» WELL THEN, IT APPEARS THAT WE HAVE REACHED AN IMPASSE.
» WE CAN DANCE IF YOU WANT TO. WE CAN LEAVE YOUR FRIENDS BEHIND.
5455 began to struggle harder now, putting up a surprising fight against the mass on top of it.
» CUZ YOUR FRIENDS DON’T DANCE, AND IF THEY DON’T DANCE THEN THEY’RE NO FRIENDS OF MINE!
She squinted down at the geth. “If you promise not to run, I’ll let you stand up.”
» NO U.
5455 continued to flail, putting up a surprisingly good effort underneath the mass of hump on top of him.
» YO, MOVE YOUR LUMPS, FUCKING KOOPAS!
Shae quirked a brow. One of her bouncers met her incredulous gaze. “What should we do with it?”
She stood upright and shrugged. “You can’t drink here,” she said to the geth. “You can’t drink at all. That means you’re a loiterer. You also hacked into my systems; a misdemeanor, if I’m not mistaken. I don’t think you want me to get C-Sec involved.”
» THEM OTHER BOYS DON’T KNOW HOW TO ACT.
» I THINK IT’S SPECIAL WHAT’S BEHIND YOUR BACK.
» SO TURN AROUND AND I’LL PICK UP THE SLACK.
» YEAH!
She glanced up to one of the krogan. “I think it’s malfunctioning.”
5455 stopped instantly, optics whirring as they focused on Shae. A single brow plate rose and the platform was flailing with renewed purpose.
» GET OOOOFFFFFFF.
» OR AT LEAST SWITCH PLACES WITH YOUR HOT BOSS, BECAUSE FUCK.
» SHE BROUGHT SEXY BACK.
Shae was used to comments from organic individuals, but she had certainly never been hit on by a robot. Her expression turned from quizzical to downright incredulous.
“Excuse me? I did what?”
How 5455 got into Purgatory was not only a mystery, but probably a level 9001 threat, considering what it considered to be “fun.”
Apparently, this included overriding the stereo systems to only play the Cha Cha Slide. To 5455’s credit, it was pretty damn good at following along.
But that was only the beginning, because as soon as the song ended, every vid screen was flooded with pornography. Once the bouncers found out just who was doing it, the platform was tackled to the ground by two krogan.
» HELP! FIRE! POLICE BRUTALITY!
» LET ME SEE YOUR BADGE NUMBER, PIG! I THOUGHT THIS WAS AMERICA!
Shae could tell from the wide-eyed stares pointed up at the vid-screens something was amiss. She turned around and only caught a brief glimpse of what could have been a thigh or a breast before immediately shutting down the signal from her omni-tool.
The vid-screens in the club hadn’t been hacked in months–the last time it had been the culprit was Shae herself. Someone with high-level clearance must have done this. Either that, or a very skilled hacker.
It turned out that her second guess was correct. On the floor, shouting at the top of its (lungs?) was a geth. She couldn’t help but saunter over to where Karnak and Tuck had it pinned, a wry grin on her face. She dropped down a level, bending her knees and resting her elbows on her thighs. “Now what the hell would you go and do that for?”
[Message] THESE PICTURES ARE PRETTY RADICAL.
[RE:] How do you even have opinions? You are a machine.
platform5455 replied to your post: [Message] HELLOOOOOOOOOOOOOO NURSE!
[Message] IM A GETH, I DONT NEED YOUR FILTHY ORGANIC MONEY.
[MSG]: What do you want, then? Like, spark plugs? Light bulbs?
[RE:] How much do you want to keep quiet about this?
» Greetings. I am Platform 5455. Who are you?
5455 looked around for a moment before shuddering.
» WOW, THIS PLACE IS RAD…WHERE AM I.
You’re in Purgatory, my synthetic friend. I’d offer you a drink but I don’t think you can.
platform5455 and
tavianalvia have walked into your club.
Hey there, you two. Welcome, welcome. Make yourselves at home. All that stuff.
