Gyo 2: Electric Roombaloo

[whats_a_good_end]

[Crystal mutations on people and gigantic, energy-draining crystal worms.  Just when it seemed like just a mundane situation, the Breaker theft had taken a turn for the bizarre, and all Ana could do was just hope that something would come to light about it all.  But right now she has a another crisis to contend with.  A far, far more wackier more immediate one.]

FOR THE LOVE OF GOD SOMEONE GRAB IT!

[Down the hallway goes Ana's prosthetic hand, jerkishly and awkwardly.  Sometimes "galloping" along its fingers and thumb, sometimes rolling on its length.  Ana herself is in fast pursuit, complete in fluffy sleeping pants and a tank top.]

AND IF THIS HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH THAT "CLEANING ROBOT INCIDENT" SO HELP ME-

Comments

[whats_a_good_end]

[The hand skitters around Roger as fast as it can. Ana, however-]

Mr. Smith watch ou-wuaaaaaaaaaaagh!

[Too fast to stop she tries to just weave around Roger, but bad footing just makes her fall flat on her face.]

... You okay?

[She asks while trying to get back to her feet. Easier said than done when one of your arms ends in a stump.]

[a_louse]

[Roger tries to catch the escaping limb, but it's too fast! Also, Ana suddenly colliding with him and knocking both down doesn't help. The best he can do is catch her before her face meets the floor.]

I've seen people chase many things. But their own arm? That'd be a first.

[whats_a_good_end]

[She'd all but braced herself to hit the floor when Roger managed to save her. It takes her a moment to realize though she's not kissing the ground.]

... First for me too, believe it or not. Something must've gone wrong with the motors in it... or at least that's what I'm hoping.

[a_louse]

Quite a little ingrate, that arm. Or maybe you treated it so badly that it had enough and just jumped out of its socket?

I kid. We should focus on catching it.

[whats_a_good_end]

It's not sentient or anything.

[A beat.]

Are prosthetic sentient in Paradigm-

Rattle.

[Right! Arm! And there it is off in the distance, trying to pry off a vent covering.]

Oh no you don't!

[a_louse]

Of course not. I don't even know anyone who has them.

[Roger launches towards the arm, trying to reach it before it disappears in the vent.]

This one is acting very smart just for a dumb object, though!

[whats_a_good_end]

And I'll find out why once it's caught!

[Fortunately the vent's covering is now something that can easily be wrenched free... and though Ana's hand is somewhat heavy from the materials used in it, it's not some kind of superarm or anything. Roger snatches it up, and Ana breathes a sigh of relief.]

Not smart enough though, that's for sure.

[a_louse]

Does it have an off switch?

[Roger looks for one while holding the arm firmly.]

I don't think anyone would like it to squirm while you're reattaching it.

[whats_a_good_end]

Yeah. Should be a spot just before the limb ends, on the underside.

[Hand recovered, Ana lets herself sink back down to the ground and sigh.]

And believe me I'd rather not even put that thing on until after it's gotten scanned for defects.

[a_louse]

[Now that he knows what to look for, Roger deactivates the arm.]

Let's find out what's wrong with it then, shall we? I'm curious myself. I didn't know robot limbs can suffer from alien hand syndrome.