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.
...She doesn't stop him, though her eyes narrow like a wary cat about ready to swat that hand.]
...Yes, I understand that now. You did rather well for yourself out there--we're going to need to keep you alive at all costs, if our future battles are anything like this.
[ it's fine. he's not afraid of her or if she lashes out at him. it's why he only did a single headpat. ]
Ya don't need to work too hard; I'll do my best to stay out of trouble. Regardless if there are going to be more things like this in the future or not—I can't afford to die.
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[Even so, failure stings.
It's a reaction Dorothy intends to keep to herself for now.]
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[ appropriate or not, he'll get her a single pat on the head. was she doing her best the entire time? ....maybe. ]
It was a good thing that I said you didn't have to worry about me, yeah?
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...She doesn't stop him, though her eyes narrow like a wary cat about ready to swat that hand.]
...Yes, I understand that now. You did rather well for yourself out there--we're going to need to keep you alive at all costs, if our future battles are anything like this.
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Ya don't need to work too hard; I'll do my best to stay out of trouble. Regardless if there are going to be more things like this in the future or not—I can't afford to die.