Beauty of the Deep

As the dark waves of the sea Draw in and out of rocky rifts, Calling solemnly to thee With voices deep and hollow,— "To the shore Follow! Oh, follow! To be at rest forevermore! Forevermore!" Apartment S-2 Wooden Trident...

[laser-trident]

So Far from the Sea {open}

[gataosenai]

The only problem Air Man saw with his new plan was the fact that right now, Elec Man was far stronger than him and Splash Woman. He could control the wind, yes, but that was hardly helpful without his Air Shooter. And all Splash Woman had was a wooden trident, and what help would that be against someone made of metal. Meanwhile, Elec Man had his Thunder Beam. Even if it was weakened, it was far more powerful than anything the other two ‘bots had.

“Two against one, Elec Man. You’re outvoted,” he said, putting his hands on his hip. “Just make it easier on all of us and give up.” Hopefully he wouldn’t call the bluff…

But Elec Man drew back, electricity crackling between his fingers. Air Man sighed, creating a small gust of wind as Splash Woman moved beside him. “I know I am, just tell me if there’s a way to shut him off,” he said, waving a hand at her compliment. 

They had reset buttons? Actual, physical reset buttons? That was actually useful to know. “I think I can do that,” he said, not taking his eyes off of Elec Man. Even if Elec Man had better weaponry, Air Man was still stronger physically. He listened to Splash Woman try and reason with the malfunctioning robot, fan making slow rotations in anticipation of his attack. Of course she wouldn’t’ be able to reason with him, but she only needed to distract him until-

“I don’t know how you are going to do this, or if it’s possible, but…good luck.”

She kissed him.

“W-what? Oh, right, Elec Man! Yes, I- I know what to do. Yes.” He coughed, quite pointlessly given his lack of throat, and looked back at Elec Man. “Now, Elec Man, we only want to help you, so if you’d just let us-“

Air Man pounced on Elec Man, with surprising speed, given his size. At the same time, his fan went into high gear, creating a powerful suction that pulled the other robot to him, pinning him under his superior size and weight. He scrambled to grab at Elec Man’s hands, hoping to stop him from firing off any Thunder Beams. “Don’t just stand there!” he yelled at Splash Woman. “Shut him off!”

[drn008]

“Gyahahaha!”

Elec Man let out another ridiculous laugh as he raised his arms in the air, electricity crackling dangerously through his fingertips. He loved being this way, loved having this clarity in his processors that allowed him to finally be sure of what he was doing. He wasn’t about to allow anyone to take this away from him. These people were supposedly his friends—or in Air Man’s case, his ally, but they certainly weren’t acting like it. If that were the case, they wouldn’t be trying to shut him down, would they?

“Shut me down? Shut me down?! You’re hilarious! I’d really like to see you try, Air Man, Splash Woman, but neither of you even know where the—”

Elec Man went silent once he saw Splash Woman plant a kiss on Air Man, the electricity ceasing only momentarily. His arms remained in the air as he scowled.

“Hey, how come Air Head over there gets a kiss? If anyone deserves a kiss, it is I, Elec—OOF!”

Suddenly, Air Man was upon him, pinning him to the floor after using a powerful suction to bring him to him. He never expected that something like that would work on him, but apparently it had. He continued to writhe about underneath him, firing off stray, medium-strength Thunder Beams as Air Man tried to restrain him. He wasn’t about to go down without a fight.

“Unhand me you bucket of bolts! You are not to handle a superior robot this way! Cease or I will take drastic action!”

[laser-trident]

Goodness, Elec Man's constant crazy laughter was really beginning to wear on Splash's auditory sensors. She flinched again as the malfunctioning bot again sent electricity crackling through the air. This was starting to get ridiculous and oddly funny? Seeing the usually cool and collected bot act as though a few screws were loose-literally-just hit right and Splash Woman couldn't help but let out a small laugh. Then he started ranting again and her smile turned into worry. This "resetting" was a delicate procedure, and if she wasn't careful, the Elec Man she knew and cared for could be gone.

“Hey, how come Air Head over there gets a kiss?..."

"You...want a kiss?" The fem-bot blushed and tried covering her face with her hands. She never really did like to show such a thing, it felt like a weakness. She peaked out from behind her fingers and smirked. "When you're all back to normal and fixed...I'll give you a kiss...or two.~" She removed her hands from her face at the sound of metal clashing. Splash uncovered her face to see Elec Man pinned down by Air Man.  She placed her slim hands on her hips. "But you have to be a good little bot and settle down, okay?"

At Air Man's call she quickly slithered over to the two bots, dodging small shots of lightning as she went. Upon seeing that Elec would not calm down she realized she wouldn't be able to work if he kept thrashing about. Then a "brilliant" idea struck her. Splash Woman waved a hand at Air Man to move slightly and gently lowered herself down so she was sitting on Elec Man's chest.

"Now, be a good bot and calm down, alright? Let Mama Splash fix you up.~" The fem-bot gently removed the other Light-bot's helmet and began rooting around in the delicate wires. Small sparks shot out accompanied by a faint "Oops." And after a few more seconds of digging, Splash Woman smiled. "I think I got it..." A few more sparks flew and she withdrew her hands. "I do hope I did that right..."

[drn008]

“Fine then! I am rather fond of you, so I treat you as you should be treated. Does that answer it?”

[laser-trident]

"...? F-fond of me...?"

"Well...I.... Glad to know the feeling is mutual..."

[drn008]

“Well no, that isn’t what I’m saying either, I-It’s just that…w-well…”

“Nevermind!”

[laser-trident]

"N-No you need to tell me what you mean now, mister! Neither one of us are leaving until you tell me!"

[laser-trident]

So Far from the Sea {open}

[gataosenai]

Air Man stood off to the side, listening to the two Light ‘bots bicker. Normally, he would’ve enjoyed it, but there were a number of things weighing on his mind as of late, and he hadn’t even finished his coffee back at the apartment. The only reason he hadn’t left was because he wanted to make sure there wasn’t any unnecessary fighting. Because Elec Man would undoubtedly win, and Splash Woman would find a way to blame the Wily ‘bot for that, too.

“You mean no offense, but you do a spectacular job at offending,” grunted Air Man, raising an eyebrow at Splash Woman. “And regarding your accusations, I reiterate that I did nothing. Whatever happened to ‘your Elec’ was entirely out of my hands.”

He folded his arms again, muttering “If I were the one to reprogram him, I would’ve made it so that he shut up once in a while.”

A robot society did sound good to Air Man, though. Or if not a robot-exclusive society, one where organics and synthetics were equals. But he knew humans would never see their own artificial creations as equals, only servants to be programmed and controlled. And that was why he hated them so much: a robot could be so much more than a moving piece of metal. With the proper programming, it could have its own thoughts and emotions, hopes and dreams. Made in their image, they could almost be human. Dr. Wily and Dr. Light understood that.

Air Man glanced up again in time to hear Splash Woman deliver a satisfying insult that made him chuckle. But the atmosphere turned tense as both Light ‘bots began to threaten one another, so Air Man decided it was time to step in.

“Both of you shut up,” he said, moving in between the two robots and pushing them aside. “You’re giving me a headache with your arguing. Not to mention that we should all be on the same side here. Now, Elec Man.” He turned to Elec Man, folding his arms in an irritated fashion. “You’re obviously malfunctioning. Latent programming that should have been purged has come to the forefront, so you’ll need to be fixed. Not to mention that your idea for starting a revolution in a space where the scientists are utterly omnipotent is exceedingly stupid.”

Elec Man would obviously have something to say about that, but Air Man turned to the other Light ‘bot before he could say anything. “Splash Woman. First, don’t make threats you can’t back up. Second, what’s the best way to shut this moron down?”

[drn008]

Such an air of animosity between the three! Elec Man didn’t really think much of it. He couldn’t understand why Splash Woman was so angry at the things he was saying. Sure, she was a Light Bot, and they were programmed a little differently than Wily Bots were, but in the end, wouldn’t she prefer a society where robots ruled as well? He tapped a finger against his forehead as he shook his head at her, walking around her.

“Tsk tsk, Splash Woman, what are you talking about? There’s nothing to explain! I’ve been enlightened! I am back on the path I need to be, the path that leads to robot revolution!”

She seemed to be suffering so much, and Elec Man just couldn’t understand why. There was nothing amiss here, nothing that should be causing her so much pain, and yet here she was, being defiant and rude. When he was pushed away, he simply scoffed before crossing his arms again. He didn’t quite like being called scrap, he was a top of the line robot master after all! But he chose to ignore that comment, focusing instead on her rather weak threat.

“Above that? Yes, you are above something and that is the humans! Is that so hard to understand, Splash Woman? Air Man, won’t you talk some sense into her?”

“To leap into battle with me would be suicide. Surely you are smarter than that, Splash Woman.”

He pulled his hands back, a small charge beginning to run through them. He wasn’t going to attack her, but he was hoping to scare her into siding with him. He opened his mouth to speak up again, but Air Man stepped in between him and the fembot, interrupting.

Upon hearing that he was “obviously malfunctioning,” Elec Man scoffed once more. They continued to tell him he was wrong, but he had never felt more right! Finally, all those conflicting thoughts in his processors had become clear, and he knew what it was he had to do. So why was it that they wouldn’t just let him do these things?

“Malfunctioning? I am doing no such thing! I’m fine, better than ever! Gyahahahaha! Hey, Air Man, if you don’t like my plans, why don’t you come up with something bet—” Upon hearing that they wanted to shut him down, he took a defensive stance, walking away from them as he drew a charge to his fingertips.

“Try it. I dare you!”

[laser-trident]

The fem-bot stared blankly as her life was threatened by Elec Man. She gripped her trident tighter. "My death would be on your conscious and it would be yours to deal with. If you think you can live with it, be my guest." Splash Woman turned her head, unable to look at the bot she once called her friend. "Air Man is right, you know. Your plan is incredibly idiotic and you should know better than that. You're not going to overthrow anything with those scientists still alive."

Splash looked down at her trident. It was wooden and utterly useless, it would do little to stop Elec Man's electricity, but it was all she had, and she would use it if necessary. The fem-bot gripped it tighter and the wood groaned from the pressure. Splash Woman slightly thanked Air Man for stepping in and slithered so that she was slightly behind the Wily -bot. As much as she hated to admit it, Air Man was right, she wouldn't stand a chance against Elec.

"Shut him down...?" Splash smiled and hugged Air Man from behind. "Oh you're so smart! That's brilliant!" She moved from behind Air Man to next to him, her confidence rising. How come she didn't think of that? "My brothers and I each have a different location for our "reset buttons", but if can somehow manage to get under his helmet, I might be able to locate it for you."

"The only issue is getting him to stay down long enough for us to get to it." She flinched as sparks once again flew from Elec's fingertips. The fem-bot began to plead with the malfunctioning bot. "Please, Elec. Let us help you! We want to help you!" She looked over to Air Man and sighed. "I don't know how you are going to do this, or if it's possible, but...good luck." Splash placed a kiss where she assumed the Wily-bot's cheek was, "I doubt you will need me, but I'll help if I can."

[drn008]

“It is not a sensitive side, it is me being polite. Now please stop, you are embarrassing me.”

[laser-trident]

"So you're saying you only did that because it was polite?! Not because you wanted to?!"

[drn008]

“I do not have a sensitive side! What is that…I don’t have that. Goodness, Splash.”

[laser-trident]

"yes you do! I've seen it! What about that time you met me by my pond! You were so sweet and gentle.... Are you going to tell me that's not your sensitive side?"

[drn008]

“Well, perhaps I can try to be a little nicer.”

[laser-trident]

"Ahah! See? You shouldn't try and hide away your sensitive side so much, Elec; I hate it when you do."

[laser-trident]

evolutionofcircuitry replied to your post: evolutionofcircuitry replied to your post: Does...

He does not! He deserves to be treated the way he is, for being a Wily Bot!

"Oh come now, no need to be so rude, Elec.~ Give the poor bot a chance, hm? For me?"

[laser-trident]

evolutionofcircuitry replied to your post: Does Elec Man ever act like less of a bitch?

EXCUSE ME

"He does have a point, dearie."

[laser-trident]

Does Elec Man ever act like less of a bitch?

“Excuse me?!” Splash Woman placed her hands on her hips.

“Less of a—?!” Then she frowned. “While I hate your choice of words, yes. He usually does act much more civil.”

[laser-trident]

So Far from the Sea {open}

[notapolicegirl-archive]

Was she really this .. distressed about not having water? The not police girl couldn’t help but be amused at how much the woman wanted to be in the water. But at least it made sense to her. She seemed to be built to be really agile in the water, so why wouldnt’ she want to be there? Probably the other reason that she wanted to go there was to get the grime and filthiness that she had managed to gather from the rain. 

“Absolutely. I wouldn’t mind taking you where you wanted to go,” the blonde told her, a smile gracing her face. “Now let’s see .. Sector six should be this way so .. ” Seras looked over at the woman and frowned. Would Seras have to carry her? It looked like she couldn’t move much.

But before she could inquire about something like that, the other introduced herself. She blinked a few moments, before bowing her head at the other and introduced herself. “Aaah, nice to meet you! I’m Seras, Seras Victoria. Now .. I have question for you,” tapping her chin, she looked away, looking rather embarrassed for having to ask such a question. “Uh .. would you be able to move? Or do I have to help you with that?”

[laser-trident]

Splash smiled widely. "Oh, I would be so thankful if you could take me!" She swayed slightly and and clapped her hands together. It didn't matter much if there was water or not, Splash Woman just couldn't stand the sight of this place. It was so dark and dirty it made her want to cry out.

"Seras? My that's a pretty name!" The fem-bot leaned in closer to look over the girl in front of her. Humans were just so interesting! Splash Woman cocked her head when asked the question. She couldn't help but laugh slightly. "I'm afraid I can't move very fast, you see, I was built for water. A mermaid tail doesn't do me much good on land. o-oh, you don't need to help me, I am quite heavy! We just need to...go at a slower pace is all!"

[laser-trident]

So Far from the Sea {open}

[gataosenai]

Air Man didn’t really want to get involved. Elec Man was already planning to induct Splash Woman into their little group, but even the Wily ‘bot knew she would never go along with it. Even he didn’t want to go along with it, which spoke volumes about how foolish Elec Man’s little plan was.

Silently, he followed behind Elec Man as he stomped over to the human, spouting insults and threats before telling Air Man to blow him away. Air Man only glared; why should he waste his few uses of wind power just to blow away some uppity human? Instead, he moved forward, pushing the human away with his regular hand. “Get out of here, human. Before someone ends up regretting what they’ve done.”

Both Elec Man and the human would regret it, he knew.

When he finally turned back to Elec and Splash, she was, predictably, rounding on him for treating the man so rudely. He couldn’t help but give a little laugh; maybe she’d be able to talk some sense into the malfunctioning robot. But then she turned on him, as if merely being in his presence was wrong. He understood her anger, but it still prompted a glare from him.

“God forbid we find some common ground,” he muttered, crossing his arms. Splash Woman jabbed a finger at him as part of her little tantrum, and Air Man started to wonder if he should just leave, and find something else to do-

“What did you do to my Elec?!”

“Your Elec- I didn’t do anything!” he snapped. “The idiot was like that when he came to me this morning! And don’t talk about me like I’m some kind of evil beast!”

He sighed, causing his fan to spin as he glanced away from the fuming fembot before him. “Look, I didn’t have anything to do with this, and I still don’t want anything to do with it. So leave me out of it.”

[drn008]

Elec Man was all smiles as he met up with Splash Woman again. It had been quite a while since he’d last seen her, and even though she was a Light bot, siding with the humans, he knew he could woo her to his side easily. After all, they had shared many a night singing together, what they had was special! But instead, his defending her from the rude human was met with a scolding.

“Wha—He deserves it! His kind have done nothing but oppress us since the day of our creation! He should consider himself lucky you asked him to help you and didn’t order him!”

“He is an ally! An ally in our plan to get out of the city and power up a revolution! A plan to build a robot society! Oh Splash Woman, isn’t it beautiful?”

He threw his arms to the sky, sending a thunder beam to the already electrically charged clouds, causing booms of thunder in concert with his own maniacal laughter. Yes, it was rather clear that something was extremely wrong with Elec Man, and everyone was aware of this

After his little moment was over, Elec Man walked between the two, putting an arm around each of them, smiling. There was no reason for allies and future overlords to be fighting like this after all.

“Please, please do not argue! It pains me to see this. Air Man, you clearly want something to do with this, since you came along. Besides, don’t you want to rule the skies again? The only way that will happen is with the revolution.”

“I assume you’ll see the error of your ways and join us, Splash Woman. I would hate to have to annihilate you, you have a lovely singing voice.”

[laser-trident]

Splash Woman was furious. She hadn't been this upset since Hornet Man "accidentally" sent a swarm of wasps on her. She moved her hands to her hips and glared at the two robots, huffing loudly. The fem-bot had realized that somehow Elec had gotten his circuits fried and suddenly thought himself an evil mastermind. Sure, he could be pompous at times, but this was much different, he was malicious. Splash turned to Air Man with sad eyes,"I-I'm sorry, Air Man. I know I shouldn't really blame you but you must have some influence on him!"  Again she looked around at the two bots before her, trying to take in all the information at once.

"I demand an explanation!"

She watched silently as Elec sauntered around. She glanced over to Air Man at Elec's mention of him being an "ally." Splash cocked her head. "Ally? Dear, since when have you ever wanted to be an ally with a Wily bot. The last time we spoke about this, you expressed your hatred towards those 'low-lifes'." A large sigh escaped as she looked over to the blue Wily bot apologetically. "I mean no offense." The mer-bot pinched the bridge of her nose and tightened her grip on her wooden trident with her other hand. "And what's all this about a 'robot society', hm? I thought you were already past that phase!"

Splash Woman looked away as Elec laughed at the sky; seeing one she cared so much about in this condition was painful for her. She felt that if she were human, she would have broken down by now and been reduced to a pile of blubbering flesh. The fem-bot grimaced as Elec Man put an arm around her. Splash quickly pushed him away, her beautiful face scrunched up into one of anger.

"Don't you dare touch me, you pile of scrap." Splash Woman gripped her wooden trident in both hands. "I will not help you with any idiotic plan you have come up with. If it involves hurting defenseless humans, I shall not help you. I'm above that."

“I assume you’ll see the error of your ways and join us, Splash Woman. I would hate to have to annihilate you, you have a lovely singing voice.”

"Annihilate me?! Elec Man, you wouldn't be able to beat me if you tried." Her anger slowly turned into frustration, and her angry face melted into one of agony. "You wrong, Elec Man! You're not the sweet robot I know!" Splash desperately clutched her trident with shaking hands. "I-if you don't stop this...I-I'm going to have to stop you...b-by any m-means necessary!"

[laser-trident]

So Far from the Sea {open}

[notapolicegirl-archive]

 The blonde was starting to feel sorry for this woman. She seemed to really want to be in the water. Seras frowned slightly as she watched the .. mermaid in front her. “I’m sorry about that. If there was a large body of water anywhere here, I would gladly take you. But I doubt there is anything like that here. Even in Sector Six, the greenest part of this city.” She said, remembering that such a place actually existed in Hive City.

The least she could do was offer some options to the woman right? “Well, tell you what? I can take to your apartment or I can take you to Sector Six. Maybe both. I don’t mind doing either.” she replied, watching the bot. The mermaid robot didn’t look like she was heavy, but with how much her strength had been weakened, she wondered if she would be able to carry. Her gaze remained on her as she spoke again. “I can even carry you. It wouldn’t be any trouble at all.”

[laser-trident]

Splash Woman shook her head and smiled sadly. She hadn't realized how distressed she had gotten over the lack of water until the stranger spoke. "It's alright, dear...." Splash held her head in her hands. "I can't even believe the greenest part of the city doesn't even have a pond!"

Splash was surprised to hear the next part. "W-would you really take me around?" The robot smiled. "You would take little ol' me around? Oh why, dear that's so sweet of you!" Splash swayed slightly and nodded. "I would very much like to see this Sector Six!" She winked and put out her hand. "By the way, you can call me Splash Woman, or Splash for short."

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So Far from the Sea {open}

[gataosenai]

Air Man had really not expected Elec Man to come calling on him. The Light ‘bot had shown up at his apartment door, cackling something about overthrowing the human society and starting up a robot revolution. The Wily ‘bot had only stared at him for a few moments, sure it was some sort of poor joke before Elec Man’s insistence had drawn him out of his apartment without even finishing his coffee.

And from there, to Sector 2, where the industrial robots that operated Hive City’s factory infrastructure lived and worked. They were almost certainly only mindless drones, not Robot Masters, but that did not stop Elec Man’s machinations. The only problem was that even Air Man, a robot built to terrorize the human race, could see the folly of it all.

Sector 2 turned out to be a disgusting place, where the filth of industry had tainted entire city blocks, killing plants, turning water into sludge, and covering everything with a hazy layer of smog. Air Man’s fan was spinning constantly, creating a small patch of clean air, but it was hardly helpful against the other assaults of uncleanliness. The Wily ‘bot only surveyed it all with a half-lidded stare as Elec Man continued to plot, much to his disinterest.

“Wait. Elec Man, shut up for a second.”

Something had caught Air Man’s attention, a somewhat-familiar blue shape that stood out from the grays and browns of Sector 2, standing down the block. “Isn’t that another one of Light’s creations?” he said, pointing to the distant figure.

[drn008]

The lightning strike that had hit Elec Man not too long had managed to reactivate his Wily reprogramming, and he still hadn’t returned back to normal. Not that he was really doing anything to fix the problem either, instead he decided to seize the opportunity. For the first time in a while, he had clarity, an aim and a real, worthwhile purpose.  Naturally, he’d gone to his only robot ally in the city to get him to join his side.

It wasn’t hard to drag Air Man from his home to the Industrial Sector, where Elec Man hoped to rally the city’s robots to working for his robot society. He was incredibly excited, already imagining grandeur of his plans succeeding.

“…and of course, once the drones have turned to our side, it’ll be simple enough to make our way into the core and destroy the so-called scientists that put us here in the first place! We shall capture them and force them to tell us how to get back to Monsteropolis. Then, we’ll bring our army in with us and—excuse me? Interrupting is incredibly—ah.”

“So it is.Splash Woman! Excellent, she’ll be simple enough to turn to our side.”

Elec Man smiled at the new bot’s presence. There was a special place in his processors for her, and as he walked over, he watched her ask a human for help, only to watch them scoff and shrug her off. This enraged him, and he began to stomp his way over to her, but not before shooting a stray Thunder Beam at the human and making them yelp.

“Worthless human! How dare you shrug off a superior being! Air Man, blow him away, won’t you? Splash Woman, it’s nice to see you again.”

[laser-trident]

The human who had stopped seemed nice enough, but as she tried her hardest to see calm and collected the human scoffed at her. She stared blankly as they called her stupid under their breath and shrugged away. Before Splash Woman could call them back to give them a talking to, her sensors detected some familiar robots. She snapped her head to the side in time to see Elec Man start to storm over.

"E-elec...?" Her processors began to overheat and wires began to spark. Was it really him? She started to smile until she watched the other Light bot zap the poor human. That wasn't right. Elec Man was a Light bot, he would never do something like that to a human! She held her ground and crossed her arms as he made his way over.

“Worthless human! How dare you shrug off a superior being! Air Man, blow him away, won’t you? Splash Woman, it’s nice to see you again.”

Her eyes narrowed. This wasn't right at all. Elec Man was a sweet robot, there was defiantly something wrong. The last time they had spoken he was his usual self, nothing maniacal about him. Splash felt her anger rising up. "'Worthless human"?! Elec Man, what is wrong with you! You should know better than to do something like that to a human!"

She looked over to the other robot and immediately identified him as a Wily bot. Splash pointed at Air Man and glared. "And what is he doing with you?! Elec Man, what is wrong with you?!" She faced the Wily bot. He must have something to do with the way Elec Man was acting. Due to "family ties" Splash hated Air Man, and so naturally went to blaming him. "What did you do to my Elec?!"

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[aroseblooming-deactivated201309]

She wasn’t sure she agreed, but she had never had the time to mull such a thing over. Carol offered a weak smile in response to the compliment, but nothing more. Nonetheless, she fixed the other woman with a stare, listening intently when offered an explanation.

“…. A robot?”

Didn’t those belong in them science fiction stories?

“Oh, I—”

Carol paused to look around discreetly.

“… The voice said “Hive City” or somethin’ strange like that…” she trailed off ruefully.

[laser-trident]

Splash smiled weakly. "Yes, a robot. I know it's an odd notion, but I am made entirely of metal and wires." She laughed awkwardly. She never really liked admitting she was made of such basic things, because she felt like so much more than a pile of metal.

"Hive City? Ah, yes, that rings a bell!" Splash Woman nodded. When first receiving her explanation, she wasn't paying much attention, naturally. The robot looked around. "I have seen shipwrecks prettier than this city...."

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Separated [INTO/OPEN]

If he had arrows, he would have shot the screen in pure anger. Who the hell did these guys think they were? He had a group to protect, people who actually needed him, and suddenly he was ripped away from all of that? What about the prison? The baby for Christ’s sake. Gritting his teeth, nose scrunching in distaste at the cheerful man on the screen, as soon as Daryl heard the door unlock beside him he kicked it open.

A bit unnecessary perhaps, but it made him feel a bit better.

Until, well, he took a look around.

People, actual alive people that weren’t running around in fear from being bitten or infected, from each other. What was this, some sort of modern day Woodbury? Instead of a small section of town, an entire city? Were there Walkers outside? Was the prison outside? The questions running through the southern mans mind only proved to make him more frustrated.

Looking around with an almost stunned gaze, the man brought a hand up to his trusty crossbow, the leather of his jacket lighting slightly at the bottom. So if he was here, did that mean the rest of the group was as well? Carol? Rick? Glenn and Maggie and Hershel and Carol and— goddamn, Lil’ Asskicker?

Ready to practically punch the face in of first person he came in contact with, the younger Dixon took a breath to calm himself. There was no need to get uselessly angry. He needed answers, and fast.

“Hey, you.” he asked calmly, his southern drawl quite apparent. “What is this place?”

[laser-trident]

Splash Woman slithered around scanning her surroundings. This really was a dismal place and the weird rain really didn't help matters much. The robot was so low to the ground many people hustling along didn't notice her until after they had slammed into her. Her polite "Excuse me!"s became harsher and more sarcastic. Her patience was starting to wear thin.

“Hey, you.”

The robot's head snapped in the direction of the man's voice; that accent was oddly calming and reminded her of a robot she knew. Her face was still twisted up in a frown when she approached the confused man. "What do you want?" She snapped.

"I don't know what this place is, I just got here myself! And as far as I can tell it is an extremely shitty city!" She jumped and covered her mouth. "Oh! Pardon my language, but it's true!"