Info:(Coral watches you drop the box. Now's your chance to convince her to let you go and do literally anything else.)|Carrying crates is robot work=7^You're not my boss, you can't give me orders=11^This is a waste of time=17^I have some... tactical data?... for you=21





You:Why am >I~ carrying the crates? You're the robot here.
Coral:True enough. Normally, I wold be doing it. However, someone has to guard the >logistics operation~, and you're not armed. Guard duties, therefore, fall to me - and, by extension, you must be the one to carry the cargo.|Continue=42


You:I thought robots weren't allowed to give orders to humans.
Coral:That's true. We're not.
You:         #Soooo...
Coral:So your observation was accurate.#           #We are, however, allowed to enlist local irregulars, if it's of >strategic importance.~|Continue=42


You:I'm sure there's something more important I could be doing.
Coral:Tactics win battles, logistics wins wars.#    #You'd do well to remember that, little one.|Continue=42


You:I have some, uh, tactical data you may want to hear.
Coral:Report in.##(She turns your head towards you, suddenly much more attentive.)|There's no conflict here=25^We haven't scouted the landing zone=33^I have a mission from Dr. Vlookup=29


You:You do realise that we're not at war, right? There's no actual enemy here.
Coral:Hah! None that we SEE, little one.##Until proven otherwise, assume there is 'a rifle behind each blade of grass.'|Continue=42


You:There's actually something I'm supposed to be doing for Dr. Vlookup. The environment is-
Coral:... less important than the cargo. Keep your eyes on the prize.|Continue=42


You:I don't think we have a... full... scouting report for the landing zone, do we? Conducting operations in... unknown territory?... that seems risky.
Coral:    #It >is~ risky. That is an oversight.##I'll have to take care of that when we're done here.|Sounds good=40^Seize your chance to leave. Volunteer=37


You:You said the cargo is important, right? I volunteer for the mission. You should stay here and guard the cargo.
Coral:    #Very well.|Yesss=44

You:Well, I suppose...|Continue=42

Coral:Now. Less talking, more crates.##(You'll have to find something that'll convince her to let you do something else, or you'll be here all day.)|Ugh=999

Coral:When you finish your mission, report your findings to me.##If you encounter unfriendlies, retreat to the beachhead and take cover behind me.|Will do=999
