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[Cptn Kaladin Anrizlokum]

6? It seems slightly better than the multitools...

[choppy]

6? It seems slightly better than the multitools...

+1

[NRDL]

6? It seems slightly better than the multitools...

+1

+1

Although the image in my mind is now some sort of wooden slenderman.

[Vgray]

(Go go gadget bonding?)

"You know who Inspector Gadget is?" Ziegler says incredulously.

"I saw reruns on the Cartoon Network website when I was young," you say.

"I loved that show," Professor Ziegler says dreamily. "But you know who the unsung hero of that show was? The Chief. Who was accountable in the end for the Inspector's fuckups? The Chief. Who got blown up by a self-destructing message every episode in the service of his country? The Chief. But nobody ever gave the Chief enough credit."

An awkward silence follows while your advisor ponders the character of the Chief.

Finally, he shakes off his reverie. "You know, with that many degrees of freedom, the arms are very likely to crash into each other. If they try carrying anything, it will be even more of a control problem nightmare."

Professor Ziegler's right—you're probably not experienced enough in robot control problems to make the Inspector Gadget arms really reliable. (-Grace) To your surprise, Professor Ziegler smiles a little. "But you're right—Inspector Gadget arms are cool."

You smile a little. "Thanks."

"Fine," Ziegler says, waving away further explanation. "Carry on, then." He turns to leave. "I've got to go take a call from a New York Times reporter. Funny how journalists all copy each others' stories, but each garble the message in a unique way."

He makes it to the door, then turns and says, "Oh, one more thing. Do you think your robot can be ready by tomorrow? Someone from the Air Force will be in town, and I told her your robot might be ready to show off by then."

You feel your phone vibrating in your pocket. Hmm, bad timing. You resist the urge to check it while talking to your advisor. But it's probably someone with a better offer for what to do tonight.

1) "No, there's no way this robot will be done by tomorrow. Sorry."
2) "The robot will be done, but a demo will be out of the question. We need to test first."
3)"Of course."

Spoiler: Current Stats (click to show/hide)

Year: 2019

24-year-old Ada Doniec
  Humanity: 90%
  Gender: female
  Fame: 0 (Who?)
  Wealth: 0 (Broke)
  Romance: none

Your robot

  Autonomy: 1 (Buggy)
  Military: 0 (Nonexistent)
  Empathy: 10 (Stable)
  Grace: 0 (Nonexistent)

Relationships
  Professor Ziegler (Good): 52%
  ?: 50%
  ?: 50%
  ?: 50%
  ?: 50%
  ?: 50%
  ?: 50%
  ?: 50%

[FelixSparks]

Hmmm. 1 or 2 guys?

Also, didn't expect THAT.

[birdy51]

2).

It's not exactly military approved unfortunately, and thus far I doubt it's ability to move.

[NRDL]

2

[Vgray]

Professor Ziegler grudgingly nods. "I can see the logic of that. Maybe we'll just send her a demo video. Then it only has to work once."

Professor Ziegler turns and walks out of the machine shop.

You find yourself unclenching your hands.

Who was calling you while Professor Ziegler was talking to you?

1) Elly Lao, a user experience designer and supportive friend.
2) Eiji Aomame, a manga artist and generally good guy.
3) My ambitious friend Josh Anderson, founder of the startup U.S. Robots.

(I should explain something about this choice. Eiji replaces Elly if you pick 2) and is pretty much her male counterpart.)

[Sensei]

Uhh... 2?

[NRDL]

2

[Kassire]

3

[FelixSparks]

2!

[birdy51]

2. Why not!

[Vgray]

From the missed call, your phone is displaying Eiji's profile photo. It's a picture of Josh and Eiji from the freshman welcome week dance, seven years ago. Eiji is wearing a white tuxedo with a red bowtie and making a V sign at the camera. Josh is wearing his usual gray hoodie, not having bothered to dress up for the dance, and his arm is around Eiji.

What is the story behind that picture?

1) I was in love with Josh's friend Eiji—but my studies always came first in college.
2) I was in love with Josh, but I never knew how to be more than a friend to him.
3) I had agreed to be Josh's wingperson at the dance, and that's where he met Eiji.
4) I was testing a music recognition algorithm when those two started bothering me.

Spoiler: Current Stats (click to show/hide)

Year: 2019

24-year-old Ada Doniec
  Humanity: 90%
  Gender: female
  Fame: 0 (Who?)
  Wealth: 0 (Broke)
  Romance: none

Your robot

  Autonomy: 1 (Buggy)
  Military: 0 (Nonexistent)
  Empathy: 10 (Stable)
  Grace: 0 (Nonexistent)

Relationships
  Professor Ziegler (Good): 52%
  ?: 52%
  ?: 50%
  ?: 50%
  ?: 50%
  ?: 50%
  ?: 50%
  ?: 50%

[Kassire]

2