chatty as ever, out of nowhere.

[nobirds]

Of course.

After our extended conversation with others this evening, you'd have me talk to you like this.

It was only a matter of time.

But I digress.

It hasn't been very long for you, has it? Of course, to you I'm just another one of the crowd. I'd let you know that I don't appreciate it, like the rest of the 'muses' here tend to, but that would be a lie.

I really do like it. You tend to forget, and leave me to test the other subjects in this headspace. Ranging from human, to alien, to some species not yet documented. You really give me everything that I need in here. You know, the funny thing about headspace, is that no one ever dies? It's everything I could've ever asked for.

So continue whatever it was that you were doing. Sooner or later, you'll forget again, and I can go back to testing.

I'm glad we had this talk.

Comments

[charge_sword]

That's...certainly a unique view.

[machine_of_babylon]

Testing? Sounds absolutely bourgeois.

[blumarshmellowkillbot]

*Blue looks concerned, does this mean he's out of a job?*

[nobirds]

Isn't it?

Considering I'm the most competent up here, you'd think she'd leave me alone permanently. It's all the other ones that need help.

[nobirds]

Yes, well.

The progression of science is beyond material success.

[nobirds]

...no, I still need you.

In the event they all go missing, I need a backup plan.

Where's Orange? You left him behind again, didn't you?

Or is reassembly slacking off again?

[charge_sword]

I don't think it's exactly a case of offering help. The exact opposite, usually.

[nobirds]

You're right.

She needs help.

Serious help.

Help I am beyond administering.

[charge_sword]

...I meant they usually make trouble for us. Is that the opposite or the reverse?

[machine_of_babylon]

Science should be the progression towards revolution, destruction.

[blumarshmellowkillbot]

*Looks around as if just realizing that his taller partner is missing. Even taking a slow turn to do a full 360 degree turn before facing her again, putting his hands up in the air in a shrug. The last time he saw her they were hanging out in the hub between tests.*

[nobirds]

All progression is science.

Mankind can create it's own destruction just fine, they don't need science to do it for them.

[nobirds]

Oh great. You really did lose him.

Oh well, we'll see about finding him. There aren't too many places he could be. And I'm not in the mood to go about reconstructing him from scratch when there's a perfectly good one somewhere.

Fifty points if you find him before I do.

[nobirds]

The opposite of us needing help would be her needing help.

I see that's not what you meant.

That's the other, funny thing. She's beyond making trouble for me. I have enough people doing that already.

It seems it solely depends on the subject. Otherwise, her presence has been a quote-unquote, 'godsend'.

[blumarshmellowkillbot]

*His eye/body give a spin on it's base and he pumps his hands/claws into the air accepting the challenge invigorated by the opportunity to earn 50 points that mean absolutely nothing in the long run. He's such a good little marshmallow.*

[nobirds]

[ Yes. He is the perfect marshmallow testing subject. She couldn't have asked for more.

Well. She could have. She could've asked for humans. But beggars cannot be choosers. ]

Perfect. And don't tell Orange I offered you, or he'll lose you on purpose.

This is a one time thing.

[blumarshmellowkillbot]

*eye narrows conspiratorially, oh she WOULD do that! Orange can be so sneaky when she wants to be or sometimes unintentionally. But Blue can be even sneakier! And more unintentional! As proven by when he makes a dash for the nearest door to look for her and the door doesn't open in time.*

WHAM!

[charge_sword]

That depends on...what us? Oh never mind. [He's a robot made for stabbing things, not thinking.]

Anyway, I suppose that sounds like a better arrangement than most. Presumably the ones causing trouble for you aren't in total control of your circumstances.

[machine_of_babylon]

They need an extra push in the right direction. That is where a machine like yourself would come in.

[nobirds]

Unfortunately, yes.

The ones causing trouble are a threat to my testing facility and thusly, my condition.

But.

Life's full of little risks, and worst comes to worst, a metric ton of neurotoxin will remind them who's testing who.

[nobirds]

Whether or not they kill themselves is their self-caused problem.

I am here to test.