ABS FIESTA REDUX

[Badger]

Walter moves to seat himself on the couch while the small conversation is happening

He slumps down onto the couch and then turns to Cualli. "Used to the attention from everyone yet? You must be busy working on aircraft so much none of us have ever seen you."

[Ad Bot]

[Mr. Hurricane]

Jaakko shift uncomfortably, with a twinge of distrust in his gut. He feels bad about it. 'Caulli' is enlisted in the Air Force, but it doesn't help to ease his body's response.

"Captain, would you kindly suggest an alternative then? You're the one standing over a bag of tapes," Jaakko says.

[carolcat]

"Prefer not to draw attention to myself, but I can live with some attention. I tend to prefer the company of machines, really." She pauses briefly, biting the inside of her cheek. "Machines aren't tribal."

[Badger]

Walt frowns and becomes a little disheartened as he thinks about the last remark

"I'm really sorry about my little slur earlier, I can't justify myself too well in return."

[carolcat]

"Like I said, it happens. People aren't used to being conscious of their language."

[Badger]

"Like I said, it happens. People aren't used to being conscious of their language."

"I'm just hoping I haven't made the implication that I'm something I don't mean to be."

Walter pauses and tilts his head backwards over the couch towards Tippy so that he's looking upside down at her.

"If you are looking for a robot though, I'm sure Tippy here knows about one nearby."

[Mr. Hurricane]

Jaakko interjects.

"It's tribal," he claims.

[carolcat]

"A robot?" Cualli's raises her eyebrows, her interest clearly having been piqued.

[Tayasaurus]

"You'll see the thing walking the dogs owned by Jaakko over here." Tippy says nodding at him.

"Things got its own problems though. Talk to it whenever you feel like it. It's usually hanging at my apartment in the evenings. Anyways."

Tippy reaches into the bag blindly and pulls out a tape.

"I don't know what this is but i'm gonna put it in."

[Badger]

Walter continues to look at Tippy upside down as he speaks before flipping his head upright again

"sounds like a plan."

Walter looks over at Jaakko and speaks up

"How come you own it now? I thought she was the one who fixed it up."

[Tayasaurus]

"How come you own it now? I thought she was the one who fixed it up."

"He doesn't. I've been lending its time out to him to keep his dogs in check."

[Badger]

"He doesn't. I've been lending its time out to him to keep his dogs in check."

"Oh."

Walter shrugs and relaxes into the couch a bit more not having much to say in return

[carolcat]

"I'll have to keep an eye out for it. I can't say I've ever seen a robot in person before."

[Mr. Hurricane]

"Tippy, you've traumatized your robot," Jaakko says, half serious, half sneering.

[carolcat]

"Traumatized it?" She looks curious. "It's sentient?"