shardbond | WEEK 1 EVENT

The passage of time in this place is not easily tracked, not without a clock of some sort, anyway. The days may even begin to blend together, only occasionally interrupted by confrontations with the robot spiders or discussion with whoever is on the other end of that terminal.

It seems like things won't change any time soon. But something is off today, and some of you may notice it sooner than others.

The mind-numbing drone of the nearby builder going about its work has been with you from the very start. Located behind the terminal and far down below, it was the first sound you heard upon arriving here. It has been arranging walkways in increasingly complicated and baffling designs, extending them ever outwards into space. This much has not changed at all during your time here; the drone of the machinery moving and metal being slotted into place may even have become somewhat comforting background noise.

It is completely silent today.

The skittering of spider robots through the vents or patrolling the area is not heard either, and though the atmosphere remains as gloomy as ever, the lack of sound will undoubtedly be noticeable to some of you. Thankfully, you can still hear; it's simply that the machines have stopped their usual tasks, for whatever reason.

Investigate?

NAVIGATION

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

[Well, being freed means they are going to back the fuck up to stay out of the range of that arm...

Buuuuut they are also running low on options, considering their lack of Combat Experience combined with None Minion at the moment.

Unless there's a recently squashed spider bot laying around...? 🥺]

[Unfortunately, no spider bots are around here! But while you're looking around, you may notice a flash of silver in your vision. It's there one moment, gone the next. Exactly what it was is impossible to tell, but it isn't a match for the same silver as the builder or the spider robots.]