Chapter 1

Alright just mentally inhale a bit, in doing so I notice the sound on some sort of engine revs down. Hmmm must be a part of this body. So I examine my tools… or more accurately my arms… I notice a few panels in my arm thoroughly rusted shut.

I look around for something to pry it open with… I found a few rusted pieces of scrap. I wedge that scrap into a small rusted hole along the border. NOW PUSH! After a few minutes of struggling a loud creaking sound comes out. And the plate starts to bend allowing me to peer at the inner workings more clearly.

LOTS OF GEARS. Lots of them with a few wires crisscrossing each other, some hooked or to some boxes and others just go from one end to the other. What was interesting was a cylindrical tube with smaller cylinders around the part facing the wrist.

I try to detect it through the senses in my body and soon I get a pop up. Then I notice few other behind it behind it…

CONGRATULATIONS to be the first clockwork to discover how to access the multi-tool in your arm

Low fuel levels, changing to solar power, detect minimal amounts of sunlight, synthesizing organic fuel.

ERROR no organic substances in inventory… Forcing boot up, dropping out of hive-mind.

Booting up… … … … … minor memory corruption detected report to nearest repair center within 24 hours to regain lost memory… boot successful…

Scanning body… … … … … HEAVY DAMAGE DETECTED! RIGHT LEG HAS BEEN SEVERED! Detecting moderate damage levels in left leg… … … … WARNING! BODY IS RUSTY! DO NOT ATTEMPT COMBAT! … … … … … … Scan complete, Engine is normal, water level is within minimal range for operation… assigning task…

After I read the last one, a ding sounded and another popped up

Quest: Attain fuel source

(Optional) repair body

Now to dismiss them… lets see… think menu… annnnnnnndddddddd

Nothing. Damn. Uh, dismiss notifications? And poof all the windows disappear…

Let’s see…. Stats….

STATS NameGrayCombat Potential0Durability60/80AffinityMechanicIntegrity37%Fuel Level15%Water Level38%Battery Power59%ResistanceSlashing: 15/20

Earth Magic: 15/20

Air Magic: 15/20WeaknessFire: 10

Ice: 10

Lightning: 10ImmunityMind: ∞, Curse: ∞, Body: ∞, Magic: 5----TraitsRusted: -20 durability and -5 to ResistancesTechnological Construct: immune to most magic, weak to Ice, fire, and lightning. Cannot use magic (Lacks system currently) , can replace parts and upgrade bodyUnique: +2 to luckMute: cannot use any vocal communications

Well… thanks for that last trait god, or whoever is up there… Oh, well, it is nothing new, I guess I’ll adapt…

{Ding} You have gained trait: Adaptive

Ok… details [Adaptive]

Adaptive: Able to forage/dismantle things faster and learn things 1.25 times faster

WELL, I no longer hate you god, this will make things a tad easier… now enough with all this self-inspection… let’s see where I am

2 hours and 40% out of my 60% battery charge later, I cut through the metal with the welder on the multi-tool and detached my legs…

Quest Update: Attain fuel source

(Optional) repair body

-Get some legs

Is that sarcasm I detect? HMMMMMMMMM!?!?!

…no…

OH REALLY!?!?

yes

Oh, ok, hi there window god/goddess, thanks for reading my mind give me a second to determine you gender….

How will you do tha- IYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

WH-WHAT ARE YOU THINKING!!?!??!!

p.s. I just thought of a regular porno…

soooooo you’re a girl… heh… heheheheheheheh…

Anyways enough fooling around with the windows… time to see where I am. I crawl out of this scrap heap only to discover a barren wasteland as far as my optics can see… let’s see, oh, don’t robots come with a scanner? Sure enough a window popped up

you gain access to your stupid scanner…

Awwww, is someone bitter about me finding out her gender???

… not even going to respond…

Ok, not like I care… (I lied need my sanity thank you)

So I use my scanners to detect any other clockworks around and sure enough a map pops up displaying robots nearby, with a button at the bottom

Integrate with vision?

Yes | no

I click yes and my vision returns to normal but there are a few glowing pieces sticking out of the rubble. Time to investigate. I crawl over to the nearest one and dismantle it completely… sadly there isn’t an identify skill when I tried… I scan the pieces and it tells me

you want the legs, they are in an ok-ish condition

Thanks window, I needed that… I grab the fuel tank, repair what I can of my body, and attach the legs. With a ding, two windows pop up.

Switching to fuel. Tank 62% full advise gathering more fuel

Sadly no quest popped up… well at least I can walk, albeit slowly and with numerous creeks in protest.

Quest completed: Attain fuel source

(Optional) repair body

-Get some legs

Nothing for you… dick

Thanks, I know I had one, before I came here, would you like to see it?

NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

Ok, fine… anyways time to ignore window goddess and repair a few of the other clockwork laying around… sadly only a few (5) had a mother board in their head… Oh, I never checked my skills… Meh, I’ll do that tomorrow, and my processor is tired from repairing those clockwork. I’ll turn them on tomorrow too…