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[ Steps inside, waiting until the door is closed before explaining ]

Yeahhhh... So. Scarab's been worried about people outside Lily knowing he's stuck to me. He's going on about "increased threat risk" and "outcome disaster" and stuff, and it's really starting to freak me out.

Lethe said you like to make little robots or something? Do you think you could make one that he can pretend is "him"? I don't care what I gotta owe you.

Huh... does he just want a decoy, or does he want a remote drone he can control?

[ He starts to answer and immediately cuts himself off to complain at thin air instead ]

Wha— Oh my god, just call him yourself!

[ FINE ]

[ RING RING AIDES ]

[ picks up?? ]

[ The cube shows an image of a metallic looking scarab beetle floating in a dark void. It sounds like a member of Daft Punk. ]

GREETINGS FLOCKMATE:AIDES.

QUERY: WHAT IS THE MAXIMUM RANGE OF A REMOTE DRONE.

Probably... it would be basically unlimited inside the fence... the forest or the mist might interfere with the signal though... so you'd probably have to stay within eyeshot in those locations...

RESPONSE: ACCEPTABLE.

NEW QUERY: IS THE DRONE EQUIPPED WITH ANY WEAP—

Edited 2023-08-21 23:41 (UTC)

[ BATS THE CUBE ]

Do not give him weapons.

So no beams...

No beams, blades, saws, whatever. No weapons unless he goes through me.

Okay, I can make it a standard recon drone. That's easy.

[ The beetle cube shakes in place for a moment, and Ananke pinches the bridge of his nose and mutters "No" under his breath a few times. Finally the beetle squawks a very robotically irritated "APPROVED" ]

Ugh. Thank you.

Is there anything we need to get you before you can start?

I'm doing a job for Red to get materials... so... if you see anyone who's having problems... tell them to come see me and I'll give them a positive solution?