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[Puppyguard]

Take back the flashlight and start flashing the robo in the eyeball. See how he likes it!

+1.
Yeahhh! See how he likes having a flashlight in his face!

[TheBiggerFish]

Steal the flashlight. Then steal the robot. We will make it our pet~

Robot hat!  Unless it's too heavy!

[DolosusDoleus]

God damn but I love this game.

The cat plush is a plot-critical item, obviously. We can't trade it away.

>Retrieve flashlight from robot. Somehow. Maybe just try taking it? It doesn't look like it can fight back, really.

+1

Like taking candy from a baby.

+1.

As with the hole, there is absolutely nothing that could possibly go wrong here, nosiree.

[birdy51]

Or we can, you know. Ask if we can have the flashlight back.

[Sir Knight]

Oh, pfft!  That square hole in the wall is a charging dock for these square robot thingies!

Gain stat boost from sudden insight.

[Tiruin]

Speak; ask if it can understand you.
Obviously respond with 'oww' or something along the lines of getting flashed.

Maybe it just wanted to recognize us? Also ask it where we are. Maybe it responds to queries!

[Solifuge]

Take back the flashlight and start flashing the robo in the eyeball. Yeahhh! See how he likes having a flashlight in his face!

That's a spiteful thought, but a tempting one. A little payback would only be fair, right?

Though, if you're being fair here, you getting blinded a bit ago might have been the payback.
First thing you did when you entered this chamber was beam your flashlight at that red glow...

Maybe just try taking it? It doesn't look like it can fight back, really. Like taking candy from a baby.

Putting aside revenge for now, just taking back your Flashlight shouldn't be a problem.
This... robot, you guess? They seem pretty distracted, and generally harmless.

At this point, looks like they're just batting at the Flashlight. Almost like a cat with a toy.
Some kind of box-shaped spider-legged metal cat, with a display screen for a face, anyway.

Honestly, you're not sure whether their behavior is disturbing or cute...

As with the hole, there is absolutely nothing that could possibly go wrong here, nosiree. Oh, pfft!  That square hole in the wall is a charging dock for these square robot thingies!

It occurs to you that, last time you just followed your impulses, it caused you a bit of grief.
The muscle aches and electrical burn are pretty good reminders of that, too.

Plus, since the wall this robot-box was sitting in just zapped you halfway to hell...
If you assume they were plugged into it, like some kind of power-supply?
And that they have a battery or whatever, which stores that kind of charge?
It's possible this robot might not be so harmless, after all.

Or we can, you know. Ask if we can have the flashlight back. Make a polite request first. It's a robot and it's curious. It must have some level of intelligence, right?

Talking before you take the Flashlight back seems safe. A good compromise, at least.
But how should you introduce yourself to something which might not understand you?
Or, even if they do understand, something that might not give a flying flip?

Spoiler: 1 Wit + 2 Composure ★★★ <VS> Difficulty ★ (click to show/hide) 10 Again! +1 Bonus Success!

You decide to try asking in an assertive way, without getting confrontational.
Hopefully they'll get the idea.

So... hey there. Looks like you're having fun with my Flashlight, huh? Unfortunately, I'm gonna need that back. Okay?

As you talk, the robot swivels their screen toward you.

They don't speak, or make any sound besides the soft whir of servos.
However, they have abruptly stopped playing with the Flashlight.
Their display seems to be showing a large question mark, as well.

If nothing else, it seems like you've gotten their attention.

≫ What do you want to do next?

≫ Do you want to say anything to the robot?

≫ What questions, if any, do you want to ask?

Spoiler: GM NOTES: (click to show/hide)

Hey gang!

Since folks are fairly quick on suggestions, I'm thinking of trying to set regular deadlines for updates going forward. Something like 2 a week, or maybe 3 if I can manage. Tentatively thinking of a Tuesday / Thursday (+ Saturday?) update schedule. I might have to shuffle it around, or might skip an update if I've got to build a lot of new assets. I've never attempted a schedule with a project like this before, but it seems manageable? Anyway, I'll confirm things in thread before anything happens, but I wanted to let y'all know to look forward to that!

God damn but I love this game.

Aww shucks, dude, I'm glad. Warms my dang heart! o_ωo

Thank you so much, Solifuge. I needed to laugh. You made me laugh.

That's honestly a relief to hear. I was a teensy bit worried folks were gonna get mad at the gag, since the suggestion I murdered to pull it off got so many +1s. Alas. Such is the price of chasing my beloved Muse of Shitty MetaJokes and Postmodern Garbage~!

Spoiler: CHARACTER STATUS: HANA (click to show/hide) SATED: ≫ HANA HAS EATEN RECENTLY. ≫ SHE WILL BECOME HUNGRY AFTER A DAY WITHOUT FOOD. AWAKE: ≫ HANA HAS SLEPT RECENTLY. ≫ SHE WILL BECOME TIRED AFTER A DAY WITHOUT SLEEP. ENERVATED: ≫ SOME OF HANA'S WILLPOWER IS BURNED. ≫ IT WILL NOT RECOVER BY NATURAL HEALING. ITEM SUMMARY: (Capacity: 22kg / 30kg) Boots (1 kg): Rugged leather. Travel-Worn. Clothes (N/A): Warm-Weather. Beet Pun. Duffel (1 kg): Brown Canvas. Zip-Top. 12 Slots. Ukulele (1 kg): "Memento Mori". Sturdy and Travel-Worn. DUFFEL CONTENTS:  ≫ Cat Plush (N/A): Handcrafted. Cute and useless.  ≫ Duffel (1 kg): Red Canvas. Zip-Top. 12 Slots.  ≫ Rope (8 kg): Natural Fiber, 20 meters.  ≫ Toolkit (10 kg): Assorted Crafting and Repair.

[NUKE9.13]

≫ What do you want to do next?

≫ Do you want to say anything to the robot?

≫ What questions, if any, do you want to ask?

>Talk to robot

>"Hello robutt"

>Ask if it can understand you.

[Egan_BW]

Why are we bothering with this? It's a small, intelligent robot! Just grab the flashlight and run away.

[Sir Knight]

Huh.

> Check to see if there are any other glowing red eyes, like over on the left where we first spotted it.  And talk to this robot.

> "Blink once for yes, twice for no."

> "Can you understand me?"

[OceanSoul]

The thing's curious, so maybe a little information would help appease it.

"So...that thing your playing with, that's a flashlight. It's used to light up dark places, like where we are now. Specifically, it's MY flashlight. If you don't mind, I would like to have it back, please." Then reach toward flashlight.

[Tiruin]

Apologize for (getting shocked) poking around carelessly.

Ask for help about this place. Basic information query.

[Parsely]

The robot obviously has some kind of primitive intelligence. Instead of putting it under pressure to react, which could have unpredictable and dangerous results, let's not move and let the robot observe us and approach if it wants to.

Huh.

> Check to see if there are any other glowing red eyes, like over on the left where we first spotted it.  And talk to this robot.

> "Blink once for yes, twice for no."

> "Can you understand me?"

+1

[Dermonster]

Try to mime that you want the flashlight.

[Solifuge]

Just for reference, you don't literally have to answer every suggestion prompt, or feel limited to answering them. They're just a way of framing the situation, and poking you about what to do about it.