[Nexus] GLoG 64: Campsites, not Chessboards!

[The Bushranger]

[Infirmary]

"You had a serious medical issue and also had serious mental exhaustion," Quinn says, walking over at long last! "Fresh air and sunshine and a vacation was the presciption, hence, your being here."


Jamie, meanwhile, turns her full attention to the drone.
"Really? Can you show me there?"

[Reinholdt]

[Infirmary]

Reinholdt snorts at Jamie and Stalker Drone before turning back to Tony.

"Resting, duh."
Reinholdt looks around for Quinn and tries to wave her over. glares at the ninja. With FIRE LASER EYES.

[McBish]

Well I don't know if it helps, but I think the attacks came from a outerspace base called LANTERN. They claimed to have no knowledge of the objects despite the fact that I tracked them to their area of space.

[FireFox]

Tony looks over at Quinn, not comprehending. What issue? I'm... I need to go back to work. The victims are telling me I have to catch their killer. Yeah, he's kind of delirious...

[happyturtle]

Infirmary

Reply: Negative
Explanation: I must continue to observe a known threat.
Counter-offer: Drone 3 is just outside the infirmary and will show you the building.

[Recaiden]

[Infirmary]

A useless bard walks in. That being Cleo, a distracted-looking one wearing green and with black hair and a case for some sort of string instrument on her back.
"Hello Reinholdt. What's with the robot?"

[The Bushranger]

[Infirmary]

"You have to go back to work because the voices tell you so? No, Tony. You're staying right here until I say so. That's Doctor's Orders, or do I have to summon Toby to hold you here more forcibly?"

Quinn then turns her attention to Reinholdt, her mirror armour reflecting the FIRE LASER EYES. "...is there a reason you're looking at me like that?"



Jamie, meanwhile, shrugs.
"A threat maybe if you're a mouse, but sure, thanks."
And she heads...Outside the Infirmary!
Stopping on the way out as...
"Miss Cleo!" She grins, and tries to hug her friend's mother.

[Reinholdt]

[Infirmary]

"Yeah. Quinn, will you get this guy off of me?" Reinholdt flails in the robot's general direction.

"Oh hey Cleo. Those drones are back and this one insists I'm a threat to security or some such."

"And Tony you're not going anywhere." And still not able to talk about Tobias. Not while he's delirious anyways. It'd be bad.

[FireFox]

You don't understand! Tony struggles to sit up. He'll kill more people... I have... to stop... him... Completely exhausted, he gives up and lies there. If Rein has something important, now is the time before he falls back asleep.
...
Or he could wait until Tony's, you know, lucid. >.>
Oh, nevermind, he passes out again.

[happyturtle]

Outside

An identical drone is waiting for Jamie. Identical except for the serial number etched in an inconspicuous spot.

Statement: The drone workshop is this way.

The drone leads Jamie to the

Drone Workshop

It's about the size of a cabin, and designed by Reelshka to blend in with the setting. But it definitely looks to be sturdier than the cabins - even the rebuilt ones. And both doors are locked.

Statement: This is the Drone Workshop.

[KerfuffleMach2]

Well I don't know if it helps, but I think the attacks came from a outerspace base called LANTERN. They claimed to have no knowledge of the objects despite the fact that I tracked them to their area of space.

Runner thinks on that. Hmmm...I may send a message to the ISF about that. They may already know of that, but it cannot hurt to see.

[Recaiden]

[Infirmary]

Cleo is hugged, enjoying the title, and tries to do the same to Jamie. "Hello, Jamie. It's good to see you."

Then she looks at the drone. And keeps looking at it. "Can't you just turn it off? Or tell it to leave?"

[Reinholdt]

[Infirmary]

Reinholdt's going to wait until Tony is lucid anyways. Stupid conscience.

"It doesn't listen to me. And the only way I know to turn it off is to shoot it. Which I'm admittedly considering..."

[McBish]

I would appreciate that. And if there is nothing I can do here, I might head back up and keep an eye on that space station.

[The Bushranger]

Plotcloning occurs! In the same thread! MADNESS!

Outside

...even while following it to the Drone Workshop!
"Huh. I didn't see it before...how do you get in?"


[Infirmary]

Manwhile back here...
"I tried to tell the drone he wasn't a threat but...anyway, how have you been? And how's Allie?" Jamie asks Cleo.

Quinn, meanwhile, sighs, and goes to give Tony a bit of a sedative to help with a dreamless sleep...

"Sorry, Reinholdt. The drones have a mind of their own."

[KerfuffleMach2]

[Outside]

The man nods a little. That sounds like a good idea. I may modify my own sensors to reach that far, to assist you.

[Recaiden]

[Infirmary]

"So just ignore it, my good cat." Cleo laughs and looks back to Jamie.

"Good. This place is calm and nice. No demons to fight, but I've been able to think. Alkania is still away in Tobias's world. I'm sure she's doing well though." Apart from worrying. Just aged to 21, actually.

[happyturtle]

Infirmary

Statement: The threat to use destructive force is consistent with your classification as known threat.

Drone Workshop

Statement: We transmit the code to open the drone entrance in order to access the building.

[Reinholdt]

[Infirmary]

Manwhile back here...
"I tried to tell the drone he wasn't a threat but...anyway, how have you been? And how's Allie?" Jamie asks Cleo.

Quinn, meanwhile, sighs, and goes to give Tony a bit of a sedative to help with a dreamless sleep...

"Sorry, Reinholdt. The drones have a mind of their own."

"Not true! It said members could edit the database! You could totally tell it to stop following me."

Reinholdt ignores the drone's current statement and responds to Cleo.

"But it's creeeeepy."
Reinholdt's never cared for someone watching him constantly.

[The Bushranger]

[Drone Workshop]

"Oh. I guess that means I don't get to see inside, then?" Jamie asks, sounding rather dissapointed.


[Infirmary]

"That's good. I hope she gets back soon though." Regardless of how much older she is than Jamie now.


Quinn rolls her eyes. "Fine. Drone, unless Reinholdt pulls a weapon on somebody, you're to classify him as 'Mostly Harmless."

[Recaiden]

"There are many creepy things in life, Reinholdt. We have to endure most of them."
Cue creepy laughter.
"As do I. But saving nations is more important."

[happyturtle]

Drone Workshop

Reply: That is correct.

Infirmary

Statement: I have no such classification in my databanks.
Statement: I am -

The drone's voice is cut off, and another voice interrupts.

Quinn Druid, reclassification of threats should be discussed formally, away from the individual in question.

[The Bushranger]

[Drone Workshop

"...awww, man! I wanted to see it!"
And Jamie pouts!


[Infirmary]

Quinn blinks in surprise.
"...Mainframe? What are you doing in there?"


"I guess you're right," Jamie has to agree with Cleo. Although she sighs.

[Reinholdt]

Infirmary

Reinholdt shudders at the creepy laugh.
"But I'm a horrible, cowardly, whimp who is scared of creepy!"

Nah. He's just paranoid. Having something watch him constantly would drive him insane.

"I miss Anchor too."
But... but... You're there in the plot!

[happyturtle]

Infirmary

I am not 'in here'. I am merely using the drone as a sensory device.

[Recaiden]

[Infirmary]

"You need to stand up to the creepy. Then it'll stop bothering you so much." That's how Cleo's gotten past all the creepiness she's encountered.

Cleo sighs as well. "I'm afraid there's only one of her, Reinholdt. But yes; no need to like that she's gone away so long, no matter how many people it helps."

[The Bushranger]

[Infirmary]

"Well...still."
Quinn shrugs, though.
"In any case. Jamie said you wanted to talk to me about something, Reinholdt?"

Jamie, meanwhile, has fallen quiet, watching the conversation.

[Reinholdt]

[Infirmary]

"I understand. Anchor's doing important stuff."

Reinholdt ponders how to stand up to a creepy computer who won't listen to him without starting a mini-war within GLoG.

Lessee... what did Reinholdt want to talk to Quinn about?
"Oh. Right. I wanted to talk to you about the idol and Tony. The second one privately at least."

[The Bushranger]

[Infirmary]

Quinn nods.
"Well, then. If you'll excuse me for a moment?" she says to Cleo and Jamie, heading for the small office part of the Infirmary.

[happyturtle]

Infirmary

Stalker Drone follows.