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Message: <blockquote data-quote="shadowbloodmoon" data-source="post: 2861454" data-attributes="member: 9986">MSR-X "Certainly." The datapad begins running through a series of alphanumeric code, gibberish to anyone but a programmer or DRK-1X. Most of the system is taken up by medical protocols, each one carrying subroutines for the override process. There is a set of code that contains the exact process for the override procedure and this seems to be the key to rest of MSR-X's programming. HRD X spends long hours compiling and testing its own programming as it begins the transfer into the HRD. The clean slate readily accepts the new instructions placed by X's original programming. In time, X begins looking into its own reflection in the form of Code. Pausing to array the HRD's original memories and locomotive driver software into something that will seemlessy integrate into the copy of X's systems, X sees that the people who attacked the base seem to have been mercenaries, as none of them wore the same outfit, all of them had different weapons. Perusing the memory numerous times, X spots one similarity in all of them. They are all wearing patches with the symbol of a rock eagle's talon surrounded in flame. X does not immediately recognize this symbol, but is quite sure it can soon find out. X also spots at least three other armitures without the overlay skin. Eventually X's quest for perfection is nearly complete. The droid-man, now a complete automaton with built in encryption software for its communications, and the know-how to use it, stares long and hard at X without a word. [Sblock=OOC]I'll let you finish Derek's Awakening. I had some ideas, but alas, he is your creation...Yep, right inside the rim. The module's coordinates are only 13km off from these new ones. A quick calculation from X determines that the module's version would have been correct a little over a week ago, due to natural drift. I know X wasn't meant to be experimental, but after seeing what Dofina had done to it, well.... I know she had a suitor before, which is why I mentioned it  <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/devious.png"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":]" title="Devious    :]" data-shortname=":]" /> As far as her capabilities, remember that there was a time X didn't know her and what she was capable of. But now, X is discovering these things as it continues on her trail....Guri is the epitome of what the HRD project is all about, designed by a guy named Massad something or other (memory failing at this moment). 'She' is the ultimate assassin, though that wasn't her original purpose. She makes a huge appearance in the Shadows of the Empire timeframe (between Empire and Return of the Jedi). As time goes on, the HRD will be able to perfect its mannerisms and mimicking the actions of a 'standard' human. Of course, that would require a specimen to mimic and learn from...The HRD's skin is synthskin, the same stuff they use on knock off cybernetics to hide the fact that they aren't entirely made of flesh. It has a system that simulates body heat, breathing, bleeding and random muscular twitches, such as winking. It can repair itself, given time, after small cuts and wounds, but anything major, such as a plasma shot to the face will definately let others know something is not right. This would have to be replaced by growing more synth skin. The make up of it seems to indicate that it would eventually be possible to put real cloned skin over it, but this process has yet to be effected with acceptable results, according to the HRDs memory. It can eat, as its fusion reactor will assimilate any foodstuffs fed to it into energy. It doesn't however secrete natural oils and this will of course give it away to anyone who knows what to look for. As far as the stats go, the only thing I'm curious about is the 8m speed. Shouldn't that be 10m, like standard humanoids? The Toughness thing, I could come up with the explanation that it is a more abstract thing that X knows how to keep itself out of harm and now, so does Derek, but if you don't want to fathom it, we can say that the improved initiative is what replaces it. I looked at the skill points and was thrown at first too. I looked at other droids and they were off too. I thought that was strange. Then I realized something. All the skills the stock DRK-1 has are Cross-Class for Thugs. Adding those up, it came out fine. [/sblock]Asteroid Base The station takes up nearly a quarter of the asteroid, which wouldn't seem like much unless you consider that the asteroid is 3 kilometers in diameter. It has multiple defensive gun turrets, but they seem more to fight off smaller snub fighters than anything major. You calculate approximately 120 sentients on board with half as many droids of various degrees as well. The response comes back immediately as the guns disappear behind sliding panels. "Welcome to Monitoring Station 27B. We've got a lot of work to do, so I'll explain when you land. Four out." With that, an incoming transmission requests that you transfer docking control to the station.</blockquote>

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