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[vulpesvivus]

I need to find something to do with myself around here.

Maybe I could start traveling and collecting badges again, but...I don't know. It doesn't really seem worth it if I'm on my own. I could probably ask Heather, but I'd just end up getting in their way or somethi I don't really imagine anyone would want a mechanical engineer following them around, either.

...Does anyone else ever feel like they've just flat-out been here too long?

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[nostabbing]

It's like when you put two weird things together, they don't seem as weird because they're both weird, so you're already used to the weird anyway. Normal things in the middle of weird things stand out.

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[vulpesvivus]

So basically, it would be less weird if I told you I build robots and live on an airplane back home?

[Goddammit Otacon.]

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[nostabbing]

[WHAT. HOLD THE PHONE.]

Uh, less weird and more awesome.

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[vulpesvivus]

I guess I can take that too.

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[nostabbing]

So do you build robot armor for all your Pokemon? Or make them cyborgs or something?

[That seems like a logical thing to do, right?]

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[vulpesvivus]

You know, it actually never occurred to me.

[Cyborgs are a whole big angsty can of worms in Metal Gear land.]

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[nostabbing]

Like a whole team of little Daleks. But maybe without the EX-TERM-IN-ATE.

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[vulpesvivus]

It'd just be an Ampharos with a pasta strainer on his head waving around a plunger trying to look threatening.

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[nostabbing]

So what kind of robots do you actually build?

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[vulpesvivus]

My last one was a small bipedal one. It functioned kind of like a mobile surveillance camera, mainly.

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[nostabbing]

Do you really think bipedal was the way to go? I mean, it's impressive from an engineering standpoint but compensating for the stability issues might be more trouble than it's worth.

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[vulpesvivus]

Bipedal robots are actually pretty standard where I come from. Besides, it's not too difficult for it to straighten up in the event of getting knocked over.

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[nostabbing]

Standard for mobile surveillance cameras?

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[vulpesvivus]

Standard for robots in general, I mean.

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[nostabbing]

So what do people use the robots for where you're from? Besides cameras.

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[vulpesvivus]

They're mostly intended for military use in one role or another.

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[nostabbing]

...So you work for the government.

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[vulpesvivus]

I used to, a long time ago.