[Pod's light is barely enough for A2 to get a clear idea of where to go, but she can see well enough to navigate, and so she begins to do so, though the more she sees the more uneasy she gets.
She doesn't like it here. Up above had been unfamiliar and overwhelming, but this is so reminiscent of the ruined Earth of her world that she's on edge for an entirely different reason. She stops in front of what looks like a half caved-in building entrance, and begins the tedious work of pushing her way through by removing the rubble in front. The thing is, she's not as strong as she used to be, and midway in, she's actually winded.]
Dammit —
[Nearby, Pod speaks.]
Approximately 120 minutes have passed since Unit A2 began exploration. Rest is recommended to return to optimal performance levels.
Shut up. I can handle it.
[The advice seems to irritate her, but then, most things irritated her, and again she begins to work out of sheer petty spite.]
3.
[With no headway gained in the abandoned city exploration, A2 takes her risks — despite Pod's continued advisement not to — to head into the Storm.
The first electrical current drops her like a stone. Her visuals are going haywire, and she only can dimly register that Pod doesn't seem to be doing well either — it wobbles unsteadily in the air, and she manages to force herself upright well enough to grab it before it falls too, cradling it to her chest. If she's noticed the immediate impulse to protect, she isn't in any state to think about it.
She can barely see — static runs over her eyes in the pulsing pattern of a heartbeat, and she's not steady on her feet...at all, but she's too stubborn to ask for help. She's mostly trying to get away before she gets hit again.]
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2.
[Pod's light is barely enough for A2 to get a clear idea of where to go, but she can see well enough to navigate, and so she begins to do so, though the more she sees the more uneasy she gets.
She doesn't like it here. Up above had been unfamiliar and overwhelming, but this is so reminiscent of the ruined Earth of her world that she's on edge for an entirely different reason. She stops in front of what looks like a half caved-in building entrance, and begins the tedious work of pushing her way through by removing the rubble in front. The thing is, she's not as strong as she used to be, and midway in, she's actually winded.]
Dammit —
[Nearby, Pod speaks.]
Approximately 120 minutes have passed since Unit A2 began exploration. Rest is recommended to return to optimal performance levels.
Shut up. I can handle it.
[The advice seems to irritate her, but then, most things irritated her, and again she begins to work out of sheer petty spite.]
3.
[With no headway gained in the abandoned city exploration, A2 takes her risks — despite Pod's continued advisement not to — to head into the Storm.
The first electrical current drops her like a stone. Her visuals are going haywire, and she only can dimly register that Pod doesn't seem to be doing well either — it wobbles unsteadily in the air, and she manages to force herself upright well enough to grab it before it falls too, cradling it to her chest. If she's noticed the immediate impulse to protect, she isn't in any state to think about it.
She can barely see — static runs over her eyes in the pulsing pattern of a heartbeat, and she's not steady on her feet...at all, but she's too stubborn to ask for help. She's mostly trying to get away before she gets hit again.]
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