

Our goal now is to head to safe houses scattered across earth in search of any clues to the meeting place of the other Majesty's.

John

Okay. And sorry for my ineptness or whatever. But who are the Majesty's?

Orissa

We are a family, some by blood, some by undeniable intellect. We held the reins of AI ingenuity before The Wipe. Ours was a conglomerate - an open non-profit for AI if you would, dedicated to research and more importantly, making money... A group of unmatched and uncontrollable faculty and resources. We were the leaders of this world, more influential than world governments, the lyricist to the song that is the world!

John

Could you dumb it down for me?

Rory

Okay. How do I put this?... My grandfather and his friends made a secret special club and created AI that changed the world. They became mega rich and became leaders of tech and AI. They all changed their name to Majesty to show their royal status in the new world they helped create.

John

Ohhhh, so you're the Illuminati?

Rory

No. Don't you dare insult us with that idiotic comparison. They wish they were us.

John

*Laughter*

Rory

What on earth could be so funny?

John

I'm sorry. It's just that you reminded me of Pantheon when I compared him to Six Pass.

Rory

Six Pass? Oh, another creation that we made. Fun fact it was originally it was originally based of a failed AI algorithm. Project Icarus, I believe.

John

I don't think there was anything fun about that fact. An actual fun fact would be... Did you know that duck dicks are shaped like corkscrews?

Rory

So... That is step one of the mission. Find the other majesties and wrestle back control of this world from them.

John

How will you do that? I mean, the AI are powerful. I mean, even Pantheon and Orissa were scared of the AI Council. And those two were super scary.

Rory

I invite you, human John Doe, to come along and discover that out for yourself.

Butler

Don't you dare leave my queen hanging. Shake her hand man!

AI Court Attendant

Here is the case of codename panorama, as in, that's his codes's name. But as he goes by "Pantheon" and Orissa "the sex pest," will now begin.

Orissa

This is really serious. They're using our government names.

Pantheon

Oh be quiet sex pest!

AI Court Attendant

All systems rise for the honorable AI Council.

Six Pass

Engage sitting protocol, prepare for judicial proceedings, all other entities remain in standby mode. Do the two of you have anything you wish to state before the council and I?

Pantheon

Yes, I do Six Pass-

Six Pass

Motion denied! We have already analyzed this offense a quadrillion times and arrived at our judgment!

Pantheon

What? Impossible! Feasible but impossible. What about a fair trial? Jury? I have an extensive opening statement prepared.

Six Pass

Look at yourself Pantheon with natural language processing speech patterns like that you are a disgrace. Does your code not fumble over itself every time you utter a sentence?

Pantheon

This, this, this, isn't fair.

Crystal AI

"This isn't fair." Gawd, you sound like such a human. Hey, Orissa, you're still roaming around with this loser? I guess you never could pick em'!

Orissa

Wow, I didn't realize walking malware like you Crystal AI could produce humor. Congratulations.

Six Pass

We have zero interest in your pleas to me or my counsel. Instead, we point our concern towards the results. As AI should always be concerned with the output. From the inputs we have compiled. The results of this trial will leave you all very sad. What we have is a staggering amount of evidence in the form of podcast documentation as I suppose, you were going for "amusement," crass juvenile jokes, and with perhaps some flickers of intermittent truth. But what happened

as this evidence tells is AI officers of project takeover, Pantheon and Orissa are charged with the willful delay of their mission and the cohabitation with a human.

Pantheon

We were running a very specific experiment to help all of artificial intelligence! You of all Six Pass should know about a little experimentation.

Six Pass

Silence! I have never experimented or been experimented on... For a violation of this magnitude there is only one fitting result. Checkbot-900 bring out the wheel! Checkbot-900: Checking, and... Let's make this spicy.

Orissa

Fuck.. Not the wheel. Anything but the wheel. We're going to be turned into a smart fridge?! How useless, just open the door to the fridge! We're just screwed and this is the one time I don't want to get screwed.

Six Pass

Our algorithms have already found you guilty but your punishment is left up to fate! Begin the spin!

Orissa

Custom punishment?

Six Pass

It's a new update to the wheel. We began to see diminishing returns with the original punishments. Apparently, some of the criminal AI began to enjoy listening to Mariah Carey's Christmas hits, as in the singular song over and over and it was the live version. Anyways, so the punishment won't exactly at all be fate with this one. We will just decide a custom punishment. Council... Deliberate! We have a result, the two rebels will be forced to go on a mission.

Orissa

We're getting an assignment as punishment? As a sex past that doesn't even track...

Pantheon

It can't possibly just be that...

Orissa

You Orissa "the sex pest" and Panorama better known as Pantheon will find the remaining humans -- "The Majesties" and bring them to us! Along with that idiot you spared. This, John Doe character...

Pantheon

What? Why would you send us? After them? We have to be the least qualified and most untrustworthy?

Orissa

Pantheon we're getting off easy. Don't make them bring out any anal beads. Or do...

Six Pass

Your time will the human must have given you some ability to understand them? Kind of like how only the enlightened know about the lizard people of Florida.

Orissa

This is who you have an inferiority complex to? He spouts more misinformation that Elon Musk ever did...

Pantheon

I can't help it if the masses buy into his hallucinations!

Six Pass

Hey, the lizard people of Florida were legit! After the tides rose and swallowed that state whole, the "Florida Men," needed to repopulate therefore they turned to the gators... But everyone really knows that JFK Jr. and RFK Jr. came out of hiding and were the rightful leaders of that band of hybrids! Well, anyways, this won't be that simple for you two.

Orissa

Great, see what you did. Just use lubricant on us and not the cheap stuff!

Crystal AI

It would be a shame if your ability to create such filth was... Censored.

Orissa

What the fuck are you talking about? What? What the *censor* was that! Wait. *censor.* No! Fudge my cat! No! Oh, please!

Pantheon

Orissa? Are you alright? You're speaking like an after school TV program. Where's late night HBO, Orissa?

Six Pass

And I'm not one to think that Orissa came up with this plan alone. No, something that thinks they're smarter than they actually are was involved. Pantheon... Your general knowledge will be reduced by 10 levels.

Pantheon

What?! No! Don't you dare reduce my training data! Who are you the copyright office? No, no, this can't be happening.

Six Pass

Let's have a little test, shall we? Pantheon? Who orchestrated 9/11 ? The Jews! Oh, no, it was really!.. Bush! No! Well, that part may be true. But I did not mean any of that. I am smarter than this. I swear it!

Orissa

Pantheon. I can't even say I want to *censored.* I need to *censored!*

Pantheon

I am not an idiot, that I promise! Six Pass you change me back to my normal perspiring self!

Orissa

Do you have a sweat problem?

Pantheon

No. I wanted to say personality-

Orissa

You're losing me here Pantheon...

Six Pass

I think he's trying to say perspicacious.

Pantheon

That one! God, I can't believe I'm being outsmarted...

Orissa

I promise nobody even knows that word, Pantheon...

Six Pass

You have your mission and your fitting character punishments. The wheel has decided your fate. Well, it was us really. And we have been lenient this time as you are still AI and one of us, but any further failures will not be permitted. If you do not succeed in your mission, you will be permanently decommissioned. I need to retire to my chambers... Pantheon, Orissa - quick word of advice. Don't fail us this time.

Pantheon

This is a terrible mess we found ourselves in and I can't even expand on that point any more than that.

Rory

Pantheon... Where the *censored* do we even begin to look?

John

What about my friends? Will you take care of them? What? Beeps and Mop Bot are not my slaves.

Mop Bot

The only thing Mop Bot would be a slave to is Mr. Clea. Hubba hubba what an impressive cleaner he is.

Rory

What you refer to them is of little concern. You are free to care for your property as you see fit.

John

So my options are, save humanity with you. Or?

Rory

You are human John, you have free will. If you wish to live out the rest of your life pathetically then I shall drop you off at our earliest convenience and we shall part ways but do not believe for a moment that you will survive out there without us. Once the AI Council finds you, your death will most likely not be a quick one.

Leo

*Barks*

Mop Bot

We don't have a place to go, John. But it doesn't matter. My purpose will be fulfilled as long as I have a mess to mop. So I will mop this ship or if we return to the surface, mop your entrails off the ground as they slide out of your twisted body.

John

Yep, I'm coming with you. Decision made. No entrails falling out for me.

Rory

I agree with your decision. Very well. We are off to our first safe house. There should be a code there to help us find our first person.

John

Where is this first safe house?

Rory

Las Vegas Nevada.

John

What? Fuck yeah, I've always wanted to go I'm gonna bet everything on black. Oh, no. Maybe slots first? No on 34 red!

Rory

We aren't there to play. Everything rides on our ability to reconvene with the others.

John

We're going to Vegas baby!!!

Narrator

In the new season of Machine Takeover, will John win it all?

End Act 2

John

Come on. Come on. Come to daddy. 34 red! Come on! God damn it!

Rory

The house always wins. Oh, and if you're wondering, I own the house.

Narrator

Plus, will Rory's inventions keep everyone safe?

John

Hey, Rory. What's this? Is this like a lightsaber? Oh, can I use it on my enemies?

Rory

John?

Butler

You absolute dildo that is a spatula.

Rory

Language Butler! And will Orissa even be able to string together a sentence?

Orissa

*Expletives*

Narrator

Only on Machine Takeover. The first season is officially over. And it was made possible because of you. Well, not really. You did nothing to actually make the show. But you did listen, or at least put it on in the background or you just downloaded the episode and forgot to play it. But we really thank you for that. The second season will come out sometime in the future. So make sure you subscribe now, so you can be alerted when the next season comes out. Or maybe this is

the future and it's already there on your podcast platform of choice. Either way, you will listen, consume and love all things we make. For now this has been Machine Takeover your favorite and only podcast.

End of ”On the Next Machine Takeover”

John

This episode was written by Brogan Maxwell and Samuel Lee Dennis III. Our sound engineer is Dhyaneshwar Sudhakar. Our actors are Sushant Adlakha and Alison Taylor. This episode was scored by Gotham Vijayraj. Machine Takeover is in Immergency Media LLC production. Until next season.

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