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[snarkbot]

[ The small gold robot is speaking into a mirror for this post - since you can access the network mentally he just does that rather than have to hold a commmunicator. His voice is robotic but not monotone. ]

Greetings, network.

While I'm currently functioning at a perfectly normal capacity, there has been a problem I have been putting off: if my chassis is damaged, what do I do? In my own world, an acquaintance keeps spares in the chance that I get damaged, and transfers me to one of those. Unfortunately, I have no such backup option here.

Additionally, I found that I can take the form of a human but as I am borrowing forms from history none of them feel like "mine". [ He does pull out his little robot arms to specifically just to make air quotes, before he puts them back in their hatches. ] However, I have realize there is a benefit to having a form that has a different form of mobility than my current one.

Therefore, I'm wondering if anyone is interested in helping me build a secondary body, or has suggestions for what it could be capable of.

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[deadkord]

Really, Skeets? You go to the Network at large before asking me?

[snarkbot]

My apologies, sir. Have I offended you?

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[pop_of_color]

You suffer and rot like the rest of us organic life forms. Welcome to humanhood.

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[snarkbot]

I think I would rather pass, ma'am.

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[redshoerevenge]

I can assist with that. [Mako waves.] In fact, I should have a sketchbook somewhere with designs. If it is acceptable, we should meet to discuss what sort of body you wish. In my prior tenure, I designed many small mechanized artificially intelligent robots, they had many different bodies.

[She tilts her head and smiles.]

I can meet you at a city of your choosing, if you wish.

[snarkbot]

[ She is very enthusiastic, and Skeets likes that, but he is also very cautious. This is making a body for him, which isn't something he particularly wants to rush into. ]

You mind if I ask about the robots you've made, ma'am?

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[faithfulson]

I could try to repair your current chassis, if possible. It depends on the damage.

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[snarkbot]

Right now I'm considering hypotheticals, but it's always good to keep my options open. What experience do you have?

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[drivesadesk]

I could help with that. I had to rebuild an android back home after she blew up.

What exactly do you mean by 'what it could be capable of'? Are you talking strength and speed, or do you want guns in your arms?

[snarkbot]

That's good to keep in mind, sir.

Those kinds of capabilities are what I would have to consider, though I would prefer not to have guns, assuming that they would be lethal.

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[beyondthegreen]

What kind of body?

[snarkbot]

A robot body, presumably, as I would have to be able to transfer my consciousness to it.

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[reexamined]

I know of an ideal bipedal design.

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[snarkbot]

What design would that be?

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[musclemothers]

[ JUST THIS FACE ]

[snarkbot]

I'm low on funds, sir. [ Skeets has learned a new skill: outright fucking lying. ]

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[functusofficio]

You have been given the ability to take a human form?

[ That's - new when it comes to droids, for her. ] I imagine that would be a strange experience for you.

[snarkbot]

Apparently it is a capability often given to AI and robots in this world. But you would be correct, ma'am, it is quite odd.

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[hunksmash]

Ooh! I wanna help! Pick me!

[snarkbot]

You're very enthusiastic, sir.

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[monsterdoc]

[ Bruce peers at this new persona and hmms, curiosity and fascination on his face. ]

I could try to help, if you wish. My name is Bruce Banner, and I have built robotic and android bodies before, as well as repairing synthezoids. I do not know where you lay in that spectrum, but I'd be glad to help.

[ He smiles, an expression he is slowly feeling a lot more comfortable with. ]

[snarkbot]

It's nice to meet you, Mr. Banner.

[ He's a little used to people being curious about him, and takes it in his stride. ]

I'm a robot, though depending on what era you're from I may be more advanced than you're used to. Additionally, if you can clarify "synthezoid"? I'm unfamiliar with the term, though I can guess the gist from context.

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[specialise]

[ damn. is being a little robot really that hard? raven wonders what those historical figures look like (and who some of them are, given she may not know the most popular). as someone who wouldn't mind a new body, she can understand the discomfort he must feel when donning the shape of someone else. ]

If you ever need a repair, or someone to help you pick a really hot face, I'm your girl, Professor Skeets.

[snarkbot]

Thank you, ma'am. Though I confess I wasn't yet contemplating my visage yet, handsome or not.

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[picksthenames]

[ Cisco wouldn't say he's ever built a robot before-- not counting the battle roomba and practice drones he's made. But fully functioning AI is a little beyond him. Still, building a new chassis for Skeets should be doable. ]

I could see what I could put together. If you want.

[snarkbot]

Have you worked with robotics before, Mr. Ramon?

[ His tone is curious; unlike some of the other people in this post, he's not fishing for a reason to trust him - he already does - but honestly does not know the full extent of his expertise. ]

[freedomflighter]

What kind of body are you thinking?

[snarkbot]

Something with more capabilities, or at least different ones, than my current chassis I think, sir.

[viced]

What...kind of body are you looking for?

A robot or... something like a roomba? I mean, yours seems pretty efficient for interacting anyway.

[ He's never met a machine that wants to be a human, after all. ]

[snarkbot]

People already call me a Roomba enough as it is, sir.

[ He shivers in mid-air. No thank you. ]