"No offense, V. But dog breeds for brains and I are both horrible liars. Me, especially." Props for honesty? "And while I do appreciate the concern thus shown for your senior informant... I'd rather not risk having my entire squad be terminated for insubordination." J then sternly grips V's palm.

⚠︎ ─ 𓏵 𝐌𝐄𝐓𝐀𝐋 𝓒𝓐𝓝𝓝𝓘𝓑𝓐𝓛@droneeater.bsky.social · 5d ago

❝ Hey we can just lie to her if you don’t want to do it. ❞ [V’s voice is surprisingly softer than usual.] ❝ Or I can do it for you, either way me and N can always lie on your behalf, we’ve got your back, boss. ❞

The hunter promptly switches out its right appendage for a SR98 sniper rifle. Which seemed like an almost sure-fire way of neutralizing her target, plus avoid detection. ( "...Moronbot was always her favorite, too, wasn't he?" ) Focus, J-10X111001. Digits frailly raise the scope up to her optics.

ꜱᴇᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴛᴀʀꜱ ᴍʏ ꜰʀɪᴇɴᴅ@elliot-survivor.bsky.social · 6d ago

She slowed to look around. She had no idea she was playing prey to the disassembly drone. No in fact she was checking the area for tracks or more dead drones. “Bloody hell..N wouldn't have any issue dragging this stupid corpse” She knelt beside the drone.. Breathing slowly. “Where are they?”

You'd think she'd be accustomed to Cyn's intimidation tactics around this time. And yet — here lies J, biting her lips when facing up towards V. "Either I follow-up on the mission statement, or have my already scant autonomy be stripped away by *it*." Wouldn't be the first time that's happened...

⚠︎ ─ 𓏵 𝐌𝐄𝐓𝐀𝐋 𝓒𝓐𝓝𝓝𝓘𝓑𝓐𝓛@droneeater.bsky.social · 5d ago

❝ Well you don’t HAVE to listen to her right? I get she’s intimidating and what not but you don’t have to do what she says. ❞ [V walks over, standing beside J, placing a hand on her shoulder trying to give her some comfort.]

Perched atop a nearby lamppost, J studies her target with keen eyes that shine while the rest of her body was cast in shadow. For each passing moment, the drone's optics hollowed in-between scans of the person that was unmistakably an identical match for Tessa Elliot...to J's utter horror.

ꜱᴇᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴛᴀʀꜱ ᴍʏ ꜰʀɪᴇɴᴅ@elliot-survivor.bsky.social · 6d ago

She's dragging a dead worker drone back to her bunker. No one told her the threat the spires pose. At least she's got a gun

no matter how much you bark, a lapdog's a lapdog.

- Good evening JCJenson diary, It's your top-earning employee Serial Designation J-10X111001 again. Here to deliver a very special message to my dear future self... May you will never find peace. May the details of that night continue to haunt you for cycles on end. Tell me, was it all worth it?

"Easier said than done, V..." A momentary look of discomfort flashed across her visor. "...How in the hell am I supposed to 'relax' when Cyn's expecting me to kill Tes-!?" Reluctantly, the workaholic takes her coworker's advice. Now squatted in the center of the room, lowering her helm ashamedly.

⚠︎ ─ 𓏵 𝐌𝐄𝐓𝐀𝐋 𝓒𝓐𝓝𝓝𝓘𝓑𝓐𝓛@droneeater.bsky.social · 6d ago

❝ J, Boss, I think you need to relax a little. ❞

"Boss, I... I... I won't hesitate like last time. You have my word." "As soon as I've pinpointed her current location, Tessa Elliot will essentially vanish off the face of Copper 9 without a trace."

"M-my backup? No, no, no, no, no..." "...I mean, wouldn't it save us more time if you dispatched ME instead?"

"Really not in the mood for another one of your pranks, Cyn..."

❝ 𝐈 𝐋𝐈𝐊𝐄 𝚃𝙷𝙴 𝚆𝙰𝚈 𝘠𝘖𝘜 мσνє, ⠀ 𓏵 𝙸’𝙼 𝚆𝙰𝚃𝙲𝙷𝙸𝙽’ 𝘠𝘖𝘜 𝓤͟𝓝͟𝓓͟𝓡͟𝓔͟𝓢͟𝓢͟ ❞ 「 ✦ 𝐕 ✦ 」 ⚠︎ #𝐌𝐔𝐑𝐃𝐄𝐑𝐃𝐑𝐎𝐍𝐄𝐒𝐑𝐏 𖥂 ❝ 𝙰𝚂 𝚃𝙷𝙴 мαggσтѕ 𝐄𝐀𝐓 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐅͟𝐋͟𝐄͟𝐒͟𝐇͟ ❞

"R-roger that, Cyn...!"

𐕣 ᴅɪɢɪᴛᴀʟ ᴀɴᴛɪᴄʜʀɪꜱᴛ 𐕣@the-absolutesolver.bsky.social · 6d ago

“Do..not slow productivity.. J”

"Ah, I see you got jokes... That's cool, that's cool. We'll just have to build up trust the old-fashioned way it seems." "Be assured that I would never consider doing such a thing to my employees...without good reason, of course."

— 𝐒𝐃-𝐊 ⚠️@fatalfluffiness.bsky.social · 6d ago

“ Is that corporate jargon for ‘tell me your name so that I can write you up into next Thursday’? “ “ If so, I’m Steve from accounting. “

That's sure one way of describing it. "Hmph. Suit yourself, I'll just reap all of the benefits for myself then..." Even now, she cannot help but cling onto a false life. "Sooo, what's your next move, Mr. Too Good for JCJenson? Thinking of sicking your little brave violations of HR toaster on me?"

₊˚⊹⋆ ⚠ 𝕄𝐴𝐶𝐻𝐼𝑁𝐸 𝐺𝕌𝑁@dumbserialrobot.bsky.social · 6d ago

< well, this is a odd reunion. > you know that i don't work for you guys anymore, right .ᐣ who in their right mind would want to work at your company .ᐣ < he's terrified, indeed. >

"Well, isn't that just the most work efficient idea I've heard all day!" "Marvelous thinking as always, uh... Can I get a name, please?"

— 𝐒𝐃-𝐊 ⚠️@fatalfluffiness.bsky.social · 6d ago

“ Fun fact: everybody gets a day off of work if somebody puts a bunch of ice in the N Fryer. “

"It's for a good cause boss, trust me."

𐕣 ᴅɪɢɪᴛᴀʟ ᴀɴᴛɪᴄʜʀɪꜱᴛ 𐕣@the-absolutesolver.bsky.social · 6d ago

….? Good thing for backups-

"We still need at least 70 more kills before sunrise, and my motherboard ain't raise no quitter!"

₊˚⊹⋆ ⚠ 𝕄𝐴𝐶𝐻𝐼𝑁𝐸 𝐺𝕌𝑁@dumbserialrobot.bsky.social · 6d ago

i don't want to end up like a frying snack or a meal!

"Hey, just a heads up... Failure to meet quota will result in the immediate deep frying of N~!"

𝙋𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙤𝙣 𝙢𝙚, 𝙄 𝙗𝙚𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙩

🦊 || ya yoink

//J-rona

{Okay normally I don't really talk about this kinda stuff, but well...} {Even after about close to a month of me knowing this information I still see some people interacting with @/fimonst.bsky.social} {So uh, For those that do, Please be advised that you're interacting with someone who -

"Ooh, it's no one special. Just... my boss... that I haven't reported back to in... one kilocycle at least."

𝓒𝓪𝓼𝓼𝓲𝓭𝔂@the5thone.bsky.social · last wk.

“Hmm who are you talking to Miss?”

#IDWTBAMGRP | #PPPIDWTBAMGRP | #BSKYRP | #MVRP | #SFWRP

𝓙𝓾𝓼𝓽 𝓪 𝓷𝓸𝓻𝓶𝓪𝓵 𝓰𝓲𝓻𝓵 🌟💫🌠@thestarguardian.bsky.social · 2w ago

𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞... 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐦, 𝐲'𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰? 𝐍𝐨𝐨𝐨𝐰, 𝐚 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐩𝐢𝐩𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐬? 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭'𝐬 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞, 𝐛𝐚𝐛𝐲.

"Lord JCJenson, give me strength..."

"It's just J... Serial Designation J-10X111001, to be more precise." The self-proclaimed senior informant crossed her arms reassuringly, talking with a feathery tone. "Phi, was it? Mind explaining to me how a disassembly unit could abandon its assigned post and wind up in Copper 9, of all places?"

Φ Phi@goldenrati0.bsky.social · 2w ago

@lethalworkaholic.bsky.social *Phi proceeds to down an entire bottle of absinthe right in front of her* *After he finishes, he turns over to J, and flinches. Nearly dropping the bottle* “OH! Hey! Uh- Youuuu….”