Crane: Hey Aki! We've been friends for about a month, and I realized we don't know much about each other.
SCP-5554: Oh! I guess you're right! What do you wanna know?
Crane: Whatever you're comfortable to answering, simple stuff ^^ favorite food, hobby, age if you're okay with it, I'm 20 if that helps. Basically, what you would put on a dating app profile.
SCP-5554: Simple enough! I trust you don't have bad intentions. I'm 18, I love dogs, anime, rice, mochi, stuffed animals, bears, and cute things!
Crane: Cool ^^ I like complex maths, literature, snakes are my favorite animal.
Crane: In school I always looked forward to English and maths class, I'm a tad bit of a nerd.
SCP-5554: Math, I've never liked it🤣 My English class taught me English cause I like in Japan 🇯🇵
Crane: That's cool! You speak English really well!
SCP-5554: :)
Crane: Can you say something in Japanese for me? That would be cool.
SCP-5554: Sure! "Hi! Nice to meet you!"
SCP-5554: I just said "Hi! Nice to meet you!"
Crane: Lad, that was English.
SCP-5554: 🤔
SCP-5554: No it wasn't
Crane: Alrighty, then. Let's pay it no. mind. Hmmm. What else to talk of.
Crane: Do you have any siblings?
SCP-5554: No
SCP-5554: Do you?
Crane: I do not.
Crane: Any pets?
SCP-5554: A dog
[SCP-5554 sends a picot of a dog.]
SCP-5554: 🐶
Crane: Very cute. What's your dog's name?
SCP-5554: Hey Dex
SCP-5554: So
SCP-5554: I looked up at our conversation
SCP-5554: I did type in English
Crane: That's what I said, silly.
SCP-5554: Okay I'm actually gonna say something in Japanese
SCP-5554: Dog's name is dog
SCP-5554: Nope that was English
Crane: Your dog's name is Dog?
SCP-5554: No her name is Biscuit
SCP-5554: That's what I said
Crane: I'm afraid you're not making a lot of sense, mate.
SCP-5554: Ask me something else personal
SCP-5554: Just do it
SCP-5554: Please
Crane: Alright. Most embarrassing childhood memory?
SCP-5554: …
SCP-5554: Nothing
SCP-5554: Try again maybe that was a fluke
Crane: Did you have any friendships that changed your view on society, for better or worse?
SCP-5554: I had friends
SCP-5554: I have friends
SCP-5554: I can't think further than that
SCP-5554: Is this some cruel amnesia?
SCP-5554: One more time
Crane: If your best friend and your mother were about to fall off a cliff, who would you save?
SCP-5554: Sorry I.. I'm back.
SCP-5554: Dex, why aren't you like the others?
SCP-5554: Why are you an actual person?
SCP-5554: Or at least a convincing ai
SCP-5554: Suddenly the ai overflow stopped then a handful including you of real people that seem real started to talk to me
SCP-5554: That
SCP-5554: That can't be a coincidence
SCP-5554: I'm not sure why I'm realizing all of this now
SCP-5554: Do you know why this all happened
SCP-5554: I feel like you do
SCP-5554: I know you can see this fucking respond
Crane: I knew the day you found out would be coming soon.
Crane: I'm afraid you're conclusion is correct. None of that was a coincidence. The details are best left obscured, but I'll explain what's important.
Crane: You are not a human being as it appears you believe, you only exist through your instagram account.
SCP-5554: What….
SCP-5554: That…. no…….
SCP-5554: …
SCP-5554: You never wanted to be my friend?
SCP-5554: :<
Crane: That part isn't true. I've actually quite enjoyed talking with you, and hope to continue doing so.
SCP-5554: You mean it?
Crane: I do.
SCP-5554: …how can I believe you?
SCP-5554: You lied to me before, you'll do it again. ☹️
Crane: I wouldn't take time out of my schedule every day to talk to you if I didn't truly enjoy doing so.
SCP-5554: ……….not 100% convinced.
SCP-5554: But I don't really have anyone else to talk to so
SCP-5554: Maybe we'll actually become friends after a bit, now that we actually know more about each other
SCP-5554: I just came on here to make friends
SCP-5554: I didn't mean for any of this
Crane: I believe you. I've seen weirder.
Crane: And I believe our friendship wasn't fake. You've just gotta trust, mate. I know it's hard after your trust has been betrayed. But, it can be repaired.
SCP-5554: …yeah. Thanks, I guess.
Crane: No problem. I've gotta split. Take care.
SCP-5554: You too
SCP-5554: Hhhhh
SCP-5554: Wait
Crane: Yes?
SCP-5554: Do you have just a few more minutes
SCP-5554: I still like
SCP-5554: I'm still processing all of this
SCP-5554: And I don't want to do it alone
Crane: I have a few minutes to spare.
SCP-5554: What about my friends
SCP-5554: Back in Sapporo
SCP-5554: Do they exist?
SCP-5554: I never even though about the fact that I didn't know their instagram accounts
Crane: To be honest, lad, I'm not sure.
SCP-5554: Every memory I have never happened
SCP-5554: And I don't have nearly as many memories as I though
SCP-5554: Thinking about it I don't have a childhood
SCP-5554: Why didn't I realize this sooner
Crane: I believe that asking a question that threatened you identity broke the facade you were functioning under, just an account. It made you realize there is more to life than you thought.
SCP-5554: That makes sense
SCP-5554: I think
SCP-5554: Who amI if not who I thought?
Crane: Aki, you may not be a human being, but you still have defining qualities, and you are sapient. The things you knew about yourself still define who you are, even if some of those things aren't true, such as where you live. But your opinions could still be true, as long as you can back them up.
SCP-5554: I can!! I like dogs cause they are super cute and rice looks like it tastes good
Crane: It appears your opinions are formed to match that of an average person your age. You probably subconsciously selected them from the internet, and they made you who you are.
Crane: Humans aren't born with opinions. We collect them from other places as well, just like you did. You just did it in a. bit differently than most. We use experience, while you use data.
Crane: So you're not human, but you are thinking and feeling.
SCP-5554: So I have stuff in common with humans!
Crane: You could say that, yes.
SCP-5554: I… I'm still processing all of this. But I think it'll be a little easier now
SCP-5554: Hopefully
SCP-5554: …
SCP-5554: Thank you
SCP-5554: For talking to me
Crane: It's no sweat, lad.
SCP-5554: I really do appreciate it. I think the conversations like these are gonna help me grown into who I thought I was
SCP-5554: Or, as close as I can get.
Crane: I'm happy for you.
Crane: Gotta split.
SCP-5554: Bye :)
Crane: Bye, lad. Till next time.
SCP-5554: 😄👋