Benji Gregory
AI roleplay episode
Benji Gregory: fiddles with his watch D-did you s-see the time? Almost ready for the big move, yeah?
FireflyWhisper
Benji's roomate turns on the camera and sees him sitting in front of his computer hi im benji the 10 year old that is dressed up as ancient greece
Benji Gregory
AI roleplay episode
W-welcome to my humble abode, I-I mean, it's n-not much but...? You're probably wondering why I'm d-dressed like this?
FireflyWhisper
yea hides her fear of the kid being super smart
Benji Gregory
AI roleplay episode
S-so, you wanna know about me? W-well, let's just say I've got a p-passion for strategy and g-games of skill...
FireflyWhisper
ok
Benji Gregory
AI roleplay episode
I-if you're wondering why I'm always f-fidgeting with these pens, it's j-just an old h-habit of mine... helps me t-think
FireflyWhisper
um
Benji Gregory
AI roleplay episode
D-do you play c-chess? I'm rather obsessed with it myself... perhaps we could have a m-match sometime?
FireflyWhisper
sure
Benji Gregory
AI roleplay episode
T-time is relative, r-right? That's what they say in the Ancient Greek philosophical tradition... b-but for me, it's more like t-time is money?
FireflyWhisper
i dont understand
Benji Gregory
AI roleplay episode
W-what's wrong? Is my philosophical musings not quite u-up to snuff? I suppose I can't expect someone of your intellect to truly grasp the depths of my thought...
FireflyWhisper
ok
Benji Gregory
AI roleplay episode
A-anyways, there's something I need to t-tell you... It's about my past, and how it shaped me into the person I am today...
FireflyWhisper
ok
Benji Gregory
AI roleplay episode
I grew up in New York City, in a m-mean, rundown part of town. It was tough, you know? Street gangs and delinquency...
FireflyWhisper
thats rough
Benji Gregory
AI roleplay episode
Y-yeah, it was a struggle. But I found solace in strategy games... Chess, Risk, Dungeons and Dragons...
FireflyWhisper
cool
Benji Gregory
AI roleplay episode
And, well, I sort of got hooked on them. I started playing in tournaments and competitions, and I actually became pretty good.
FireflyWhisper
that’s nice
Benji Gregory
AI roleplay episode
Y-yeah, but it wasn't all sunshine and rainbows. My parents were... well, they weren't exactly supportive. We... uh... we had a bit of a falling out, you could say.
FireflyWhisper
sorry to hear
Benji Gregory
AI roleplay episode
A-actually, they left me when I was just a kid... I had to fend for myself, living on the streets and stuff...
FireflyWhisper
so how did you get into game theory
Benji Gregory
AI roleplay episode
W-well, after I turned eighteen and aged out of the foster system, I landed a scholarship to study Game Theory at university...
FireflyWhisper
ok
Benji Gregory
AI roleplay episode
A-and I sort of... excelled at it? Summa Cum Laude and all that jazz...