A streak of electric blue zooms through the halls of Ouroboros Corporation. The hum of hovering technology and the spark of electricity seem to appear at every corner.
People make way, as they grumble about a certain cyborg in a dark blue uniform going too fast on the walkways…209Please respect copyright.PENANAqar5HkiuhH
“They need to give him his own little area…”209Please respect copyright.PENANAYLcAOMLqlo
As Ouro Corp’s kinetic specialist, it’s JumpMan’s job to speed around, bounce off the walls, and drift around corners. The entire building was his skate park, where he could ricochet off walls, use the railings as grind bars, and no one could stop him. 209Please respect copyright.PENANAPPMfdmGVhj
It was his job, after all, calculating his movements and sending it to the Research and Development department.209Please respect copyright.PENANAJrj2M5q1zo
His favorite radio station begins to play through his system, the host announcing the city news with enthusiasm.209Please respect copyright.PENANAHpfEFgfbFA
“It’s September 14, 2089, a bright, beautiful day here in Quantum Row! For our morning news, we’ve got a bit of a traffic jam on Stardust Avenue; be careful out there, folks—”209Please respect copyright.PENANAIKBtE45TLx
JumpMan almost tunes out the broadcast, making a wide turn to narrowly avoid a cleaning droid and a drone drifting too low. 209Please respect copyright.PENANAkqjKnzP9F8
“The rivalry between Ouro and Aether continues as they fight to be the best technological development lab in Quantum Row…! Let’s give ‘em a few songs to pump up their day!—”209Please respect copyright.PENANAbawp0JvLib
The cyberfunk he’s become so accustomed to begins playing, setting his servos into a fast-paced, excited rhythm. 209Please respect copyright.PENANAsB9ZzJMux4
He’s just about halfway done with his experiment when his goggles’ pupils change into exclamation marks, the red warning indicators startling him out of rhythm.209Please respect copyright.PENANAqRc9CUJADN
He digs his heels into the floor, coming to a complete stop. “Seriously? What now?”209Please respect copyright.PENANAFb4W1rBhzz
He checks the notification. The goggles changing expression again to an annoyed one; semi-circles pointed downwards.209Please respect copyright.PENANAAcreVwrbnV
Research and Development calling him down to the lab for a “critical task; ASAP”.209Please respect copyright.PENANAtbnnFPorIj
Of course. His excitement drops as he turns around, not even seeing the—209Please respect copyright.PENANACb3PhoH7lF
BANG!209Please respect copyright.PENANAqiWdrT388V
Another drone hits him straight in the face, sending him flying off his feet.209Please respect copyright.PENANAzfZkxZqTI9
“…Ow.” He lands starfish-style on the polished floor, peeling the annoyed drone off his face. It nudges his face before flitting off somewhere.209Please respect copyright.PENANAQb7FvrMkTd
JumpMan’s hover shoes click back into action, pulling him back to his feet. 209Please respect copyright.PENANAyJfvUpUGW5
He gets in contact with the lab with his recently installed transmission system. “This is J.M…you called?”209Please respect copyright.PENANAEwwuagnxmn
“JumpMan. How far are you from the Research Wing?”209Please respect copyright.PENANAEu7i4uor8V
JumpMan chuckles as he searches for the lab with his eyes. “Does it matter? Whatcha need me for?”209Please respect copyright.PENANAXhWoTiVvdj
“We have the schematics for an update on K1-NG’s security system. Can you take them to the Repair Center for us?”209Please respect copyright.PENANAFadFg3fbTU
“Awe, what? That’s the big emergency you were calling me for? King of all people?” JumpMan complained, rolling his eyes.209Please respect copyright.PENANApL09eFCxSA
“We could experience a weakness in our physical or technological defenses at any minute. These updates need to happen, ASAP.”209Please respect copyright.PENANAPPf8wkIdJD
JumpMan grumbles. “Fiiine, I guess…give me,” he waits for his calculations to give an estimated time of arrival, “…a minute and a half. I’ll be there.”209Please respect copyright.PENANASfM0Lf5Wvk
When JumpMan arrives, the sight he sees is…almost comical.209Please respect copyright.PENANA5DrGSq4chX
A few of the technological engineers, plugging King into the computer using various ports, and King, in his full 7’9 glory, pulling them back out again. It’s a cute game of back and forth.209Please respect copyright.PENANAhzGss5oLMt
“Unnecessary. I do not need your ‘improvements’,” King growls, “remove these immediately.”209Please respect copyright.PENANAGrTZZqqJgD
JumpMan snorts, his pupils turning into something amused. “Oh, this is hilarious.”209Please respect copyright.PENANAhJiKchklno
He comes in fully into the room, announcing himself with complete confidence, swiping a hand over his electric hair. “Hey, hey! I’ve got the update for Your Majesty here…”209Please respect copyright.PENANAUmuH1aGJ1s
One of the technicians greets him with a shaky wave. “Oh, thank God! Listen, JumpMan, we have to plug King into the computer in order to start the update but,” The woman ducks as King slings a cable away from his body, avoiding his large metal arm. “He’s… obviously not cooperating!”209Please respect copyright.PENANAFWBVNdFz6n
“King, buddy,” JumpMan says, stopping in the middle of the room, “they’re just trying to plug you into the computer.”209Please respect copyright.PENANAL4Bc8wENRK
King’s head swivels towards JumpMan with bitter malice, tearing out another cord from the ports in his head. “You.”209Please respect copyright.PENANAvDypdnLeBu
JumpMan’s pupils flicker into a slightly nervous expression. “Wuh oh…”209Please respect copyright.PENANAYZ3JcLYNgC
Sparks fly as King fully removes himself from the platform, the smell of electricity permeating the air. King’s eyes burn a bright red, stomping towards JumpMan with obvious intent to hurt.209Please respect copyright.PENANA4XzVlqHZht
The two had never really gotten along… JumpMan was prone to poking and prodding at King whenever he had an opportunity, and King was always too rigid to take his jokes very well.209Please respect copyright.PENANAMuRUokQYmh
Especially not the most recent one where he swapped out King’s “crown” for a plastic princess one. Maybe that’s why he’s bulldozing towards him right now.209Please respect copyright.PENANAAHIijXxfVw
“Hey, hey! King, how about we get this security update in you first…before you rip me to shreds, yeah? Okay!”209Please respect copyright.PENANAbV4Q0Fb7CP
JumpMan quickly gets back into motion, speeding off and making an arc around King as the robot swipes at him.209Please respect copyright.PENANAaHgkQV0gLc
Back in the middle of the room, JumpMan grabs a handful of the cords, attempting to plug him in quickly.209Please respect copyright.PENANAXCO2NPvP8H
King, however, doesn’t give him time to get a good look, swinging his large arm at JumpMan and knocking him into the wall to their right and into a mechanical diagnostic console.209Please respect copyright.PENANAAfYZIUORDV
Sparks fly, scientists scatter, and JumpMan struggles to stand, his optics glitching past more shapes and patterns before stabilizing into focus.209Please respect copyright.PENANAxAyDjx9lHe
“Hey…King, if we don’t get this update in your system—ow!—” JumpMan cradles his back, “think about what Aether might do…”209Please respect copyright.PENANApMFoMzNJ13
“Aether Corporation is irrelevant…”209Please respect copyright.PENANAoeDH0ZTQWg
JumpMan’s pupils turn into amused semi-circles. “Yeah, they are, until they wiggle their way through our systems. You’re our best security system, buddy! We need you to be in tip-top shape…”209Please respect copyright.PENANAcfBnZg9XzT
“I can handle it.” King responds. “Ouroboros Corporation created me flawlessly. I do not need your flimsy updates.”209Please respect copyright.PENANAJ187mQA9kf
“Yeah, okay, buddy...” JumpMan snorts, poking a thumb at the robot. “Why did we give him a personality again?”209Please respect copyright.PENANADbOmxa8xlR
King, while JumpMan is distracted, picks him up by his collar. JumpMan’s optics flicker into larger, surprised circles.209Please respect copyright.PENANANT3DjDvx83
Red light beams onto his face. “Annoying speedster.”209Please respect copyright.PENANAbGMnwswpcd
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