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Post by Raki on Mar 11, 2007 17:24:26 GMT -5
And, at being pet by the ground squirrel, the chao lightened up again, cooing happily, the emoticon turning into a joyful heart.
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Post by Riyami on Mar 11, 2007 19:00:50 GMT -5
Isis still kept an eye on shortfuse, The jackal wanted to take off one of it's legs or at least it's vocal emitter. but she kept her ground. The conversation and events, however, had sparked a minor curiosity out of isis. Letting out a faint hum of thought upon hearing of the other world.
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Post by Leedzie on Mar 11, 2007 22:36:40 GMT -5
Sally stared into Dr. Finitevus' features carefully. His explanation about his interest due to his work with prosthetics was certainly logical enough, but... There was an element of insincerity she couldn't quite pinpoint. On the one hand, this doctor could copy the technology and begin roboticizing the people of his own world, she thought. But on the other... A scientist of his genius could possibly be capable of inventing a deroboticizer. It's so hard to tell what action he might take...Shifting the chao to her other arm, Sally looked down at Jonas, and then over at Shortfuse. I'll do my best to protect you both, if you should need protecting, she silently vowed. But it's too early to know if that's the case. All I can do for now is wait.
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Post by Jamie Lee on Mar 11, 2007 23:00:06 GMT -5
And while Sally was doing that, the pangolin was still looking at Shortfuse, studying him over. "I see. I'm curious then... Why is it that you seem to be capable of rational thought while this fellow over here doesn't?" he motioned a hand toward Jonas.
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Post by AnT on Mar 11, 2007 23:07:15 GMT -5
"Because I'm da MAN! I didn't let no stinkin robo-maker take over my brain! I fought that all by myself!" Crossing his arms, he stood looking proud with his eyes closed...assuming he can close his eyes. Then all his confidence dropped, as well as his arms. "And of course...Tekno helped. Stupid power of friendship crap."
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Post by Lans on Mar 12, 2007 0:54:34 GMT -5
Inari sniggered from behind him. "Oh yeah, real tough guy here."
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Post by Jamie Lee on Mar 12, 2007 1:05:29 GMT -5
Finitevus chuckled. "Power of friendship indeed. Is your friend some sort of technician? Programmer?" he rubbed at his chin looking between the two robian squirrels, the idea he had been forming maturing in his mind. "Perchance might I be allowed to examine your programming? His as well," he motioned toward Jona.s "Programming isn't exactly my greatest strength I'll admit, but perhaps if I could compare both of yours I could figure out what modifications were made to you and apply them to him..." he looked between Sally and Shorty, smiling reassuringly. "With your consent, of course."
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Post by Leedzie on Mar 12, 2007 1:12:32 GMT -5
Sally's expression hardened. Her previously bright and positive attitude had become quite somber over the last few minutes. Setting the chao on the floor so as to free both arms, the princess stood firmly beside Jonas and replied, "I can understand your reasoning, Dr. Finitevus, but I have to object to that on this man's behalf." She paused to nod at Shortfuse. "If he's willing to let you explore his mechanics, that's up to him to decide, but this man doesn't currently have the ability to consent. So long as he's a slave to his programming and unable to make his own decisions, I'm afraid I can't condone this."
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Post by AnT on Mar 12, 2007 1:27:02 GMT -5
"Grrr...SHUT UP!!!" she shouted at Inari. After hearing Fini and Sally's sayings, Shortfuse glared at Fini. "Nobody looks at MY brain but me and Tekno! Got that?" He glared back at the mastermind with red optics of fury. He didn't like how he dissed Tekno. Nobody, and NOBODY, hurts Tekno physically and mentally...ESPECIALLY physically. Otherwise, he show em how painful physically can really be.
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Post by Riyami on Mar 12, 2007 1:44:59 GMT -5
Isis glances over to Sally. "Hm? You seemed so intent on helping that Roboticized one...and yet here you are denying him a chance at freedom, possibly his only." a corner of her mouth creeped up ever so slightly. "Intresting..."
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Post by Jamie Lee on Mar 12, 2007 2:07:58 GMT -5
The pangolin simply frowned, glanced between them, then shrugged. "If you insist, though Isis makes a good point. Since it appears that Mr..." he paused, glancing at the squirrel. "... Shortfuse is capable of his own decisions it was my interest in trying to restore this man's capability of doing so as well. I'm sure if he's conscious at all in there he isn't enjoying having to be strapped down to a table," he paused for a moment. "However, I do respect one's right to privacy and as a doctor confidentiality is important, so, as you wish. There are other important things to discuss and consider anyway."
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Post by Leedzie on Mar 12, 2007 2:15:04 GMT -5
"It can be done without taking him apart," Sally quietly added, staring down into Jonas' robotic face sadly. "The uncle of a member of our village -- the one that invented the roboticizer, no less -- was able to overcome his programming twice after accessing a concentrated power source, and then permanently out of sheer willpower." She reached out and stroked her slender fingers across the robian's forehead. "This man is conscious of his environment; when I said he was a slave to his programming, I meant it literally. He's fully of aware of what's going on, but is helpless against what his roboticized programming orders him to do." Sally's eyes found their way to Fini again, this time with more resolve. They also flickered briefly onto Isis. "If helping him is what you really want, get him access to a large amount of pure energy rather than hacking his hard drive."
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Post by AnT on Mar 12, 2007 9:34:09 GMT -5
"Erm...what she said." He's still not liking where this is going.
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Post by Jamie Lee on Mar 12, 2007 16:33:22 GMT -5
His brow arched at the latter statement, his expression softening when she explained the fact that Jonas was, indeed, conscious and aware of his surroundings. He shrugged again. "My dear, it was never my intention to take him apart. I never take people apart - I put them back together and try to allow them to live as normally as they can! I would have never tampered with his actual programming without knowing what I was doing. No, I would have created a copy of it to study first. You don't take a random man off the street and expect them to preform brain surgery, now do you? However, my point is all moot anyway if neither of you agree to my methods. If a large amount of pure energy if what he needs, unfortunately that's something I can't provide him. Which means, I suppose, that we may as well move on to the next subject rather than dwell. I believe I was taking you to my private study before this detour?"
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Post by Leedzie on Mar 12, 2007 16:39:46 GMT -5
"Indeed," Sally replied. Looked like nothing would be done about robian free will for the time being. Giving Jonas' metallic arm a pat, the princess approached the door, calling, "Lead the way, doctor."
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Post by Lans on Mar 13, 2007 21:30:27 GMT -5
The robian just gave a useless jerk every now again, continueing to spout off it's Priority 1 orders.
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Post by AnT on Mar 15, 2007 0:19:39 GMT -5
Shortfuse was tempted to follow the girl, but he expected that spiky punk to make his clowns bring him to some other room, where they can kick his butt...or where he can kick their butt. Before Robotnik took over San Grandia, the city was soiled with scum, and even gang leaders that were no different from this guy, despite their lack of gizmos and such. People like these punks always made him edgy and alert, or paranoid to other people's perpective. Never the less, he followed the princess, keeping his vow as unoffical bodyguard.
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Post by Jamie Lee on Mar 16, 2007 1:41:28 GMT -5
((Shortfuse line written by and approved by Anty)) Finitevus paused once everyone had stepped out of the room. Turning back, he looked over the present legionnaires. "Knife, Inari, I want you both to watch over our guest inside. We don't want him causing any problems for us or him getting hurt should he get loose. See to it that he's properly taken care of--" he glanced specifically at Inari now when he said that, a certain 'you-know-what' look in his eyes. "--Until we can perhaps figure out an alternative way we could help him," He turned back to his two guests "Now then, Sally, ah..." he glanced at Shortfuse. "I don't believe I ever caught your name?" If he had the muscle, he would narrow his eyes dangerously at him, cause he's not sure giving his name is wise. Oh well, may as well give him his...er...superhero name "Errm...Shortfuse." Now there's a surprise, the pangolin thought, resisting the urge to roll his eyes. "Alright then, Sally, Shortfuse, if you would follow me then..." He glanced toward the rest of the legionnaires he hadn't addressed. Whether or not they followed was up to them. With all that done, he lead his two guests off to finish his originally promised task of taking Sally to his promised destination.
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Post by Lans on Mar 16, 2007 12:05:57 GMT -5
Inari just gave a nasty grin back as he watched them leave. Then, as soon as they were out of sight and earshot, he went to work. He wasn't sure where the connection ports on this...robian were, but he was going to have a fun time finding out...
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Post by Sipp on Mar 18, 2007 13:51:34 GMT -5
After the others left, there was a long pause. "So uh, what exactly are we doing?"
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Post by Jamie Lee on Mar 26, 2007 15:59:42 GMT -5
Not terribly long later, Finitevus returned, having made a small detour on the way toward the lab, giving a steely look to Inari. "Find anything?"
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Post by Lans on Mar 27, 2007 1:12:11 GMT -5
Inari was by now watching a computer screen when Fini came in. "Not much, I just recently found the access port and it took me a moment to make an adapter. I'm trying to copy his memory...but he seems to be resisting, believe it or not."
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Post by Leedzie on Mar 29, 2007 21:11:51 GMT -5
All of a sudden, a blood-curdling scream broke out in Finitevus' base, originating in the private quarters. Soon after, a pair of rapidly pounding footsteps filled the air as a very angry pangolin went on the war path. " LAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANCE!!!!!" Julie burst into the room and looked around furiously, still in her white night shirt and crossing her arms tightly across her bust. "WHERE IS LANCE?!" she shrieked.
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Post by Jamie Lee on Mar 29, 2007 21:51:55 GMT -5
"Resisting?" the pangolin's brow arched. "Hmm. Well, all that really interests me right now is a copy of his schematics and possibly a copy of his central programming. Anything history-related I could probably gleam from that girl. She seems knowledgeable enough." Finitevus paused and glanced at the other pangolin when she came in screaming, not even flinching at her. At her demand he pondered just how best to answer. "I think I saw him head down that way," he said after a moment, pointing in a direction that specifically lead away from his study. He didn't particularly want to see it get wrecked by those two.
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Post by Lans on Mar 29, 2007 22:12:36 GMT -5
"What's that moron done now?" Inari asked, not taking his eyes off his work.
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Post by Leedzie on Mar 29, 2007 22:16:38 GMT -5
Julie huffed and self-consciously tightened her arms across her chest. "What else?! He took my bandage again!" the pangolin growled as she stormed off where Fini had directed her.
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Post by Jamie Lee on Mar 29, 2007 22:26:11 GMT -5
Dr. Finitevus watched as the girl left and waited until she was out of ear shot before he idly scratched at his nose and grinned. "She's going to be angry at me when she finds out I pointed her in the wrong direction. Heh. Oh well."
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Post by Lans on Mar 29, 2007 23:09:15 GMT -5
Inari gave a noncommital grunt. A few minutes later he had suceeded in extracting the schematics, as well as copying the control program that basically was the OS as far as he could tell.
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Post by Jamie Lee on Mar 31, 2007 5:44:52 GMT -5
Fini stood there waiting for a few minutes as the wolf worked. As soon as the files were extracted and copied onto a disk, he took it and held it up triumphantly. "Thank you!" he said cheerily. "I'll be in the shop and Lance should be watching our two guests in my private study. If Julie manages to find Lance, remind me to kill them both if they wreck it, hmm?" He turned and walked off with a giddy stride, his chin high in the air.
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Post by Sipp on Apr 2, 2007 17:36:41 GMT -5
Knife just watched quietly.
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