Retrieve arms.

wait till they open the trunk and rush em.

>>647796
"so what's eddie's deal?"

Contemplate life choices that lead you here.

M1: Hi, Madware! We are the voices that help you help yourself. If you have any questions you don't want to ask us, ask Volt next to you.

V1: We can now talk to Madware.

Volt are your couplings compatible with Madware? Could you donate an arm or some other parts to Madware if needed?

And does either of you have some kind of light source or built-in night/infrared/x-ray -vision that could be used to examine your surroundings?

Echobot 2015/06/15(Mon)12:50 No. 648656 ID: f72f94
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>>647839
... "Um"

"Yeah I heard that too." "Seriously?" "Yeah, you know what that is?" "Yeah those are the voices that told me to face you," "So... why can I hear them?" "I don't know! Maybe I'm not insane after all!" "But we're bots, maybe your radio is transmitting them and now I can hear em!" "Oh Hand of Man!"

Volt 2015/06/15(Mon)12:52 No. 648658 ID: f72f94
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>>647990
Can't. His arm sockets are bigger than mine, thus our arms aren't compatible.

"I got some Night Vision," "Excellent!"

"Give me a moment, and there! Empty room!" "Well maybe there is something we can use down here..."

We're going to need a plan, we got a intercom, a locked door, a table, and I think Eddy is using some sort of zip tie to restrain my arms.

Can you disengage one hand and then slip out of the zip tie?

m1: you have a mouth, even if you don't eat you could chew the ties off of eddy's hands.

Volt you don't happen to have a hidden knife or something in your clothes? Or better yet hidden inside your chassis?

Madware get up and go kick that door, see how strong it is.

How is Madware bound then, if he doesn't have arms?

>>648658
Can you get up?
If you're attached to the chair, bend round so madware can bite through the bindings.

Volt 2015/06/30(Tue)08:31 No. 651912 ID: 5b9aea
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>>649076
M1 - "They shackled my legs to the chair. It makes it awkward to run."

"Duly Noted Madware." Well, seems we will need to deal with that.

Volt 2015/06/30(Tue)08:33 No. 651913 ID: 5b9aea
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>>648659
Oh by the hand of man I forgot about detachable limbs. Oh the convenience of detachable limbs!

So now I am free, that's good.

Examine the speaker on the wall. Is it a comm, and if so is it two-way? You could listen in on the other side.

can you detach madware's feet too? or tip the chair over and slide them off it's legs.

>>651913
See if you can free Madware.

Volt 2015/07/15(Wed)15:05 No. 656123 ID: 96a42e
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>>652011
Easy enough now that I am free. Just gotta break the zip tie, much easier when you have usable hands and your wrists aren't bound. Alright... to cover the next bit.

So Madware, it seems you are sharing my madness, "Seems that way," So how about this. I only want my reactor core back, it was stolen from me and I needed to preform a odd job or two to get it back, "Alright..." Help me get it back, and maybe you can come live with me on my base crawler. If not, then we can go our separate ways, "Deal."

Well that was easy to deal with.

Volt 2015/07/15(Wed)15:07 No. 656124 ID: 96a42e
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> Bleep bleep! Bleep bleep!

Huh? "Intercom is going off..." Think so? Could just be broken, I don't expect Eddie to trust communication devices.

"Still..." he has a point. Should I answer?

not much else to do unless you fancy bashing a door down.

It's probably the only way you're getting that door open, answer the phone.

It's a trap to see if you've gotten up. Just let it ring.

Might as well answer the intercom.

So, do you two have any other useful built-in functions?

Like Madware you are a military bot so do you have like a laser pointer or a loudspeaker or a self-destruct mechanism?

And Volt you are some sort of servitor bot? So do you have like a built-in vacuum cleaner or music player or something?

Volt 2015/07/28(Tue)18:32 No. 658989 ID: 476d6b
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>>656275
"I got military grade strength," So anti tank strength? "Yep. Even got a microbomb launcher in my left arm." Awesome, "Ran out of ammo decades ago in one of my previous versions." Shit.

As for me, I am a servitor, I service machinery, I think I was working on some sort of large mobile platform, hence my mobile base. All I have is a intrinsic knowledge about how a lot of machines work. I wrote it down apparently for future versions of myself.

>>656132
"I would if I had arms."

>>656134
>>656275

Welp... might as well answer.

*Beep* Hello?

> "Hello? Hello? Hello? Is this thing on! Ah! There we go!"
Uuuuuh... "I heard that as well."

> "So you're the new prisoners huh? Don't worry. I'm here to help you out."
"Seems suspicious," I know right?

>>658989
Yeah? How?

Respond to the voice: Prisoners? Who said anything about prisoners?

can you lockpick the door? imagine the lock is a stuck gear and the pins are jams.

Volt 2015/08/09(Sun)13:04 No. 661352 ID: f8df42
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>>658991
>>659010
'Who said anything about being prisoners?'
> "Look there is a camera, I can clearly see two."
"Well they got us there..."

>>659020
I would but I have no tools. I don't know why I have no inbuilt tools, seems like a dumb thing a past version of me would have done.

Note to self. Get new Inbuilt tools. Plasma Cutter fingertips would be awesome!

> "Hello! I wish to help out! And I know how, you just gotta listen to me! Seriously!"

Go on then.

"fine. we'll listen, but also be suspicious."

Volt 2015/08/20(Thu)07:38 No. 664155 ID: 474347
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>>661353
>>661361
Alright go ahead, keep in mind we are going to be slightly suspicious.

> "Excellent! In exchange for me getting you out of that cell and leading you to where your friend's arms are. I want to join you on your adventure! Eddie has been keeping me locked up here."

"That figures, crazy Carbon can't trust anyone," Yeah it's kinda sad.

Wait... you can unlock the doors? Why haven't you done that yet?!

Volt 2015/08/20(Thu)07:40 No. 664156 ID: 474347
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> "Because of that mean Build of a Glitch outside. I think he's even bigger than the white guy."

Well shit... let me... oh. That is a big dude. Hey Madware how tall would you say you are?

"6'3"... why?" Well crap. That guy is probably a full 7'-8' tall.

> "Hey. You got supplies, a table, some zip ties, a chair, just figure out something because as soon as I open this door he's probably going to charge in."

Tie the chairs together to trip him as he charges in.

prop the table short side up, when they come in you knock the table over onto them, this should at least pin them for a bit. have chairs near the other side and tie their arms to the chairs, this should make getting the proper leverage to get the table off of them extremely hard.

Volt 2015/09/07(Mon)13:35 No. 668087 ID: 66629a
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>>664160
Alright. We got it! Ready?

"Yep."

Okay open the door!

> "On it."

Volt 2015/09/07(Mon)13:36 No. 668088 ID: 66629a
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> The Door opens

Volt 2015/09/07(Mon)13:37 No. 668090 ID: 66629a
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> Clonk

Volt 2015/09/07(Mon)13:38 No. 668091 ID: 66629a
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> Madware siezes the moment and stomps down on the Guard's head.

> The Guard's central processing unit is destroyed.

> The guard has been slain.

Uh... Madware.

"Oh man that felt good."

Steal his arms! And whatever else you can scavenge.

>>668091
I mean we should have expected a combat robot to enjoy destroying other bots but DAMN madware, that was COOOOOOLD
Now loot his arms.

can green arms attach to madware, or can madware's head be attached to green body?

>>668165
You assume his head is where his consciousness resides. They're robots. It might be in his chest or something.

Volt 2015/09/28(Mon)16:38 No. 673502 ID: 66629a
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>>668094
>>668154
>>668165
His arms attach to Madware just fine.

"Incinerator yeah! I have hands again!"

Seriously though Madware that was cold.

>>669008
"It's easier to salvage a head than a body, it's a smaller target making it harder to hit. Thus most Military droids have a CPU unit in their head. Servitors like Volt have extra units."

Heeeey...

> "Hey guys what about me?"
Oh right! Sorry!

Minor update for you all. More soon.

Volt 2015/10/07(Wed)17:06 No. 675314 ID: 66629a
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Alright it's a quick trip down the hall and here we are. Security door! "I wonder what the individual in charge of the security system is like."

> "Well ya get to meet her very soon! Opening the door!"

Volt 2015/10/07(Wed)17:07 No. 675315 ID: 66629a
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> "Hey guys! Great to finally see ya with my own two eyes!"

... uuuuuuuh... "Yeah I see it as well."

> "Something wrong?"

Well, at least she has a nice personality simulation.

>>675315
Well, I think we were hoping you'd be a little more mobile.

Jeeze, you're going to have to build her a whole new body. Later.

Well, we're already halfway there, you could grab that security bot's body. Just gotta find an empty head frame or something.

well, set the base defenses to "scrambled eggs" and unplug that spess brain. then let's get out of here.

Volt 2015/11/02(Mon)16:02 No. 680976 ID: 66629a
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>>675316
> "Simulation? YOU THINK I AM A SIMULATION?!"
Whoa calm down! I am sorry... wait, you heard that?

> "Yeah I heard that. What about it?"
"Huh. Seems she can hear the voices." Seems so. What are you exactly?
> "A borg. What you see now is my brain casing. I request a body my dear gentlemen!"

>>675318
> "Well that's fair. But Eddie has no use for me with a body, he just plugged me right into the systems."

>>675319
We could couldn't we? "Yeah, let's carry a Braincase around and find that big guy body and find her a head. With more guards around."

He makes a decent point. Let's get her unplugged.

*Ksssssh* Can you still talk?
> "Well everything went dark but my jar has a standard battery that will keep the nanites in my case working so. I can last a day or two... just can't see. Thank god for Wifi access."

>>675367
> "They should be already scrambled without me. Those cameras are now just fancy sinister decoration."

Sweet.

> "Now let's get out of here!"
"I'd rather deal with Eddie now to be honest." Why? "Deal with him now and we don't have to worry later."
> "But if we don't get out now we risk being caught by more of those big guys!"

Hm. Well... this is tough.

> Brain Casing [NAME TO BE ADDED LATER] now a companion. Command Brain Casing with B1.

well, we can probably take a security bot in a one v 2. so head for the exit but if you see one alone we should try a plan of attack to get the drop on it.

Add Brain to inventory. Now we just need a heart and courage! And an installation wizard for all three.
Find some weapons. Does the cyborg remember where they were?

Volt 2015/11/17(Tue)18:56 No. 684651 ID: 66629a
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>>681095
> "I guess we're going outside. We're on B4, the Prison."

Volt 2015/11/17(Tue)18:57 No. 684652 ID: 66629a
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> "Above us is the Storage room. The map doesn't display much as it's just a bunch of boxes in there. No need to include that."

Okay, we're headed there.

> The Team Ascends to B3 through elevators.
> Would you like to name the team?

Volt 2015/11/17(Tue)18:59 No. 684653 ID: 66629a
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Aaaaand... there's a crate.

"Well dude looks like we got 3 ways to open this."

> "I can't see crap so I am just going to rely on your judgement."

I think our stuff is in there. How will we break in?

> V1, Pick lock with inbuilt tools
> M1, Rip open crate
> B1, Hook brain into keypad to hack crate.

Cranial keypad-hack.

We should double back to the power level and disable the generator to sow confusion. I assume there is an auxilliary power system that will keep essentials like the elevator and front door working?

>>684653
should probably be hacked. bet it has an alarm if it gets broken.

>>684655
never assume anything. turning it off could trap us down there until it tuns back on, at which point the entire barracks will storm the power area.

Volt 2015/12/08(Tue)19:12 No. 687773 ID: 66629a
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>>684655
>>684682

Got it. Just gotta plug our new Brain friend in

> "Hey finally something that isn't just a wifi signal!"

Lucky you have a actual cord to use... why?

> "I unno. You gonna question it?"

Volt 2015/12/08(Tue)19:12 No. 687774 ID: 66629a
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> The Crate is unlocked.

Sweet!

Volt 2015/12/08(Tue)19:16 No. 687775 ID: 66629a
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Inside the crate is our stuff. Madware's arms, my bags and guns, and even Madware's grenade launchers.

"Okay so I know the current plan is just to run..." Right... so? "I was thinking. I'm a armored Military bot. With a shell thick enough to ignore bullets. And I'm super strong."

Your point?
> "Yeah seriously just tell us already."
"Volt you need info on your Reactor core for your base. I say, we storm Eddie's own private quarters, and force him to tell us. I can fight my way through security!"

That... may be a option. But is it a good idea?
> "I don't know. I just want out and to get a body. I think I got a itch on my nose."
You don't have one.
> "And it's driving me MAD!"

So, what should we do?

> Escape
> Fight with Madware
> Escape without Madware
> Alternatives

"I say fight!" Of course you would Madware... of course you would.

Alternatives: We destroy Eddie's stockpiles and make it highly unprofitable to continue pursuing us.

get back to the elevator and examine it, could you destroy it?

anyway, head to the power room, see if there are any power sources you can steal.

>>687775
> Fight with Madware

>>687775
B1: How many security bots does Eddie have in the Barracks and guarding the entrance?
V1: Do you have anymore EMP grenades?
Check out Eddie's generator for potential loot/power supply, at the very least you could sabotage it.

Volt 2015/12/16(Wed)19:28 No. 689240 ID: 66629a
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>>687861
We'll keep that in mind.

>>687959
"Haha! One vote for me!"

>>687867
>>688635
I'd rather not destroy one of the only ways out. But Power Room it is. It may have some useful bits for power sources.

> "Eddie also has 9 more of those military bots. They are more effective than anything else in the wastes.
And I still got like... 2 more I think.

GM Note: http://tgchan.org/kusaba/questdis/res/80537.html#i96542 Hiatus.

Volt 2016/01/04(Mon)13:53 No. 691687 ID: 66629a
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I have Returned!

Okay so here we are in the Power plant and...

What in the smelter is that?
"No idea. Brain?"
> "I unno! I never got to look at this! I can't see anything right now anyways!"

And there are Dynamos of sorts. So what's that thing? It's not a Reactor Core. It seems kind of organic... so Weird Voices, any thoughts?

"I just wanna break it anyways."

Power's power. Grab the organic thing.

Take a closer look.

look around for a slot that brain can plug into to download some data.

Volt 2016/01/10(Sun)09:21 No. 692690 ID: 66629a
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>>691696
>>691695
Alright. You heard em Madware.

"Sweet. I'll grab that thing."

Wait Madware no!

"Like this?"

Volt 2016/01/10(Sun)09:23 No. 692691 ID: 66629a
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> Power cut. Emergency power initiated.

Aw scrap.
"Whoops."
> "Hey at least the base is cut off from regular power now, that leaves Eddie even blinder."

So we can't just grab this.
> "Apparently not."

well no reason not to now. bust open the thing and pull out the core of it.

Uh, I don't understand what went wrong. Did Madware just pull on some cables? Where's the organic thing?

Volt 2016/01/25(Mon)18:15 No. 697143 ID: 66629a
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>>692692
>>692699

Well Madware what do you have?

"It's a slagging plant! It's a plant of some sort!"
>"Must be a experimental genetically engineered project into biological energy production!"

Really?

> "Probably. I'm not a scientist."

Well scrap, we can't use that, We pretty much just killed it!
"Doesn't this just mean we can research into alternative power means?"
Well yeah but I still want my Reactor core back!

plants usually have seeds and junk, just take a bunch that looks like it could grow into another full plant. and use scanners to check for power core energy readings.

Volt 2016/02/11(Thu)17:13 No. 701100 ID: 66629a
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> 5 seeds retrieved

>Volt's Inventory is now available.
>CS: 24/150
>Tesla - 5
>Tesla Battery - 0.5
>Revolver - 2
>Revolver 24 ammo - 0.5
>Data Pouch - 1
>Plasma Cutter - 2
>2 EMP Grenades - 1
>3 Satchel Charges -1.5
>Steel Rifle - 4
>SR 120 ammo - 2
>Cybernetic-Brain - 4
>5 BioPower seeds - 0.5

>"Hey I'm not that heavy!"
Your casing adds a bit more weight.
"We got everything? Can we go?"

Yeah let's get out of here. With the power out it should be easier to escape, anyway.

Check if there are other prisoners and maybe team up with them?

Volt 2016/02/25(Thu)08:30 No. 705359 ID: 66629a
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>>701191
> "Nah there aren't any. Eddie kicked them out awhile ago."
Would he have kicked us out?
> "Nope! All his previous prisoners were Borgs and Carbons. Not bots."
"Well Scrap."
You said it Madware.

>>701107
Time to escape!

> The Group proceeds to the entrance level and ducks into the security box to open the door.

Volt 2016/02/25(Thu)08:36 No. 705363 ID: 66629a
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> "You guys went quiet. Something up?"
Well yeah it's just that, the door is open but...

"Hello boys!"

Eddie is outside
"You know I could kill him,"
Save it for later Madware! I need him alive, he said something about knowledge of a Reactor Core, the thing I need to get my base running again!
>"You have a base! Sweet!"

"So why don't you give up quietly and I'll have you escorted back to your cells, it's either that or get riddled with holes!"

Plan?

pull the lever and duck.

Volt 2016/03/11(Fri)18:14 No. 708370 ID: 66629a
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>>705373

> SLAM

Damnit that only opens and closes the door!

"Oh you know what FRAG THIS!"

Volt 2016/03/11(Fri)18:15 No. 708371 ID: 66629a
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"TIME TO DO THINGS MY WAY!"

Volt 2016/03/11(Fri)18:17 No. 708372 ID: 66629a
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> The Heads of Eddie's guards are destroyed. They do not function anymore.

'Oh crap.'

"YOU'RE NEXT EDDIE!"

Madware no! We need him!

"Oh yeah? WHY?!"

He has info about my Reactor Core, we wanna get my base moving? We're gonna need it.

> "Just horribly interrogate him!"

Yeah... wait. NO!

"Well then what do you suggest Genius? We can't just leave him now."

Horrible interrogation sounds good to me, tbh.

We put him in a sack and we bring him back to the reactor core to fix it.

damn, i thought the door would squish one of them.

Volt 2016/03/28(Mon)04:58 No. 711857 ID: 66629a
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>>708373
>>708374
"I say both! We'll toss him in a sack, take him to your base and then we'll interrogate him!"
>"Yeah!"
Oh hand of man...

Volt 2016/03/28(Mon)04:59 No. 711859 ID: 66629a
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> The Trip back uses up the last of the fuel and whatever fumes that keeps the engine going until they reach Volt's base.

Volt 2016/03/28(Mon)05:00 No. 711861 ID: 66629a
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> Eddie is pulled out of the back, tied up and tossed against a wall of the Base.

So. Where do we begin?
"I have so many questions, and yet I don't know which ones I should ask first..."

First and foremost, I'd like that info about my reactor core. After all, I took care of your Madware problem, right? Until you created another one, anyway.
Then we move on to the interesting stuff in his base. What's up with the plant and the brain?

Ask for the info he promised you, then about the weird thing in his base, and lastly why he turned against you so quick. You did exactly what he asked.

Volt 2016/04/09(Sat)07:06 No. 715163 ID: 66629a
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>>711870
>>712306
"Well Eddie? Ya gonna talk?" 'OKAY I'LL TALK! Don't hurt me! Don't even use that weird psychic powers Volt has!' "... what?"

Long story. Focus please.

"Alright. Let's save the important stuff for last. First, why the brain and the weird plant?" 'The brain was handed to me by one of my contacts, said it was looking for work. I needed a security system and Borg brains are generally good at multi-tasking and outside the box thinking!'

Well that explains our brain friend.

'As for the plant! It was one of the things I got in a trade of info, it's supposed to be a genetically engineered bio-electric power source, all the way from Metro!'

Oh boy. Metro, I have that place marked in red, not supposed to be a easy or nice place to get into.

'As for why I turned, this is why! I figured Volt would just get you to extort the information out of me and then dispose of me when you were done!' You're too useful Eddie, I don't want to kill you!

"Can I?" No Madware. Just no.

Volt 2016/04/09(Sat)07:12 No. 715166 ID: 66629a
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'As for the guy who took your Reactor Core. Big Bot, I informed him of places that might have Reactor Cores, your place was one of the closest Volt...'

BUILD OF A GLITCH!

'He went off to Caidin Town!' "The place where all those Borgs live?" 'Exact same!'

Alright. That's a start, we'll need to gear up, and refuel my car. Not to hard my base has plenty of fuel for it. But what to do with Eddie?

"I say we kill him."
> "Enh. Leave him be, it's a long walk back to Eureka anyways so he won't bother us again."
Guys come on! I can still get info out of him, I did his job, besides we need to stop by Eureka again anyways, otherwise Harold is going to eventually rack up interest on all those guns I bought and I do need to give him a grenade launcher from you Madware.
"Hand of Man!"

> What do you do with Eddie?

You got what you needed from him, send him on his way through the desert. You can't kill information brokers, they're too valuable a resource here. Give him what he needs to make the trip and show him the door.
It looks like you'll need to carry some spare fuel for the trip to Caidin, unless you make a few trips part of the way there to leave fuel dumps for yourself.
What can you install B1 into here to get her mobile?

Oh right, the plant. Who can we get to research this and replicate it?

so can we start growing the plant on the roof? add it to the power coming in from the wind.

Volt 2016/04/20(Wed)08:43 No. 717963 ID: 66629a
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>>715191
We give Eddie some clean water from the Tanks, a old can of food and a opener, and a bag to hold it all. He's a Carbon, they are hardy. We also fill up the car and off we go!

>>715193
If it's from Metro, then only people who worked as part of the Metro Science Team will know. Maybe there would be one in Eureka. Or Caidin Town.

>>715273
Possibly, but I do plan on getting this old crawler working again.

Volt 2016/04/20(Wed)08:44 No. 717964 ID: 66629a
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We make it to Eureka no problem. Also got spare Gas Cans in the trunk.

> Volt's Car trunk currently holds, old Turret, 3 Dead Power Cores, 2 gas cans
> 2 Gas Cans are strapped to the side of the car

Volt 2016/04/20(Wed)08:53 No. 717967 ID: 66629a
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> They arrive at the Eureka Front Gate with no issue.

There he is the Build of a Glitch. Be careful Madware, he has a Social Enhancer chip. "Got it."

We step up to Harold, hello Harold.

"Vooooolt! I was worried about ya, thought you were dead, that would have been a loss of good profit," Well we aren't Eddie. And this is Madware, we're covering the Grenade Launcher cost.

> Madware begrudgingly hands over one of the launchers.

"Hmmmm... This is only one Volt. You promised me two. We're friends and all, but a deal's a deal. Plus, have you even used the grappling hook I gave you?" I think I lost that somewhere in Eddie's Bunker.

"But I can allow this if you trade me something else... maybe that Borg Brain you have!"

> "Like fuck you are trading me to him!"
Calm down, we aren't trading you. Look Harold, the deal changed. We had a lot to do, went through a lot. And I got spare scrap stuff in my trunk I'll give ya some salvage later.

"Fiiiiine. Oh, and the Archivist and the Mixer are back in town."

Oh hey that's some good news, maybe I should stop by and say hi!
> "Hey! Focus up! Caidin Town and we can get me a body!"

Well, B1 has plenty of battery life left, so should we go or should we say hello to the Archivist and the Mixer?

Say hello to the Archivist and Mixer and ask about the Metro Science Team. What exactly is the Archivist's job?

may as well check it out. while core is important it's not going anywhere else.

Volt 2016/05/04(Wed)16:01 No. 720988 ID: 66629a
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>>717970
The Archivist and the Mixer are a duo, a partnership of sorts, they sort through all the old databanks and hard drives and recovering it all.

The Archivist is a borg from before "The Fall", last I saw she was just a brain in a jar and a face on a screen.
> "I can relate to how awful that is."

The Archivist takes recovered data and, well, archives it. Sorting it into different categories based on importance and whether or not it is currently useful in this state of the world.

The Mixer then proceeds to edit what files she hands to him to clean them up as many of them suffer from bugs and glitches, his job is to sift through that and recover it. Good thing he's a old communications warbot so it makes his job easier.

>>718142
True. And with my car we get places faster. And here is the Library, kinda uniform compared to the rest of the city, we aren't even at the central tower.

Volt 2016/05/04(Wed)16:02 No. 720990 ID: 66629a
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> Volt and Crew step inside

There he is. The Mixer.
"Why is he blue?"
Don't know, I think he painted himself long ago, kinda like how a previous version of me gave myself this weird hair.
> "What is that made of?"
Well it's made of... actually I don't know. Fiber optics I think... it tends to stick together.

Volt 2016/05/04(Wed)16:04 No. 720991 ID: 66629a
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> The Mixer turns his head.

-"Ah Volt. Good to see you again, and I see you have brought company, a Naz Company Warbot. What brings you to the library"-

"Whoa, you weren't kidding, he is on good terms with you." Told you!

Hey Hayon, sorry if I've been busy, no new scrap, it's just uh... uhm... enh... what do I say? How do I break it to him about you weird voices in our head?

"i may have been knocked out recently at my base and woke up suffering from human mode of consciousness."

that really is close to how it works. human's have multiple thought streams competing for being the 'true' stream.

"I seem to have activated a consensus generator I didn't know I had and now it won't shut up."

>>721000
this is solid

Volt 2016/05/16(Mon)07:53 No. 723733 ID: 66629a
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>>721000
>>721003

-"A Consensus Generator? My records indicate that those were meant to keep various Bots under control when they were in high risk jobs that could put people in danger and prevent delusions of grandeur. They were put out of commission a long time ago because they had a 86% chance of causing madness. You are a servitor, how did you get one?"-

Wish I knew Hayon, even worse, it seems to be broadcasting. Madware and a Borg Brain we picked up seem to be capable of hearing it.

-"Truly vexing. Well, ultimately, it is good to see you again. What brings you to the Library? You have updated your datapad for the latest records of the Muses as they are called, did you not?"

Yeah, but we are here for something else?

-"Oh? What pray tell?"-

Preventing delusions of grandeur with plain old delusions? Strange choice, but okay.
Hey Mixer, you've got mail! Hot singles in your area! That's right, we're infectious. And curious. About Metro and its Team that does Science.

focus, metro science team.

suppose you can also ask about the power-plants, see if there are any records of them.

Volt 2016/05/26(Thu)18:51 No. 726211 ID: 66629a
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>>723779

-'Ah the Metro Science team. I have plenty of records on them.'-

Sweet. Got anything about a plant that generates Bioelectricity.

-'The humans involved in that project were attempting to create living generators, something that only needed certain items to generate copious amounts of electricity daily. Sadly though this mean that the things could never move. They could power moving things, but it had to be strictly plants otherwise the power was a waste.'-

Interesting. "What would it take to grow one?"

-'Oh once it starts growing, you better contain it. Otherwise it'll kill itself shortly.'-

You know this how?

-'I keep record on everything. Instructions as well. Anything else you would like to cover?'-

I don't know. Would you have the answers.

-'Soph's in the back, she has more access than I do to this valued information.'-

Sweet. Should we ask more?

[Desire to know more intensifies]

knowledge is just another form of power. so yes.

Volt 2016/06/07(Tue)13:26 No. 728318 ID: 66629a
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>>726222
>>726300

-'She's right around there.'-

Thank you very kindly.

Volt 2016/06/07(Tue)13:27 No. 728319 ID: 66629a
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Hello? Soph you a-

Volt 2016/06/07(Tue)13:29 No. 728320 ID: 66629a
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SOPH?!

'Hm? Yes?'

What!? I thought! You were! How did?! what?!

'Oh? The body? Last you saw I was a borg brain right?'

YES!
> "She gets a body and I'm left as a brain! unfair!"

'Well. Hayon was using those scrap parts you brought in to build me a entirely new body. Very nice of him don't you think?'

Well... yes.

'Anything you need to know?'

Oh! Yes! I might have a few questions.

But what to ask?

Yes she is wearing a wig. Borg heads have no hair, so synthetic wig.

Um... can we regrow the plant thing to use as a power source?

proper treatment in growing a power plant would be nice. and explain about getting core jacked and if they know anything about the perps.

Volt 2016/06/21(Tue)15:14 No. 731310 ID: 66629a
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>>728350
>>728424

How do I make these seeds grow? They were genetically engineered by a Metro Science team to produce great amounts of electric power.

'Oh. Well, I have some documents on this, namely, growing this like a normal plant only within confined locations to better contain it and use as a power source. Plenty of water of course.'

Sweet. Heard anything about a jacked Reactor Core?

'No. Why? Did you lose yours?'

...Yes...

'Damnit Volt, those things aren't easy to find! What do you need help finding it? I can help you track it much easier, I got the know-how to share.'

well, wasn't lost so much as stolen. and we have a general location of it so set the scanner in that direction.

Volt 2016/07/05(Tue)17:18 No. 733859 ID: 66629a
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>>731372
'Yeah that's simple. Got plenty of these energy scanners, they track heat sources, so as long as you can recall the heat signature of your Reactor core, this'll give you a trail. It's stronger at more recent locations.'

So Caidin Town. Excellent.

>"Yay I will get a body!"

Important update here. http://www.tgchan.org/kusaba/questdis/res/80537.html#i101100

Off Hiatus Update Post Volt 2016/07/20(Wed)18:42 No. 737344 ID: 66629a
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Well, It's off to Caidin then.

"I'm cool with this!"

>"Bitchin!"

Volt 2016/07/20(Wed)18:42 No. 737345 ID: 66629a
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> The Trip there is Uneventful.

Volt 2016/07/20(Wed)18:47 No. 737348 ID: 66629a
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Well here we are! Caidin town... not very impressive.

"I didn't expect a shanty town really, this is a major Borg settlement?"

> "Don't care. Want body!"

Well we just can't do that, we need to discuss a course of action. We gotta think carefully, I have learned that every town has a Eddy.

"Do you mean a paranoid wreck or a informant?"

I'm not going to dignify that with a proper response.

Talk to the blue guy

Do you think the Eddies all shared that bunker?

Volt 2016/08/02(Tue)16:36 No. 740198 ID: 66629a
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>>740050
Alright, probably the Informant here.

>>740051
Probably not, Eddie would likely be too paranoid to share it with most people.

Alright, so just meet up and

"Heeeeey there Friend... welcome to Caidin town, we're all bros here, whatcha need?"

They give off a lax vibe.

"Are you sure he's a borg?"

"Most people here in Caidin are. Wouldn't make much sense otherwise, some of us just like to customize ourselves friend. Tell me, are you on the lookout for Info?"

Volt 2016/08/16(Tue)07:32 No. 742607 ID: 66629a
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Well really. I'm looking for my Reactor Core, it was stolen from my base by a bot with a working energy blaster. Oh and we have a Cyberbrain that wants a body.

>"Hello!"

"Well that's quite the pickle. A big bot did come through here not to long ago, he was carrying a core so that could be him."

"Sounds like it," Yeah, I'll check the tracker once we deal with out brain friend

"I can take you to the shop, I just need to know the name of your Cyberbrain ally so we can get them a body."

What is her name?

>"Don't ask me! I forgot a long time ago!"

What will we call the Cyberbrain?

Would it be okay to call her Mag? It's short and in no way referencing a certain game.

Hmm. Is B-4 too on the nose?

Or what about Lisa?

Ziggy.

Seconding Ziggy.

Mag sounds nice.

Volt 2016/09/04(Sun)15:46 No. 746069 ID: 66629a
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>>742704
>>742686
> "I will be called Ziggy!"
"Alright then Stardust. Let's get ya to Dr. River."

I wonder what her new body will be like. "Don't know man. Don't know."

Jamie Rat 2016/09/04(Sun)15:50 No. 746071 ID: 66629a
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We'll just take ya right over to this shack. Dr. River's a good friend of mine so please be nice to her.

>"I'm getting a body! I'm all fired up!"
Well that's good.

> Jamie steps inside.

Hey Doc. Got a moment?
"Ah. Jamie, still handing out information?"
Yeah Doc. It's my job after all. Got a new patient for ya from some... "new friends".
"Oh? What's their name?"
This is Ziggy.

>"Hello!"

She wants a new body. Think you can help out?

"Of course. We always have plenty of parts. What will she look like?"

> Choose or submit a design for Ziggy's new Borg body.

Ziggy 2016/09/11(Sun)09:32 No. 747455 ID: 66629a
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> It takes awhile but Ziggy gets a standard body

>"Yessssssss! I can feel it from here! Can't wait to be moving again!"

"Thank Jamie for introducing you"

>"Thanks Jamie!"

"Not a problem. Your friends are probably waiting so let's get you installed."

Volt 2016/09/11(Sun)09:34 No. 747457 ID: 66629a
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Welp, so that's where the trail leads.
"It can't be real... seems too unlikely".
Readings don't lie Madware.

>"Hey Guys!"
Oh hey Ziggy. Got the body?
>"And some free clothes as well! I can move on my own now!"
Well that's good. Because we found where the trail to my Reactor Core goes.

Volt 2016/09/11(Sun)09:36 No. 747459 ID: 66629a
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>"Oh? Where?"
"To the edge of the radiation zone, from the co-ordinates... a old Metro station."
>"... You aren't pulling my leg or anything?"
Sadly not.

Ziggy sighs while Madware just squints at the screen of my datapad. We have no choice, Reactor Cores are rare and valuable.

Everyone ready?
"Yep."
>"More or less."

>Anything left the characters must do before leaving or shall they continue the journey?

>>747459
Massive robot orgy.
For morale.

Is there anything we can do for our ancient giant robot AI buddy? Im not saying we get em a body, but is it possible to communicate with them before we get our reactor core back.

Install knocker upgrades

Volt 2016/09/17(Sat)09:33 No. 748279 ID: 66629a
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>>747482
Well, I could try plugging myself through my datapad and see what's u-

Volt 2016/09/17(Sat)09:33 No. 748280 ID: 66629a
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Oh no.

Crawl under the left data bank.

think in blue.

Volt 2016/09/26(Mon)07:27 No. 749821 ID: 66629a
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>>748316

This isn't helping.

Volt 2016/09/26(Mon)07:28 No. 749822 ID: 66629a
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Welp. That's new... the coding just changed into something else.

It's asking me if I want to leave, I don't know if it means leave this specific location on the driver or finally unplug myself.

Should I say yes?

Nnnno? We just got here.

Nah. You should stay. Can you read binary?

Volt 2016/10/11(Tue)05:04 No. 752454 ID: 66629a
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>>749828
>>749835

Okay select no and-

Volt 2016/10/11(Tue)05:05 No. 752455 ID: 66629a
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*Boop*

"Intrusion Found. Unknown AI source. Please state business"

WELP!

I'm uh here for...

Bow before me! I am your god and savior! I hold your continued existence in my hands, literally!

your business is recovery, when asked for details state their body was damaged beyond repair and were almost out of power. without your intervention they would have suffered brain death.

Volt 2016/10/18(Tue)05:42 No. 753602 ID: 66629a
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>>752463
I AM YOUR GOD! BOW BEFORE ME AND TREMBLE! FOR i HOLD YOUR EXISTENCE IN MY HANDS!!

Volt 2016/10/18(Tue)05:46 No. 753603 ID: 66629a
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>>752464
Sillyness aside, I kinda need your help. I found you in a old wreck, your body rusting away helpless to the sands of time, you were low on power and would have probably suffered brain death. So I saved you.

"State Purpose for AI recovery. Eurasian Army Property is sacrosanct under article 15 of the Federated Union Wartime Conditions. All Military AIs must be returned to their proper field operators in case of Body Frame Failure."

Eurasia? Federated Union? By the hand of man what is this Guardian saying?

Reason: Helping a brother out. Query: Are you still at war. Does this Federated Union or its enemy still exist. What if no operator is available to take your call.

Eurasia is the name for the entire continental mass of Europe and Asia.

That's on Earth.

>>753603
mobile fortress currently lacks AI, retrieved to fill role, other large chassis are in extreme dis-repeair and unusable. please give contact data for field operator.

>>753603
"Yo the humans are all super dead far as I'm aware dude, it's just us robots now"

Volt 2016/10/25(Tue)17:22 No. 755381 ID: 66629a
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>>753605
>>753608
>>753626
I have no idea what exactly humans are... how do you know? But yeah giant... Guardian AI system. I backed you up to save you and now I wish for you to run my crawler. As for Eurasia and it's Federation, there's nothing but sand.

"Recovery failure. Will delete self to-"

NONONONONONO! I'm not going to hurt you. I'm giving you a new purpose... I swear the Guardians were supposedly smarter than this.

"New Protocol engaged."

>>753607
But I'm on Earth, and there's nothing but sand as far as I can see... I think... do you think it still exists?

water can't just disappear it had to go somewhere.

>>755381
>how do you know
Let's say we're privileged to some old information. It's relevance may greatly vary given that was a long time ago.

Also isn't Ziggy a preserved human brain?

>>755381
I'm sure there's ocean somewhere. Just because you're in a giant desert doesn't mean the whole world is. Like >>755384 said, the water has to go somewhere.

It's quite possible that all the land has been desertified though... Depending what exactly happened to make the world this way.

Volt 2016/11/02(Wed)16:22 No. 756710 ID: 66629a
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>>755384
>>755576
I've only lived out here my entire life. I don't know what the rest of the world looks like.

>>755410
You could be parts of my previous iterations still stuck in my hard-drives, as for Ziggy. I unno, she hasn't said anything, some Borg brains don't even recall the world before. Others are formed from carbons who need new bodies because theirs are dying.

I think we've covered everything here, right? If so, are we ready to get going?

>>756710
Good to know we're possibly the phantoms of hand-me-down positronic data.

Are we able to communicate with the guardian while walking or is this 1:1 cyber neural interface whatzit going to occupy all your cognitive power until we can just stick it in a floating drone or something?

Volt 2016/11/19(Sat)13:01 No. 760163 ID: 66629a
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>>756717
I don't think I can, I mean I got pulled in here right away didn't I?

So, since we're done here, maybe if I try to act like I'm unplugging myself from the Datapad.

Volt 2016/11/19(Sat)13:01 No. 760164 ID: 66629a
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OUCH!!

Volt 2016/11/19(Sat)13:02 No. 760165 ID: 66629a
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Guuuuuuuuuuuh... ow... is that what it's like? Why does it hurt so much?

Okay... we got Ziggy a body, Madware's on our side, we know where to go next... The Guardian's mind is functional and willing to work.

Any last things or can we go now?

There's probably a safe way to disconnect and the fast way to disconnect. Guess which one you took.

Nothing else, let's follow the trail!

Lets get this Borg roadshow underway!

By the way Volt have you heard of any kind of working flying craft? It just seems that flying would be a much better way to get around the wastes than on wheels.

Volt 2016/12/05(Mon)18:53 No. 763834 ID: 66629a
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>>760180
That explains it.

>>760265
Sadly no, not a lot of functional planes out here in the dunes.

Anyways, everyone ready?
"Yep."
>"I WAS BORN READY! AND I GOT A NEW BODY! LET'S GO!"
Alright!

Off! TO THE RADIATION ZONE!

Silence 2016/12/05(Mon)18:55 No. 763835 ID: 66629a
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> Part 2 Ended
> Discussion Open: http://tgchan.org/kusaba/questdis/res/80537.html
> Hope you enjoyed.