We Could Be Heroes - A Jump In Hero RP

Xero frowned as Automaton started to list strange things. "Extra-terrestrial? Wait a moment, I'm not- well..." Xero let out a little breath. "Close enough." But his frown only deepened as Automan reached for his gun, and Xero's hand quickly snatched the wrist of the metal armoured man before he could take it. He levelled the gun at Automaton's helmet. "Get this, Automaton, I may have told you my name, but that doesn't mean you can do what you like. I don't know what you really are, or who you work for, but if you think you can push me around to get what you want, think again buster," he warned with a glare.

(Also, feel free to do whatever you like with this guy. ^^)

(Ouch, I hate it when that happens)

"Hmm. Yes." replied Automaton flatly to the statement about his curiosity that obviously hinted at Xero's beliefs. "Listen. Before I get this helmet fixed, I'm going to the cafe down the street. If you want to come, I'll pay." He was already putting on a suit that covered up who he was in an inconspicuous way. He now really wished he'd been able to get that cloaking device.  To tell the truth, he was really lonely, and so was always very quick to try and become friends to anyone who acts friendly to him, even if they had just pointed a gun at him. He had to cover up, though, to not get the police called on him. It aways gets complicated once the police get involved, thought Automaton.

"If people see me, they'll immediately call the police, and whenever they get involved, things get complicated. I'm a known murderer, you know. This is just my disguise." He finished putting in his costume. "Ready to go?" he asked.

Automaton walked out onto the sidewalk and was about to continue when he noticed Xero had stopped. "What is it?", he inquired, wondering if anything was wrong and taught to be suspicious from more than a decade of worrying about the police.

Automaton sighed in relief when he realized nothing was wrong, and he walked towards the cafe. "Yes, well, I believe that the word cafe is actually french, and yes, it is similar to a restaurant. It's essentially a calm, casual restaurant where you can just sit and talk, generally having coffee. They are generally smaller than a restaurant, and mostly serve backed snack and breakfast foods that pair well with coffee, and generally have a calming atmosphere." He thought he sounded like a video game tutorial, probably because his mind was on them at the moment.

(Hehehe! Now I'm seeing the beginning of a bit of a funny relationship! Oh, and by the way, Automaton's real name is a pun.)

Xero was starting to get on Automaton's nerves again. He decided to take action and say, slightly mockingly, "World is a fun word. Worldworldworldworldworld. Worrrlllllld. Wooooorld. You know what? Word is a funny word, too! Wordwordwordwordwordwordword! Worrrrrddddd! Wo-rd." They had, by then reached the cafe and, as soon as he stepped inside, he immediately calmed down. He went to the front and said, "I'd like a muffin, a scone, and... a decaf coffee." He turned to Xero. "What would you like?" Automaton was beginning to pull a wallet out of one of the articles of clothing Automaton was wearing.

(Yunno, I could just tell you now. Automaton's real name is Rowan Oak. Not a reference to robotics or anything, but still a pun.)

"Thanks.", he grunted, sounding a bit joyful at finally feeling welcome. He actually kinda liked Xero, despite getting annoyed with him quickly. He put enough money on the counter to pay for both of theirs, as well as a 25% tip. He waited for the food to get prepared, not wanting to have to give a name or have to go back up when the food was ready, and took the food and sat down at an open table. A large rectangular slot in his helmet opened in front of his mouth, showing an obviously human mouth. He took a bite of it. He asked Xero, "So, what do you think?".

Masaki sighed and pinched the bridge of his nose. It seemed like no matter what he was gonna say, Pip was going to try her hardest not to listen. He only wanted to protect the poor girl who had led a tough life up until now and her taking some high-tech weaponry was not going to make that easier. Factor that in with her past and people still looking for her, he had his work cut out for him. Since he didn't want to piss off the girl more than he already had, he said nothing as he followed Alex

For a split second, Lydia thought that Alpha's aim must have been thrown off because of his limp arm but she quickly realized where he was aiming at. She quickly jumped into action, her orange sword disappeared as a large purple wall started to form to block the incoming rubble. The formation of the wall was just barely too slow however but it did graze the structure, causing it to lose some momentum. The piece of rubble still hit the base but it didn't go through the window. The wall disappeared as quickly as it came and multiple orange glowing swords floated around Lydia "I'm gonna give you one more chance. Run. Otherwise you're going to end up with more than just a broken elbow" she said

Ash wasn't surprised that what he had just said had basically gone right over their heads. They knew next to nothing about the technological advancements that humanity had made. "A machine is something that humans make to help them do different tasks. This vacuum here sucks up all the dust and dirt that humans make to keep their homes cleaner. Humans have made tons of machines that help them with just about everything, especially for making delicious food" he explained before he heard a loud crash coming from right outside. Ash's first instincts were to cover the kids just in case of any danger but when he realized that there was none, he stood up and looked around

Unaware of Pip's antics, Alex kept going down hallways following his holomap to the server room. After a short couple of minutes of walking, they came down to a reinforced door with a hand scanner. A sign above the door read "MAIN SERVER ROOM" in faded letters. He pressed his hand against the scanner, anxious to see if there was still data to extract from the mainframe. "Access granted; welcome, Unit Epsilon-43." The door slid open to reveal a darkened room, with several server racks clustered together giving a slight claustrophobic feeling. Alex walked in and weaved his way between the servers, making his way to the mainframe terminal at the end of the room. The servers whirred and clicked with activity, and small blue lights flashed from them. This was a good sign; if the servers are functional, there might still be data to extract.

lmao i didn't even mean to do that but now i can't unsee it)

Lydia sighed, it seemed like this gorilla had a ton of pride but that was to be expected "You're not worth it right now. The city itself is in danger so we don't exactly have the time to deal with you. And despite what rumors may be spreading around about me, I don't enjoy killing others. But if you do come back here, I won't let you off with just a few scratched and a broken arm. I wonder how you would hold up against a couple dozen of these swords of mine" she said. Suddenly, one of the swords shot forward and sunk into the concrete ground inches away from Alpha. Even though Alpha may have seen how dangerous they can be already as tiny weapons, she needed to put a little fear into him just to make sure he didn't come back anytime soon while they had to deal with this big bad trying to end the universe or whatever

Ash looked down at the kids "You two stay here with Ollie but if anyone comes in other than me or your father, I want you both to run and hide. I'm going to see if Lydia needs some help" he said as he dashed over to the door before he quickly exited the building. He could see Lydia surrounded by orange floating swords standing in front of a giant gorilla that he hadn't seen until now. He was slightly surprised to see another just like or similar to him. Just how many people have those scientists done this to?

Masaki caught some movement out of the corner of his eye and noticed that Pip was doing something oddly strange. Masaki turned to look at her "Just what exactly are you planning? And don't you dare try denying it" he said. As they entered the server room, Masaki's jaw dropped at the technology around them. He may not know a whole lot about computers and he had never seen an actual server room in person but it looked amazing. "You could probably get a good chunk of money for this stuff Pip" he said

(I'll get a reply up in the morning)