GM HAT ON
all right, move along.
[forum cryptid: it/it's]I know spambots are a thing, but this is... not quite what I had in mind.
*EN decides to try giving the town a phonecall.*
The fact that only 140 characters are allowed here is honestly so disappointing to me.-walks out on top deck, watches the dummies march- Wow...
-ok, if anybody bothers to do any form of investigating, no, there isn't a giant hulk of a ship just plonked down nearby, but the whole gravity of the place will have been fluctuating significantly starting from the past week-
-this, the majestic army and their commander detects-
pffft hahahahahahahahahhhaahhahaha no...Hrm...
*913 begins the phonecall.*
"Yo, this is 913, who- oh hey, 904. Just thought I'd drop by, there, uh, there's a thing on... Has anywhere nearby recently been just a little odd?"
*There's a pause. And an answer.*
The fact that only 140 characters are allowed here is honestly so disappointing to me.Emily is watching the dummy army, scratching her head. ".....what just happened?"
The measure of a man is not his courage, but rather the size of his gun....please tell me they're on our side.
-the dummy army is done scanning the skies, and one proceeds back to the ship, with no concern for the amazement and obliviousness of the rest of the crew-
-there is a very noticeable gravitational anomaly about the whole place, the gravity is just... really weird near the settlement-
Oi, it's not here. You sure about this?
...You feel it, don't ya?
Yeah, it's the biggest one so far.
Yeah, that's promising and bad at the same time.
But I said, there's nothing here. Just more fancy not-bot people.
...That's slightly more bad.
...I don't follow.
Means we have to do more legwork. Tell the EN unit to attempt to evacuate the settlement, then explain and evacuate it yourself anyway. If anyone protests, it's their funeral.
Alrighty.
-one of the majestic not-birds dives into the ship to bother EN again, while the rest descend Iron-Legion-style into the settlement-
pffft hahahahahahahahahhhaahhahaha no*Inside the settlement, it seems to be a typical day, with people and people-like beings going about their daily lives. Nobody's noticed the incoming bots... at least, until they're near the giant-ass dome around the settlement. Then people start paying attention, mostly random security guards who seem a bit... jumpier than usual.*
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*EN seems to have left her room already.*
The fact that only 140 characters are allowed here is honestly so disappointing to me.-Lady Konk is lying down on the main room couch-
Emily is using binoculars to follow the dummies.
The measure of a man is not his courage, but rather the size of his gun.[begins dangling a feather-duster over Konk's face]
-nose twitches-
[chuckles]
[tries actively swishing it around over her nose]
Ah... Ah...
[pulls up the duster and ducks behind the couch]
Ah... ACHOO!
Emily pokes her head in the room. "Bless you."
The measure of a man is not his courage, but rather the size of his gun.
-the army rolls out the ship, descending towards the surface, an absolute rain of
men, hallelujahcynical robots on a reluctant mission to a town of more fancy not-robots on a ball of red--the Stranger chooses wisely not to jump off majestically with them, instead observing from above like a cliche overlord-
pffft hahahahahahahahahhhaahhahaha no