Info:The humans are in cover. You are in a combat stance, covering the Lieutenant-Commander's flanks. The way ahead is clear.|Diplomatic solution?=2^Tactical survey.=3^COMBAT BEGIN!=7
Info:A diplomatic solution is unlikely. You're not facing a human opponent here. These are robots, and non-utilikin robots at that. You're simply fulfilling your respective functions; you wouldn't want to deny them a chance to fulfill their purpose. besides, they're non-sentient.|Continue=1
Info:You don't recognise these specific models, but there's something similar in your tactical database. Old technology. Primitive deep learning algorithms on a kitbashed platform. They don't have much in common with you - more with those Boston Dynamics dogs that police forces used in the 2030s. They're non-sentient and certainly non-sapient, so you won't have to be gentle.|Continue=1



Info:Lieutenant-Commander Vivid Coral taps you on the side of your head. A few tags pop up in your vision. She's claiming the four droids on the left, three of which are armed. The remaining two, apparently, will be your duty.
Info:2{1 are relatively even odds, you figure. You are a much more advanced type of combat unit, after all. One of the droids is pointing a gun at your head; the other has drawn a massive, two-handed sword. Which one should you take down first?|Look at the gun droid=9^Look at the sword droid=10
Info:The gun is the more dangerous weapon, you think. Not to you, of course. With a peashooter like that, it would take a very lucky shot to cause real damage. The bigger concern is shrapnel and ricochets - if you're unlucky, one of the humans might get hurt.|TARGET ACQUIRED=11
Info:The sword is impressive, but you're too close for it to be useful. There's not enough room here to swing it properly. Besides, given your armour, a cutting weapon is going to do... what, exactly? Now, a thrusting weapon might be a different story, something like an estoc wielded half-sword, but not- combat now, review later.|TARGET PRIORITY DECREASED=8
Info:Specify your approach.|CHARGE=12^TACKLE=12^CHARGING TACKLE=12^BEAR HUG=17
Info:Not the most elegant maneuver, but it's time-tested. You crouch forward and run towards the combat units. In the time it takes you to close the distance, the one with the gun manages to a single shot. The bullet hits but harmlessly embeds itself in your chest. (Minor damage detected.)##Then you are already upon them.
Info:You jump and tackle one of the robots. They only have two legs and lack tails, so their center of gravity is too high. You also weigh a good five hundred pounds with armour, you think. There's not much that can be done. You slam into the floor, and feel the combat unit's thin metal shell crack under your weight.##The fight is over as soon as it started. You get back up, and the combat droid does not.|FINISH IT=39



Info:Dangerous, but a little more subtle than the charging maneuver. You assume a full-contact wrestling stance and slowly approach the combat units. As expected, they do not attempt to keep their distance. Tactical blunder.##In the time it takes you to close the distance, the one with the gun fires three shots into your chest. One bullet clangs off your shoulder armour and embeds itself in the ceiling, the other two hit and successfully scuff the paint on your chest.##Then you are already upon them.|SQUEEZE=18
Info:You simply grab the gun-bot and squeeze it to your chest. It struggles, it repeatedly headbutts you, it kicks helplessly. Your strength is not just super-human; it is also superior to that of these outdated models.|INCREASE PRESSURE=19
Info:The droid has some armour, but it's no match for your build. You simply increase pressure, pressing in with your might arms, and crush it like an empty can. After a few seconds, you hear a loud CRACK and a popping sound, and the combat droid goes limp. You let it drop to the floor.|FINISH IT=39



















Info:For good measure, you stomp on the droid's head, crushing it under your boot. Even if it's still functional, it won't be able to see anything. Your humans are safe. You mark the threat as resolved, and experience a quick shiver of happiness, having just generated utility.
Info:One target down, one to go. You have a second to gather information for a SITREP.|Check on the Lieutenant-Commander=41^Check on the enemy leaders=42^NEXT TARGET=45
Info:Lieutenant-Commander Vivid Coral is handling herself well. Despite the heavy armour, her movements are fluid and graceful. You waste a few seconds admiring her.##She's fighting defensively, dodging and deflecting blows, redirecting the force of the attacks. She keeps tripping the bots, usually by sweeping their legs with her tail, making sure she never has to fight more than two at a time. All four of the hostile bots are already scuffed and cracked, while she has suffered no damage at all.|Continue=40
Info:A minute has passed. Dirk Probalo has also drawn a gun. His face is contorted with rage. He keeps pulling the trigger, but the safety is still on, and he's mostly pointing it at the ceiling anyway. His adjutant has noticed how the fight is going, and is dragging him down the corridor.|Continue=40


Info:In the time it's taken you to finish off the gun-droid, the sword-droid has assessed the situation. It appears to be a little more proactive and a little more skilled than the other one.##In authentic armoured combat style, it is now holding its sword inverted - both hands gripping the blade about halfway, using the pommel to strike, like an improvised hammer.|Good form=46
Info:The first swing comes in quickly, and you are forced to block. The sword crashes into your right arm rather than your head, cracking and denting your armor and slightly damaging the mechanics.|Respond with a quick jab=47^Grab the sword=48
Info:You swing your free hand towards the droid. It bends its body away just in time, so you merely land a glancing blow. In the second or so that it's taken you to do this, it has adjusted its stance.|Continue=46
Info:With your free hand, you grab the sword, since the pommel is facing towards you. This maneuver would be ridiculous and impossible for a human - and, as a result, the droid does not expect it. Deep learning algorithms are powerful, but only when you do something that's in the training data.|Jank the sword towards you=49^Wrestle the weapon away from the droid=49
Info:You jank on the sword. The droid is still holding on with both hands. It lets go just in time, and catches its balance, but the sword still ends up flying across the room. It clatters into a corner.|Continue=50 
Info:To its credit, the droid does not give up. Now without the sword, it jumps back, and delivery a crushing kick to your chest.##If you were still human, this would have crushed your heart, likely killing you. But as it stands... you're not even injured, while the metal on your attacker's fist cracks and bends.|FINISH IT=51
Info:You grab the droid's leg, and pull on it, turn around and fling the combat unit into the air, smashing it into the ground. Then before it can get back up, you perform a diving elbow drop on its prone form, crushing it under your weight.|Victory?=60








Info:Yes, victory. Your first sortie, and it was a success.##Lieutenant-Commander Vivid Coral extends a hand, and helps you up. She is, as far as you can tell, completely undamaged. You are a little envious, as you did suffer a lot of scrapes and scratches.##But then she pats you on the shoulder, and a wave of happiness washes that thought away.
Info:Your humans also come out of hiding now. The way ahead is clear.##It's time to end this, and confront the shelter's overlord for his crimes.
