Functions Roleplay Story

[Auburn]

The game is simple enough but it takes some creativity. Add on to the story with each post. You can choose to talk for as many or little functions as you'd like. For simplicity's sake we can start off with very stereotypical reactions.

The setting of the story is in the future. There's a war going on between humanity and A.I. (I was just watching the Matrix =P) and all eight functions are eight orphan siblings living underground in an abandoned complex.

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Se: Hell no! I have a policy for not trying anything that looks like it fell out of an ass.

Te: I told you already, if you don't want to starve you have to eat it! It looks gross but it has all the vitamins you need to survive, and it's all we have left.

Fe: I guess I'll try it.. ^^;

Ni: I'll go get the mop.. ¬_¬

Ti: I'm not hungry.

Fi: Come on Ti, I think we should all eat it - but you more than any of us. I mean look at you, you're so skinny, and you hardly ever eat! Mom would be upset at you if she were alive.

Ti: Actually it's quite the opposite. I waste the least energy out of all of us, so I don't need to consume very much at all. My body's accustomed to living off very few calories.

Ne: Hehehe. Maybe you should just have an I.V. line connected to you for the rest of your life.

Fe takes a big gulp.

Se: EEEEWWW!! GROOSSSSS!

Si observes Fe quietly to see what happens...

 

[Cognisant]

Fe goes still for a second or two, tries to force a smile.

Te: JUST SWALLOW IT!

Ne starts laughing.

Fe swallows, stumbles forwards into Te's arms, then vomits.

Si joins Ne in laughter.

Te lets out a horrified moan.

Ni: I'm right again, *sigh* as always *starts cleaning up*.

Ti: You're not always right.

Si: It's a figure of speech.

Fi sits down and stays quiet, looking a little upset.

 

[Adymus]

Ne: You're a figure of speech!

Si: ... What does that even mean?

Se: OH MY GOD, DID YOU SEE THAT! Fe totally just blew tasty wheat or some shit all over the capacitors!

Si: ... I don't remember eating tasty wheat...

Se: Hahaha! Oh man It's all yellow and green and it smells like... Uhhhmm... I want to say Wet cat and cheese.

Ne: Wet cat and cheese, that would make a sweet name for a punk rock band.

Fe: STOP LAUGHING AT ME!

Fi: You guys, stop that! *Goes over and tends to Fe*

Si: Seriously, when did we have tasty wheat and where was I for this?

Se: Awe sweet a moth just Flew in! *Runs around trying to catch it*

Ne: Hey you guys... what's that red light in the sky outside?

Ti: *Walks over to Ne* Hmmm, it doesn't appear to be moving, it could be a discharge of static electricity in the atmosphere.

Se: No wait, that's not a moth that's a Grasshopper!

Ni: Hmmmm...

Ne: Why would a discharge of static electricity appear to be getting closer?

Ni: Hmmmm...

Se: NO no no! It's not a grasshopper it's a locust!!! *Runs around and rams into Ni*

Ni: *Glares at Se*

Se: It's all like "BUZZZZZZ"

Ni: Do you have any idea how many ways I can kill you with this spoon?

Se: *Stares at Ni blankly* Oh my god, you know what would be good right now? Yogurt!

Ni: *Breaks spoon in his hand, and turns his body away*

Si: That isn't a locust Se... You see Loci are a yellowish color with black spots, but this one is...

Se: This one is silver and has a blinky light!

Si: correct.

Ni: ...*Turns to Se* What did you just say?

Se: I said that locust is silver and blinky... I love that shirt by the way.

Ni: *A Stunning realization appears over Ni's face as Ni turns and looks to Ti*

Ti: ..... Oh shit...

Te: What?

Ti: That's not a locust, it's a scouting drone.

Ni: This hideout has been compromised, we must leave at once.

 

[Cognisant]

Se & Si simultaneously: It's just a bug...

Te: You two shut up, Ne what are our options?

Ne: The tunnels, the skimmer will be too exposed in the open and whatever it is already knows-

Ni cuts in: -Harvester, type 3-0-1 most likely.

Te: Tunnels it is then, Ne get Fi & Fe out of here, you idiots (at Se & Si) grab our stuff and follow Ne, and you (at Ni) make sure they get the right stuff.

Ti: I'm staying, don't wait for me, just go.

Everyone stares at Ti in shock, except a bored looking Ni who refocuses Ne with a meaningful nod before they continue mobilizing the S's & F's.

Te: What? Explain, now.

Ti: I'll distract it while everyone escapes... I'll be fine.

Te: You have a plan?

Ti smiles scarily: I always have a plan.

Ni walks up to Ti & Te while the S’s hurry off to catch up with Ne and the F's.

Ni: We're ready, you two finished yet?

 

[Adymus]

Se: Uhhm, I got a compass, the canteens, some screw drivers, a rolled up news paper...

Te: *speaking over Se* Si, what about you?

Si: Just packing my stamp collection in my box.

Ni: Don't tell me you intend to bring that box along...

Si: Of course I'm bringing my box! I'm not going to start my collections all over again!

Se: ... seven rolls of toilet paper, a pack of lighters, Shot gun shells...

Ni: There are bigger matters at hand then your god damn collections. It's just going to weigh us down, it's all just old garbage anyway!

Si: IT'S NOT OLD GARBAGE.

Te: We can't afford to let it slow us down Si, you will leave it behind.

Si: No! You don't understand... my life is in this box...

Te: *Ni and Te exchange confused looks*

Fe: *Helping Fi into the tunnels, Fe gives an understanding nod to Te*

Te: Alright, bring it along, but you're in charge of carrying it.

Si: I always carry my own things.

Se: ... 8 tooth brushes, and my hamster *Puts hamster in Se's pocket*... That's about it!

Te: Alright then we are heading out, How we doing over there Ti?

Ti: Closing in at 943 meters north east, velocity 72 kmph

Te: Right, LET'S MOVE!

Ni: Wait, Se grab that silver coat hanging on the Iron re-bar.

Si: Why? What is it?

Ni: Don't worry about it.

Si: I've never seen it before.

Ni: It's a little something me and the T's designed a few nights ago.

Si: We've never needed something like this before...

Ni: Well tonight is very different than before... *Gives an omnious grin to Te*, Trust me, we're going to need it.

Si: I've seen that look in your eye before Ni, what is going on.

Te: Just shut up and bring the damn coat. Ti, status report.

Ti: 323 meters, you should probably go about now.

Te: Right, you sure you know what you are doing?

Ti: *Turns head to the side, gives one emotionless nod, and looks straight ahead again.*

Ni: He's got it covered.

Te: Right, okay everyone MOVE MOVE MOVE!

*The four make their way to the tunnels*

Ti: *Walks closer to the doors with one hand behind his back.*

*The reaver catch's Ti's heat signature in it's infrared sensors and closes in for the kill. The ground shakes as the reaver crashes down into the ground in front of Ti, taking part of the building with it. Ti does not even flinch and the falling debris lands around him but not on him. The Reaver begins charging at Ti, and then lunges at him with a steel claw. Ti evades to the right, and throws the EMP grenade he was holding behind his back under the reaver. The Reaver shouts a robotic growl to Ti as it's attack missed him by inches. Ti tilt's his head to the right and gives a quick grin, and then goes emotionless again.

The EMP Grenade explodes, and the reaver shutters with arching electricity exuding from it's joints. Ti slowly walks up, and kicks open a compartment on the Reaver's shell. Ti reaches in, pulls out a few wires, and then yanks out the Reaver's battery supply. The Reaver collapses and completely shuts down.

Ti: Hmmm, This should supply us with electricity for a few weeks. *Ti hears the robotic growl of more reavers approaching in the distance.*

Ti: Time to go... *Ti head for the tunnels*

 

[Cognisant]

Ti retreats deeper into the complex with the sound of reavers forcing their way through the narrow passages echoing ominously after him. Upon reaching the entrance to the tunnels, an uncovered manhole in the complex's deepest basement, Ti climbs in and pulls the lid back on. It's a futile gesture, the reavers will dig their way through reinforced concrete if they have to, and in this case with the manhole being far too small for them, they'll have to. But at least it's a respite from the noise and with a little bit of luck their commotion will render their own echolocation ineffective, thus hiding the manhole itself until they do a slower, more extensive search.

Ne: Did you get it?

Ti holds out the battery in response, too tired to speak.

Te: Great, Ni how long?

Ni: A day if they don't find it, an hour if they do.

Te: Alright people lets get moving, you all know what to do.

Ne & Si take the lead while Ni and Se watch the rear, in the middle Te, Ti, Fe and Fi carry the supplies (gear, water, etc) while discussing where they're going next.

Fe at Ti: Are you alright?

Ti: Just tired.

Se at Ti: Tired my ass, you can barely walk.

Fe: What is it Ti?

Ti: Nothing.

Fi: It's probably that low calorie diet, I keep telling you to eat more.

Ne: Fi's right, Ti you're not a machine.

Te at Fi, changing the subject: How's Fe?

Fe, cutting Fi off: I'm better, sorry for the...

Si: Don't be, it was funny.

Fi: And Te deserved it.

Te gets ready to protest then stops abruptly when Ni speaks.

Ni: Fi's right, you did.

Everyone trudges on silently for a few minutes after that.

Ne: So where are we going?

 

[Auburn]

As they travel through the tunnel Ti starts collapsing from exhaustion, and is caught by Fe and gracefully placed on the ground. Fe gently brushes away Ti's hair from his eyes and turns to Te with pleading eyes.

Te: Alright, we'll stop here to rest.

Se: Finally! My feet are killing me! > >

Fi: *sighs* Ti... *unpacks her bag and starts fixing up a meal*

Ni: We should all eat too. We'll need the energy.

They unpack Te's thick vitamin soup and pour out a bowl for each of them. They stare at their bowls hesitantly, waiting to see who takes the first bite. Te finally mans up and swallows a bite, and one by one they all half-heatedly begin to eat theirs too.

Se: OMG.. I'm gonna barf.. x__x

Si: This tastes like moldy socks mixed in a bowl of clumpy milk, with just a hint of..

Ne: You could have added some more..

Te: Ok ok! I get it. I'm not the best cook.. ..sorry.

Si: At least it's better than Ti's cooking. I remember when he tried to make us all scrambled eggs, and forgot to take off the egg shells before throwing them in. Not to mention he added sugar instead of salt..

Everyone starts laughing; everyone except Fe who defends him.

Fe: Don't laugh! ='( *clinging to Ti shyly*

Ti looks over at her with a confused expression; wondering why there's a giant leech on his shirt. Ni glances over at Fe, uneasy at her sudden fondness with Ti. Fi looks over at the two and giggles to herself.

They all finish the rest of the soup in silence, except for Se's occasional complaints, and put everything away quietly. Ne then looks toward the tunnel and asks:

Ne: So, where are we going again?

Te: This tunnel leads to a neighboring hideout where a group like us is taking refuge. We'll go to them. I'm sure they'll be willing to help us until we can get a new home.

Se: Hey, did u guys hear that?

Ni: What?

Se: Ah, nevermind.

Ni: Hm... *looks over at Te*

Te: *nods* Let's keep moving, we're almost there.

 

[Adymus]

Ne: How long will it be will be till we get there?

Si: It usually takes about four hours.

Ne: FOUR HOURS!? Okay, how exactly do you equate four hours with "Almost there"?

Ni: That's also assuming there have not been any cave ins or flooding.

Se: *Starts trying to run around the circumference of the tunnel in a complete loop*

Ne: Yeah! There could be all kinds of things, Flooding and cave ins and, and lizard men and random encounters!

Fe: *Finally unburing herself off of Ti* Stop bickering you guys, please! The less we argue, the sooner we will get there! So what if it is even seven hours, we will just make it worse on ourselves if we starting fighting with each other!

*They all stare dumbfoundly at Fe after her outburst...*

Ti: ... It's actually pretty sound logic.

Fe: I know, right!?

Te: *Stands up and dusts himself off* Well you heard the lady, let's get a move on.

Se: *Runs almost completely around the Circumference of the tunnel until he is effectively on the ceiling, stops, and falls straight down.* I'm doing it! I'm doing... Uh oh. *CRASH*

Se: ..... WAAAAAAAAHH!!! OWWIE! OWWIE! OWWIE! OWWIE! OWWIE!

*Si, Te, Ti, and Ni all give one simultaneous facepalm*

Fi: Oh Se! not again! *She runs over to Se and embraces him*

Fe: Oh no! Is he hurt?

Se: PAIN! PAIN! PAIN! PAIN! PAIN!

Ti: He appears to be in pain.

Fe & Fi: We know that!

Ne: Wouldn't that have been awesome if he actually made it all the way around?

Se: OOowwwwww, I almost did! Oooowwwww!

Ne: I know, it was awesome!

Fe: Stop encouraging him!

Ni: Ahem

Te: Ni is right.

Ne: right about what? All She did is clear her throat and you're like "I concur!"

Te: We need to get moving.

Fe: Can you wait just a minute, Se is hurt!

Fi: Come on Te, we can't just force him to march like this!

Te: No, we can't wait, and yes I can!

Ni: Waiting might just put is in certain dangers that go beyond Se's Shenanigans.

Te: Right, Se got himself hurt, he is just going to have to deal with it. Now move!

Fi: *Stands up and Gets in Te's face* No! We are not machines! I won't let you just make us march on at the expense of our brother's well being. Someone has to take care of Se! *Fi's gray wings briefly flash white*

*Everyone is a silent for a few seconds*

Ti: Te, you do realize if we force him to move, he is just going to slow us down, yes? Whether take care of him for a few minutes or not, we will still be delayed.

Fi: That's right...

Te: *A vein throbbing on his forehead* ..... Alright, We'll make him a sling for his arm, and after that... Someone carries him, and we will switch off when someone get's tired.

Fi: I'll carry him first...

 

[Auburn]

Fe: I wanna be carried too! ='(

Fi: You can walk just fine.

Fe: *sniffle* no fair...

They all pick up their bags and start walking down the tunnel again. Si, holds onto his heavy box, which seems to be gaining pounds with each step. He then notices Ni, consumed by her silver cloak, carrying nothing with her.

Si: Hey, why don't you get to carry anything? That's no fair.

Ni: This cloak isn't exactly light as a feather either...

Ti: By proportion, she's actually carrying more weight than any of us. Well, except for Fi carrying Se.

Si: Hmph.

They head down the path for a few hundred meters and reach a two way split in the tunnel.

Te: Si, which way is it from here?

Si: The left goes to the other hideout, and the right path goes to the sewers.

Everyone always went to Si when they needed help remembering something. Si's memory capacity was enormous, and he had memorized entire maps of underground passages as well as building structures.

They head down the left path a few meters before the earth starts to tremble all around them. Everyone stops dead in their tracks.

Ni whispers: It's here...

Another, much stronger tremor quickly follows, causing the rocks directly above them to collapse. They move out of harm's way fast enough, but the rocks completely block out the path, dividing the eight on both sides of the path. Ti, Fe, Si and Ne were on the side closest to the destination - while Fi and Se, who were in the back, as well as Ni and Te, stayed on the other side.

Ni: Get back.

Ni takes a few steps back the way they came and stands firmly in anticipation. Her lips begin to curl up bitterly. A few seconds later a mechanical drill digs it's way up and appears a few meters in front of her, containing a Reaver navigator.

Ni reaches her hand in the cloak and turns on a small switch. She then completely covers herself within the cloak, and stands still facing the Reaver. She stretches her arm out, while still within the cloak, causing the rest of the cloth to waterfall from it, and points toward the drill.

The drill charges toward Ni at full speed. Fi cringes and looks away terrified while holding Se in her arms tightly. Then milliseconds before impact, her cloak solidifies into metal in it's current shape. Upon impact, Ni's cloak acts as a blade and slices through the drill and the Reaver at the same time. The two halves crash on either side of the others, who stand there in shock. Ni quickly deactivates the coat and glances over at them with a smirk on her face.

Ti: *in a faint voice, still obviously fatigued* ...this is bad.

Fe starts to panic, worried to death for the others.

Ne shouts: You guys ok over there?!

Te shouts back: Yeah! We're fine. But what do we do now?

Ne: What if we use the cloak to dig a way back together?

Ti: The rock is too unstable now. If we try to move it any further the whole tunnel will likely collapse on top of us.

Ne: Gah. Then I guess they'll have to take the sewers?

Ti: Right.

Fe clings to Ne and starts to cry. ='(

Fi: Fe? Is that you? No no.. don't cry sweetie... ='0

Te: We have to keep moving, there's no time to stay and chat. There's no guarantee there won't be more of them.

Ti: Right.

Ne: Then we'll come looking for you guys when we get to the hideout. Si knows our sewer system, right?

Si: Ya.. > > but it's gross!

Fe: ...please Si..?

Si: sure..

Te: *nods* Then we'll see you guys as soon as we can. Stay together!

 

[Reverse Transcriptase]

***UNDER CONSIDERATION***


KT-397 didn't sleep anymore. He could, if he wanted to, but it was inefficient, and the wakefulness drugs provided intravenously were almost as good as the real thing. The Army of the Cybernetic Conception (aka Reavers) only required his service for 14 hours a day. The remaining hours were his to spend as he chose.

He chose to stay in his Situation office. With the exception of personally rebuking the troops, he was always there.

KT-397's formal title was Regional Field Marshal. He had participated in missions & occupations all over the globe in this meandering 50-year war. The region KT was currently occupying was tiny and meaningless. But as a whole, with all the thousand RFMs, it meant something.

Many of the RFMs were AI or cyborgs. KT-397 was a rare exception. He took a cyborgnetic name to fit in with the culture. K.T. were his human initials, 397 was his officer number. He was the 397th RFM created, senior to over half of the marshals. A few of the marshals now were commanders, but the vast majority of officers were RFMs.

KT was untrustworthy of all the technology the ACC provided. Safety lied in diversity. Don't be mistaken, KT-397 took full advantage of technology. A powered suit with all the capabilities of a Reaver robot, an insanely resourceful AI to run models, an extremely intuitive and dynamic user-interface. But KT refused to get cybernetic implants.

The former city of Auburn and it's suburbs had been destroyed in one of the early conflicts of the War. At the time cyberphobia ran high and the Army of Cybernetic Conception was spread very thin. No intention of occupation existed, the commanders just wanted to destroy as much of the industrial & economical system as possible. Maximize damage, and face other opponents. The (also former) USA had been one of the first to stand up against the collection of robots, cyborgs and AI networks that formed the ACC, and had been the first to suffer. The people living in North America had been lucky that they had been struck first- because they had been struck when the ACC was still a fledgling.

In the agonal breaths of the USA government, there had been a spiritual and political fervor overtaking many parts of the area. A clear-sightedness seemed to prevail over the few people who were trying to put together some sort of society. The City of Saint Jung was a product of that transformation. St. Jung's city footprint was identical to Auburn's, but it was a very different place with a different name. The people had always know the ACC would return to finish the job.

KT-397 was the field Marshall of the force with the specific & nearsighted task of enslaving and occupying the city of Saint Jung.

He continued to watch his troops progress through the city.


***UNDER CONSIDERATION***

 

[Cognisant]

[out of story]
I like the diversity, as-is the children make an interesting group dynamic but handling the lot of them in an interesting yet still sensible manner is draining; KT-397 gives us an alternative perspective, brings moral depth to the ACC, and through him we can set up challenges for the orphans, i.e. he takes a personal interest in the plight of these children, which brings him into a conflict of loyalties, and them into ever increasing danger.

But then we need a true antagonist, something remorseless, the metaphorical shoulder devil to the ACC whilst KT-397 acts as its conscience, thus the children's quest for survival becomes the crux of the ACC's internal moral struggle. Let's face it, children make terrible protagonists, already we're characterizing them as highly competent survivalists, if they also take a proactive role in the plot they're not really children anymore are they? Just miniature adults. So let's make KT-397 the protagonist, some heartless stoic the antagonist, and let the children do what they do best, focus on their own survival and thus pulling our heart-strings.
[/out of story]

"Sir, you've just received a theta level encrypted message from high command" came a cheerful, synthetic and vaguely effeminate voice from within KT's armoured suit.
KT sighed wearily "We've talked about this Celia."
In the moment before it replied he could swear the damn thing was smirking, not that a faceless AI can smirk of course, but when one repeatedly hacks into its commanding officer's equipment, despite constant security upgrades and direct orders for it to stop, it's safe to assume the AI in question finds its own audacity amusing.
"But sir" Celia replied in feigned distress “I’m obligated by both programming and loyalty to deliver messages to you from high command by any means necessary.”
“Cut it out, I’m not an idiot.”
“I know.”
“So what’s it say?”
Yet again feigning distress “I would never, it’s against protocol!”
KT just waited, with an ability to count thousandths of a second in much the same way a human counts the passing of minutes it’s little surprise AI’s are notoriously impatient.
“Well to summarize” the discomfort of silence evidently being more powerful than the fear of being reprimanded “you’re to inspect the Northridge base’s cybernetics lab, apparently there’s some new equipment available for testing and they want you to appraise it”
“Ah, so they want me to go cyborg?”
“Not explicitly… but it would lift moral.”
“Bah, most of my troops are so wired up they don’t even know what moral is anymore, they’re just machines, they have a job and they do it, they couldn’t care less about what I am, so long as I give them something to do.”
Celia stayed uncharacteristically silent.

Held up like that she looked like some sort of effigy to a machine god, and although it was merely for the sake of practicality many in the ACC would attest that it is also a rite of initiation, a purification from petty human notions of privacy and shame. Another perspective is that transference to an entirely artificial body is a literal form of rebirth, whereby the technicians who designed and built one’s body could be considered parents, of a sort. Regardless of what one thinks or feels about it, the process has a fundamental effect on the subjects psychology, usually it builds character, sometimes however…
LE-626 or Styx as she had taken to calling herself, mulled silently, she had joined the ACC out of distaste for humanity and now this misanthropy fed upon the powerlessness she felt while hanging there, becoming more malevolent with every passing hour, more zealous, at heart she wasn’t human anymore.

 

[Auburn]

Ni, Te, Se and Fi start heading towards the sewer path. Ne, Ti, Fe and Si stand still as they hear their footsteps slowly fade away. Ti exchanges looks with Si, then with Ne.


Ne: ...so...

Si: WHERE'S MY BOX!?! *panics and runs around looking for it*

Ne: Trapped inside the rubble maybe?

Si: Nooooo!!! *starts digging through the rocks to find it*

Ti: We can't risk moving the rocks anymore remember? Plus it probably got destroyed in the process.

Si: No.. that's not true! >__< It's still ok, It has to be!

Ti blinks and just watches as Si continues to dig furiously

Ne: Or maybe the Reaver survived somehow and took it with him? and is planning to use it as a hostage to try to get you to turn against us! Or! maybe a mole came by and snatched it! No no! I know! It's the walls! What if the walls were hungry? ZOMG! The walls tried to eat us!

Ti: ..Si.. it's gone.. ..the.. *is interrupted by Fe who places her hand over Ti's mouth, and shakes her head left-to-right*

Fe then slowly looks from Ti back to Si with gentle eyes. She understands how much this hurts Si and wasn't about to let Ti make it worse.

A few moments pass as the rest of them merely watch Si. Fe notices a thin trail running down his cheek as Si slowly comes to a halt - completely exhausted. He quickly brushes off the streams from his cheek, trying hard not to let anything show.

Fe delicately kneels by his side, places her hand over his, and stays completely quiet.

Ne: There's always duct tape! =D

Ti: No.. I don't think that would..

Fe turns her head back at them violently and gives them the most horrifying glare of condemnation - scaring the crap out of them. Ti and Ne shut up immediately.

She then turns back around to Si and immediately resumes her most delicate and loving demeanor.

 

[Irishpenguin]

Ni, Te, Se and Fi started walking down the path to the sewers, Fi still carrying Se, There has been a silence among them, and Se's eyes have been glued to Ni and her cloak.

Se: Those were some sweet ass moves back there, what else can that thing do?

Ni: *Smirking as she seizes the moment- Oh it can just do so much. This thing can cook pizzas, bake chickens, You can even play Sonic the hedghog on this thing.

Se's mouth starts to drool

Te: Wait wha--

Se: Interupts* Oh god I love Sonic!!! and does it really make pizzas?!!

Ni: Smirking at Se* Nope

Se has been frozen from his dreams being shattered

Fi: Oh come now! was that neccessary? You know how much Se loves all of that stuff. now he's stiff as a board.

Te: Yea, as much as Se can annoy me sometimes. That was a little uncalled for there Ni.

Ni: Jeeze guy's I was just having some fun...

Fi and Te glare at Ni as she try's to cover up with her cloak

Ni: Fine! I'm sorry Se...

Se snaps back into reality

Se: Apoligy accepted!

Te: That was fast, he's usually out longer than that

Fi: Nice to have you back Se. and I didn't know you like Sonic? Is that why you ran up the tunnle walls like that?

Se: Shyly*....yes...

Fi: That's so cuuuuute.

Te: Well I guess you can go ahead and explain the the other add-ons we put onto the cloak

Ni: Eh...yea but I'm not in the mood for a bunch of questions, why don't you tell them

Te: Oh and let you ditch all the questions on me?... nuh uh....

Se: Regardless of what else that thing can do, those were still some nice moves you pulled

Te: Well dude it was technically just the one move, Though I'll admit, as far as moves go, it was pretty good.

Se: Talking and making large motions with his hands* Good is an understatement, It was fukkin awesome! All like "Fool I'ma slice you in half like you're a loaf of bologna or somethin".

Fi: Stop moving around so much Se, my arms are starting to give out.

Ni: Now that you mention it, give Se over to me.

Ni Presses a button inside the cloak as it forms into a mini-bed hovering behind her while still attached to her shoulders

Ni: The cloak will take away half his weight, so I'll carry him from now on.

Fi: Thanks a bunch Ni.

Ni: I meant to do this sooner, sorry about forgetting

Fi: It's not a problem at all, here I'll just put him up here

Se: This better be comfortable---

Just as Fi began to put Se on the bed, the tunnels began to shake again.

Te: Oh shit. Move!!

It was too late. A reaver protrudes from the ground and tosses Ni, Se, and Fi back. Knocking Ni unconscious

Se: Ouch! That one reeeally hurt

Fi: Ni! Please be okay!

The reaver seems very different from others the group has seen, it is colored white and yellow, with seemingly less of an arsenal, and is fumbling all around the place on its one wheel confused of where he is. Then Se sees the Vials being held in a glass casing on it's chest

Se: What are those things on it's chest?

Te looks at the chest curiously

Te: If I'm correct, those vials mean that this is a Med-Rev. Whose sole purpose is to heal and repair the wounded Reavers that have been in combat.

Se: Why the hell would a medical robot attack?

Te: He was probably on a scavenge assignment and missed the coordinates for the Reaver Ni sliced up back there. This could be bad

The Med-Rev gains it's balance with Se laying right in it's cross hairs. It goes into a basic attack mode.

Se: Ummmm...Te? It's looking at me funny...what exactly am I supposed to do now.....Te!?

Se and Fi look at Te hoping for an answer

Te: Just follow my lead..

The Reaver charges Se with its bulky arms

Te chunks a rock and it hits the gears above the Reavers wheels. Making it fumble into a wall. Causing some of his wires to be exposed. He immediately recuperates and fixes his sights onto Te

Te: Perfect

The robot charges at Te, Whom throws another rock at the glass casing, causing it to shatter, before retreating into a small cave in the side of the tunnel

Fi: Look out Te!!

The robot rams into the cave entrance, being too large to fit. It starts to dig away at the cave entrance.

Te: Fi, hop on it's back now!

Fi hesitates

Fi: What!?!? What am I supposed to do after that!? I don't even weigh that much!

Te: What? Just mess around with it's goddamn cables hangin' out or something, I dunno. Just Do it!!

Fi grudgingly accepts

Fi: Okay, here I go

She runs bluntly toward the Reaver and hops on its back. The reaver stops its' digging to try and get this being off of its back. Te Seizes the opportunity, grabs a vial and runs over to Se as Fi is still fumbling around on the Reaver

Te: Okay Se, this is gonna sting

Se: Wait wha--

Te injects the vial into Se's knee and removes it in one motion.

Se:

Te: Are you starting to feel better?

Se: Actually yes I'm feeling a lot better already, it just kinda.....stung

Te: Good, try to start standing up and stretching, I'll be right back.

Te rushes over to Ni, whose just now regaining consciousness.

Ni: Te? what...is going on?

Te: No time to explain, I need the cloak ASAP.

Te helps Ni to take off the cloak and runs back over to Se, whom he immediately shoves the cloak on and then talks hurriedly to, with Fi shouting her heart out.

Te: Okay Se, do you remember the sonic thing that got you hurt?

Se: Yes *Knowing well this is no time for remarks

Te: All you have to do is run up the wall right next to the Reaver, get to the top and press that red button. Alright?

Se gains a very big smirk and a sparkle in his eyes.

Se: I got it alright

Se charges straight for the Robots vertical wall

Te: Hop off the Reaver now Fi!!!

5 Minutes later....

Se: And I was all like "Boom!!! Why don't you go heal and repair deez nutz ya stupid Med-Rev thingy ma jig!!" I mean, you pulled that one bologna cutter move and that was cool, but I fukkin meteored down on this guy like I was about to kill the dinosaurs or some shit.

Ni: Now wearing the cloak* Oh really? So that's how things happend, is this true Te?

Te: Being far too exhausted to give any rebutle* eh....Yes, that is exactly how things occurred. Where you really completely out for most of what happened Ni?

Ni: Well, I only remember slightly hearing the phrase "Just do it" and thinking "Haha, Nike", I guess I dosed back off until you came over to get the cloak.

Se: Yea that's not even the best part. Because after I made him all heal and repair my nutz and what not, we totally took all these vials that were just lying in his chest, not even doing anything...they were just lying there.

Ni: Oh really, just lying there? Is that 100% true Te?

Te: Becoming frustrated at his exhaustion*....Yes, they were just...lying...there. Oh and by the way, that was only pain killer I gave you Se, so your leg will probably start to hurt again in a couple of hours. Though we do have another pain killer if it is really bad, but I'd rather save the meds that we picked up for something more major.

Se: No biggy, besides we have that awesome bed thingy this thing can turn into, right?

Ni: The cloak should definitely be powered by the time that leg of yours starts to hurt again.

Fi: I still just can't believe you told me to hop on that thing. Boy was that a thrill ride.

Te: You did excellent Fi, though I never saw you even attempting a grab at the wires?

Fi: Are you kidding me? My body was paralyzed the instant my hand grabbed on to that thing.

suddenly, everyone laughs, it was mostly just all of them relieving their bodies of the nervous tension that had built up.

There's a bit of a silence.

Se: This is gonna suck.

Te: What? The sewers?

Se: Of course the sewers, remember what happened last time?

Te: last time...last time...oh yes! You mean when you fell in the water and we had to listen to you whine for a good couple of hours. Why would I forget that?

Se: Hey.....that was some nasty stuff, I didn't wear those clothes for like three months.

Ni: Oh I think the sewers are just up ahead.

Se: Alright!! Stinky water!! I like it!!

Te: I actually don't smell the water and...what the?

The group stands at the sewers confused...

Se: Hey guys...where's the water?

[Out of story]
Holy crap I have no Idea how this post ended up so long. At least I'm ready to go to bed now.
Okay I read your post OreSama but didn't fully understand it until I was near the end of my post. I'm sorry about that, but this can be the last post of making them look like the main protagonists if you like, or just do whatever with it. I was up for the drainage anyway.
[/Out of story] <----nice idea with these things btw.

 

[Auburn]

[Ti-Ne-Si-Fe]

The group trotted along one slow step at a time, seeing how Ti was still fatigue and Si was heartbroken. Fe held Si's hand as both of them walked at the back, while Ti and Ne led the way. Then finally after a while the silence was broken as Ne asked:

Ne: Do you think they'll have a hovercraft? I've always wanted to ride one of those! And this battery has high enough voltage to power one.

Ti: It's not likely. Those things waste a lot of energy, and they wouldn't have the luxury to be spending supplies that way. Plus the energy they run on is different. That battery wouldn't work.

Ne: yeah... -sigh-

Ti: Have you seen the new Eurex body suit? Maximum speed is twice as fast as the Harvester 6.5 and it uses the same systems as a hovercraft.

Ne: No way... 0.0

Fe and Si blink confuzzedly, having no idea what they're saying.

Ti: Mhm, they originally tried to use hover engines on large aircrafts but ran into complications. The ratio of fuel needed per kilo for aerial stability turned out to be exponential. And there's even a threshold where the engines necessary for levitation would themselves be too heavy for the amount of lift being produced by them.

Ne: I have no idea what you just said ..but kool!

Ti: It means... the heavier it is: the less it can hover. A body suit is light by comparison, so it can produce maximum thrust for the least amount of fuel.

Ne: oh i getcha.. why didn't you just say that?!

Ti: Because that's not entirely accur...

Ne: Oh hey! I see a light! We're here!!

Fe: !!

Ti: hmm...

Everyone rushes to the light! (except for Ti who just keeps walking slowly) The door of the entrance was swung wide open. Ne goes in first and helps little Fe and Si go through.

Ne: Helloooooo! anyone hooome?

The hideout was completely in ruins. The roof was caved, leaving debris everywhere, and there were battle scars on the walls and floor. Random scraps of machinery were lying around as well. Fe stood in a bit of a shock, a bit teary, wondering what had happened to the other refugees.

Ne: What a dump.

Ti: They're probably dead now, or at least captive.

Ne: Damn...

*slight pause*

Ne: Do you think we could use some of this stuff? I bet I can build an electric scooter from this. ;p There's gotta be a motor here somewh... ah! yes!! Now all I need is an accelerator..

Ne crouches down and gathers a bunch of scraps together then sits cross legged and starts fiddling around.

Fe: Wait!! >.< We need to check if anyone's still alive!

Ti: It's possible that the reavers left motion activation traps behind. We'd have to explore carefully. I'll go explore the kitchen first.

Fe: 'kays.. Si, come look with me?

Si: alright.

Ne's completely absorbed in her work and oblivious to the conversation.

***
​

Fe and Si begin to search the rooms one by one. Everything is awfully silent. Then at about the fourth or fifth room they start to hear what seems to be moving rubble.

Fe: *gasp* someone's still here!

They run to the room where the noise came from and find a large pile of caved in cement and something moving underneath it.

Fe: It's okay, we'll get you out! >.<

Together they start to remove the stones away. Then Fe removes a rock to find a large electronic eye underneath, and immediately she screams. There was a red cyclops robot underneath the rubble.

It's body was egg shaped and about a meter in diameter. Having most of the rubble removed, the robot sprung out of the rocks and began to attack them using it's ropey retractable limbs.

Fe ducked and avoided the limb, but then the limb swung around and hit Si in the head, knocking him unconscious. Then another limb wrapped itself around him and retracted back to the robot.

Fe: Si!!

By this time Ne and Ti arrive at the room, having heard the scream. Ti's holding a cup of instant ramen and Ne's holding a piece of machinery with dangling cables.

Ne: What's going on h.. ..oh.. shit.

Fe runs behind Ti.

Ne: ...Ti?

Ti: its armor is missing some pieces, maybe you could hit it there with a rock?

Ne: or! I could hit it with this thing *motions to machine piece in her hand* and make it short-circuit!

Ti: That too. Si will probably get shocked in the process, but it won't kill him.

The robot swings an arm toward Ne who grabs onto it on impact. She's then swung around the room by the arm, then pinned against the wall with the robot's hand on her neck. She dropped the machinery in the process.

Ti stares at the whole scenario blankly for a few seconds. Then he slowly walks toward the robot, who's limbs are all occupied, and dumps his ramen on the robot's exposed circuitry. The robot's circuits fry and its limbs collapse, letting go of Ne and Si..

***
​

Several minutes later, back in the main room...


Si, waking up: ...owww.. ..what happened? >>

Fe: shh... don't push yourself. just rest for a while. <3

Ne, while disassembling the robot a few feet away: Welcome back buddy. That was quite the scare wasn't it?

Fe: Ne.. sure you don't need to rest too?

Ne: you kidding me?! that was such a rush! I can't wait to tell the other guys about this.

Fe: the other guys!! guys, we have to go looking for them! they're waiting for us remember?

Ti: oh. right. i forgot about that..

Ne: Wait, let me just finish this, I'm almost done!

Fe clenches her fists by her sides and huffs.

Fe: we have to go now!

Ti: but Si's the only one who knows the way, and he can't move much.

Fe grumbles..

Fe: but... but.. =(

Ti: If we wait a bit longer, Ne and I will have the scooter finished. It'll ultimately make our search faster.

Fe sighs..

Fe: I wonder how the others are doing..

Si: ...oowww....

Ne: They'll be alright. They have Te and Ni with them, after all. Those two are a great team, and they get along well..

Fe giggles

Ne: yea, you know what I'm saying. ;p

Fe nods ^^

Ti: what?

Si: ...oowww....

Ne: nothing.. nothing... ;p

 

[Irishpenguin]

*So now the group stares on at the sewer with no water, and plenty of questions.*

Se: So ummmm...yea guys, where the hell is all the water, y'know that gross icky green stuff?

Te: Hmmmm, this is very odd

Ni: I'm gonna have to agree with that statement I mean...I'm at loss here

Fi: Awww some on Te, you and Ni are usually the ones who have the plans D;

Se: Hey now! I come up with plans godda----

*The tunnel shakes massively, throwing everyone off balance and into the dirt

Se: *Cleaning the dirt off himself* Okay what the hell was that!

Te: *Not even bothering to get off the ground* ummmmm..I think we're in some trouble guys

Ni & Fi: *apparently not even having their looks affected whatsoever by dirt* ummmmm...What do you mean by tha-----

*A massive noise comes from the sewers that sounds somewhat like...

Se: Do I hear a fucking waterfall I here?

*Everyone can see water rushing from down the tunnel

Ni: Oh boy

Fi: Oh NO!

Se: Fucking sweet!

Te: Yup...as I thought

Right before the water hits Se jumps on Te's chest as if to use him as a surf board

Se: Hey bra, mind if you be my board while I get stoked off of this wave?

Te: The fuck you don't!

Te gets a sudden burst of energy and throws Se straight at the water while Se screams his way into the water

Se: Suck my baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaLLLLLLLLLLLLLLS!

Ni: you guys are so dumb

*The water rushes everyone, Ni is able to shroud herself and Fi (whom was frozen still and wide-eyed) for protection while Te holds his breath and hopes for the best.
Everyone is tossed around a bit before the water finally settles into the sewers. and ass everyone lay with puddles laying all around, Se is somehow able to get on-top of Te to
throw-up all the water that was held up in his lungs onto his face

Te: huh? Eh!? AWW FUCKING GROSS Se!

*Te punches him in the face...blood was spilled

Se: *laughing* dude, calm down, it was just some water

Te: THAT HAD BEEN IN YOU FUCKING INTESTINES!

Se: ummmmmm...yeah, and?

Ni: Yeah Se, that's was pretty gross, I'm not gonna lie

Fi: Aww, boys will be boys

Ni: yeah...gross as hell fucking boys. >.>

Se: So...I guess we head down the sewers now. But what caused it to fill up like that? And this water looks much cleaner than that nasty green shit.

Te: *who is done cooling off* Yes. I've heard of something like this, a process where people can take massive amounts of water, purify it, no, rather, energize it to make it even better than normal water.

Se: Haha, wow that sounds neat, so I guess the town up ahead finally decided to clean or "Energize" their water. But wait a sec why do this to sewer water, I mean, you poop in it, you don't drink it?

Te: That's just it, the only place I've heard of such a process is in the AI cities...

*everyone's gut drops

Fi: So wait, you don't really think that..

Se: Aww shit..

Ni: There's no way that could actually happen

Te: I don't know for sure, I mean the rebels up ahead could have figured out the process and decided to switch out water supplies...maybe

se: Chea, or MAYBE were gonna walk into a goddamn SLAUGHTERED VILLAGE!

Fi: OH NO, WHAT ABOUT OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS!?

Te: I honestly don't know, but as I see it, our best choice is to head down that tunnel

*Te points down the tunnel, and then everyone notices that I tiny robot is down the sewer tunnel typing away and a computer interface on the wall. Everyone huddles in the corner to whisper. The robot heard something so turned it's head down the hall, see's nothing, and goes back to work on the keyboard

Fi: *whisper* okay what the hell is that

Se: *whisper* Dude it's fucking Wall-e typing in a god-damn sewer-puter that's what

Fi: *whisper* oh shut up Se

Te: *Whisper* I don't know, but I'm pretty sure this kind of confirms the whole AI take over theory

Fi: *Whisper* Hey guys why are we whispering?

Ni: *whisper* because there's a fucking killer robot down the hall

Se: *drops the whisper* No wait, She has a point, why the hell are we whispering, that robot is the size of my goddamn big toe. We could just fucking throw something at it and Boom, done.

Te: uhhhhhhhhhhhh, ya know what? Sure, go for it.

Ni: *still whispering* No shut up Se your ideas are stupid, you always just end up---

Se: TOO LATE!

*Se lunges for the robot with a rock in hand while the robot squeals and try's to run, but fails.

*5 minutes, and one tied up robot later*

Se: So you thought you could escape the mighty trow-down technique eh? WRONG MISTER!

Ni: It was still dumb, and where the hell did we get this rope!?

Te: I saw Se *sniff* take it from you *sniffle* cloak

Ni: *astonished* WHAT!?

Fi: Teehee, yeah I saw it too, I just thought you knew about it ^^

Se: It's not like you were using it or anything

Ni: Ugh...whatever, lets just get on with this robot thing...I guess interrogation?

Te: Ahh, yea, just give me a second to hack this this guy

*Te opens the bots main panel and sees types of wires that are completely foreign to him

Te: or on second thought, did we remember to pack the Hack-O-Tron 9000 in that cloak?

Ni: It's a damn cloak...not fucking Batman's utility belt

Te: Ah, well, at the least he'll tell us some basics without hacking him

Se: So...what do we do exactly? This this looks like it shut itself off

*Se lightly kicks it, then it makes a digital sound that sounds somewhat like a human "ouch" sound

Fi: Aww, you hurt it! Apologize!

*Se holds his shoulder up

Se: Why the hell apologize? It's a damn robot?

Fi: DO IT NOW!

*The scream raises everyone's hair and brows, as well as echoes down the sewer

Se: ummm...hey you robot...I'm um...I'm sorry

*the robot kicks Se in the leg

Se: Hey! What the hell dude!?

Fi: Teehee, now your getting along, much better.

Everyone huddles together (even the robot) leaving Fi standing blissfully still with a big smile across her face

Se: *whisper* okay what the hell was that, hey Ni, is Fi PMSing?

Fi: *whisper* Eww, gross, how the fuck would I know that!?

Se: *whisper* I don't know, I mean, she's a girl...you're a girl...stuff

Te&Fi: Shut-up Se

It's at this point where a robot starts to project an instructional video onto the wall about how to properly use a Tampon. Which everyone try's to block from Fi's view

Fi: *trying to get everyone off the robot* Hey, why is everyone surrounding him, he's trying to show us something

Se: NO IT'S NOT!! It's just like...umm..trying to got to the bathroom

Fi: What?

Fi&Te drag Fi away from the bot assuring her that nothing special was happening. But then the instructional video changes to a video of a man standing still, as if waiting for something

Se: Hey guys, what is that

The video answers him

Video man: I am simply an interface in which to ask your questions if need be, in my normal state I can only mutter digital noises, but in this state, you may ask away.

the group focus's in on the screen and realize what what a break this is

Te: Well this...helps

Se: You're damn right

Ni: shut up Se

Fi: What is this guy again?

Se: Awesome, that's what he is

Video Man: Are there any questions?

Te: Oh yes...there are plenty of questions.

Video Man: well then ask away.

 

[Auburn]

​

One month after the invasion.
​

The groups were both captured. After they were able to find the others in the sewers, the small robot sounded an alert which brought dozens of RV-5 soldiers from all directions and ambushed them. All eight orphans were chained and taken to the prison facilities, separated into isolated cells.

Much as they suspected, the entire overworld city had indeed turned into an A.I. metropolis, and they were being kept alive only for interrogation. However, they eight had proved extremely resilient and hadn't leaked out the location of any other hideaways.

Having failed to exploit the eight, the A.I. city finally decided to take them to KT-397, the Regional Field Marshal directly. Our story resumes on the day of the transfer..​

 

[Auburn]

Te lays alone in his cell, back against the cold stone wall as he's done for the past four weeks.
A servant bot, which he had learned was named simply 49C, comes into the room as usual to exchange his old plate with a new meal. The bot was small but not small enough to overpower.


Te: Hi again...

49C: (in an sixteen-bit voice) Greetings.

49C: Potatoes today, sir.

Te: Thank you..


Te had been slowly befriending the bot, and through a series of subtle questions had learned the structures of the facility from it. The robot's psycho-exploit defense system was less than amazing, being originally designed for very simple tasks.


Te: Can I have the chicken again tomorrow?

49C: We do not take orders from prisoners. Apologies, sir.

Te: Oh, it wasn't an order, I was just wondering if the kitchen had chicken left.

49C: We are out at present.

Te: Thanks anyways..

He lay down on his bed, defeated. After four weeks, his enthusiasm had begun to wane. He wondered about the others and whether there was was any hope of making it out of here alive. He hadn't told them the location of the other's hideouts not only for integrity, but because he knew they'd kill him as soon as his usefulness ran dry. Keeping secret meant staying alive. However, the fact that they still interrogated him gave him hope. It meant the other 7 also hadn't spoken up, and they could still be alive too.

Just then Te noticed the bot had a few dangling wires on it's back, hanging from an unproperly screwed panel. Te's eyes lit up and a smile came over his face.

Te: Hey, C.

49C: What it is, sir?

Te: You have exposed circuitry on your back.


The robot turns it's head around (which has 360 rotation) and sees the wires. Unfortunately it's arms do not have 360 rotation, and it cannot reach the wires.


49C: I will notify my repair center.

Te: Wait! Don't move. If those wires touch you'll short-circuit. (Te bluffed)

Te: You can't risk going down the hall that way, you might not make it to the repair center.

Te: Here, just let me separate them for you, just enough so you can make it back.

49C: Very well..

 

[Auburn]

Somewhere, in another room, in another division of the prison, Si stood tied and blindfolded in a dark and quiet room with a single spotlight landing atop of him. Then, from out of the dark a deep voice began to speak.

Voice: Simon Isaiah.

Si: Huh??

Voice: That was your name wasn't it.

Voice: Or, codename S.I.

Voice: Surprised? The others were just as easy to crack..

Voice: Faith Elorein, Travis Icarsus, Natalie Emella, Tyler Edison, Niana Ishtar, Sean Ellison, and Fleur Imogene. We know who you are.

Voice: Not that your names matter. All that matters is for you to tell me where the heads of the Resistance are hiding. We've tried to be patient with you. This is your last chance, if you don't tell me now, you and your friends will be terminated.

Si: I'm not telling you anything!

Suddenly all the lights in the room turn on again, and a scruffy-looking guy yanks the blindfold away from Si's eyes. The room was entirely white and empty except for a single metal table that was a few meters in front of him.

As Si's eyes readjusted to the light, they focused more clearly and saw something on the table. It was his box! The cardboard box was dirty, partly torn in areas but still in tact. There was a strip of duct tape holding one of the sides together.

Si: MY BOX!!!!

Man: You recognize it?

The scruffy man grinned and clicks a button on his watch, causing a crane to come down from the ceiling, holding a heavy slab of cement and dangling it just a foot above the box.

Si: Noo!!!

Man: All I have to do is press this button, and...

The man motioned to a yellow button on his watch. Si was panicking at this point, trying to wriggle his way out of the straightjacket, with no success.

Si: Leave my box alone!!

Man: Tell us where they are, and you can have your box. I may even decide to let you live.

Si: N..n..no...! <<

Men: Very well then. Say goodbye to your precious box.

The man pressed the yellow button and the crane began to drop the slab on the box.

Si: WAIT!!!

The man paused the crane millimeters away from contact, looked back around to Si and smiled.

Man: Yes..?

Si: o..ok...

Man: Ok?

Si: ...I... I'll tell you...

Si: ...just please don't hurt it...

 

[Darby]

OOH yay! someone kept it going! I was very excited to hear about it starting when people first started making it and was sad when it died out.