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.
[Dorothy doesn't like the idea of dividing themselves but they really don't have much of a choice. Still, she sees the slash against Jasper and knows whatever new threat is here isn't to be scoffed at.]
Grant us some time to deal with this creature; us ranged combatants will provide backup at a moment's notice once we can ensure this one is neutralized. If anyone else can join in on the other side's fight, though, they should go to you.
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[he Feels Bad but he's got to let the troops know...]
There are smaller mechanical beings with sharp claws attacking as well. They are quite fast, so be on your guard.
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[Dorothy doesn't like the idea of dividing themselves but they really don't have much of a choice. Still, she sees the slash against Jasper and knows whatever new threat is here isn't to be scoffed at.]
Grant us some time to deal with this creature; us ranged combatants will provide backup at a moment's notice once we can ensure this one is neutralized. If anyone else can join in on the other side's fight, though, they should go to you.
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[he's keeping an eye out to see if one of those jackoffs comes back.]