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[bestever]

WHO: Residents of Heropa #003, Tachikoma, Tadashi Hamada, anybody who wants to retroactively "sign up" on this post!
WHERE: Bluebase Heropa #003.
WHEN: A variety of nebulous times after the post in question.
WHAT: Church wants to make sure that everything's running smoothly with his new robot shell. Washington thinks that inviting random people from the network to tinker with his coding is a terrible idea. Don't worry about order once the thread is started!
WARNINGS: Just for the fact that I'm not actually a computer engineer and don't know what I'm talking about. Oh, and Church's vocabulary, but that's... That's a given.



[epsilon has pretty much installed himself in the shared living space, since he doesn't have to sleep and there's no point in eating if he can't frickin taste it. so he's propped up on the couch, his heels on the coffee table and his arms crossed over his middle, optics flickering as he browses the network internally. he sends washington a ping to make sure that he's on standby, in case anything goes wrong.]

[because this is his life. there's no way it's not going to go wrong.]

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[cartesianspidertank]

Tachikoma rolls up to the front of Nonah #003 and walks up to the front. She extends a clawed finger out and lightly rings the door bell.

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[church doesn't budge, but he does bother to throw his head back over the backboard of the couch, tilting down the hall to holler:] Waaaaaaaaaash! Are you gonna get that!

[worstever]

[SIGH. He has to do everything around here. Nevermind that Church is closer, of course it's Wash's job to get the door. He yells back:] Grab Kylie, she always goes for the door!

[Footsteps. When the door opens, behind it is heavily armored dude number two.]

[cartesianspidertank]

Hi there!!

[ She was a bit big to fit through the door, but she also coudn't interface directly with Church's body in her human form. ]

Is Church here??

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Oh, hell no. I'm not touching that thing. I think it's poisonous, or something. Are you sure you didn't somehow get a defective mutant cat? That sounds like something that would happen to you.

[he grudgingly gets to his feet anyway, stalking over to peek past washington's shoulders.] WhoA!

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[The most deadpan anyone's ever been, in the history of the universe:]

Epsilon, you want to introduce me to your friend, here?

[cartesianspidertank]

I'm Tachikoma!!

[ She flails her arms about excitedly. ]

Those are some pretty cool suits of armor!!!

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[yeah, no, he's thoroughly freaked out. the only robots shaped like that he's met have all been military killing machines. and not the kind like him that at least know HOW to do other stuff, sometimes. because he's so very dangerous.]

What the fuck is that!

[cartesianspidertank]

[ In Church's defense, she IS military killing machine. ]

I'm Tachikoma!! You invited me over to poke inside your brain!!

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[Wash glances over at Epsilon, his helmet inclining slightly. He's not keen on this plan in the first place: Epsilon has never been the stablest of the AI, and even more pressing, who knows what someone else might be privy to tinkering around in him.

Plus, uh... well, the robot thing isn't a huge deal -- but Church is certainly flipping his shit.]

Did he? [Pointedly, at Church, with a strong undertone of why do you do these things.]

[cartesianspidertank]

Yes!! He was afraid that his body and mind were possibly desynchronized!!

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[sounding a little, tiny bit panicked now:] They might be! Nobody has to worry, or call in huge robot octopusses to try and fix it! [the plural is octopi, church.]

[cartesianspidertank]

Haha, silly. Octopuses have eight appendages!

It's in the name!!!

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Wh-- [he peeks around from behind wash cautiously, squinting at the machine opposite. his new body didn't come with glasses, apparently.] Whatever! You're definitely not the one I invited! Even the little kid woulda been better!

[tadeadshi]

[Look who's late to the party though!!!

Tadashi knocks on the door. He hears voices talking so the other - huh. Tachikoma - must have gotten here already. Well nothing says you can't have a second look behind someone. ]

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[Tachikoma, unfortunately, doesn't stay to mess with Epsilon's head. He's still Freelancer tech, and as such... well, Wash doesn't want someone who would show up unannounced in there. Mister Paranoid, as always, but Epsilon seems on edge about it too.

As soon as she's on her way out, he sighs and gives Tadashi his own once-over.]

Did Epsilon invite you, too?

[tadeadshi]

Uh--

[Armor! And. Tall. And sounding kind of put out. Tadashi smiles, tries not to look as nervous as this guy is making him feel. Well, better to introduce himself up front right? He offers a hand to shake.]

Yeah. Tadashi, I spoke with both of you over the network a few times?

[worstever]

Oh. [Wash relaxes, although his handshake could use some work, it's the handshake of a guy who hasn't done that in literal years.] Yeah, hi. I remember.

Sorry about that, Epsilon is... [He shakes his head.] A handful.

[Wash steps aside, glancing back at said handful.] How many people did you ask to do this, anyway?

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It was an open call! I couldn't exactly organize a selection process with a days notice, could I? [he crosses his arms sulkily, but the newest guest is a lot less threatening than the last. he steps a bit closer, but stays behind wash.] Tadashi, right. You're the one who actually knew what he was talking about, huh?

[tadeadshi]

[With the handshake out of the way, he takes a step inside and keeps his hands in his pockets now, shrugs at the question.]

Programming and engineering was my focus in college and it's my job here so I'd like to think I know what I'm talking about.

If there's anything I can do to help you, I'd like to.