Duty Before Demand

-.. ..- - -.-- / ... ..- -... -- .. - / --- -... . -.-- ((Independant drone roleplay blog. Will interact with anyone)) Current Assignment: None M!A: None

[morsedrone]

LITTLE-MISS-PAINT'S SCENT ACQUIRED

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[principessadaauditore-deactivat]

Um.. -Writes down the morse code, taking a few minutes to translate it.- I’m a.. Prospitian.

[morsedrone]

>The drone tilts its head. -. --- - / . -- .--. .. .-. . / - . .-. .-. .. - --- .-. -.-- / .. ..-. / -.-. .-.. --- ... . / . .-. .- -.. .. -.-. .- - .. --- -. / .. -- -- .. -. . -. - / .. -. - . .-. . ... - .. -. --. / ... .--. . -.-. .. -- . -. / .-- .... .- - / -.. --- / .- ... ... .. --. -. -- . -. - ..--.. (NOT EMPIRE TERRITORY IF CLOSE ERADICATION IMMINENT INTERESTING SPECIMEN WHAT DO ASSIGNMENT?)

[serpentine-librarian-deactivate]

[morsedrone]

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[serpentine-librarian-deactivate]

Excellent. *The troll leads you down a spiral staircase into a large cavern lined with massive bookshelves.* Everybody line up, we have a visitor! *A group of five creatures forms a loose line at the bottom of the stairs.* 

[morsedrone]

>The drone follows closely, mandibles twitching to take in the new smells. It stops suddenly when it sees the creatures, looking at them warily. The drone does not go further, instead looking at the troll quizzically then back at the creatures. .— …. .- - / - …. . -.— ..—.. (WHAT THEY?)

[serpentine-librarian-deactivate]

They’re aliens. They work for my master and I as repayment for saving their race. It’s a long story.

[morsedrone]

>The drone glares at them intently. — .- … - . .-. / .— …. —- / -… . .. -. —. ..—.. (MASTER WHO BEING?)

[serpentine-librarian-deactivate]

He’s a powerful being that rules over knowledge and fate.

[morsedrone]

>The drone doesn’t seem to understand, but it offers no question. It backs up one step away from the creatures, the plates on its body locking up aggressively. . .-. .- -.. .. -.-. .- - . / . -..- - .-. .- -. . —- ..- … / … .—. . -.-. .. . … .-.-.- / - .- -.- . / .—. .-.. .- -. . - … / ..-. —- .-. / - .-. —- .-.. .-.. … .-.-.- / - …. . … . / -. —- - / - .-. —- .-.. .-.. … .-.-.- / -. —- .-. / .-.. ..- … ..- … .-.-.- / -. —- .-. / -.. .-. —- -…-.-.- / -. —- .-. / .— .. .-.. -.. .-.. .. ..-…-.-.- (ERADICATE EXTRANEOUS SPECIES. TAKE PLANETS FOR TROLLS. THESE NOT TROLLS. NOR LUSUS. NOR DRONE. NOR WILDLIFE.)

[serpentine-librarian-deactivate]

Calm down, friend. My master would be very angry if you tried to get rid of them.

[morsedrone]

>The drone seems not to hear him. It keeps staring down the creatures. Slowly, very slowly approaches the creatures, mandibles pawing at the air to collect the scent. The plates tighten more as it stands in front of them, but it just keeps smelling. With darting hands it begins to touch the creatures, then clean the scent off its fingers. It repeats the gesture and slowly the plates come apart. It looks to the troll. -.-. .- .—. .- -… .. .-.. .. - .. . … ..—.. (CAPABILITIES?)

[serpentine-librarian-deactivate]

They’re all quite adept at combat, if that’s what you want to know. Some more than others.

[morsedrone]

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[morsedrone]

AMUSEDMURALIST'S SCENT ACQUIRED

[morsedrone]

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(DRONE IRRITATION YES. FLIES GET UNDER PLATES AND TRY TO EAT. VERY IRRITATION. CULL TROLLS LACK DONATIONS IRRITATION.)

[amusedmuralist]

see. WHAT ELSE OF, are drones capable of? LIKING PIE THERE HAVING?

[morsedrone]

BAKED GOODS STRANGE DRONE RAW-EATING UNSURE OF APPROVAL. DRONE CAN FIGHT CULL SPREAD MESSAGES KEEP EMPRESS HAPPY. (-... .- -.- . -.. / --. --- --- -.. ... / ... - .-. .- -. --. . / -.. .-. --- -. . / .-. .- .-- -....- . .- - .. -. --. / ..- -. ... ..- .-. . / --- ..-. / .- .--. .--. .-. --- ...- .- .-.. .-.-.- / -.. .-. --- -. . / -.-. .- -. / ..-. .. --. .... - / -.-. ..- .-.. .-.. / ... .--. .-. . .- -.. / -- . ... ... .- --. . ... / -.- . . .--. / . -- .--. .-. . ... ... / .... .- .--. .--. -.-- .-.-.-)

[morsedrone]

ACATOUROBLITERATOR'S SCENT ACQUIRED

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[acatourobliterator]

o:=

"Hii??"

… Poke at it.

[morsedrone]

>The drone pokes back automatically. -.. .- -. —…-. —- ..- … .-.-.- / .-.. ..- … ..- … / .— ……-….—.. (DANGEROUS. LUSUS WHERE?)

[acatourobliterator]

2leepiin’, liike alway2.

> Grab the digit curiously.

[catchtwentythree]

WHOA WHOA WHOA WHOA THIS ONES MINE

IM KEEPIN AN EYE ON HER

MOSTLY

[morsedrone]

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[fillypower-archive]

morsedrone is here

[morsedrone]

>The drone seems pleased. … .— . .- - -….- … — . .-.. .-.. / —. —- —- -.. / - .-. —- .-.. .-.. .-.-.- / .—. .-. .- .. … . .-.-.- (SWEAT-SMELL GOOD TROLL. PRAISE.)

[fillypower-archive]

> Even when pleased to her this giant monster of a drone looked scary and his words only seemed to make her flush.

D—> Thank you

[morsedrone]

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[morsedrone]

INDIGOCUSTODIAN'S SCENT ACQUIRED

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[indigocustodian]

….

> Tilt your head, flicking your fins around 

hElLo :o)

[morsedrone]

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[morsedrone]

THE-DEBILITATED-HIGHBLOODS' SCENTS ACQUIRED

[morsedrone]

>The drone follows closely, chittering ‘fish’ over and over quietly, fingers twitching like a cat’s tail.

[debilitated-papi-dominhos]

==> In about five minutes, the whole troupe was at the Ampora hive. Dualscar, who seemed completely uninterested, went inside while Magister showed the drone the water.

MAGISTER: Do you knowv howv to get fish yourself?

[morsedrone]

>The drone chitters in affirmation, crouching by the water, watching the fish. With a darting hand it skewers one on its fingers and devours it, then brushes its mandibles. - .- ... - . ..-. ..- .-.. .-.-.- (TASTEFUL.)

[serpentine-librarian-deactivate]

[morsedrone]

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[serpentine-librarian-deactivate]

Excellent. *The troll leads you down a spiral staircase into a large cavern lined with massive bookshelves.* Everybody line up, we have a visitor! *A group of five creatures forms a loose line at the bottom of the stairs.* 

[morsedrone]

>The drone follows closely, mandibles twitching to take in the new smells. It stops suddenly when it sees the creatures, looking at them warily. The drone does not go further, instead looking at the troll quizzically then back at the creatures. .— …. .- - / - …. . -.— ..—.. (WHAT THEY?)

[serpentine-librarian-deactivate]

They’re aliens. They work for my master and I as repayment for saving their race. It’s a long story.

[morsedrone]

>The drone glares at them intently. — .- … - . .-. / .— …. —- / -… . .. -. —. ..—.. (MASTER WHO BEING?)

[serpentine-librarian-deactivate]

He’s a powerful being that rules over knowledge and fate.

[morsedrone]

>The drone doesn’t seem to understand, but it offers no question. It backs up one step away from the creatures, the plates on its body locking up aggressively. . .-. .- -.. .. -.-. .- - . / . -..- - .-. .- -. . —- ..- … / … .—. . -.-. .. . … .-.-.- / - .- -.- . / .—. .-.. .- -. . - … / ..-. —- .-. / - .-. —- .-.. .-.. … .-.-.- / - …. . … . / -. —- - / - .-. —- .-.. .-.. … .-.-.- / -. —- .-. / .-.. ..- … ..- … .-.-.- / -. —- .-. / -.. .-. —- -…-.-.- / -. —- .-. / .— .. .-.. -.. .-.. .. ..-…-.-.- (ERADICATE EXTRANEOUS SPECIES. TAKE PLANETS FOR TROLLS. THESE NOT TROLLS. NOR LUSUS. NOR DRONE. NOR WILDLIFE.)

[serpentine-librarian-deactivate]

Calm down, friend. My master would be very angry if you tried to get rid of them.

[morsedrone]

>The drone seems not to hear him. It keeps staring down the creatures. Slowly, very slowly approaches the creatures, mandibles pawing at the air to collect the scent. The plates tighten more as it stands in front of them, but it just keeps smelling. With darting hands it begins to touch the creatures, then clean the scent off its fingers. It repeats the gesture and slowly the plates come apart. It looks to the troll. -.-. .- .--. .- -... .. .-.. .. - .. . ... ..--.. (CAPABILITIES?)

[morsedrone]

LITTLE-MISS-PAINT'S SCENT ACQUIRED

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[morsedrone]

EFFIGURATINGMACTITIONER'S SCENT ACQUIRED

> The drone chitters nervously.

[effiguratingmactitioner-deactiv]

Are you quite alright?

[morsedrone]

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[morsedrone]

CRUSTACEANGRATUITY'S SCENT ACQUIRED

[morsedrone]

>The drone shuffles on the spot, staring and saying nothing. Then,

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[crustaceangratuity-deactivated2]

OKAY… THEN GO FIND TWENTY FISH.

» This is the best you can come up with.

[morsedrone]

>The drone attempts to do so, finding a steam. Fish wriggle easily out of its grasp, though it quickly adapts to skewering them on its claws. It begins to make a pile, but wisely the fish have all fled before twenty can be acquired. The drone sits quietly, watching the stream. The drone will acquired twenty fish, though how long that will take is uncertain. Current fish count: 5

[morsedrone]

TWINDROIDS' SCENTS ACQUIRED

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[twindroids]

[(Searching language banks… Searching language banks.Pattern detected.)]

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possibly.

[morsedrone]

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[twindroids]

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built by human. machine to replicate troll.

[morsedrone]

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REPLICANT FAMILIARITY. PURPOSE WHY? HUMAN DEFINITION?

[morsedrone]

DISCORDANTHOPE'S SCENT ACQUIRED

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[serpentine-librarian-deactivate]

[morsedrone]

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[serpentine-librarian-deactivate]

Excellent. *The troll leads you down a spiral staircase into a large cavern lined with massive bookshelves.* Everybody line up, we have a visitor! *A group of five creatures forms a loose line at the bottom of the stairs.* 

[morsedrone]

>The drone follows closely, mandibles twitching to take in the new smells. It stops suddenly when it sees the creatures, looking at them warily. The drone does not go further, instead looking at the troll quizzically then back at the creatures. .— …. .- - / - …. . -.— ..—.. (WHAT THEY?)

[serpentine-librarian-deactivate]

They’re aliens. They work for my master and I as repayment for saving their race. It’s a long story.

[morsedrone]

>The drone glares at them intently. — .- … - . .-. / .— …. —- / -… . .. -. —. ..—.. (MASTER WHO BEING?)

[serpentine-librarian-deactivate]

He’s a powerful being that rules over knowledge and fate.

[morsedrone]

>The drone doesn't seem to understand, but it offers no question. It backs up one step away from the creatures, the plates on its body locking up aggressively. . .-. .- -.. .. -.-. .- - . / . -..- - .-. .- -. . --- ..- ... / ... .--. . -.-. .. . ... .-.-.- / - .- -.- . / .--. .-.. .- -. . - ... / ..-. --- .-. / - .-. --- .-.. .-.. ... .-.-.- / - .... . ... . / -. --- - / - .-. --- .-.. .-.. ... .-.-.- / -. --- .-. / .-.. ..- ... ..- ... .-.-.- / -. --- .-. / -.. .-. --- -. . .-.-.- / -. --- .-. / .-- .. .-.. -.. .-.. .. ..-. . .-.-.- (ERADICATE EXTRANEOUS SPECIES. TAKE PLANETS FOR TROLLS. THESE NOT TROLLS. NOR LUSUS. NOR DRONE. NOR WILDLIFE.)

[morsedrone]

THE-DEBILITATED-HIGHBLOODS' SCENTS ACQUIRED

[morsedrone]

>The drone follows very closely, mandibles watering at the thought of fish. … …. —- .— / — . / ..-. .. … …. / -.— . … (SHOW ME FISH YES)

[debilitated-papi-dominhos]

==> Magister: You gesture towards your hive and the other Amporas head that direction.

[morsedrone]

>The drone follows closely, chittering 'fish' over and over quietly, fingers twitching like a cat's tail.

[serpentine-librarian-deactivate]

[morsedrone]

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[serpentine-librarian-deactivate]

Excellent. *The troll leads you down a spiral staircase into a large cavern lined with massive bookshelves.* Everybody line up, we have a visitor! *A group of five creatures forms a loose line at the bottom of the stairs.* 

[morsedrone]

>The drone follows closely, mandibles twitching to take in the new smells. It stops suddenly when it sees the creatures, looking at them warily. The drone does not go further, instead looking at the troll quizzically then back at the creatures. .— …. .- - / - …. . -.— ..—.. (WHAT THEY?)

[serpentine-librarian-deactivate]

They’re aliens. They work for my master and I as repayment for saving their race. It’s a long story.

[morsedrone]

>The drone glares at them intently. -- .- ... - . .-. / .-- .... --- / -... . .. -. --. ..--.. (MASTER WHO BEING?)

[morsedrone]

EFFIGURATINGMACTITIONER'S SCENT ACQUIRED

> The drone chitters nervously.