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[buildstherobots]

[Phone call! To the whole town! Except the drones and the usual meddling authority figures. The call is in a moderately hushed tone, but he's easily understandable.]

So, I see that there are many new people, and you may count yourselves as lucky as you can in this place because Dist the Rose is here to take care of you all. I'm sure you've been

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[weaponsparked]

Ah. There you are.

[buildstherobots]

Sideswipe! I was starting to think you were avoiding me.

[Man all this quiet talking sounds unnatural coming from him.]

[weaponsparked]

Now, why ever would I do that?

[buildstherobots]

I don't know. I just haven't seen you.

[weaponsparked]

I've been... distracted.

[buildstherobots]

And you came just to tell me that?

[weaponsparked]

Well, no. I just... It's good to see you're not a drone.

[buildstherobots]

[Dist sighs and shelves a book, somewhat roughly.]

...I think those wretched idiots did make me one, for a short time. I lost almost a week.

[weaponsparked]

... They did what? Why?

[buildstherobots]

I don't know! I didn't even do anything, I didn't miss a day here... they just droned me. It's disgusting.

[weaponsparked]

So now they've stopped even needing reasons to drone us... Fabulous.

[buildstherobots]

Have they ever needed a reason for cruelty? It's like a game to them.

[weaponsparked]

... Ah. Right. Good point.