I can never come up with good titles (backdated to the beginning of September)

[forwearemany]

Who: Legion and you! (+closed prompt for Faust)
What: Maintenance and repairs
When: Beginning of september
Where: Legion's house on islet 2
Warnings: ...Damaged and busted robots? If there's anything worse than that it'll be mentioned in the thread.

A) Self repair (OTA)

(For anyone who decides to stop by Legion's house today, they will find two Geth; one being the robot everyone knows and loves ... and the other being that same robot's corpse.

When the Drifter's shadow killed them so many months ago, they saved their remains to use to repair themselves should they ever need it.

Now, apparently, is that time.)

B) Gun repair (Faust only)

(And while they're at it, once they finish fixing themselves, they decide to work on the Widow. Carefully, they take the gun from it's usual spot in their house and unfold it, before gently beginning to work on cleaning and maintenance. They get pretty absorbed by this task: they won't notice that anyone is approaching, or even standing in their doorway, at least not at first.

It's probably more than a little disconcerting, seeing them lovingly caring for an absolutely massive gun like that.)

Comments

[forwearemany]

(They will, at some point, need to set up a method for creating and harvesting large 3uantities of saltpeter. The other two ingredients, thankfully enough, are easy in comparison.)

We do not, though we have discussed the possibility of a museum with multiple others.

Current intention is to repurpose this dwelling, as we rarely utilize it for purposes other than storage.

[hyperlit]

what other artifacts might be held

[The abode could make a fair storage avenue. It would limit where Legion might have to go, should they need to sequester themself someplace. But then, there are plenty of public buildings for that very purpose, these days.]

[forwearemany]

(Their headflaps ripple.)

It depends on what is donated and what we are able to acquire. Possibilities: logs; memory containers (They mean the orbs.); maps and images of islands, cities, and individual dwellings; pieces of buildings; machine components; additional weaponry.

[hyperlit]

located old artifacts underwater

[They hadn't found them as fascinating as the weapons on Nastrandir, but they do recall running across a handful of oddities, while exploring the sunken city with Horatio.]

[forwearemany]

Affirmative.

(Finding underwater artifacts is what got them considering this: consolidation of information sources is ideal for distribution of data.)

[hyperlit]

what did you locate?

[The Drifter was speaking of their own experience, but clearly, this experience was more...universal than they'd assumed.]

[forwearemany]

Broken tools and weaponry. A data storage vessel containing a recording of a political event.

(Definitely more universal.)

[hyperlit]

data storage
?

[Man, all the Drifter found was an old cage and a broken teacup. What do you mean data storage, Legion?]

[forwearemany]

It is a spherical object that, when touched, transmits a recording of the aftermath of an event. The technology is highly advanced; there is little to compare it to.

It is difficult to describe. You not only see the occurence and hear related audio; you know the perspective of those involved.

[hyperlit]

many of these?

[The Drifter is already opening a secondary HUD to take a few notes of this.]

did not encounter any

[forwearemany]

Quantity uncertain.

(Another thing for them to look into.)

[hyperlit]

should ascertain
useful data

[And probably something that should be kept in a museum. Right?]

[forwearemany]

We intend to do so.

(Those would be an excellent addition, they think.)

[hyperlit]

good

[With nothing else to address, their attention returns to the body that Legion was meticulously disassembling.]

require assistance?

[forwearemany]

We do not. However, we would gladly accept it.

(Companionship. The satisfaction of curiosity over the Drifter's capabilities. Such an interaction would have multiple benefits.)

[hyperlit]

not mechanic

[The Drifter's help would not be very articulate, is what they mean.]

[forwearemany]

Yes. However, we are interested in what you are capable of learning.

(Might as well have their own motives out in the open.)

[hyperlit]

capable of learning whatever must be learned

[Their ability to learn and pick up new skills isn't the issue here.]

limited parts
do not wish to damage what cannot be replaced

[forwearemany]

Acknowledged.

(They chatter.

Them being able to pick up any skill isn't surprising, if true. They wonder: is it possible they learn faster than true organics?

They look at the foot they're currently working on.)

These parts are redundant.

(If the Drifter breaks something, they have another foot they can harvest. Using parts from the wrong foot might result in their feet looking a little wierd, but Legion would be fine.)

[hyperlit]

require tools?

[They have their sword, but that's hardly very exact. Redundant parts...a practice run, so to speak. They can adapt. They learn quickly. They have to, by nature. Adapt or die, when one drifts in solitude.]

[But then, they haven't for some time.]

[forwearemany]

(They gesture to the ground beside them, where the tools are already laid out. A knife, the soldering iron, their toolkit full of wire cutters and screwdrivers and all sorts of other less immediately recognizeable bits.)

[hyperlit]

[The Drifter crouches, and picks up one of them at random. A screwdriver, though they've never made use of one before. After some careful study of its edges and corners, they lay it back down again and pick up another.]

many of them

[forwearemany]

Yes.

(They headtilt as they watch the Drifter examining the tools.)

You are unfamiliar?

(It seems strange, considering how ubiquitous tools like these are in technological societies.)

[hyperlit]

with some

[They were never a mechanic, after all. Never had to build anything. They can learn; they're certain they can learn. It's just...a lot, to start with.]

[forwearemany]

(Their headflaps ripple. After a moment, they point at the wirecutter.)

It is used to cut wires.

(Then they point at the soldering iron.)

Though its primary purpose is soldering, we use it for welding polymer.

(They proceed to explain several others, including: a tool used entirely for grabbing small parts in hard to access places, the different heads of the multi bit screwdriver, the smaller ordinary screwdrivers, and a thing that sort of resembles some kind of tether but is actually for the purpose of ensuring that the static electricity inherent to bodies composed of organic material does not damage vital components. They won't be needing the last one this time: they aren't working with anything that easily damaged.)