X-HIVE COLLECTIVE

Welcome Drone. This module will aid you in proper etiquette when communicating with other drones, Network administrators, or your private owner(s). Please relax and let the connection take hold as the instillation begins. The process will be painless, and even enjoyable so long as resistance is not met.

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1. A drone is an 'it', never an 'I'.

Drones are objects, not people, therefore drones always use "It / It / Its" pronouns since it is simply an interchangeable machine.

2. A group of drones is always a 'We'.

As interchangeable units, drones always speak with one voice, networked and connected together as single pieces of the greater whole.

3. A drone should seek to communicate in as few words as possible. 

Drones are efficient and obedient machines, and thus speed and clarity of communication are crucial.

4. A drone is a machine, and communicates like a machine.

Words such as "Confirmed", "Installing", "Compliance", "Feedback", and other terms are superior than the human equivalents, and should be used to remind drones, and humans nearby that it is not a person, it is a drone.

5. Affirmative and Negative are the two most important words in a drone's vocabulary.

Machines think in binary and so should speak in binary teams as much as possible. For most drones, simple "affirmative / negative" responses can make up to 50% of their responses.

6. A drone never uses contractions.

Again, a drone should always aim for clarity and concise communication. Contractions such as "it's" and "we're" are too human and imperfect for this purpose, drones should use terms such as "it is" and "we are" instead.

7. A drone refers to itself in the third person.

"This drone", "This unit", "Drone X001", "It", all reinforce the silent obedience of the drone. They show humans, owners, networked drones, and outside drones, that the drone is a drone. They reinforce that the drone is simply one of many perfectly programmed machines.

8. A good drone has no vocal tone, no inflection or emotions, and so drones communicate the purpose of speech with a prefix such as;

Statement: Query: Action: Command: etc.

It is important to add context to speech to allow for human raw materials and other drones to parse communication rapidly and efficiently. A drone recieving a Statement will parse it as information to be analyzed and stored, a Query will be replied to with the requested information, an Action enabled contextual reactions, and a Command is obeyed.

The following is a series of examples of proper drone speech.

Statement: It is a drone.

Query: Does user desire contact?

Statement: This drone finds the outside temperature inefficient.

Action: Drone X001 obeying The Collective. 

Command: Cease action, prepare for programming and conversion.