Who wants to ̶p̶u̶t̶ ̶o̶u̶r̶ ̶O̶C̶s̶ ̶t̶h̶r̶o̶u̶g̶h̶ ̶h̶e̶l̶l̶ go on ✨fun adventures✨ between our story worlds? (new Tapas RP thread)

[alliascompany]

"Thank you," said Williams. He ruffled Jack's hair before running over to Barrett. "Alright, here."

[Legendofgenii]

Jack smiled and touched the top of his head. He looked a little confused, realising that his wolf ears had gone.

“I’ll ‘old ‘im.” Barrett went to restrain their hostage, so that Williams could tie the man to the chair.

[KilljoyConstruct]

@alliascompany @Legendofgenii

There was a blur as the man's hand shot out, attempting to sock Barrett across the jaw.

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The robot's eyes shifted to meet Waffle's as he knelt by him. He didn't say anything, or nod his head to show he understood, but there was still something vaguely human behind the golden glow of his irises.

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The darkness... shifted, somehow. Something was moving in front of the group, but it was hard to tell what exactly.

But they were able to tell that, whatever it was, it was really, really big.

"F#ck no," Callahan rasped after a few seconds had passed in silence. Suddenly he tensed, scrambling to run the other direction. "Run! Run f#cking away already!"

The group could see the faint silhouette of what looked to be a large boot coming down towards them.

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@Pi-Eta

After some time, Melvin came running back to the main floor, carrying three memory discs. "I found them!" he said. "You also needed a-"

He paused when he saw Owl was gone. "Owl?"

[Legendofgenii]

Barrett flinched, but grabbed the offending fist and held it in place.

“Shouldn’t o’ done that.” He told the factory owner, before twisting the man’s arm behind his back and smashing his face against the desk.

Jack crouched down, startled by the thud.

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“Oh sh*t-“ Callan roughly shoved Flor one way, whilst he dived in the opposite direction, in an attempt to dodge the boot.

[alliascompany]

@Legendofgenii

Williams ran over and tried tying up up the man.

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Waffle tugged at his hair

"Scrats. I'm sorry! We can't be... I panicked...I'm not used to bots having..." he stammered. He looked over at what exactly the damaged was.

---

Flor screamed before being pushed out the way.

[Legendofgenii]

Shepherd cautiously approached. He gave the robot a pitying look before putting a hand on Waffle’s shoulder.

“You were only trying to protect us.” He told his friend. “I’m sure the workers here can fix them.”

[alliascompany]

"Still, for all we know, they could just be a worker. We don't even know if they wanted to be here," said Waffle.

[Legendofgenii]

“I doubt anybody likes this place.” Shep said. “I wonder why they were hidden away down here.”

[KilljoyConstruct]

@alliascompany

There was a loud crack as the man's nose broke against the desk. Groaning, he blinked as Williams tied him up, too disoriented and in pain to continue fighting back.

"Here," Tabitha joined them, holding a wad of fabric that she had ripped from her uniform. She grabbed the man's jaw, tilting his face up before unceremoniously shoving the cloth ball in his mouth. "That'll keep you from hollering for anyone, hm?" she said to their victim.

Holl stood by the entrance, half keeping watch, half watching the scene play out before them in a sort of horrified curiosity.

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"Da- dangerous," the robot weakly spluttered. "I'm- I'm dangerous."

---

The giant boot came down on nothing but concrete.

Callahan turned to see if Cal and Flor were okay, relaxing a little when he saw they were. "What the hell could have woken this thing up?" he yelled over the sound of metal groaning.

If the group had the wits about them to listen through the cacophony, they would continue being able to hear the ghostly wailing. It wasn't just an eerie sound; it was a chorus, made up of the tortured voices of many different people. And wherever the Titan went, the cries followed.

[alliascompany]

"Let's hope the others are quick," said Williams.

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@Legendofgenii

"Guess not, " said Waffle. "Oh hey, you can understand us... what do you mean dangerous? "

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Flor covered her ears to block out the crying voices.
"I think they did," she said, her eyes welling up with tears.

[Legendofgenii]

“You’ve done this before.” Barrett said to Tabitha as he perched on the edge of the desk.

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Callan stepped back. The wailing voices sounded familiar - like a battlefield strewn with mutilated soldiers, crying out in their last miserable moments.

“They actually did it…” He muttered to himself in a somber tone. … of course they f*cking did.

“If you can understand this, we’re not here to hurt you.” He called up to the giant.

[KilljoyConstruct]

@alliascompany

“I’m practically a walking war crime, is that really so surprising?” Tabitha asked, spinning the chair around so the man was facing the wall.

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“I- it wasn’t programmed right,” the robot said. “They- they wanted to give me an attack mode too. Didn’t work well.”

---

The voices quieted just a little bit when Cal spoke.

Callahan lowered his sword slightly.

[alliascompany]

"Attack mode? You mean like Melvin?" said Waffle.

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@Legendofgenii

Flor looked up.
"I think they heard you, " she said.

[Legendofgenii]

Callan was internally bricking himself, but he slowly put his crowbar down and held up his hands in a gesture of truce.

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“Surprisin’, no. Arousin’…” Barrett joking flirted with a grin.

Jack assumed the man being tied up must have been a threat to his friends. He got closer to inspect the guy and snarled.

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“Florence and Melvin might know how to fix them.” Shepherd wondered. “Do you have a name?” He asked the robot.

[KilljoyConstruct]

@Legendofgenii

Tabitha just sighed and rolled her eyes.

The man in the chair peered down at Jack in fearful curiosity, wincing when he snarled.

"Alright," Tabitha said. "Come on, Jack." She held out her hand to the boy. "Let's go back and wait for the others."

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"Theodore," the robot wheezed. "My name is Theodore."

He nodded, trembling. "Most robots don't have an attack mode built into them. The Richthofen killer does. I do. We- We're two of the only ones... a- and there's a good reason for it.

The light in his eyes flickered. Theodore shivered, and suddenly grabbed ahold of Waffle's shoulder.

"If... if you ever come across another robot with an attack mode, run. Even if they're friendly. Even if you've never seen their eyes turn red. They ended my life the moment they programmed it into me. Don't let them end yours because you got too close to someone like me."

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A pair of twin lights appeared in the darkness above the group. The Titan was looking at them.

Cal might have been able to make out one or two of the voices asking, "Who are you?" amidst the cries.

[Legendofgenii]

Jack’s demeanour flipped right back to harmless puppy mode, and he hurried over to take Tabitha’s hand.

“Don’t go anywhere.” Barrett gave their hostage an enthusiastic slap on the back of his head before following after the group.

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Callan was very aware of being tiny compared to the Titan. At least it wasn’t trying to step on them all, for the moment at least.

He thought he heard a question amongst the creepy cries. “Er, Callan… Yourselves?”

---

Shepherd looked alarmed as Waffle was suddenly grabbed, but Theodore appeared to be warning them about something.

[alliascompany]

"Right. Let's see how they're doing, " said Williams.

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Waffle thought back to Melvin during the dogfight.
"Hey calm down. Let's just get you fixed first. Maybe we can even wipe clean the attack mode?" He said.

[KilljoyConstruct]

@alliascompany

Tabitha peeked through the doorway, only stepping out of the office when she saw they were in the clear. She shut the door behind them, casually dusting her free hand off on her coveralls before heading back the way they'd come.

Holl glanced at the closed door uneasily as they walked away. "Is he gonna be okay?" they asked.

"Does it matter?" Tabitha responded.

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Theodore's eyes flickered again. He opened his mouth to say something; nothing but a soft groan came out. His grip on Waffle's shoulder loosened as he leaned his head back against the floor in exhaustion.

He quietly started to speak again. "Useless... all so useless."

And with that, he expired.

---

"You need to help us," one of the voices said. "You need to help us! Help us!"

[alliascompany]

"It matters a little, " said Williams, following Tabitha out.

---

Waffle gently put Theodore down.
"Killed him. He had no reason to be apart of this and I killed him," he said.

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Flor looked over at Callan.

[KilljoyConstruct]

“What matters the most right now is getting ourselves out of here,” Tabitha retorted. “He’ll be fine once someone starts wondering where he went. Probably.”

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“He was going to kill you,” Nash said, though he looked just as drained as Waffle probably felt.