Re: Your first mission / An ode to your imminent traitor's death
Platform: Tension Rating 4
You all gather around the platform. This is the first time you have ever been able to use the platform! You are so excited
As you talk, a small, tubby little robot rolls toward you and in a squeaky robot voice says, "Ah, you have all made it. Prepare to go toward briefing. My name is FJTUEIWOQP4858392. Your transbot will be approaching shortly."
It then rolls toward CL and Vicsis. "Oh, and by the way, these are for you...from Our Friend The Computer." It hands them each an envelope.
"We shall have a pleasant trip when--" An approaching sound interrupts it. "Oh, here it is now. How pleasantly perfectly on time."
A shiny new vehicle glides smoothly to a halt at your stop. With a faint hum and swish, the glossy RED doors slide open invitingly.
"Now, if you will all just step aboard, we will enter the transbot," the robot says, and it starts to lead you inside. However, you suddenly hear a terrible shriek of metal followed by a squeal of overtaxed brakes.
The little robot, half in the transbot, screams out in a mechanical voice, "OH MY COMPUTER!!!"
Then you see a second transbot slam into the rear of the first one, knocking it end over end and throwing shards of glass and bits of metal--and your little robot friend--all around. You barely manage to jump out of the way. The first transbot tumbles to a hal, twisted and burning, a few dozen meters away. The second transbot is now standing, more or less, at the platfom. Though dented and missing its windows, it appears to still be functioning. In fact, with a loud racthet and clank, the grungy RED doors grind open disconcertingly.
The little robot is laying in pieces. Its tiny head repeats over and over, "...enter the transbot...enter the transbot...enter the transbot..."
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