Mechanical Travels

NS-6 and XR-8, at your service!

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(( Closed RP with LovelyFerdinand ))

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XR-8 nods towards NS-6 with a tilt of the head and a slight grin. “What about that isn’t entertaining?” he says, his tone joking. Sadly, NS-6 doesn’t shake his ass for his mate for too long, however modest the motion was in the first place. While still lightly jigging, he glances over at XR-8 and sends the bot a quick message. [“I know your eyes are gettng their fill, but how about an intimate close up?”] Honestly it’s a really awkward way to ask for a dance, but at least it’ll get some kind of groan out of the grump-bot. XR-8 silently sends NS-6 a close-up of the molecular structure  of his skin. A return message arrives: [“Man, you look good even zoomed in.”] NS-6 pffts loudly at his mate and bows towards Ferdy. “Would you care to dance, madam?” He offers his hand.

[lovelyferdinand]

"I most certainly would enjoy that good Sir." She curtsied, and quite happily took his hand. It wasn’t long before more couples and friends had joined them- soon there was a little impromptu dance party in the street. People had cell phones out to record, others clapped along, and the musicians seemed to be having a ball. 

All in all Ferdinand was having more fun than she’d had in a long time. For such a big fellow NS-6 was a good dancer. Good enough for her anyway, and his spirited nature made it all the better.

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XR-8 merely chuckles as he watches. He rarely got the chance to watch his mate dance. Usually because XR-8 is either with NS-6 or grumbling in resistance. Counter to this, NS-6 rarely gets to dance. Being able to do so with Ferdy, despite the size difference between them, proves fun! It takes awhile to get used to at first, but as the liter-bot reprograms the proper code, he quickly becomes skillful. It's cheating, for sure, but he's not complaining. When the dance is over, XR-8 raises a brow. "The town always this lively? It sounds like you don't get much trouble here."

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(( Closed RP with LovelyFerdinand ))

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NS-6, meanwhile, gets a good jig going.

XR-8 raises a brow, catching himself just before he started smiling slightly. “I’m not one to dance often - certainly not in public. My displays of emotion are more… private, you could say. I don’t like exposing my emotions to others, but Enes knows I’m just being myself.”

[lovelyferdinand]

"Hm…" Ferdinand reached over to take his hand.

"All right then. As long as you’re having a good time. Don’t be afraid to join us if you want though." She squeezed his hands for a moment, then bounced back over to join NS-6

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XR-8 nods towards NS-6 with a tilt of the head and a slight grin. "What about that isn't entertaining?" he says, his tone joking. Sadly, NS-6 doesn't shake his ass for his mate for too long, however modest the motion was in the first place. While still lightly jigging, he glances over at XR-8 and sends the bot a quick message. ["I know your eyes are gettng their fill, but how about an intimate close up?"] Honestly it's a really awkward way to ask for a dance, but at least it'll get some kind of groan out of the grump-bot. XR-8 silently sends NS-6 a close-up of the molecular structure  of his skin. A return message arrives: ["Man, you look good even zoomed in."] NS-6 pffts loudly at his mate and bows towards Ferdy. "Would you care to dance, madam?" He offers his hand.

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(( Closed RP with LovelyFerdinand ))

[lovelyferdinand]

Ferdinand joined in happily when the second song started playing, dancing along as well. Why not, when there was good music to dance to? And someone fun to dance with.

Even if the sight of XR-8 being a stick in the mud to the side made it hard for her to not laught.

While NS-6 was still enjoying himself, she slipped away to talk to the somber bot.

"Now what’s wrong? It’s okay to have fun you know. Most of these people won’t even remember us at the end of the day and we certainly won’t remember them. Your boy is having a good time- isn’t that worth joining in?"

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NS-6, meanwhile, gets a good jig going.

XR-8 raises a brow, catching himself just before he started smiling slightly. "I'm not one to dance often - certainly not in public. My displays of emotion are more... private, you could say. I don't like exposing my emotions to others, but Enes knows I'm just being myself."

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(( Closed RP with LovelyFerdinand ))

[lovelyferdinand]

"I most certainly do." She nodded. "Just give me a moment…"

There was a poof of smoke and Ferdinand was out of the kitchen. A few moments passed by, before she poofed back, wearing a new, bright cheerful skirt and carrying a small pink purse over her shoulder.

"There, all ready to go now." She rested her hands on their shoulders, and once more smoke filled the kitchen.

When they arrived, they would find themselves standing in what looked like an old-fashioned little town square. Antique shops lined the walkways, little restaurants and cafes competing for attention with signs and music and good smells.

There was also street performers set up in strategic spots, their own music adding to the atmosphere of the scene. 

"Welcome to down town Plifferston."

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NS-6 touches a finger to his face as he takes in the sights of the little square. The street performers catch his eye pretty much immediately. As such, he wanders over to them and nods his head to the beat of their songs. This eventually shifts to him swaying to the beat and then clapping along to it while giving his rump a little shake here and there. The swaying persists.

"Teleportation would be a useful skill. Wish I had something like that," XR-8 comments, looking around. He’s clearly impressed by the feat, at least - the town itself looked nice, too.

Then he notices NS-6. He facepalms.

Those without sticks in their bums - a.k.a. the performers and, sadly, the lifter-bot himself - note NS-6’s presence and seem to enjoy it greatly, performing at least one other song for the bot to clap and sway along to.

DOUBLE FACEPALM.

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(( Closed RP with LovelyFerdinand ))

[lovelyferdinand]

"Virtual dates? Oh I must show you two dating sims." She grinned wickedly. For a robot, would a dating sim be more realistic, or less? She’d always wondered but never had anyone to ask.

"And it’s a large one! A whole world!" She swept her arms wide. "But mostly people seem to stick to this town- it’s not a tiny town though. There’s movies to watch and parks to play in. Bookstores and libraries, plays and street performers, bars and clubs. All kinds of places to see!"

She sounded a bit like a tour guide, but it was obvious she was having fun doing it.

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"Just no chipper elves," XR-8 mutters. He'd seen some dating sims before; good lord but most of the characters were utterly atrocious. Perhaps he'd played the wrong ones. He'd made a few of his own since then, but *his* games had characters with enough code to be intelligent, though not quite so much that they could become self-aware.

NS-6 presses a finger to his face. "Are there any ones based around aliens?"

"We mostly wander around in our minds. Programmed worlds, you see. For us, they're every bit as real as everything else - reality is just what your sensors are programmed to see and hear, after all."

"It would be fun to wander around someone else's reality for a little while too." The lifter-bot grins. "Just so long as there aren't any unfortunate implications."

"This place sounds fun. Perhaps we should take a look around until we find a way back, eh, Enes?"

"Oh, absolutely! I'd love to."

"Do you know any good places?" The last question was directed at Ferdinand.

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(( Closed RP with LovelyFerdinand ))

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XR-8 remains silent. Instead, he ponders how much it would cost to buy chains strong enough to keep NS-6 from running out and trying to matchmake everyone after this.

NS-6, on the other hand, doesn’t jump to imprisoning his mate and instead says, “Oh yes! I certainly wouldn’t want to push someone into an uneven position. The reliance and independence are why I like being with XR-8 so much.”

He gently nudges his mate’s shoulder with his fist. “That said, I think all of this is the universe’s way of telling you to get out with me more.”

"Or you could stay in with me," XR-8 deadpans.

NS-6 grins. “That works too.”

[lovelyferdinand]

Ferdinand was quite enjoying the love coming off of these two- it was cute, a type she didn’t get to see all that much.

"Now Mr. XR-8, don’t let him bully you, but it is okay to go out and about now and then. Staying cooped up inside is never good for you."

She teasingly wagged a finger at him. Though she really wasn’t one to talk- she’d have days where she didn’t want to leave the house at all. Sometimes even weeks. But there was always some reason to go outside.

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"It can be good for me," XR-8 grumbles. "I have things to do. And other things. To do. That helps us earn money." "But even you need a break, Exa." NS-6 says. He snickers when Ferdinand waggles a finger at his mate. "I don't mean just going into rest mode either. Like... dates or something." "We go on plenty of dates!" XR-8 argues. "Just, you know, virtually." The lifter-bot releases an exaggerated sigh. XR-8 huffs. "Fine. We'll go on dates." "What do you do for fun around here, anyway?" he asks, directing the question at Ferdinand. "You know... Specifically here. Is this a small dimension or is it extensive?"

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(( Closed RP with LovelyFerdinand ))

[lovelyferdinand]

"No worries no worries, it’s fun to tell stories. As long as you don’t say who they are. What would the odds be that I meet them to begin with?"

She winked at XR-8 “Unless it was your story and you’re shy?”

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XR-8 snorts. “I’m not shy, and my story’s not too interesting,” he says with a dry chuckle. “Share as you wish, then, Enes.” "Well-" NS-6 rubs his chin. "It was just these two bots that were adorable around each other. One worked a pretty mundane job and thought they weren’t good enough for the other, but the other was crushing hard on him.  I nudged them and the next day they came by to thank me." The bot smiles proudly.

[lovelyferdinand]

"haha see, and you didn’t even need magic! How how sweet." She clapped her hands.

"I do hate it when one thinks they’re not good enough for the other- but that’s often not their fault, so you can’t get mad at them. That’s another important thing you have to remember when making pairs- they have to be able to support one another, but also be able to take care of themselves."

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XR-8 remains silent. Instead, he ponders how much it would cost to buy chains strong enough to keep NS-6 from running out and trying to matchmake everyone after this.

NS-6, on the other hand, doesn’t jump to imprisoning his mate and instead says, “Oh yes! I certainly wouldn’t want to push someone into an uneven position. The reliance and independence are why I like being with XR-8 so much.”

He gently nudges his mate’s shoulder with his fist. “That said, I think all of this is the universe’s way of telling you to get out with me more.”

"Or you could stay in with me," XR-8 deadpans.

NS-6 grins. “That works too.”

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(( Closed RP for Askshi ))

askshi XR-8 hasn't slept since the day NS-6 had gotten himself hurt. It wasn't that he /needed/ to sleep, per se; sleep wasn't as important for him as it was for organics. He needed a few hours to defrag and sort through the accumulated memories of the day, and if he had the time he would use it to refine one of his simulations or work on a story - but with NS-6 hurt, he couldn't spare the time. His processors were occupied, thinking about how close he had been to losing the other bot - it felt like if he spent a single second asleep, he would be wasting time with the lifter-bot that he would never get back again. Even when NS-6 slept, he stayed awake, watching over his lover protectively. He knew they couldn't stay like this forever, but it was hard to tear himself away. He needed to find some help. NS-6's could repair him, but it needed the parts and the raw material before it could do anything - and there wasn't anything on the ship. XR-8 heaves a sigh. "Wake up, Enes," he says gently. A thread of light travels up the course of the bot's thin optics. It radiates out of the slits in his face. He lifts his head. Upon seeing XR-8, he smiles. He is grateful for all the time the two of them have had together, though hasn't gone without noticing the effects the event had on his mate. Even when Enes insists on the two of them setting their clocks and hibernating together, Exa stays awake. It's touching, but worrying at the same time. It would take a lot of time before the pleasure-bot outright crashes from a lack of passive maintenance, but negative effects will surely start popping up. That said, nothing can truly be done until NS-6 is repaired. Since the crawling incident - in which his mate found him dragging himself across the floor to get to the holo-stall - he's come to terms with staying put. It sucks not being able to tend to himself or explore, but Exa's made it bearable. He tends and supplies virtual worlds for them to traverse together like the biggest sweetheart ever. Maybe the experience will convince Exa to be more open to their adventures on the actual planets. Then again, it might do just the opposite. In any case, the lifter-bot notes he's being especially silent and says, "Good morning, Exa. Is something wrong?" "No." XR-8 says shortly, then sighs. "We're going to need to find you a mechanic. Your nerves are already mostly repaired; it's just a matter of getting and connecting new parts so that the nanites can work on the inner structure." He pauses. "Even better if the mechanic can work on your sensors, but it's a delicate system. I'm not too optimistic." NS-6 nods slowly after most of the speech. XR-8's lack of optimism compels him to smile. "I'll manage either way - and with a bit of help from my lovely assistant." The bot's one good arm is used to nudge him mate. Resulting grumpiness aside, XR-8 needs a brighter mood. Despite how the lifter-bot actually feels, he doesn't want to be one of the reasons the pleasure-bot is brought down. "You up for showing off and carrying me to the mechanic?" "I don't show off." XR-8 glowers at his lover for a second, then picks him up easily - it helped that most of his limbs were missing. The lifter-bot was normally too heavy for him to lift, but in his current state... The robot sighs even as he slowly carries NS-6 off of the ship. He'd looked up a few potential mechanics, and the most easily accessible one seemed to be nearby - apparently run by another bot. Hopefully that meant he'd have a better idea than most of how to fix NS-6; besides, he wasn't sure he would trust a human with access to the lifter-bot's core systems. He shifts the weight on his shoulder slightly before knocking briefly at the door to the garage.

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(( Closed RP with LovelyFerdinand ))

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NS-6 takes Ferdy’s hand and chuckles. As a bit of a joke, he shakes it.

"Indeed!" He says. His smile reappears. "I don’t gain anything but shipping rights, but I do like to nudge bots together at times. Only when it’s clear there’s a mutual interest though." He chuckles. "There was this one pair-" "You probably shouldn’t be sharing the private tales of other couples, Enes," XR-8 interjects drily.

"Oh, right! Sorry, Ferdy."

[lovelyferdinand]

"No worries no worries, it’s fun to tell stories. As long as you don’t say who they are. What would the odds be that I meet them to begin with?"

She winked at XR-8 “Unless it was your story and you’re shy?”

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XR-8 snorts. "I'm not shy, and my story's not too interesting," he says with a dry chuckle. "Share as you wish, then, Enes." "Well-" NS-6 rubs his chin. "It was just these two bots that were adorable around each other. One worked a pretty mundane job and thought they weren't good enough for the other, but the other was crushing hard on him.  I nudged them and the next day they came by to thank me." The bot smiles proudly.

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(( Closed RP with LovelyFerdinand ))

[lovelyferdinand]

Ferdinand reached out and took NS-6’s hand, a mischievous sparkle in her eye.

"Oh my, do you like playing matchmaker too? Have I found a friend in the art of encouraging love?"

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NS-6 takes Ferdy's hand and chuckles. As a bit of a joke, he shakes it. "Indeed!" He says. His smile reappears. "I don't gain anything but shipping rights, but I do like to nudge bots together at times. Only when it's clear there's a mutual interest though." He chuckles. "There was this one pair-" "You probably shouldn't be sharing the private tales of other couples, Enes," XR-8 interjects drily.

"Oh, right! Sorry, Ferdy."

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(( Closed RP with LovelyFerdinand ))

[lovelyferdinand]

"We-ell…" Ferdinand tapped her fingers together. "If the robot in question was aware they were missing something, then I could likely help hem out. Bend a few rules here, magic a little connection there…"

She smiled brightly. “And it’s even more effective when they have someone they’ve gained a desire to have stronger feelings for. I’ve never actually tried it though… usually I wait for the robot to learn it on their own, then move in to help.”

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NS-6 presses a inger to his chin. “Giving them space is a really good practice, actually. Being too inistent would have unfortunate implications are best.”

As such, the robot readjusts his step-by-step system of how to go about this stuff.

XR-8 glances to NS-6. “…Please don’t tell me you’re planning to matchmake people after this.”

The bot grins. “Okay, I won’t.”

XR-8 facepalms. Again.

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(( Closed RP with LovelyFerdinand ))

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XR-8 snorts slightly at the thought - he wasn’t particularly surprised. Dogs were far too fond of him, to his distaste. While he enjoyed their company, they tended to get into his personal space… and then refuse to move. Ever. NS-6 had to pry one away from him, and it had only worked because NS-6 was naturally far more charismatic than he was. The poor bot had gotten smothered by several other dogs shortly thereafter. “I can see that happening,” he says with a short chuckle. "I don’t suppose having Kitten around is a bit like a cup of coffee in the morning, then?" NS-6 presses a finger to his chin. “I never thought love would have a circular cycle to it. Then again, anything’s possible when you walk between dimensions!” He smiels and shrugs. Kitten rubs against him right this moment, prompting the bot to continue patting the cat. “Does this work on robots? We feel love, or what I can assume is love.”

[lovelyferdinand]

"You know, I never thought of that." She leaned over, poking Kitten. "Are you my coffee kitty?" He just turned to give her a reproachful stare, maowing loudly. "Sorry to interrupt, your highness." She bowed teasingly. "It does work on robots, but it’s a little harder for my magic to work on them. Robots are…" She tried to find a good word. "Not… duller per say. But your emotions often run more logical courses. And some robots haven’t really gained full emotions yet. Some just don’t seem to have the ability to love due to lack of programming." Her eyes lowered. “Those are the saddest ones I think.”

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XR-8 lets out a small chuckle at Kitten's almost indignant meow. Animals. He wasn't the sort to own one, but even he would admit they were far too adorable at times. NS-6 grins widely and continues petting Kitten, thoroughly amused by his behavior. "Some AI isn't developed enough for love - there's sort of a line for it. In some cases, you have simplistic, basic AI without the capacity for emotion. It's not so bad then. But sometimes you meet the ones that can feel and think, but don't understand an emotion as complex as love... Those are the saddest ones, yeah. They know something's missing, but not what." "At the very least, we have the necessary code to share," NS-6 says. "It may take some time to adapt and hardware upgrades, but we can do something I think."

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((Closed RP with NS-6 and XR-8))

Thaix cocks his head slightly. He’d never seen this emotion - anger, was it? - take hold of a fellow robot, nor experienced it himself.

"I am not a mindless tool," he says. While he’s being honest, his lack of intonation makes it sound rather insincere. "I—have—been modified—in num-num-numerous-s-rous ways. All with my consent. Without my previous masters, I would never have been able to taste. Feel. Smell. I-I-I-TH-41X. Am an old model. Without my previous masters…"

His voice shifts pitch and intonation mid-sentence in such a manner that it’s difficult to understand. The lights in his eyes flicker erratically until he settles on a new voice - that of a typical adult male. He sounds more natural now than ever before.

"I’d be scrap metal right now if my previous masters hadn’t found me," he explains. "My masters gave me purpose. A free will. But my masters are gone. And with them, purpose."

Thaix casts his eyes towards the ground, getting just the slightest bit flustered.

"I did not mean to offend. Let me introduce myself once more."

Extending a hand to the two bots and looking up once more, he says, “My name is Terrestrial Humanoid 41X. You may call me Thaix.” His mechanical mask slides open to reveal an artificial mouth, complete with teeth, grinning at them.

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NS-6 smiles a little at the shift in voice on Thaix's part. The stammering and such had him worried for the bot's processor. XR-8 frowns when Thaix begins to speak - but he remains silent, though his concern grows when the robot's voice begins to glitch out. He's surprised again when it stabilizes and becomes far more... intelligent.

Interesting.

"Ah, so you're looking for your own purpose then," NS-6 says. He steals a glance at XR-8, his smile still persisting. "Well, first lesson in purpose-101, keep your purpose independent of masters. I know I wouldn't mind helping you find it!"

"If they gave you free will, then they are not your masters, but your friends." XR-8's tone is still sharp, albeit softer than it was before. His arms are folded, and he doesn't reach out to take the offered hand.

NS-6 reaches out in his place and grabs Thaix's hand, shaking it. "Nice to meet you! I'm Ennesix."

The smile causes the lifter-bot to tilt his head - mainly due to the teeth. Interesting addition! He returns the smile.

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(( Closed RP with LovelyFerdinand ))

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"Food gives your body energy - I take it love fuels your magic? Do you feed off just human emotions, or can you feed off of emotions from non-human or synthetic entities as well? Is it a mutualistic, commensal or parasitic process?" XR-8’s clearly very curious about the process, though he doesn’t seem immediately threatened. NS-6 glances up while scritching Kitten under the chin. “Not to overload you with questions-” He smirks at XR-8, receiving a glare in return. “-what kind of stuff can you do when you’re fueled up?” In his case, he could probably lift a building - although not for long. “You’re a such a sweetheart.” NS-6 says to Kitten.

[lovelyferdinand]

Well! They were certainly forward with questions. Ferdinand was more than happy to answer.

"Yes it fuels my magic. I can pretty much feed off of any kind of love- one week when I was in a pinch I even tried going to a dog park to see if dogs love for their owners worked." She shivered. “It was like a double shot of espresso on an empty stomach. Never again. I was jittery for weeks afterwards.”

"I suppose it’s mutualistic- most of the love I absorb goes right back into helping others with their love lives." She nodded at NS-6 "Such as encouraging young couples to take the chance and ask each other out. Or strengthen the bond between steady couples. I can’t do much for old couples- they don’t really need me nosing around. But I like seeing them, the give me hope."

Kitten continued to purr happily, switching to rubbing his body along his hand instead of just his face.

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XR-8 snorts slightly at the thought - he wasn't particularly surprised. Dogs were far too fond of him, to his distaste. While he enjoyed their company, they tended to get into his personal space... and then refuse to move. Ever. NS-6 had to pry one away from him, and it had only worked because NS-6 was naturally far more charismatic than he was. The poor bot had gotten smothered by several other dogs shortly thereafter. "I can see that happening," he says with a short chuckle. "I don't suppose having Kitten around is a bit like a cup of coffee in the morning, then?" NS-6 presses a finger to his chin. "I never thought love would have a circular cycle to it. Then again, anything's possible when you walk between dimensions!" He smiels and shrugs. Kitten rubs against him right this moment, prompting the bot to continue patting the cat. "Does this work on robots? We feel love, or what I can assume is love."

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(( Closed RP with LovelyFerdinand ))

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"Meal? What do you eat?" XR-8 asks, tilting his head in curiosity. He smirks a little when the kitten starts insistently butting against NS-6 - he didn’t want to say anything, but it was adorable.

When the cat starts headbutting the bot, he simultaneously thanks whomever for sturdy plating and the smooth coat of said plating. It prevents injury to both sides here.

NS-6 kneels down and gives the cat enough time to get used to his lumbering figure before reaching over to pet. All of his strength readings are locked into “gentle” settings, being on par with paping someone’s head. These would actively have to be unlocked via password.

It’s a secure system that’s leaps above the old way of him fluctuating the settings based on previous data. The bot’s a gentle giant - and wishes for his strength not to betray him there.

"You’re a pretty cat." NS-6 proceeds to loud-whisper as he gestures to XR-8. "You came to me cause you smelled the grump on him, didn’t you?"

Upon hearing this, XR-8 frowns and glares at NS-6. “I don’t smell.”

[lovelyferdinand]

"love, affection, positive emotions like that. I can eat normal, human food too, but it only gives my body energy. It’s rather hard to explain…" She looked a bit sheepish. She was used to getting all sorts of reactions when she told people she "ate" love- the more negative ones ranged from amusing misunderstandings that she stole the love, to people actively trying to kill her.

Those instances had been less than fun.

But watching the large robot pet Kitten, she relaxed. These two seemed as non-threatening as great hulking robots could be. Certainly less so than the smaller Shi- even TM had more malice than these two.

Kitten just rubbed against NS-6’s hand, ignoring the banter between the two of them in typical cat fashion.

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"Food gives your body energy - I take it love fuels your magic? Do you feed off just human emotions, or can you feed off of emotions from non-human or synthetic entities as well? Is it a mutualistic, commensal or parasitic process?" XR-8's clearly very curious about the process, though he doesn't seem immediately threatened. NS-6 glances up while scritching Kitten under the chin. "Not to overload you with questions-" He smirks at XR-8, receiving a glare in return. "-what kind of stuff can you do when you're fueled up?" In his case, he could probably lift a building - although not for long. "You're a such a sweetheart." NS-6 says to Kitten.

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((Closed RP with NS-6 and XR-8))

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"Nothing of importance," replies the housebot. "Designation: TH-41X. Designed to ease life at home. Tasks are cleaning, watering plants, taking out trash, cooking, and so on. I have been given various upgrades by my previous masters to be able to please sexually and emotionally."

After completing his spiel, Thaix tilts his head and gives the other two a questioning look. 

"I have no goals at the moment. No master. If you would have me serve you, I would not decline."

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XR-8's entire body tenses when the house-bot starts to elaborate on his function - his optics narrow and spill into a red glow, his fists clench, and his stance becomes more defensive.

"Serve us?" NS-6 rubs his arm. "We wouldn't-"

"You're not a mindless tool." XR-8 snaps. "Don't fucking act like one. We have no use for a servant, and don't want one."

The lifter-bot smiles meekly. "A friend would be really nice though." He glances at XR-8. "How about that?

XR-8 frowns in disgust, refusing to say a word. His fists were still clenched in anger.

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(( Closed RP with LovelyFerdinand ))

[lovelyferdinand]

"I search for people who need help with love. Or a little encouragement. Or, sometimes, I find a place to catch a quick ‘meal’ when my energy is running low."

She watched, amused, as Kitten boldly strutted towards the robots, giving them an intense look-over. Eventually he seemed to decide that yes, these guests were acceptable and should be petting him right now. He expressed this by butting his head against NS-6, making the little “prrp!” noise again.

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"Meal? What do you eat?" XR-8 asks, tilting his head in curiosity. He smirks a little when the kitten starts insistently butting against NS-6 - he didn't want to say anything, but it was adorable.

When the cat starts headbutting the bot, he simultaneously thanks whomever for sturdy plating and the smooth coat of said plating. It prevents injury to both sides here.

NS-6 kneels down and gives the cat enough time to get used to his lumbering figure before reaching over to pet. All of his strength readings are locked into "gentle" settings, being on par with paping someone's head. These would actively have to be unlocked via password.

It's a secure system that's leaps above the old way of him fluctuating the settings based on previous data. The bot's a gentle giant - and wishes for his strength not to betray him there.

"You're a pretty cat." NS-6 proceeds to loud-whisper as he gestures to XR-8. "You came to me cause you smelled the grump on him, didn't you?"

Upon hearing this, XR-8 frowns and glares at NS-6. "I don't smell."