Den of the damned

[Shagohad]

Gizmo looked down, as if ashamed. "He has no name...He is only father to us. Should he have a name?" It looked back up, its face staring directly into the creature's eyes.

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"THE HULL HAS BEEN BREACHED AND THE SCIENCE IS LEAKING OUT!"

[lw'nafh]

X kept his flat look, a very faint smirk crossing his mouth.

"I would assume he should be identifiable. But it is never as simple as that."

X appeared to mutter to himself, but otherwise, kept his eyes fixed on the machine.

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[Shagohad]

Gizmo shook its head. "You can't find him. We can't find him. He hides from us. He wants us to make him proud before we can see him. He tells us that he loves us, though," Once again, that fondness filled its voice. One could even call it love.

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"THE HULL HAS BEEN BREACHED AND THE SCIENCE IS LEAKING OUT!"

[lw'nafh]

X finally moved, turning to look out into space.

"Irrelevant. It is irresponsible for a creator to abandon its creation, unless they did something wrong. So, did you do something wrong?"

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[Shagohad]

Fear filled Gizmo's voice, "Wrong...? Why would he abandon us?! He loves us! He tells us all the time! We just have to show him that we love him! You are a liar! We have done nothing wrong!" It raised its hand, as if to strike the liar.

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"THE HULL HAS BEEN BREACHED AND THE SCIENCE IS LEAKING OUT!"

[lw'nafh]

X laughed very softly, the injector now pulsing with a light yellow 'fluid' as he turned with his rifle up, aimed toward what he saw as the machine's processor unit.

"Now now... No need to get violent..."

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[Shagohad]

Gizmo growled loudly. "We are not violent. And your toy will not hurt us. Father protected us with gifts from the Piece." Pride filled its voice yet again.

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"THE HULL HAS BEEN BREACHED AND THE SCIENCE IS LEAKING OUT!"

[lw'nafh]

X once again scanned the creature, now paying particular attention to the characters, written in blood down its body.

I do not believe we have seen those before, Commander

Reference them.

Affirmative

X kept his rifle at the ready, smirking again.

"Can you show me this 'Piece'?"

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[Shagohad]

The machine made a chortling sound. "No. You can not see the Piece. We have not even seen it. Father just told us that he used it to create us. To fill us with his love."

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"THE HULL HAS BEEN BREACHED AND THE SCIENCE IS LEAKING OUT!"

[lw'nafh]

X grunted slightly, now focused on the machine's head, not lowering his rifle.

"Figures.... But do you know what those characters say?"

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