Great story.

Impressive and well thought through.
Kudos!

Just finished. I particularly like the last few paragraphs, and especially the last line: it sets a powerful, lasting impression of constant potential catastrophic error, tempered with an optimistic sense that, at least for now, all might be well.

Fantastic, as usual. Wish I'd read it sooner, and sharing this to my social circles now.

Finally got around to reading this story, thoroughly enjoying it so far. Kyle's line about coffee made me laugh out loud for the subversion of the usual "I've never had X before..." Also, minor nitpick, Reese did tell her she died of cancer in chapter 4.

Just as a question, didn't Kyle say in one of the earlier chapters that it was ironic that she died of cancer? I'm asking because in this one she doesn't seem to have been told.

It's almost like a 'Cascade Failure' of dead timelines forced this one to evolve.

Something so simple would never be considered by Hollywood, because SkyNet has to play the role of the big bad grimdark machine emperor thing.

Very cool that there is almost an "illuminati" run by the Connor-Reese clan, and Athena V 1.0... Definitely interesting... A sequel would be cool, with some other story or movie, I think.

This is a pretty wicked premise. Deviations as a result of temporal manipulation.

I know Sarah Connor was never utilized in the way you have done so. You've even given me a few ideas.

Gonna read the rest now, cheers, Reichenfaust.

I'm not exaggerating, this is one of the best stories I've read on this site. Well thought out and well executed, especially the Preston-Logan and duplication attacks.

Well, it's a happy ending. But who would want to live in that world?
The story was definitive interesting, and the ending was just right for it.

Wow, dark. Great story and great ending.

113 mar20

That was a tremendous story. Very well thought out, with the most realistic description of an AI I have yet seen. Hats up.

Jesus, that last sentence.
Tension was mounting but god damn you know how to end a story satisfactorily

I appreciate a future in which Skynet functions as mediators and counsellors for humanity.

Wow. I really appreciate all the thought and work you put into this. It took a bit to get over the exposition side of things though I do understand the need given the complexity of time travel you were trying to relay. And to be honest, I'm not even fully tracking with that. However I did enjoy reading this story and the way you portrayed Skynet and the other characters.

Interesting way to end the story, a bit disturbing, but fitting, a good thing it decided to cooperate, seems to me it good have used an empathy patch or two, and perhaps an honesty patch also.
On the other hand adding more human sensibilities could have created human weaknesses also, it could also be argued that being an accomplished liar is a very human thing.
I liked the insight into the very first timeline, and how it seems the very first Skynet kinda ended up being in the same desperate straits as all the subsequent humanities.
Kinda ironic also that like the original Skynet the timeline problem was also created by humans through meddling with technology.