10-05-2022, 01:28 AM
POLKA DOT: Hey, uh-
POLKA DOT: I could use the room, the party is…overwhelming.
POLKA DOT: But I actually, uh…
POLKA DOT: I was looking for you. Yeah.
ROULETTE: ...did something happen?
POLKA DOT: Sort of? Not really? Uh...
POLKA DOT: I have a request, from, like, both me and Devo.
POLKA DOT: It's kind of complicated, though.
ROULETTE: ...I can go back down to the party, if he's wanting that.
ROULETTE: I only needed some quiet, for a little while.
POLKA DOT: Nah, it wasn't that...
POLKA DOT: Just...
POLKA DOT: I'm going on an adventure soon. Like, out of the city.
POLKA DOT: It's for my friend, Willow...
POLKA DOT: And we need an adventuring party to like. Ensure safety.
POLKA DOT: Tim asked Devo to come along, and we thought we'd invite you as well.
POLKA DOT: I know we don't...know each other well, but I think you'd be good for it.
ROULETTE: ...why...?
POLKA DOT: I mean, uh-
POLKA DOT: You seem like you'd be reliable in a fight-
POLKA DOT: And from what I can tell, Devo vouches for you pretty hard.
POLKA DOT: I don't know him well either, but I know Tim, and Tim trusts Devo, and Devo trusts you, so...
POLKA DOT: Logic, I guess?
ROULETTE: What...kind of fighting?
ROULETTE: Is it dangerous?
POLKA DOT: ...potentially very dangerous, yeah.
POLKA DOT: I can hold my own, but somebody who knows a lot about the world out there told us there's monsters on the way, ones based on fears and...
POLKA DOT: The destination itself isn't safe, either.
POLKA DOT: ...it's a lot to ask.
ROULETTE: And Devo's going?
ROULETTE: You're-
ROULETTE: ...you are absolutely positive that he's coming along?
POLKA DOT: ...yep.
ROULETTE: If...he's adamant, then-
ROULETTE: ...
ROULETTE: ...I can...go.
ROULETTE: ...but I don't believe this is a good idea.
POLKA DOT: I've...got my own doubts, honestly.
POLKA DOT: It sounds terrifying, and I'm scared I'm gonna eat shit somehow.
POLKA DOT: ...but this is something my part- friend really needs, I guess.
ROULETTE: This is not about me.
ROULETTE: ...I don't want Devo, or anyone else, getting hurt.
ROULETTE: ...And I owe you.
POLKA DOT: Hold up-
POLKA DOT: Owe me? For what?
ROULETTE: ...
ROULETTE: This past month...
ROULETTE: ...The narrative has thrust you into my life in...inconvenient and - I'm sure - uncomfortable ways.
ROULETTE: It wasn't your choice to get involved with me; it wasn't your fault that you witnessed what you did.
ROULETTE: ...I try to make as few waves as possible, for everyone else here.
ROULETTE: I do not want this to be a persistent pattern.
ROULETTE: Whether it's you, or anyone else: No one deserves to be caught up with-
ROULETTE: ...
ROULETTE: ...my presence in the lives of others should be a choice.
ROULETTE: Not one forced on anyone else, at any point.
ROULETTE: Whether through circumstance, or the narrative.
ROULETTE: ...For my involvement in that, especially for speaking with you directly-
ROULETTE: -I apologize.
ROULETTE: ...so, I owe you.
ROULETTE: I can go with you.
POLKA DOT: I could use the room, the party is…overwhelming.
POLKA DOT: But I actually, uh…
POLKA DOT: I was looking for you. Yeah.
You can faintly tell that Roulette looks in your direction, difficult to discern in the dark room.
It says nothing for the moment, though.
You hear a click from the corner.
A quiet whirring noise.
You'd mistaken it for Roulette's internal fans, but, it's-
a standing fan in the corner, clicking as it switches direction.
You can only see it in pieces,
cut apart by the faint orange-yellow sifting through the blinds at the window.
It says nothing for the moment, though.
You hear a click from the corner.
A quiet whirring noise.
You'd mistaken it for Roulette's internal fans, but, it's-
a standing fan in the corner, clicking as it switches direction.
You can only see it in pieces,
cut apart by the faint orange-yellow sifting through the blinds at the window.
ROULETTE: ...did something happen?
It finally responds.
POLKA DOT: Sort of? Not really? Uh...
POLKA DOT: I have a request, from, like, both me and Devo.
POLKA DOT: It's kind of complicated, though.
It leans its head back a little more, its movements sluggish.
ROULETTE: ...I can go back down to the party, if he's wanting that.
ROULETTE: I only needed some quiet, for a little while.
POLKA DOT: Nah, it wasn't that...
POLKA DOT: Just...
POLKA DOT: I'm going on an adventure soon. Like, out of the city.
POLKA DOT: It's for my friend, Willow...
POLKA DOT: And we need an adventuring party to like. Ensure safety.
POLKA DOT: Tim asked Devo to come along, and we thought we'd invite you as well.
POLKA DOT: I know we don't...know each other well, but I think you'd be good for it.
The robot glances over at you, the emotions of its expression impossible to discern.
ROULETTE: ...why...?
POLKA DOT: I mean, uh-
...you have no idea if you should mention the dream.
POLKA DOT: You seem like you'd be reliable in a fight-
POLKA DOT: And from what I can tell, Devo vouches for you pretty hard.
POLKA DOT: I don't know him well either, but I know Tim, and Tim trusts Devo, and Devo trusts you, so...
POLKA DOT: Logic, I guess?
ROULETTE: What...kind of fighting?
ROULETTE: Is it dangerous?
POLKA DOT: ...potentially very dangerous, yeah.
POLKA DOT: I can hold my own, but somebody who knows a lot about the world out there told us there's monsters on the way, ones based on fears and...
POLKA DOT: The destination itself isn't safe, either.
POLKA DOT: ...it's a lot to ask.
ROULETTE: And Devo's going?
ROULETTE: You're-
ROULETTE: ...you are absolutely positive that he's coming along?
POLKA DOT: ...yep.
Roulette puts one of its claws over its lens.
Its internal fans become audible, hardly, mixing with the white noise from the stand-up fan as it clicks again.
Its internal fans become audible, hardly, mixing with the white noise from the stand-up fan as it clicks again.
ROULETTE: If...he's adamant, then-
ROULETTE: ...
The robot goes dead silent.
Its cooling system whirrs louder.
Its cooling system whirrs louder.
ROULETTE: ...I can...go.
ROULETTE: ...but I don't believe this is a good idea.
You're quiet for a few moments, trying to think of what to say as you sit on the opposite edge of the bed.
POLKA DOT: I've...got my own doubts, honestly.
POLKA DOT: It sounds terrifying, and I'm scared I'm gonna eat shit somehow.
POLKA DOT: ...but this is something my part- friend really needs, I guess.
ROULETTE: This is not about me.
ROULETTE: ...I don't want Devo, or anyone else, getting hurt.
ROULETTE: ...And I owe you.
POLKA DOT: Hold up-
POLKA DOT: Owe me? For what?
A long pause.
ROULETTE: ...
ROULETTE: This past month...
It moves its claw, looking up at the ceiling.
ROULETTE: ...The narrative has thrust you into my life in...inconvenient and - I'm sure - uncomfortable ways.
ROULETTE: It wasn't your choice to get involved with me; it wasn't your fault that you witnessed what you did.
ROULETTE: ...I try to make as few waves as possible, for everyone else here.
ROULETTE: I do not want this to be a persistent pattern.
ROULETTE: Whether it's you, or anyone else: No one deserves to be caught up with-
ROULETTE: ...
ROULETTE: ...my presence in the lives of others should be a choice.
ROULETTE: Not one forced on anyone else, at any point.
ROULETTE: Whether through circumstance, or the narrative.
ROULETTE: ...For my involvement in that, especially for speaking with you directly-
ROULETTE: -I apologize.
ROULETTE: ...so, I owe you.
ROULETTE: I can go with you.