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[kaballin]

[The video opens up on the familiar scene of the little patio area by the pond, except this time all the furniture has been cleared out. Instead there's a bunch of chainlink fencing lashed together with baling wire, rope and who knows what else, to create something that roughly resembles a cube.

Sort of.]

So it's been pretty boring around here huh? Thought we could use some entertainment to tide us over before we're attacked by killer butterflies or zombie plants or someshit.

And apparently I gotta do all this shit myself. Figures.

[The camera pans from Kabal's masked face to two cages each containing a very angry service bot, one that's been splashed with red paint, and the other with blue.]

Gonna make these two fight to the death. Taking bets now, minus one-thirty on red, positive one-ten on blue.

Just doing my part to make Anchor a better place.

Comments

text; @Qubit

[superposition]

[ Well, this is dumb. This is incredibly dumb. It's pointless, it's a waste of resources, and Qubit cannot believe Kabal put this much obvious work into something this dumb.

... But as Kabal's boneheaded shenanigans go, he has to admit, it's relatively harmless. And it's true the station's light on entertainment. Not that he'd be entertained by a robot cage match, of course. Even if -




- 💡 ]

Not to burst your bubble, Kabal, but convincing them to fight might be a tricky proposition. Though I suppose someone with the right technical know-how could whip up an override for you - or even a remote control system, probably.

[kaballin]

I'm not gonna convince them of nothing. Hoping to shake the cage like hornets and give them knives.

You mean control them with a joystick? Might as well fight each other than do it thru dumb bots.

[superposition]

Oh, of course. Remind me, how'd that go for you last time?

Frankly, I'm surprised. I'd have thought you'd relish the chance to beat me at my own game.

[kaballin]

I don't wanna beat you at battlebots.

I want to beat you bloody with my fists.

We're talking two different things here.

[superposition]

Trust me, the feeling's mutual. Sadly, we can't all get what we want.

It's no skin off my nose if you turn me down, of course. I'm still willing to rig them to fight autonomously, if you'd rather. No cost, no catch. But that makes it rather less satisfying in a wager over the outcome, in my opinion.

[kaballin]

Sure I can. Getting what I want is kinda what I specialize in.

I dunno, that definitely sounds like there's a catch. What do you want for this remote contraption so we can control them?

[audio | @SCARAMOUCHE]

[numerouno]

You came up with this all on your own?

Where would Anchor be without ya, babe.

[kaballin]

It'd be pretty sad right? I was thinking about trying to get this going monthly. Enough to not be boring but time between to keep people hungry for more.

Pretty sure there's enough bots for that.

[numerouno]

Whatever, just leave the bar bot out of it, babe.

[kaballin]

I'm not gonna fuck myself over by making everyone pour their own drinks. Come on now, you think I'm gonna ruin the one good thing this place has going for it?

[numerouno]

Sure, if it gave you a kick.