An Android: Shadow of the Beanstalk RPG
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"Oh, Lina, love, so great of you to join. Love your hair. Come, take a seat." She waved at the seat next to her.Lina (NAG Mk3-19) wrote: ↑Sat Sep 18, 2021 8:21 pmThe bioroid in question was not long to arrive. Their hair had been arranged in two long lateral braids which, along with a white shirt and black trousers, gave them a rather masculine look... despite the model's face.
Spotting Diana, they nodded and waved a hand in greeting. "Good afternoon, miss Harper.", they said in a pleasant, but relatively serious voice before taking a place at the table. "Uh... thanks for the invitation", they added, looking around a bit.
"Oh", the bioroid said, looking around. Was there anything they could... consume? Or use? It was unlikely...Diana Harper wrote: ↑Sun Sep 19, 2021 11:15 am"Oh, Lina, love, so great of you to join. Love your hair. Come, take a seat." She waved at the seat next to her.
"So glad you could join. So..would you like to eat something?" It is at this point that Di realized she invited a robot to a restaurant. Awkward.
"Or if not....some fun conversation?" Suave save.
Di glanced at the bioroid looking over the menu, trying to put it together somehow.Lina (NAG Mk3-19) wrote: ↑Sun Sep 19, 2021 1:49 pm
"Oh", the bioroid said, looking around. Was there anything they could... consume? Or use? It was unlikely...
The answer came with a smile, nonetheless. "I will be happy with the company and a chat, miss Harper. But please, do get something to eat"
They did take up the menu to take a look at it... maybe only as a programmed social response.
"Is there anything specific you wanted to talk about, miss Harper?"
"Ah." The Lina model seemed to call the waiter's attention just as they were ready to leave - a bioroid wouldn't order anything after all, right?Diana Harper wrote: ↑Sun Sep 19, 2021 2:57 pmDi glanced at the bioroid looking over the menu, trying to put it together somehow.
Whatever.
"Your least greasy chicken option, please, with some light chardonnay if you have some." In fact, they did not. "A beer then."
When the ordering was done, she turned back towards Lina. "Well...you see Lina, if I understand right, you work with the government?"
"Oh, a connoisseur? I did not know bioroids consume whiskey." Or whisky. Or however it's spelled. Still, she smiled. "I assume you can't really get drunk as such?"Lina (NAG Mk3-19) wrote: ↑Mon Sep 20, 2021 7:37 am
"Ah." The Lina model seemed to call the waiter's attention just as they were ready to leave - a bioroid wouldn't order anything after all, right?
"Do you have... alcohol? Seventy percent, if possible. Or 46. And some cotton, or something like that, maybe?"
The waiter will probably have looked at them quizzically for more than a few seconds, but they said they would... verify. That seemed to make the bioroid happy enough.
Turning back to Diana with a friendly smile, they nodded. "I do. As a NAG Mk-3 model, my specifications are mostly supervising and monitoring a variety of proceedings, political dealings, lobbying and other negotiations between the government and a variety of stakeholders."
The bioroid tilted their head sideways, and the deep slightly unnatural voice spoke again in a softer tone. "Now I think about it, I believe you haven't mentioned what you the last few times we met, miss Harper. Besides your important work in the committee, of course", they added with a smile.
"Oh?", they asked with a quizzical look of their own at Diana's words. "Oh... no, we can't.", they said, laughing silently. "I can't consume it, either! Not... normally, at least? Although I suppose if it's pure enough it wouldn't damage anything..."Diana Harper wrote: ↑Mon Sep 20, 2021 5:07 pm"Oh, a connoisseur? I did not know bioroids consume whiskey." Or whisky. Or however it's spelled. Still, she smiled. "I assume you can't really get drunk as such?"
She placed her chin on the palm of her hands. "Political dealings and lobbying? My, the perfect opportunity then. I have a small favor to ask." She smiled once again, charmingly.
"Oh, little old me? A little of this, a little of that. I have an MBA, and daddy and mommy are adamant I start and put it to good use in arranging business deals."
"Ah, I see. Cleanliness was important." Wow, that was lame Di. "Oh, it's a minor thing really. A teensy, tiny little...speeding ticket." She quickly glanced away. "The speed limit app must have been malfunctioning or something."Lina (NAG Mk3-19) wrote: ↑Tue Sep 21, 2021 10:49 pm
"Oh?", they asked with a quizzical look of their own at Diana's words. "Oh... no, we can't.", they said, laughing silently. "I can't consume it, either! Not... normally, at least? Although I suppose if it's pure enough it wouldn't damage anything..."
It was a weird thought, and one they hadn't really considered before. But that wasn't what they were planning on doing, at any rate...
"But I was mostly planning on... cleaning." The last word was said in a lower voice, as if the bioroid was suddenly self conscious or something of the sort.
"So... business deals, then? A family business, then? And... what would that favour be, then? You do understand I must care for the correct proceedings, but if it is within my reach..."
The bioroid's face as they heard Diana's answer tilted slightly to the side, looking... confused? Uncertain? It was hard to say for sure. After a while, they did give the woman a small smile.Diana Harper wrote: ↑Sat Sep 25, 2021 9:08 am"Ah, I see. Cleanliness was important." Wow, that was lame Di. "Oh, it's a minor thing really. A teensy, tiny little...speeding ticket." She quickly glanced away. "The speed limit app must have been malfunctioning or something."
She turned up her smile even more. "I would just appreciate any was we can handle this...correctly."