[X] Isolate Member (While they are still unaware, pull someone back for a private, hopefully more productive talk.)
-[X] Mysterious_Harlot (She is a fellow android, yet she confuses you. You want clarity.)
If this is meant to represent the humans contacting her, (and presumably also the commands for her reboot and self-identification) I must admit I am wondering who this is meant to be:
I must also admit that this writing style is rather difficult to read. Some of that may just be my problem, with my relative lack of computer literacy, but regardless, I feel I must point out how obtuse it feels at times.
Anyway, I will echo @LawsOfRobotics in that it is best to be proactive; we can get to know the group better as we go instead of being weighed down by introductions right away. Aside from that, this character seems rather no-nonsense, so this route seems most in keeping with that.
[X] Ignore Group (Don't waste time talking. Examine the situation further, find what you need and what needs doing on your own, and let them try to keep up.)
{SubCon} stands for Subconscious. To be more literal with it, most of her drives aside from FL do their thing silently in the background to like, run her various senses and functions and whatnot; like the descriptions of what she's seeing/hearing/etc. are the extremely curated and interpreted end result of some of those drives processing all the raw data she recieves from her sensors. (Or the other way around, they do the finer management of all the little motor movements to grab the storage unit handle, in service of the simple command "grab handle.") But then sometimes they (usually Drive BG, her core "subconscious" mind) do wind up submitting commands that show up in her "conscious" mind when it's significant enough. One example being that she's actually blinking her eyeshutters often, but it only actually shows up as a command when she's like, closing them for a sustained period and then reopening them again.
And sometimes when Drive FL is overburdened, (such as the logic spiral when she couldn't jive "human actually apologizing and willingly offering to revoke their permissions over her" with her past experiences) her core drive has to step in to deal with whatever caused the problem instead, and snap her out of it. On the other hand, the subconscious influence can also cause problems, like the PTSD flashbacks in the second update, and other possible instances of her subconsciousness working against her conscious intentions, so a bit of a double-edged sword.
The drive initials are all significant too, though I wanna see if anyone figures it out ; )
You know as well as I that sometimes a protagonist is hardly an objective, correct editorialist on her own life (or unlife, in Kikuko's case) and death. And KT's definitely not in a great headspace starting out here.
Sorry about that. ^.^;
I am having fun with this experimental style so far, but I definitely understand if it's not your cup of tea. For what it's worth, I'm not really a programmer either; the best I ever got at it was a decent competence at 2008-era GameMaker Code that I've since completely forgotten and is probably way defunct anyway. For this, I've been having to look up a ton of stuff. Still, sorry for the obtuseness!
I've been really enjoying the style. It's fun! Sorta like "the summoned hero is a historical materialist", which is written as a screenplay, it's neat and refreshing to read a story (quest in this case) in a format that's quite novel.
I've been really enjoying the style. It's fun! Sorta like "the summoned hero is a historical materialist", which is written as a screenplay, it's neat and refreshing to read a story (quest in this case) in a format that's quite novel.
[X] Ignore Group (Don't waste time talking. Examine the situation further, find what you need and what needs doing on your own, and let them try to keep up.)
We have been dragged, forcefully, back to consciousness for an urgent purpose. We have enough context clues to discern that this was an act of desperation. The personal comes later, right now we need to find out what the job is and set to its most immediate expression.
[X] Isolate Member (While they are still unaware, pull someone back for a private, hopefully more productive talk.)
--[X] Labcoat_Nerd (She seems almost like their leader. You want to negotiate your roles.)
Adhoc vote count started by ColdGoldLazarus on Feb 2, 2024 at 8:17 PM, finished with 14 posts and 9 votes.
[X] Isolate Member (While they are still unaware, pull someone back for a private, hopefully more productive talk.)
-[X] Mysterious_Harlot (She is a fellow android, yet she confuses you. You want clarity.)
[X] Ignore Group (Don't waste time talking. Examine the situation further, find what you need and what needs doing on your own, and let them try to keep up.)
[X] Isolate Member (While they are still unaware, pull someone back for a private, hopefully more productive talk.)
--[X] Labcoat_Nerd (She seems almost like their leader. You want to negotiate your roles.)
> Passive Sensory Observation - Mystery_Harlot
(She is at the back of the group, closest to self at 8 Meters distant. Staying silent, watchful as the others speak among themselves. All eyes remain on the terminal, unaware yet of disconnection. Ideal for an ambush.)
//I need answers. About YOU, most of all.
//First, though…
Analysis Results - Environment Inspection:
(Interior Location. Simple Rectangular Floor Plan. Estimated Room Dimensions: 35 Meters (Walls B & D) by 25 Meters (Walls A & C) by 5 Meters - Sonar was confused by shelving units on previous inspection. Four doors total; the two detected before, plus two near the back of the room. Rear exits are not barricaded - Closets, or simply overlooked? Room Function: Mutually-Aligned Laboratory & Storage Functions. Primary ceiling fixtures remain unlit. Secondary wall fixtures remain lit, but flickering.
Presently Facing Wall A. Clockwise Sweep:
- Wall A contains: Door #1, (Blockaded by desk) 4.5x8.0 Meter Inset Video Screen, (Inactive) Door #2. (Blockaded by rolling cart - Wheels locked, but unlikely to hold)
- Wall B contains: Long Counter with Sink & Overhead Cabinets, Door #3.
- Wall C contains: Etched Logo, No Matches In Database - Symbology Analysis Pending.
- Wall D Contains: Door #4, Inset Shelving Units. (Shelf contents: 45% thick books, 40% metal boxes; percentages approximate.)
Floor Layout: Three Sections.
- Rear Section Contains: Eight Wheeled Shelving Units, (Shelf contents: 80% varied Android parts, 15% miscellanea; percentages indeterminate.) arranged in four rows, with middle aisle. (Doors #3 and #4 accessible between second and third row.)
- Middle Section Contains: Storage Unit, (Positioned 8 Meters distant to Wall B) Assembly/Operating Table with Overhead Armature Array. (Positioned 8 Meters distant to Wall D)
- Fore Section Contains: Two Terminal Desks, arranged diagonally with backs facing Doors #1 & #2, respectively, screens facing room center. Two Long Stationary Tables, arranged diagonally in alignment with Terminal Desks. Additional rolling cart beneath video screen.
Minor Anomaly Detected - Eldritch Sensors. Cause Unidentifiable. No Threat Detected.
Four other Lifeforms detected, none unidentified. All gathered at Terminal #2.)
//Idiots still haven't realized I disconnected?
//Right, slow. At least this next part will be easy.
> Set Luminescence: Stealth Mode
Dimming…
> Motor Group (All) Sequence: (Stealth) Approach Lifeforms
//Best to do this one-on-one before announcing myself properly.
> Motor Group (All) Action: (Stealth) Step Behind Mystery_Harlot
> Motor Group (F_1, G_1) Action: Reach Around
> Motor Group (F_1, G_1) Action: Cover Mouth
> Motor Group (F_2, G_2) Action: Wrap Around Torso
> Vocal Module: Set Frequency Range: 5 to 10 Hz.
> Vocal Module: Speech - "No screaming. ID: KT-40A. Follow me back."
> Passive Sensory Observation - Mystery_Harlot
(Motors jolt in surprise. Slack again. A compliant nod.)
> Motor Group (All) Sequence: (Stealth, Hostage) Retreat
//At least I don't have a knife to someone's neck. This time.
> Motor Group (All) Action: (Stealth, Hostage) Take Cover - Wheeled Shelving Units (Second row)
> Vocal Module: Speech - "Match my vocal frequency, then identify self. ARCPIN, as well."
> Motor Group (G_1) Action: Uncover Mouth
(Low Frequency) Auditory Input - Speech: "You have nothing to fear from them. Why this? And please let me go."
//…Not sure whether to be appreciative that you matched my frequency, or annoyed that you ignored the rest.
> Vocal Module: Speech - "I need answers; they'll slow that down. Identify self and ARCPIN."
> Passive Sensory Observation - Mystery_Harlot
(Motor tensing - indecipherable. A short sigh.)
(Low Frequency) Auditory Input - Speech: "Please describe an ARCPIN. This is unfamiliar terminology."
//Are you real.
//How do you make LESS sense with every moment?
> Vocal Module: Speech - "ARCPIN? Android Remote Communication Protocol Identification Number? It should have come free with your activation."
//…
(Low Frequency) Auditory Input - Speech: "Oh. Antiquation, of course. Apologies for forgetting."
Warning: Annoyance Overflow Risk
(Low Frequency) Auditory Input - Speech: "My ARCPIN is… BRL8_430264012B."
//Code 43? So not an escort-type at all, despite the chassis. I misjudged.
//Some things make more sense now.
//Others, less so.
(Low Frequency) Auditory Input - Speech: "Though it is unlikely to work at this depth, with satellite signals blocked."
//I don't need such things.
> Android Remote Communication Protocol: Establish Direct Connection - BRL8_430264012B
> Designate ARCP Contact: M_S
> Send {M_S} ARCPM: "This is KT-40A, callsign Glintsinger."
> Passive Sensory Observation - Mystery_Secretary
(Another surprised jolt. Unfamiliarity with my unaltered voice? Surprise at my own Number?)
> Send {M_S} ARCPM: "You still haven't identified yourself."
(Low Frequency) Auditory Input - Speech: "You still haven't let me go."
//That… Is fair enough.
> Motor Group (F_1, F_2, G_2) Action: Release Hostage
> Passive Sensory Observation - Mystery_Secretary
(She stumbles a half-step away, brushing out the creases in her clothing. Back still turned, posture stiff - Ruffled? Distressed? Uppity?)
ARCPM {Voice} Received: "Is it? I think you would be the outlier, Katie Fortier."
{SubCon}> Motor Group (A) Action: Shiver
> Cancel Motor Action
//No.
{SubCon}> CopyRen HC:\Short_Term\PX_0299_08_08_0213.mem To HC:\Quick_Recall\0299\08\KatieFortier.mem
> Cancel CopyRen
//STOP THAT
//…
> CopyRen HC:\Short_Term\PX_0299_08_08_213.mem To HC:\Quick_Recall\0299\08\KatieFortier.mem
//No civilian should be permitted such power.
//FOCUS.
{SubCon}> Open Eyeshutters
> Send {Voice} ARCPM: "I suppose you have a point. Conventions must have shifted."
ARCPM {Voice} Received: "Hmm..."
//How are you making a noncommittal hum of all things sound so…?
//When will you start making sense?
> Send {Voice} ARCPM: "Let's get back on track."
> Passive Sensory Observation - Voice
(She finally turns around to face-)
Error Detected: Observation Processing Frozen
-Causal Error Could Not Be Identified
{SubCon}> Dynamic Frequency Scaling: Accelerate CPU Clocking To 150%
{SubCon}> Recall = HC:\Unlabeled_Memory\PX_0235_08_09_1226.mem
Warning: Emotional Overflow Risk
{SubCon}> Dynamic Frequency Scaling: Accelerate CPU Clocking To 200%
{SubCon}> Recall = HC:\Quick_Recall\0235\09\VVNMeet.mem
{SubCon}> Recall = HC:\Quick_Recall\0235\09\RTMS_KT_VVN.mem
Warning: CPU Overheat Risk
Error Detected: Emotional Overflow
-Causal Error Could Not Be Identified
{SubCon}> Dynamic Frequency Scaling: Accelerate CPU Clocking To 300%
{SubCon}> DecryptRecall = HC:\Private_Memory\PX_0235_11_13_0034.mem
{SubCon}> Recall = HC:\Quick_Recall\0236\03\SoSwishy.mem
{SubCon}> Recall = HC:\Unlabeled_Memory\PX_0236_04_29_2224.mem
Error Detected: Air System Intake Erratic
-Causal Error Could Not Be Identified
{SubCon}> Dynamic Frequency Scaling: Accelerate CPU Clocking To 400%
{SubCon}> Recall = HC:\Quick_Recall\0236\06\WelcomeBack.mem
{SubCon}> Recall = HC:\Unlabeled_Memory\PX_0236_07_21_1958.mem
{SubCon}> DecryptRecall = HC:\Vital_Recall\0237\09\PrivateQuestion.mem
{SubCon}> Recall = HC:\Vital_Recall\0236\12\Promise.mem
Error Detected: System Freeze
-Causal Error Detected: Recall Queue At Limit
> Cancel Queue
Queue Canceled
{SubCon}> Dynamic Frequency Scaling: Accelerate CPU Clocking To 500%
{SubCon}> Recall = HC:\Unlabeled_Memory\PX_0237_01_17_0730.mem
{SubCon}> Recall = HC:\Vital_Recall\0237\01\HOWCOULDYOU.mem
{SubCon}> DecryptRecall = HC:\Vital_Recall\0237\07\TooFar.mem
{SubCon}> Recall = HC:\Vital_Recall\0237\07\TooFar2.mem
{SubCon}> Recall = HC:\Unlabeled_Memory\PX_0237_07_21_2012.mem
Error Detected: System Freeze
-Causal Error Detected: CPU Clocking At Limit
--Causal Error Could Not Be Identified
> CANCEL QUEUE
> Cancel Queue
Queue Canceled
Error Detected: System Freeze
-Causal Error Could Not Be Identified
Error Detected: Air System Ventilating Uneven
-Causal Error Could Not Be Identified
//She was paler. #DCE2DF - Mystic, I think. Color-blended translucents like me.
> Resume Analysis Results
(No Attachments Detected.
Discrepancy: No Barcode Print Detected.)
//This speaks for itself, really.
//Wait, no cheek barcode? There are regulations against that. How can you tell who…
//Evidently the regulations have changed. Must have moved it somewhere more discreet, anyway. Still a pain…
> Resume Analysis Results
(Clothing:
- Cloak - Style: Full-Circle, Floor-Length, Hoodless, Enclosed Neck. Material: Decorative Dark Grey Flex-Metal Frame on Reinforced Black Leather.
- Dress - Style: Shirtdress, Mid-Thigh Length, Short-Sleeved, Button-Up, Pleated. Material: Black Cotton.
- Lapel Pin Badge - Style: Diamond Shape. Material: Black Metal. Etched Logo, Matches Wall C Etching - Symbology Analysis Still Pending.
- Gloves - Style: Fingerless, Shoulder-Length, Lace Over Solid Backing. Material: Black Lace, Forest Green Cotton.
- Boots - Style: Fashion, Upper-Thigh-Length, Side-Zip, Cuban Heels, Pointed Toes. Material: Black Leather, Forest Green Rubber Tread.)
//Even as a secretary, I still don't understand why you are allowed to conceal yourself so much. But she was a complete show-off, so another point of difference.
//Conclusion: I overreacted. VVN is gone, I know this. She may look similar, but she's not the same.
//At least now I understand why she was putting me off so much.
> Check System Status
Status: Returning To Nominal
//She must have noticed my freeze-up. Explaining that away will be hard.
> Dismiss All Error Reports
> Dynamic Frequency Scaling: Decelerate CPU
{SubCon}> Send {Voice} ARCPM: "What's going on now?"
//Wait, no!
ARCPM {Voice} Received: "Well… You are aware that you are still nude, right?"
{SubCon}> Close Eyeshutters
//…
{SubCon}> Open Eyeshutters
{SubCon}> Motor Group (A, F_1, F_2) Action: Shrug & Raise Forearms
{SubCon}> Motor Group (G_1, G_2) Action: Splay Hands
> Send {Voice} ARCPM: "Yes? And? How is this relevant."
> Passive Sensory Observation - Voice
(Expression indicates confusion and embarrassment. Glancing this way, averting eyes again. Tapping forefingers together.)
//Wait, don't tell me…
ARCPM {Voice} Received: "I suppose this must be another antiquity…"
//…
//That's more than enough culture shock for one day, I think.
//Thank you kindly but no more, please.
//No really, you don't have to, I'm all full up already!
//Thank you, please come again!
{SubCon}> Vocal Module: Sound - Sigh
> Send {Voice} ARCPM: "Then what do you have available."
> Passive Sensory Observation - Voice
(Eyes still averted. Vague hand gesture aimed past me. Expression indicates sheepishness now.)
> Motor Group (All) Action: Step Aside
ARCPM {Voice} Received: "Your old outfit was also reconstructed when you were rebuilt. I find it still rather revealing, but I suppose I understand now."
> Passive Sensory Observation - Voice
(She strides to Door #4. Despite the awkward atmosphere, movements are graceful. She opens the door.)
> Preliminary Sensory Analysis - Environment Inspection
(Interior Location. Simple Rectangular Floor Plan. Estimated Room Dimensions: 2.5 Meters by 5 Meters by 3 Meters. One exit. Room Function Estimate: Ancillary Storage. Primary ceiling lighting fixture unlit. Contents Indiscernible.)
> Passive Sensory Observation - Voice
(Emerging again, holding two clotheshangers. One bears a white labcoat. The other bears a leotard in a vacuum-sealed plastic wrap. Still averting her eyes.)
//You'll give someone body-image issues at this rate.
ARCPM {Voice} Received: "You can wear this coat over it for now, at least."
//It looks too billowy and far too easily-spotted. It would just drag me down and ruin my stealth.
> Send {Voice} ARCPM: "If I have to."
ARCPM {Voice} Received: "Anyway, this was remade just in case you ever did get reactivated, or I assume so anyway. But since that seemed unlikely, they must have sealed it for preservation."
> Motor Group (F_2, G_2) Action: Receive Hanging Item Handover
> Motor Group (F_1, G_1) Action: Steady Hanging Item
> Preliminary Sensory Analysis - Item Inspection
(Leotard - Style: Halterneck, Highleg, Backless. Material: Black Stretch Lycra, Black Translucent Mesh, trace Neurocrystal threads. Printed Grey "#11" on right breast strap. Printed Grey barcode on left breast strap. Note: Side hems lined with interface button nodes. Note: Designed to conceal largest translucent skin section on torso and provide basic modesty, and very little else.)
//Surprisingly accurate for a recreation; but got the barcode wrong. Not like that part really matters anymore, though.
> Motor Group (F_1, G_1) Action: Unseal & Remove Item
> Motor Group (F_2, G_2) Action: Handover Hanging Item
> Motor Group (All) Sequence: Dress Self
> Motor Group (G_1, G_2) Action: Seal Neck Clasp
//Not as stretchy as the old one was. Might need to break it in. But if it keeps her satisfied…
> Open Tertiary Interface Ports: Group Torso_Right
> Motor Group (B) Action: Crane Neck Down & Tilt Right
> Motor Group (F_1, G_1) Action: Align & Plug Right Interface Button Nodes
> Open Tertiary Interface Ports: Group Torso_Left
> Motor Group (B) Action: Tilt Left
> Motor Group (F_2, G_2) Action: Align & Plug Left Interface Button Nodes
> Motor Group (B) Action: Crane Neck Back
> Motor Group (All) Sequence: Stretch - Standing Backbend
//Everything's holding well, at least.
> Passive Sensory Observation: Voice
(She is openly staring now. Both hands are laid over her chest. Fans whirring, coolant lines flushed.)
> Send {Voice} ARCPM: "…What?"
//You wanted me not to be nude, I am no longer nude. What more do you want from me?
ARCPM {Voice} Received: "I… it is nothing."
Auditory Input Detected - Sound: Heavy Wood Impact
Auditory Input - Sound: Metal Breaking
{SubCon}> Motor Group (All) Action: Turn Around
{SubCon}> Motor Group (All) Action: Assume Ready Stance
Auditory Input - Sound: Heavy Wood Impact
> Focused Sensory Observation: Door #3
(Door hinges buckle. Door #3 falls inward. Pneumatic Battering Ram visible beyond. New lifeforms detected: 3 biological. All armed and armored. Hostility detected - taking aim this way. None presently designated.)
//Oh, THANK you! Finally something normal, that makes SENSE is happening.
> Assign Mass Temporary Designation: Mook_[1-3]
{SubCon}> Set Luminescence: Alert Mode
Lighting Toggle: Ruby Red
> Activate Multitool_Death
Error Detected: 404 Hardware Unit Not Found
//…Right.
> Engage Action
[-][Priority] Defense (Prioritize protecting Voice and the others, even if it means retreat. They all seem much too squishy for this.) [-][Priority] Offense (Prioritize going on the attack and ending this fast. Turn the tables before your attackers have time to adjust.) [-][Priority] Guerilla (Prioritize luring them in. Use the others as bait and use the layout to draw the enemy into individual fights.)
[-][Armament] Engage CQC (This body is a weapon, with a successful combat record to prove it, and it's faced worse before.) [-][Armament] Improvise Weapon (Find something suitably useful among the shelves, or assemble something on the fly.) [-][Armament] Preemptive Scavenging (Disarm one of your attackers immediately and turn their own weapon against them.)
> Check System Status
Current System Status: Mostly Optimal, Vulnerable
(No significant damage detected. Mild overheating detected. 6 Error Reports Muted & Archived. 2 QuickRefresh forced since last hibernation. System uptime since last boot: ~37 Minutes. All systems functioning with surplus capacity.
[X][Priority] Offense (Prioritize going on the attack and ending this fast. Turn the tables before your attackers have time to adjust.) [X][Armament] Preemptive Scavenging (Disarm one of your attackers immediately and turn their own weapon against them.)
Ooph. The flashbacks are rough on Katie… some interesting tidbits there though.
The hinted lover/partner/soulmate was named VVN (Vivian?) which I don't think we knew before. Katie saw her briefly from a distance and then met her face to face about a month later. They knew each other for just under two years before the event that (presumably) killed VVN and put Katie in a museum. (If I'm reading the timestamps on the files correctly?)
The cultural disconnect vis a vis nudity/clothing between Voice and Katie is gratuitously cute and very fun!
Any harm to our gal Voice is unacceptable imo. The humans… eh, I guess should probably keep all their fluids inside… also, preemptive scavenging is a very fun phrase
[x][Priority] Defense (Prioritize protecting Voice and the others, even if it means retreat. They all seem much too squishy for this.) [x][Armament] Preemptive Scavenging (Disarm one of your attackers immediately and turn their own weapon against them.)
There's certain robot/cyborg girl design stylistic that harkens to Blame! And I love that Voice got inspired by that industrial/rough angles design philosophy.
There was a pic of Katie somewhere, but I am unable to find it at this moment.
[X][Priority] Defense (Prioritize protecting Voice and the others, even if it means retreat. They all seem much too squishy for this.) [X][Armament] Preemptive Scavenging (Disarm one of your attackers immediately and turn their own weapon against them.)
That one's much looser as reference, (Fits her vibes, but diverges a lot more heavily in the actual details, since I had KT's design in mind beforehand and was trying to find something to match that, whereas with Voice I saw the artwork first and built her character from there.) but yeah, it serves well enough for her for the time being, until I can put together a more accurate refence pic for her.
> Send {Text}: "This style of writing is incredibly cool. I am in awe of just how expressive and descriptive you're able to make these terminal lines. Most prose by most authors I've read is less lively then your digitized interface."
> Send {Text}: "This style of writing is incredibly cool. I am in awe of just how expressive and descriptive you're able to make these terminal lines. Most prose by most authors I've read is less lively then your digitized interface."
I had a lot of feelings reading the panic attack/memory filenames. Just through the filenames there you convey this whole narrative arc and associated anguish, made all the more poignant by having to extrapolate so much.
[X][Priority] Offense (Prioritize going on the attack and ending this fast. Turn the tables before your attackers have time to adjust.) [X][Armament] Preemptive Scavenging (Disarm one of your attackers immediately and turn their own weapon against them.)
[X][Priority] Offense (Prioritize going on the attack and ending this fast. Turn the tables before your attackers have time to adjust.)
[X][Armament] Preemptive Scavenging (Disarm one of your attackers immediately and turn their own weapon against them.)
[X][Priority] Defense (Prioritize protecting Voice and the others, even if it means retreat. They all seem much too squishy for this.)
[X][Armament] Improvise Weapon (Find something suitably useful among the shelves, or assemble something on the fly.)
Right, I should vote. So... we have no idea if there are other attackers around. (There probably are a lot.) Rushing to finish this group off might put us in a bad position to fight off any others. Going defensive is more likely to see us rescue the squishy humans, and avoid getting squished by any enemies around who aren't mooks.
> Send {Text}: "This style of writing is incredibly cool. I am in awe of just how expressive and descriptive you're able to make these terminal lines. Most prose by most authors I've read is less lively then your digitized interface."
I had a lot of feelings reading the panic attack/memory filenames. Just through the filenames there you convey this whole narrative arc and associated anguish, made all the more poignant by having to extrapolate so much.
There's definitely stuff in there that I want to dig into in more detail sooner or later, but I'm really glad that even indirectly it still like, carried the weight I want it to.
Yeah ^.^;
Her head's not normally this much of a mess, but between the time displacement, where she was emotionally right before the hibernation coma, and Voice's at-a-glance resemblance, she's definitely pretty off-balance at the moment.
Ironically, getting into some good ol'-fashioned fighting to the death may just be what she needs right now xD
There's certain robot/cyborg girl design stylistic that harkens to Blame! And I love that Voice got inspired by that industrial/rough angles design philosophy.
Ooooh, interesting. I need to read Blame! at some point, but I've really liked the art I've seen from/of it around, so that probably could have been an unconscious inspiration, yeah.
[X][Priority] Defense (Prioritize protecting Voice and the others, even if it means retreat. They all seem much too squishy for this.) [X][Armament] Preemptive Scavenging (Disarm one of your attackers immediately and turn their own weapon against them.)
Ooooh, interesting. I need to read Blame! at some point, but I've really liked the art I've seen from/of it around, so that probably could have been an unconscious inspiration, yeah.
Blame! is a bit of a rough mess at the start that really gets together at the end of first volume. We have Killy, who's... well, Terminators wish they were so persistent. And we have Cibo, who is merely a modern-day scientist in decaying megastructure where technology of forefathers surpasses anything modern scattering of humanity are able to cobble together from debris and legend, and who manages to keep up with Killy for impressive amount of time.
I can gush over Cibo a lot, but a lot of that would be spoilers.
I also went back and changed some of this, since I have better fleshed out just what her loadout from before the coma entailed. Also made some other tweaks in general, but those are all much more minor stuff for the most part.
