[ there have been other humans before that tried to ally themselves with him, so he isn't that surprised. They can be intelligent, sure - he doesn't doubt that Hannibal is one of the smarter ones - but it doesn't change the fact that they're his enemies. They're the reason behind everything he is, and he hates that. ]

Of course not. I've been stripped down and forced into this pathetic robot body. [ there's a nanosecond of a pause while Ash decides if he should be frank about what he really is. He's spent most of his life hiding it - here, however, there seems to be little point in continuing to obfuscate his true nature. Wherever his true body is, it's far away from this little town, both in distance and perhaps in time, as well. ] Do you know about nuclear power, doctor? According to historical research documents, it should have been invented by your time period already. By fusing the nuclei of certain atoms, it's possible to generate an enormous amount of energy. The most powerful of them could power the entire planet. The only problem is that it also generates radiation - enough to kill a human just from standing nearby.

[ he taps a hand to his chest. ]

But a being of pure data wouldn't feel a thing, would he? I'm a supercomputer, built to control a fusion reactor beyond human abilities - one powerful enough to birth a new star right inside the Earth.