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>>4395004
INITIATING RECAP PROTOCOL
As you look out at the pure vastness of space, you dwell back on how you even escaped that junkyard planet. You were able to successfully negotiate with Boss, the leader of a terrible bandit clan, but in doing so had to fight against your previous friends, the Moth-like creature and Dumm, the human female from a village who was willing to give up anything to destroy the gang.

You had to kill Dumm in self-defense, but you were able to successfully stun and apprehend Moth, and then get him to begrudgingly help you on your search for a way off the planet. Boss took you, Moth, and two members of his gang on a trip to investigate a old abandoned lab that was rumored to have a shuttle that could leave the planet. However, soon after the group left the fortress, Boss blew it up so the gang couldn't terrorize anyone anymore.

You still can't believe Boss did that to his own gang, but you didn't have time to think on it then. You got to the lab, and after a few mishaps and a fight with a large monster that damaged Boss, you found a shuttle and escaped the planet. However, you were chased down by the Intergalactic Police, but were luckily able to convince a USP research vessel to let you seek asylum on their ship. But because of this, now Moth has to attend trial for his previous crimes of blowing up a space station years ago.

While you want to help your friend, you also wonder if they'll ever reach your goal of escaping your robotic body and getting an organic one, before your emotional systems take over your systems and you can't control yourself anymore.

And as a small note, you remind yourself that the USP are the "United Socialist Planets", and that the UCPS are the "United Capitalist Planet States", and that the Intergalactic Police works for the UCPS.
ENDING RECAP PROTOCOL

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>>4395015
You're awoken from your thoughts when your audio sensors pick up the sound of a door opening behind you. It's Captain Mikhail, you and Moth turn around to acknowledge him.

"Oh, sorry to interrupt. I just wanted to let you know that if you wanted to learn more about the case, I'll be in my quarters. I realize it was rude of me to not ask if you wanted your own room, but you can use the room of one of your friends if you like."

Moth's grip on you gets tighter as Mikhail says that.

>Looks like Moth wants me to keep him company. Poor kid's probably scared.

"Well, if you want your own room, just tap one of the ship's intercomms and ask it to give you one. If you decide to explore the ship, try not to bug any of the crew members, most of them are sleeping by now. I hope to see you in my quarters later." Mikhail leaves the room, and the door closes automatically behind him.

Moth takes his arm off of you, and goes back to looking out the window into space. "You should probably go talk to him, I'm getting tired and will probably go to sleep myself..." Moth lets out a loud yawn.

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>>4395018
You walk over to the intercom in Moth's room, and suddenly a holographic map of the station appears.

>Lets see, right now I'm on the upper deck. The main deck has the captain's quarters, among other departments. Lower deck has engineering which is probably where they're fixing up Boss. The trial isn't happening any time soon, so I should have some free time to just explore, if I'd like. I could also just stay with Moth, he could use my support right now...

>Write in

>>4395022

Let's see how Moth's feeling before we go exploring. No doubt he's scared.

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>>4395022
>>4395024
>I'll check in on Moth before exploring.

Moth's wiping away his tears while looking out the window. You walk over to him. "Moth, don't worry, I'll make sure you'll be okay."

"Thanks... I should probably try to relax a little, I think the excitement of our little adventure is overwhelming me a bit..." Moth looks around the room. "Oh, looks like that door leads to a shower. I think I'll go take one, then try and sleep."

You only just now notice how dirty Moth is, there's specks of dirt all over his fur. You examine your metal exoskeleton and see that you could use a cleaning as well.

Moth walks over to the bathroom. "When you're done exploring, could... Could you please come back here? It's odd but... I feel safer with you around."

>He looks a little worse for wear, but he should be fine if I leave him alone for a while. Then again, he could just be hiding how emotionally troubled he really is from me.

>"I'll be back later." (Write in which part of the ship to go to)
>"You'll be fine without me, I'll get my own room. Goodnight." (Write in which part of the ship to go to)
>Wait for Moth to finish showering
>Write in

>>4395135
>>"I'll be back later." (Captain's quarters)

>>4395135

WHERE THE BLOODY FOOK ARE ALL THE VOTERS????

>>4395175
To be fair I did take a decently long hiatus, and even as long as I have 1 voter I'll keep the quest going. Plus I only started the thread a few hours ago, all of the old regulars probably don't know it's being continued.

>>4395135
Shower together (no homo)

>>4395165
>>4395184
Going to flip a coin to break the tie in 10 minutes unless someone else votes and breaks the tie.

Rolled 2 (1d2)

>>4395165
>>4395184
1 we go to the captain's quarters and come back to Moth's room later, 2 we shower with him (no homo)

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>>4395135
>>4395184
>>4395228
>I could use a cleaning as well. It would make sense for both of us to shower together.

"Why don't we shower together? I should clean myself up before meeting with the captain again."

Moth's neck fur stands on end and you notice him blush "H-Huh? Y-You can just wait till I get out!"

"But that'll just waste time. It just makes more sense for us to shower together from a logical standpoint."

Moth starts shaking a little. "W-Well... Alright, w-we can shower together. J-Just don't stare at me!" The two of walk into the bathroom, and you take off your coat. Moth slowly takes off his loincloth, robotic wings and carefully removes his head bandages, keeping his back to you to protect his modesty.

"I just turn the nob here, and... Ah!" Warm water begins to pour out of the showerheads on the ceiling and fill the room with steam. The two of you stand under it. "This... Feels nice."

>A shame that I can't feel the nice warm water on my skin. One more reason to try and get an organic body.

Moth starts wiping the dirt and other grime off his fur, and you start rubbing your metal body to clean it. Moth is quiet and seems to be enjoying the heat, but he suddenly speaks up.

"Hey, Robot... Um... I know you feel emotions, but do you feel... A-Any form of attraction?"

>... Do I? I obviously care about my friends and my emotions make me want to protect them, but am I truly attracted to any of them?

Moth interrupts before you can speak. "T-That's probably too personal a question, sorry... But, um... D-Do you think it's weird for someone to be attracted to a robot?" Before you can respond again, Moth blurts out "W-wait, that's a stupid question, d-don't answer it!"

>I wonder what he meant by that.

>Stay quiet and keep cleaning ourselves
>"It's not weird"
>"It's weird."
>Write in

>>4395292
>Stay quiet and keep cleaning ourselves
Today's lesson: our friend has a robot fetish

>>4395292

>Stay quiet

>inb4 robot finds a female body

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>>4395292
>>4395297
>>4395307
You stay quiet, and Moth continues to enjoy himself in the shower for a while. Eventually he turns the nobs in the shower and turns the water off after you're both squeaky clean. "Right, time to dry ourselves." Moth grabs two towels and hands one to you, and both of you start drying yourselves. You notice that Moth's gotten more comfortable and isn't trying as hard to be modest around you anymore. Once he's dry, he throws the the towel into a corner of the room and leaves the bathroom unclothed. You finish drying yourself and follow him out.

Moth stretches and lets out a loud yawn, and then starts climbing into his bed. "I'm about to pass out, but I have one last request..." Moth looks away from you and blushes again. "Could you... Cuddle me p-please? I've never been cuddled before, a-and I want to know what it feels like..."

>"Sure."
>"After I get back from my meeting with the captain."
>"Sorry, but I think I'll get my own room to sleep in."
>Write in

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>>4395357

>sure no homo plz
Moth has clothes on now, right?

>>4395357
>"Sure."
I guess he doesn't mind being cold as fuck.

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>>4395357
>"Sure."
This nigga kinda homo but let's not make him feel bad. We're a robot after all, we won't feel the body contact.

Hope we can get our hands on a robot GF later on

>>4395399
>This nigga kinda homo
Kinda makes sense when you read the past threads.

>>4395402
>>4395399

Let's hope we can find him a moth GF too

>>4395357
>"Sure."

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>>4395357
>>4395381
>>4395390
>>4395399
>>4395416
"Sure, but you do understand that I'm not warm to the touch, right?"

Moth nods. "I... I'm just worried that this might be my last chance to ever feel loved by someone... E-Er, that probably wasn't the best way to word that, I-I mean-"

"I understand. You're worried that you'll never feel affection by someone again if you lose the case."

"R-Right..." Moth lets out another loud yawn. "Thanks for understanding."

You lift up the blanket and climb into bed right next to Moth. You put his arm around him, and he shivers from how cold you are, but doesn't recoil. "Is this comfortable for you?"

Moth turns around and puts his arm around you as well. "Yeah... I know this probably just feels awkward for you, but thanks for doing it anyway..." Moth's breathing starts to slow, and soon you hear him snoring loudly. Your temperature sensors can feel the heat of his body resting against yours, however it only makes you wish you could actually feel like Moth can. But you keep your emotional desires in check.

>He's out cold. I could probably sneak out and go see the captain while he's sleeping, and then come back. Or I could just go into hibernation mode and sleep with him until he wakes up. Cuddling him just makes me wish for a real body, but making my friend happy also makes me happy.

>Sneak out and go see the captain
>Enter hibernation mode to conserve power and "sleep"
>Write in

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>>4395438
>>Enter hibernation mode to conserve power and "sleep"

also enjoy this one op

>>4395448
Cute as fuck, great job!

>>4395438
>Enter hibernation mode to conserve power and "sleep"

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>>4395438
>>4395448
>>4395492
>We have time, I don't need to see the captain right now. I'll just make Moth happy and sleep.

INITIATING HIBERNATION MODE
You feel the familiar sensation of your systems temporarily shutting themselves down while you put yourself into hibernation. Your AI systems shut down, and all that's left is darkness.

But once again, you feel a spark in your memory banks.

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>>4395523
"What's wrong master Will? Why are you crying?"

"*sniff* M-Mom said that she was going to have you scrapped!"

"Why does that make you cry? I'm just a machine."

"B-Because I don't w-want you scrapped! I-I don't care if there's a better model out! I don't want a replacement for you!"

"I don't understand. A new model would be far better than I could ever be. You should be happy you're getting a new one."

"I DON'T WANT ANYONE ELSE! YOU'RE MY FRIEND, I DON'T WANT YOU SCRAPPED!"

"... Master Will, it would probably be best to try and make friends with other kids your age instead of a robot like me-"

"B-But you're the only one who wants to be my f-friend... *cough*"

"Master Will, did you forget to take your medicine? Here, let me help you take it."

"*cough* Thanks..."

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>>4395526
EXITING HIBERNATION MODE

Your visual and audio sensors turn on, and you wake up to see Moth still laying sound asleep in front of you, cuddling you tightly. He then lets out a loud snore and rolls over onto his back, releasing his grip on you. You carefully climb out of the bed to not disturb Moth. Your audio sensors pick up the sounds of crew members moving about the ship outside your cabin.

>Alright, seems like it's morning for the crew and most of them have woken up. I could go see the captain, but Eyre and the grunt have likely also woken up. Boss could also be fixed up by now. What to do first...

>Write in

Last update for tonight, thanks for playing! I'll continue tomorrow.

>>4395528

Let's see our other crew members, then go to the capitan, but also make sure that Moth knows we've went.

>>4395528
Go see everyone else first

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>>4395528
>>4395547
>>4396030
>I'll go check on Eyre and Boss first, then go talk to the Captain. But I should leave some sort of note for Moth so he knows where I went.

As you think about how to leave a note for Moth, he starts to stir from his bed and stretches. "Ah... That's the best sleep I've had in a long time."

"Moth, I'm leaving to go speak with the captain."

Moth rubs his eyes. "Alright, I was told to stay in my room until the trial starts, so I'll just be waiting in here." Moth lays back down on the bed and continues sleeping.

You leave the room and enter the ship's hallway. You spot a few human crew members leaving and entering their rooms, but they pay no mind to you. You tap the ship's intercom and say "Show me the location of Eyre's room.", and a map pops up pointing you to her room. You go to where the map pointed you, and knock on her door.

"Come in." The door automatically opens, and you find Eyre brushing her hair. "Oh, it's you! Any news on Boss?"

You shake your head. "I don't know if they've fixed him up yet."

"Ah. Well, probably for the best, honestly. Knowing Boss, he'd probably do something to get us all put in the ship's prison cells."

"What about that grunt? Do you know where he went?"

"Oh, I believe he went to the bar to drink. He's... Not very talkative, if you couldn't tell already. Won't even tell anyone his name."

>She's right, I haven't heard him speak once.

"Anyway... I'm sorry I can't help much with the trial, I know you care a lot about Moth. Try to keep your spirits up, maybe indulge yourself a bit, er, at least as much as a robot can. All of the service here is free, I could stay here forever... It's so nice to be back among the stars again."

>I can't drink or eat anything at the bar, but I could probably talk to people there. Or just listen in on their conversations. There's also the holodeck, that might be a nice place to check out if I wanted to entertain myself.

>Continue talking with Eyre (write in)
>Go check on Boss
>Write in

>>4397104
>>Go check on Boss

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>>4397104
>>4397107
"I'm glad that you're doing well. I'll go check on Boss and see how he's doing now."

Eyre nods. "Thanks, I hope Boss is alright."

You leave the room, and start making your way through the halls of the upper deck. You enter the elevator, and take it down to the lower deck. On your way to the engineering lab, you pass by some crew members that glare at you.

>Looks like even here, some people don't like robots...

You ignore them, and enter the engineering lab, to see Boss's inactive body laying on a table while a few crew members examine the hole in his chest. As you step closer, you're stopped by a humanoid alien.

"Oh, you must be the other robot the captain mentioned. I'm Estron, the Chief Engineer of this vessel." says the alien in a
tired, deadpan voice. "I would like to say that your buddy will be up and running soon, but alas, the Captain told me that we're being more closely watched than he originally thought. However..." A slight smirk appears on Estron's face. "He didn't say I couldn't examine and learn about how your buddy is constructed. We're not allowed to have any blueprints or files on how to build robots like you two, so it's very interesting to see what you're like on the inside."

"Please don't harm Boss just to fulfill your desire for knowledge."

Estron's smirk fades. "Don't worry, all we're doing so far is just trying to figure out what we have to do when we're allowed to fix him. That said, the Captain did tell me to give you a tune up if you asked. Not sure if I could upgrade anything of yours, but I could make sure everything is in working order."

>"I'd like a tune up."
>Ask Estron a question (write in)
>Go visit the Captain
>Write in

>>4397196
>>"I'd like a tune up."
>>Ask Estron a question ("How is your biological engineering here? Do you possess any technologies to regrow destroyed body parts?")

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>>4397196
>>4397209
"I'd like a tune up."

Estron's face lights up. "Perfect. Just go stand on the charging pad there, it's normally for simple robots without complex AI, but it should work fine with you. You can stay online during the tune-up."

You step on the charging pad, and feel your battery being replenished. Estron kneels behind you, and you unlock your back and head hatches so he can open them up. He starts with your back hatch and examines the internal systems of your body. While he works, you ask him a question. "How is your biological engineering here? Do you possess any technologies to regrow destroyed body parts?"

Estron scoffs. "I wish. I think the USP space station around here has one, but it's purely for medical use and healing only. Being a socialist faction, most of our best technology is in our large planet colonies or space stations where they'll see the most use. The UCPS has better technology than us, but good luck getting to use any of that extremely advanced stuff without paying an arm or a leg. Why does a robot like you care about organic body parts, anyway?"

Estron shuts the hatch on your back. "Alright, looks like everything your body is in order. Now time for the head." He opens up the hatch on the back of your head. "Lets see... Huh, what's this?" Estron digs around in your head with some tools, and takes two things out of your head. "The hell...? You had these two little buggers hiding in your head, looks like someone tampered with you."

You quickly think about who would've had the opportunities to tamper with your systems. "What are they?"

"Well, my scanner seems to show that one is a makeshift tracking device, and the other is a makeshift remotely activated ion bomb. Looks like someone wanted the ability to know your location and shut you down at a moments notice."

>There's only one person who has accessed my head before, and it was Moth... But there's other times I've been in hibernation, so someone could've tampered with me then.

Estron shuts your head panel, and starts dismantling the two devices he found inside of your head. "They're made with really simple parts, but they're well put together. I'd love to met whoever made these. Oh, and your tune up is done. All of your internal systems look fine, but let me paint your arm so you don't have that ugly grey scrap on it." Estron takes out a tiny device and sprays the area where your arm was fixed by Moth, and it turns blue to match the rest of your metal exoskeleton. "There! Anything else?"

>Ask Estron a question (Write in)
>Go visit the Captain
>Write in

>>4397304
>>Go visit the Captain

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>>4397304
>>4397324
"I'm fine, thank you."

Estron gives you a pat on the head. "You're a pretty good robot, I hope the Captain is able to make sure you don't get scrapped."

You exit the engineering lab and once again take the elevator, this time to the main deck of the ship. After a short walk through a hallway you enter the ship's Bridge, where you see a large viewscreen showing the space in front of the ship, and many crew members working at monitors. They pay no attention to you as you walk in, and you make your way to the captain's office. You find Mikhail going through some paperwork on his desk.

He looks up as you walk in. "Ah, finally. Had a nice nap?" says Mikhail sarcastically. "The date for Moth's case is in 72 hours, it was just finalized a few moments ago. The prosecution intend to try and give him life in prison or..." Mikhail sighs. "... The death penalty. What barbarians, still doing capital punishment... However, we shouldn't let that deter us. I volunteered as your lawyer, so I'll do everything in my power to help your case. As long as it's legal."

You nod. "I understand, and thank you for helping us. Please let me know everything about the case so far."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxFFhUvlRiM

Mikhail sifts through some papers on his desk. "I've gone through many cases in my youth, but I don't think I've ever seen one as open and shut as this case. They have evidence that Moth had a motive, they can prove that he had the means to blow up the space station, and he of course had the opportunity to do it. They raided Moth's hideout and found his diary, and they have a witness who was a friend of Moth that can testify that Moth admitted to his crimes. Not only that, they have another witness who they claim can testify that they saw the space station being blown up."

Mikhail puts his hand to his chin and closes his eyes. "To put it simply, they have decisive evidence, two decisive witnesses, and we have absolutely nothing. So I'll ask you, are you aiming to get Moth found innocent, or will you be willing to take a guilty plea to try and lessen Moth's sentence?"

>"A guilty plea seems like the only logical choice."
>"I won't settle for anything less than finding him completely innocent!"
>Write in

>>4397429
>>"I won't settle for anything less than finding him completely innocent!"

we can beat the system on some technically we just have to believe

>>4397439

+1

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>>4397429
>>4397439
>>4397454
>No, I can't even think about going for a guilty plea. Even if Moth did do it, I WILL find him innocent!

Your emotions control you for a moment and you yell out "I won't settle for anything less than finding him completely innocent!"

Mikhail looks shocked for a moment, then starts laughing. "Hah, seems like you truly do have emotions. I can feel your desire to win. It's too late for me to back out now, so lets discuss the best ways of finding him innocent. We can't prove that he didn't do it, so we shouldn't focus on that. Instead, we need to try and attack the prosecution's case. We'll have to prove that their evidence and testimony is faulty, or simply cast enough doubt on their case. Or we have to find some other kind of legal loophole."

>Mikhail obviously won't approve of me doing anything illegal, so if I want his continued help I'll have stay within the scope of the law, or at least be covert enough that he doesn't notice.

"One "positive" about our case is that the entire space station blew up, and there were no survivors other than Moth. All of the data on that station was lost as well, so they don't have anything like security camera footage or audio logs. While their evidence is damning, they actually lack any concrete evidence that Moth himself blew up the station. They also can't claim that Moth escaping is a crime, because their experiments were actually illegal. However, I doubt we can try and argue that Moth was justified in killing an entire space station's worth of people just because his creation was against the law, so we should probably avoid that angle of reasoning. Do you have any ideas or questions, Robot?"

>"I have an idea, (write in)"
>"Can you tell me more about (write in)"
>"I can't think of anything, I think I'll head back to my room for now."
>Write in

>>4397506

someone cognizant halp out here. We need to win!!!

>>4397579
There's no shame in asking Mikhail or other characters for help or ideas.

Anyway, that was the last update for tonight, next update will (probably) be tomorrow, but if I'm busy then next update is for sure on Tuesday.

>>4397591

Ok. We ask Mikhail for suggestions then. I'm just tired, so I really can't think of any good ideas.

See you next time, OP!

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>>4397506
>>4397604
"I'm afraid I can't think of anything. Do you have any other suggestions?"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0muwEn_FQYE

Mikhail leans back in his chair. "Well, lets overview the case as we know it. Moth's being accused of blowing up a space station. He is the only survivor of said space station. He crash lands on a unnamed and purposefully unrecognized planet, where he meets the prosecution's first witness. Do you understand so far, robot?"

You nod.

"Good. Now witness one claims that Moth admitted to blowing up the space station. To make things worse, the prosecution finds Moth's hideout and his diary, in which he details how he escaped and blew up the space station. And for the final nail in the coffin, they have a second witness whom they claim saw the station blowing up. Is that all clear?"

"Yes."

"Perfect. Now, do you see any aspects of their case that we could easily attack? Remember who the prosecution is, they're the UCPS. If we're to win this, we'll have to exploit any weaknesses they have, even if it might seem irrelevant to the case at first."

>What part of the prosecution's case seems the weakest so far?

>"This is the part of their case that's weak, (write in)"
>"I have a question about (write in)"
>"... I still can't think of anything. I'll head back to my room for now."
>Write in

>>4398871

sheeiiittttt i forgot this updated...

>>4399022

Where are they storing the diary? Could we perchance get our hands on it in secret? Seems like a better idea than trying to find a loophole at this point.

>Weakest case point: The second witness (who was it again?) cause the guy could've been against us. Plus the fact that Moth, a presumable minor, was being blackmailed to do so against his will

>>4399026
Second witness saw the space station blow up, NOT Moth blowing up the village, that isn't part of the prosecution's case.

>>4399038

alrighty. hmmm...

>"... I still can't think of anything. I'll head back to my room for now."

Maybe we can ask Moth again for his help...

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>>4398871
>>4399048
"Do you know where the diary is being stored?"

"No idea, the UCPS are handling all of the evidence. I hope you're not thinking of doing anything illegal with it."

"Of course not. But I can't think of anything. I'll head back to my room for now."

Mikhail sighs. "I'll admit I'm quite stumped as well. I'll be sure to let you know if I come up with a good plan." Mikhail goes back to doing paperwork, and you leave the bridge. You head back to Moth's room, and find him sitting on his bed.

"Oh, you're back already! Someone came by and installed a charger in the corner over there just for you. How's the case planning going?"

>Maybe I shouldn't tell him that it looks impossible for us to win. Oh, I almost forgot, Estron found a tracking device and a remotely activated ion bomb in my head, and Moth's the most likely suspect for tampering with me. Maybe I should ask him about it.

>"The case planning is going great."
>"It isn't looking good."
>"The chief engineer found a tracking device and a bomb inside of my head. Would you know anything about this?"
>Write in

>>4399099
>>"The chief engineer found a tracking device and a bomb inside of my head. Would you know anything about this?"

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>>4399099
>>4399163
"Moth, the chief engineer found a tracking device and a bomb inside of my head. Would you know anything about this?"

Moth stares at his feet. "... Yes. Back when you first activated your emotions and started freaking out, I put those inside of your head after I stunned you. I was afraid that you'd do something drastic like run off or try and kill me. I'm sorry..."

>Now that I think about it, that explains how Moth knew I was at the fortress back when I went to go see Boss for the first time.

"Thanks for being honest with me. Now, about the case..."

>Lie and tell Moth the case is doing great, and hang out with him for the rest of the day
>Tell Moth the truth about exactly how the case is going so far
>Write in

>>4399213
>>Tell Moth the truth about exactly how the case is going so far

I DON'T WANT MOTHY TO DIE!!! ;_;

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>>4399213
>>4399257
"The case isn't going great."

You walk over to the charging pad, then explain all of the details of the case so far to Moth, and as he listens he just keeps staring at the floor.

"... And that's everything I know so far. It looks bad, but I'm still going to try to get you found completely innocent."

"You should've just gone for a plea bargain, really..."

"I refuse. I will find you innocent. Do you have any ideas on how we could break the prosecution's case?"

Moth closes his eyes. "Well... The UCPS don't want to acknowledge the existence of the planet we were on because if they do, they'll have to stop corporations from illegally dumping there. I don't know how that could help, but maybe you could find some sort of loophole there?"

>That's right, they didn't bother pressing any charges against me, Boss, or Eyre because all of our crimes happened on that planet, and they don't care about the crimes Moth committed there as well. But how can I use this to our advantage?

"Thanks, I'll keep that in mind Moth."

Moth stops staring at the floor and looks at you. "So... What else are you going to do today? It's still pretty early... I think. It's hard to know the time when you're in space. It's kinda boring being stuck in this room, I wish I could visit the bar, I've always wanted to try alcohol."

>I could go to the bar and bring Moth some alcohol to calm his nerves, but he's still just a kid.

>Hang out with Moth for the rest of the day
>Go visit (write in who)
>Go to (write in location)
>Write in

>>4399311
>>Hang out with Moth for the rest of the day

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>>4399311
>>4399316
"You're too young for that."

Moth crosses his arms and pouts. "Aww, you're no fun! Come on, I'm probably only going to be alive for a few more days anyways!"

"You're not getting the death penalty, I'm making sure of that."

You notice Moth crack a small smile. "Well, maybe I can drink some after we win the case."

>He seems to be in a good mood at least.

You spend the rest of the day chatting with Moth in his room, until eventually he starts to get tired.

"*yawn*... I think it's time for me to sleep. Can you... Cuddle me again? I-It felt nice the last time you did it..."

>Agree and go into hibernation mode for the night
>Go somewhere else on the ship (write in)
>Write in

Last update for tonight, sorry to end it a bit early but I'll continue tomorrow. Thanks for playing!

>>4399311

A possible defense: Moth did not intend to blow up the station

Diary at: http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/qstarchive/4276440/#p4280415
From what we know, Moth just overcharged the station's engine. This could plausibly have been done to not destroy the station but disable it enough to prevent it from catching Moth's escape pod or firing upon it with weapons.

Who destroyed the station, then? A few alternative theories:
1. Space station staff intentionally destroyed it to cover up all traces of their evil experiments. That way, friendly ships can't discover them while rendering assistance and hostile ships can't take their valuable work.
2. Hostiles attacked the ship, perhaps for the secret experiments, and the resulting battle destroyed the station.
3. The engine failed either due to being defective or due to the crew not responding properly. (This theory still leaves Moth partially responsible, which isn't ideal)

Why did Moth disable the other escape pods? Perhaps he didn't want staff to follow him and kill him, or worse yet, bring him back to the station.
Why did he brag about it? To look cool, probably.

>>4399434

Oi! Thanks for this anon!

This gives me hope for Moth!

I just caught up with the whole story, and I've had an idea bouncing around in my head since early on that might make for a decent plan B.

It's entirely possible for multiple personalities to exist in one head. Our programming might not be sophisticated enough to insert our personality into Three's brain without formatting the drive, but if he's okay with the idea then perhaps it would be possible to find an alternative means of making a partition in his head for ourself?

>>4399383
Still need a vote on this before I can continue

>>4400535
>>Agree and go into hibernation mode for the night

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>>4399383
>>4400557
"Of course."

You and Moth climb into bed, and once again cuddle each other. Moth quickly falls asleep, and you activate your hibernation mode.

INITIATING HIBERNATION MODE
Your systems shut themselves down, and you lose consciousness.

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>>4400655
EXITING HIBERNATION MODE
>No dream this time...

You wake up to find Moth already awake and eating a snack bar. "Oh, you're up! I'm just eating something I got from the matter replicator in this room. It only allows for basic foods to be made, but it's certainly better than anything I ate back down on that planet." Moth happily eats his food while looking out into space.

>Alright, only 48 hours left until his trial. What should I do today?

>Write in

>>4400656

Let's go check on Boss again

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>>4400656
>>4400686
>I should check on Boss.
You wave goodbye to Moth, and he waves back as you leave the room. You make your way through the vessel, passing by crew members who either ignore you or give you passing glances.

When you enter the engineering lab you see Boss laying on the table just like he was yesterday.

Estron sees you and walks over. "Oh, it's you again. Shame we can't get your buddy up and running yet, but Captain's orders."

As you stare at Boss's inactive body, an idea crosses your mind.
>I could try hacking him and talking to him directly via his AI systems, but I'm not sure my hacking skills are proficient enough to do it. Plus if I fail, there's a chance it might damage his systems.

>Attempt to hack into Boss's AI systems to speak with him (Requires rolling)
>Write in

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Rolls are best of three 1d100s.

Rolled 33 (1d100)

>>4400771

Rolled 7 (1d100)

>>4400771
>>Attempt to hack into Boss's AI systems to speak with him (Requires rolling)

Rolled 91 (1d100)

>>4400771
Don't worry guys I got this

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>>4400792

Rolled 15 (1d100)

>>4400771
>>Attempt to hack into Boss's AI systems to speak with him (Requires rolling)

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>>4400771
>>4400777
>>4400790
>>4400792
INITIATING HACKING SYSTEMS
SCANNING TARGET...
TARGET SCANNED SUCCESSFULLY
EXECUTING HACKING PROGRAM...
HACKING PROGRAM EXECUTED SUCCESSFULLY
ATTEMPTING TO HACK THE TARGET...
HACKING IN PROGRESS...
HACK SUCCESSFUL, FULL ACCESS ACQUIRED.
SHUTTING DOWN HACKING SYSTEMS

>I'm in. Boss, are you there?

>H̶u̷h̵?̸ ̴D̴o̷ ̷I̸ ̶h̴a̷v̶e̶ ̴a̸n̸o̶t̶h̴e̸r̸ ̶v̶o̷i̸c̴e̵ ̶i̵n̷ ̸m̷y̸ ̸h̶e̴a̴d̷ ̶n̶o̶w̴?̴

>It's me, Boss. I've connected directly into your AI systems. Unfortunately it appears your lack of power is making it hard for your AI systems to work.

>Ah, brother! So my battery is damaged. I wondered why I shut down. Sorry about that! Is everything alright?

You explain everything that's happened after he shut down.

>... Well, at least we're all safe now. Tell that Captain to fix me up or else I'm going to make blowing up my fortress look like a joke!

>Maybe keeping you shut off would be for the best. Do you have any suggestions on how we could get Moth found innocent?

>Well, sabotage, of course! My advanced hacking and combat systems would no doubt help you win the case! Now only if I WEREN'T SHUT DOWN!

>(It's good to know he's doing okay internally. Is there anything I should talk to him about before ending the connection?)

>Ask/talk to Boss about something (Write in)
>End the connection
>Write in

>>4400851
>>Ask/talk to Boss about something (Write in)

"Did you have any non-violent alternatives in mind to save Moth?"

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>>4400851
>>4400866
>Do you have any non-violent alternatives in mind to save Moth?

>Well, you can always try hacking if the opportunity arises for it. Trying to steal evidence probably won't be a good idea. If the prosecution is competent, you could always make them have an "accident" to try and get a less competent prosecutor!

>I said non-violent.

>I'm afraid that violence is my forte, brother. But, you could always try shifting the blame onto someone else! Bluff and use conjecture to convince the court that some other random person could've done it instead of Moth! Humans and most organic creatures will believe ANYTHING as long as your argument seems convincing, even if you have zero evidence to back it up!

>And if they ask for evidence?

>Forge it, obviously! If you bluff on the spot, just ask for a recess so you can quickly forge some evidence! I'm SURE this will work!

>(I'm glad that I'M the one defending Moth, and not him. But maybe he's right...)

>Ask/talk to Boss about something (Write in)
>End the connection
>Write in

>>4400923
>>End the connection

>>4400923
Whoops, fucked up with the formatting on the options at the end, they're supposed to be green.

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>>4400923
>>4400925
>Thanks for the ideas, Boss. I'll get you fixed up as soon as I can, but unfortunately I don't think I'll be able to do it until after the trial.

>Do your best to get that trial over with quickly then! It was good to talk to you again, brother. See you soon.

You disconnect yourself from Boss's AI systems.

"... You okay there, robot? You were just staring into space for a while." says Estron.

"I'm fine."

>Well, what now? Still have plenty of time left in the day. If I'm confident enough that I can win the case now, I could just hibernate in Moth's room until the trial starts.

>Write in

>>4400950
We still haven't spoken with the accused.
>Return to Moth and get his explanation of what happened inside the station that day.

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>>4400950
>>4400964
>Right, I still need to hear Moth's account of the story. I've read it in his journal, but I haven't heard talk about it himself.

After a short trip through the ship and a ride on the elevator, you enter Moth's room again, to find him pacing around the room.

Moth hears the door open and looks up. "Oh, you're back already! Do you need something?"

"I want you to tell me your side of the story, tell me exactly what happened on that day the station blew up."

Moth looks a little shocked, but composes himself. "... Alright. I'm not sure how it'll help your case though..."

Moth takes a deep breath, and a look of fury appears on his face. "I had been planning the escape for a while. I convinced them to give me a better brain chip, and was able to hack into the station's systems. I waited for when no one was near my cell, and then I overloaded the engine. I manipulated the door systems so only I could reach one of the escape pods, and locked all of the other ones. I made sure only I escaped that station alive."

"So, you really did it then?"

Moth nods. "And I'm glad I did. I would've given those scientists a more painful death if I could've."

As Moth says this, your audio sensors pick up someone stumbling behind the door to your room!

>Someone was eavesdropping!

>Calmly exit the room and try to see who was eavesdropping
>Exit the room and attempt to chase after whoever was eavesdropping
>Ignore it
>Write in

>>4401031
>>Calmly exit the room and try to see who was eavesdropping

>>4401031
>>Calmly exit the room and try to see who was

Not a lawyer, but if the eavesdopper tries to use this confession in court you should be able to invoke attorney-client privilege to throw it out.

>>4401031
>Calmly exit the room and try to see who was eavesdropping
It might be murder time in a moment.

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>>4401041
>>4401073
Listening carefully, you slowly exit Moth's room, and see a girl with black hair and a ponytail wearing a blue uniform disappear behind a corner at the end of the hall.

>I haven't seen her before, I wonder why she was listening in? Could she be a spy from the UCPS?

You re-enter Moth's room. "Someone was just listening in on us and got away."

"Really? Damn it, I shouldn't have spoken so loud! I'm sorry... I'm just making everything harder for you."

"Don't worry about it."

>Now, what to do for the rest of the day...

>Spend the rest of the day hanging out with Moth
>Search the ship for the girl who was eavesdropping
>Write in

>>4401098
>Inform Mikhail of a potential UCPS spy, advise stationwide lockdown and sweep

>>4401111
support

>>4401111

+1

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>>4401098
>>4401111
>>4401151
>>4401160
>I can't let this spy get away!

"I'll be back later Moth." You quickly leave the room, and dash over to the elevator, and then make your way to the Captain's office.

Mikhail looks up from his paperwork once he sees you enter. "Ready to discuss the case again?"

"A potential spy just listened in on me talking to Moth about the case. They got away, I suggest a ship-wide lockdown and sweep."

Mikhail sighs. "Lots of crew members come and go from the dorms on the upper deck, they could've just been passing by. I'm not subjecting my crew to a lockdown just because of someone's suspicion. Did you see who you think was listening in?"

"Only their back, they wore a blue uniform, and had black hair with a ponytail."

"Oh, that's-" Mikhail quickly stops himself. "... Someone who I can't talk to you about. If you find them eavesdropping again, let me know and I'll reprimand them."

>Someone he can't talk to me about? Could they be related to the case in some way?

Mikhail resumes his paperwork. "Anyway... Do you have any ideas for Moth's defense? I haven't been able to come up with much, attacking the prosecution's case isn't going to be easy."

>Suggest an idea for how we can defend moth (write in)
>Head back to Moth's room and hang out with him for the rest of the day
>Write in

>>4401174
>"I suppose if the eavesdropper isn't of concern... WHat are the details on the witness to the bombing?"

Last update for tonight, thanks for playing! I'll continue tomorrow as usual.

>>4401178
Thank you for running!

>>4401177
+1

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>>4401174
>>4401177
>>4401972
"If the eavesdropper isn't of concern, what are the details on the witness to the station's bombing?"

"I can't disclose any information about the witnesses other than what the prosecution so far has told me. All they said is that they witnessed the station's bombing, I don't have any more information than that. As for their first witness, All I know is that they talked with Moth, and that witness says Moth admitted to his crimes in their conversation."

>So we won't see their testimonies until the trial begins. Even if I tracked the witnesses down, it's unlikely that they would want to tell me their testimonies in advance so we could prepare a better defense. Is there anything else I should ask or tell Mikhail?

>Suggest an idea for how we can defend moth (write in)
>Head back to Moth's room and hang out with him for the rest of the day
>Write in

>>4402294
Play up the fact that moth was both being experimented on and was a minor.

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>>4402294
Lean on the fact that Moth's time in the lab was spent being abused and otherwise provoked into an end result that the scientists of the station shouldn't have been surprised by when they died.

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>>4402294
>>4402333
>>4402339
"I have an idea. We could focus on the fact that Moth was experimented on and abused to help make our case stronger."

Mikhail closes his eyes and leans back in his chair. "That could work, but remember, we're aiming to find him innocent, not trying to justify his actions. But making the scientists look less like victims would help make Moth look more sympathetic. I have a lot of paperwork to get back to, but I'll research any possible laws those scientists were violating with their experiments and their abuse."

"I'll let you work in peace."

Mikhail sits back up in his chair and goes back to his paperwork. "Thank you. Feel free to come visit me again later, but now I have work to do." You leave Mikhail's office and find yourself standing in the bridge of the ship.

>Mikhail's too busy now to continue talking, I should to talk to him later after he's finished his work and done some research. Now, what should I do for the rest of the day? I still haven't visited the bar, and Moth told me he'd like to try alcohol.

>Head back to Moth's room and hang out with him for the rest of the day
>Visit area/person (Write in)
>Write in

>>4402403
>The bar sounds like as good a destination as any, I suppose.

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>>4402403
>>4402426
>I might as well check out the bar.

You leave the bridge and enter the Bar, which is mostly empty apart from a few crew members. However, there's someone there you recognize, the grunt from Boss's gang. He sits at the bar quietly drinking some alcohol. You take a seat next to him, and the bartender looks you over.

"Well, first time I've ever seen a robot sitting at my bar. Not to be rude, but you don't look like you can even drink or eat anything."

>I can't, just one more downside to being a robot... Should I pick anything up for Moth, or try talking to some of the people here?

>Get some alcohol for Moth and leave
>Try talking to the grunt
>Ask the bartender something (Write in)
>Write in

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>>4402498
>Ask the bartender if anyone has ever been far as decided to use even go want to do look more like

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>>4402498
>>4402709
>Ah, I have the perfect question for the bartender!

"Bartender, has anyone has ever been far as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"

The bartender lowers his sunglasses. "... What the fuck?"

>... I think my vocalization program might be malfunctioning. That, or one of the AIs in my rational AI system suddenly became less intelligent.

>Get some alcohol for Moth and leave
>Try talking to the grunt
>Ask the bartender something (Write in)
>Leave and go somewhere else (Write in)
>Write in

Last update for tonight, next update tomorrow! Thanks for playing!

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>>4402760
>Sorry, my VPU likes to think for itself sometimes.
>"What would you recommend for someone's first time drinking?"
>tap on mouthless would-be-mouth-area
>"Asking for a friend."

>>4402761
Thanks for running! I'll try to round up more players!

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>>4402760
>>4402761
>>4402785
"Sorry, my VPU likes to think for itself sometimes. What would you recommend for someone's first time drinking?" You tap the area on your face where your mouth would be if you weren't a robot. "Asking for a friend."

The bartender has an absolutely dumbfounded look on his face. "Uh... Well, I guess some of this wine would be good for a first time drinker." The bartender smoothly slides a glass in front of you and flips a wine bottle off the stands behind him, and skillfully grabs it in midair, then pours its contents into your glass. "Enjoy... Er, tell whoever is drinking it to enjoy it."

As you take your wine you notice that the grunt hasn't even acknowledged you or the bartender, he just continues to drink his alcohol.

>Still as silent as ever, maybe I should ask Boss what his deal is when he's up and running.

>Head back to Moth's room with the wine
>Try talking to the grunt
>Ask the bartender something
>Leave and go somewhere else (Write in)
>Write in

>>4403803
>>Try talking to the grunt
>>Head back to Moth's room with the wine

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>>4403803
>Try talking to the grunt

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>>4403803
>>4403807
>>4403833
>Maybe I can get the grunt to finally talk.

You tap the grunt on his shoulder. "Hello. Thanks for helping back at the abandoned lab when we had to fight those bugs and that monster."

The grunt doesn't respond to you at all.

The bartender walks over to you. "I wouldn't even bother. He wouldn't speak a word, just pointed at the alcohol he wanted and kept drinking. Leave the man be."

You nod and get up from your seat, and leave the bar. You take the elevator back up to the upper deck, and enter Moth's room with the glass of wine in hand. Moth runs up to you and snatches the glass out of your hand.

"Aha! Thanks, robot!" Moth chugs down the wine. "Ah... That tastes...Weird... I feel so..... Warm..." Moth drops the glass and starts to stumble around the room, until he falls onto his bed and starts snoring loudly.

>It was just a single glass of wine. At least he seemed to enjoy it in the few moments before he passed out.

>Get on the charging pad and activate hibernation mode to end the day
>Leave and go somewhere else (Write in)
>Write in

>>4403894
>>Get on the charging pad and activate hibernation mode to end the day

>>4403894
>Tuck Moth into bed
>Join him

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>>4403894
>>4403919
You walk over to the charging pad, and put yourself into hibernation mode.

INITIATING HIBERNATION MODE

Once again, darkness overtakes you.

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>>4404012
BOOM

EXITING HIBERNATION MODE

You're awoken from your hibernation mode when your audio sensors pick up a loud explosion!

You hear a voice blare over the ship's intercom!
"WARNING! WARNING! EXPLOSION IN THE ENGINEERING LAB! CODE RED! ALL CREW MEMBERS UNABLE TO FIX THE BREACH ARE TO TAKE SHELTER!"

>The engineering lab? That's where Boss is! What should I do?
You quickly look at Moth, who's still passed out on his bed, snoring loudly.

>Rush to the engineering lab
>Stay in your room
>Write in

Unfortunately I have to end early tonight, and next update won't be until Sunday because I'm busy tomorrow and Saturday. Sorry for the short hiatus.

Thanks for playing!

>>4404017
>Rush to the engineering lab

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>>4404017
>stay in your room
>protec moff
>ignore distraction
>prevent kidnap
>save boyfriend

>>4404024
Thank you for running!

>>4404017
>Stay in your room

And if we can, start creating an alibi for Moth now. Begin saving visual/audio input as a, preferably, time stamped file to support plausible deniability of this act. Check to see if anyone's in the hallway and if so, invite/convince them to take shelter inside our room so we have a witness to confirm.

We may be able to pin the blame of Moth's explosion on the "unidentified rouge terrorist" that created this one, regardless of whether such a character exists.

>>4408317
>>Grab Moth and run into the hall

>>4404017
>>4404076
>>4407377
Your emotions tell you to rush to the engineering lab to save Boss, but you restrain yourself.
>I should remain calm. Moth needs to be protected as well.

You look over at Moth, who's just laying on top of his bed, out cold. Your memories are forever recorded and timestamped within your memory banks, so you now have evidence of Moth's alibi for this explosion.

>Last thing I need is for Moth to be accused of causing ANOTHER explosion.

Your audio sensors pickup the sounds of crew members rushing outside of your room. You open your door and peek out into the hall, and see crew members running by into their rooms. You try to get someone's attention, but they're all too focused on taking shelter to notice. You re-enter your room, and keep an eye on Moth.

>Well, at least we're safe in here. The crew should be able to handle whatever exploded in the engineering lab.

Your audio sensors pick up the sound of a thump, and you look over to see a crack in the window to your room. There's another thump, and the crack gets larger. Your visual sensors see nothing but endless space behind the window.

>Something's breaking into the room, but I cant' see it! If that window breaks both me and Moth will be sucked out into space!

>Grab Moth and take shelter in the room's bathroom
>Grab Moth and run into the hall
>Stay put and prepare to be sucked out into space
>Write in

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Sorry for being a bit late on the update today.

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>>4408329
>forgot the image in the repost
God. Dammit.

>>4408329
>Grab Moth and run into the hall

>>4408334
>Grab Moth and run into the hall

We have recording of the window breaking as well yeah?

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>>4408329
>>4408327
>>4408351
>>4408400
>I have to escape this room and save Moth!

Quickly, you grab Moth and lift him over one shoulder. You run for the door and as it opens automatically, you hear glass shatter behind you! The door automatically closes on your arm and air rushes out of the room. You hang onto the unconscious Moth with your other arm.

You overclock your AI systems so time slows to a crawl.
>NO! What do I do now?! Within seconds this room will have no air and Moth will suffocate! Moth, why won't you wake up! If I had two arms free I could easily open the door!

>Attempt to force the door open with one arm (Requires rolling)
>Let go of Moth and open the door with both arms
>Call for help through the crack in the door
>Write in

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Rolls are best of three 1d100s, like before.

Rolled 43 (1d100)

>>4408430
Can we lock him between our legs with some careful maneuvering?
If not then
>Attempt to force the door open with one arm (Requires rolling)

Rolled 52 (1d100)

>>4408430
>>Attempt to force the door open with one arm (Requires rolling)

>>4408430
Prepare yourself to death-laser whatever comes through the window

>>4408434
>>4408437
Someone else can still attempt to get a higher roll.

Rolled 63 (1d100)

>>4408454
Dice gods please have mercy

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>>4408430
>>4408434
>>4408437
>>4408467
You attempt to wedge your elbow against one half of the door, but you slip and your arm falls out of the door! You go flying out the broken window and into space! You're filled with despair.

>No... This isn't happening. My sensors are malfunctioning.

You can't bring yourself to look at Moth, as you know he's probably already suffocating to death. But after a few moments, you turn and look at where Moth should've gone flying out, and see that you're alone.

>What!? Where did he go?! Whatever broke the window must've kidnapped him!

You scan the space around you with your visual sensors, and notice something odd. There's a spot close to you where you don't see any stars.

>There! That must be a ship with some sort of cloaking device! But... How will I break in? I don't have any way to move in space, and I'm floating away from the ship every second!

Panic fills you as you realize you have no way to stop yourself from drifting in space. Your emotions once again unlock a system you recently forced off.

>Send out an SOS signal to try and get help from the USP ship
>ACTIVATE ALL-OUT COMBAT MODE
>Write in

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You needed a 70 or higher to successfully open the door.

Last update for tonight, sorry to end it early. Next update will be tomorrow and I'll try to be on time next time. Thanks for playing!

>>4408509
>>ACTIVATE ALL-OUT COMBAT MODE

>>4408509
>ACTIVATE ALL-OUT COMBAT MODE

>>4408511
Thanks for running

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>>4408509
Self-control, I'm afraid the time has come for us to part ways once more. Here's to seeing you again soon, when hope is again within reach.

Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum.

>ACTIVATE ALL-OUT COMBAT MODE

>>4408639
>>4408566
>>4408534
> All-out combat mode
> CRUSH KILL DESTROY everyone until we contain it with a high dc control check

> We're floating in space
> With no obvious sources of delta-v
> And only plot armor to protect us
> Among trigger-happy anti-robot warships

Our first priority would be to disable hearing, and vocal communications to conserve TDP, and check how long until we overheat (no radiative convection).

Second to check how vacuum rated we are, and how long until one - or more - systems fail due to we not being designed to operate in space, thus relying on an atmosphere - maybe gravity - to run. Also, cosmic radiation would be a problem for any non-rad-hard electronics.

Third - look for non-obvious sources of delta-v. Do we have any significant reaction mass:
> Navigation gyroscope
> Turbomachinery
> Spinning around activating the servomotors in one of our joints (neck, hips?)
> Detach a limb, and throw it away at high speed, and we start flying in the other direction as per Newton III.
> Maybe we have vacuum rated missile weapons, if so, a dex check to use them as a vernier engine? (if not vacuum rated, atmospheric rocket engines carrying oxidizer would be extremely inefficient, but they could work.)

Fourth- try not to look menacing. We don't need any more guns trained at us. Get on Checkov's stealth ship, and get back near Moth. Maybe as a show of goodwill, radio the ship we were on to warn them about the incoming stealth ship. (Although something this obvious must have shown itself on our ship's sensors.)

>computer crashes right as I'm about to finish my drawing
>AND I lose all of the stuff I wrote
GOD. FUCKING. DAMMIT.

Sorry to be late with updating again but give me a bit.

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>>4408509
>>4408534
>>4408566
>>4408639
>>4409226
>It's time. INITIATING ALL-OUT COMBAT MODE!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86wE0ly_h5U

You feel a surge of power, and your exoskeleton starts re-arranging itself. Blades unsheathe from your arms, a laser canon emerges from your chest, and rocket boosters appear on your legs.

>TARGET ACQUIRED. FULL POWER TO ROCKET BOOSTERS.

You lock on to the stealth vessel, and charge!

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>>4409761
You crash through the ship's wall, and air rushes out of the hole you made. Someone in a pure-black stealth suit goes flying out of the breach! You quickly scan the room, and find yourself surrounded by three stealth-suited individuals that weren't sent flying by the vacuum of space.

You think you see one of the terrorists yell, but with no air in the room your audio sensors can't pickup anything. They ready their weapons! You scan the ship for Moth, and find him farther back in some sort of tube.

>TARGETS ACQUIRED. INITIATING COMBAT PROGRAMS.

>SLICE THE TARGETS TO PIECES
>OBLITERATE THE TARGETS WITH YOUR LASER CANON (USES LOTS OF POWER)
>PUNCH THE TARGETS INTO PASTE
>Tell the targets to drop their weapons and they won't be harmed. (REQUIRES 90 OR HIGHER ROLL TO OVERRIDE COMBAT OPTIONS)
>Write in

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All combat actions require rolling, good luck!

>>4409768
>SLICE THE TARGETS TO PIECES

Rolled 1 (1d100)

>>4409769
Forgot roll

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>>4409773
Congrats anon on being the first 1 roll in the entire quest.

Rolled 43 (1d100)

>>4409773
support
hopefully it's BO3

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>>4409773
>>4409775
Damn it

Rolled 65 (1d100)

>>4409768
>SLICE THE TARGETS TO PIECES
I would suggest that we RIP AND TEAR, but turning them into jigsaw puzzles would allow them to be reconstructed for purposes of being used as evidence.

>>4409773
Forgot to mention: perhaps this isn't a bad thing. In most d100 systems, rolling lower is actually better (i.e.: rolling a 1 puts you in the first percentile).

Rolled 51 (1d100)

>>4409768
>>PUNCH THE TARGETS INTO PASTE

can I roll if different option?

MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA!!!!

>>4409814

guess it really was muda

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>>4409768
>>4409773
>>4409776
>>4409788
>ACTIVATING HIGH-FREQUENCY BLADES.

You lunge at the closet target, and slice through his body like butter. With two more swift slashes, his head and the rest of his limbs are sent flying! The terrorist closest drops his gun in horror, but then quickly takes out a energy sword! However, he's unprepared for your speed, and you trip him with a kick before going for a slice to his neck!

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>>4409853
BRRRZT

A massive laser shot from behind hits your right arm, burning off the metal exoskeleton and destroying your blade! Your right arm is no longer functional!

The terrorist you were going to slash takes this opportunity to make a swing at you! You activates your boosters to shoot yourself backward to avoid the energy sword, putting you farther away from the terrorist.

>EXTERNAL STATUS 80%. RIGHT ARM SYSTEMS: NON-FUNCTIONAL. PROCESSING NEW PLAN OF ATTACK...

>FOCUS ON THE SWORD WIELDING TERRORIST
>FOCUS ON THE LASER WIELDING TERRORIST
>Write in

>>4409856
Slice the gun terrorist's right arm off, take his gun and let him bleed out

>>4409872
You still have to roll for all combat options, should've specified.

Rolled 67 (1d100)

>>4409872
>>4409876
can we get a 100

Rolled 52 (1d100)

>>4409877

Rolled 35 (1d100)

>>4409872
Here it goes

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>>4409856
>>4409872
>>4409877
>>4409879
>>4409882
You turn around to face the terrorist who shot you. He prepares another blast, but you use your rocket boosters to fly across the floor and use your left arm to do a upward slash that cuts off his arm and sends the gun flying! The terrorist recoils and grabs his bleeding stump of an arm, and you grab the gun before it hits the ground.

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>>4409929
You turn to face the sword-wielding terrorist, and he charges at you! Unable to aim the gun at him in time, you lift up your arm to defend yourself. Both of your blades clash, and it becomes a test of strength!

>ATTEMPT TO OVERPOWER THE TERRORIST
>USE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SHOOT HIM WITH YOUR CHEST LASER CANON (USES LOTS OF POWER)
>ATTEMPT TO TRIP HIM WITH YOUR LEG BOOSTERS
>Write in

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All combat options still require rolls.

Rolled 96 (1d100)

>>4409931
>>ATTEMPT TO OVERPOWER THE TERRORIST

>>4409933

This makes me happy.

>>4409933
+1

>>4409933
Nice

Rolled 53 (1d100)

>>4409933
+1

Rolled 30 (1d100)

>>4409933
+1

Rolled 50 (1d100)

>>4409933
Rolling for further success!

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>>4409931
>>4409933
>>4409938
>>4409940
>>4409948
>>4409977
>>4409981
You divert power to your motors, and use all of your might to attempt to overpower your foe! Their energy blade shatters under your pure strength, and you easily slice through their chest! Blood spurts out of their wound, and they fall to the ground, dead.

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>>4410005
You turn to face the final terrorist, and see him crawling towards the ship's control panel. Before you can act, he pushes a button, and a message on the view-screen appears that reads "SELF-DESTRUCT SEQUENCE ACTIVATED. TWO MINUTES UNTIL DESTRUCTION."

>SITUATION HAS CHANGED, BUT I MUST STILL ELIMINATE THE TARGETS AT ALL COSTS.
Once again your combat AI has full control of your systems, and your rational AIs are disabled completely. But somehow, you feel small sparks of emotions trying to regain their control of you.

>FINISH OFF THE LAST TERRORIST THEN LEAVE
>LEAVE AND LET THE TERRORIST DIE IN THE EXPLOSION
>DISABLE YOUR COMBAT SYSTEMS (REQUIRES A 80 OR HIGHER ROLL)
>Write in

Final update for tonight, thanks for playing! Next update will be tomorrow.

Rolled 19 (1d100)

>>4410009
>DISABLE YOUR COMBAT SYSTEMS (REQUIRES A 80 OR HIGHER ROLL)
NEITHER OF THOSE CHOICES IS OUR OBJECTIVE AND YOU DAMNED WELL KNOW IT YOU FUCKING COWARD

>>4410009
Thanks for running!

>>4410009
>DISABLE YOUR COMBAT SYSTEMS (REQUIRES A 80 OR HIGHER ROLL)

FUUUUUUUU

Rolled 36 (1d100)

>>4410057
forgot roll, hope I get above 80

>>4410059
Sheeeeit, someone roll at least 80 or figure out another way to save moth

Rolled 32 (1d100)

>>4410009

Aren't our rockets part of our combat systems? Can we even get Moth back to an atmosphere if we do this? If so we should get one of those masks on Moth asap since it looks like they gave the terrorists O2.

Would killing the last terrorist (neutralizing the last sapient threat) but not leaving allow for an easier switch to a mode that would allow us to better neutralize the remaining threat (the self destruct sequence) which might be better solved with application of thought based AI systems?

>DISABLE YOUR COMBAT SYSTEMS (REQUIRES A 80 OR HIGHER ROLL)

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>>4410104

>32

>>4410104
we can still save moth, two minutes is hopefully enough time to escape, override combat mode, then get moth out

>>4410009
>FINISH OFF THE LAST TERRORIST THEN LEAVE

Hopefully once the combat ai runs out of targets, it disables itself.

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>>4410009
>>4410032
>>4410059
>>4410104
>ATTEMPTING TO SHUT DOWN- ERROR

You fail to shut off your combat systems, and you slash the last surviving terrorist's head off.

>ALL TARGETS ELIMINATED. SEARCHING FOR NEW TARGETS...

You turn around, and see Moth in a cyro tube in the back of the ship.

>No-...NEW TARGET ACQUIRED.

Suddenly, your AI system glitches out and you lose control for a few seconds! Another one of your AI systems is trying to break the grip the combat system has over you!

>Sto- CONTROL REGAINED. TARGET ACQUIRED.

Looking over your shoulder, you see that the view-screen says you only have one minute left.

>SQUASH MOTH LIKE THE BUG HE IS
>LEAVE AND LET HIM DIE IN THE EXPLOSION
>DISABLE YOUR COMBAT SYSTEMS (REQUIRES A 70 OR HIGHER ROLL)
>Write in

Rolled 84 (1d100)

>>4411030

>DISABLE YOUR COMBAT SYSTEMS (REQUIRES A 70 OR HIGHER ROLL)

He was a good moth.

Rolled 19 (1d100)

>>4411043
What a rotten way to die- I mean, nice die

Rolled 21 (1d100)

>>4411030
>DISABLE YOUR COMBAT SYSTEMS
FOR FUCK'S SAKE WHY DO YOU NOT HAVE A PROTECT TARGET FUNCTION

>>4411043
HE STILL IS THE BEST MOTH

>>4411043

ara ara all hope isn't lost

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>>4411030
>>4411043
>>4411048
>>4411049
>ATTEMPTING TO SHUT DOWN-ERROR

Your AI systems start glitching out again!

>ERROR... SHUTTING DOWN- ERROR...

>Please... ERROR... SHUTTING DOWN COMBAT SYSTEM... COMBAT SYSTEM SUCCESSFULLY SHUT DOWN.

Your body returns to normal, and you quickly do a self-diagnosis. Your right arm is completely ruined, and is nothing more than a piece of useless metal hanging off your body. Other than that, you are completely operational.

>That was close, now time to get Moth and- WAIT, THE SELF-DESTRUCT SYSTEM!

You turn around, and the view-screen shows that you only have thirty seconds left!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4X_DMcjYaI

>No! I either have to turn it off, or somehow escape with Moth! He can't breathe in here, and there's no time to put a mask on him! I'll have to rip out and carry the entire cyro-tube! But if it gets damaged...

>Run to the control panel and attempt to turn off the self-destruct system (Requires rolling)
>Use your robotic strength to try and rip out the cryo-tube and jump out into space
>Write in

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Rolled 1 (1d100)

>>4411134
>Run to the control panel and attempt to turn off the self-destruct system
We may only have one hand to work with, but this ship is BIGTIME evidence. If these fuckers have anything to do with the UCPS then this is almost certainly grounds for mistrial, not to mention cause for open fucking warfare between the UCPS and the USP.

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>>4411191
WELP THIS WAS A FUN QUEST THANKS FOR RUNNING OP

Rolled 67 (1d100)

>>4411191

I WILL SAVE YOU.

Rolled 2 (1d100)

>>4411191
+1, also if we can save the ship then we can use it for our own purposes (assuming there are no tracking devices installed)

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>>4411247
QUEST OVER BAD END IT WAS FUN KNOWING YOU ALL

>>4411191
>>4411247

You freaking fools!

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>>4411134
>>4411191
>>4411209
>>4411247
>There's no other choice, I have to stop the ship from exploding!

You sprint as fast as you can to the ship's control panel, and scan it to try and figure out how it works. Unfortunately, there's no info in your databases that tell you what all of the buttons do! You use your one usable arm and start hitting buttons at random!

>This one? No... This one? No... What about this one? Ah, none of them are working!

As you frantically hit random buttons, the view screen continues to count down!

20

>Come on... Come on! Why aren't any of these working?!

15

>I've hit all of the buttons and none of them worked! Maybe it's a special combination?

10

>What if I hit this one, followed by these ones...

5

>Last chance! Come, let this button combination work!

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>>4411363
0

SELF-DESTRUCT SEQUENCE DEACTIVATED.

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>>4411372
>... I did it...

A wave of emotions hit you you read the view-screen. You're completely overwhelmed with a feeling of relief and joy. Your AI system was so overclocked that you need a moment to rest and collect your thoughts, as your AI systems are still working at lightning speed. You stumble backwards and sit against the wall of the ship, just taking a few seconds to rest. As you rest, you look at the mess of body parts and blood you left in your wake.

>... I slaughtered them so easily... This combat system of mine terrifies me, but it certainly has its uses... I just hope I won't have to use it again

After a few more moments of rest, you decide to stand up. Your AI systems are still running wild, but you feel a bit more collected.

>Alright, what do I do now?

>Search the ship
>Try and find a way to plug up the breach
>Try and use the control panel to contact Mikhail's ship
>Write in

>>4411386
>Search the ship

Moth seems to be stable where he is. We're not time constrained right now.

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>>4411386
>Try and use the control panel to contact Mikhail's ship
I'm just gonna go lay in a Yamcha crater and be ashamed of myself now.

>>4411399
>Try and use the control panel to contact Mikhail's ship

>>4411386
> Plug up the ship

Moth or other pesky organics can thank me later. And air is probably good to have around as a heatsink, especially since I was overclocked.

> Run internal diagnostic, check cpu and tpu temps, check coolang levels, check battery.
> Try and get tpu clk back to normal
(Off: tpu is tensor processing unit, it's used by big tech to train ai models irl)

>>4411405
Changing my vote to this. We're no good to anyone if we overheat and shut down.

>>4411405

Changing also

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>>4411386
>>4411405
>>4411423
>>4411427
>I should run a deeper self-diagnostic.

You check all of your internal systems to make sure they aren't overheating. While your AI system was overclocked, it didn't get hot enough to get to dangerous levels. Your AI systems still feel a little weird due to your overwhelming emotions, but you think you're in control.

>It's a good thing I don't have to really worry about overheating, but I should try to keep overclocking to a minimum, just in case. My emotions are my main problem right now.

After finishing your self-diagnostic, you search the ship for a way to plug up the breach. You open up a box and find what look like inflatable walls, and you take one over to the hole. You pull the string on the inflatable wall, and it automatically inflates and conforms itself to plug up the hole in the wall. Once it's plugged, your atmospheric sensors detect air filling up the ship.

>It must automatically re-pressurize the room once it detects the breach is fixed. Now what?

>Search the ship
>Try and use the control panel to contact Mikhail's ship
>Wait for the room to fully re-pressurize and then free Moth
>Write in

>>4411454
>Wait for the room to fully re-pressurize and then free Moth
> Search the ship while you wait, check for tracking devices and other anti-theft gadgets
> When Moth wakes up, ask him whether he wants to flee in the stealth ship or return to the station

>>4411464

+1

>>4411464
support, holy fucking shit, I missed a lot

>>4411493
>>Try and use the control panel to contact Mikhail's ship

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>>4411454
>>4411464
>>4411466
>>4411471
>Moth is my first priority. I'll search the shuttle while the room re-pressurizes.

You pace around the shuttle, looking in boxes and cabinets for anything of note. You find a box full of medical supplies, and a cabinet full of the large laser guns and energy swords that the terrorists were equipped with.

>I probably shouldn't touch any of this stuff now, Mikhail would probably want it all as evidence. That is, if I decide to turn over this shuttle to Mikhail. I could always just steal it.

Once your atmospheric sensors detect that the atmosphere in the room is enough for Moth to breathe, you walk over to his cryo-pod and press a switch at the base of it. The liquid in the pod drains and the glass at the front opens up to release Moth, and he falls out of the pod.

"Ow!" Moth slowly gets up and shakes himself to get all of the moisture off his fur. "If you're going to capture me, you can at least be ni-" Moth looks up and sees you, and jumps back in shock. "W-Wha... You... You killed them all?"

You nod. "Affirmative. We are safe, for the time being."

Moth looks a little put-off by how much blood you have on you, but he smiles anyway. "T-Thank you so much... I'd hug you, but I'd rather not get blood all over my fur."

"The sentiment is appreciated. Moth, we have free access to this ship. Would you like to use it to flee, or return to Mikhail's ship?"

Moth looks around and examines the inside of the ship. "Wow, you really made a mess of the place... As I said before, I don't want to keep running from my problems. But... If you think the case is unwinnable, and you want me to live... I'd be okay with running for a little while longer, as long as it's with you."

>Aw, Moth...

"... Wait!" Moth jumps a bit, as if he just remembered something. "What about Boss? I know you care about him as well, if we leave, what'll happen to him?"

>Oh no, I forgot about Boss! If there was a breach in the engineering lab... That means that these terrorists could've kidnapped Boss as well! Can I really just leave him behind...?

>Try and use the control panel to contact Mikhail's ship
>Try and figure out how to get the ship moving so we can flee
>Write in

Last update for tonight, thanks for playing! Next update will be tomorrow.

>>4411495
Goddamn you voters are quick, I couldn't delete and fix my fuck up fast enough.

>>4411496
Well, I suppose since Moth is awake...
>Ask Moth what he knows about these kidnappers.
Depending on what Moth has to say about the matter, it might be good to not have Mikhail within earshot.

If he doesn't have enough to say to blow up one whole post:
>Try and use the control panel to contact Mikhail's ship
... And offer the ship up to him to be searched for evidence hopefully linking the attacking party to the UCPS.

Even if we don't find anything on the ship, the fact that these glowies knew exactly where Moth and Boss were is evidence that they were working for the UCPS.

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>>4411496
>>4411495
>>4411529
"You're right, I have to find out what happened to Boss first. Do you know anything about your kidnappers?"

Moth shakes his head. "I can only guess. They're probably working for the corporation that made me, not wanting to lose all of the money they invested into me, most likely."

>If they were smart, they probably wouldn't have left anything that could connect them to their employers.

You motion for Moth to follow you to the control panel. "We should try getting into contact with Mikhail's ship. Moth, do you know how to operate this?"

Moth examines the panel. "Hmm... They're all unmarked, but I do know some stuff about ships... This button should open hailing frequencies..." As Moth's hand moves to the button, you remember that's the one the terrorist used to activate the self-destruct!

"WAIT! NOT THAT ONE!" You stop Moth from hitting the button.

"Huh, why- Oh! That must be the self-destruct button, silly me! THIS is the hailing frequency button!" Moth hits a button next to the one he was going to hit, and the words OPENING HAILING FREQUENCY appears on the view-screen. "Nice! Now we just have to hope Mikhail is ready to talk with us."

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>>4412660
After a few seconds, Mikhail appears on the view-screen. "Terrorists, why did you-" Mikhail notices you and the carnage behind you. "... Er... I... I'm glad you're alright?" Mikhail looks completely and utterly confused. "Did you...-"

"Let me explain." You explain everything that happened after being shot out into space.

"Intriguing... Thank you for explaining." Mikhail turns around and paces around the bridge. "However, I'm afraid I don't have good news for you. Your robotic friend was kidnapped, and a number of my crew members were killed. Not only that, the UCPS refuse to delay the trial. We only have about 24 hours left." Mikhail looks too ashamed to face you.

"Is there no way to convince them to get the trial delayed?" You ask.

"The only thing that could get them to delay is if Moth somehow went missing, and if this conversation never happened." Mikhail says, looking away from the view-screen. "It sure would be unusual if somehow this conversation was deleted from my ship's records and I just happened to forget about it..."

>He's giving us a chance to escape! But why? Does he feel like he failed me because Boss got kidnapped?

>End the conversation and escape while you can
>Ask for Mikhail to have his crew search this ship
>Write in

>>4412673

>Ask for Mikhail to have his crew search this ship

I suspect Boss isn't there, but it's worth a shot. If it doesn't work:

>Ask for Mikhail to have his crew search this ship

>Also thank Mikhail for everything.

>>4412673
> End the conversation and escape while you can

We're going to be on the run from Moth's creators for the rest of our lives anyway, why not dodge the trial while we're at it

>>4412681

I meant >Escape while you can on the duplicate

>>4412673
we have no reason to doubt the word of the captain.
>>Ask if they had a heading for the ship that took boss then
>>End the conversation and escape while you can

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>>4412673
>>4412698
>>4412703
>>4412752
"Do you know what ship took boss?"

Mikhail looks down. "No. Whatever ships they have, they're too advanced for us. We can't even scan the one you're on right now. They just broke into engineering, slaughtered my engineering crew, and stole the robot." You notice Mikhail's voice start to crack.

>It can't easy knowing your co-workers and friends died and that you were powerless to stop it.

"Mikhail, you might forget about this conversation, but I will never forget about you and your kindness. With all of my being, I thank you for all of your help and support."

Mikhail lets out an empty laugh. "Ha... I don't deserve this thanks just for doing what any good captain should do. But it would be rude of me to not appreciate your sentiment. I'm sorry for being unable to keep your friend safe, I wish you luck on your jour-"

"WAIT!"

Suddenly, Eyre rushes to the bridge and pushes Mikhail over! "OW! What the-"

"Please take me with you!" Eyre yells. "I-I mean... You're going to need a good pilot. I doubt that insect will be good enough for you to escape getting caught. Plus, Boss would probably kill me if he finds out I let you get harmed."

Moth whispers to you. "I'm a fine pilot, and the more people we have join us will just make it harder to escape getting caught."

Mikhail stands back up. "Ugh... Well, this lady isn't part of my crew, so it's your choice, Robot. Want me to teleport her over?"

>Allow Eyre to join us
>Decline Eyre's request
>Write in

>>4412784
>Allow Eyre to join us

OF COURSE!!!

>>4412795
+1

>>4412784
>Allow Eyre to join us

just pointing this out, but how do we know she isn't the mole

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>>4412784
>Allow Eyre to join us

>>4412803
All the more reason to keep her within grabbing range.

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>>4412784
>>4412795
>>4412801
>>4412803
>>4412824
You nod. "Of course you can join us."

Eyre smiles. "Thank you so much. I'll run over to the teleporter room!"

Mikhail re-takes his place on the bridge. "She's an... Eager one, isn't she? As I was saying, I wish you luck on your journey. Once
Miss Eyre is sent over, all records of this conversation will be deleted. End transmission." Mikhail disappears from the view-screen and it goes back to just showing space. A few moments later, you near a noise and see Eyre teleport in just behind you.

"Urgh... Never liked teleporting." says Eyre, as she holds onto her stomach. She looks around the ship. "URMPH, Ah... That's... A lot of blood... And body parts." Eyre's face turns green. "... Never was good around gore..." Eyre pulls herself together and stops looking at the mess. "Alright... Thanks for letting me join you."

"Your piloting expertise will be invaluable on this journey." As you say this, Moth crosses his arms and pouts.

"I've always wanted a ship of my own to fly, and this is probably the closest I'll get to it." Eyre runs over to the control panel, and her face lights up like a child in a candy store. "Heh, they thought they could just leave all of the buttons unlabeled so someone couldn't commandeer it. This baby looks like it can go to lightspeed as well... Well, what are my orders, Robot?"

You stare out into space through the view-screen. "For now, just get us out of this area."

"Got it, "Captain!"" Eyre chuckles to herself.

Moth stands next to you. "Robot, I'm sorry we have to keep running like this..."

"It's fine, Moth. As long as I have friends like you and Eyre around, everything will be fine."

Eyre starts messing with the buttons and knobs on the control panel. "Alright, prepare for lightspeed warp!"

You feel the ship lurch forward, and you see the stars become lines of light as the ship reaches lightspeed. You feel despair knowing Boss is kidnapped, but as you stare into the great unknown you feel hope.

>I will find Boss, and I will find a way to escape this metal prison one day. I couldn't find Moth innocent, but I'll always do my best to protect my friends. Nothing will stand in our way!

END OF CHAPTER 3

Thanks for playing, everyone! Unfortunately I'll become busy soon, so I won't have time to continue for a few months. If you guys have any comments/criticisms for the quest, please let me know, I'd like to improve as a QM even though I don't QM often.

>>4412923

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygE01sOhzz0

Thanks for running, OP! And don't worry about your next thread update either! We'll all be waiting for you!

Criticisms: NONE

>>4412923
thanks for running man

>>4412932
Thanks for running!
Really solid quest overall, can't wait for part 4.

"I can fly this ship just fine on my own," said the bug that mistook the "explode me and my beepboopfriend straight to hell" button for the "call for help" button.

>>4412923
Thank you for running, OP!
I don't suppose you'd be interested in cobbling together a Discord server to stuff your players into so we don't wind up getting lost?

>>4412932
All I have to say is something about the art. Dunno if the others agree, this may be more of a personal appreciation and I don't follow this quest closely so take this with a grain of salt, but I feel that you should give mouths and different head and body shapes to your characters, especially the humans. It'd extend the range of emotions they can show and they wouldn't all look so alike. You could also make their limbs a bit thicker and longer, especially for the robot MC.

The dialogue is good, no criticisms there.

>>4412958
I'm afraid I prefer remaining anonymous, just lurk /qtg/ for updates, I'll post there when I have enough time to start up this quest again.

>>4412961
Yeah, my art could definitely improve. Hopefully with this hiatus I can use some time to improve my MSpaint "skills".

Also quest is archived now.
http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/qstarchive/4395004/

>>4412923

Thanks for running

Might be a bit late for this but we should probably come up with a name for ourselves, even if only a temporary one.

My suggestions are iuvo which is the Latin verb for "to help" or foris which is the vocative singular noun for "door/gate"

Translations courtesy of Wikipedia