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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Golden Bee" data-source="post: 9487729" data-attributes="member: 7041055">You couldn’t planet!“I’m kind of impressed,” said Florence, “that you have a child-sized cosmonaut suit.” “It was originally for dog.”The Soviet Union was good at many things. Charm, not so much. So Captain Ivanova ‘volunteered’ her most social compatriots: Devika Velyapur, Florence Zee, and for security, the Tibetan spirit of the Bronx, Gyatso Tsering (and also one of the less popular Russian scientists) for stellar diplomacy. This was one of the rare times where Florence and Devi got to team up. India’s richest girl had a lot of friends, but her absolute bestie was the Australian chanteuse twice her age.  The Martians’ idea of Earth had been skewed by far too many radio serials, to the point where the ruling sorority disguised themselves as unruly Earth vixens. The temptresses described the situation. Martian society was split on the human issue, and a large faction wanted a planetary embargo.Stellar etiquette was a big problem. A bigger one revealed itself immediately. The city’s giant protector robots were malfunctioning, terrorizing the populace. Perhaps the Terrans could help out?The group hit the streets, discovering that the robo-golems weren’t badly programmed, they were sabotaged! The trio (plus Vasily) snuck into the city’s power core, where the red rebel leader was hiding. Devi and Steel Eagle tried the rough stuff. Florence won the man over with song. Her improvised Martian music evoked the rebel’s childhood nursery rhymes. (She was aiming for something more sophisticated, but what are you gonna do?) He was sorry he had false-flagged the Earthers… and he really wished that it could be undone. Despite his change of heart, the robots were still designed to smash, especially non-Martian materials.Materials that might include the escape rocket! Driver Devi kicked up dust, routing the pursuing bots into inactive sentries. The problem was manageable… until they saw the two biggest robots tearing across the planet’s surface. One was defeated by Steel Eagle’s all-American gunplay. The remaining one responded… by growing even larger.Florence sacrificed her remaining diplomatic gifts. She broke an entire bottle of Chanel N°5 on the rocks, distracting the robot long enough for Devi to ramp off an outcropping onto its back. The little thief unscrewed an entrance hatch, dropping the ladder for Gyatso.The two began smashing at wires and control panels. As Florence continued hurling souvenirs, the living weapon tried to shake them loose. Eagle nearly flew over a railing before grabbing onto the ladder.Devi, sweaty and panicking, came up with an idea. She found the robot’s walking mechanism… and had Eagle kick it off, in gear. As they escaped, the creature walked towards the nearby mountains… And kept walking into them, until it ran out of battery. Still, a lot more intimidating than Smokebot.With Mars saved, the rebels reluctantly agreed that sometimes some Earthlings could be good, maybe. Florence and the tagalong scientist Vasily convinced the Soviets that the red planet was a dangerous backwater, not worth exploring or opening diplomatic relations with.Afterwards, the group wanted to be as far as possible from the 4th rock from the sun. It was time for a party weekend in the least Mars place ever: foggy London towne.Devika:</blockquote>

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