[Network] @hotstud_xxx; video | Day 52, evening [open]

[rubikscomplex]

[The video feed will show the inside of a tool shed where a small, flying robot is moving around in the dim light cast by the tablet.]

Hey, Trinity! Wibblelips! Look what I found. It flies, it screams, it's alive. It also happens to be the reason I'm stuck in a shed for the night. Now, I got a screwdriver.

[The screwdriver is held up into view in a pink-gloved hand.]

And I got a hammer.

[The screwdriver is set down and the hammer is picked up to show.]

It's a hammer of justice. It's a hammer of warning. And it's going to be the hammer I take to that freaking thing unless you tell me how to get it to stop screaming in my face. Hiro, you needed some robot parts, right? Might be able to get you some.

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@guardian; video;

[phaseshifter]

Dumpy!

[ Her genuine, unfettered delight isn't marred even a little by the fact that, you know. Dumpbro's last appearance was as PARTS MAKING UP THE MONSTER THAT KILLED HANDSOME JACK.

Because Dumpy!!!

She is a little put off by Dr. Hotstud's hammer-wielding, but. She can deal with that. Probably. Manipulating people for the greater good is totally fine. ]

I can shut off the screaming - can you hold up the tablet so I can speak to him, please?

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[rubikscomplex]

[ House doesn't even make a snide remark, just lifts the tablet to point toward Dumpy and follow the little robot's progress. ]

[phaseshifter]

Dumpy! Dumpy Bot! It's me, Angel!

[ Upon getting his attention, she clasps her hands together and gives him an indulgent smile. HE IS SO CUTE. AND SO ALIVE. ]

Okay, um, first of all, I hope we're still friends? After what happened. You were very brave! The bravest little robot I've ever met.

And secondly: executing phaseshift. Please initiate protocol 01100110 01100001 01101011 01100101 00001010 at priority one, with a magnitude of... four? Four should do it. You can put the nasty man back on now, okay?

[ Needless to say, Dumpy doesn't stop screaming. Time to lie like a motherfucker. ]

[rubikscomplex]

[ House keeps the videofeed pointed toward Dumpy because he doesn't do video for a reason with these people. ]

You suck at this. If that thing's screaming by the time I go to sleep, know that he'll be really brave again when I rip out his wiring. For a good cause. Don't worry. I know a guy who knows robots. He can help me put Dumpty back together again.

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[rubikscomplex]

[It takes him a bit to contact Hiro as House has to go through Angel's video reply a few times to write out the number commands.]

Hey, Double-H. Got a robot question for you. You speak binary, right? Any idea what 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00001010 means? I'm apparently dealing with a self-destruct robot of death that's screaming its head off. Want a new toy?

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[baymaxing]

[Of course, once Hiro sees this, he's curious. Definitely curious. Apparently from what he gathers this is Angel's robot? Or something.]

that's actually kind of cool. Pretty different from my megabot or baymax. as for the numbers, not entirely sure. might be binary, might be some sort of code and ip address or something? hard to tell without knowing the original coding used with that particular bot though. might ask angel. but as far as the self-destruct, unless the creator neglected a failsafe, that shouldn't be an issue unless he's ordered to, i would guess./span>

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[rubikscomplex]

If it were binary, could you translate for me? I skipped that lesson in Computers 101. I like those new fangled things called GUIs. Angel's the one who fed it that command, though. To engage its self-destruct if I touch it, apparently.

I'm hoping you can numbers it to stop that. I like not being in pieces.

@permatext; private

[baymaxing]

if you want, i can try, but i'm not going to make any promises. she's pretty good, you know. could be she's actually trying to stop the screaming robot from blowing up.

even if it could be useful for parts. especially if it is hers?

[Sorry if he seems more curious and almost amused by this than actually concerned, bro. But. Honestly.]

@lockhart; video;

[powersouls]

Where did you find that?

[Tifa's just been trudging through rubble all day, and hasn't seen anything as interesting as that. Now he's got her wondering if robots are common.]

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[rubikscomplex]

[The video keeps following Dumpy around the room as he moves and screams at odd intervals.]

A toolshed. It was supposed to be dead. You want it, come and get it. I'll be in the hospital in the ice tunnels starting tomorrow.

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[powersouls]

[Tifa winces as the thing screeches, then shakes her head in response.]

Are there a lot of those here?

[rubikscomplex]

Only one I know of. Apparently his name is 'Dumpy' and he belongs to Trinity and Wibblelips. They got him killed a couple of days ago. There are a bunch of robots around here, but they're even less friendly than this guy and under the control of the admin.

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[luckystarlimit]

I don't suppose it's as simple as finding an off switch?

[Hey, sometimes the easy solutions get missed in the heat of the moment.

Though given that name...]

And no, that's not me telling you to hit on it.

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[rubikscomplex]

Do you have something against human-robot relations? That's racist.

Also, if it has an off switch, I wasn't able to find it.

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[luckystarlimit]

Not at all. I'm just saying that's not what I'm encouraging.

But hey, maybe you're on to something. Maybe playing with its screws is the answer after all.

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[rubikscomplex]

Is there some reason you need to specify? I mean, do you get that confusion a lot?

Aren't you cute, though? Sure, I'll go jiggle my screwdriver in its rotor. See if that helps. It's probably just hysteria.

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[despiteeverything]

Don't!

[Frisk actually sounds vaguely scandalized.]

Maybe I can talk to them.

[Like it's an actual sentient being because why on earth wouldn't it be? This is something they're pretty good at.]

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[rubikscomplex]

[The video remains fixed on Dumpy and his intermittently shrieking ways.]

Knock yourself out, kid. I think it speaks binary.

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[despiteeverything]

[Binary? Probably something Alphys would get. Alphys would be a lot better for this in general but Frisk is the one who's here so. They'll figure it out.

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* check	❤️ comfort
* joke	* threaten

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Hey there. You don't have to be scared or anything, okay? What happened?

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[idkmybffjesus]

Oh, hey! You found Dumpy. [ here he is, in to state the obvious! ] I almost missed the screaming.

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[rubikscomplex]

Well, who wouldn't, Biffles? You want him back? Come get him.

[idkmybffjesus]

You know, it's pretty chilly out there. I don't think I want him that bad.

@dickcheese; video

[headjacked]

[ Dumpy?

Dumpy??

DUMPY!!

This is a big, dopey grin. This is far from wibblelips. He even squealed, though he did that before turning the video on. Sometimes he does something reasonably intelligent. ]

Well, well, WELL. Looks like you're cashing in that karma! Haha, that was fast!

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[rubikscomplex]

You want him, come and get him, Dicky. God knows he's pining for you. I guess this answers the question of whether or not robots can come back from the dead. Why the hell did you ever want to keep him when all he does is scream?

[headjacked]

Y'know, he doesn't scream that much around me. Must have some kind of Absolute Asshole Sensor or something.

[ And, almost as if to prove the point, Dumpy shuts up and hovers by House's tablet. Coincidence? ]