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…15Please respect copyright.PENANAvoFVkklI1W
“They need to give him his own little area…”15Please respect copyright.PENANA2m7s3L3Gmo
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. 15Please respect copyright.PENANAvU7oJ9GDro
It was his job, after all, calculating his movements and sending it to the Research and Development department.15Please respect copyright.PENANAzi1i3JPGXM
His favorite radio station begins to play through his system, the host announcing the city news with enthusiasm.15Please respect copyright.PENANAvnUqstHSTa
“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—”15Please respect copyright.PENANA0K9UO4vBN0
JumpMan almost tunes out the broadcast, making a wide turn to narrowly avoid a cleaning droid and a drone drifting too low. 15Please respect copyright.PENANAGFE4XNS3h9
“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!—”15Please respect copyright.PENANAL3S3ZmiL8Q
The cyberfunk he’s become so accustomed to begins playing, setting his servos into a fast-paced, excited rhythm. 15Please respect copyright.PENANAY0BE8FBPEN
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.15Please respect copyright.PENANAjGg99UQ1Fs
He digs his heels into the floor, coming to a complete stop. “Seriously? What now?”15Please respect copyright.PENANAkLYQY2kOcs
He checks the notification. The goggles changing expression again to an annoyed one; semi-circles pointed downwards.15Please respect copyright.PENANAt3YSAGQuP9
Research and Development calling him down to the lab for a “critical task; ASAP”.15Please respect copyright.PENANAcbrTl9swFB
Of course. His excitement drops as he turns around, not even seeing the—15Please respect copyright.PENANAOkI6Xh9vkE
BANG!15Please respect copyright.PENANAIGT70cOcs6
Another drone hits him straight in the face, sending him flying off his feet.15Please respect copyright.PENANAPalUz2VTvX
“…Ow.” He lands starfish-style on the polished floor, peeling the annoyed drone off his face. It nudges his face before flitting off somewhere.15Please respect copyright.PENANACJNLtrzaSe
JumpMan’s hover shoes click back into action, pulling him back to his feet. 15Please respect copyright.PENANAyELS3obKKA
He gets in contact with the lab with his recently installed transmission system. “This is J.M…you called?”15Please respect copyright.PENANA4HtzQ3KyBw
“JumpMan. How far are you from the Research Wing?”15Please respect copyright.PENANA7bO3jx22JP
JumpMan chuckles as he searches for the lab with his eyes. “Does it matter? Whatcha need me for?”15Please respect copyright.PENANAiRUTHBkiTj
“We have the schematics for an update on K1-NG’s security system. Can you take them to the Repair Center for us?”15Please respect copyright.PENANApNcvS7JoBd
“Awe, what? That’s the big emergency you were calling me for? King of all people?” JumpMan complained, rolling his eyes.15Please respect copyright.PENANArd9o6YZCXj
“We could experience a weakness in our physical or technological defenses at any minute. These updates need to happen, ASAP.”15Please respect copyright.PENANAQLrdKE7ImR
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.”15Please respect copyright.PENANAe1SYFCfInw
When JumpMan arrives, the sight he sees is…almost comical.15Please respect copyright.PENANA1yUMnlAJcm
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.15Please respect copyright.PENANAuh37wbLRYC
“Unnecessary. I do not need your ‘improvements’,” King growls, “remove these immediately.”15Please respect copyright.PENANAuDj62arD4V
JumpMan snorts, his pupils turning into something amused. “Oh, this is hilarious.”15Please respect copyright.PENANAJsupzMjt8G
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…”15Please respect copyright.PENANAHNhLSE7lhK
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!”15Please respect copyright.PENANAmEjADwqnz7
“King, buddy,” JumpMan says, stopping in the middle of the room, “they’re just trying to plug you into the computer.”15Please respect copyright.PENANAVUaEOCmhoD
King’s head swivels towards JumpMan with bitter malice, tearing out another cord from the ports in his head. “You.”15Please respect copyright.PENANAqMLhOIw3Vv
JumpMan’s pupils flicker into a slightly nervous expression. “Wuh oh…”15Please respect copyright.PENANAqO7u6hZLfO
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.15Please respect copyright.PENANA091FU0yUJE
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.15Please respect copyright.PENANARcAULGHKNJ
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.15Please respect copyright.PENANAYXXiGX5bU7
“Hey, hey! King, how about we get this security update in you first…before you rip me to shreds, yeah? Okay!”15Please respect copyright.PENANA6LTY8FLrOy
JumpMan quickly gets back into motion, speeding off and making an arc around King as the robot swipes at him.15Please respect copyright.PENANAUXYYddwZrl
Back in the middle of the room, JumpMan grabs a handful of the cords, attempting to plug him in quickly.15Please respect copyright.PENANANoqeJ9MoJQ
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.15Please respect copyright.PENANAfdqfsr1cWY
Sparks fly, scientists scatter, and JumpMan struggles to stand, his optics glitching past more shapes and patterns before stabilizing into focus.15Please respect copyright.PENANAsMOi9Rmtk7
“Hey…King, if we don’t get this update in your system—ow!—” JumpMan cradles his back, “think about what Aether might do…”15Please respect copyright.PENANAq2eyNIGQ8P
“Aether Corporation is irrelevant…”15Please respect copyright.PENANA31x5cL54Yd
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…”15Please respect copyright.PENANAwc5T5ODOnj
“I can handle it.” King responds. “Ouroboros Corporation created me flawlessly. I do not need your flimsy updates.”15Please respect copyright.PENANAH0yPmdr94i
“Yeah, okay, buddy...” JumpMan snorts, poking a thumb at the robot. “Why did we give him a personality again?”15Please respect copyright.PENANA0LAqGMQRDM
King, while JumpMan is distracted, picks him up by his collar. JumpMan’s optics flicker into larger, surprised circles.15Please respect copyright.PENANAP8W5jhM7o4
Red light beams onto his face. “Annoying speedster.”15Please respect copyright.PENANATZ07jyI6fv
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