01 | Text | UN: Eden

[rogue_sec_unit]

[ It's actually unusual for a bot to communicate this way, but since text on a screen allowed it to have a comfortable distance from whoever it was communicating with, that was the default that it was using. ]

Since I've learned there is a whole bunch of humans that are already here, I have to figure that a lot of them already have their own ways of protecting themselves, since there is no possible way I'd be able to deal with that many clients all by myself. If you don't, though, and the humans all decide to do something that is borderline suicidal, then more power to you as long as I don't have to clean up after it.

I did see that it was common for a job to be done in exchange for a hard currency card. There are way too many of you for me to be able to call all of you my clients, but I'd be willing to rent myself out as a security specialist for smaller groups again? Although, as a security specialist, I'll tell you right now that most of you humans are way too fragile to be doing repairs to buildings that are not structurally sound.

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text | un: leonhart

[lyingheart]

Is that taking into account the magical powers or is that just looking at the straight honesty that humans are both surprisingly sturdy in ways and also incredibly breakable?

Not disagreeing, just curious what was factored in or not. Has anyone told you about Safety Pins?

[rogue_sec_unit]

I am still not used to factoring in the seasonal abilities, but as a general rule, humans are pretty fragile. I think the sturdy part comes in for psychological reasons.

[lyingheart]

They are, which is why one of my friends keeps telling people to pick up a Safety Pin. Creates a barrier that lasts for hours around a person.

Not wrong about being mentally stronger or more adaptable, within reason.

[rogue_sec_unit]

Then you must be damaged often if you are in need of that sort of personal barrier.

Creativity and flexibility are generally what I observe in humans.

[lyingheart]

Not usually, but it's a good tool for the people who do tend to get injured often. Also for unexpected incidents on quests and expeditions, or whatever you want to call them.

I can recommend you to Jean Kirstein and Reiner Braun to see if they'll want to commission you for your services in the future. They're running a company that works parallel to what the Season Guilds do here, focused on keeping people safer when they're venturing into the Segments. Is that useful?

un: abnormalitylover, text

[abnormalizes]

You're not wrong, but having magic and appropriate gear DOES help a lot. Also, while there are a number of nonhumans around, a lot of them aren't that much tougher than humans are, and leaving all the dangerous stuff to the few that are would be impractical.

[rogue_sec_unit]

You make a good point about it being impractical to rely on a handful of other people when the population at large is expected to do something. That something would be a good reason to contract with someone who is more durable, though.

[abnormalizes]

Do you normally see humans getting injured a lot at home?

[rogue_sec_unit]

My job was to make sure that the humans didn't get hurt.

[ It's job and the whole reason that it even exists. SecUnits were supposed to be used as a useful, but ultimately disposable, interactive part of the security system that would be rented out to the various survey teams that explored planets. ]

[abnormalizes]

I see. You have the option of doing a different job here if you want, but if you’d prefer that one, taking on smaller groups or individuals is definitely the way to go.

Humans are going to get hurt sometimes. We’ve had a few deaths, although they’re temporary here. (It still sucks, I recommend avoiding it.)

text UN: Sourpuss

[luckynumber13]

Soooo do you not like humans or are you just sick of cleaning up after them?

[rogue_sec_unit]

I'm sick of humans doing stupid shit that I end up having to clean up after. Not sick of all humans.

[luckynumber13]

Yeah that's a feeling I can get behind.

This is a bit of a long shot but you're not a morph are you?

They're a species from my world who work for humans.

[rogue_sec_unit]

No, I'm a SecUnit, a bot and human construct. I've never worked for anyone but humans and augmented humans, though.

[luckynumber13]

Oh. I don't think I've met a bot before. I'm a cat morph, I guess a good way to explain that for you is I'm from a breed of cats that's been augmented to me more like humans and to help them out with tasks.

My name is Dick. Or Fords if you prefer.

If I hear about anyone needing security I'll let them know about you.

[He's about to ask the bot's name when he realised that maybe the reason they hadn't introduced themselves by name was because they thought they already had.]

Is your name Eden like your username?

text; un:populares

[populares]

Fragile, yes. But in the absence of machina that might serve the purpose, there is little else, if one needs to repair a structure.

[rogue_sec_unit]

Doing the dangerous stuff so that humans don't have to is part of my function.

...So what is materia?

[populares]

A function that may well be of use here. Though not all worlds will have someone so willing to take on that danger for others.

That said, I'm not familiar with materia. Had you meant to ask about machina?

D'oh, that was player mix up sorry

[rogue_sec_unit]

It is not a matter of liking it or whether anyone would have gratitude. It's just my function.

And sure that too.

no worries!

[populares]

Machina is the term used for any sort of larger machine that is meant to serve a specific purpose. Warmachina have tended to be the most common application.

un: e'kayan (sliding in real late)

[orangebrained]

Do you usually have to clean up after people deciding they're going to take on somethign they can't handle?

shush no such thing as late

[rogue_sec_unit]

I don't know if you could say usually, but it's pretty common, yeah.

<3

[orangebrained]

Honestly I can kind of relate.

[rogue_sec_unit]

Well, that's disheartening. I've since stopped worrying about cleaning up after humans, and I won't start again

[orangebrained]

What made you stop?