An Ordinary Domestic Helper Robot

[believesinhumanity]

[So, recently, the noted roboticist, Dr. Thomas Light, has chosen to affiliate Light Labs with Unity Group to help them in their continued efforts to protect earth. As a part of this deal, he's decided to lend the help of his lab assistant, a domestic helper robot he built, designated DLN-001 Rock Light.

Rock is currently exploring the hangar, trying not to get in anyone's way while he gets his barrings. He's pretty excited to be here, since he's never gotten an opportunity to see mecha up close before. At least part of why Dr. Light had assigned this new job to Rock was to expand his mechanical knowledge base, though of course he knows enough to start with.

So, have what appears to be a kid wandering around your hangar looking around at the mechs Unity Group.]

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[actuallyselfish]

"Yo, kid!" Dido shouts down from a nearby gantry. "Watcha doing? You aren't lost, are you?"

[believesinhumanity]

[Yeah, this is going to happen a lot for a while isn't it?]

No, sir. I just started working here today, so I was looking around.

[actuallyselfish]

"They just keep getting younger and younger, don't they...?" Dido mutters. "What's your name, kid?"

[believesinhumanity]

I'm Rock Light. What's yours?

[actuallyselfish]

"Dido Sybil, Chief Technician to Solaris, on attachment to the UG."

Dido climbs down and offers her hand to shake. "Pleasure to meet you, Rock Light! Got any experience in Mecha-Teching? Which hopefully didn't involve child labor...?"

[believesinhumanity]

[takes the hand and shakes it.] It's a pleasure to meet you too, Chief Sybil.

Ah... I'm a little new to working with mech, but I know the basics, and I have experience working with machines as Dr. Light's assistant.

[He's looking a little sheepish again.] And you don't need to worry about child labor or anything... I'm a robot. Um, didn't anyone tell you about Dr. Light sending me over?

[actuallyselfish]

"..." Dido stares at Rock for a moment. Then she pulls a refrigerator magnet out and sticks it on Rock's hand.

"Wow," she says softly. "Your creator does good work! Um...how long since you went...online?"

[believesinhumanity]

[The magnet sticks of course. Rock stares at it for a moment before peeling it off.]

A little over a year now, I think.