[When his noise returned, Rinzler had been fairly certain about the rest. (Or had refused to process any uncertainties.) Still, if the brightness of his circuits doesn't signal satisfaction clearly enough, the expression on his face should do it.
There's a nod. Circuits and functions. He shifts down to a crouch, placing a hand on the ground to demonstrate, and faint footsteps trace themselves up from the ground. User-white, for the most part—though there's a red-orange tint to his own.
Helpful is hard to quantify—he hasn't had many assignments in the last six millicycles, much less ones detection could be pivotal for. Rinzler nods again anyway. Just being able to sense what's around him is a massive relief—he'd felt blind and glitched relying just on visuals. Rinzler brings up his phone to say as much... then freezes, stare fixed on the time.
Clu.]
Should go.
[He should have gone a while ago—should have been back where he was expected. He can't quite regret the lag completely, but that doesn't do anything to ease the sharp twist of disobedience tightening through his core.]
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There's a nod. Circuits and functions. He shifts down to a crouch, placing a hand on the ground to demonstrate, and faint footsteps trace themselves up from the ground. User-white, for the most part—though there's a red-orange tint to his own.
Helpful is hard to quantify—he hasn't had many assignments in the last six millicycles, much less ones detection could be pivotal for. Rinzler nods again anyway. Just being able to sense what's around him is a massive relief—he'd felt blind and glitched relying just on visuals. Rinzler brings up his phone to say as much... then freezes, stare fixed on the time.
Clu.]
Should go.
[He should have gone a while ago—should have been back where he was expected. He can't quite regret the lag completely, but that doesn't do anything to ease the sharp twist of disobedience tightening through his core.]