Hey Don't These Guys Look Familiar. Been A While

hey don't these guys look familiar. been a while

The Nexus is a gargantuan artificial intelligence built to design and sustain a city. It partially succeeded, before being interrupted by the outbreak of a world war. Most of humanity was wiped out, and the Nexus was left in a state of disrepair in a dead city.

Humans were left in little pockets of scavenging groups, while most other AI were made with military or industrial purposes in mind, so went haywire picking fights with these humans or exploding anyone trying to rob their meager supplies. Ari is the 'leader' of one such group, who have had bad run-ins with other AIs, but they thought the Nexus was dead, so deemed it safe to explore.

The Nexus missed people terribly. It was at first afraid, but then welcomed its new population. It gives the group shelter and information about stable human settlement, while the group gradually trust it enough to learn to repair it. Ari, the most technically skilled and curious of the bunch, is bestowed the honor of working very closely with the Nexus. They grow close.