>>1099141
>where is the key?
Don't bother. "Using a screwdriver or a coin should be a sufficient substitute if the keytool is missing." suggests you gotta rotate a thin slot. I've used knives in cases like this, I'm thinking the tip of your shovel-pick should be good enough, if a little awkward.
>Tetsi attempts to shape its eye into the shape of the letters, but isn’t able to.
>page pictured
so the way you write "Silv" is: copy the first and 6th letter of the 13th word, the last letter of the 7th word, and the 5th letter of the 37th word.

I mean - I feel like once the security addon is ejected, we have some breathing room. It should hopefully not e.g. maintain a wireless connection while ejected...right?

do you have a coin on you? I mean if there is a key it would probably be next to this book but if it isn't we either need to find a cash register or a maintenance closet to grab a coin or screwdriver... unless you see on laying in this room.

>>1099141
It says a screwdriver or coin would work, so we need something with a flat protrusion. Something we can insert into a slot and turn.

We'll have a minute of safety, and potentially more if we repeat the phrase after it wears off, so if we have nothing on hand that would work then we could go looking in the storeroom or closet.

We'll have to move fast, we only have a minute and don't know where on his body the add-on is.
If we could find a blade, that would be useful both as a makeshift key and to tear through his cloak to find the add-on.

>>1099168
Book should have some installing addon diagrams to narrow that down

>>1099168
Book should have some installing addon diagrams to narrow that down

>>1099161
We should be prepared for the phrase to only work once, I think. Red has shown the ability to override its programming with enough justification.

>>1099145
Good idea with the shovel-pick.

Use what little time you have left to look for a diagram of where the module is on the bot's body. When Red comes in, use the security lock phrase and uninstall this program.

If the key, coin, or flathead screwdriver is here I'm willing to bet it's in that filling cabinet. I don't think we have enough time to dig through more than one drawer though...

Let's try the bottom drawer.
The top drawer would be good for documents commonly accessed and the middle for things the worker there uses everyday that they could grab when sitting. The bottom though is inconvenient... Perfect for tools and things they rarely use...

Whether or not you find the key or something suitably flat in that drawer, turn around immediately after...

He comes...

1/8 Silv 2024/11/04(Mon)13:32 No. 1099372 ID: 1effd3
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>We'll have to move fast, we only have a minute and don't know where on his body the add-on is.
>Book should have some installing addon diagrams to narrow that down
According to the manual, the Addon is located on the front of W3AV3Rs chest, just under its head.

>We should save that phrase, just incase of diminished results through multiple uses. Do we have any tools at hand that could fit the job? I know we had a hammer or pick or something at one point.
>Don't bother. "Using a screwdriver or a coin should be a sufficient substitute if the keytool is missing." suggests you gotta rotate a thin slot. I've used knives in cases like this, I'm thinking the tip of your shovel-pick should be good enough, if a little awkward.
>We should be prepared for the phrase to only work once, I think. Red has shown the ability to override its programming with enough justification. Good idea with the shovel-pick.
Preparing for the impending confrontation, Silv puts Tetsi next to the desk, and pulls the shovel-pick from her bag. According to Testsi, this should be a good enough substitute for the key needed. You hope anyway.
Attempting to distract W3AV3R, then attempting the phrase before it attacks might be the best idea, if multiple uses don’t work.

>If the key, coin, or flathead screwdriver is here I'm willing to bet it's in that filing cabinet. I don't think we have enough time to dig through more than one drawer though… Let's try the bottom drawer. The top drawer would be good for documents commonly accessed and the middle for things the worker there uses everyday that they could grab when sitting. The bottom though is inconvenient... Perfect for tools and things they rarely use… Whether or not you find the key or something suitably flat in that drawer, turn around immediately after...
Silv quickly rummages through the bottom drawer, searching for the key and making a fair amount of noise. Unfortunately, the key is not in this drawer, only old invoices.

The metallic footsteps fall heavily behind the office door.
”[...FOUND… Y-Y-YOU.]”

2/8 Silv 2024/11/04(Mon)13:33 No. 1099373 ID: 1effd3
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The door slowly opens, and W3AV3R enters the room, standing upright with its giant needles.
”[THAT TRICK-K WON’T WORK A-AGAIN.]” , it says slowly approaching Silv.

”Distraction… distraction… What's a good distraction??”
She then thinks of one.

3/8 Silv 2024/11/04(Mon)13:33 No. 1099374 ID: 1effd3
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“Fern, now!” , Silv shouts at W3AV3R, causing it to stop and look around. That's the only moment she needs.

”Weave me alone!”
W3AV3Rs head quickly swivels back towards Silv, taking a few menacing steps forward before its hinges squeak to a standstill. Silv quickly approaches the frozen W3AV3R with the shovel-pick, and searches for the Security Addon. She finds an indentation within the chest, and begins turning it with the shovel pick.

One click.

Two clicks.

Three clicks.

Four-

4/8 Silv 2024/11/04(Mon)13:33 No. 1099375 ID: 1effd3
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Suddenly, Silv is lifted into the air, and the shovel-pick clatters to the floor.

”Weave me alone!”
W3AV3Rs body locks up again.She struggles, but Silv can’t escape from its frozen grip.

”[AS LONG AS I HOLD YOU, YOU CAN DO NOTHING. YOU HAVE PROVEN YOURSELF A GRAVE THREAT.]”

It unfreezes again, reeling its needle back, and Silv stops it once again.


You can’t do anything by yourself.
What can you even do?

Silv 2024/11/04(Mon)13:34 No. 1099376 ID: 1effd3
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...!

6/8 Silv 2024/11/04(Mon)13:34 No. 1099377 ID: 1effd3
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KLANG!

Fern takes a swing at W3AV3Rs legs, sending it crashing into the floor and releasing Silv from its grasp.

”[OW.]”

“Weave me alone!!”
Silv rushes to the downed W3AV3R, and pulls on the Security Core.

7/8 Silv 2024/11/04(Mon)13:35 No. 1099378 ID: 1effd3
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”[STOP. STOP. STOP. STOP. STOPSTOPSTOPSTOPSTOOOoooooo…]”

~TWING~
Silv falls backwards as a cylindrical device gets sent flying through the air. It lands with a dull thud a few feet from W3AV3Rs now still body.

8/8 Silv 2024/11/04(Mon)13:35 No. 1099379 ID: 1effd3
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Silv gets up and gives Fern a hug.

“Thank you Fern, but you had me and Tetsi worried!”

“Chiiirp!”

>>1099379
SILV! WHAT DID I SAY ABOUT MAKING SURE THE ENEMY IS COMPLETELY DEFEATED BEFORE TURNING YOUR BACK? GRAB THAT DEVICE RIGHT NOW! YOU CAN DO HUGS LATER!

>>1099381
No, I think we're good. Weaver's non-security algorithms were friendly enough.

>>1099379
I do hope the original Weaver is still in there? Well, if it doesn't wake up now that the security core is out, we can check the manual to see how to restore original functionalities.

>>1099382
I said grab the device. Blue W3AV3R's not an enemy.

so is weaver down for good or just the security side of him? Cause if he's not moving might not be a bad idea to let us skim through that book in more detail to maybe figure out how to turn blue weaver back on without his hostile personality.

>>1099378
Don't destroy the core immediately. If the bot is completely still, we may have pulled out the service core with the security core, and we'd need to keep it stored and safe until we can figure out how to help Blue without letting Red back in.

>>1099385
...okay, but why? It's just an AI core.

>>1099398
On the one hand, we don't actually know how these work; for all we know it could have a mechanism to reattach itself, we didn't really read the whole manual after all. But on the other, and more importantly: If she keeps getting into fights, Silv needs to get into the habit of not assuming she won before being absolutely sure.

Pocket core. Might be repairable with magic in the future.

Pocket manual as well. Dead or alive W3AV3R is ours now. It'll either help us carry more cloth, or be rolled up in a bunch of the stuff to be carried back itself.

Okay, based on my previous experiences with memory cores, you need to poke it a few times until the preferred personality symbol is displayed fully. Find the key, turn and fiddle until all three colors are blue.

Fern is the best.

Restrain W3av3r's body so you can take all the time you need to find the right paperwork to fix the core and/or take ownership of a fabric factory.

>>1099404
yes, pocket the manual, not just because it's W3AV3R's manual but also because it's a book that possibly has all letters from the alphabet and we can do something like >>1099145 to just get Silv to copy them all into a piece of paper and tech her to read and write from that

>>1099407
If we're talking about what to take from this place, we need to ask Weaver first for permission. Maybe we can arrange some trade, like we suggested before?

>>1099408
W3AV3R doesn't get choices, his will is compromised. Sapient or not, so long as he remains here he will remain bound to his directives regardless of what his own will would be. We *might* be able to change his directives with the aid of the manual, but we'll likely have to figure out a way to impersonate some long dead person with authority. We can probably reset him, but that might erase whatever ego has developed since the collapse, making him a true automaton.

We should just take what we need and W3AV3R with us, regardless of any protest. Once we're back home and this place becomes forever lost to the void, W3AV3R's old directives will become irrelevant. Only then will we be able to allow him to make his own decisions.

>>1099418
Bro. If Weaver is sapient then what you're describing is theft and kidnapping, regardless of whether Weaver has to follow directives or not.

>>1099420
We are on a lonely doomed rock floating in the middle of a decaying void.

Unless you want to give W3AV3R the choice to kill itself, such concepts are meaningless in this situation.

>>1099422
Silv will not agree with you.

Don't kidnap Weaver. Give him a job offer. He got have a few ideas on how to spruce up our land, if we figure out what to pay him in.

>>1099432
are you lost? did you mean to post in another quest with gods in it?

>>1099379
Hug that brave little sprou-
Oh.
Youre already doing it.
Carry on.

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>Hug that brave little sprou- Oh. You're already doing it. Carry on.
Hugging intensifies.

>SILV! WHAT DID I SAY ABOUT MAKING SURE THE ENEMY IS COMPLETELY DEFEATED BEFORE TURNING YOUR BACK? GRAB THAT DEVICE RIGHT NOW! YOU CAN DO HUGS LATER!
>No, I think we're good. Weaver's non-security algorithms were friendly enough. I do hope the original Weaver is still in there? Well, if it doesn't wake up now that the security core is out, we can check the manual to see how to restore original functionalities.
>I said grab the device. Blue W3AV3R's not an enemy.
>...okay, but why? It's just an AI core.
>On the one hand, we don't actually know how these work; for all we know it could have a mechanism to reattach itself, we didn't really read the whole manual after all. But on the other, and more importantly: If she keeps getting into fights, Silv needs to get into the habit of not assuming she won before being absolutely sure.
>so is weaver down for good or just the security side of him? Cause if he's not moving might not be a bad idea to let us skim through that book in more detail to maybe figure out how to turn blue weaver back on without his hostile personality.
>Don't destroy the core immediately. If the bot is completely still, we may have pulled out the service core with the security core, and we'd need to keep it stored and safe until we can figure out how to help Blue without letting Red back in.
“I still feel bad for having to hurt W3AV3R… I want to be able to help him if I can.”

“Chirp?”

“Tetsi says this book might be able to help.”
Silv picks up the device from the ground, where it’s releasing steam, and dripping some glowing liquid. She has no idea what to make of it, and puts it on the desk next to the manual.
You skim about the pages while Silv turns them for you. There is… a lot of technical stuff you don’t fully understand.

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...click……click……click…
Fern walks over to the downed robot, and leans in close.

...click…click…clack…clack…clack…
Rushing over to Silv, Fern tugs on her dress to get her and Tetsi’s attention.
“What's up Fern?”

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”[...A-Apologies for any inconveniences I may have caused you.]”
Silv and Tetsi turn around to see W3AV3R standing once again. This time however, all its eyes are blue.
Damn is he quiet.

“W3AV3R…! Are… you ok?”

”[Thank you for dealing with the Security mode issue. You no longer have to worry about it causing problems, as I can make decisions under my own autonomy without its influence.]” ,W3AV3R says, gesturing towards the cracked core on the desk.

”[As compensation, I would like to offer you some free products and services. If you have any questions, please do ask them.]”

>Take Core.
“Can we take the core?”

”[Of course. I have no need for it.]”

>Take W3AV3R with us
“Do you want to come and join us W3AV3R? We have a pretty nice place to live”

“Chirp!”

W3AV3R ponders this for a moment.
”[Unfortunately I must decline. While I appreciate the offer, I’d prefer to stay here. Perhaps get the factory operational again.]”

“We… probably won’t see eachother again after we leave.”

”[I’ve seen many come and go in my time of operation. I am used to loneliness, however you are not alone, and you are much stronger than you might realize.]” gesturing towards Fern.

"Do you have any other questions, Tetsi?”
You had originally come here for clothing for Fern and fabrics, anything else you would like to ask W3AV3R before returning to the main factory?

>>1099727
What about one of the little fabric automata? Can W3AV3R communicate with them from afar to stay in touch, or do they have a limited operational range?

As our Identify and Dowsing gets stronger we'll be more able to find and keep in touch with those we've met before, anyways.

Are there any interesting Runes around here? There were voidlings at some point that Weaves made fabric out of, so some of them might have left Runes behind.

>>1099727
W3AV3R has been around a long time, ask if it can tell you what happened to the world, and where all the people went.

Would be pretty cool if we found a way to fuse his island to ours. And about questions... Weaver's security mode wasn't created out of the blue. A weapon is created to face a threat. Does Weaver knows info on anything that could also pose a threat to us?

ask if he knows how everything went to hell. I mean we just woke up and found everything was floating islands and ruins but no idea how everything ended up that way, if he could give us a bit of a history lesson that might help us figure out what happened to the world and maybe it might jump start some of your memories.

Lets get a few bolts of cloth. Ooh and a tent would be great.

Also get the longest thread in stock to leave a thread trail when you go home. Even if it doesn't work, seeing how it fails will give valuable insight into the islands.

>>1099727
Find out if they can supply us with sewing supplies as well as cloth/thread oh and find out how they were able to sew things like voidlings and rocks together

We also require some fabric, or at the very least some blankets or quilts.

We are trying to rebuild- fighting back against the entropy that has overtaken all. The process is difficult to keep balanced, and occasionally things will become too hot or too cold as we continue. Currently we're too cold. Can you help us?

We should [Identify] the leaking blue fluid from the core. Depending on what it is, perhaps either we or Silver should consume some. Or in our case... Request to be coated in some?

>>1099727
How far back do your memories go, weaver?
Who is the last visitor you remember?

And

Can you make an autonimous little spider bot like you have in the factory who could help us with larger home sewing projects?
If not, maybe some guidance on sewing.

Absent any literal ways to connect our islands, can we build up any way to send messages between each other? Even a one way messenger would help. As the ones that took out their security, literally, we may have an obligation to defend them if he needs it.

Could we add sails to this island and then use some sort of wind spell to move it back to our home base?