Gardsorm

"If I had to guess? I don't think so... Unless the government hid encounters with these lifeforms from the common folk. But as far as I know, our troubles with alien lifeforms rarely included synthetic ones like these two. Maybe unless they were captives forced to fight for them... I can see the appeal of making an autonomous lifeform fight for you to mitigate more serious losses... But you also said these girls weren't armed, so I'd guess they weren't used for combat." Archer was quick to think of potential reasons they never saw entities like this during the war times, or on the news, or... Much of anywhere. "Time's on our side here. We're not being harrowed by anyone, so we can take our time figuring out how to get them back up." Calling their design interesting felt like a understatement to him. If she had asked for his opinion, he would have said they were drop-dead gorgeous, the one on the table having a great shape. It was almost close to Florence in design, but he was sure the natural wolfgirl was more shapely. Then there was the small one... Small but built healthily, she didn't seem as childlike so much as she seemed like a small adult... Smaller than natural at least. However, Archer had to cast his gaze away from them or else Florence would probably see how intently he was looking at him... Although maybe she already knew. "You're already working pretty hard to help keep the BlackStar running. I may not be engineer material, but if you need a little bit of heavy lifting when working with them, don't be afraid to let me know. We're all in this together!" He assured the engineer. "Wait, I was just joking, don't actually-" Holy crap, Florence was daring! Archer held his words back as he saw her lean in. At the last moment, however, she leaned back and he breathed a quiet breath. "Yeah, you've got a point. Let's just pretend I didn't say anything about that... Anyway, if they have names or designations, then we're only going to hear it from them. Looks like we're going to have to do this the creative way." the redheaded soldier remarked. It seemed whatever he mentioned about recharging them sparked a thought in the wolven engineer as she raised her question. "A shock? Well... This is probably one of the most advanced ships made from Earth's ingenuity and access to tech in-house and out. I'd be disappointed if there wasn't a way to siphon a little electricity for smaller purposes." Looking around their immediate area was bound to be fruitful. Navigating the walls, especially near the tank that housed the small anthroid revealed a good few ports that were meant to be used to provide extra sources to plug in medical instruments. "Well, I don't think we're hurting for ports, at least. I don't suppose we could connect her to one of these, could we? If not, there's got something we can use in Engineering..."

"Yeah, generally when we all assume robot, we imagine them being as heavy as a normal one... Although I guess our Biobots kind of broke that norm a little bit when they tried making them closer to humans. I suppose by that logic, robots made using an unknown metal from space would likely be lighter than metals and metal-composites we're familiar with." Archer remarked, trying to process how easily Florence managed to lift the unconscious anthroid, passing his hand over and under. "No low-gravity tricks or anything either... Well, now I've definitely seen everything." Any other disbelief and incredulity Archer bore in the moment had gone out the window when Florence proved everything she claimed handily. Good thing he didn't make any bets, or he'd be reaping a bitter harvest right now. "Well, whoever made them definitely had eyes for good designs. Hard to fault them for choosing such cute subjects." Pocketing his hands, he gave a quick nod. "I feel like humans weren't even considered in the equation when it comes to their make... I'd honestly just like to believe someone among the stars wanted to try their own hand at creating their own artificial lifeforms, and that was these two. I can think of any number of ideas for how and why they exist, but nothing will beat hearing it straight from the horse's mouth... Or anthroids, in this case." The redhead mused. The anthroid girls were going to be the greatest mystery on this ship until they awoke. "If even you couldn't take a glance at what their databanks are hiding... Well, it's slightly concerning. The unknown presents too many variables... But it is kind of exciting though. If they turn out friendly, they'll likely be a treasure trove of potential information." He didn't want to admit it, but Florence likely had the right of it; More than likely they'd have more to learn from the anthroids than the anthroids themselves would learn from them. "Educative plans, she says. This is me we're talking about, I don't think I'd have anything worthwhile to teach them... Not even from a civilian standpoint. I'll probably just leave all of the teaching to you... Besides, you're effectively their caretakers, it'd only be fair if you did handle them. Otherwise, you've got a point; Given the different worlds we come from, there's a chance she and the little one probably knows all there is to know about us." There was always going to be hope that they were friendly. If their Biobots could gain sentience and adopt personalities like they did, then these two were bound to be their own unique characters. He also had to hope that whatever languages they knew, Earth Standard was probably one of them. "No matches even from the database? Damn, they must have come from pretty deep into the sea of stars then. Well, the BlackStar is due to land on that new planet soon... Doubt these two will be up before then, but s guy can dream... Speaking of dreaming, you don't need to shoot mine down so hard, Flo! I just wanted to see a little muzzle to muzzle action, can't blame s guy for that, right?" He winked, before clearing his throat. "But I'll behave. There'll be plenty of time in the future for frolicking, cavorting, and everything in between anyway... I'd like to hope they wake up soon, it's feeling impersonal to call them anthroids when they feel like they should have proper names."

Ah! I don't mind myself, I was just worried that maybe I was making too much to write about, but it felt like it kept growing. xD I've been having fun though. :3

If it feels like I'm writing too much each post, don't be afraid to hit me with a bat and tell me off. >.> I sometimes can't really control it.

With a moment to blink and rub his face, the redhead sighed and looked down to press his palm into it. "I should have said humanoid, but... Well, no excuse for that." It felt like s good thing people like Florence were more attentive of details than he was; He was sure if he was allowed to speak on behalf of others to new people, he was going to miscommunicate something he couldn't easily take back. 'This is why you're just paid to patrol and not run your mouth, Reid.' He kept his thoughts internalized until he could feel the embarrassment psss and continue the conversation like normal. Surveying the latest details pointed out by the engineer, he raised his brow. "You mean to tell me after being made of all of this space-age metal, circuitry, and gelatin, she's lighter than one might expect?" Now that was a stunning thought to process. Was it a tactical choice? Or was there a more innocent reason for such a decrease in weight? There were so many questions that one could only answer by picking their creators brains, but were forced to use theory and guessing to answer. "So I guess in a way... Well, maybe not like that, but still it gives me the impression they're almost like sisters then. They were probably just made in the same production facilities and that mark is just like an elaborate copyright, if I had to guess. Or maybe something more personal from their creator." When Florence got engaged in the right way, it was almost cute how she couldn't resist reacting in a more excited manner. Even her tail betrayed a bit of her glee, a visual image he always kept secret as telling her about it was probably embarrassing in her own way. Focusing back on the anthroid, he nodded. "It's fine to say they were unconscious. At this point, I can't help but assume they have more sentience to them than usual. Like some of our Biobots and Combat Droids who seem more human than machine... I can't think of someone like that as just a thing or a construct... I'd like to believe these two were designed to engage races like yours, all the way down to their programming. Time will tell if they're as friendly as I'd like to hope." Almost as if to try and lend some credence to his thoughts and hopes, Florence was all too delighted to share that neither of them were armed! The redhead seemed both a bit surprised, and yet not as surprised to hear. "Well know... I'm starting to wonder then, if their builder really did design them for dialogue and integration with races like yours... Apparently didn't feel a need to arm them either. I'm sure they could use our weapons if it came to it, but I'd like to believe these two are just going to be cute fishes out of water trying to understand us and our culture... I'd like to say we should try to teach them the best parts of our societies and not the worst, but... Ah, I'm not sure I'd make a great teacher for anything." Never mind some of his other habits of flirting with women. The fact they were sy thetic lifeforms certainly wouldn't stop him, but it was that fact that told him he was probably not a good fit for interacting with them. "Symbols... If it's not a design choice brought on by what inspie these two... Maybe it's meant to tell others what their purpose is... In a language neither of us know. Don't suppose there were any database matches for these symbols, I guess." So... She didn't find them herself. Yet whoever did find them had the presence of mind to not immediately dispose of them, and brought them to the engineer as the most likely to get them to work. Assuming they saw these two anthroids as being akin to Biobots, he could understand why someone would want to make them functional and on their side. "There's no shortage of power to be used for getting them active, at least... There's also that Biobot Mother somewhere on the ship who could probably get them working again... But yeah, I get the reticence to avoid doing anything that might damage them. It's not as simple as plugging them into an outlet to charge... Something." He folded his arms, before snorting. "Imagine if it was something like out of one of those kiddy fairy tales. 'Kiss the princess and break the curse'... Don't ask me why that just popped into my head, it sounded as stupid as when I just said it... I think all we can really do is hope time will let these two move and act on their own. Unless you're keen on doing anything and everything scientifically imaginable to make them active... You know, for science."

"Hahah, so I see. Well, if the ship is fine, only fair they'd stick you with understanding other mysteries that fall within your workload." Archer noted, although he had been expecting her to work more on the ship's official Biobots or so. From what little he knew, this project of hers and the one in the tank weren't officially on the register for the ship... Maybe they had been found or reclaimed at some point. Whatever the answer was, it was above his pay grade to know. "Incredibly advanced feels like an understatement. I can't really understand any of this at a glance, but I can see that the kind of design choices they made for her were designed to imitate human physiology, it feels like. All the way down to muscles... Could be they figured they could gain more power and reduced wear with a muscle package like that. It almost feels like something you'd see out of a cartoon." He couldn't help but admit. Still, these were more observations, Florence was the one in charge here. "So her and the shortstack in the tank came in as a pair? I guess I can sort of see that... Though I admit if you didn't tell me that now, I would never have guessed that small one was like this one here." He blinked in surprise, looking from the anthroid on the table to the one in the vat not too far from them. He couldn't help but give a slight wince when Florence simply took the leg of the anthroid and casually reattached it like nothing was wrong. "The leg was loose? How did she even manage to walk around, I wonder... I get she's synthetic, but that had to have been an efficiency loss at least..." Taking a look at the screen, he could confirm the engineer's words as the entire readout on the anthroid women was given. Not a single bone, nothing like blood or anything of the sort... A completely synthetic existence that mimicked life visually. "It's like some race out there decided to make an incredibly hot and fluffy Terminator. I've got to admit, even I wouldn't know what was happening until it was too late." He casually admitted, brushing his chin as his eyes moved all over the screen to read every collected description on the anthroid's make. It would be a huge boon if Florence could get her and the small one active... And hopefully not against them. They had their own Biobots on the ship, but he didn't feel like invoking any chaotic synthetic versus synthetic conflicts. "If you don't mind me asking, where exactly did you find these two?"

The low activity never ceased to catch Archer off-guard, especially here. Sure, the BlackStar was designed to operate with a small enough crew, but he still expected more activity in places other than the hangars and whatnot. Still, if there was a small amount of activity in the medbay, it meant that there was no need for its services just yet. As the redhead walked around, he could see it was being used to treat more than just what he came to expect... At first, his eyes fell upon the small, anthropomorphic black cat, his arms folding as he looked it over. "It probably won't be long before this ship lands, and you can finally escape those confines... I wonder, you gonna be the cute sort, the friendly sort, the mischievous sort, or the problematic sort?" He spoke to the creature with a smile, irregardless if it could hear him or not. In a way, it brought him a small comfort to talk to things and try to form an idea of how they would be. That way, his expectations could be surprised when reality came knocking. Stepping past the pod, he continued to carefully survey the room more out of curiosity than out of necessity. If the medical staff showed up to accost him, he hoped a simple apology would be enough, since he had no other ulterior motives to be here. Over the course of these thoughts, he hadn't thought to use his senses enough to learn that someone else was in the room until his eyes fell upon them from behind, causing him to flinch for a quick second. However, that second was all he needed to see the worker in question was from another division, simply handling the kind of business she was expected to. That lupine form was familiar... "Florence? Huh, didn't think I'd find you here... Although..." He paused now to get a better look at what Florence was working on, and realized she was working on... Well, what he believed would be another cute anthropomorphic girl, just noticeably taller than the one in the pod. "I suppose I shouldn't be surprised at all. Have you been working on her all this time? About how soon do you think she'll be up and around?" He found himself asking, stepping more to the side of the medical bed to get a better look at the project.

There we go... Let me know if I need to edit, but I made a post in the medbay. : ) And took a few edits when I forgot this site doesn't seem to like BBcode much in posts, so I had to remember how to work with colored text. >.>

It didn't matter how many days Archer had to explore the ship inside and out... It only got marginally easier to remember where all of the rooms on the BlackStar were that weren't his own room. He felt like a drop of water in a very big bucket, but everyone else around him seemed to understand where they needed to be, almost like it was practiced. The red-headed male couldn't bring himself to complain about it, however; He had spent most of his life planetside, this was the first time he'd ever gone to the sea of stars in a space ship. Such things were the stuff made of dreams to the young redhead. If alien entities from beyond their world could come to make trouble, then surely the stars above must have had worlds out there where actually good aliens would be... So to think that Archer could be among one of those voyages into outer space, it was very much a dream come true. However, that dream was certainly overwhelming him as much of his time was spent navigating the ship, learning where he could go and where he couldn't, and meeting the unique faces that would be serving on the BlackStar. Compared to most of them, Archer didn't feel as important in the grand scheme of things, but perhaps that would change once the BlackStar managed to land. From the sound of things, they were coming up on a planet that seemed hospitable according to sensors, which meant he would get a chance to gear up, disembark and survey the environment alongside others. He was going to be expected to pull his weight, and learning that one of the most infamous heroes of the Human-Xeno war, Commander Joseph Briggs, was serving on the ship... That meant he'd need to learn quick, fast, and in a hurry so as to not draw the grizzled veteran's ire. To that end, one of his first decisions was to make a visit to the medbay. A journey through the stars meant an introduction to lifeforms and bacterium that was hardly native to Earth, and even the BlackStar housed a few. It was in his best interest to be vaccinated for future excursions off the ship, as well as make sure he didn't bring any onboard going forward. However as he stepped into the medbay, the overall sterile feeling overwhelmed him. "... It never gets easier, huh? Feels like I'm in a laboratory more than a medical room." he mused to himself quietly, pocketing his hands in his uniform pants as he took a look around rather than take a seat like he should have at first.

Apologies for the confusion earlier, I brought up the medbay thing more for myself as an idea of where to send Archer, didn't mean to confuse Florence as working there. ^^; Beyond that, though, this sounds like a plan. : ) Plus if there's a medbay visit, then BladeRunner could also potentially slip his Medical Combat Droid Mace into the scene.

Oh, crap, I didn't even notice someone already started posting. After waiting for an answer from the GM all this time, I guess starting on our own is a good idea. Thinking about it, I could start Archer in the lounge, since it's close enough to the medical bag as well (somewhere I planned for him to visit early on so he could get himself vaccinated/immunized prior to setting foot on an unfamiliar world). Assuming people aren't blocked from going wherever they like except places of extreme importance or require special care, I could have Archer pay a friendly visit to Florence prior to said visit so he can ask about the status of some of their other crew. At least the ones she's in charge of caretaking like ARA and Warning. : p Don't know if the other Biobot types fall under her care too or not.

I should doublecheck just to be sure, but should we just choose whatever topic to start posting in on the BlackStar as long as it makes narrative sense for our characters to be there? Assuming we're going with either the GM's BladeRunner's suggestion, we can have those onboard the BlackStar just interacting wherever it's possible before the ship has arrived at Novus/landed correct? Since both give crew opportunities to prepare in their own ways. A day before should be psyching everyone up at least, while in preparation to land could have people equipping and readying themselves to disembark while others make sure the BlackStar systems are in working order. Mostly, just wondering if we should be the ones making a post in a given topic or not. : )

That sounds good to me then. : ) Starting in the BlackStar seems like a good place until the ground locales are properly set up.

Is everything okay here? It's been awfully quiet on this front. :c This didn't fall through the cracks, did it?

That's a good point. Most of the fleshy sentients would need cryosleep if this was a long trip through space I think, while the AI and machine types would be the ones more active I feel. Unless we started getting woken up once our destination was in sight so we could hit the proverbial ground running. The latter option could be the easier way to go about having everyone up and in activity for the moment though, maybe. Since we're just a smaller ship and tasked more with exploring, I don't know if we would have gotten tangled up in any major conflicts, but maybe there were a few close calls along the way through space. : p

I'm in favor of non-sexy fauna too. It's a wide-open universe; Not everything is gonna look pretty enough, or friendly enough, to interact with. : p As far as weapons are going, they're coming along great. It's already a lot more than I would have originally anticipated, to be honest. xD

Damn, I woke up and see Blade wrote some downright scary stuff. But you know what? That seems like the most realistic, if brutal, way to handle making yourselves known in the galaxy when the rest view you like playthings. They learned we play rough. : p It paints an ugly picture but maybe this is why the people on the BlackStar are somewhat removed from those violent conflicts and focusing on a more social aspect... While potentially finding themselves in a new set of problems. :3 Yeah, I feel like at the time I mentioned this, I might have been running very tired, and I know when I'm tired, I can be prone to pushing very bad ideas. >.> This is usually why I try to avoid making suggestions for others.. xD

As expected, all three are darlings. : ) You did great work setting them up... But now, I must die in bed. Good night!

Time will tell to see how opposing forces play out, but they sound like fun! Almost reminds me of kinky Asuras from Guild Wars 2 now, in that they're way too smart for their own good and create creative answers to their problems. We'll see. : p I promise I wasn't thinking about the cuntsnakes! I was thinking more Monstergirl Manticore type tails, where they have suction power and can lay eggs through their tails! Although in retrospect now I realize they're basically like cuntsnakes. >.> Oof, definitely take a well deserved break! : ) I'm about to sleep soon but I'll read before I go. ^^

If that isn't the most terrifying yet ingenious thing I've heard tonight, I don't know what is. It certainly works, but it's also a 'Holy shit, I can't believe they were smart enough to pull that off!' thing. Also, is Archer gonna have to kick one of these bad ones like a football? Because it's sounding like he's gonna have to do just that. : p That's... I honestly have no idea, because I'm usually pretty open about experimenting with weird things, but I'd feel especially bad if I made suggestions that others didn't like, so maybe I shouldn't. ^^; It's ultimately your character and only you can determine how much fun she can be or have with others. But considering fun factor for lewd... I think one of the best places to aim an odd evolution would be her tail. I don't know how, I just feel like sexy factor can be applied to her tail in a myriad of ways that could make playing with partners (single or plural) possible. : )

You need more faith in yourself. : ) ARA sounds like a fun delight, and even if she and Florence (I love her picture!) aren't finished yet, even the glimpses that we have now are looking promising! Keep your chin up, I think you're on track to play some very fun characters!

I love the sound of the concept, for starters. : ) I don't know how tall your character will wind up being, but based on the kind of description you have for the race, their appearance sounds like it could be quite unique if allowed to run wild with it. Canonically, I can see why some people will come to view them as pests or potentially nuisances in the game, but I get the feeling not all of our characters will have the same visceral opinion toward them as others could possibly arrive at. There's a lot of potential to play them up as light-hearted at best or every bit as destructive in the long-run at worst. But despite that, my personal opinion is that Archer isn't going to be able to find fault with them and I believe it's because he can be a sucker for cute things with good personality.

I get that a lot off-forum too, believe me. Personality is one I love to do away with on sheets, because I feel personality should be a dynamic thing, not static. : p So usually I make it just as a metric of how someone is at the time they start playing, and evolve them as the game goes on. I usually have more fun with skills and abilities, although being a plain human seemed to have exempted me from abilities. : P Woot~

I think of this as a delightful sneak peek of what's to come, but nothing says you can't just cross-post that info to the required topic! Also reminds me earlier I wrote down an extra section so I could put Archer's height, and seeing these buns are hovering in the 4' range, he's gonna enjoy picking them up. : D

Ooh, right! Okay, so then I've definitely seen all three then! That would certainly be a fun trip of characters! :3 Aaaaa, I cannot wait! I'd like to know this myself, but I think things are still in relative disarray for the moment. All this back and forth talk has gotten me pretty hyped, and now I have energy I can't burn. xD