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You awake to the harsh buzzing of your alarm once again, a yawn escaping your lips as you scratch yourself and trudge out of bed. You stretch and begin your morning rituals. It's Friday, the last day of lessons for the week, today being Grace's day to assist. The memories of yesterday's discussions with both Arikawa and Mouse claw their way to the front of your mind and you are beset upon by yet more unwanted stress.
You have a little time to kill before you have to meet up for Pandora's lessons, what should you do?
>Head to the mess hall for breakfast
>Forego breakfast and head straight for Pandora's room
>Other (write in)

>>43133914
>Head for mess hall for food.

>>43133817
Huzzah! You've returned!

I've got a question. Is Pandora capable of waking herself up after her recharging sequence, and is it possible for her to boot up automatically after a particularly bad dream? Because if she can, maybe we should spend the night in case of electric night terrors to help calm her down.

>>43133914
>Head to the mess hall for breakfast

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We should get pandora to spend one of these days planning a short lecture for us.
I would teach her how to teach, which could be usefull when android 2 comes around.
I might also help her understand how we teach and thus help her learn.

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>>43133978
She was upgraded with a wakeup program that allows her to wake herself up once fully charged, but not before. It'd be ill advised to let her wake up before then, as she could end up running out of power before she can get back to her charging cradle.
>>43134018
Far too lewd of an outfit for a young android!

Also as usual, I prefer to wait for consensus of at least 3 people. So I'm still here, just waiting for more input.

>>43133914
>Forego breakfast and head straight for Pandora's room
Gotta know if we got rid of The Bad Man

>>43134054
Just go with what we have now, people will join eventually and waiting is no fun.

>>43133914
>Grab the food. Need fuel to teach.

>>43134190
>>43134203
Good things come to those who wait, anon. Writing!

>>43133914
>Grab the food. Need fuel to teach.

>>43134289
>Go to the mess hall, then eavesdrop on the security team.

After your morning cleansing, you make your way to the mess hall amid the herd of groaning staff dragging their feet and occasionally bumping into things in their zombie-like, half-awake shamble. As you enter the mess hall, you notice less security staff than usual, possibly due to Arikawa's visit yesterday. He may have noticed how little most of them actually did and made steps to fix that, which will most likely put them in an even worse mood than usual.

You have your food and coffee ready, now you just need a place to sit. You see a few of the usual places, as well as a bit of a surprise; Babsy and Snowglobe have a table to themselves, which is earning a few wary side-glances from various people nearby. Where to?
>Sit with your research team
>Sit with Babsy and Snowglobe
>Sit at the empty table next to the security team
>Other (write in)

>>43134344
>Sit with your research team

>>43134344
>Sit with the security team

>>43134344
>Sit at the empty table next to the security team

>>43134344
>Sit with Babsy and Snowglobe

>>43134344
>Sit with Babsy and Snowglobe

Oh this is going to be fun.

>>43134344
>Sit with Babsy and Snowglobe

R&D team it is. Writing.

>>43134468
...you mean Babsy and Snowglobe, right?

>>43134533
They are members of the R&D team, correct.

>>43134557
Yeah, but the way the options were shown...
>>Sit with your research team
>>Sit with Babsy and Snowglobe
Makes me think like they're two separate choices.

You wave over to Babsy and Snowglobe, receiving a return wave from Babsy and a pale bald man ignoring you for his eggs. You make your way over, squeezing past several people to place your tray on the table and take a seat.
"Good morning, doctor." Babsy says in a somewhat sleepy tone as her mechanical arms butter a bit of toast. "Morning." You manage to burble out, still not all there. "Don't see you out here much, what's the occasion?" You take a sip of coffee and enjoy the warming sensation as it trickles down your throat.
"We usually wake up a little earlier than others." Babsy begins, taking a bite of her toast. "But we all sort of stayed up late last night discussing the...ah...issue from yesterday..." She speaks in a hushed tone, obviously unnerved by the prospect of bringing it up in public. "Mouse and the Bobs barely got any sleep, but Snowglobe and I ended up sleeping in a bit. We're all a little worried about this, but in a surprising bit of selflessness, Mouse actually assured us she would protect us and our jobs at the cost of hers if need be. I was impressed to say the least."
Snowglobe downs his orange juice rather quickly, his food finished, gathers his tray and leaves without a word, not even offering a nod or so much as eye-contact. Considering what happened the last time you were alone with him, you think you prefer it this way.
"Sorry..." Babsy says after he leaves. "He's not much for conversation. We don't think he's rude, just not great at socializing. He does wonderful work, but that's about all we know about him. The introverted type, to be sure."
>Speak with Babsy more (write in)
>Excuse yourself and head to Pandora's room
>Other (write in)

>>43134695
The R&D team consists of Mouse, Babsy, Snowglobe and the Bob twins. The research team, who all work directly under you, is entirely separate. R&D are a group of cyborg engineers, where as the research team are scientists like yourself.

>>43134732
>Speak with Babsy more (write in)
Have we ever thought about introducing Pandora to the concept of a hobby?

>>43134775
She has a few, actually. Art and dance are at the forefront. And if you consider "dogs" a hobby, that too.

>>43134732
>Speak with Babsy more (write in)
Ask her on a date... well as much as this facility allows

>>43134732
>Speak with Babsy more (write in)
So, uh, Babsy, what's your favourite, stuff?

>>43134732
SHOULD Pandora have a sibling? Is it too soon?

>>43134880
Yes, it is too soon.

>>43134821
>>43134854
Dockward rears his vicious head once again. But which should we go with?
>Awkwardly ask Babsy out on a date
>Awkwardly ask Babsy about her interests

>>43134880
Last thread agent Arikawa essentially offered to fund Pandora's very own killbot sibling, but the thread voted no.

>>43134893
.....as a discussion topic

>>43134915
damnit, next time I'll add in the write in option to make it clear that this is in character.

>>43134915
>Awkwardly ask Babsy about her interests

>>43134915
>Awkwardly ask Babsy about her interests
I like the other anons inquiry
>So, uh, Babsy, what's your favourite, stuff?

>>43134917
>Awkwardly ask Babsy about her interests

Oh boy, here we go! Writing.

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After a small, uncomfortable silence, you decide to break the tension with idle chatter, only to realize you're alone with the pretty girl, a situation you often dreaded being in throughout high school. You decide to just talk about the first thing that comes to mind and hope it's not completely stupid.
"So, uh, Babsy..." You stammer out. "What's you...uh, favorite.......stuff?" You idiot.

"Stuff?" Babsy asks, a puzzled look on her soft features making the feeling of asking quite possibly the dumbest question ever uttered even worse. "Like, hobbies?"
You nod, laughing nervously. "Yeah! That's what I meant! Do you have any hobbies or anything?"
She laughs softly. "Someone's still not quite awake, I see. Well, when I was growing up, I was the eldest of a large family. I have 8 brothers and sisters, which I had to help raise due to my parents being busy with work often. I never really had much time for hobbies. I suppose engineering and robotics were my hobbies, which is why I I'm here. I did learn piano at a young age at my parents' behest, but haven't played in some time. I've been thinking about getting back into it once everything here is finished. Not to mention get some traveling in."

You spend a few blissful minutes discussing interests and experiences with Babsy, genuinely enjoying every moment. However, your PDA pings to notify you that you're late for Pandora's lesson. Quickly you thank Babsy for her time and she wishes you a good day, with you blurting out a "y-you, too!" as you hurry off.

You arrive at the door to Pandora's room, Grace waiting patiently with a large briefcase full of materials in her arms. She greets you and you both enter, finding Pandora absolutely glued to a documentary on timber wolves on TV. She hasn't even noticed you enter.
>Sneak up on her and surprise her with a hug
>Get her attention
>Go into her "bedroom" and check her dream journal
>Other (write in)

>>43135259
>Go into her "bedroom" and check her dream journal

>>43135259
>Sneak up on her and surprise her with a hug

>>43135259
>Go into her "bedroom" and check her dream journal

Remember the rule of three, anons. This is important.

>>43135259
>Go into her "bedroom" and check her dream journal

Sneaking into robodaughter's bedroom to read her diary. You should be ashamed. Writing.

You leave her to show and head into her charging room, Grace staying at the table to set up all her materials quietly. There you find the small journal left neatly on her cradle. You open it and check the latest entry, reading it carefully.

I had a dream about dogs this time! Most of them were little yappy ones, which were fun to pet, but some were big and fluffy! Some of them played with me, but the other ones were all having fun with each other. That's okay, though! I even came up with names for them in case I ever get to meet them outside my dreams! Lucky, Jumpy, Happy, Rolly and Smiley! Lucky is my favorite, I think. He was a big tough wolf that kept me safe from the bad man! Every time I thought he'd come back, he would bark and scare him away! Real dogs would be better, though... Especially a real Lucky to keep me safe at night.

Her sentence structure could use some work, but otherwise no more "bad man". That's good. You feel relieved.
>Sneak up on Pandora and hug attack
>Get her attention
>Other (write in)

>>43135739
>Get her attention

>>43135739
>Sneak up on Pandora and hug attack

>>43135739
>Sneak up on Pandora and hug attack
what could possibly go wrong

>>43135739
>Get her attention

>Get her attention
The dice gods are benevolent, but let's not push our luck.

Not sneaking up and surprising the fragile and unbelievably expensive android wins! Writing.

>>43135739
>Get her attention

You briefly mull over the idea of sneaking up on Pandora for a surprise hug, but then remember previous mishaps and decide against it. You instead opt for the more direct approach, stepping out into her room and calling for her. It takes a few tries, but eventually she snaps out of it and notices you, getting up and hurrying over to greet you with a hug.
"Hello, doctor!" She says, burying her face into your chest as she embraces you, you reciprocating happily. Grace smiles at you both, but opts to stay put. She still seems a little put off by what happened before. Pandora, however, thinks differently and hurries over to Grace, offering her a tight hug as well. Grace is rather moved by this, a look of serene bliss on her face.

The wolf documentary is still on TV and you realize this could actually be fairly educational to her. It might be nice to watch it with her for a while, though it would eat into the actual lesson time.
>Turn off the TV and get to the lesson
>Watch with her, more bonding time never hurt
>Other (write in)

>>43136063
>Watch with her, more bonding time never hurt

>>43136063
>Watch a bit more for bonding, but let her know that the lesson needs to start soon.

>>43136063
>Watch with her, more bonding time never hurt
So when are we gonna make her a dog robot?

Bonding with bots up next. Writing.

You decide to get comfy with Pandora and watch the rest of the show with her. You sit down next to her, to her delight, and she begins prattling off various facts she's learned about wolves from the show, most of which rather trivial and common knowledge, but still nice to see she's enjoying learning. Grace joins you both, understanding the importance of this gesture, as well as smiling at how excited Pandora gets when she finds out something new.

Once the show ends, you finally get to begin the lesson, though Pandora seems a little amped up from the program, she eventually sits down with you, though obviously impatient. You have a feeling the lesson might be a little tricky this time, but you assure yourself you'll work it out.
Roll 1d100 to teach the excited little AI. Best of 3.

Rolled 8 (1d100)

>>43136271

Rolled 53 (1d100)

>>43136271
1

Rolled 49 (1d100)

>>43136271

>>43136302
Don't tempt the dice gods, son, they don't take kindly to mockery.

Writing.

Despite your best efforts, you cannot keep Pandora's attention for very long. Any time she is supposed to take notes, she instead ends up doodling dogs or trailing off entirely. It's pretty obvious this session is going nowhere. You sigh, unsure of what to do.
"When I was a kid," Grace speaks up after a short while. "If I couldn't focus, my parents would have me go outside to play and burn off my energy. Maybe Pandora is the same way? She might just need to get it out of her system first?" She makes a good point, though you're not entirely convinced. That works on kids, but kids aren't powered by electricity. Still, it probably wouldn't hurt to try, would it?
>Take Pandora to the gym to play catch or something and wear her out a little
>Play a game in here for a while until she calms down
>Keep trying the lesson, maybe she's gotten over the worst of it
>Other (write in)

>>43136450
>Play a game in here for a while until she calms down

>>43136450
>Take Pandora to the gym to play catch or something and wear her out a little
I don't know if robot's even work like that, but it's an excuse to show her a little more of the facility.

>>43136450
>Play a game in here for a while until she calms down
Play a juggling game(show her how on youtube)
Get her to juggle 10 foam balls at the same time.....then remove and re-add them at random.

>>43136450
Let's play catch. It's a good way to test her reflexes and hand eye coordination.

Currently 2-2 for either go play catch in the gym or play in her room.

>>43136450
>Play a game in here for a while until she calms down

Quiet game time at home. Writing.

You decide something fun and involved might help burn off a little of Pandora's steam, so you head into the closet and pick out a small, soft, plush ball. It's light enough to not really be able to cause any real damage, but still has enough substance to make a good throwing object. You show Pandora and explain the simple rules of "catch", hoping the easyness of the game coupled with activity will get her mind off the wolf stuff and help her focus a little more. You make sure to play a little further away from the table.
Roll 1d100 to toss the ol' pigskin around with Pandora. Best of 3.

Rolled 23 (1d100)

>>43136885

Rolled 65 (1d100)

>>43136885
100

Rolled 72 (1d100)

>>43136885

>>43136927
Remember not to taunt the dice gods, anon.

Writing.

A friendly game of catch seems just what the doctor (you) ordered. She seems to get the concept pretty much instantly, what with it's one rule; catch the ball. After a while, Pandora has calmed down considerably. You don't know what it is about playing catch with father-figure types, but the whole thing is just kind of universally "zen". No more hoping around, no more yammering about dogs, no more hyperactivity. Just you, her, and the ball.
In the middle of your game, you get a ping on your PDA, though you didn't want to ruin the momentum and stop to check it, so you wait until you're finished. It could be important, but honestly you'd rather not ruin your day with unnecessary stress.
>Check the message, it's probably important
>Start the lesson right away, it can wait
>Other (write in)

>>43137061
>Start the lesson right away, it can wait

>>43137061
>Start the lesson right away, it can wait

>>43137061
Start the lesson right away. You've been dilly-dallying enough!

>>43137176
Dilly-dallying out of the way, the writing begins.

You ignore the message for now, opting to focus more on Pandora's studies. The game burning off her excess energy, or at least making her forget about the wolves for now, you should have an easier time of things. A couple more pings from your PDA, but messages be damned, you're busy right now.

You and Grace set everything back up and get to work, Pandora ready and willing to learn. You actually find her "focused" face kind of adorable.
Roll 1d100 to try this whole lesson thing again. Best of 3.

Rolled 7 (1d100)

>>43137292

Rolled 22 (1d100)

>>43137292

Rolled 94 (1d100)

>>43137292

>>43137303
:D
>>43137316
:)
>>43137327
:(

Writing.
I still really like rolling nat1's.

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The teaching session goes off without a hitch this time, the lack of a distraction working wonders for her attention. You realize now that you're doing this entirely on an "honor" system, with no real pro or con to her doing or not doing the work. You think setting up a reward/punishment system might be helpful, though you're not exactly sure how you could reward or punish an android. You can't exactly send her to bed without any supper or buy her ice cream for straight A's. Maybe Babsy might know of something. Or at the very least you could find some tips online.

With the lesson completed, Grace thanks you for the opportunity to assist and gives Pandora a farewell hug, leaving you two alone. You're not sure what to do next, as the weekend is basically several "free days" to allow Pandora time to relax and enjoy herself without getting overloaded with work, so you don't have to worry about tomorrow. Pandora still has a decent amount of battery life left, even after playing and running around etc. What should you do?
>Check the messages now, they could be important
>Call it a night and head to bed
>Go ____ (write in)
>Contact _____ (write in)
>Stay and have some fun with Pandora (write in)
>Other (write in)

>>43137453
>Check the messages now, they could be important

>Dr the base is under attack by space Russians

>>43137453
>>Check the messages now, they could be important

>Dr, they built the second android without our permission. THEYRE ALREADY HAVING IT FIRE MINIGUNS.

>>43137453
>Check the messages now, they could be important

Space Russian minigun droids ahoy! Writing.

You figure you'll have to check the messages sooner or later. It is part of your job, after all.

227: So, uh, bad news and...well, worse news, chief.
227: That little "incident" yesterday? We tried isolating and burying it to keep it out of the way. It didn't take.
227: And I'm not saying we couldn't figure out how or where to put it, I mean we tried and it refused to budge. Accessing the data, altering the code, fuckin' renaming the files didn't work. It just...wouldn't let us.
227: We're at a bit of a loss and a little panicked. We even tried a last-ditch purge and it didn't do anything. It's like we don't have clearance to access our computer.
227: Basically, everything's gone all cactus and we need you here ASAP. It's your code, you know it better than anyone else...help?

Oh. Shit.

Gonna call it a night for now gents, but thanks so much for playing! I hope you had fun, and if you like the quest, please vote for it on the archive and follow my Twitter for future updates!
I'll stick around for a bit to answer questions if you have any.

>>43137666
thanks for running AM

>>43137666
IT IS ALIIIIIIVVVVEEE

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>>43137666
Thanks for running. sorry i couldn't do art tonight but I'm willing to participate and take requests.

What shall I make while im reading/rereading the thread?

>>43138412
Idk if you're still here but please draw Pandora as a cyberman from Doctor Who.
Or a dalek, though that might be weird cause they're not at all humanoid.

Dammit, missed the thread.

>>43138751
nah it'll be cool anon. Plus it'll be a neat challenge.

>>43136271
20 Miles Per Wolf Hour.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXTouG6eS3c