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[captainspain]

[Jack is slightly breathless and fighting the urge to grin. For some reason his blood is up and he's fighting the urge to bounce on the balls of his feet]

This feels...familiar.....and weirdly I'm wishing I had a gun in my hand. If anyone needs help getting home let me know.  I'm not above punching one of these things if needed. 

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[madman_with_a_box]

Bureau. Right. I'll try not to be far from there. Wouldn't want anything unpleasant to happen to you. I keep getting shot at - you'd think they were trying to get me to not like them!

[The cheek is evident in his tone; John sounds breathless but enthused nonetheless. He's been out trying to sort out what he could about these invaders - he'd found some of the damaged droid husks and tried to pick them apart - but he wasn't an engineer, after all.]

I'm not a fan of weapons, really - better ways of getting out of a pickle. But not everyone feels that way. Don't worry - I won't have too much fun without you!

[captainspain]

I threw a garbage can at one....they really didn't like that, though I found out these things are like turtles once you knock them down they can't really get back up again.

[Jack finds himself bouncing on his heels again like he just wants to start running and never stop]

You'd better not.

I've got an open log thread in the event log, if you want to reply to it!

[madman_with_a_box]

A garbage can! Brilliant! Not sure why I didn't think of that. I'll have to try some rocks or...something. I've been taking bits and pieces of them from the broken ones I've found to try and see what makes them tick.

[He considers that for a moment as he ducks into an alleyway, and holds up his tablet to get a better look at Jack. His dark eyes, for a half a second, look as though they'd seen into the cosmos - the familiarity of combat and rescue, uncovering a grand mystery. On his back, he's strapped one of the droid's detached heads and a few more internal parts.]

Wouldn't dream of it. Half the fun's having you there to get into trouble with.

Re: I've got an open log thread in the event log, if you want to reply to it!

[captainspain]

[John's words warm something deep inside Jack and his smile gets wider.]

I wonder if we could try hacking that thing somehow....these droids seem kind of simple

Maybe we should think things like that when we meet up.

[Tagged the open thread if you want to move this over there]

Re: I've got an open log thread in the event log, if you want to reply to it!

[madman_with_a_box]

Good thing I'm good with computers. I bet we'd have to find what's controlling them all, though. I mean - it's a whole mess of 'em, so there's bound to be a remote control location sending out orders. It seems like there'd be far too many variables if they just operated independently - easier if they're all programmed the same, like - work computers on the same network. Easier if they're all connected at a central hub that sends programs, downloads, and updates en masse rather than letting end users muck up the whole thing independently.

I'm headed for the Bureau building! I'll meet you there!