Doctor Cain was overexcited. UNCONTROLLABLY overexcited. Jumping around and
giggling like a school girl.
They had found the capsule just the night before. While everyone else had gone to sleep, Cain had stayed and studied the capsule more. By the looks of the rest of the laboratory, it was a miracle the capsule was undamaged and working perfectly.
The morning after, Dr.Cain had concluded the capsule would be better back at his own personal laboratory. So the archaeological team had manage to extract the thing from the depths of the ruins and were now securing it inside a transport.
Still jumping around like an hyperactive kid, Dr. Cain did not notice the tall and dark figure behind him.
- Cough!..ahem!
Cain finally turned around, expecting one his "crew members" and jumped at the sight before him.
- SIGMA!!! … Don't do that! For God's sake, what are you trying to do, kill an old man?!!
The tall reploid smiled with dignity.
-That would be a shame and a waste… No, I came here to find out for myself about the "artefact" you've discovered last night.
- What the?.. How do you know about that?
Sigma shrugged his shoulders, trying to remain serious.
- Well, you did take two of my men to watch the site AND you tried and keep it a secret. So of course… the whole base knows by now.
- Mmph… that'll teach me to trust the military. (sigh!) Well, if you do want to know, it's in that transport over there…
Without waiting for the elder, Sigma entered the vehicle and took a peak at the capsule. He sniffed in disappointment when seeing the thing inside. Cain finally caught up with him.
- It's a robot. He snorted. All this agitation for a walking toaster?!
Dr. Cain laughed joyfully and began jumping around again.
- That's what so exciting, my dear Sigma. It's a REPLOID!!!
Sigma's eyes grew wide.
- What? You lost it, old man. That's not possible…
- I know, but I personally examined this capsule and the creature inside. It is a reploid. Do you realise? That means this thing was built 50 years before reploids were even invented! Half a century before the technology was available! It was probably built by Doctor Light himself!!!
- What do you intend to do with it?
- I'm taking it back to my laboratory for further study.
- Your laboratory? So, I suppose you'll want a temporary suspension from your obligations back at the base?
- Ho!… well I suppose… This IS an exceptional discovery. This creature might require an extensive study of its behaviour and capabilities. It will probably take a few days…
Now, it was Sigma's turn to laugh:
- A few days? So you don't think much of your new toy, already?
- Well, it is pretty old. And I am not so naïve as to think Dr. Light, all by himself, would have done as much on A.I. as hundreds of scientists did over 50 years. No one is that smart…
- Nevertheless, you could take it back to the base and isolate it in the lower-levels.
- What for?
Sigma tapped on the glass.
- You see that thing on his arm… I'm pretty sure it's a weapon. I say you got yourself a fighting machine. It would be a shame if it went berserk and blew off your precious lab. I doubt it would be any kind of a threat back at the HQ.
- I don't think it would be a good idea. From what I learned about doctor Light, he had a tendency to build the most "human" machines. It probably needs a minimum of a decent environment to function properly.
- What? Like sunshine and fresh water? You scientists play god a little too much for my comfort. I say, your Dr. Light built a fighting-thing, so it's going to want to fight. As simple as that.
- Still, I'll take it "home" and call a team on this project. Hey, I have an idea! I'll call the university and see if the Suwa campus' students wants in.
- And save on salaries? You missed your purpose in life, old man. You should have made it businessman. Well, I'll leave you with your new toy, I have work to do…
Without turning back, Sigma left. Cain smiled at the sleeping reploid.
- If I didn't knew better, I'd say Sigma's mad at me for leaving my "duties". Well, I never promised them anything, have I? Let's take you home. I'm dying to see what you can do…
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Tbc.
Feedback, please. I'm an addict.
B)
They had found the capsule just the night before. While everyone else had gone to sleep, Cain had stayed and studied the capsule more. By the looks of the rest of the laboratory, it was a miracle the capsule was undamaged and working perfectly.
The morning after, Dr.Cain had concluded the capsule would be better back at his own personal laboratory. So the archaeological team had manage to extract the thing from the depths of the ruins and were now securing it inside a transport.
Still jumping around like an hyperactive kid, Dr. Cain did not notice the tall and dark figure behind him.
- Cough!..ahem!
Cain finally turned around, expecting one his "crew members" and jumped at the sight before him.
- SIGMA!!! … Don't do that! For God's sake, what are you trying to do, kill an old man?!!
The tall reploid smiled with dignity.
-That would be a shame and a waste… No, I came here to find out for myself about the "artefact" you've discovered last night.
- What the?.. How do you know about that?
Sigma shrugged his shoulders, trying to remain serious.
- Well, you did take two of my men to watch the site AND you tried and keep it a secret. So of course… the whole base knows by now.
- Mmph… that'll teach me to trust the military. (sigh!) Well, if you do want to know, it's in that transport over there…
Without waiting for the elder, Sigma entered the vehicle and took a peak at the capsule. He sniffed in disappointment when seeing the thing inside. Cain finally caught up with him.
- It's a robot. He snorted. All this agitation for a walking toaster?!
Dr. Cain laughed joyfully and began jumping around again.
- That's what so exciting, my dear Sigma. It's a REPLOID!!!
Sigma's eyes grew wide.
- What? You lost it, old man. That's not possible…
- I know, but I personally examined this capsule and the creature inside. It is a reploid. Do you realise? That means this thing was built 50 years before reploids were even invented! Half a century before the technology was available! It was probably built by Doctor Light himself!!!
- What do you intend to do with it?
- I'm taking it back to my laboratory for further study.
- Your laboratory? So, I suppose you'll want a temporary suspension from your obligations back at the base?
- Ho!… well I suppose… This IS an exceptional discovery. This creature might require an extensive study of its behaviour and capabilities. It will probably take a few days…
Now, it was Sigma's turn to laugh:
- A few days? So you don't think much of your new toy, already?
- Well, it is pretty old. And I am not so naïve as to think Dr. Light, all by himself, would have done as much on A.I. as hundreds of scientists did over 50 years. No one is that smart…
- Nevertheless, you could take it back to the base and isolate it in the lower-levels.
- What for?
Sigma tapped on the glass.
- You see that thing on his arm… I'm pretty sure it's a weapon. I say you got yourself a fighting machine. It would be a shame if it went berserk and blew off your precious lab. I doubt it would be any kind of a threat back at the HQ.
- I don't think it would be a good idea. From what I learned about doctor Light, he had a tendency to build the most "human" machines. It probably needs a minimum of a decent environment to function properly.
- What? Like sunshine and fresh water? You scientists play god a little too much for my comfort. I say, your Dr. Light built a fighting-thing, so it's going to want to fight. As simple as that.
- Still, I'll take it "home" and call a team on this project. Hey, I have an idea! I'll call the university and see if the Suwa campus' students wants in.
- And save on salaries? You missed your purpose in life, old man. You should have made it businessman. Well, I'll leave you with your new toy, I have work to do…
Without turning back, Sigma left. Cain smiled at the sleeping reploid.
- If I didn't knew better, I'd say Sigma's mad at me for leaving my "duties". Well, I never promised them anything, have I? Let's take you home. I'm dying to see what you can do…
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Tbc.
Feedback, please. I'm an addict.
B)