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As the sun rose and the rain fell, Rhythm carefully got out of his bed and adjusted his new scarf. Grabbing his cane, he put on his trench coat and walked to the living room to wake Bass. During the night, the pumping noise was slowly replaced with a buzzing sound increasing through the night.
Much to his surprise, Rhythm discovered that Bass had engaged a fetal position sometime during the night. The robot had a pillow covering his head and the blanket covering his body on the couch. The whole collection of fabric and metal was shaking, the source of the vibrating.
Rhythm pointed his cane, and gently poked Bass.
"EAUGH!" Bass screamed, falling on the floor, hitting the coffee table, causing a mess and resulting in Rhythm losing his balance falling backwards back into his bedroom.
Bass untangled himself from the blanket and saw the fallen Rhythm.
"Oh crap!" Bass exclaimed as he rushed to help his brother up "Are you okay?"
I'm completely fine, just a little startled...what the heck was wrong with you?
Bass donned his brown overcoat while Rhythm procured his shoulder bag. The three robots made their way to the main elevator and traveled to the ground floor. They stopped at the little gift shop, which sold snacks, drinks, personal necessities, and reading materials. Bass picked up a cheap collapsable umbrella while Rhythm's eyes drifted towards the rack of newspapers.
Much to his surprise, Rhythm discovered that Bass had engaged a fetal position sometime during the night. The robot had a pillow covering his head and the blanket covering his body on the couch. The whole collection of fabric and metal was shaking, the source of the vibrating.
Rhythm pointed his cane, and gently poked Bass.
"EAUGH!" Bass screamed, falling on the floor, hitting the coffee table, causing a mess and resulting in Rhythm losing his balance falling backwards back into his bedroom.
Bass untangled himself from the blanket and saw the fallen Rhythm.
"Oh crap!" Bass exclaimed as he rushed to help his brother up "Are you okay?"
I'm completely fine, just a little startled...what the heck was wrong with you?
"Were you able to sleep last night?"
I slept fine, the pumping noise actually helped me sleep, and what I just discovered to be your vibrating was also a huge help. Why must you ask?
"That DAMNED PUMPING SOUND kept me up all night!" Bass shouted "The unfaltering repetition got to me, it was like Chinese Water Torture...but with sound! It drove me CRAZY!"
I understand that you were disturbed by last night's noise. You said it might be a machine from a downstairs apartment.
"Right, maybe we should call the front desk"
I slept fine, the pumping noise actually helped me sleep, and what I just discovered to be your vibrating was also a huge help. Why must you ask?
"That DAMNED PUMPING SOUND kept me up all night!" Bass shouted "The unfaltering repetition got to me, it was like Chinese Water Torture...but with sound! It drove me CRAZY!"
I understand that you were disturbed by last night's noise. You said it might be a machine from a downstairs apartment.
"Right, maybe we should call the front desk"
The two made their way to the phone. Rhythm pressed the front desk button and Bass held the receiver to his brother's speech generator. The phone rang for a few moments until the someone answered.
"Hello! This is the Rotwang Hotel and Apartments front desk. This call may be recorded for quality purposes" A jaunty man spoke on the other side of the line "My name is Bernie, how may I help you?"
Hello, I wish to register a complaint about my downstairs neighbor and a noise from his apartment. My guest was greatly disturbed during the night because of the sounds he heard.
"I see, let me just check your room number and location and I'll..." the speaker suddenly became quiet.
Hello? Is there a problem?
"Hello! This is the Rotwang Hotel and Apartments front desk. This call may be recorded for quality purposes" A jaunty man spoke on the other side of the line "My name is Bernie, how may I help you?"
Hello, I wish to register a complaint about my downstairs neighbor and a noise from his apartment. My guest was greatly disturbed during the night because of the sounds he heard.
"I see, let me just check your room number and location and I'll..." the speaker suddenly became quiet.
Hello? Is there a problem?
"This is the resident of room 5020, yes?" the man on the phone asked.
I am.
"And you said that the noise came from the room below you?"
Yes.
"Well the strange thing is that the room that is below yours...room 4920...is vacant. It isn't that the person who lives there is absent, their is no tenant on record. No one has lived there for about nine months, the previous tenant moved to a different apartment in the building"
"There hasn't been anyone living there?" Bass asked.
"Who is this speaking?" The phone line asked "Your voice sounds less synthetic"
"I am the said guest. During the night, I SWEAR that there was some sort of pumping sound coming from the apartment below the one I was in"
The person on the phone thought for a brief moment "Well, I could go check apartment 4920 myself. There could be a plumbing problem or possibly some machine that had not been removed. I'll check the apartment in a little bit, thank you for registering a complaint"
Bass hung up the phone and turned to Rhythm "Well hopefully they will find the problem downstairs"
I hope so as well, I've never seen you like that before. Are you okay?
"I'm fine, I'm perfectly fine" Bass said with a nervous smile "So Rhythm, what would you like to do today?"
I...I don't know...I'd like to see more of the city, but I don't know where to go.
Bass looked at the records and books that Rhythm had collected from Dr. Wily's fortress.
"Maybe we could go to a bookstore or something...would that work?"
Rhythm smiled.
That would be nice. Should I bring Lenore?
"I think that would be a good idea" Bass spoke as he walked over to the bird's perch and pressed the switch to ON. The bird then flew on to Rhythm's shoulder, startling Bass.
"Good morning Rhythm" The bird spoke as she bowed her head "Good morning Bass"
Good morning Lenore
"Eh...good morning Lenore, you didn't hear that ruckus where I fell off the couch, made a mess, cause Rhythm to fall, and result in me looking like a fool?"
Bass asked.
"No, I didn't not see that"
"Good, because it never happened"
I am.
"And you said that the noise came from the room below you?"
Yes.
"Well the strange thing is that the room that is below yours...room 4920...is vacant. It isn't that the person who lives there is absent, their is no tenant on record. No one has lived there for about nine months, the previous tenant moved to a different apartment in the building"
"There hasn't been anyone living there?" Bass asked.
"Who is this speaking?" The phone line asked "Your voice sounds less synthetic"
"I am the said guest. During the night, I SWEAR that there was some sort of pumping sound coming from the apartment below the one I was in"
The person on the phone thought for a brief moment "Well, I could go check apartment 4920 myself. There could be a plumbing problem or possibly some machine that had not been removed. I'll check the apartment in a little bit, thank you for registering a complaint"
Bass hung up the phone and turned to Rhythm "Well hopefully they will find the problem downstairs"
I hope so as well, I've never seen you like that before. Are you okay?
"I'm fine, I'm perfectly fine" Bass said with a nervous smile "So Rhythm, what would you like to do today?"
I...I don't know...I'd like to see more of the city, but I don't know where to go.
Bass looked at the records and books that Rhythm had collected from Dr. Wily's fortress.
"Maybe we could go to a bookstore or something...would that work?"
Rhythm smiled.
That would be nice. Should I bring Lenore?
"I think that would be a good idea" Bass spoke as he walked over to the bird's perch and pressed the switch to ON. The bird then flew on to Rhythm's shoulder, startling Bass.
"Good morning Rhythm" The bird spoke as she bowed her head "Good morning Bass"
Good morning Lenore
"Eh...good morning Lenore, you didn't hear that ruckus where I fell off the couch, made a mess, cause Rhythm to fall, and result in me looking like a fool?"
Bass asked.
"No, I didn't not see that"
"Good, because it never happened"
Rhythm rolled his eyes as they directed towards the window.
Maybe we should get an umbrella for Lenore. I wouldn't want her to get wet.
Maybe we should get an umbrella for Lenore. I wouldn't want her to get wet.
"I believe there's a shop in the lobby" Bass spoke "I'll get a cheap one for you. Just let me get my coat before we go"
Bass donned his brown overcoat while Rhythm procured his shoulder bag. The three robots made their way to the main elevator and traveled to the ground floor. They stopped at the little gift shop, which sold snacks, drinks, personal necessities, and reading materials. Bass picked up a cheap collapsable umbrella while Rhythm's eyes drifted towards the rack of newspapers.
THE DAILY ALERT
ONE OF THE CITY'S FINAL NEWSPAPERS
-CONCERNS GROW AS ROBOT POPULATION INCREASES-
"IS HUMANITY SAFE?" CITY COUNCIL ASKS IN WONDER
ONE OF THE CITY'S FINAL NEWSPAPERS
-CONCERNS GROW AS ROBOT POPULATION INCREASES-
"IS HUMANITY SAFE?" CITY COUNCIL ASKS IN WONDER
However, Rhythm was less interested in the main headline as he was more curious about one of the columns on the side.
Sales of Unauthorized Robot
Stun Devices Rapidly Grow
Stun Devices Rapidly Grow
Rhythm picked up the paper and continued to read the column.
In the height of concern of possible growing robot violence, The EOS Corporation has manufactured electronic incapacitators that are made to paralyze robots who are acting violent towards other sentient beings. The devices are comparable to modern electronic stun guns that work on humans but operate in a wholly different way. Instead of shocking a robot, it confuses the programming and causes the system to shut down. The initial intention for these devices were so that police forces would use these devices. Some people have considered these devices to reduce the need of Megaman and other robot heroes. Due to reverse engineering however, unauthorized versions of these robotic stun devices have been sold on the streets. A license is required to own a robotic stun device, but in spite of the rules, unauthorized manufacturers have disguised the illegal products into cellular phones, canes, and more.
I think Dr. Light has something to do with that bird...
Rhythm quietly placed the newspaper on the shop counter where Bass was purchasing the umbrella.
"Why would you want the newspaper?" Bass asked.
There's something worrying in the headlines I want to tell our friends about.
Bass shrugged and paid for the paper and umbrella. Rhythm placed the paper in his shoulder bag and Bass opened the umbrella as the two exited the Rotwang. Bass held the umbrella over Lenore and Rhythm as the three walked through the rainy day in the city.
"I must admit that I don't know where a good bookstore would be" Bass confessed "I've never been a cerebral robot until Rhythm came around"
"Rhythm is the only reason you're cerebral" Lenore remarked.
Bass's eyes narrowed at the bird "What are you implying?"
"Why would you want the newspaper?" Bass asked.
There's something worrying in the headlines I want to tell our friends about.
Bass shrugged and paid for the paper and umbrella. Rhythm placed the paper in his shoulder bag and Bass opened the umbrella as the two exited the Rotwang. Bass held the umbrella over Lenore and Rhythm as the three walked through the rainy day in the city.
"I must admit that I don't know where a good bookstore would be" Bass confessed "I've never been a cerebral robot until Rhythm came around"
"Rhythm is the only reason you're cerebral" Lenore remarked.
Bass's eyes narrowed at the bird "What are you implying?"
"I've been told that you are only philosophical when Rhythm is around, that way you don't look like a fool around him"
"Well I am philosophical without Rhythm. I've been contemplating my past actions!" Bass remarked "The difference between my solo philosophy and group philosophy is who I'm with"
"What you think you are is often different that what you really are" Lenore then turned her beak towards Rhythm "What do you think Bass is?"
What I am more interested in is how you know so much about philosophy.
The bird preened "I was made to be a philosophical companion. To speak for you when you can not"
I'd rather speak for myself, that way it doesn't seem like my ideas were only relayed to a parrot.
Bass smirked while Lenore cocked its head in confusion.
But to answer your question about Bass, considering his past and other details I have gained, I see a rather lonely robot. According to what I've heard from my father and Megaman, Bass's primary goals have been to best and eradicate Megaman. He even worked with Megaman just to show him up afterwards. With these facts, one can see him as self-obsessed, egotistical, vain, and with self-esteem issues.
Bass's mouth wrinkled at the details, his own memories painting an unpleasant picture.
With my personal experiences with him, I've seen a truer picture. The reason for his apparent vanity and issues is due to his loneliness. While Megaman has had issues with Dr. Light, they treat each other like family. With Bass and Dr. Wily, they never connected as such. Bass is not a son and Dr. Wily is no father. Because of this, and the fact that his brothers came and went, he has become isolated and striving for attention. His actions are for his own personal emotional gain because he has so little of his own.
Bass frowned and Rhythm did as well as the details spilled.
When he's with me, I'm someone to talk to, I'm someone to care for, I'm someone to be there for him. I don't mind it however, for I need someone. When he's not looking over me, he fears for my safety. He's paranoid about me when I'm not with him"
Bass smirked, he was paranoid but was glad that Rhythm knew that he cared.
"Well you now have me" Lenore spoke as Bass began to grow in aggravation "Not this robot of self interest"
You are not what Bass is. You have no issues, no pain, you were only born practically yesterday, and you can't protect me.
"I just want to see you happy, considering what has happened to you"
I am happy. But you just can't instantly be my friend.
"You would have someone vain and paranoid as a friend?"
Bass lost his patience and grabbed the bird in aggravation.
"What are you to judge me? You don't know what I've been through! You don't know what he's been through!"
"S-stop it! Y-you-you're bre-brea..."
Suddenly, the voice of the bird stopped. Surprising both Bass and Rhythm.
"I...I broke your gift..."
Rhythm just stared at the robotic bird as Bass placed the creature in his brother's hands. It was then carefully placed in Rhythm's shoulder bag and he then procured the phone that Dr. Wily gave him.
"Well I am philosophical without Rhythm. I've been contemplating my past actions!" Bass remarked "The difference between my solo philosophy and group philosophy is who I'm with"
"What you think you are is often different that what you really are" Lenore then turned her beak towards Rhythm "What do you think Bass is?"
What I am more interested in is how you know so much about philosophy.
The bird preened "I was made to be a philosophical companion. To speak for you when you can not"
I'd rather speak for myself, that way it doesn't seem like my ideas were only relayed to a parrot.
Bass smirked while Lenore cocked its head in confusion.
But to answer your question about Bass, considering his past and other details I have gained, I see a rather lonely robot. According to what I've heard from my father and Megaman, Bass's primary goals have been to best and eradicate Megaman. He even worked with Megaman just to show him up afterwards. With these facts, one can see him as self-obsessed, egotistical, vain, and with self-esteem issues.
Bass's mouth wrinkled at the details, his own memories painting an unpleasant picture.
With my personal experiences with him, I've seen a truer picture. The reason for his apparent vanity and issues is due to his loneliness. While Megaman has had issues with Dr. Light, they treat each other like family. With Bass and Dr. Wily, they never connected as such. Bass is not a son and Dr. Wily is no father. Because of this, and the fact that his brothers came and went, he has become isolated and striving for attention. His actions are for his own personal emotional gain because he has so little of his own.
Bass frowned and Rhythm did as well as the details spilled.
When he's with me, I'm someone to talk to, I'm someone to care for, I'm someone to be there for him. I don't mind it however, for I need someone. When he's not looking over me, he fears for my safety. He's paranoid about me when I'm not with him"
Bass smirked, he was paranoid but was glad that Rhythm knew that he cared.
"Well you now have me" Lenore spoke as Bass began to grow in aggravation "Not this robot of self interest"
You are not what Bass is. You have no issues, no pain, you were only born practically yesterday, and you can't protect me.
"I just want to see you happy, considering what has happened to you"
I am happy. But you just can't instantly be my friend.
"You would have someone vain and paranoid as a friend?"
Bass lost his patience and grabbed the bird in aggravation.
"What are you to judge me? You don't know what I've been through! You don't know what he's been through!"
"S-stop it! Y-you-you're bre-brea..."
Suddenly, the voice of the bird stopped. Surprising both Bass and Rhythm.
"I...I broke your gift..."
Rhythm just stared at the robotic bird as Bass placed the creature in his brother's hands. It was then carefully placed in Rhythm's shoulder bag and he then procured the phone that Dr. Wily gave him.
I think Dr. Light has something to do with that bird...
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Well, it's coming along. I can't put it together just how this sound in the basement in gonna go down. If it leads to some major catastrophe it seems like a big coincidence they just happen to be in the complex where they know about it and can avert it.
Dr. Light built the bird as a wedge in Rythym's relationship(s) I see, that's curious. Will Light stop is the question.
Dr. Light built the bird as a wedge in Rythym's relationship(s) I see, that's curious. Will Light stop is the question.