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The PRT catches wind of a strange increase in disappeared domestic animals in the downtown area. Given that the people who live there are the rich and powerful, this is clearly a problem that needs to be investigated and solved immediately. The PRT, of course, agrees that this is of utmost importance, and not just because of precedent about mass abductions of pets, of course not, why would you think that, they are so very worried about Fido, even Scion recognizes the merits of rescuing lost pets.
(Lorica's asked to maybe keep a few more eyes there than she has been.)
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thinkering
"...I'll see how far they seem to be able to smell it as I flush them out and spread out if I can."
They seem to be able to smell the pheromones from roughly four blocks away. There is... a worrying number of monkeys hidden around the city. Most of them can barely be called monkeys anymore, with deformities and mutations that make it hard for them to even move. They come from abandoned buildings, attics of houses (with accompanying screams from the people living there), dark alleys, sewers, and other nooks and crannies.
thinkering
Bots mark trails at four block intervals leading to the trainyard and reassure the civilians in bright calming voices. Lorica doesn't stop looking until she stops finding.
mxglam
She... might take a while. Brockton Bay is a fairly large city, and there are several monkeys hiding everywhere.
The monkeys that arrive at the trainyard are dealt with by Glam, with some help from Drupe so that they don't escape when they realize what's happening.
The monkeys that arrive at the trainyard are dealt with by Glam, with some help from Drupe so that they don't escape when they realize what's happening.
thinkering
Has Blasto been taken into custody yet? Can she recall all the bots from the warehouses? For that matter, can Max whip up something to denature Windflower's poisons faster than normal so Glam's attention can be better put to expanding the flock?
Yes, yes, and he'll probably need to know which poisons she used and work on them a little to do that.
thinkering
Windflower's out of trees to kill. She can head back to HQ to give him samples if he likes.
Then he'll probably be able to figure something out in another 35 to 50 minutes.
thinkering
In the meantime the bots will leave trails and lure monkeys.
Monkeys will be lured and eventually killed and become goop! Windflower's poisons will be denatured! This whole thing will go well into the night!
thinkering
Well, the bots don't have to sleep and Lorica can catnap in her workshop. Glam may have to resort to coffee.
mxglam
Yeah, so they will.
And eventually, at around four in the morning, they will have run out of monkeys.
And eventually, at around four in the morning, they will have run out of monkeys.
thinkering
And in the morning it is Sunday. Lorica, having gone to sleep in her surprisingly cozy armor, is up and wants to make sure they still have Blasto.
They do. He's not the kind of tinker that can get out of his PRT cell using only his fingernails and a pillow.
thinkering
Good. Any monkeys turn up overnight or did she get them all?
She got them all. Civilians were terrified, and the news is spreading, and the Protectorate is preparing an official statement describing the events and the results. There will be a press conference later today, and all the heroes will be asked to participate.
thinkering
What fun. She makes sure the shoulderbot will wake Glam in time and caffeinate them if necessary. Poor Glam.
There's some time, still. They don't need to start getting ready until about 11AM.
thinkering
Still.
She spends the intervening time compiling the highlights of the events for regurgitation if anyone makes her talk, and then software-tinkering.
She spends the intervening time compiling the highlights of the events for regurgitation if anyone makes her talk, and then software-tinkering.