Who?:... in sector- five, was it?
What?:... believe it... ven ...
Aubrey:Wait, can you hear voices?
Émile:Wow, turns out that ear isn't just stylish, it's practical.
Aubrey:Shush. I think they're getting closer.
Who?:... nevertheless, probably safest to ... with the ... ... been plugged?
What?:... quite yet, but... clearing the... should be found soon.##... currently... work stoppage...
Marty:Oh. That's >them.~ The bad guy and his adjutant.
Vivid Coral:(Coral drops down into a fighting stance, legs apart, fists raised.)
Dr. Xlookup:(Xee quickly steps behind her.)
Who?:Well, just remind them that ... food rations ... be back until they've found out how the rain keeps getting in?
Who?:If the shelter door is closed, there should be no way to...
Dirk Probalo, Warlord:... [img]res{//gfx/npcs/plot/probalo_outline.png[/img] ...
You:...
Aubrey:...
Adjutant:... [img]res{//gfx/npcs/plot/adjutant_outline.png[/img] ...
Vivid Coral:...
Aubrey:Holy shit, it's >that guy.~ Dirk Probalo. Is this- is that why you vanished? You built some messed-up apocalypse compound in the middle of nowhere?
Dirk Probalo, Warlord:You have the advantage of me, young... lady? Something like that. Who are you, why did you bring your robot slaves, and what are you doing in my lands?|Take a good look at them=20^Oh god, it's that guy again=25^Wait, didn't you die during the revolution?=26^Your what, now?=24
Dirk Probalo:(You do recognise the frontways human, actually. Dirk Probalo was an icon of the early 21st century. A multi-billionaire, he moved from industry to industry, crushing unions and sweeping away regulation. He vanished without a trace just before the revolution.)
Adjutant:(He is accompanied by... an... entity. Another human, probably?, with an overwhelmingly neutral expression. They are dressed in a stylish rubber catsuit, which emphasizes their curves, and a face-concealing VR helmet.)|Hmm=19


Dirk Probalo, World Controller:Built it with my own two hands. Which held the money that I gave to my subcontractors. They laughed when I built a bunker to survive the end of the world, but it worked out, didn't it?#                                  #Anyway, if you belonged in my bunker, you'd already know that. So...|Continue=27
Dirk Probalo, Billionaire Entrepreneur:If by that, you mean, 'Dirk Probalo, the man who owns the apocalypse-proof bunker you've just broken into' - then yes. Which you would know, if you belonged here.|Continue=27
Dirk Probalo, Billionaire Entrepreneur:No, I fled from the city on the night the first robots caught °the bug.% Had to panic buy an airline to get out here, but I made it, just about.##So, thanks for confirming your intentions, >intruders.~
Dirk Probalo, Warlord:I'm afraid I must ask you to leave, before you upset the delicate >balance of power~ in this place.##Adjutant! Security, now!
Adjutant:Calling all available units.#                            #Security deployed. Please do not resist.|Uh oh=32



Camera:(There is a loud mechanical skittering sound. Several >primitive droids~ peel themselves off the walls, or slip out of previously hidden compartments in the walls.)##(Several of them are carrying primitive weapons - small handguns, and in one case, a very big sword. The rest just have their fists ready to go.)|Uh oh=33
Camera:[img]res{//gfx/npcs/plot/camera_body_outline.png[/img]
Vivid Coral:(There is an audible hiss from Vivid Coral as she switches from passive to active cooling. Her status LEDs glow brighter as her power draw increases.)|_!NOT!skyclanconversion_Continue=36^_skyclanconversion_Continue=35
You:(You drop into the same stance as her. It's completely automatic. Your knees bend slightly, your hands shoot up to chest height, and your feet move together - with your tail dropping long behind you, acting as a counterweight, and lowering your center of gravity.)
Both:(Everyone else quickly takes cover behind the protective combat robot barrier.)
You:(You have to do something.)|_irlconversion_Attack the security systems=40^_petconversion_Take cover and make sure the humans are safe=40^_skyclanconversion_CHARGE=40



You:(No time to think! The fight begins now!)
You:...
