[Video]

[eyestothesky]

[What was that? Oh nothing, just the feed flicking on to the sight of one big green eye, before a pink kitten nose was nudging at the lens of the drone’s camera. How did S’mores manage to turn that feature on? Who even knew? It wasn’t like she was telling, just starting in on nuzzling on the drone, her purr sending a nearby glass vibrating across the table it was sitting on. Other than the light filtering in through the partly-drawn curtains? The room being shown was dim, the mood entirely gloomy.

Which of course seemed to match the mood of the bot sitting in an armchair with a book in his lap, though he wasn’t paying the open text much mind, just frowning in the direction of the window, unaware that he was being filmed.]

Comments

[Video]

[a_little_red_in_the_face]

[You'd think he'd be sore about...you know...the whole arm thing, but he wasn't...okay, he kind of is, but he knows Spine wasn't entirely in control. Really, though, he understands.]

Stop moping.

[Video]

[eyestothesky]

[Spine honestly wouldn't blame Breakdown for being sort of pissed off, getting your arm pulled off is not a fun party.]

Coulda killed you. Other folk. [A grimace, gaze flicking towards the drone.] Coulda done a lot worse than that.

Re: [Video]

[a_little_red_in_the_face]

But you didn't.

And even if you had, I'da just come back.

You weren't yourself, move on.

[Video]

[eyestothesky]

And if it happens again? That's not the first time it's happened and it's probably not the last.

Not a question of 'not being myself' either. [Tone bitter, and a little uneasy at the idea, but it was true. He was himself, just... younger. Frightened and in the middle of a warzone with only the barest idea of what it would be like.

Words weren't nearly good enough to prepare someone for that.]

Re: [Video]

[a_little_red_in_the_face]

[Now that’s something that can be addressed.] Then we should talk now about how best to snap you out of it if it happens again.

[Video]

[eyestothesky]

That... can be harder than it seems. [A slight grimace as he runs a hand through his hair, considering the problem.]

There's a couple reasons I got aggressive with you. The main one was you're mechanical but there's no Blue Matter trace. That was how we told friend from foe in general. And then your size. You're... about the size of one of the copper war elephants we'd been fighting mainly. It... makes it kinda hard.

[Robot PTSD is a bitch.]

Normally the family can snap me outta it pretty easily- Peter's descendants sound enough like him to get through to us in that state, my siblings can... other than that I think there's some sort of reboot but I'm not sure if it works at that point. If you can think of something, I'm all ears.

Re: [Video]

[a_little_red_in_the_face]

We’ll figure something out. If I can’t snap you out of it, we’ll find someone who can.

[It is a bitch, but he’s determined to find a way to help.]

[Video]

[eyestothesky]

Thanks. I... appreciate it.

Re: [Video]

[a_little_red_in_the_face]

Who's closest to you here?

[Video]

[eyestothesky]

That'd be Sam. [Dumb little robot has been a bit of a hermit and Sam is too damn stubborn to just let that happen.]

Re: [Video]

[a_little_red_in_the_face]

Good. Then spend more time with her, because if this happens again then having someone you're close to sounds like our best bet of getting you to snap out of it before any real damage can be done.

[text | locked to Breakdown]

[10_20_15_5_50]

Just what went down with the two of you?

Re: [text | locked to Breakdown]

[a_little_red_in_the_face]

[Well damn...]

We fought.

[text | locked to Breakdown]

[10_20_15_5_50]

[Well damn what? It was a public post, and your little friend is a product of her time: the era of facebook creeping.]

gathered that, but how bad was it?

Re: [text | locked to Breakdown]

[a_little_red_in_the_face]

Could have been worse.

[dammit, admitting he had his arm ripped off and was beaten with his own hammer is just plain embarrassing.]

[text | locked to Breakdown]

[10_20_15_5_50]

bro. level with me

i'm going to worry otherwise

Re: [text | locked to Breakdown]

[a_little_red_in_the_face]

[There's no answer at all for a good long time...and finally.]

We fought, he won. He could have killed me, but he didn't. Maybe he just didn't realize he hadn't. [Enough for you, Sam?]

[text | locked to Breakdown]

[10_20_15_5_50]

i'd like to have something to put behind "if it makes you feel any better..." but i don't. sorry that happened to you though

though

i guess whether or not he realized is something to look into for in case there's another episode

also if there's another episode and ANY opening you find me before you close with him ok? i can't do a whole hell of a lot but I should be able to Label you "friendly" so you still read as one

Re: [text | locked to Breakdown]

[a_little_red_in_the_face]

Actually, if there's another episode, we're hoping you might be the one able to snap him out of it. You'll need to make a point of spending time with him so he'll automatically see you as a friendly face.

[text | locked to Breakdown]

[10_20_15_5_50]

now that i have him agreeing to actually return my messages you can consider that done