Ashwood Cross

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Take back the flashlight and start flashing the robo in the eyeball.

Yeahhh! See how he likes having a flashlight in his face!

That's a spiteful thought, but a tempting one. A little payback would only be fair, right?



Though, if you're being fair here, you getting blinded a bit ago might have been the payback.
First thing you did when you entered this chamber was beam your Flashlight at that red glow...

Maybe just try taking it? It doesn't look like it can fight back, really.

Like taking candy from a baby.

Putting aside revenge for now, just taking back your Flashlight shouldn't be a problem.
This... Robot, you guess? They seem pretty distracted, and generally harmless.

At this point, looks like they're just batting at the Flashlight. Almost like a cat with a toy.
Some kind of box-shaped spider-legged metal cat, with a display screen for a face, anyway.

Honestly, you're not sure whether their behavior is disturbing or cute...

Oh, pfft! That square hole in the wall is a charging dock for these square robot thingies!

As with the hole, there is absolutely nothing that could possibly go wrong here, nosiree.

It occurs to you that, last time you just followed your impulses, it caused you a bit of grief.
The muscle aches and electrical burn are pretty good reminders of that, too.

Plus, since the wall this Robot-Box was sitting in just zapped you halfway to hell...
If you assume they were plugged into it, like some kind of power-supply?
And that they have a battery or whatever, which stores that kind of charge?
It's possible this Robot might not be so harmless, after all.

Or we can, you know. Ask if we can have the flashlight back.

Make a polite request first. It's a robot and it's curious. It must have some level of intelligence, right?

Talking before you take the Flashlight back seems safe. A good compromise, at least.
But how should you introduce yourself to something which might not understand you?
Or, even if they do understand, something that might not give a flying flip?

You decide to try asking in an assertive way, without getting confrontational.
Hopefully they'll get the idea.

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So... hey there.

Looks like you're having fun with my Flashlight, huh?
Unfortunately, I'm gonna need that back. Okay?

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As you talk, the Robot swivels their monitor-like body toward you.

They don't speak, or make any sound besides the soft whir of servos.
However, they have abruptly stopped playing with the Flashlight.
Their display seems to be showing a large question mark, as well.

If nothing else, it seems like you've gotten their attention.

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