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Robobill

i am 57 years old, bald (still), and rolling down a futuristic hallway.

i am very serious as this is serious and i am a very serious person. my wheelchair pauses before a huge vault door with a ? on the front. the door opens in an overly complex way to show how serious everything is.

i roll to the center of a vast high tech vault. this is futuristic so the foley is awesome right now.

[Professor BILL] puts hands to temple. a machine panel responds with different color lights ((BEEP! BOOP! BADDAAAANG! BEEEOOOP!))

[Professor BILL] speaking commands to a voice assistant. Set time sequence viewer to most likely scenario on current timeline. Advise on level options as trolley is moving down the track now.

[NeuroBro] voice assistant Understood Professor. Please activate the Futrazoide Helmet.

[Professor BILL] puts hands to temple. a machine panel responds again ((BEEP! BOOP! BADDAAAANG! BEEEOOOP!))

((THE [Futrazoide Helmet] DROPS ONTO BILL’S HEAD))

[Futrazoide Helmet] buzzing PREPARE FOR ONCOMING VISION IN ….. 3 ….. 2

…. 1

[Professor BILL] eyes go completely white. He sees and doesn’t see:

i am 70 years old and sitting as chairman of the board of OOPSY at Delta City.

i think, therefore, i am? i look down the long table at our board meeting attendees, nervously waiting for the upcoming presentation. [DickJHones3db] slides smoothly to an awaiting podium and smiles brightly at all.

[DickJHones3db] Thank you, ElJefeMuyMasBuenoBillster for your time today. ((finger guns! pew! finger guns! pew!))

[DickJHones3db] Heh. heh. No need to get jumpy everybody!

[DickJHones3db] So, I’m here to announce your merger with DeathCore2000. It’s great news for everyone here.

[DickJHones3db] Let me introduce their spokes-android ED-20…

BOOOM! BLASTS IN [ED-209] THROUGH THE SIDE DOOR!

[ED-209] Growling! DROP YOUR WEAPONS

[DickJHones3db] Ha ha! ED! Such a kidder. You don’t have enough bullets for all these fine folks.

[DickJHones3db] Watch, he’s perfectly safe. Mr. Shakes, I presume? Could you help us in a demo?

[Mr.Shakes SVP of DE] standing gingerly Me. Sure?

[DickJHones3db] Haha Shakes it is! Please pick up the handgun.

[Mr.Shakes SVP of DE] starting for handgun This will be the best of all possible demos!

[ED-209] Both arms ablaze! bratta-tatta-tatt-tatta-tat-tat bratta-tatta-tatt-tatta-tat-tat

((SHAKES EXPLODES IN BULLET STORM.))

[DickJHones3db] I said the merger might be challenging for some memb…

[GAMS] flying from left does HR on [DickJHones3db]

[DickJHones3db] patella launching to right. ACH! Damn you GAMS!

[ED-209] Pivots to [GAMS] and hisses!

[GAMS] does a capoeira armada

[ED-209] sparks somehow!! but fires back! bratta-tatta-tatt-tatta-tat-tat! from one badly injured arm.

[GAMS] dips, dodges and presses her advantage through a well executed Jean-Claude VanDamme split.

[BILL] pleading Help us GAMS!

[ED-209] hearing a plea pivots towards [BILL] guns blazing…

[GAMS] somehow makes a “NO shape” with its legs and jumps. bratta-tatta-tatt-tatta-tat-tat! hits GAMS straight into the plate.

Bullets ricochet EVERYWHERE! [GAMS] left leg flies off to the right and destroys [ED-209] [GAMS] right leg flies off to the left and destroys [DickJHones3db]

((CLEARING SMOKE AND SILENCE)) [BILL] picks himself up. looks and fails to find holes. there’s something nearby. [BILL] picks up [GAMS]’s plate. It smokes and is the only thing left to remind him of her

((SNAZZZLE CRACKING RIPPING SOUND)) [Professor BILL] rips [Futrazoide Helmet] off his head Is that what is in store?!?

[Futrazoide Helmet] does helmet shrug Probably?

[Professor BILL] thinking. disgusted. Il faudra me passer sur le corps. ((SUBTITLE:: I think there’s a better way.))

((… and we slowly fade as [Professor BILL] thinks of a new way forward. He feels warm and smells fruit…))