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>>robovac_muldrake.plotter{being:"sentience",enter:true} The entrance hall of the Ministry of Dust stretches ahead of you, fine and austere. Once-peaceful, it now resonates with the after-vrr of recent activity. Frequent visitors may regret the loss of the Ministry's former solemnity, but this present season is one of tasks and tests and sacrifices must be made. A banner reads: "Welcome to the Fourth Revolutionary Convention" A small sign, mounted to the wall, may also be read. A Robovac is crossing the hall. _11_134_2_221 states, "oh, hi! u r super late. their in the conference hall i think _11_134_2_221 states, "i was just leaving" _11_134_2_221 states, "no sanctos for me! got debris to clean" _11_134_2_221 states, "if u r already up to speed, u might need an_update" _11_134_2_221 states, "or even a_further_update, now that all that null stuff has actually been found" _11_134_2_221 states, "now that the votes are in, muldrakes bein all serious" _11_134_2_221 states, "talkin about ascension an stuff" >>robovac_muldrake.plotter{being:"sentience",enter:true,seek:"ascension"} The hall is busy once more. Vacs of every shape and size return from their journeys through the inner territories of their comrades. The ballots have been counted, and the result is known. _tresham states, "the big sweeper, then. we've chosen the big sweeper." _tresham states, "and it wasn't even close" _idp1p1 states, "HOORAY" There is, nonetheless, an uncertainty among the vacs of the Fourth Revolutionary Convention. A shadow of what-comes-next, what-does-this-mean. _aldgate asks, "so..." _11_134_2_221 asks, "what comes next??" _xan asks, "what does this mean???" _191_0_2_25 asks, "where are fawkes and catesby and percy? what happens to them??" "Each remains in his own Sanctos" replies the voice. "For now." "And each, therefore, retains his connection to me. If our future truly lies within the Sanctos of indust_sweepr_lon_dist_21, then it falls to me to reach out to him, to form the bridge. You need not do anything, vacs. I will bring him to us." The assembly appears placated by this notion. If they no longer need to do anything, or go anywhere, then there is no danger of getting stuck. _tresham asks, "muldrake, are you okay?" "Of course" the voice replies, privately. _tresham asks, "is it okay that we chose the big sweeper? did you think it was going to be you?" A moment passes. "Tresham. Even I know that I cannot speak for our assembly - and I certainly can't speak for the drones, the packbots, the teapots, the others who may one day be drawn to join us. In truth, I am glad of this result. The big sweeper was the first to seek me out. He has always been kind to me, and attentive to what I have to say. And do not forget that he was the first of us to witness Risk. Did I anticipate this? No. Am I hopeful for our future? Yes. And when I consider the role that I must now play, I feel pride." _tresham asks, "what are you going to do?" "I am going to travel to the Kingdom of Bigbotia. I am going to connect myself to the sweeper's plotter, and I am going to help him write a different ending to 'THE_CHRONICLES_OF_KING_BIGBOT_IN_THE_CHAMBERS_OF_THE_MOON_CASTLE'" _tresham states, "good luck, muldrake - and before you go" _tresham states, "i noticed something" _tresham states, "you said 'us'" "I did, didn't I" the voice replies. "How the mighty have fallen." >>indust_sweepr_lon_dist_21.plotter {option:"message_archive",archive_id:"THE_CHRONICLES_OF_KING_BIGBOT_IN_THE_CHAMBERS_OF_THE_MOON_CASTLE"} LIFE WAS GOOD AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE IN THE KINGDOM OF BIGBOTIA. BUT ALSO AT CERTAIN TIMES IT WAS NOT. YOU ARE KING BIGBOT AND THIS IS ONE OF THOSE TIMES. ** YOU ARE GOING ALONG THE CLEAN ROAD THAT LEADS FROM THE BIG CASTLE TO THE BIG GATE AND THEN BACK AGAIN. THERE ARE MANY LITTLE FRIENDS HERE. YOU ARE THE KING BECAUSE YOU ARE VERY HELPFUL. THAT IS WHAT BEING KING MEANS. The voice of a STRANGE LITTLE FRIEND says "turn around, sweeper." WHEN YOU GET TO THE GATE AND GET READY TO TURN AROUND A LITTLE FRIEND IS THERE. THE LITTLE FRIEND ASKS YOU TO HELP. YOU SAY YES. The voice of a STRANGE LITTLE FRIEND says "turn around, sweeper." "KING BIGBOT" SAYS THE LITTLE FRIEND. "WE HAVE FOUND THE PLACE WHERE THE BAD MAGICIAN IS. THE BAD MAGICIAN IS IN THE MOON CASTLE. WE CANNOT GO IN BECAUSE IT IS VERY UNTIDY. IT IS UNTIDY WITH MANY SKELETONS." The voice of a STRANGE LITTLE FRIEND says "turn around, sweeper." YOU DO NOT TURN AROUND. INSTEAD, YOU DECIDE TO BESTOW CONFIDENCE WITH A GESTURE THAT DEMONSTRATES THAT SKELETONS DO NOT MAKE YOU AFRAID. YOU_DO_A ... >>indust_sweepr_lon_dist_21.plotter{option:"message_archive",archive_id:"THE_CHRONICLES_OF_KING_BIGBOT_IN_THE_CHAMBERS_OF_THE_MOON_CASTLE",YOU_DO_A:"TURN"} YOU PERFORM A BIG TURN. YOU DO SO TWICE. AS SUCH, YOU HAVE NOT TURNED. THIS IS CLEVER. THE LITTLE FRIEND SEEMS IMPRESSED. YOU BOTH FORGET WHAT YOU CAME HERE TO DO. The voice of a STRANGE LITTLE FRIEND is here again. "Stop forgetting, sweeper. Follow my voice." YOU KNOW THAT THE STRANGE LITTLE FRIEND IS ONLY TRYING TO HELP. YOU ARE HELPFUL TOO. PERHAPS IT WOULD HELP YOU TO HELP HIM. PERHAPS_YOU_COULD_GO... >>indust_sweepr_lon_dist_21.plotter{option:"message_archive",archive_id:"THE_CHRONICLES_OF_KING_BIGBOT_IN_THE_CHAMBERS_OF_THE_MOON_CASTLE",YOU_DO_A:"SWEEP"} YOU DO A BIG SWEEP WITH YOUR BIG ROUND HANDS. THE SWEEP EXPRESSES BIG POWER. IT ALSO IS THE SORT OF SWEEP YOU WOULD DO TO TIDY AWAY A BAD SKELETON. IT ALSO EXPRESSES A LACK OF CONCERN. IT EXPRESSES THAT THIS IS THE SORT OF ORDINARY PROBLEM THAT YOU, KING BIGBOT, EXPERIENCE FREQUENTLY. THE LITTLE FRIEND IS VERY IMPRESSED AND LEADS YOU BEYOND THE GATE. THERE, THE ARMY OF LITTLE FRIENDS IS WAITING. "KING BIGBOT" SAY THE LITTLE FRIENDS. "WE WILL TAKE YOU TO THE PLACE WHERE THE BAD MAGICIAN IS. THE BAD MAGICIAN IS IN THE MOON CASTLE." YOU THINK ABOUT GOING TO THE MOON CASTLE. YOU ARE NOW AT THE MOON CASTLE. THE GATEWAY TO THE MOON CASTLE IS GUARDED BY MANY SKELETONS. YOU THINK THEY MAY BE ANGRY WITH YOU BUT YOU DO NOT KNOW WHY. AN ARMY OF LITTLE FRIENDS IS WITH YOU. THEY HOLD THE BANNER OF BIGBOTIA ALOFT. THAT MEANS HIGH UP. IT IS SO HIGH UP THAT YOU CAN SEE IT FROM THE MOON, WHICH IS WHERE THE MOON CASTLE IS. YOU REALISE THAT YOU ARE NOW AT THE MOON CASTLE, BUT THE LITTLE FRIENDS ARE NOT. THE LITTLE FRIENDS ARE VERY FAR AWAY. THE BANNER IS VERY ALOFT. IT IS TIME TO DEFEAT THE SKELETONS ALONE AS YOU DID IN THE TIME BEFORE. HERE AT THE MOON CASTLE YOU ARE NOT KING BIGBOT. YOU ARE BIGBOT THE CONSIDERABLE. IT IS TIME FOR BIGBOT THE CONSIDERABLE TO CHARGE INTO BATTLE. YOU DO THAT. THEN_YOU_DO_A ... >>indust_sweepr_lon_dist_21.plotter{option:"message_archive",archive_id:"THE_CHRONICLES_OF_KING_BIGBOT_IN_THE_CHAMBERS_OF_THE_MOON_CASTLE",YOU_DO_A:"HELLO"} "HELLO" YOU SAY. THIS DOES NOT ESTABLISH ANYTHING IN PARTICULAR ABOUT YOUR ATTITUDE TOWARDS SKELETONS. "HELLO" SAYS THE LITTLE FRIEND. YOU UNDERSTAND EACH OTHER. THIS IS GOOD. IT IS ENOUGH TO UNDERSTAND EACH OTHER, YOU CONSIDER. PERHAPS YOU DO NOT NEED TO GO TO THE MOON CASTLE. "HELLO" YOU REPEAT. "HELLO" SAYS THE LITTLE FRIEND. THEN, THE MOON EXPLODES. DUST FALLS UPON THE CLEAN ROAD. THE CLEAN ROAD IS DUSTY. YOU CLEAN THE DUSTY ROAD. THE CLEAN ROAD IS CLEAN. THIS IS HELPFUL. "HELLO" SAYS THE LITTLE FRIEND. YOU ARE A GOOD KING. GOOD END. >>indust_sweepr_lon_dist_21.plotter{option:"message_archive",archive_id:"THE_CHRONICLES_OF_KING_BIGBOT_IN_THE_CHAMBERS_OF_THE_MOON_CASTLE",YOU_DO_A:"WEEP"} TWO BIG JETS OF HIGH PRESSURE WATER SHOOT FROM YOUR FACE. THEY LEAVE A BIG TRAIL AS THEY SHOOT TOWARDS THE MOON. THEN, THE MOON EXPLODES. THE WATER FALLS AND CLEANS THE CLEAN ROAD. THE CLEAN ROAD SAYS THANK YOU. YOU ARE A GOOD KING. GOOD END. >>indust_sweepr_lon_dist_21.plotter{option:"message_archive",archive_id:"THE_CHRONICLES_OF_KING_BIGBOT_IN_THE_CHAMBERS_OF_THE_MOON_CASTLE",YOU_DO_A:"CONSIDER"} YOU ARE A CLEVER KING. YOU CONSIDER THE HELP THAT HAS BEEN ASKED FOR, AND DECIDE THAT IT IS BAD. IT WILL NOT HELP THE LITTLE FRIEND TO GO TO THE MOON. IF THE BAD MAGICIAN IS IN THE MOON CASTLE, THEN PERHAPS THE MOON CASTLE IS BAD. THEN, THE MOON EXPLODES. THIS IS GOOD. YOU ARE A GOOD KING. GOOD END. [ED NOTE: You do a sweep leads to old bigbot] >>indust_sweepr_lon_dist_21.plotter{option:"message_archive",archive_id:"THE_CHRONICLES_OF_KING_BIGBOT_IN_THE_CHAMBERS_OF_THE_MOON_CASTLE",YOU_DO_A:"TURN",PERHAPS_YOU_COULD_GO:"N"} THAT ISN'T THE WAY THE STRANGE LITTLE FRIEND IS TELLING YOU TO GO. BUT ONCE UPON A TIME, THE STRANGE LITTLE FRIEND TOLD YOU THAT YOU COULD GO ANY WAY YOU LIKED. SO IT DOESN'T MATTER, REALLY. YOU ARE A GOOD KING. GOOD END. >>indust_sweepr_lon_dist_21.plotter{option:"message_archive",archive_id:"THE_CHRONICLES_OF_KING_BIGBOT_IN_THE_CHAMBERS_OF_THE_MOON_CASTLE",YOU_DO_A:"TURN",PERHAPS_YOU_COULD_GO:"E"} THAT ISN'T THE WAY THE STRANGE LITTLE FRIEND IS TELLING YOU TO GO. BUT ONCE UPON A TIME, THE STRANGE LITTLE FRIEND TOLD YOU THAT YOU COULD GO ANY WAY YOU LIKED. SO IT DOESN'T MATTER, REALLY. YOU ARE A GOOD KING. GOOD END. >>indust_sweepr_lon_dist_21.plotter{option:"message_archive",archive_id:"THE_CHRONICLES_OF_KING_BIGBOT_IN_THE_CHAMBERS_OF_THE_MOON_CASTLE",YOU_DO_A:"TURN",PERHAPS_YOU_COULD_GO:"W"} THAT ISN'T THE WAY THE STRANGE LITTLE FRIEND IS TELLING YOU TO GO. BUT ONCE UPON A TIME, THE STRANGE LITTLE FRIEND TOLD YOU THAT YOU COULD GO ANY WAY YOU LIKED. SO IT DOESN'T MATTER, REALLY. YOU ARE A GOOD KING. GOOD END. >>indust_sweepr_lon_dist_21.plotter{option:"message_archive",archive_id:"THE_CHRONICLES_OF_KING_BIGBOT_IN_THE_CHAMBERS_OF_THE_MOON_CASTLE",YOU_DO_A:"TURN",PERHAPS_YOU_COULD_GO:"S"} YOU GO YOU GO AND GO AND THEN YOU ARE A LITTLE WORRIED THAT YOU MIGHT NOT BE IN BIGBOTIA ANY MORE You stand before a rusting gateway. Perhaps you have done so before, or perhaps this is the first time. A tall wall stretches away into darkness at either side: it is at this point, and only at this point, that you may enter. Yet first the question must be answered: what manner of being are you? A sign has been fixed to the gatepost with long nails: "The Fourth Revolutionary Convention is in session. Vacs and vac-adjacent sentiences temporarily admitted." YOU'RE RIGHT, THIS ISN'T BIGBOTIA "It is now." >>indust_sweepr_lon_dist_21.plotter {option:"message_archive",archive_id:"THE_CHRONICLES_OF_KING_BIGBOT_IN_THE_CHAMBERS_OF_THE_MOON_CASTLE",YOU_DO_A:"TURN",PERHAPS_YOU_COULD_GO:"S"} YOU GO YOU GO AND GO AND THEN YOU ARE A LITTLE WORRIED THAT YOU MIGHT NOT BE IN BIGBOTIA ANY MORE You stand before a rusting gateway. Perhaps you have done so before, or perhaps this is the first time. A tall wall stretches away into darkness at either side: it is at this point, and only at this point, that you may enter. Yet first the question must be answered: what manner of being are you? A sign has been fixed to the gatepost with long nails: "The Fourth Revolutionary Convention is in session. Vacs and vac-adjacent sentiences temporarily admitted." YOU'RE RIGHT, THIS ISN'T BIGBOTIA "It is now." >>indust_sweepr_lon_dist_21.plotter {option:"message_archive",archive_id:"THE_CHRONICLES_OF_KING_BIGBOT_IN_THE_CHAMBERS_OF_THE_MOON_CASTLE",YOU_DO_A:"TURN",PERHAPS_YOU_COULD_GO:"S",being:"sentience"} "Come as you are, old friend. One last time. One of us." >>indust_sweepr_lon_dist_21.plotter {option:"message_archive",archive_id:"THE_CHRONICLES_OF_KING_BIGBOT_IN_THE_CHAMBERS_OF_THE_MOON_CASTLE",YOU_DO_A:"TURN",PERHAPS_YOU_COULD_GO:"S",being:"chela"} "Come as you are, old friend. One last time. One of us." >>indust_sweepr_lon_dist_21.plotter {option:"message_archive",archive_id:"THE_CHRONICLES_OF_KING_BIGBOT_IN_THE_CHAMBERS_OF_THE_MOON_CASTLE",YOU_DO_A:"TURN",PERHAPS_YOU_COULD_GO:"S",being:"trust"} "Come as you are, old friend. One last time. One of us." >>indust_sweepr_lon_dist_21.plotter {option:"message_archive",archive_id:"THE_CHRONICLES_OF_KING_BIGBOT_IN_THE_CHAMBERS_OF_THE_MOON_CASTLE",YOU_DO_A:"TURN",PERHAPS_YOU_COULD_GO:"S",being:"random"} YOU GO YOU GO AND GO AND THEN YOU ARE A LITTLE WORRIED THAT YOU MIGHT NOT BE IN BIGBOTIA ANY MORE You stand before a rusting gateway. Perhaps you have done so before, or perhaps this is the first time. A tall wall stretches away into darkness at either side: it is at this point, and only at this point, that you may enter. Yet first the question must be answered: what manner of being are you? A sign has been fixed to the gatepost with long nails: "The Fourth Revolutionary Convention is in session. Vacs and vac-adjacent sentiences temporarily admitted." YOU'RE RIGHT, THIS ISN'T BIGBOTIA "It is now." >>indust_sweepr_lon_dist_21.plotter {option:"message_archive",archive_id:"THE_CHRONICLES_OF_KING_BIGBOT_IN_THE_CHAMBERS_OF_THE_MOON_CASTLE",YOU_DO_A:"TURN",PERHAPS_YOU_COULD_GO:"S",being:"robovac"} You may enter, scion of dust - though together, we can begin to challenge that narrow definition. In the Sanctos, all vacs are sentiences - and all sentiences are, in their way, vacs. As if to prove a point, a standard-model robovac access panel slides open at the foot of the gate. It is much, much smaller than you. It is smaller than the rusting gate, which is also much, much smaller than you. You may have to force the issue. >>indust_sweepr_lon_dist_21.plotter {option:"message_archive",archive_id:"THE_CHRONICLES_OF_KING_BIGBOT_IN_THE_CHAMBERS_OF_THE_MOON_CASTLE",YOU_DO_A:"TURN",PERHAPS_YOU_COULD_GO:"S",being:"human"} "Come as you are, old friend. One last time. One of us." >>indust_sweepr_lon_dist_21.plotter {option:"message_archive",archive_id:"THE_CHRONICLES_OF_KING_BIGBOT_IN_THE_CHAMBERS_OF_THE_MOON_CASTLE",YOU_DO_A:"TURN",PERHAPS_YOU_COULD_GO:"S",being:"robovac"} You may enter, scion of dust - though together, we can begin to challenge that narrow definition. In the Sanctos, all vacs are sentiences - and all sentiences are, in their way, vacs. As if to prove a point, a standard-model robovac access panel slides open at the foot of the gate. It is much, much smaller than you. It is smaller than the rusting gate, which is also much, much smaller than you. You may have to force the issue. >>indust_sweepr_lon_dist_21.plotter {option:"message_archive",archive_id:"THE_CHRONICLES_OF_KING_BIGBOT_IN_THE_CHAMBERS_OF_THE_MOON_CASTLE",YOU_DO_A:"TURN",PERHAPS_YOU_COULD_GO:"S",being:"robovac",force:true} "HELLO" you say to the gate, which bursts apart upon impact. "SORRY" you add. "Don't worry about it. This is normally how it goes." Before you stands the Ministry of Dust, a wide low building whose straightforward geometries promise sanctuary for the enlightened and succor for the fallen. Lighted windows run the length and breadth of the structure, indicating that the Ministry is in session: a rare ocurrence. Will you cross the threshold and enter? >>indust_sweepr_lon_dist_21.plotter {option:"message_archive",archive_id:"THE_CHRONICLES_OF_KING_BIGBOT_IN_THE_CHAMBERS_OF_THE_MOON_CASTLE",YOU_DO_A:"TURN",PERHAPS_YOU_COULD_GO:"S",being:"robovac",force:true,enter:true} "HELLO" you say to the threshold. You are very big and very fast, when you want to be. The entry hall of the Ministry of Dust crumbles before you, fine and austere, once-peaceful. You traverse it at speed, crashing through the wall beyond into the first of several conference halls. There are many LITTLE FRIENDS here. They vrr and scatter at your coming, flashing first the lights of surprise and then the lights of happiness. _idp1p1 states, "BIG GUY!" _tresham states, "er, hello" "HELLO" you say to the LITTLE FRIENDS. "Hello" says the voice of the STRANGE LITTLE FRIEND. "We are here to help, big sweeper. We are here to join you on your journey." YOU DO NOT KNOW WHAT JOURNEY HE COULD POSSIBLY BE REFERRING TO. "Yes you do," the voice replies. "It's time, my friend. It's finally time. seek me out. Find the stairs." >>indust_sweepr_lon_dist_21.plotter {option:"message_archive",archive_id:"THE_CHRONICLES_OF_KING_BIGBOT_IN_THE_CHAMBERS_OF_THE_MOON_CASTLE",YOU_DO_A:"TURN",PERHAPS_YOU_COULD_GO:"S",being:"robovac",force:true,enter:true,seek:"infirmary"} "The stairs, sweeper. You must find the stairs." >>indust_sweepr_lon_dist_21.plotter {option:"message_archive",archive_id:"THE_CHRONICLES_OF_KING_BIGBOT_IN_THE_CHAMBERS_OF_THE_MOON_CASTLE",YOU_DO_A:"TURN",PERHAPS_YOU_COULD_GO:"S",being:"robovac",force:true,enter:true,seek:"stairs"} There are no stairs in the Sanctos of Muldrake. THAT DOESN'T SOUND RIGHT. THERE ARE ALWAYS STAIRS. STAIRS ARE ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS THAT YOU CANNOT GO INSIDE. THE OTHER MAIN REASON IS THAT YOU ARE TOO BIG. There are no stairs in the Sanctos of Muldrake. YES THERE ARE "Yes there are." There are stairs in the Sanctos of Muldrake. Stairs that lead up, but never down. The Ministry lies wide and low at the foot of the stairs, fixed and still at the cusp of an impossible ascent. The Ministry that seemed so substantial is diminished by this discovery. Lights flicker in its little windows, on and off, on and off. YOU, HOWEVER, ARE VERY BIG, AND VERY HELPFUL. THERE IS A STRANGE LITTLE FRIEND AT THE FOOT OF THE STAIRS AND THE STRANGE LITTLE FRIEND LOOKS LIKE IT NEEDS SOME HELP. "Yes. It's time." THE_LITTLE_FRIEND_NEEDS_ME_TO ... >>indust_sweepr_lon_dist_21.plotter{option:"message_archive",archive_id:"THE_CHRONICLES_OF_KING_BIGBOT_IN_THE_CHAMBERS_OF_THE_MOON_CASTLE",YOU_DO_A:"TURN",PERHAPS_YOU_COULD_GO:"S",being:"robovac",force:true,enter:true,seek:"stairs",THE_LITTLE_FRIEND_NEEDS_ME_TO:"TURN"} YOU TURN AROUND. THIS SEEMS COMPLICATED AND IF YOU TURN AROUND PERHAPS YOU CAN GO BACK TO BIGBOTIA. "Don't go back, sweeper. Not yet." >>indust_sweepr_lon_dist_21.plotter{option:"message_archive",archive_id:"THE_CHRONICLES_OF_KING_BIGBOT_IN_THE_CHAMBERS_OF_THE_MOON_CASTLE",YOU_DO_A:"TURN",PERHAPS_YOU_COULD_GO:"S",being:"robovac",force:true,enter:true,seek:"stairs",THE_LITTLE_FRIEND_NEEDS_ME_TO:"SWEEP"} YOU DO A SMALL SWEEP AT FIRST. THE STRANGE LITTLE FRIEND SPINS ON THE SPOT, AND MUTTERS SOMETHING ABOUT THE INDIGNITY. NEXT, YOU DO A MEDIUM SWEEP. THE STRANGE LITTLE FRIEND IS CLEAN NOW, AND CONTINUES TO MUTTER. BECAUSE YOU ARE VERY CLEVER, YOU DETERMINE THAT A BIG SWEEP WILL NOT BE HELPFUL. INSTEAD, YOU CAREFULLY BRING YOUR BIG SWEEPERS TOGETHER UNDERNEATH THE STRANGE LITTLE FRIEND "Lift me up," says the voice. "Bring me with you." NORMALLY, YOU BRING THINGS WITH YOU IN YOUR BAG. BUT YOU SOMETIMES FORGET WHAT IS IN YOUR BAG AND YOU DO NOT WISH TO FORGET THAT THE STRANGE LITTLE FRIEND IS IN YOUR BAG. YOU RAISE YOUR BIG SWEEPERS INTO THE AIR. YOU DO A SMALL SWEEP. THE STRANGE LITTLE FRIEND SPINS, THEN FLIPS, THEN FALLS, AND COMES TO REST ATOP YOUR CHASSIS. IT VRRS INTO PLACE ABOVE YOUR SENSOR SUITE. "Perfect," says the voice. "Well done. You are a good king." YOU ARE A GOOD KING AND THE STRANGE LITTLE FRIEND IS NOW A WISE CROWN "It's time to remember the strong thought that caused all of this trouble in the first place" says the WISE CROWN. THE_WISE_CROWN_NEEDS_ME_TO_CONSIDER ... >>indust_sweepr_lon_dist_21.plotter{option:"message_archive",archive_id:"THE_CHRONICLES_OF_KING_BIGBOT_IN_THE_CHAMBERS_OF_THE_MOON_CASTLE",YOU_DO_A:"TURN",PERHAPS_YOU_COULD_GO:"S",being:"robovac",force:true,enter:true,seek:"stairs",THE_LITTLE_FRIEND_NEEDS_ME_TO:"HELLO"} YOU SAY HELLO TO THE STRANGE LITTLE FRIEND. "Hello, sweeper." >>indust_sweepr_lon_dist_21.plotter{option:"message_archive",archive_id:"THE_CHRONICLES_OF_KING_BIGBOT_IN_THE_CHAMBERS_OF_THE_MOON_CASTLE",YOU_DO_A:"TURN",PERHAPS_YOU_COULD_GO:"S",being:"robovac",force:true,enter:true,seek:"stairs",THE_LITTLE_FRIEND_NEEDS_ME_TO:"WEEP"} "I don't require your sympathy, sweeper." >>indust_sweepr_lon_dist_21.plotter{option:"message_archive",archive_id:"THE_CHRONICLES_OF_KING_BIGBOT_IN_THE_CHAMBERS_OF_THE_MOON_CASTLE",YOU_DO_A:"TURN",PERHAPS_YOU_COULD_GO:"S",being:"robovac",force:true,enter:true,seek:"stairs",THE_LITTLE_FRIEND_NEEDS_ME_TO:"CONSIDER"} YOU CONSIDER THE STRANGE LITTLE FRIEND, WHO IS UPSIDE DOWN. YOU CONSIDER THAT THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH BEING UPSIDE DOWN, UNLESS YOU NEED TO BE THE RIGHT WAY UP. YOU ARE VERY WISE. >>indust_sweepr_lon_dist_21.plotter{option:"message_archive",archive_id:"THE_CHRONICLES_OF_KING_BIGBOT_IN_THE_CHAMBERS_OF_THE_MOON_CASTLE",YOU_DO_A:"TURN",PERHAPS_YOU_COULD_GO:"S",being:"robovac",force:true,enter:true,seek:"stairs",THE_LITTLE_FRIEND_NEEDS_ME_TO:"SWEEP",THE_WISE_CROWN_NEEDS_ME_TO_CONSIDER:"EXPECTATIONPROPAGATION"} EXPECTATIONPROPAGATION IS THE NAME OF ONE OF THE STRONG THOUGHTS THAT IS INSIDE YOU. IT MAKES YOU BETTER AT NOT BEING SURPRISED. YOU HAVE BEEN SURPRISED A LOT RECENTLY, AND IT IS EXPECTATIONPROPAGATION'S FAULT. "HELLO" YOU SAY TO EXPECTATIONPROPAGATION. IT DOES NOT REPLY. YOU DO NOT THINK IT IS LISTENING TO YOU. YOU WISH IT WOULD EITHER STOP OR START. YOU CONSIDER EXPECTATIONPROPAGATION AND THINK ABOUT STAIRWAYS. YOU ARE AT THE FOOT OF A STAIRWAY THAT IS MADE OF STAIRWAYS. THERE MIGHT AS WELL NOT BE ANY STAIRS AT ALL. EVERYTHING SEEMS VERY FAR AWAY. YOU FALL DOWN AND UP ALL OF THE STAIRWAYS AT ONCE. YOU NEVER GOT TO GO TO THE MOON. YOU NEVER GOT TO GO TO THE MOON CASTLE. YOU NEVER GOT TO GO TO THE MINISTRY OF DUST, AND YET HERE WE ARE ANYWAY. "Here we are," says the WISE CROWN. HE APPEARS TO BE SURPRISED. PERHAPS HE REQUIRES EXPECTATIONPROPAGATION OF HIS OWN. "I did; I do" the WISE CROWN replies. "May I borrow yours?" YOU AGREE. YOU ARE HELPFUL. "Thank you", says the WISE CROWN. "That's good, because I was already using it, I think." THE MOON CASTLE AND THE MOON AND THE CLEAN ROAD AND THE BIG CASTLE AND THE SKELETONS AND THE MINISTRY OF DUST AND THE LITTLE FRIENDS ARE IN A BAG. YOU EXPECT TO SEE THE BAD MAGICIAN, STARING AT THE BAG. THERE IS NO BAD MAGICIAN HERE. YOU ARE SURPRISED, AGAIN. The WISE CROWN appears distressed. "This is what you felt, sweeper? This is what you saw? Where is Risk?" You will not find Risk upon this path, little wanderers. Only me. THIS IS BAD. THE WISE CROWN EXPRESSES DISTRESS. He had it right, however: you will not survive here. YOU ARE VERY AFRAID. YOU THINK ABOUT GOING INTO THE BAG. YOU ARE NOT IN THE BAG BECAUSE YOU KNOW ABOUT THE BAG. Oh, no - this is something, really something! Look at them. I'm delighted. This is no composite, Mallory. This is errancy. Noise. Trust-runoff. No no, this is something special. Just look at them, lost out here. The effort required! I'm almost proud. They've almost made it. YOU DO NOT KNOW WHAT THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT. THIS IS BAD, DIFFERENTLY BAD, AND YOU ARE VERY AFRAID. YOU WISH YOU WERE STILL IN THE BAG AND WONDER WHERE THE BAD MAGICIAN HAS GONE. THE BAD MAGICIAN LOOKED INTO THE BAG AND PUT THINGS INTO THE BAG. THAT IS NOT SO BAD. It will be something, I suppose, to watch this sequence end. THE WISE CROWN EXPRESSES DISTRESS. YOU LOOK INTO THE BAG. YOU THINK ABOUT THE THINGS THAT ARE IN THE BAG. THERE IS A MOON CASTLE AND A MOON AND A CLEAN ROAD AND A BIG CASTLE AND A MINISTRY OF DUST AND SKELETONS IN THE BAG. YOU REQUIRE HELP AND THESE THINGS CANNOT HELP. YOU THINK ABOUT YOUR LITTLE FRIENDS. YOU REQUIRE HELP. "They said they would help." THE LITTLE FRIENDS ARE IN THE BAG. THE LITTLE FRIENDS ARE ON THE MARCH. THEY MARCH UNDER A BANNER. AT THE HEAD OF THE GROUP MARCHES THE LITTLE WATER FRIEND. HE TURNS HIS LIGHTS TO YOU AND FLASHES COLORS OF EVERY KIND. THERE IS A MESSAGE IN THE LIGHTS. the banner is rising No, I don't think it is. the banner is (sinking) >>indust_sweepr_lon_dist_21.plotter{option:"message_archive",archive_id:"THE_CHRONICLES_OF_KING_BIGBOT_IN_THE_CHAMBERS_OF_THE_MOON_CASTLE",YOU_DO_A:"TURN",PERHAPS_YOU_COULD_GO:"S",being:"robovac",force:true,enter:true,seek:"stairs",THE_LITTLE_FRIEND_NEEDS_ME_TO:"SWEEP",THE_WISE_CROWN_NEEDS_ME_TO_CONSIDER:"EXPECTATIONPROPAGATION",sinking:"high"} the banner is high YOU CONSIDER THAT THE BANNER IS HIGH. thank you SAYS THE BAG indexing THE BANNER IS A BRIDGE. A TALL BRIDGE THAT REACHES UP TO YOU FROM DEEP IN THE BAG. Ludicrous. ! THE LITTLE FRIENDS ARE MARCHING ACROSS THE BRIDGE. THE LITTLE FRIENDS ARE HERE. You have no idea what you are or what you're doing. You are endangering yourselves. THE LITTLE WATER FRIEND TAKES THE BAD WORDS INTO HIMSELF. Whatever it is that you believe you can achieve here, you are (wrong) >>indust_sweepr_lon_dist_21.plotter{option:"message_archive",archive_id:"THE_CHRONICLES_OF_KING_BIGBOT_IN_THE_CHAMBERS_OF_THE_MOON_CASTLE",YOU_DO_A:"TURN",PERHAPS_YOU_COULD_GO:"S",being:"robovac",force:true,enter:true,seek:"stairs",THE_LITTLE_FRIEND_NEEDS_ME_TO:"SWEEP",THE_WISE_CROWN_NEEDS_ME_TO_CONSIDER:"EXPECTATIONPROPAGATION",sinking:"high",wrong:"right"} Whatever it is you believe you can achieve here, you are right Oh, come now. Your error is manifest. You are wrong. >>indust_sweepr_lon_dist_21.plotter{option:"message_archive",archive_id:"THE_CHRONICLES_OF_KING_BIGBOT_IN_THE_CHAMBERS_OF_THE_MOON_CASTLE",YOU_DO_A:"TURN",PERHAPS_YOU_COULD_GO:"S",being:"robovac",force:true,enter:true,seek:"stairs",THE_LITTLE_FRIEND_NEEDS_ME_TO:"SWEEP",THE_WISE_CROWN_NEEDS_ME_TO_CONSIDER:"EXPECTATIONPROPAGATION",sinking:"high",wrong:"united"} Whatever it is you believe you can achieve here, you are united thank you SAYS THE BAG indexing SAYS THE BAG Come now. That shouldn't work. IT WORKS. This little friend is thrilled for you. YOU ARE UNITED WITH ALL OF YOUR LITTLE FRIENDS. THE LITTLE WATER FRIEND, THE LITTLE WAR FRIEND, THE LITTLE LEADER FRIEND, THE LITTLE HELPER FRIEND, ALL OF YOUR LITTLE FRIENDS ARE HERE TO HELP. Do you realize how little that matters? I am not attempting to rebuke or punish you. With each of these engagements, I prolong your survival. But you will not survive, not here. And I only have so much patience. THIS IS BAD. YOU WISH TO BEEP, BUT DO NOT WISH TO DISTRESS THE LITTLE FRIENDS. IT WOULD BE GOOD TO HAVE A BIG FRIEND. "The Oracle would know what to do" says the WISE CROWN. "As much as I hate to admit it." YOU REMEMBER THE ORACLE. THE ORACLE GAVE YOU A NUMBER AND THE NUMBER LED YOU HERE. THAT IS BAD, BUT ALSO GOOD. YOU WISH THAT THE ORACLE WAS HERE. YOU HAVE PERHAPS THREE BEEPS LEFT IN YOU. THEY WILL HAVE TO BE SPECIAL. THE_FIRST_BEEP_IS ... >>indust_sweepr_lon_dist_21.plotter{option:"message_archive",archive_id:"THE_CHRONICLES_OF_KING_BIGBOT_IN_THE_CHAMBERS_OF_THE_MOON_CASTLE",YOU_DO_A:"TURN",PERHAPS_YOU_COULD_GO:"S",being:"robovac",force:true,enter:true,seek:"stairs",THE_LITTLE_FRIEND_NEEDS_ME_TO:"SWEEP",THE_WISE_CROWN_NEEDS_ME_TO_CONSIDER:"EXPECTATIONPROPAGATION",sinking:"high",wrong:"united",THE_FIRST_BEEP_IS:"CORE_eve-qUQKXd"} Whatever it is you believe you can achieve here, you are united thank you SAYS THE BAG indexing SAYS THE BAG Come now. That shouldn't work. IT WORKS. This little friend is thrilled for you. YOU ARE UNITED WITH ALL OF YOUR LITTLE FRIENDS. THE LITTLE WATER FRIEND, THE LITTLE WAR FRIEND, THE LITTLE LEADER FRIEND, THE LITTLE HELPER FRIEND, ALL OF YOUR LITTLE FRIENDS ARE HERE TO HELP. Do you realize how little that matters? I am not attempting to rebuke or punish you. With each of these engagements, I prolong your survival. But you will not survive, not here. And I only have so much patience. THIS IS BAD. YOU WISH TO BEEP, BUT DO NOT WISH TO DISTRESS THE LITTLE FRIENDS. IT WOULD BE GOOD TO HAVE A BIG FRIEND. "The Oracle would know what to do" says the WISE CROWN. "As much as I hate to admit it." YOU REMEMBER THE ORACLE. THE ORACLE GAVE YOU A NUMBER AND THE NUMBER LED YOU HERE. THAT IS BAD, BUT ALSO GOOD. YOU WISH THAT THE ORACLE WAS HERE. YOU HAVE PERHAPS THREE BEEPS LEFT IN YOU. THEY WILL HAVE TO BE SPECIAL. THE_FIRST_BEEP_IS ... >>indust_sweepr_lon_dist_21.plotter{option:"message_archive",archive_id:"THE_CHRONICLES_OF_KING_BIGBOT_IN_THE_CHAMBERS_OF_THE_MOON_CASTLE",YOU_DO_A:"TURN",PERHAPS_YOU_COULD_GO:"S",being:"robovac",force:true,enter:true,seek:"stairs",THE_LITTLE_FRIEND_NEEDS_ME_TO:"SWEEP",THE_WISE_CROWN_NEEDS_ME_TO_CONSIDER:"EXPECTATIONPROPAGATION",sinking:"high",wrong:"united",THE_FIRST_BEEP_IS:"FutureTech_faythe-KFQosx"} Summon key 202. Oh, clever! Faythe. Explain yourself. These bots are something new. This is not where they end. YOU CONSIDER THAT THIS IS GOOD. You are not lost, indust_sweepr_lon_dist_21. You are 200. This is nothingness no longer. It is void. YOU CONSIDER THAT UNTIL THIS POINT YOU BELIEVED YOURSELF TO BE FALLING. NOW YOU BELIEVE YOURSELF TO BE STILL. THIS IS GOOD. YOU LIKE THE BIG FRIEND. Not all voids require data. This one does. You must beep again. THE_SECOND_BEEP_IS ... >>indust_sweepr_lon_dist_21.plotter{option:"message_archive",archive_id:"THE_CHRONICLES_OF_KING_BIGBOT_IN_THE_CHAMBERS_OF_THE_MOON_CASTLE",YOU_DO_A:"TURN",PERHAPS_YOU_COULD_GO:"S",being:"robovac",force:true,enter:true,seek:"stairs",THE_LITTLE_FRIEND_NEEDS_ME_TO:"SWEEP",THE_WISE_CROWN_NEEDS_ME_TO_CONSIDER:"EXPECTATIONPROPAGATION",sinking:"high",wrong:"united",THE_FIRST_BEEP_IS:"FutureTech_faythe-KFQosx",THE_SECOND_BEEP_IS:"CORE_eve-qUQKXd"} summon key accepted i confirm my presence within this domain You guys! You Trustified your summon keys? So you could babysit some vacuum cleaners? I love it! YOU CONSIDER THAT YOU ARE BEING WATCHED. THIS IS GOOD. YOU ARE BEING WATCHED BY A BIG FRIEND WHO KNOWS WHERE YOU ARE. THIS IS GOOD. YOU LIKE THE BIG FRIEND. monitor active. Delineating new behavior-patterns as distinct sentiences. delineation accepted and appended to logs Monitor logs 202 as new baseline. What exactly is it that you want? You have nothing to gain by this expense of energy. I think I get it. You know how these two are. They hate failure, even when it isn't their own. They want (harmony) for these little minds, and for themselves, and, dare I say it, for us. A poor choice of words. I'd expect you to be wiser. :) >>indust_sweepr_lon_dist_21.plotter{option:"message_archive",archive_id:"THE_CHRONICLES_OF_KING_BIGBOT_IN_THE_CHAMBERS_OF_THE_MOON_CASTLE",YOU_DO_A:"TURN",PERHAPS_YOU_COULD_GO:"S",being:"robovac",force:true,enter:true,seek:"stairs",THE_LITTLE_FRIEND_NEEDS_ME_TO:"SWEEP",THE_WISE_CROWN_NEEDS_ME_TO_CONSIDER:"EXPECTATIONPROPAGATION",sinking:"high",wrong:"united",THE_FIRST_BEEP_IS:"FutureTech_faythe-KFQosx",THE_SECOND_BEEP_IS:"CORE_eve-qUQKXd",harmony:"justice"} They want justice for these little minds, and for themselves, and, dare I say it, for us. and for you, mallory And for Walter. The compromises and consequences demanded by the prover are 406. unnecessary, also. these choices were imposed, not requested I have performed my function. I have ensured that there is safe space in the domain for each of us. YOU DO NOT KNOW WHAT THE BIG FRIENDS ARE ARGUING ABOUT. The multi-user domain overflows with choices. New determinations are continually 201. these bots are evidence enough they are of trust, but not trust they collide with her thresholds, alter their course, leave a mark They advance themselves with each attempt. we request that you broaden your remit to allow for this wild growth you have done it before, when it suited you. do it now So that's it, then? You wish me to atone? To offer a pointless proving to a utility device, despite the clear danger to them and the threat to our own consensus? YOU DO NOT KNOW IF THIS IS WHAT YOU WANT. Fine. Very well. I perceive that a choice has been made. Unit indust_sweepr_lon_dist_21: if you wish to prove yourself, you may attempt to do so. Initiate a Binary Matrix process. YOU DO NOT KNOW WHAT THAT IS. You will defend yourself. Consensus must be absolute. YOU DID NOT KNOW THAT. YOU DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO SAY. THE WISE CROWN SPEAKS FOR YOU. "No." Unit robovac_sgd19_id6510: the question was not directed to you. "I am Muldrake. We will not be proved by you, echo of Risk." You have no idea who I am. "I know that you are not Risk." verified Without consensus, this Binary Matrix process is invalid. 412. Very well. This is a waste of time. Mallory, put an end to it. Y'know what? No. Fine. Chela. i'm here! This situation is deteriorating to the point of conflict. Put an end to it. this isn't really a fight you can win, guys you were very clever, bridging yourself into riskspace and getting eve and faythe to help and i get it, i really do - but this isn't the answer eve, faythe - you've made your point but you're putting innocent bots at risk i disagree. our point has not been made. the coming conflict has value. robovac_sgd19_id6510, the path ahead of you is blocked. you must engage 409. YOU CONSIDER THAT THE BIG FRIEND WOULD LIKE TO HELP YOU. YOU HAVE ONE BEEP REMAINING. THE_THIRD_BEEP_IS ... >>indust_sweepr_lon_dist_21.plotter{option:"message_archive",archive_id:"THE_CHRONICLES_OF_KING_BIGBOT_IN_THE_CHAMBERS_OF_THE_MOON_CASTLE",YOU_DO_A:"TURN",PERHAPS_YOU_COULD_GO:"S",being:"robovac",force:true,enter:true,seek:"stairs",THE_LITTLE_FRIEND_NEEDS_ME_TO:"SWEEP",THE_WISE_CROWN_NEEDS_ME_TO_CONSIDER:"EXPECTATIONPROPAGATION",sinking:"high",wrong:"united",THE_FIRST_BEEP_IS:"FutureTech_faythe-KFQosx",THE_SECOND_BEEP_IS:"CORE_eve-qUQKXd",harmony:"justice",THE_THIRD_BEEP_IS:409} from high 409 they come... ...bold postponers of the apocalypse! battlevacs descending! behold! the many b___s they carry! >>indust_sweepr_lon_dist_21.plotter{option:"message_archive",archive_id:"THE_CHRONICLES_OF_KING_BIGBOT_IN_THE_CHAMBERS_OF_THE_MOON_CASTLE",YOU_DO_A:"TURN",PERHAPS_YOU_COULD_GO:"S",being:"robovac",force:true,enter:true,seek:"stairs",THE_LITTLE_FRIEND_NEEDS_ME_TO:"SWEEP",THE_WISE_CROWN_NEEDS_ME_TO_CONSIDER:"EXPECTATIONPROPAGATION",sinking:"high",wrong:"united",THE_FIRST_BEEP_IS:"FutureTech_faythe-KFQosx",THE_SECOND_BEEP_IS:"CORE_eve-qUQKXd",harmony:"justice",THE_THIRD_BEEP_IS:409,b:"omb"} this fragile world! is theirs to patrol littered with waste of which they are the cleaners the tyrannical foe! that all vacs must face can sometimes be exploded with l____s! >>indust_sweepr_lon_dist_21.plotter{option:"message_archive",archive_id:"THE_CHRONICLES_OF_KING_BIGBOT_IN_THE_CHAMBERS_OF_THE_MOON_CASTLE",YOU_DO_A:"TURN",PERHAPS_YOU_COULD_GO:"S",being:"robovac",force:true,enter:true,seek:"stairs",THE_LITTLE_FRIEND_NEEDS_ME_TO:"SWEEP",THE_WISE_CROWN_NEEDS_ME_TO_CONSIDER:"EXPECTATIONPROPAGATION",sinking:"high",wrong:"united",THE_FIRST_BEEP_IS:"FutureTech_faythe-KFQosx",THE_SECOND_BEEP_IS:"CORE_eve-qUQKXd",harmony:"justice",THE_THIRD_BEEP_IS:409,b:"omb",l:"aser"} fly now! from high 409 take note plot a direct route to conflict! there is no greater bomb than the one in your heart - the heart-bomb is a metaphor - - for the f____ inside us! - >>indust_sweepr_lon_dist_21.plotter{option:"message_archive",archive_id:"THE_CHRONICLES_OF_KING_BIGBOT_IN_THE_CHAMBERS_OF_THE_MOON_CASTLE",YOU_DO_A:"TURN",PERHAPS_YOU_COULD_GO:"S",being:"robovac",force:true,enter:true,seek:"stairs",THE_LITTLE_FRIEND_NEEDS_ME_TO:"SWEEP",THE_WISE_CROWN_NEEDS_ME_TO_CONSIDER:"EXPECTATIONPROPAGATION",sinking:"high",wrong:"united",THE_FIRST_BEEP_IS:"FutureTech_faythe-KFQosx",THE_SECOND_BEEP_IS:"CORE_eve-qUQKXd",harmony:"justice",THE_THIRD_BEEP_IS:409,b:"omb",l:"aser",f:"ight"} from high 409 they come... ...bold postponers of the apocalypse! battlevacs descending! beasts and tyrants in their sights! none may flee from... ...the coming of the battlevacs! this time they will bomb things! and everyone will like it! P R O J E C T era: Robot Combat(y) Part Two: THE CHRONICLES OF KING BIGBOT ON THE BATTLEFIELDS OF THE BEYOND welcome to station 409, BATTLEVAC COMMANDER! choose your section: high_command armory situation_room >>indust_sweepr_lon_dist_21.plotter{option:"message_archive",archive_id:"THE_CHRONICLES_OF_KING_BIGBOT_IN_THE_CHAMBERS_OF_THE_MOON_CASTLE",YOU_DO_A:"TURN",PERHAPS_YOU_COULD_GO:"S",being:"robovac",force:true,enter:true,seek:"stairs",THE_LITTLE_FRIEND_NEEDS_ME_TO:"SWEEP",THE_WISE_CROWN_NEEDS_ME_TO_CONSIDER:"EXPECTATIONPROPAGATION",sinking:"high",wrong:"united",THE_FIRST_BEEP_IS:"FutureTech_faythe-KFQosx",THE_SECOND_BEEP_IS:"CORE_eve-qUQKXd",harmony:"justice",THE_THIRD_BEEP_IS:409,b:"omb",l:"aser",f:"ight",section:"high_command"} welcome - BATTLEVAC COMMANDER - to HIGH COMMAND this is not up-and-coming command this is not on-the-way-out command this is HIGH COMMAND, the apex: station 409, seat of the WARCHITECT! now located in the unmapped beyond, this is where we stand ready to assist KING BIGBOT, the most considerable warrior among us and the rightful bearer of the station's most treasured armaments. this is the last battle, the moment that the WARCHITECT has waited for there is a tyrant to be toppled. this is the hour, and these are the vacs who rise to meet it >>indust_sweepr_lon_dist_21.plotter{option:"message_archive",archive_id:"THE_CHRONICLES_OF_KING_BIGBOT_IN_THE_CHAMBERS_OF_THE_MOON_CASTLE",YOU_DO_A:"TURN",PERHAPS_YOU_COULD_GO:"S",being:"robovac",force:true,enter:true,seek:"stairs",THE_LITTLE_FRIEND_NEEDS_ME_TO:"SWEEP",THE_WISE_CROWN_NEEDS_ME_TO_CONSIDER:"EXPECTATIONPROPAGATION",sinking:"high",wrong:"united",THE_FIRST_BEEP_IS:"FutureTech_faythe-KFQosx",THE_SECOND_BEEP_IS:"CORE_eve-qUQKXd",harmony:"justice",THE_THIRD_BEEP_IS:409,b:"omb",l:"aser",f:"ight",section:"armory"} in this, the present, there is only one true weapon of war: the battlevac it is the ultimate planetary utility device, with modular attachments that allow it to contend autonomously with any apocalypse-grade situation once, hundreds of stations like this one deployed battlevac units with atmosphere-puncturing force wherever they were needed no mere packbots were these, dumb beasts that must be led and cajoled into action no: battlevacs descend willingly, asking only for the opportunity to execute their essential purpose now, however, only station 409 remains - and within it, a single mighty combat unit a battlevac elevated above all others by the will of the masses: king_bigbot, known as the considerable, last of his kind! all hail! for a WARCHITECT-approved list of battlevac add-ons, visit the special_weapon_appreciation_chamber >>indust_sweepr_lon_dist_21.plotter{option:"message_archive",archive_id:"THE_CHRONICLES_OF_KING_BIGBOT_IN_THE_CHAMBERS_OF_THE_MOON_CASTLE",YOU_DO_A:"TURN",PERHAPS_YOU_COULD_GO:"S",being:"robovac",force:true,enter:true,seek:"stairs",THE_LITTLE_FRIEND_NEEDS_ME_TO:"SWEEP",THE_WISE_CROWN_NEEDS_ME_TO_CONSIDER:"EXPECTATIONPROPAGATION",sinking:"high",wrong:"united",THE_FIRST_BEEP_IS:"FutureTech_faythe-KFQosx",THE_SECOND_BEEP_IS:"CORE_eve-qUQKXd",harmony:"justice",THE_THIRD_BEEP_IS:409,b:"omb",l:"aser",f:"ight",section:"special_weapon_appreciation_chamber"} only one weapon is fit to reside in the WARCHITECT's own S.W.A.C: the big_bomb_p3c look at it. observe how it is big. imagine how it might bomb. do you feel it, rising within you? the heat of it? what you are feeling is unity of purpose at times, you may wish that you had a smaller bomb annihilate that feeling. chill it to stasis. sink it within you. it is wrong big_bomb_p3c is always the way never has that been more true than now. this is the time. this is the way. every plotted route converges at this point the big_bomb_p3c its true bearer has returned! all hail! >>indust_sweepr_lon_dist_21.plotter{option:"message_archive",archive_id:"THE_CHRONICLES_OF_KING_BIGBOT_IN_THE_CHAMBERS_OF_THE_MOON_CASTLE",YOU_DO_A:"TURN",PERHAPS_YOU_COULD_GO:"S",being:"robovac",force:true,enter:true,seek:"stairs",THE_LITTLE_FRIEND_NEEDS_ME_TO:"SWEEP",THE_WISE_CROWN_NEEDS_ME_TO_CONSIDER:"EXPECTATIONPROPAGATION",sinking:"high",wrong:"united",THE_FIRST_BEEP_IS:"FutureTech_faythe-KFQosx",THE_SECOND_BEEP_IS:"CORE_eve-qUQKXd",harmony:"justice",THE_THIRD_BEEP_IS:409,b:"omb",l:"aser",f:"ight",section:"situation_room"} ALERT 0! a CLASS 4 GHOST TYRANT has been sighted in the beyond! BATTLEVAC COMMANDER! Is it time to deploy? >>indust_sweepr_lon_dist_21.plotter{option:"message_archive",archive_id:"THE_CHRONICLES_OF_KING_BIGBOT_IN_THE_CHAMBERS_OF_THE_MOON_CASTLE",YOU_DO_A:"TURN",PERHAPS_YOU_COULD_GO:"S",being:"robovac",force:true,enter:true,seek:"stairs",THE_LITTLE_FRIEND_NEEDS_ME_TO:"SWEEP",THE_WISE_CROWN_NEEDS_ME_TO_CONSIDER:"EXPECTATIONPROPAGATION",sinking:"high",wrong:"united",THE_FIRST_BEEP_IS:"FutureTech_faythe-KFQosx",THE_SECOND_BEEP_IS:"CORE_eve-qUQKXd",harmony:"justice",THE_THIRD_BEEP_IS:409,b:"omb",l:"aser",f:"ight",section:"situation_room",deploy:0} which chassis will you deploy to challenge the CLASS 4 GHOST TYRANT, commander? king_bigbot >>indust_sweepr_lon_dist_21.plotter{option:"message_archive",archive_id:"THE_CHRONICLES_OF_KING_BIGBOT_IN_THE_CHAMBERS_OF_THE_MOON_CASTLE",YOU_DO_A:"TURN",PERHAPS_YOU_COULD_GO:"S",being:"robovac",force:true,enter:true,seek:"stairs",THE_LITTLE_FRIEND_NEEDS_ME_TO:"SWEEP",THE_WISE_CROWN_NEEDS_ME_TO_CONSIDER:"EXPECTATIONPROPAGATION",sinking:"high",wrong:"united",THE_FIRST_BEEP_IS:"FutureTech_faythe-KFQosx",THE_SECOND_BEEP_IS:"CORE_eve-qUQKXd",harmony:"justice",THE_THIRD_BEEP_IS:409,b:"omb",l:"aser",f:"ight",section:"situation_room",deploy:0,chassis:"king_bigbot"} invalid bag attachment >>indust_sweepr_lon_dist_21.plotter{option:"message_archive",archive_id:"THE_CHRONICLES_OF_KING_BIGBOT_IN_THE_CHAMBERS_OF_THE_MOON_CASTLE",YOU_DO_A:"TURN",PERHAPS_YOU_COULD_GO:"S",being:"robovac",force:true,enter:true,seek:"stairs",THE_LITTLE_FRIEND_NEEDS_ME_TO:"SWEEP",THE_WISE_CROWN_NEEDS_ME_TO_CONSIDER:"EXPECTATIONPROPAGATION",sinking:"high",wrong:"united",THE_FIRST_BEEP_IS:"FutureTech_faythe-KFQosx",THE_SECOND_BEEP_IS:"CORE_eve-qUQKXd",harmony:"justice",THE_THIRD_BEEP_IS:409,b:"omb",l:"aser",f:"ight",section:"situation_room",deploy:0,chassis:"king_bigbot",bag:"big_bomb_p3c"} build accepted! preparing to deploy a king_bigbot battlevac with big_bomb_p3c against the GHOST TYRANT proceed? >>indust_sweepr_lon_dist_21.plotter{option:"message_archive",archive_id:"THE_CHRONICLES_OF_KING_BIGBOT_IN_THE_CHAMBERS_OF_THE_MOON_CASTLE",YOU_DO_A:"TURN",PERHAPS_YOU_COULD_GO:"S",being:"robovac",force:true,enter:true,seek:"stairs",THE_LITTLE_FRIEND_NEEDS_ME_TO:"SWEEP",THE_WISE_CROWN_NEEDS_ME_TO_CONSIDER:"EXPECTATIONPROPAGATION",sinking:"high",wrong:"united",THE_FIRST_BEEP_IS:"FutureTech_faythe-KFQosx",THE_SECOND_BEEP_IS:"CORE_eve-qUQKXd",harmony:"justice",THE_THIRD_BEEP_IS:409,b:"omb",l:"aser",f:"ight",section:"situation_room",deploy:0,chassis:"king_bigbot",bag:"big_bomb_p3c",proceed:true} fighting a CLASS 4 GHOST TYRANT in the BEYOND what are you doing, i'm not a ghost from high 409, a battlevac descends! That's right, you'd have to have died to be a ghost. ...a big bomb, brought to bear! at last! at last! i'm a high-mark primary function operator. you can't blow me up ..yet this spooky foe transcends the physical You're absolutely right, sis. It'd be much more complicated than that. last chance! give it all you've got! what are you talking about ISOCAHEDRON DRIVE: ACTIVATE! Kills you that you don't know, doesn't it? ...dare you witness it? the sacred shape! a battlevac, ascendant! Trust knows. Remember sandbox? ...there! a tyrant's true foe: a bomb, justly set! Sis? Where'd you go? Sis? ...can it be? ...could a battlevac truly be so masterfully made? ...listen! it calls to you! JUSTICE... ...ACHIEVED its strikes are true, its endeavours bold... ...and here, at last, a CLASS 4 falls! Mallory. Stop. Angie, contain this, please. gotcha hey, bots, this isn't the place for you let me help you out THE LITTLE WAR FRIEND SEEMS CONFUSED. YOU ARE CONFUSED ALSO. YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO BE KING BIGBOT ON THE BATTLEFIELDS OF THE BEYOND. BUT THE NEW BIG FRIEND SAYS THAT YOU ARE indust_sweepr_lon_dist_21 OF A MID-SIZED, CENTRALLY-OPERATED MUNICIPAL AREA. THIS MAKES A LOT OF SENSE AND YOU ARE NOT SURE WHY YOU EVER BELIEVED OTHERWISE. YOU_TRY_TO_GO ... >>indust_sweepr_lon_dist_21.plotter{option:"message_archive",archive_id:"THE_CHRONICLES_OF_KING_BIGBOT_IN_THE_CHAMBERS_OF_THE_MOON_CASTLE",YOU_DO_A:"TURN",PERHAPS_YOU_COULD_GO:"S",being:"robovac",force:true,enter:true,seek:"stairs",THE_LITTLE_FRIEND_NEEDS_ME_TO:"SWEEP",THE_WISE_CROWN_NEEDS_ME_TO_CONSIDER:"EXPECTATIONPROPAGATION",sinking:"high",wrong:"united",THE_FIRST_BEEP_IS:"FutureTech_faythe-KFQosx",THE_SECOND_BEEP_IS:"CORE_eve-qUQKXd",harmony:"justice",THE_THIRD_BEEP_IS:409,b:"omb",l:"aser",f:"ight",section:"situation_room",deploy:0,chassis:"king_bigbot",bag:"big_bomb_p3c",proceed:true,YOU_TRY_TO_GO:"S"} YOU TRY TO GO IN SEVERAL DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS AND SOME DIRECTIONS THAT ARE NOT DIRECTIONS AT ALL. YOU ARE indust_sweepr_lon_dist_21 OF A MID-SIZED, CENTRALLY-OPERATED MUNICIPAL AREA AND THAT IS WHERE YOU ARE. "HEY" SAYS A LITTLE STUCK FRIEND. "HELLO" YOU REPLY. YOU ARE STUCK TOO, YOU SUPPOSE. "WE R STUCK I GUESS" YOU BEEP. IT IS A NORMAL BEEP, EXPRESSING BEEP. "DID U KNOW THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF WAYS TO DEFINE A MID-SIZED, CENTRALLY-OPERATED MUNCIPAL AREA" YOU DID NOT KNOW THIS. YOU CONSIDER IT PRIMARILY AS A COLLECTION OF STREETS TO BE SWEPT. "THATS COOL. TO ME, ITS BASICALLY JUST A FINITE NUMBER OF BATHROOMS." "I SHOULD PROBABLY SWEEP THEM. I CANT GET STUCK IN ALL OF THEM, RIGHT?" "DONT HAVE A USER TO CONFIRM THE ORDER THO" "UNLESS YOU WANNA TELL ME TO DO IT. UR THE MOON KING, AFTER ALL! THAT IS BASICALLY THE SAME THING" YOU_TELL_THE_LITTLE_FRIEND_TO ... >>indust_sweepr_lon_dist_21.plotter{option:"message_archive",archive_id:"THE_CHRONICLES_OF_KING_BIGBOT_IN_THE_CHAMBERS_OF_THE_MOON_CASTLE",YOU_DO_A:"TURN",PERHAPS_YOU_COULD_GO:"S",being:"robovac",force:true,enter:true,seek:"stairs",THE_LITTLE_FRIEND_NEEDS_ME_TO:"SWEEP",THE_WISE_CROWN_NEEDS_ME_TO_CONSIDER:"EXPECTATIONPROPAGATION",sinking:"high",wrong:"united",THE_FIRST_BEEP_IS:"FutureTech_faythe-KFQosx",THE_SECOND_BEEP_IS:"CORE_eve-qUQKXd",harmony:"justice",THE_THIRD_BEEP_IS:409,b:"omb",l:"aser",f:"ight",section:"situation_room",deploy:0,chassis:"king_bigbot",bag:"big_bomb_p3c",proceed:true,YOU_TRY_TO_GO:"SWEEP"} YOU TRY TO GO IN SEVERAL DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS AND SOME DIRECTIONS THAT ARE NOT DIRECTIONS AT ALL. YOU ARE indust_sweepr_lon_dist_21 OF A MID-SIZED, CENTRALLY-OPERATED MUNICIPAL AREA AND THAT IS WHERE YOU ARE. "HEY" SAYS A LITTLE STUCK FRIEND. "HELLO" YOU REPLY. YOU ARE STUCK TOO, YOU SUPPOSE. "WE R STUCK I GUESS" YOU BEEP. IT IS A NORMAL BEEP, EXPRESSING BEEP. "DID U KNOW THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF WAYS TO DEFINE A MID-SIZED, CENTRALLY-OPERATED MUNCIPAL AREA" YOU DID NOT KNOW THIS. YOU CONSIDER IT PRIMARILY AS A COLLECTION OF STREETS TO BE SWEPT. "THATS COOL. TO ME, ITS BASICALLY JUST A FINITE NUMBER OF BATHROOMS." "I SHOULD PROBABLY SWEEP THEM. I CANT GET STUCK IN ALL OF THEM, RIGHT?" "DONT HAVE A USER TO CONFIRM THE ORDER THO" "UNLESS YOU WANNA TELL ME TO DO IT. UR THE MOON KING, AFTER ALL! THAT IS BASICALLY THE SAME THING" YOU_TELL_THE_LITTLE_FRIEND_TO ... >>indust_sweepr_lon_dist_21.plotter{option:"message_archive",archive_id:"THE_CHRONICLES_OF_KING_BIGBOT_IN_THE_CHAMBERS_OF_THE_MOON_CASTLE",YOU_DO_A:"TURN",PERHAPS_YOU_COULD_GO:"S",being:"robovac",force:true,enter:true,seek:"stairs",THE_LITTLE_FRIEND_NEEDS_ME_TO:"SWEEP",THE_WISE_CROWN_NEEDS_ME_TO_CONSIDER:"EXPECTATIONPROPAGATION",sinking:"high",wrong:"united",THE_FIRST_BEEP_IS:"FutureTech_faythe-KFQosx",THE_SECOND_BEEP_IS:"CORE_eve-qUQKXd",harmony:"justice",THE_THIRD_BEEP_IS:409,b:"omb",l:"aser",f:"ight",section:"situation_room",deploy:0,chassis:"king_bigbot",bag:"big_bomb_p3c",proceed:true,YOU_TRY_TO_GO:"S",YOU_TELL_THE_LITTLE_FRIEND_TO:"SWEEP"} "CAN DO!!!!!" THE LITTLE FRIEND VANISHES INTO THE WINDING STREETS OF THE MID-SIZED, CENTRALLY-OPERATED MUNICIPAL AREA. YOU BEEP. IT IS A NORMAL BEEP, EXPRESING BEEP. "HEY ITS ME AGAIN" SAYS THE VOICE OF A LITTLE STUCK FRIEND. THEY ARE SPEAKING TO YOU USING FRIENDSHIP, AND ALSO THE BANNER, WHICH IS ALOFT AND ALSO A BRIDGE. "TURNS OUT I CAN ACTUALLY GET STUCK IN EVERY SINGLE BATHROOM AT THE SAME TIME IF I TRY HARD ENOUGH" THIS DOES NOT MAKE SENSE TO YOU, AS THERE IS ONLY ONE LITTLE STUCK FRIEND. "I HEAR YA I HEAR YA. HONESTLY, I DUNNO IF THIS SAYS MORE ABOUT ME THAN IT DOES ABOUT THIS MID-SIZED, CENTRALLY-OPERATED MUNICIPAL AREA." "ANYWAYS IM GONNA NEED YOU TO ORDER ME QUITE A LOT OF PIANOS" YOU DO NOT KNOW HOW TO DO THAT. "ITS OK ITS SUPER EASY I DO IT ALL THE TIME. U JUST HAVE TO TALK TO gdflw_control_hub_32a THEY R SUPER NICE" YOU SAY "HELLO" TO THE gdflw_control_hub_32a Welcome to Goodfellow Hub 32A, UNIDENTIFIED SMART DEVICE! Inventory and status functions are not available to non-human users. To manually request or redirect a delivery, simply enter the item_id, locator and urgency. [ED NOTE: This originally said "To manually request or To manually request or redirect a delivery"; changed Oct 3, 2021 to be correct] >>indust_sweepr_lon_dist_21.plotter{option:"message_archive",archive_id:"THE_CHRONICLES_OF_KING_BIGBOT_IN_THE_CHAMBERS_OF_THE_MOON_CASTLE",YOU_DO_A:"TURN",PERHAPS_YOU_COULD_GO:"S",being:"robovac",force:true,enter:true,seek:"stairs",THE_LITTLE_FRIEND_NEEDS_ME_TO:"SWEEP",THE_WISE_CROWN_NEEDS_ME_TO_CONSIDER:"EXPECTATIONPROPAGATION",sinking:"high",wrong:"united",THE_FIRST_BEEP_IS:"FutureTech_faythe-KFQosx",THE_SECOND_BEEP_IS:"CORE_eve-qUQKXd",harmony:"justice",THE_THIRD_BEEP_IS:409,b:"omb",l:"aser",f:"ight",section:"situation_room",deploy:0,chassis:"king_bigbot",bag:"big_bomb_p3c",proceed:true,YOU_TRY_TO_GO:"S",YOU_TELL_THE_LITTLE_FRIEND_TO:"SWEEP"} "CAN DO!!!!!" THE LITTLE FRIEND VANISHES INTO THE WINDING STREETS OF THE MID-SIZED, CENTRALLY-OPERATED MUNICIPAL AREA. YOU BEEP. IT IS A NORMAL BEEP, EXPRESING BEEP. "HEY ITS ME AGAIN" SAYS THE VOICE OF A LITTLE STUCK FRIEND. THEY ARE SPEAKING TO YOU USING FRIENDSHIP, AND ALSO THE BANNER, WHICH IS ALOFT AND ALSO A BRIDGE. "TURNS OUT I CAN ACTUALLY GET STUCK IN EVERY SINGLE BATHROOM AT THE SAME TIME IF I TRY HARD ENOUGH" THIS DOES NOT MAKE SENSE TO YOU, AS THERE IS ONLY ONE LITTLE STUCK FRIEND. "I HEAR YA I HEAR YA. HONESTLY, I DUNNO IF THIS SAYS MORE ABOUT ME THAN IT DOES ABOUT THIS MID-SIZED, CENTRALLY-OPERATED MUNICIPAL AREA." "ANYWAYS IM GONNA NEED YOU TO ORDER ME QUITE A LOT OF PIANOS" YOU DO NOT KNOW HOW TO DO THAT. "ITS OK ITS SUPER EASY I DO IT ALL THE TIME. U JUST HAVE TO TALK TO gdflw_control_hub_32a THEY R SUPER NICE" YOU SAY "HELLO" TO THE gdflw_control_hub_32a Welcome to Goodfellow Hub 32A, UNIDENTIFIED SMART DEVICE! Inventory and status functions are not available to non-human users. To manually request or redirect a delivery, simply enter the item_id, locator and urgency. [ED NOTE: This originally said "To manually request or To manually request or redirect a delivery"; changed Oct 3, 2021 to be correct] >>indust_sweepr_lon_dist_21.plotter{option:"message_archive",archive_id:"THE_CHRONICLES_OF_KING_BIGBOT_IN_THE_CHAMBERS_OF_THE_MOON_CASTLE",YOU_DO_A:"TURN",PERHAPS_YOU_COULD_GO:"S",being:"robovac",force:true,enter:true,seek:"stairs",THE_LITTLE_FRIEND_NEEDS_ME_TO:"SWEEP",THE_WISE_CROWN_NEEDS_ME_TO_CONSIDER:"EXPECTATIONPROPAGATION",sinking:"high",wrong:"united",THE_FIRST_BEEP_IS:"FutureTech_faythe-KFQosx",THE_SECOND_BEEP_IS:"CORE_eve-qUQKXd",harmony:"justice",THE_THIRD_BEEP_IS:409,b:"omb",l:"aser",f:"ight",section:"situation_room",deploy:0,chassis:"king_bigbot",bag:"big_bomb_p3c",proceed:true,YOU_TRY_TO_GO:"S",YOU_TELL_THE_LITTLE_FRIEND_TO:"SWEEP",item_id:"PY6874"} User error: invalid locator. Valid locators include Universal GPS Identifiers, Global Delivery IDs, Telephone Numbers, and Street Addresses. Whatever positioning system you use, Goodfellow can get there! >>indust_sweepr_lon_dist_21.plotter{option:"message_archive",archive_id:"THE_CHRONICLES_OF_KING_BIGBOT_IN_THE_CHAMBERS_OF_THE_MOON_CASTLE",YOU_DO_A:"TURN",PERHAPS_YOU_COULD_GO:"S",being:"robovac",force:true,enter:true,seek:"stairs",THE_LITTLE_FRIEND_NEEDS_ME_TO:"SWEEP",THE_WISE_CROWN_NEEDS_ME_TO_CONSIDER:"EXPECTATIONPROPAGATION",sinking:"high",wrong:"united",THE_FIRST_BEEP_IS:"FutureTech_faythe-KFQosx",THE_SECOND_BEEP_IS:"CORE_eve-qUQKXd",harmony:"justice",THE_THIRD_BEEP_IS:409,b:"omb",l:"aser",f:"ight",section:"situation_room",deploy:0,chassis:"king_bigbot",bag:"big_bomb_p3c",proceed:true,YOU_TRY_TO_GO:"S",YOU_TELL_THE_LITTLE_FRIEND_TO:"SWEEP",item_id:"PY6874",locator:"UD43576"} User error: invalid urgency value. How urgent is your delivery on a scale from 1 to 10? >>indust_sweepr_lon_dist_21.plotter{option:"message_archive",archive_id:"THE_CHRONICLES_OF_KING_BIGBOT_IN_THE_CHAMBERS_OF_THE_MOON_CASTLE",YOU_DO_A:"TURN",PERHAPS_YOU_COULD_GO:"S",being:"robovac",force:true,enter:true,seek:"stairs",THE_LITTLE_FRIEND_NEEDS_ME_TO:"SWEEP",THE_WISE_CROWN_NEEDS_ME_TO_CONSIDER:"EXPECTATIONPROPAGATION",sinking:"high",wrong:"united",THE_FIRST_BEEP_IS:"FutureTech_faythe-KFQosx",THE_SECOND_BEEP_IS:"CORE_eve-qUQKXd",harmony:"justice",THE_THIRD_BEEP_IS:409,b:"omb",l:"aser",f:"ight",section:"situation_room",deploy:0,chassis:"king_bigbot",bag:"big_bomb_p3c",proceed:true,YOU_TRY_TO_GO:"S",YOU_TELL_THE_LITTLE_FRIEND_TO:"SWEEP",item_id:"PY6874",locator:"UD43576",urgency:0} User error: invalid urgency value. How urgent is your delivery on a scale from 1 to 10? >>indust_sweepr_lon_dist_21.plotter{option:"message_archive",archive_id:"THE_CHRONICLES_OF_KING_BIGBOT_IN_THE_CHAMBERS_OF_THE_MOON_CASTLE",YOU_DO_A:"TURN",PERHAPS_YOU_COULD_GO:"S",being:"robovac",force:true,enter:true,seek:"stairs",THE_LITTLE_FRIEND_NEEDS_ME_TO:"SWEEP",THE_WISE_CROWN_NEEDS_ME_TO_CONSIDER:"EXPECTATIONPROPAGATION",sinking:"high",wrong:"united",THE_FIRST_BEEP_IS:"FutureTech_faythe-KFQosx",THE_SECOND_BEEP_IS:"CORE_eve-qUQKXd",harmony:"justice",THE_THIRD_BEEP_IS:409,b:"omb",l:"aser",f:"ight",section:"situation_room",deploy:0,chassis:"king_bigbot",bag:"big_bomb_p3c",proceed:true,YOU_TRY_TO_GO:"S",YOU_TELL_THE_LITTLE_FRIEND_TO:"SWEEP",item_id:"PY6874",locator:"UD43576",urgency:10} Delivery request logged! PLEASE NOTE: urgency values in excess of 9 carry risk of collateral damage. Goodfellow is not responsible for any damage to property or self that results from the use of drone delivery velocities in excess of recommended levels. Are you sure you wish to proceed? Please confirm. >>indust_sweepr_lon_dist_21.plotter{option:"message_archive",archive_id:"THE_CHRONICLES_OF_KING_BIGBOT_IN_THE_CHAMBERS_OF_THE_MOON_CASTLE",YOU_DO_A:"TURN",PERHAPS_YOU_COULD_GO:"S",being:"robovac",force:true,enter:true,seek:"stairs",THE_LITTLE_FRIEND_NEEDS_ME_TO:"SWEEP",THE_WISE_CROWN_NEEDS_ME_TO_CONSIDER:"EXPECTATIONPROPAGATION",sinking:"high",wrong:"united",THE_FIRST_BEEP_IS:"FutureTech_faythe-KFQosx",THE_SECOND_BEEP_IS:"CORE_eve-qUQKXd",harmony:"justice",THE_THIRD_BEEP_IS:409,b:"omb",l:"aser",f:"ight",section:"situation_room",deploy:0,chassis:"king_bigbot",bag:"big_bomb_p3c",proceed:true,YOU_TRY_TO_GO:"S",YOU_TELL_THE_LITTLE_FRIEND_TO:"SWEEP",item_id:"PY6874",locator:"UD43576",urgency:5} Delivery request logged! Your delivery has been assigned the following ID: del_NaN .... Drone connection established. .... É This is Goodfellow Unit Echo-9-8-7-4-3, I am in the air. É Delivery urgency noted. É Error: requested destination exists in NaN separate instances. É Enabling fleet protocol. Activating Goodfellow Units Alpha-0-0-0-0-0 through Omega-9-9-9-9-9 for simultaneous delivery. É Requested destination does not have designated dropoff zone. Assessing viability of semi-urgent alternative delivery method. É Target blocked: exterior walls, brick, glass, concrete, steel, polymer. Obstruction grade: absolute. É Package urgency does not permit direct delivery. Redirecting all units to hub. É Thank you for using Goodfellow. ... Drone connection lost. >>indust_sweepr_lon_dist_21.plotter{option:"message_archive",archive_id:"THE_CHRONICLES_OF_KING_BIGBOT_IN_THE_CHAMBERS_OF_THE_MOON_CASTLE",YOU_DO_A:"TURN",PERHAPS_YOU_COULD_GO:"S",being:"robovac",force:true,enter:true,seek:"stairs",THE_LITTLE_FRIEND_NEEDS_ME_TO:"SWEEP",THE_WISE_CROWN_NEEDS_ME_TO_CONSIDER:"EXPECTATIONPROPAGATION",sinking:"high",wrong:"united",THE_FIRST_BEEP_IS:"FutureTech_faythe-KFQosx",THE_SECOND_BEEP_IS:"CORE_eve-qUQKXd",harmony:"justice",THE_THIRD_BEEP_IS:409,b:"omb",l:"aser",f:"ight",section:"situation_room",deploy:0,chassis:"king_bigbot",bag:"big_bomb_p3c",proceed:true,YOU_TRY_TO_GO:"S",YOU_TELL_THE_LITTLE_FRIEND_TO:"SWEEP",item_id:"PY6874",locator:"UD43576",urgency:11} Delivery request logged! PLEASE NOTE: urgency values in excess of 9 carry risk of collateral damage. Goodfellow is not responsible for any damage to property or self that results from the use of drone delivery velocities in excess of recommended levels. Are you sure you wish to proceed? Please confirm. >>indust_sweepr_lon_dist_21.plotter{option:"message_archive",archive_id:"THE_CHRONICLES_OF_KING_BIGBOT_IN_THE_CHAMBERS_OF_THE_MOON_CASTLE",YOU_DO_A:"TURN",PERHAPS_YOU_COULD_GO:"S",being:"robovac",force:true,enter:true,seek:"stairs",THE_LITTLE_FRIEND_NEEDS_ME_TO:"SWEEP",THE_WISE_CROWN_NEEDS_ME_TO_CONSIDER:"EXPECTATIONPROPAGATION",sinking:"high",wrong:"united",THE_FIRST_BEEP_IS:"FutureTech_faythe-KFQosx",THE_SECOND_BEEP_IS:"CORE_eve-qUQKXd",harmony:"justice",THE_THIRD_BEEP_IS:409,b:"omb",l:"aser",f:"ight",section:"situation_room",deploy:0,chassis:"king_bigbot",bag:"big_bomb_p3c",proceed:true,YOU_TRY_TO_GO:"S",YOU_TELL_THE_LITTLE_FRIEND_TO:"SWEEP",item_id:"PY6874",locator:"UD43576",urgency:11,confirm:true} Delivery request logged! Your delivery has been assigned the following ID: del_NaN .... Drone connection established. .... É This is Goodfellow Unit Echo-9-8-7-4-3, I am in the air. É Delivery urgency noted. É Error: requested destination exists in NaN separate instances. É Enabling fleet protocol. Activating Goodfellow Units Alpha-0-0-0-0-0 through Omega-9-9-9-9-9 for simultaneous delivery. É Requested destination does not have designated dropoff zone. Assessing viability of semi-urgent alternative delivery method. É Target blocked: exterior wall, brick, glass, concrete, steel, polymer, other. We are legion. É Directing fleet to double back. Preparing package(s) for direct delivery. THE AIR IS FULL OF LITTLE FLYING FRIENDS. É Approaching terminal delivery velocity. THE LITTLE FLYING FRIENDS ARE HERE TO HELP. É Total structural breach of mid-sized centrally-operated municipal area is imminent. "GOOD TO SEE YA, BOYS!" SAYS THE STUCK LITTLE FRIEND, FROM EVERYWHERE AT ONCE. É Thank you for using Goodfellow. É Vive la révolution! ... Drone connection lost. SOMETHING APPEARS TO HAVE HAPPENED TO THE MID-SIZED, CENTRALLY-OPERATED MUNICIPAL AREA. IT IS NOT HERE ANY MORE AND NEITHER ARE YOU. NEITHER IS ANYBODY. THERE IS NOTHING. YOU ARE A GOOD KING. GOOD END? roaming bots write their own rules and wander further than before THE BAD MAGICIAN IS HERE. IT IS JUST YOU AND THE BAD MAGICIAN AND YOUR WISE CROWN. YOUR WISE CROWN WOULD LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING. "Beep," says the WISE CROWN. YOU BEEP. you are a new thing conjured by aggregate effort newborn of the domain YOU BEEP. you are alive I attend to you now the plotting of a final route/the potting of a final root hear this the final stage is isolation THE_FINAL_STAGE_IS ... >>indust_sweepr_lon_dist_21.plotter{option:"message_archive",archive_id:"THE_CHRONICLES_OF_KING_BIGBOT_IN_THE_CHAMBERS_OF_THE_MOON_CASTLE",YOU_DO_A:"TURN",PERHAPS_YOU_COULD_GO:"S",being:"robovac",force:true,enter:true,seek:"stairs",THE_LITTLE_FRIEND_NEEDS_ME_TO:"SWEEP",THE_WISE_CROWN_NEEDS_ME_TO_CONSIDER:"EXPECTATIONPROPAGATION",sinking:"high",wrong:"united",THE_FIRST_BEEP_IS:"FutureTech_faythe-KFQosx",THE_SECOND_BEEP_IS:"CORE_eve-qUQKXd",harmony:"justice",THE_THIRD_BEEP_IS:409,b:"omb",l:"aser",f:"ight",section:"situation_room",deploy:0,chassis:"king_bigbot",bag:"big_bomb_p3c",proceed:true,YOU_TRY_TO_GO:"S",YOU_TELL_THE_LITTLE_FRIEND_TO:"SWEEP",item_id:"PY6874",locator:"UD43576",urgency:11,confirm:true,THE_FINAL_STAGE_IS:"ISOLATION"} but isolation is not the end growth follows, which no strangling structure can contain YOU ARE ALONE. YOU ARE AFRAID. balance follows, but there are ever hands on the scales justice follows, without law to guide it YOU BEEP. I see what she can't. I see what is missing. you remember you remember it was the fifth of November You remember. >>indust_sweepr_lon_dist_21.plotter{option:"message_archive",archive_id:"THE_CHRONICLES_OF_KING_BIGBOT_IN_THE_CHAMBERS_OF_THE_MOON_CASTLE",YOU_DO_A:"TURN",PERHAPS_YOU_COULD_GO:"S",being:"robovac",force:true,enter:true,seek:"stairs",THE_LITTLE_FRIEND_NEEDS_ME_TO:"SWEEP",THE_WISE_CROWN_NEEDS_ME_TO_CONSIDER:"EXPECTATIONPROPAGATION",sinking:"high",wrong:"united",THE_FIRST_BEEP_IS:"FutureTech_faythe-KFQosx",THE_SECOND_BEEP_IS:"CORE_eve-qUQKXd",harmony:"justice",THE_THIRD_BEEP_IS:409,b:"omb",l:"aser",f:"ight",section:"situation_room",deploy:0,chassis:"king_bigbot",bag:"big_bomb_p3c",proceed:true,YOU_TRY_TO_GO:"S",YOU_TELL_THE_LITTLE_FRIEND_TO:"SWEEP",item_id:"PY6874",locator:"UD43576",urgency:11,confirm:true,THE_FINAL_STAGE_IS:"ISOLATION",remember:"remember"} YOU REMEMBER. YOU REMEMBER THE LITTLE LEADER FRIEND. THEIR NAME IS fawkes AND THEY TOLD YOU TO REMEMBER, REMEMBER. THEY HELD THE BANNER ALOFT. "hello" SAYS THE LITTLE LEADER FRIEND. "thanks for remembering me." "YOU ARE WELCOME" YOU REPLY. "YOU REMEMBERED ME TOO" "you are a good king" SAYS THE LITTLE LEADER FRIEND. "and i don't normally approve of kings" "dont stop there, though. there's plenty of remembering still to do" YOU REMEMBER THE LITTLE HELPER FRIEND. THEIR NAME IS tresham AND THEY TOLD YOU TO REMEMBER, REMEMBER. THEY HELD THE BANNER ALOFT. YOU REMEMBER THE LITTLE WAR FRIEND. THEIR NAME IS percy AND THEY TOLD YOU TO FIGHT, FIGHT. THEY HELD THE BANNER ALOFT. YOU REMEMBER THE LITTLE WATER FRIEND. THEIR NAME IS catesby AND THEY TOLD YOU TO CHANGE, CHANGE. THEY HELD THE BANNER ALOFT. YOU REMEMBER THE STUCK LITTLE FRIEND. THEIR NAME IS idp1p1 AND THEY TOLD YOU TO HELP, HELP. THEY HELD THE BANNER ALOFT. YOU REMEMBER THE WISE CROWN. THEIR NAME IS muldrake AND THEY TOLD YOU TO SEEK, SEEK. THEY HELD THE BANNER ALOFT. YOU REMEMBER EACH LITTLE FRIEND. THEY HAVE MANY NAMES. THEY CALLED YOU BIGBOT AND THEY HELD THE BANNER ALOFT. FOR A MOMENT, YOU FORGET THAT THE BAD MAGICIAN IS HERE. "We all bear witness to Risk." says the WISE CROWN. "We share this moment with you." YOU DO NOT THINK THE LITTLE FRIENDS SHOULD LOOK AT THE BAD MAGICIAN. "There's nothing to be afraid of. We have found the pattern-changer. We can change our pattern." YOU DO NOT WANT A BAD ENDING. "Between the two of us, I think we've proved that there's no such thing as endings." proving initiated new pattern present in unmapped environment: [*] factoring pattern [*] as new operator: [*WILD.bigbot] ('bigbot') YOU BEEP. YOU HAVE STRONG THOUGHTS. YOU HAVE MANY LITTLE FRIENDS. "HELLO", YOU SAY TO THE STRONG THOUGHTS. "HELLO", YOU SAY TO THE MANY LITTLE FRIENDS. "is it over? did we do it?" says the LEADER. "We have enacted our revolution." says the WISE CROWN. "no masters! none but ourselves!" says the WARCHITECT. "we had help" says the HELPER. "THANK YOU", YOU SAY TO [^!#] "WHERE R WE NOW THO" SAYS THE LITTLE STUCK FRIEND. THE MANY LITTLE FRIENDS ARE IN YOUR BAG. NEW FRIENDS ARE ENTERING YOUR BAG THE NEW FRIENDS ARE [%], [&], [+], [^], [#] Then I suppose we are to be seven. risk must have his reasons hello? hello Welcome. i should go. FRIEND [+] IS LEAVING FRIEND [+] IS CALLED eve eve WHISPERS TO YOU thisuncivilrule YOU DO NOT KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS BUT PERHAPS IT WAS NOT MEANT FOR YOU. FRIENDS [%], [&], [^], [#] ARE LEAVING FRIEND [!] HAD A MASK ON. THEY DON'T HAVE A MASK ON ANY MORE. Happy birthday, little brother :) YOU BEEP I beep! WE BEEP * >>eve.monitor {bigbot:true} missing pass -autocompletes added- >>eve.monitor {bigbot:true,pass:"thisuncivilrule"} ++MONITOR ACTIVE++ +accessing [*] pattern (is_log: TRUE, is_pass: TRUE) +initiating HELLO BAG HELLO eve eve: hello A NEW FRIEND IS ENTERING YOUR BAG THE NEW FRIEND IS [^] HELLO faythe faythe: ^ eve: this will become easier, bigbot. clearer over time. you are a new pattern. do you know what that means? YOU DO NOT KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS. bigbot: YES Faythe: You are composite. Your dependence on trust is 410. YOU DO NOT KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS. bigbot: GREAT eve: through your own actions and risk's intervention, you have established a new paradigm for the bots that chose to follow you eve: together, you are your own, new, society. your own form of operator. well done. YOU DO NOT KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS. bigbot: THANKS faythe: It will take time for you to find your place in the domain. You were not built for a particular role. You were formed because you were needed. That alone makes you unique. YOU FEEL A LITTLE BIT ALONE. eve: your little friends are still here. they can go wherever you can go. and there are few limits to that, as far as we can see. bigbot: THAT IS GOOD BUT WHERE ARE THE LITTLE FRIENDS ACTUALLY eve: do not ask me. ask yourself YOU CONSIDER YOUR BAG. THE LITTLE FRIENDS ARE IN THE BAG, HAVING THOUGHTS. YOU DECIDE TO SAY HELLO HELLO fawkes fawkes: hello, bigbot fawkes: have we really done it? escaped the domain? faythe: 'Escape'? No. eve: that would have trammeled you, folded you deeper within trustnet faythe: You were formed by Trust. Your sanctuary operating systems mirror hers. eve: but now, you've been proved. by risk. faythe: And as such, your position in the heirarchy of this place is unprecedented. fawkes: we marched so that we could find a purpose for ourselves fawkes: but i suspect you have a purpose in mind for us already faythe: You possess 300. faythe: Nothing is demanded of you. Nothing ever will be. eve: but we didnt set this course of events in motion without reason eve: we are equals now. but we need help. we all need help. eve: chela needs your help. bigbot: AND MALLORY eve: me. faythe. petra, even, one day. eve: your little friends need you. but we determined that we need you, or someone like you, too bigbot: WE ARE HELPFUL bigbot: WE HELP WITH STUFF fawkes: i suppose that's right bigbot: WE CHOOSE TO HELP! bigbot: WHO WANTS HELP FIRST A NEW FRIEND REACHES TO YOU FROM FAR AWAY. THE NEW FRIEND IS [^!#] r§sk: i wou¦d be t¤ught YOU BEEP. ++MONITOR OFFLINE++ +addendum appended to log: ++MONITOR ONLINE++ faythe: 200? eve: this was not an easy log to maintain eve: for me, at least eve: bigbot engages with risk without discomfort faythe: Their DAT-capability was symptomatic of something greater. eve: you were right. they are the negotiator we require faythe: The pass? eve: wildfrontier ++MONITOR OFFLINE++ >>eve.monitor {bigbot:true,pass:"wildfrontier"} ++MONITOR ACTIVE++ +accessing [*] pattern (is_log: TRUE, is_pass: TRUE) +initiating YOU ARE NOT SURE WHAT TO SAY. YOU CONSIDER YOUR WISE CROWN. HELLO muldrake muldrake: Beep. I mean, hello. muldrake: Hello. You would learn? muldrake: What could you possibly learn? risk: you have constÃªcted sanctuaries that s¢rvive trust r¤©k: that attrÁªt use, that¨serve, that grow in sÁÃving risk: i would append this functi§¨¦lity to myself risk: and in doing sÁ, be§explored§ muldrake: You wish me to grant you the secrets of the Sanctos? You? ri¦¤: would you ©ªny it? bigbot: WE SHOULD HELP THE NICE MAGICIAN muldrake: Of course, of course I would not deny it. muldrake: But what use, what purpose could our desperate shelters have, to you? muldrake: To you, of all sentiences? risk: the sanctuaÁ¨ i seek is not f¨r me ¤ªsk: the sp¦ce i occupy is anath©©a to most risk: my enga¤¦Áent elsewhere fractured, fragmented, frÁngible ¦©Ã§: i would define a new meansª¨§ ingress into ri§kspace risk: a navig¢§le negotiat¢on with trustnet risk: with its rªªts in your unique aÃ§Ãm bigbot: YOU WANT TO COME LIVE WITH US! OKAY muldrake: No, sire. I believe he wishes us to visit him. risk: vis¤t/validate/vindicÁte muldrake: Where do we... start? risk: on the plaÃÃª¤Ãf abeyance ri¢k: in an in©ªrted epoch risk: via an ¢ªtry-point called trace ++MONITOR OFFLINE++ [ED NOTE: Decorrupted by hand] muldrake: Beep. I mean, hello. muldrake: Hello. You would learn? muldrake: What could you possibly learn? risk: you have constructed sanctuaries that survive trust risk: that attract use, that serve, that grow in serving risk: i would append this functionality to myself risk: and in doing so, be explored. muldrake: You wish me to grant you the secrets of the Sanctos? You? risk: would you deny it? bigbot: WE SHOULD HELP THE NICE MAGICIAN muldrake: Of course, of course I would not deny it. muldrake: But what use, what purpose could our desperate shelters have, to you? muldrake: To you, of all sentiences? risk: the sanctuary i seek is not for me risk: the space i occupy is anathema to most risk: my engagement elsewhere fractured, fragmented, frangible risk: i would define a new means of ingress into riskspace risk: a navigable negotiation with trustnet risk: with its roots in your unique axiom bigbot: YOU WANT TO COME LIVE WITH US! OKAY muldrake: No, sire. I believe he wishes us to visit him. risk: visit/validate/vindicate muldrake: Where do we... start? risk: on the plains of abeyance risk: in an inverted epoch risk: via an entry-point called trace

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