Cave-In

[knux400]

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"That's... fair, I guess." You respond. "Just let me know if you start feeling off and I'll see about rigging something up."
"Yup! Will do."
"On that note, what's everyone's power consumption like?" Exclusit asks. "Well, I know Matri doesn't have proper system diagnostics, but everyone else?"

Everyone reads out a different number in shreds per hour, which you and Delve take note of. You make a mental tally of everyone's current power level and consumption rate, and make sure to keep track of it. Delve does the same.

Ortho should be able to hold a charge indefinitely unless their batteries are physically damaged in some way. (You check briefly- they look intact.) You hook yourself up to the battery for just long enough to get a readout of the charge left in it- 47%. You do recharge yourself a bit in the process, but you don't take anywhere near enough to be significant. Looks like Ortho's battery was in the same mildly worn condition as the rest of their body was. After disconnecting, you quickly take a mental note of everything you've learned and relay it to Delve. Neither Exclusit nor Matri has the capability of running arbitrary scripts on top of normal processing, but they'll both try and remember as best they can.

For simplicity's sake, you decide to round everything up to the nearest percent per hour. Average usage won't always be the same, you remind yourself- if someone were to physically or mentally exert themselves, such as by sprinting down a tunnel or solving a complex problem, they would consume more power than normal. Disabling any nonessential functions would, in turn, help someone conserve power better.

PILLBUG- 88%
AVG USAGE- 3% PER HOUR
NONESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS- FLASHLIGHT, POWER CALCULATIONS

ORTHO- 46%
AVG USAGE- NONE
NONESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS- NONE

MATRI- 25% OR LOWER
AVG USAGE- UNKNOWN
NONESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS- UNKNOWN

EXCLUSIT- 63%
AVG USAGE- 2% PER HOUR
NONESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS- NONE

DELVE- 71%
AVG USAGE- 3% PER HOUR
NONESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS- FLASHLIGHT, POWER CALCULATIONS

With that settled, you suppose it's time to move forward again. You can choose to reflect on your own life or start a conversation with someone else.