Fresh from Tanz von der Krabben, Averii, Ader, Jib, Mario, and Vil (plus Hatbot) head to the nearest Irken station, looking to finally fix the Rex, and to learn what's happened to BLU. Meanwhile, Jaz has a bit of engine trouble herself, and is forced to rely on a mechanic, meeting the independent, energetic Teni.
However, soon after they arrive, they all go out of the frying pan, and into the fire as Averii pries deep into BLU's reprogrammed cyberbrain, and sparks the Autoshop of Horrors.
Part of Irken Conquest, Season 3.
Overview[]
Participating Users[]
- Cravitus - Various - Co-Creator
- Lil Peridot (Mario) - Teni, Various - Co-Creator
- Invader Jib (Jib) - Jib, Jaz - Co-Creator
Music[]
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Additional Facts[]
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Prologue; Act One[]
Session One - 7/14/2016; 2+ Hours[]
5:46
Invader Jib
(in a sec
ok ready
5:52
Cravitus
(will begin soon
(final practicings
(final readycheck
(Krev prepared
5:53
Lil Peridot
(ready
5:54
Invader Jib
(readddyy
5:54
Cravitus
(alright, let the rp
(beginnnn
5:55
Invader Jib
WOOO-wait do i have to start)
5:55
Cravitus
*For most Irkens, spacetravel is trivial; something rather easy and routine, done daily.*
*For Jaz, things had been, indeed, easy and routine.*
Ship: "Course locked; Warp-Drive engaged."
Ship: "In transit."
5:58
Invader Jib
Jaz: Alright then, finally.
5:58
Cravitus
*Jaz's ship hurtles through space, heading home after a calm day of errandrunning.*
5:59
Invader Jib
Jaz: I can't believe THAT cashier would try to scam me out of-
5:59
Cravitus
Ship: "Cargo locks remain secure. Calculating ETA to: 'Home.'"
5:59
Invader Jib
Jaz: Oh wait i'm ranting ot myself again
jaz: Yeah. Good.
5:59
Cravitus
Ship: "Affirmative."
*Among the most common of models of Irken ship, Jaz's spittle runner is one of many in a lineage of small, cramped, yet reliable and versatile spacecraft.*
*Millions, if not billions of Irkens use them every day.*
6:02
Invader Jib
Jaz: Today was boring as usual.
Jaz: I just hope nothing goes horribly wrong like *shivers* yesterday
6:02
Cravitus
Ship: "Affirmative."
Ship: "A-Affirm-Affirmative."
6:03
Invader Jib
Jaz: ....Why am I still talking?
6:03
Cravitus
*The Spittle Runner, as stated, is known for reliability... Most of the time.*
6:03
Invader Jib
jaz: HEY WAIT A MINUTE
Jaz: What was with that stutter
Jaz: There isn't an error is there?
6:04
Cravitus
Ship: "Un-Unknow-Negative."
*Jaz's ship suddenly begins to shake.*
6:04
Invader Jib
Jaz: Don't lie to me-
6:04
Cravitus
Ship: "R-Readings nomin-al-"
*Suddenly, with an earth-shattering crash, Jaz's Spittle Runner smashes out of warp, trailing debris, and filling with smoke.*
6:05
Invader Jib
Jaz: ALRIGHT, YOU BETTER TELL ME WHAT'S ACTUALLY GOING ON NOW
Jaz: THIS IS DANGEORUS
*dangerous
6:06
Cravitus
*As if to punctuate Jaz's sentence, something in the rear of the ship seems to... Explode.*
6:06
Invader Jib
Jaz: OH YOU'VE GOTTA BE KIDDING ME
6:06
Cravitus
Ship: "I-IntERna-InternAL-Dec-compression-"
*And then, as if to add insult to injury, smoke begins to fill the cabin as the engine seems to cut out.*
Ship: "...Error detected."
6:07
Invader Jib
Jaz: I'm gonna replace a CERTAIN ai after this is done-
Jaz: AGGGGGGGGGGGH
6:07
Cravitus
Ship: "Would you like to send a distress beacon?"
Ship: "Technical support will be on hand in: 17 days."
6:07
Invader Jib
Jaz: I don't NEED a distress beacon
6:08
Cravitus
Ship: "Sending distress beacon."
6:08
Invader Jib
Jaz: That's too long anyway-
Jaz: I SAID NO YOU STUPID HUNK OF METAL
Jaz: HNNNNNNGH
Jaz: *slams head*
Jaz: FOR THE LOVE OF-
6:48
Cravitus
*Elsewhere, in a small hangar, within a similarly-small repair station...*
Averii: "Alright, so that cable's SUPPOSED to connect to Life Support..."
Ave: "Well, if it wasn't, you know..."
Ave: "Over there..."
Ave: "Over there..."
Ave: "And there..."
Ave: "Oh, and there."
6:51
Lil Peridot
Teni: Uhuuh.... *looking at it all around* .. geez, whaddya do to this thing anyways!?
6:51
Cravitus
*Ave pointed to a few different sections of fused, damaged plating, floating around his ship with a... Uniquely-dressed Mechanic.*
Ave: "Well, long story short,"
Ave: "Rex has had a pretty rough day."
*Averii, Rex, and Teni, a Mechanic, floated in an Antigrav field, with Repairbots scurrying around, ferrying tools and parts over.*
*In the center of it was Ave's ship... Or at least, what was left of it.*
Ave: "Ever have someone accidentally sell yourself and your ship into slavery?"
Vil: "I said I was sorry!"
6:53
Lil Peridot
Teni: Well, I'll try my best! Don't expect this to be done so quickly, though... it's preeeetty screwed up.
6:53
Cravitus
*Vil sat atop a half-asleep crab-lobster-humanoid, clad in armor; Ader.*
6:54
Lil Peridot
Hatbot: Yeah! The real person at fault is Jib. He can't even fend those crabs off.
6:54
Cravitus
Ave: "Honestly, all you need to do is get the power flowing to the engines and the Nav again.
6:54
Invader Jib
Jib: Well I WASN'T the one who provoked them in the first place
6:54
Lil Peridot
Mario: *Staring at an inactive BLU* Uh ...
6:55
Cravitus
Ader: "Food."
*Ader's newly-clamped-on shockcollar blinked quietly.*
6:55
Invader Jib
Jib: I'm STILL recovering from the crab beatings, by the way
6:55
Cravitus
Vil: "That's because you're a nerd."
Ave: "Vil, quiet."
Vil: "...He's still a nerd, though."
*Vil pouted, and went back to reading a datapad."
6:56
Invader Jib
Jib: Wellll I'm not the one who sold anyone into slavery
6:56
Lil Peridot
Teni: Hm, yeah! Just sit tight, guys. It's kinda hard to get this done when you're -- er, fighting so much.
Hatbot: Yeah, NERD!
6:56
Cravitus
*Vil grumbled quietly.*
6:56
Invader Jib
Jib: *groan*
6:56
Cravitus
Ader: "...Too much talk, not much food."
*Ader gnawed on a bone.*
Ave: "Yeah, whatever..."
Ave: "Anyway, thanks for the help, miss... Teni, was it?"
Ave: "We were dead in the water, 'til you pulled us in."
6:58
Lil Peridot
Teni: No problem! At least you were kind enough to say thanks... it's reaaaal tough around here sometimes. I love the job, anyways.
6:58
Cravitus
Ave: "What's an Irken doing so far from the Empire, anyway?"
*Ave continued to work on some wiring.*
Ave: "It's a bit... Unusual."
Vil: "Maybe she wants to get away from the nerds."
6:59
Lil Peridot
Teni: Ohh, well, uhm..
6:59
Cravitus
Ader: "Nerdfoods."
6:59
Lil Peridot
Teni: I just like being away from such crowded places, y'know? The empire's kinda bland for me anyways.
7:00
Cravitus
Ave: "Hm, I can kinda see."
7:00
Lil Peridot
Mario: *Tapping his foot* .. How long was it gonna take, again?
7:00
Cravitus
Ave: "I mean, after so long in the academy, you can get kinda sick of things..."
7:00
Lil Peridot
Teni: I dunno, it's pretty damaged. In order for it to be all spiffy 'n' stuff again, it'll take some time.
7:01
Cravitus
Ave: "On my estimate, it'd take a while or a miracle before the power's working again."
7:01
Lil Peridot
Hatbot: AHG! More waiting!? I'm gonna die!
7:01
Invader Jib
Jib: I have to get back to...
7:01
Cravitus
*A PAK peered out of one of Rex's hatches, almost disappointed-looking, and crawled back in.*
7:01
Invader Jib
JIb: Oh for a moment I still thought I had a life
7:01
Cravitus
Vil: "That's the nerd-life, Jib."
Ader: "Have food, will wait."
7:02
Lil Peridot
Hatbot: Don't you go on dinner dates with that guy Vex all the time?
7:02
Cravitus
Ader: "Fooood."
7:02
Lil Peridot
Hatbot: That's something to look forward to.
7:02
Invader Jib
Jib: I'm-I DO NOT GO ON DINNER DATES WITH VEX
7:02
Cravitus
Vil: "Didwefindahusbando-"
Ader: "A wat-"
7:02
Invader Jib
Jib: Where do THOSE RUMORS KEEP COMING FROM
7:03
Lil Peridot
Teni: *Quietly laughs to herself* You guys are a lot better than most customers, so far. I like personality!
Hatbot: Jib it's SOOOO obvious you love that guy.
7:03
Invader Jib
Jib: See I come from a magical land called Irk where dating isn't a thing, you've probably heard of it
7:03
Cravitus
Ave: "Didn't Vex fall into that... Portal-thing, anyway?"
7:04
Invader Jib
Jib: Yeah but he's still alive or something
Jib: ...It's complicated
7:04
Cravitus
Ave: "Sounds like it-"
7:04
Lil Peridot
Mario: That Vex guy is complicated in general..
7:05
Cravitus
*Suddenly, a loud, piercing Alarm begins to shriek from everywhere at once, and all the repairbots scurrying around stop in place.*
7:05
Invader Jib
Jib: Oh great, what's it now
7:05
Lil Peridot
Hatbot: No he's not! He's a science guy who hates purple! That's pretty relate-able if you ask me.
7:06
Cravitus
Ave: "-Man, Hatbot's freakin' oblivious, isn't he-" Station AI: "Warning; Distress Signal detected; Irken in Origin."
Station AI: "Would you like to respond?"
7:06
Lil Peridot
Teni: AH -- *Drops her tools, startled for a brief moment*... I REALLY need to get used to that siren!
7:06
Cravitus
*A datapad on Teni's belt began to blink and beep softly, and the Alarm stopped.*
7:06
Invader Jib
Jib: Oh, gee, SOMEONE ELSE NEEDS HELP
Jib: We should all get right to it
7:07
Lil Peridot
Teni: Yeah, of course I want to respond! Go ahead.
7:07
Cravitus
Ave: "This happen when you picked us up, too?"
Station AI: "Affirmative; preparing Tow unit for launch."
7:07
Lil Peridot
Teni: Mhm!
7:07
Cravitus
Ave: "Hm."
7:07
Invader Jib
Jib: I think those crabs broke my leg-
7:07
Cravitus
Ave: "Well, I'll let you take care of that, I guess."
Ader: "Ader eat leg."
Ader: "Leg is gud."
7:07
Lil Peridot
Hatbot: Well you broke their feelings, Jib.
Hatbot: That's a fair trade if you ask me.
7:08
Invader Jib
Jib: YOU were the one who provoked them
7:08
Cravitus
Ave: "I'll just, uh... Work on this, I guess."
7:08
Lil Peridot
Hatbot: Hey, it's not my fault they're not cool.
7:08
Cravitus
*Ave continued to work the wires of the ship in the antigrav field.*
*Meanwhile, a hatch in the ceiling opened, and an industrial-looking towship was lowered by a mechanical arm.*
Station AI: "Tow unit ready for launch. Board when ready."
7:09
Lil Peridot
Teni: Alright, I'll be back everyone. Oh -- and don't try anything stupid! *Voice grows quieter as she's running away to a nearby ship* Not that you would, just --- y'know -- I don't want bad stuff.
7:09
Cravitus
Ave: "Alright."
Ave: "VIL, don't do something stupid."
7:09
Lil Peridot
Teni: *Begins boarding*
7:09
Cravitus
Vil: "MMkay."
7:10
Lil Peridot
Mario: Hey, there's more then just Vil to blame. Like Hatbot... he's getting some discipline after this.
Hatbot: AW WHAT!?
Hatbot: It's JIB'S FAULT!
7:10
Cravitus
Ave: "Keep Hatbot under control!"
7:10
Lil Peridot
Mario: Hatbot! *Sigh*... Just keep quiet, okay?
7:10
Invader Jib
Jib: I was only helpful in that situation
Jib: I mean I uh
7:10
Cravitus
Ave: "Mario, get Jib to help you, if you need i-"
7:10
Lil Peridot
Hatbot: *Arm spasms* Fiiiiine...
7:10
Invader Jib
Jib: assessed the scenario properly
7:10
Cravitus
*Suddenly, sparks showered from within the port Ave was working.*
Ave: "Well isn't this just pleasant-"
*Meanwhile, within the disabled, smoking wreck that is Jaz's Spittle Runner...*
Ship: "Alert: Pressure Overload."
*Steam is hissing out of practically every pipe and hole, and smoke still fills the air.*
7:12
Invader Jib
Jaz: TELL ME SOMETHING I DON'T KNOW
7:12
Cravitus
Ship: "Coffee reserves depleted for 9 hours and 22 minutes."
7:12
Invader Jib
Jaz: Oh that's-
Jaz: AW COME ON
7:12
Cravitus
Ship: "Alert: Proximity warning!"
7:12
Invader Jib
Jaz: THE COFFEE WAS THE LAST THING I HAD LEFT
Jaz:-Huh?
7:13
Cravitus
Ship: "Unknown vessel approaching!"
*An ominous shape approaches from beyond the glass; another ship.*
*It looks sinister.*
7:13
Invader Jib
Jaz: Oh great, now I'm gonna get raided by some space pirate captain
7:13
Cravitus
*Jaz can't make it out clearly, though, with all the steam.*
7:13
Invader Jib
Jaz: Just what I needed
7:14
Cravitus
*The ship approaches, and a thump-clang shakes the entire ship as it latches to the side-hatch.*
Ship: "Unauthorized boarding attempt detected."
Ship: "Attempting lockout."
*The sound of an airlock hatch being unlocked echoed, despite all the noise.*
7:15
Invader Jib
Jaz: GREAT JOB, GREAT LOCKOUT THERE
7:15
Cravitus
Ship: "...Lockout error."
7:15
Invader Jib
Jaz: Sigh...
7:15
Cravitus
*The door slowly began to open, and the steam rolled through the corridor; a single pair of heavy boots were revealed.*
7:16
Invader Jib
Jaz: Alright, WHOEVER you are, you should know by now there's nothing worth stealing in here-
7:16
Lil Peridot
*As the steam cleared, the figure was seen coming closer*
Teni: Uh, hi! *Smiles, and waves*
Teni: I'm here to help!
Teni: Is everything alright?
7:17
Cravitus
Ship: "Would you like to initiate self destruct?"
7:17
Invader Jib
Jaz: NO-
7:17
Cravitus
*Steam continued to vent, and the ship was still deafening inside.*
7:17
Invader Jib
Jaz: As I was saying,
Jaz: I didn't intend to send the SOS. Just a, um, minor coding error.
Jaz: Everything is ABSOLUTELY under control here.
7:17
Lil Peridot
Teni: But.... your ship it totally wrecked, uhm..
7:17
Cravitus
*A pipe fell from above.*
Ship: "Diagnostics read 100% operational capacity."
7:18
Invader Jib
Jaz: E-e-e-EVERYTHING IS UNDER CONTROL
Jaz: I SWEAR
7:18
Lil Peridot
Teni: Come on, I can repair your ship back at my station!
7:18
Invader Jib
Jaz: *Kicks a small object hard, and the steam clears up*
Jaz: Uh
Jaz: THERE WE GO
7:19
Cravitus
*The ship grows quiet; the leaks suddenly seem stopped.*
7:19
Lil Peridot
Teni: Oh -- I brought chips too! They're pretty tasty -- uhm, I mean, we should probably get going
7:19
Invader Jib
Jaz: I'm sorry for the inconvenience, BUT as you can see, your services are no longer needed.
7:19
Cravitus
Ship: "...Diagnostics read 9-9-99.9-100% operational capacit-"
7:19
Lil Peridot
Teni: You sure...? *Confused expression*
Teni: It doesn't look like this thing will run on its own...
7:20
Invader Jib
Jib: Ya hear that, 9-9-99.9-100% operational capacity
7:20
Cravitus
*The pipes suddenly burst, and hot steam flowed through the entire cabin*
Ship: "Critical Existence Failure detected."
Ship: "Please contact Technical Support for further details."
7:20
Lil Peridot
Teni: SEE! Come ooon, pleaaaase? You can see my cool station and everything!
7:21
Invader Jib
Jaz: OH FOR THE LOVE OF FREAKING-
Jaz: Sigh
Jaz: OK FINE YOU CAN FIX MY DUMB SHIP
7:22
Lil Peridot
Teni: Yes!! *Excited, talking fast* You won't regret it, trust me!
7:23
Cravitus
*The steam storm seemed to grow louder, hotter, and more painful.*
7:23
Invader Jib
Jaz: I better not.
7:23
Lil Peridot
Teni: Alright, I'll haul your ship back to my station, just follow me!
7:24
Invader Jib
Jaz: Alright, I REALLY hope you know what you're doing!
7:24
Lil Peridot
Teni: Oh -- I'm so sorry I forgot! What's your name? That was... rude of me. My name's Teni! *Smiles*
7:24
Cravitus
*The ship is still filling with burning hot steam.*
7:24
Lil Peridot
Teni: *Walking over to the hatch while talking*
7:25
Invader Jib
Jaz: Jaz. *follows her*
7:25
Cravitus
*The Airlock closes behind them.*
7:25
Invader Jib
Jaz: And I hope you don't THINK this was my screw up, I-well I actually don't know how this happened
7:26
Lil Peridot
Teni: That's alright! We all make mistakes... or our ships do, yeah.
7:26
Cravitus
*Meanwhile, back on the Repair Station...*
Ave: "I swear I will rip you in half, you insufferable damn power coupling-"
*Ave shoved something into place in the circuitry with a grunt.*
7:26
Lil Peridot
Hatbot: Aaaave, hurry up!
Hatbot: I wanna watch some Noir..
7:27
Cravitus
Ave: "Hatbot. Be quiet, and I will give you your crab-noir-film."
Ader: "Krevnoir."
Ave: "Krevnoir film."
7:27
Lil Peridot
Hatbot: YES! OkayokayokayI'llbequiet
7:27
Cravitus
*Ave pulled his arm out of the gap in Rex's plating, and peered in through his helmet.*
Ave: "Alright, I think... I think I've got it!"
Ave: "I think the power's back on!"
7:28
Invader Jib
Jib: Why would you wanna watch a movie about CRABS anyway, those things are-
7:28
Cravitus
*Ave looked over to the hatch.*
7:28
Invader Jib
Jib: *looks back and forth to make sure there's no crabs on the ship*
7:28
Cravitus
Ader: "Wat-"
7:28
Invader Jib
Jib: Wait UH
jib: They're just
Jib: too awesome to be made into movies
7:28
Cravitus
Ave: "MIT, KICK IT!"
7:28
Lil Peridot
Hatbot: You're insulting Ader!
7:28
Cravitus
*The PAK from before poked out again, seemed to nod, and disappeared once more.*
7:28
Lil Peridot
Hatbot: See, this is why the crabs hated you.
7:29
Cravitus
*The engines on the Rex seemed to begin to roar to life.*
7:29
Invader Jib
Jib: Well gee I don't just savagely beat anyone who says Irkens suck or something
7:29
Cravitus
Ave: "Take THAT, you stangin' backstabbing-"
7:29
Lil Peridot
Mario: Woow, I'm surprised. That's pretty impressive, Ave.
7:29
Cravitus
*Suddenly, smoke blew out of the engines.*
7:29
Lil Peridot
Mario: Aaaaand it's messed up again.
Mario: Nevermind.
7:30
Cravitus
Ave: "-*Incomprehensible*"
7:30
Invader Jib
Jib: I mean really that'd be kind of justified-*sees a random buff irken floating through space staring at him*
7:30
Cravitus
*Ave kicked the ship in anger, and pushed off, exiting the antigrav field.*
7:30
Invader Jib
Jib: I mean uh that'd be totally wrong
7:30
Cravitus
*Rex's engines spun down again.*
7:30
Lil Peridot
Hatbot: WHO THE HECK IS MITT? IS HE A MITTEN!? IS THE WINTER CLOTHING COMING TO ATTACK ME AGAIN?
7:30
Invader Jib
Jib: When did that happen-
7:30
Lil Peridot
Mario: What-
7:31
Cravitus
Vil: "Can we... Can we just, like, put him in a box-"
7:31
Lil Peridot
Hatbot: *mumbles* Stupid freakin' beanies...
7:31
Cravitus
Ader: "Metal box is a bad."
Ave: "Yeah, whatever..."
Ave: "I'm takin' five on this."
7:31
Lil Peridot
Hatbot: HEY! How about I put you in a cage, huh!? That's just mean, lady.
7:32
Cravitus
Vil: "I'll FIGHT you-"
7:32
Lil Peridot
Mario: ... *Sigh*
Hatbot: I'm just a Hat! That's outright brutality.
7:32
Cravitus
*Teni's tow-ship began to close in, from beyond the Hangar forcefield.*
Vil: "A METAL hat."
Ave: "I'm going to make you into a meathat if you don't simmer down, Vil."
7:33
Invader Jib
Jib: Wouldn't you just hurt yourself trying to hit him then
7:33
Cravitus
Vil: "Just shut up-"
7:33
Lil Peridot
Hatbot: YEAH! Jib's right, I'M INVINCIBLE
Hatbot: HAHAHAHA *Rolls around*
7:33
Cravitus
Ave: "HAH, yeah, 'invincible.'"
Ave: "About invincible as a tin can."
7:34
Lil Peridot
Hatbot: Well, at least to women who hate hats... that's pretty powerful, right?
7:34
Cravitus
*Ave shrugged; Meanwhile, Teni's ship finally reached the hangar, attached to a damaged Spittle Runner.*
7:34
Invader Jib
Jib: Gee, you'll take down the women's anti hat squad in no time
7:35
Cravitus
Vil: "You're all nerds-"
7:35
Lil Peridot
Hatbot: Yay!
7:35
Cravitus
Ave: "Yeah, whatever. Hey, Jib, 20 monies says you know whoever's been brought in just now."
7:35
Lil Peridot
Hatbot: At least me and that lady Vol or Vil or Vok or whatever her name is can agree on something.
Hatbot: JIB IS A NERD
7:36
Invader Jib
Jib: Oh yeah, I'll take you up on that
Jib: It's probably some annoying person I hate, AS USUAL-
7:36
Cravitus
*Repair bots begin to peel off of Rex, beginning to swarm evenly between both it and the new Spittle Runner ship.*
7:36
Lil Peridot
Mario: You hate everyone.
Mario: Except Vex.
7:37
Cravitus
*Teni's Tow-ship lands, and releases the Spittle Runner into another antigrav field.*
7:37
Invader Jib
Jib: Well maybe if everyone didn't have to suck so much
7:37
Cravitus
Ave: "Are you implying somethin' about me, Jib?"
7:37
Lil Peridot
Hatbot: Hey, I'm COOL. You're just a Nerdo nerdson.
7:37
Invader Jib
Jib: I didn't mean "everyone" literally
Jib: like uh, quasi-everyone
7:38
Cravitus
Vil: "Nerd."
7:38
Lil Peridot
Hatbot: Neeeeerd!
7:38
Invader Jib
Jib: I'M NOT THE NERD HERE, YOU TOO ARE
Jib: So there
7:38
Cravitus
*Ave scoffed, and walked over toward the Ship; Ader suddenly got up, and followed, taking Vil with him.*
Vil: "H-HEY! I was SITTING there-"
Ader: "Still sit on head. Only Ader move."
Vil: "Ugh!"
*Ave waved at the landing ship, and took off his helmet.*
7:41
Lil Peridot
Teni: Alright, we're here.
Teni: I'll try to fix it as fast as possible, but it'll still take a little bit, alright? Just make yourself comfy!
7:42
Cravitus
Ave: "Welcome back, Ma'am."
7:42
Invader Jib
Jib: ...*hands ave 20 monies*
7:42
Lil Peridot
Teni: Oh, hey guys. Sorry if I took too long, manage to fix anything while I was gone?
Mario: I think Ave made it worse-
7:43
Cravitus
*Ave grabs the cash, and stuffs it in his PAK.*
7:43
Invader Jib
Jaz: Oh hey it's...more people I don't know
7:43
Lil Peridot
Teni: Oh, well... that's okay!
7:43
Cravitus
Ave: "I used some spare cable, patched the power into Engines."
Ave: "It... Started to work, at least."
Ave: "Then it began to just spit smoke everywhere, so I shut it down."
Ave: "It's something, at least."
7:44
Lil Peridot
Teni: Hmm...
7:44
Invader Jib
Jaz: Darn ships, always breaking down randomly y'know-
7:44
Cravitus
Vil: "Yep."
Vil: "Hi, by the way!"
*Ader continued to gnaw on his bone as Vil sat on top of his disc-like hat.*
7:44
Lil Peridot
Teni: Heyy!
7:44
Invader Jib
Jaz: Yeah. Hi.
7:44
Lil Peridot
Hatbot: Wait, there's another one?
Hatbot: WE'RE GONNA BE HERE FOREVER
7:45
Cravitus
*Meanwhile, the repair bots continue to swarm over Jaz's spittle runner.*
7:45
Lil Peridot
Teni: Ohh, don't worry. I'll have more repair bots out since there's double the work.
7:46
Cravitus
Ave: Alright, then; I'm gonna take five, or so.
Ave: "Vil, Ader, play nice."
7:46
Invader Jib
Jaz: ....Where do you get all this cool stuff-
7:46
Cravitus
*Ave walked back over to BLU, and sat down with Jib.*
*Ave motioned Mario over.*
7:46
Lil Peridot
Teni: You think it's -- cool?? Aww, thanks!
Teni: I build most of it myself, of course resources cost a little...
Mario: Eh..? *Walking over*
7:47
Cravitus
Ave: "So, uh... Has BLU been... Active?"
Ave: "At all, since we unhooked him?"
7:47
Lil Peridot
Mario: Um, not really.
7:47
Cravitus
Ave: "You're sure?"
Ave: "What about you, Jib?"
7:47
Lil Peridot
Mario: I'm absolutely sure.
7:48
Invader Jib
Jib: I haven't seen him do anything.
7:48
Cravitus
*Ave picked up BLU's head, and looked at it for a moment, turning it over in his hands.*
Ave: "Hmm."
Ave: "Well, that's something."
Ave: "I dunno, I've got a bad feeling about this."
7:48
Lil Peridot
Mario: Hey, how about we get Teni to check it out?
7:48
Cravitus
Ave: "Hm, maybe."
7:48
Lil Peridot
Mario: I mean it'd cost more, but it wouldn't hurt...
7:48
Cravitus
Ave: "You sure we want to switch him back on, though?"
Ave: "I mean, it was bad enough when he, well..."
7:48
Lil Peridot
Hatbot: SWITCH HIM ON!
7:48
Cravitus
Ave: "Screamed about being a gay robot-"
7:48
Lil Peridot
Hatbot: He's pretty cool.
7:49
Cravitus
*Ave coughed awkwardly.*
7:49
Lil Peridot
Mario: Gay robot, what? *Scratching his head* I don't remember that...
7:49
Cravitus
Ave: "You seriously..."
7:49
Lil Peridot
Mario: Gay.... robot.... huh. I doubt that'd happen, Ave.
7:49
Cravitus
Ave: "Don't remember him trying to hit on you?"
7:49
Invader Jib
Jib: Don't tell me robots have that sexuality crap now, I mean what does that even mean-
7:49
Cravitus
Ave: "You don't remember the pelvic-thrusting?"
7:49
Lil Peridot
Mario: *Yawns* Just turn 'em on.
7:49
Cravitus
Ave: "...The hell was I on-"
7:49
Lil Peridot
Mario: Yeah, yeah, suuure Ave.
7:50
Cravitus
Ave: "-Jib, do you remember any of this?"
7:50
Lil Peridot
Mario: You're, uh, you're gettin' a little weird.
Hatbot: Ave, did Schmoob drug you again!?
7:50
Invader Jib
Jib: Yeah, I distinctly remember that, actually
7:50
Lil Peridot
Hatbot: Somebody, smack 'em!
7:50
Invader Jib
Jib: I thought BLU was just trying to assault him or something
7:50
Cravitus
Ave: "Hmm, I guess that's kinda what it looked like..."
Ave: "Oh, wait, he knocked you on the skull with his first thrust, Mario."
7:51
Lil Peridot
Hatbot: Wait a minute, you didn't ask me or Vil!
Hatbot: Maybe we could know something. More importantly ME!
7:51
Invader Jib
Jib: Neither of you are even remotely reliable
7:51
Cravitus
Ave: "Hatbot, you were lost in the sewers with her."
7:51
Lil Peridot
Hatbot: *Droops down* Awww.....
7:51
Cravitus
Ave: "That, and you kept rambling about some 'auntie' or whatever..."
7:51
Lil Peridot
Hatbot: NOT THE ANTS
7:52
Cravitus
Ave: "Oh, yeah, the head-bump."
Ave: "Mario, how's your skull feeling, anyway?"
7:52
Lil Peridot
Hatbot: *Rolls around in terror*
Mario: Could be better... my head has been hurting this entire time.
7:52
Invader Jib
Jaz: Gay robots wh-This is why I don't talk to people
7:52
Cravitus
Ave: "Hm."
Ave: "Where'd you come from-"
7:53
Lil Peridot
Mario: Where I came from? Would you even know that?
7:53
Cravitus
Ave: "Not you, her-"
7:53
Lil Peridot
Mario: Oh-
7:53
Invader Jib
Jaz: ... *awkwardly walks away*
7:54
Cravitus
Ave: "-Well okay then-"
7:54
Lil Peridot
Hatbot: TURN HIM ON YOU ANIMAL!
Hatbot: I'm getting bored already.
7:54
Cravitus
Ave: "-Alright, I'll ask about it, then."
*Meanwhile, on the other side of the hangar...*
7:55
Lil Peridot
Teni: Hmmm... what happened, anyways?
7:55
Cravitus
*The repairbots continue to jump around the Spittle Runner, removing plating and piping, circuits and breakers, and replacing them with ease.*
7:56
Lil Peridot
Teni: Stop working outta nowhere?
7:56
Invader Jib
Jaz: That's the thing, I DON'T KNOW
Jaz: everything was going fine and yeah
Jaz: Everything just breaks
7:56
Cravitus
*Suddenly, a drone knocked into the Spittle Runner's engine;*
7:56
Lil Peridot
Teni: I'd recommend to bring it in to check it ever so often, alright?
7:56
Cravitus
*The engine seemed to creak and groan, loose.*
7:57
Lil Peridot
Teni: Oh -- I forgot again! Anyone want chips?
Teni: *Looking at the engine* Ooooh, that's not good..
7:57
Invader Jib
Jaz: I'm not hungry-whatwasthat
7:57
Cravitus
*Suddenly, the engine fell out, and crashed onto the ground with an earpiercing bang.*
7:57
Invader Jib
Jaz: ....Remember when I called those things cooll
Jaz: I TAKE IT BACK
7:58
Cravitus
*Chunks of the engine seemed to shatter, and bits of what looked like fried coffee bits seemed to fall out.*
7:58
Lil Peridot
Teni: Well, I -- AH! *Clings onto Jaz*
7:58
Cravitus
*Other junk and dust coughed out of the fallen engine.*
7:58
Lil Peridot
Teni: *Gets a hold of herself* I, uhm, sorry-- I get scared easily
7:58
Invader Jib
Jaz: *Groan* It's fine
7:58
Cravitus
*Even more refuse began to fall from the old engine mounting.*
7:58
Lil Peridot
Teni: *Nervous tone* Uhhh, yeaah. Teni: Welp, that is certainly NOT good!
Teni: This is going to take longer.
7:59
Cravitus
*To the casual observer, it would seem that the engine had been clogged by... Dust and Coffee.*
7:59
Lil Peridot
Teni: Is that... coffee?
7:59
Invader Jib
Jaz: ..HOW DID COFEE GET IN THE ENGINE
7:59
Lil Peridot
Teni: *Checking around the engine*
Teni: That's -- That definitely is coffee!
Teni: And a loooot of dust.
8:00
Cravitus
*A label on a chunk of the engine seemed to say 'Emergency Coffee Reserve.*
8:00
Invader Jib
Jaz: Well I never put that stuff in there-
8:00
Cravitus
*The chunk it was on seemed dented, and nearly empty.*
Ship: "Warning: Emergency Coffee Reserve lost."
8:00
Lil Peridot
Teni: Emergency coffee reserve, huh...
8:01
Invader Jib
Jaz: *mumbles* ITSOUNDEDLIKEAGOODIDEAATHETIME-
8:01
Lil Peridot
Teni: I've never seen this before *laughs* -- Well, it's alright. Mistakes happen!
8:01
Cravitus
*A taller form stood behind them, and coughed.*
8:01
Lil Peridot
Teni: Like, I make a ton of mistakes. Waytoomany.
Teni: Eh? *Turns around*
8:02
Invader Jib
Jaz: Who is-
8:02
Cravitus
Ave: "Uh, yeah, sorry to interrupt,"
Ave: "But would it be too much trouble to use your Computers real quick?"
Ave: "Since I don't seem to be going anywhere, I'd like to take a look at BLU, er, my Bot."
8:03
Lil Peridot
Teni: Uhm -- yeah, sure! Lemme just come with you, then.
8:03
Cravitus
Ave: "Well, alright, then."
Ave: "Besides, you look like you could use a little break anyway."