Data Recording 001: This is a pretty strange test...

[genkibot]

[Early afternoon during a school week in suburbia is usually quiet. Before the kids return from school and the parents are currently working, there is not much to break the silence or stillness of a suburban neighborhood. The block along Mitchell Road sure seems like no exception. Other than the sounds of birds and the occasional passerby, it is

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[knowsitsname]

[Just walking from the library when he notices the robot. And as soon as he sees it, he desperately wishes that he had his ability back so that he could know what it is.]

[genkibot]

[Tachikoma is quite used to random people staring, and so it is actually quite focused on the task at hand. That is, trying to locate its comrades. But as it continues down the road, it does not seem to be finding any obvious clues. Maybe it should ask someone? That's probably a good idea! So Tachikoma begins asking random people if they have seen other Tachikomas.

Unfortunately, most of the people it has been asking are drones. So all they do is give the 'dog' in their eyes a pat on the head and continue on their way.]

[knowsitsname]

[Well, since it talks, this shouldn't be too hard. Rinnosuke approaches the Tachikoma.]

Ah...excuse me.

[genkibot]

[Tachikoma turns to see who addressed it.]

Oh, hello there! Have you seen any other Tachikomas? If this is some type of exercise, I probably should find them.

[ergaleomancer]

[Theta is out and about for a walk, and she can't help herself. Just...what...is that? It's bright blue and mechanical, and there's so much joy in her eyes when she sees it. She leans heavily on her cane, but sticks her hand out and waves at the Tachikoma, trying to flag it down as it goes by.]

[genkibot]

[One of the eyes catch a person waving at it. It spins around on its wheels to face them directly and see who it is.]

"Oh, hello there! Are you part of the exercise?"

[Tachikoma is pretty sure they're not a threat. Maybe they're here to give them instructions!]

[ergaleomancer]

Exercise? No. ...You're new here, aren't you? [She reaches out to touch.]

...What are you?

[genkibot]

[Tachikoma doesn't stop her as, though one of its eyes on the side follow it. It tilts to one side slightly, almost as if cocking its head in confusion.]

This isn't a military exercise? But then why am I here then? Well, here specifically. I mean, I am pretty new to this place and I was suppose to be sent to a lab to have my AI studied, so I figured this must be part of that.

Oh, but I'm a Tachikoma! Nice to meet you!

[Tachikoma offers one of its claws to shake 'hands' just like it learned from Miki!]

[thug_disease]

[Yamame just happened to be out on the town, exploring and finding whatever different types of spiders might exist in the town...she she sees the Tachikoma trundling down the road. She immediately squeals and claps her hands, then gives chase.]

HEY HEY, GIANT BLUE JUMPING SPIDER!!!

[genkibot]

[Tachikoma hears a young girl's voice and turns to see who shouted, seeing someone running after it.]

"A giant spider? That's unusual for an area like this. Maybe it belongs to someone?"

[It begins looking around for the aforementioned spider.]

[thug_disease]

[This gives Yamame a chance to catch up to Tachikoma, at which point she latches herself onto one of it's legs in a hug.]

Giant spider you're made of metal!

[And now Tachikoma is dealing with Yamame attempting to climg up to the top of it...though the slippery metal surface makes it a bit hard.]

How did you get so big and metal, jumping spider?

[genkibot]

[Tachikoma's eye spins as it watches the young girl climbing, taking in what she is saying before it lowers itself slightly and moves an arm out to provide a handheld or step for her.]

"I was made this big, but I'm not a spider. I'm a specially design support tank. Though my design specifications were slightly based off a spider, that was more of using a design that would best provide support in an urban environment for Section 9."

[noneed_2worry]

[Dawn's strolling on by, when she catches sight of this lumbering blue robot.]

"What the heck...? Is that a Metagross?"

[She immediately grabs for her Pokedex, pressing a button. A robotic voice emanates from the device: Unknown species. No data found. Dawn looks back to the Tachikoma with a confused look on her face.]

[genkibot]

[Tachikoma was gliding by when it hears the odd robotic voice. It looks around and sees someone pointing some strange device at it. It approaches to get a closer look at it.]

"What's that thing there? Is it some type of scanner? Why did it think I was a species? Species usually refer to a biological creature, right? I'm a robot so it shouldn't work on me, right? Though I guess from a programming standpoint you could say my AI is an organic program since it's pretty aware of its surroundings. Oh, maybe it recognizes the proteins in my neurochip! Maybe that's why it thinks I'm some sort of species!"

[The Tachikoma has been rattling off this discourse rather quickly. It doesn't seem to be considering that the person in front of it may not understand what it's talking about.]

[noneed_2worry]

[And Dawn definitely doesn't understand what it's talking about. She squeaks in surprise as it turns around and begins assaulting her with questions, quickly stowing the Pokedex away again as she listens, dumbfounded.]

[genkibot]

[Tachikoma noticed the squeak and pauses in a moment, staring at her for a moment before it realizes that she might not be answering the questions at the moment.]

"Oh, I'm sorry, allow me to introduce myself! I'm Tachikoma. Who might you be?"

[buildstherobots]

[Oh.

Oh oh. It's a robot!

And not just a robot! A large, impressive robot! Dist almost immediately forgets where he's going and moves to follow, jogging a little in an effort to catch up.]

Hey! Slow down!

[genkibot]

[Tachikoma hears someone shouting and slows down, spinning around to get a better view of who it is. Its still coasting down the road, it's just doing so backwards now.]

"Yes? Do you need something?"