≈ One [Audio/English]

[kazeyotsutaete]

[there's the sound of the communication device being fumbled with, and then what sounds like a girl coughing a bit before she speaks. She sounds just a whee bit worried.]

Ah... hello? Can, can anyone tell me when this ship will be reaching a port? [Another cough, now she sounds sheepish as if she didn't want that to be heard.]I just, I need to

Comments

1/2

[beforethehero]

2/3 I lied

[beforethehero]

3/4 I lied again

[beforethehero]

4/4 [also ENCRYPTED AND LOCKED 100% LIKE A ROBOT] [Audio]

[beforethehero]

Roll.

[50% Lock on her end, she's not used to it yet!] [Audio]

[kazeyotsutaete]

[gasps shock! ... and coughing.]

Protoman? [WILD GUESS, SHE BARELY KNOWS YOUR VOICE BIG BROTHER.]

[100% oh I see we're going to have to fix that] [Audio forever]

[beforethehero]

[Yes, well, you guessed correctly.]

Yes. I go by Blues here.

[He also hears that coughing.]

What have you been told already?

[50% you're six floors away, big commute] [Audio always]

[kazeyotsutaete]

R-right... Blues.

[Whoops. Ahahaha.]

I've been resting as much as I can! But Rock can't take care of Dad and the Lab all by himself! [Grr arrf grr... more coughing from yelling.]

[100% testing waters here]

[beforethehero]

...I meant what you've been told about the boat.

[but that's a slightly alarming realization]

Roboenza?

[50% smart bot]

[kazeyotsutaete]

... Oh. I, um... Don't know much? Other than it seems unlikely we'll get somewhere so I can go home.

[Crud, MADE YOU WORRY, FEELS HORRID.]

It's over, and pass. I took the cure, it's just taking a while I'm fine.

[100% Locked]

[beforethehero]

That's true.

Bass is here. Stay in your room until you have a better grasp of where we are.

[He'd say something about the other dangers, but figures Bass would be enough of a warning to keep Roll in place. Especially if she's sick.]

...Right.

[And now he knows he's going to have to give her information the old-fashioned way rather than a file transfer. Infected systems. Not good.]

[50% Locked]

[kazeyotsutaete]

But! I have to get home!

... Bass. And we're on a ship, a very old looking ship judging by where my room is.

[She's gone exploring a bit already, Proto, so you're a bit late. And she's not sick, she's recovering!]

You're sounding like Rock, even though he saw me take it. [huffs] I just wanted to make sure the other sick robots got it first.

[100% Locked]

[beforethehero]

When we find a way off, we will. Until then, we can't.

Yes.

[gdit his little siblings.]

If you're recovering, then you're recovering. Where are you? I'd prefer to give you information in person rather than over a mostly unsecure connection.

[50% Locked]

[kazeyotsutaete]

[Small frustrated noise, even though Roll should be used to things like this (always the damsel) this is just frustrating.]

In my room.

[Perfect answer for cryptic elder brother.]

[100% Locked]

[beforethehero]

[Aw, don't feel that way. He'd do this for Rock, too.]

[...]

[Considering Roll can get this information just as easily from the other passengers, Proto decides not to play.]

All right. I'd recommend staying there for awhile. Many of the people here aren't friendly.

If you need me, you know how to contact me. Take any information given to you by the others passengers with a grain of salt.

[brb, off to hunt across the ship until he finds Roll's room. And then do nothing.]

[50% Locked] I fail at HTML

[kazeyotsutaete]

[But Rock can FIGHT and blow stuff up and is useful! Roll is not as useful.]

[And you're not fun, Proto. :(]

Yes, big brother.

Blow something up? Pester Bass? Scream? [She's being silly, it's helping her with not thinking about omg who will feed Doctor Light and make sure Rock doesn't explode the kitchen or Auto buys fifty cosplay outfits etc etc.]

What if they're telling the truth though? I don't see any reason to not trust the other people on this ship.

[100% Locked] XD so do I. Often.

[beforethehero]

[Protoman doesn't usually offer to give away information so freely. Being cryptic in reply brings out his dickishness]

You know my communicator identification, and how to encrypt.

If you pester Bass, or blow something up, the consequences are yours to deal with. The same if you decide to trust everyone.

[That's him being teasingly concerned. No, really.]