Sonic Aftermath

As Shaz ran around the towering machine, he held still, but did allow his limbs to be moved a little, and his head rotated around to try and follow the green cyborg. Once Shaz stopped paying complete attention to Gamma, he took a few steps back, even then feeling a bit uncomfortable. He raised his left arm, holding his hand out in a slight warding gesture. "Subject's speech patterns and knowledge of systems suggest either insanity or Robotnik affiliation. Caution suggested in either case. Further statement: I am not a keepable being. I am designated E-102 Gamma, and I do not require an 'owner' or 'master.'"

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My blank, perplexed gapping expression ought to be enough to convey my feelings. Or at least, it would if I was a statue... or a robot. But I'm neither.

"How hard... did you land... on your head...?" It's official. This guy is completely bonkers. I mean, okay, sure the bot wasn't exactly shooting at us on sight, so that put it in a much more friendly category that 99.9% of the bots I've ever encountered; but still! He's fawning over the stupid hunk of metal like it's a baby pet or something.

"Subject's speech patterns and knowledge of systems suggest either insanity or Robotnik affiliation. Caution suggested in either case. Further statement: I am not a keepable being. I am designated E-102 Gamma, and I do not require an 'owner' or 'master.'"

Oh great, and the machine is agreeing with me too now. Wait... since when did bot's make snarky remarks like that? Come to think of it, I've never heard a single bot ever declare it didn't need a master either. They always kept declaring some honorific about Robotnik; either with or without that little virus glitch Princess Sally infected them with that also threw in the odd insult too.

Okay, now I am officially at a loss here. First a nutty cyborg, now an autonomous robot with a giant gun for an arm.... Am I jinxed with all the wierdo's or something?

Well, whatever the case is, I needed to know for sure if this thing was actually friendly or not. No point dancing around the bush. Besides, my arms are starting to get tired holding this crossbow up. "Uh... Gamma... was it? I don't know a single thing about you aside from the fact your a bot, and you're painted up Robotnik red. I have a lot of things to do, so, either give me one good reason why I shouldn't blow a hole through your optics, or get out of here and let me find a ship so I can get all those civillians on the street out of here. Deal?"

[Jii, if you want to contribute to the story, then CONTRIBUTE TO THE STORY! Talk to people, ask questions, get mad, get sad, get confused, be bold, do something besides stand around in the background like a living statue]

Things were getting crazier and crazier. Ji and Anu still didn't dare intervene.

(I've been penalized for god-modding in the past, so I'm a little afraid to take the reins. Besides, this is sort of in-character.)

((Speaking of Godmodding, I do hope that's not what I've been doing...))

Shaz turned and stared at Gamma. "Wait, no master? No way! I'd heard rumors that the first station square incident involved a sentient robot, but none of the records were complete enough to make it conclusive! Does that mean... wait, everyone, tell me, is there a giant water monster stalking the streets? Because if there is, then I think I know what year this is, and I am in big trouble."


He turned in place, looking between Gamma and Chadin. "Seriously though, I need to find my emerald, before history changes and I never get born."

Gamma was trying to process the information from both Chadin and Shazbot, but since only questions were being thrown around, he felt compelled to answer them. And to get a better look at the people around him, he decided a change of stature was the best course. His legs folded down, and his height was roughly half, as he now rested at about 3 feet tall. "Such an attack would disable vision for a period of time until replacement parts could be found, or self-repair services could be completed. Such an attack would also be defined as 'unprovoked,' generally a sign of disrespect for an opponent or a sign of cowardice. As we have never met, disrespect seems most likely, as stags are generally viewed as 'noble' creatures."

Feeling he had given an adequate response to the stag, he spun to face the cyborg next. Another quick calculation of his speech brought up the same result: likely insane. But, questions to answer, and he had the information that Shaz was asking about. "The incident you speak of was ended before I was rebuilt, by Sonic the Hedgehog. Further, records indicate this city was once Station Square, now under control of Dr. Robotnik."

As nobody seemed to be shooting anybody, Ji relaxed a little, as did Anu. They STILL didn't fully understand all this, but they doubted they needed to.

Shaz listened to the wayward bot, then whirled around to face Chadin as he gave exposition.

Shaz let out a long sigh of relief. "Oh, is THAT all? Right, that makes sense. In that case we REALLY need to find my emerald, before some inter-dimensional interloper takes it home and uses it for a paperweight."

With that he calmly strode toward the elevator, slapping the call button as he remarked "Well, step lively now! Haven't got all day, especially now that I know time is working properly!"