[Blade glances away. Back to the robot, in fact. Perfect excuse not to make eye contact.]
Nothing happened. The beast showed its face. That's all.
[Why does everything he say only make his situation sound worse? Fuck.]
This is how I always am. I don't need breaks, I need breakthroughs.
[Ah yes, the good ol "haven't slept in five days" eye bag chic.]
... Hmm... I haven't encountered anything like that yet. I'll have to make some modifications. [He reaches down and presses a button on the side of the robot. It beeps in a little musical way, kind of like starting up a pleasant kitchen appliance. A small screen lights up on the controller. There's the sound of a camera adjusting as it scans its surroundings, then looks up at Lapis and focuses the lens.]
Β« Beep beep. Β»
[He presses a couple of buttons. The robot shuffles a little sideways, then rotates atop its own crabby legs and starts moving away from the rocks.] So far it appears to be performing as expected...
[He's going to stand here and press more buttons, but at least he'll still talk to Lapis while doing it.]
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Nothing happened. The beast showed its face. That's all.
[Why does everything he say only make his situation sound worse? Fuck.]
This is how I always am. I don't need breaks, I need breakthroughs.
[Ah yes, the good ol "haven't slept in five days" eye bag chic.]
... Hmm... I haven't encountered anything like that yet. I'll have to make some modifications. [He reaches down and presses a button on the side of the robot. It beeps in a little musical way, kind of like starting up a pleasant kitchen appliance. A small screen lights up on the controller. There's the sound of a camera adjusting as it scans its surroundings, then looks up at Lapis and focuses the lens.]
Β« Beep beep. Β»
[He presses a couple of buttons. The robot shuffles a little sideways, then rotates atop its own crabby legs and starts moving away from the rocks.] So far it appears to be performing as expected...
[He's going to stand here and press more buttons, but at least he'll still talk to Lapis while doing it.]