Cornelius

Cornelius is the casual designation of an artificial intelligence program operating in the Department of Improbable AUs. He was created by PoorCynic, but is available for use with permission.

Appearance
In the PPC itself, Cornelius manifests himself as a light green hologram whenever he needs to interact with someone face-to-face. His specific avatar is that of a young bald man in a turtleneck and slacks. When his presence is required on a mission, Cornelius is able to use an experimental DORKS and a mobile emitter to create any form for himself. This form is unstable, however, due to the mixing of different canonical technologies and can only be maintained for a short time.

Background
Not much is specifically known about Cornelius's background except that he was apparently rescued from a Halo badfic by members of the DMS.

Notable Abilities
Being an AI, Cornelius is constantly hooked up into the PPC computer system and is thus able to field incoming missions and messages with ease. In the field, he is able to monitor dangerous situations and inform agents of the potential risks they run with any particular plan. He has refused to have a CAD integrated into his programming due to the risk of neural failure.

Personality
Cornelius is well aware of the negative image AIs have received in popular fiction and so tries his best to put people at ease with a friendly and charming attitude. This is not a fully realized approach, as he always refers to people by their title and last name ('Agent Dukes,' for example). He likes to learn about people and will sometimes ask personal questions of the agents he works with in order to further his knowledge.

Some of the agents who have worked with him are suspicious of his actions and motives, pointing to a few instances where they claim his instability can be seen. The Flowers have dismissed all of these claims as purely speculative.