Digital Seed - Season 1, Pilot (Cyberpunk M&M PbP)

[Elfy]

Kirala

Kirala pulls up slowly towards the building site and scans the area around them. Seeing nothing out of the ordinary, she parks her sedan in a spot nearby that looks good to her. She turns off her music, but keeps the engine running, as she asks Kluge, "What Kluge sniff out?"

 

[threshel]

Kluge

"Oh damn, are we here already?" Kluge blinks rapidly. "Keep the car ru... ok, you're already doing that. I'm gonna call this Unit-12 guy, so we might need to pick him up."

Kluge retreats back into the net, and drops a message for Unit-12.
"You've been recommended for work. It's high-risk, but the payoff is good. Interested?"

 

[Lobo Lurker]

A rats nest of metal pipes, cable raceways, and electrical ducting spread out in every direction above Unit-12. He huddles, as if for warmth, against an electric switch box. There are other switches in the room. All cause periodic distortions in the radio signals that Unit-12 listens to. He's never found it, but he's certain there's a pattern to the distortion.

...zzztch ...Cherryglo, for all your polishing needs! ...zzztch ...bull gives you wings! ...zzztch ...Toasty O's, 'cause it's the breakfast of champions! he listens to commercial after commercial, trying to make sense of it all. So many conflicting messages. So many paradoxes. How does anyone make sense of anything? [QUERY: mechanical lubrications database; 'best' 2,403.267 results] I must find a trustworthy guide to explain this to me... obviously, my aquired definition of best does not match those used by Century City's inhabitants.

Unit-12's idle musings are interrupted by a call his integrated communications systems. [Internal Defenses Online: accept incoming call? yes/no; *accepted*]

"You've been recommended for work. It's high-risk, but the payoff is good. Interested?"

"Unit-12 Responding: Affirmative. Please state the nature of expected functions and specifics of compensation package."

 

[threshel]

Kluge

Kluge's eyebrows rise at the response. "Sounds artificial..." He mumbles, then enters a reply.

"Hard physical security. Compensation is full share, currently one third of employment proceeds. This is subject to change if team grows. Query: Is Unit-12 AI, or do you have organic components?"

 

[Lobo Lurker]

"Hard physical security. Compensation is full share, currently one third of employment proceeds. This is subject to change if team grows. Query: Is Unit-12 AI, or do you have organic components?"

"Clairification: The unit is a free-willed sentience; Designation: full chrome job. Unit-12 possesses no organic subsystems. Query: Is this pertinant to the task at hand?

Active Security against hardend targets is well within this unit's capabilities. Recommendation: This unit is best accompanied by fire support of some kind; yet is still combat effective without it."

 

[threshel]

"Clairification: The unit is a free-willed sentience; Designation: full chrome job. Unit-12 possesses no organic subsystems. Query: Is this pertinant to the task at hand?

Active Security against hardend targets is well within this unit's capabilities. Recommendation: This unit is best accompanied by fire support of some kind; yet is still combat effective without it."

"Clarification: Inquiry not pertinant, I'm just curious. If the compensation offer is to your liking, please provide us with your physical specifications, and location. Term of employment is to begin immediately upon your acceptance. We will provide transportation."

 

[Lobo Lurker]

Unit-12

"Height: 172.31 centimeters. Weight: 198.37 kilos. Chassis configuration is bipedal humanoid, white-gray in coloration, no markings..." *pause* "...Clairification: It would appear that this unit is considered, dirty. This unit also displays signs of previous damage but assures you that it is still remains 86.74% combat capable."

"Location: ...searching ...found." Unit-12 broadcasts its location in the Water Margin district; a telephone booth near a power switching statation.

"How soon will you want to rendevous?"

 

[threshel]

Kluge

"How soon will you want to rendevous?"

"Stand by at your present location. We are minutes away."

Kluge gives Unit-12's location to Kirala. "Let's go get our robo-muscle." He sinks back into the seat, and closes his eyes.

"Resume tour." He tells the avatar. "Show me the cooler."

 

[Lobo Lurker]

Unit-12 makes his way to the rendevous point. Noting his filthiness, he finds a large puddle or stream and rinses off. Arriving at the phone booth, he crosses the street and sticks to the shadows next to an overfilled dumpster.

While he waits, he spends his time reading discarded magazines & newspapers. Facinating... When he spots a homeless man looking for cans & bottles to recycle, Unit-12 starts helping him out. Soon, the dumpster is emptied of cans and bottles... and Unit-12 is filthy again. He returns to the water source and washes again. Commercial blurbs echoing through his memory core, ...cause you never get a second chance! *pause* ...to make a first impression! Oh Yeah... he returns to his post near the dumpster and awaits his new associate's arrival while wondering if he should try to get some shampoo to improve his first impression. I will need to inquire about that, he thinks.

 

[Elfy]

Kirala

The whole time that Kluge is having his dialog with Unit-12, Kirala is scanning the area around them for any signs of unusual activity or danger, but is otherwise sitting there quietly. Once Kluge has ended his dialog with Unit-12 and provides her with the next address, the colorful Moreau responds, "Robo? Kirala doesn’t know 'robo' word." while putting her engine into gear and pulling back out onto the city street. She drives safely along through the streets, making sure not to attract any particular attention, towards the provided address. As she drives through the streets, she again listens to her Latino music, but keeps a watchful eye out in case they pick up a tail.