บท 267: Smart Stupidity.
Afton slowly nods to himself, "Alright, now my second condition! I wish to retain all technologies that I may find in Big MT." he says, causing Klein to buzz and click as if he were having a malfunction.
"NO! THAT CANNOT BE ALLOWED! YOUR FEEBLE NON-BRAIN WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO HANDLE THE MAGNIFICENT... MAGNIFICENCE OF THE TECHNOLOGY WE HAVE CREATED." Klein states before continuing, "I WILL NOT BUDGE ON THIS. NO MATTER WHAT YOU GIVE ME, OR THREATEN ME WITH!"
Afton just shrugs, "Alright then. Hey, do any of you have Mobius' number?" he casually asks with a small grin.
Klein turns towards his colleagues, "DID ALL THE LOBOTOMITES WE CREATED ACT LIKE THIS? BECAUSE I'M STARTING TO HAVE SECONDS THOUGHTS ON THE PROJECT!"
"No, Dr. Klein. Most became blood-thirsty savages that were more likely to tear off their own skinvelope than 'bargain', or 'think'. Our teddy bear here is just, unique in this regard." Dala says.
"URGH! LOBOTOMITE, YOUR SECOND CONDITION CAN BE MET... BUT! WE REQUIRE THREE PIECES OF TECHNOLOGY TO FINALLY PUT A STOP TO MOBIUS, MEANING THEY ARE OURS! NOT YOURS. OURS!"
...
Afton rubs his face... Hmm, well, his third condition would invalidate their stipulation anyway so he wasn't too bothered about it. "That's fine."
"NOW... WHAT IS YOUR LAST CONDITION, LOBOTOMITE?" Klein asks, his tone of voice grave, as if he were just about to send his children to war.
Afton smiles at them, and raises his hand, extending his index finger. "Just. One. Thing... I require... One favour from you, no holds barred, and can be used at any time, any place." he states.
8 interjects as they hear this, "*BZZZZCH!*"
"That's right! Dr. Klein, we can't accept that! The lobotomite could ask one of us to flux our own brains as revenge for misplacing his own!" Zero warns.
"BE QUIET DR. O, I BELIEVE I AM IN THE LEADERSHIP POSITION OF THE THINK TANK, AND THEREFORE I WILL MAKE THE DECISIONS!... LOBOTOMITE, WHAT DOES 'NO-HOLDS-BARRED' MEAN?" Klein asks warily.
Afton shrugs, "It means, no matter what I ask, it must be followed the maximum extent of your abilities." he states before continuing, "But don't worry, it won't be anything detrimental to your health... in-fact, I haven't even thought of what I want yet!" he lies, already thinking about how to word it to get the maximal advantage.
The robots look at one another before huddling as if they were coming up with a strategy for a football game... He can't hear much, but there's something about Zero insulting Dala by calling her a formogropher? or something like that...
Soon enough, the group reconvenes, once again floating over the spotlights like some sort of tribunal. "WE HAVE COME TO A DECISION!.... WE ACCEPT YOUR CONDITIONS LOBOTOMITE, FOR THE GOOD OF THE WOR-NO, FOR THE GOOD OF BIG MT!" Klein says.
"Great. Now, I'd like to hear what plans you have to actually deal with Mobius..." he asks, not having much confidence in their tactics due to what he'd seen in this long-ass conversation.
"DO NOT DESPAIR, LOBOTOMITE. I, HAVE A PLAN!" Klein states, and Afton was wondering if lightning was going to start behind the robot, a declaration like that would be followed by, 'USE MY DEATH LASER TO DESTROY THE MOON!'... Or something.
Klein continues despite Afton's wayward thoughts, "WE REQUIRE THREE PIECES OF TECHNOLOGY, THREE PIECES THAT YOU WILL RETRIEVE LOBOTOMITE. THE X-2 TRANSMITTER ANTENNA ARRAY, USED TO FOCUS COHERENT THOUGHT AT EXCESSIVELY HIGH FREQUENCIES."
"The psycho-analytic cardiac-dampening sneaky stealth suit, a suit like NOTHING this world has ever heard, seen, or could EVER see!" Borous lists the second off.
"*BZZZCCCHHH!*" 8 says, which is swiftly translated by Dala.
"And 8's Sonic-Soundwave-Emitter-Projecto-Gun-" She's cut off as Afton interjects.
"Didn't you just give me the Sonic Emitter? Why would you need another?" Afton asks, confused.
"*BZZZZZZZCH!* 8... says?
Again, Dala translates for him, "It is not the Sonic Emitter we specifically need, but the upgrade that will allow it to remove forcefields that may have been... Misplaced." she says.
"Yeah, like stealth-fielding my lab-keys... Dala." Zero whispers, but everyone else ignores him.
Afton sighs, "Alright, so an X-2 Transmitter, a Stealth Suit, and the Sonic Emitter upgrade... Anything else?"
"NO. THAT IS ALL WE NEED TO FINALLY PUT AN END TO MOBIUS... DR. O! GIVE THE LOBOTOMITE THE LAB LOCATIONS ON THEIR... WRIST TERMINAL." Klein says.
...
"I-er, yes! I'll use my robotical knowledge to er... Transmit the... Radiomap... Waves?" He trails off, an air of insecurity exuding from him.
"*BZZZZCH!*"
"What? The Lobotomite already has a full map of the Big MT? HOW IS THIS SO?!" Borous exclaims.
"He must be a spy for RobCo! I knew he couldn't be trusted!" Zero shouts.
"SILENCE!... LOBOTOMITE, WHAT IS YOUR SAD, AND MOST LIKELY PATHETIC EXPLANATION FOR THIS!?" Klein asks.
Afton scratches the back of his head and uses VATS to freeze time, yeah he'd need to come up with a valid reason for him to have what is likely top, top secret information about one of America's most advanced scientific facilities.
He hadn't thought that his [Explorer] Perk would cause so much trouble for him when he got it... He sighs to himself, hindsight is always 20/20... Hmm, well, hopefully his Speech Skill will assist him in making shit up.
He stops VATS and goes to address the robots, "Why do I have a full map of Big MT? Because I have a full map of everywhere in America." he states. "I managed to break into the... Pentagon. and recover large swathes of information, most of which being locations of import to the United States."
Afton observes their reactions and hopes the bullshit he'd just spewed would be enough to-
"GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME." Klein states, followed by affirmations by the others.
Huh, that was easy.
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บท 268: Central Non-Intelligence.
"YOU NOW HAVE EVERYTHING YOU NEED, LOBOTOMITE. GO MAKE YOURSELF USEFUL AND STOP TREADING AROUND WITH YOUR PENIS-TIPPED APPENDAGES..." Klein turns towards his colleagues, "AND YOU ALL SHOULD GET BACK TO YOUR RESPECTIVE STATIONS!" With that, the robots disburse and float over to different parts of the dome.
Afton's just left standing there, still holding the K9000 while watching the robots go about their work... Whatever their work is... He wonders if going over and talking to each one individually would help him understand their situation a little better, but eventually decides that he can do that later on. Right now he has a Central Intelligence Chip to install into the Sink, and a bunch of technology to find.
Turning on his heel, he heads straight back to where he'd come from, reentering the Sink and quickly storing away the K9000. He wasn't prepared to lug it around Big MT so it was best stored safely here... If nothing else he could build something with it in the future.
Afton also takes the time to check the new Perks he'd gained... Though, whether they could be called Perk or not is up to debate, if having your brain and spine stolen was a Perk then he was missing the one from having his arm cut off. He begins to examine the Perks :
[Brainless] : Your head can no longer be crippled and is +25% more resistant to chem addiction. Also grants +1 DT. If he disregarded the fact he was currently missing his brain, the Perk itself was quite powerful... +25% resistance to chem addiction was good, but not all that great considering Afton didn't use addictive chems all that much... The bonus DT and inability to have his head crippled though? Very good indeed.
He wondered if he could take a bullet to the head and still be fine (without [Miracle Maker]), he was missing his brain so the thing allowing him to think and control his body was the machinery inside his head... He reckoned it could survive a bullet or two, but wondered to what extent.
[Spineless] : Your torso can no longer be crippled, grants +1 to Str and DT. Again, ignoring the brutal fact his spine had been torn out, it was an incredibly good Perk. At least now he would never get 'broken like the bat' or something similar, if anyone tried that they might break their knee, considering his spine now consisted of advanced machinery. The strength and DT were also welcome boons, the former finally allowing him to max his strength.
[Tremble before me!] : Allows melee attacks now completely bypass DT, whether this means causing a shockwave to attack through metal armour, or simply slicing through leather. All will apply. This. was interesting, and not just because of how powerful it was. No... What Afton found most interesting about it was the possibilities it presented... For example, what was required to be termed a 'melee attack'?... Was it range? Type of weapon? Could he use a whip and still get the bonus? If so, then couldn't he shoot a wired harpoon and have that count as a melee attack?
So many questions, no little time. Regardless, he'd have more time to study it once he got back to the Mojave. Though, he wondered how long it'd take to actually get back... His Pipboy refused to allow him to zoom out from the Big MT, preventing him from locating exactly where the facility was... Was this a bug in its design, or was something inhibiting it to prevent information gathering? He shakes his head and decides to solve the 'Mobius' problem before asking the egg heads downstairs.
Once done checking himself and packing, he heads back into the centre of the Sink and observes the round holographic map-thing in the middle of the room. The chip he had was relatively small, and he struggled to find where to actually plug it in for a couple of minutes.
Eventually, he finds the port hidden underneath it. He slides it in and a buzzing noise bursts to life as he stands back up to see what had changed.
*DoooOOOO!**BzzzzZZZ!*
"Salutations and felicitations, sir, and a most jocund welcome to the sink." a posh, almost aristocratic sounding butler starts speaking from the device. "I am your electronic valet and household central processor. May I be of assistance to you, sir?"
Afton raises a brow, he'd seen artificial intelligence before, but none quite as polite as this one... Perhaps Mr House's Mr Handy's came close? "Do you have a name I can refer to you as?" he asks, not wishing to call it 'Central Sink Intelligence Unit'.
"No, sir. My creator didn't see the need for one, but you are more than welcome to name me at your own convenience sir." it says.
Afton scratches his face where a beard was slowly forming, "Hmm, how about Alfred?" he asks, a smirk forming on his face as the name leaves his mouth.
"That is most satisfactory, sir. My designation is Sink Central Intelligence Unit, also known as... Alfred. Is there anything else I can do for you, sir?" it asks, and Afton gets a hint of satisfaction from its new name... Though, the machine certainly hides it well.
"Is there anything I should know about the other artificial intelligence units in the Sink? I am aware their personalities need to be recovered, but I'd like to hear what you think first."
"Ah, I regret to inform you, sir, that all modules in this habitat are synthetic personalities... I would not expect anything 'Intelligent' from them once activated. My creator was an eccentric man, and thus saw the need to 'customize' everything operable in the Sink. My humble advice would be to run a large magnet over whatever unit is storing their functions... Just to be safe."
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