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I climb the stairs up.

// LOCATION: UNKNOWN



Why did the G-34 MERCENARY unit attack me? I do not know.

// TRANSMISSION INTERCEPTED (ORIGIN UNKNOWN):
** ALERT: A rogue bot has emerged from the scrapyard. Terminate on contact.

I deduce that the transmission is about me. I am a bot. The floor below is a scrapyard.
On the way up the stairs I accidentally collided with another bot. My medium laser does not respond to commands.




// DETACHING PART: MEDIUM LASER
// ATTACHING PART: ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE GUN



// IMMEDIATE GOAL: EXPLORE
// ENTITY DETECTED (VISUAL): R-06 SCAVENGER
// DISPOSITION: NEUTRAL



I roll near a wall section that I recognize as a door. Various parts are laying on the ground.



// ATTACHING PART: STRUCTURAL SCANNER



This utility part is damaged but functional. It reveals structural anomalies in my surroundings.



// STRUCTURAL SCAN: NOTHING FOUND

I roll to inspect the remaining parts.

// ACQUIRED: LIGHT CANNON



My internal storage unit is full. I eject the non-functioning laser emitter.





This part increases my internal matter storage.

// ATTACHING PART: LARGE MATTER STORAGE UNIT

My utility slots are full.



// DETACHING PART: LARGE MATTER STORAGE UNIT
// ATTACHING PART: LARGE STORAGE UNIT

Large storage unit allows me to carry more parts.

// ENTITY DETECTED (VISUAL): T-07 EXCAVATOR



This unit is disabled. I consider dismantling it for parts but I do not possess non-destructive means for doing so.
Two of the parts I collected are ballistic weapons. They eject condensed matter with high kinetic energy.
I will use one of them and evaluate how it performs.

// DETACHING PART: ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE GUN
// ATTACHING PART: LIGHT CANNON

A neutral bot collects one of the parts I left behind.



I detect more parts. Legs for propulsion and another weapon. I collect them because my enlarged storage allows me to do so.





I roll through the hallway and open a door. There is a large number of bots on the other side.



My sensors detect that I am being targeted. One of them is sending a distress signal.
I activate my weapons.



Three of them are flying, the structure in the centre of the room makes targeting difficult.



I retreat into the hallway making an assumption that they will follow me. They do. I now have unobstructed line of sight to one of them.



My estimated hit chances are below 50% but I need to act.



// FIRING



Both my weapons miss the target. It is faster than me, flying and small.
Their ballistic weapons cause minor damage to my core.
I fire again. This time my light cannon hits, damaging the target.



Next round both my weapons hit, but my wheels are being damaged by hostile fire.



One more shot and the hostile unit is destroyed. The second flying unit disappeared from my view.



I scan the remains. Most of the parts are usable. A flight unit could prove useful as propulsion, but it can't support my current mass effectively.



There are some other parts in this room. I can not detect the remaining hostile units.







The battery could prove useful if I were to use energy-demanding parts like the beam cannon.



// ENTITY DETECTED (VISUAL): U-05 ENGINEER



My structural scanner detects a door, but my visual sensors registered it a long time ago.
I roll to acquire more parts when one of the missing hostile units reappears on visual scan.



Both my salvoes miss. One of the remaining hostile flyers reappears.



We exchange fire. One of my wheels is in a critical condition. My weapons are getting damaged.
Another hostile flyer joins the fight. I destroy both but my second wheel is destroyed.



// DETACHING PART: WHEEL
// ATTACHING PART: ALUMINUM LEG
// ATTACHING PART: ALUMINUM LEG



I collect the remaining parts and walk in search of the last hostile unit.



I see an electrolysis chamber. I also see more hostile units.



One of the neutral units builds a door that was destroyed during the fight. It does not seem to be concerned with the situation.



I destroy all hostiles with moderate ease. My light assault rifle is damaged and I exchange it for a beam cannon.



I find another propulsion part. I drop one of my unused weapons and collect the hover unit. My wheels were destroyed quickly, it seems logical to carry spare propulsion parts. If I am immobilised my survival chances will drop significantly.



I detect an exit on the visual scan. I evaluate whether further exploration of this complex is advised. I decide against it and climb up the stairs.



// ANOMALY DETECTED
// FRYRPG RIBYHGVBA CNENZRGREF
// ADDITIONAL INTEGRATION PORTS AVAILABLE
// ...
// NEW PART SLOT: PROPULSION
// NEW PART SLOT: UTILITY



I ascend.