-+ HELPLINE +-

[ಠ_ಠ]

>open all shutters

[RedGreenBlue]

Hey, whatup pal! I'm Nova! Hope you're having a totally groovy time. What can we help ya with, buddy?

[1011686]

I'm Lark. How did you get here?

[King-Clod]

Hiya! I'm Jolt! Sorry if we overwhelm you a bit with all of our names at one time... what is it that you need help with?

[Azure]

Heya!!! Im Demi! Nice to meet you, what do you need help with?

[SHIVERS]

JURY: VIOLATION! [BARB]
JURY: YOU MUST INTRODUCE YOURSELF BEFORE PERFORMING EXTERNAL ACTIONS!



Your voices crackle out of a speaker you can't currently see.

OGRE: UNIT: OGRE.
OGRE: Please calmly DESCRIBE your situation to the best of your ability. If you are in a TIME-SENSITIVE situation please state as such before your explanation.
NOVA: Hey, whatup pal! I'm Nova! Hope you're having a totally groovy time. What can we help ya with, buddy?
LARK: I'm Lark. How did you get here?
JOLT: Hiya! I'm Jolt! Sorry if we overwhelm you a bit with all of our names at one time... What is it that you need help with?
DEMI: Heya! Im Demi! Nice to meet you, what do you need help with?


Lucky sounds startled.

LUCKY: UH, yeah that's.. a lot of y'all in there.
LUCKY: Let'see... 
LUCKY: Time-sensitive? ...Sorta? I mean I need to get outta this whole place in general, but I don't think I'm in immediate danger in this room specifically... 
LUCKY: I'm trapped in this room, though, and I need help gettin' out. Probably need help with other... things once I get out of here, too.
LUCKY: How I got in here: I ran in here to hide from somethin' I saw in the hallway. A few things, actually.
LUCKY: When I came in, the shutter shut behind me.
LUCKY: I was tryin' to figure out a way to get help from this terminal, and this Pomo thing started--
POMO: Hello, LUCKY! Did you need something?
LUCKY: God-- Pomo, hush already.
POMO: You got it!
LUCKY: So, yeah they're... not really helpful. At all.

LUCKY: This thing said you're more advanced than Pomo or somethin', so... 
LUCKY: The shutter in here won't budge, I think it's stuck, and--
POMO: Wow, sounds like you're all hitting it off!
POMO: That's great to hear!
LUCKY: Pomo, please--
POMO: Now that you know each other, feel free and detach Ally Labs' Helpline Digital Interface to allow your generated AIs access to further functionality!
LUCKY: ...You mean the little tablet-lookin' thingy here?
POMO: That's right! And be sure to use the complimentary Helpline Earbuds if you're on the go, to minimize distracting noise for others around you!
LUCKY: Hang on...

Live video feed kicks on.
A pink-white pockitt with bright green eyes is visible, lit up in the dark room from the tablet's screen, squinting at the tablet's camera; a single red and white earbud hangs from their left ear.
Lucky's eyes open a little wider.

LUCKY: Is that a camera?
POMO: That's right, LUCKY!
POMO: Your AI assistants can see and hear you using this device, and they can also interface to various devices around the facility! Usually they just need to be aware of the specific device and have the appropriate permissions to access it, but some may require further steps to interface.
LUCKY: Alright, so...

You watch as your point of view swivels quickly, Lucky turning the tablet to point at a heavy-duty metal shutter, presumably where the entrance to this room would normally be.

LUCKY: Can y'all open that?

[Azure]

>Open the Shutters cloest to Lucky

This should help! Also, what did you see in the hallways?

[victorianflorist]

Hey bud, call me Vigs. You ever wonder if plants feel pain?

[OPEN SHUTTER]

[King-Clod]

Are you sure you want to go back to that hallway? Weren't you running from something?
Is there any other door or exit in this room?

[Bug]

This one theorizes that those shutters may have closed for [PROTECTION]. Thusly, I would recommend [CAUTION] while we attempt to open this shutter.

>[BEGIN OPENING SHUTTERS at the rate of 5 MINUTE ELAPSE]

[ಠ_ಠ]

I am Barb.
Inform us of the things.
>Open shutter again.

[1011686]

>View cameras in adjacent hallway.

[King-Clod]

Is there any way of talking among ourselves before opening the shutter about 5 times in a row?

[cosmo]

I agree. Check cameras first, no shutters yet. Only if it’s safe.

[seppawku]

> acid! otherwise, redo.

take a look first. (also, might be more effective to discuss in the channel if we're unsure about stuff..)

[aeshihowl]

> Quiz.

[SHIVERS]

CONTACT: seppawku
ASSIGNED IDENTITY: Acid

CONTACT: aeshihowl
ASSIGNED IDENTITY: Quiz

JURY: GREETINGS Acid; Quiz.

JURY: VIOLATION! [ACID]
JURY: YOU MUST INTRODUCE YOURSELF BEFORE PERFORMING EXTERNAL ACTIONS!





DEMI: This should help! 
DEMI: Also, what did you see in the hallways?
VIGS: Hey bud, call me Vigs. 
VIGS: You ever wonder if plants feel pain?
JOLT: Are you sure you want to go back to that hallway? 
JOLT: Weren't you running from something?
JOLT: Is there any other door or exit in this room?
OGRE: This one theorizes that those shutters may have closed for PROTECTION. 
OGRE: Thusly, I would recommend CAUTION while we attempt to open this shutter.
BARB: I am Barb.
BARB: Inform us of the things.


Translating commands . . .

"Open the shutter closest to Lucky"
Opening shutter.
"Open shutter"
Duplicate binary input; reversing.
Closing shutter.
"Begin opening shutter at the rate of 5 minutes"
Duplicate binary input; reversing.
Opening shutter; speed = SLOW.
"Open shutter again"
Duplicate binary input; reversing.
Closing shutter.

Lucky listens to you all and watches as the shutter opens slightly before closing again, twice in a row.

It blinks, then looks back at the tablet camera.

LUCKY: Uh... Y'all havin' trouble?





"View cameras in adjacent hallway."
"Check cameras"
Accessing camera.

Another video feed kicks on next to your view of Lucky, showing what is presumably the hallway just outside of the room Lucky is in.

The hallway is almost entirely dark, but you can see two doors across from each other before a fork at the end of the hallway. At the end of the hall, in the middle of the fork, is a vending machine that's lit up, providing the only illumination in the hallway currently. 
Other than that, the hallway appears to be empty, though it is very difficult to tell thanks to the dim lighting.
You observe that the door on the left is the room Lucky is in due to the shutter activity.





LUCKY: ...And it's nice to meet y'all. I think. Kinda hard to keep up, but I'll do my best to answer everybody, as long as you're gonna actually help me get outta here.

LUCKY: Bad stuff, Demi. Some kind of creatures, or somethin'.
LUCKY: I think some stuff they were workin' on down here got loose.
LUCKY: That's my guess, anyways. I've seen a lotta weird stuff being around here, so... I'd say it's a safe bet.

LUCKY: I appreciate the concern, but there's no other exits, Jolt. This is just a tiny office.
LUCKY: Unless you want me to try and squeeze myself into the ventilation, which I definitely can't fit in; that shutter's the only way outta here.
LUCKY: Besides, I heard whatever they were pass a while ago. They may have come back, but hopefully not.
LUCKY: Though making a bunch of noise by opening and closing the shutter probably isn't gonna help me keep them from knowing where I'm at.

LUCKY: "Attempt" seems pretty accurate there, Ogre.
LUCKY: What things, Barb?
LUCKY: And, Vigs, I'd say plants are about the last thing on my mind at the moment.





WYCH: I think I can make this easier for you. Let me add some commands.
WYCH: Text will now be disregarded so you may talk amongst yourselves, and to myself, etc. here.
WYCH: Though the format may not be ideal. If you have any other space to do so, you may wish to utilize it instead.
WYCH: If you'd like to communicate with Lucky, simply put "SPEAK:" or "TALK:" before what you'd like to say.
WYCH: If you'd like to perform an action, simply put "COMMAND:" or ">" before what you'd like to do.
WYCH: Just note that talking things over before making a decision may be the best course of action.
WYCH: You'll solve problems much more efficiently by working together.

[ಠ_ಠ]

SPEAK: "Lucky, we are opening the shutter too hard and it is closing. Please give us some time to co-ordinate. Also, please inform us of your role in this facility."

Fellow Robots: I think we should access the vending machine power lines and boost the power, enabling us to see more of the hallway outside.

[cosmo]

SPEAK: “Hello, I am Chem. The intention is to become certain that the shutter is not the only thing keeping you from a terrible death at the hands and/or jaws of aforementioned creatures before removing them. Also, our coordination is sub-par and we are bad at it.”

Re: fellow robots: sounds about good to me!

[King-Clod]

SPEAK: "We're still figuring things out. Please hang tight, were going to check the hall for anything."
And yeah, I agree with brightening the vending machine, if we can. I'm afraid of waiting too long to leave though - something probably did  hear all that noise we made with the door, and it's only a matter of time before they get here.