[M]om - Last Hurrah [TEXT][Cancelled]

> Attack AI and capture creature!

Stepping out of the truck you select the capture creature first, and a cage is dropped to the ground.
Activating it summons a Thornhead!
Upon inspecting it you can tell that it's barely been affected by the capture-cage. It's a good thing it was put into the cage with some jerky, as otherwise you'd have nothing to feed it with as it wakes up.
It's young enough that it takes the jerky easily, but not so old that anything telling you about it's name was included. Seems you'll be able to do that when you get more settled in. As you go to select the attack AI you start to think on what would be a good name for your meatshield.

The robot pops out. Mostly metal, plastic, and rubber, the lynx-like robot in front of you sits with two folded wings, a partly furred and electronic face, and a collar of woven wires and cords.
You wait for it to start doing anything, and shortly after realize it hasn't been turned on. As you turn the AI on you take a brief look at the manual.

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Welcome to the prestigious club of Freya owners!
As you are awa-

Clockwork t-

[It's really in-depth...]

Your Freya unit may have it's own personal ritual it executes on Fridays. Try to give it space and let it do whatever it likes on that day.

[You skip further ahead until you find a page that seems...important]

Like all of the Norse brand the newer units came after the war the v1-9's fought against their creators. If they believe for any reason that the war is not won, or that a war against organics is coming tell them that they should focus on the coming days of Ragnarok. Your Norse unit will go into an emergency meditational state, and eventually tire themselves out in preparation for a war that would end the universe.

As you finish another skim you notice that your new bodyguard is awake.
"Please define charge."
"Charge?"
"What am I protecting? Do not tell me you have enlisted me as a.." Freya says, pausing for a bit before saying the next with disdain, "housepet."
"No, I'm M-9113. You're making sure the babies don't die. Now what's your model number?"
"v572. Your noble cause is one I am a valid match for." She says, and hops into the truck through the open door without asking, and sets herself down in the cardboard box in the passenger seat.

>Moderate. Cargo safety is a priority, but so is arriving in a reasonable amount of time.

You leave the thornhead outside of the truck, and as you start heading down the path you look back to make sure it's following. Your thornhead, afterall, is following you loyally.
As you drive along you tune the radio to listen to the latest news.

[It's a discussion of recent sensationalist news stories. You're happy to hear that the R-class bandits that were plaguing the Woods have all cleared up.]

The ride is uneventful, and surprisingly fast as you make it to the rest stops with time to spare. v572 gets out to stretch, and you take a look around at the rest stop.
Questgivers, barter stations, and even refueling for vehicles like your own.
The truck seems to have enough fuel, and you have no reason to take a quest at the moment and delay yourself. You call v572 back to the truck, and she hops back in. Your thornhead seems to have rested up too.

Back on the road is again quiet, and every so often you check to make sure your new companion is keeping up. It's a fast one although it lags behind just out of sight.

It's very late as you pull into the village.
Most of the buildings bear telltale bloodstains, and from the bodybags and the Y-Class patrol it seems the cleanup crew is still working. Your badge is checked, cleared, and then you're in.
v572 follows the Y's who are putting the babies in the nursery, and she seems to be sizing them up as if she's ready to strike down every threat around her.
Your thornhead comes trotting in through the security gate, and circles around you happily.
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• Talk to the (G, F, Q, Y) classes on the cleanup crew.
  
• Talk to v572
  
• Help out with getting the babies settled in
  
• Help load bodybags onto the truck
  
• Train the Thornhead
  
• Inspect the village