A streak of electric blue zooms through the halls of Ouroboros Corporation. The hum of hovering technology and the spark of electricity seem to appear at every corner.
People make way, as they grumble about a certain cyborg in a dark blue uniform going too fast on the walkways…173Please respect copyright.PENANAW1Y1Jkfl60
“They need to give him his own little area…”173Please respect copyright.PENANADCioWe7ROY
As Ouro Corp’s kinetic specialist, it’s JumpMan’s job to speed around, bounce off the walls, and drift around corners. The entire building was his skate park, where he could ricochet off walls, use the railings as grind bars, and no one could stop him. 173Please respect copyright.PENANAssl8VLnOp1
It was his job, after all, calculating his movements and sending it to the Research and Development department.173Please respect copyright.PENANArlAY2QQcN0
His favorite radio station begins to play through his system, the host announcing the city news with enthusiasm.173Please respect copyright.PENANAwOAHZFwP9r
“It’s September 14, 2089, a bright, beautiful day here in Quantum Row! For our morning news, we’ve got a bit of a traffic jam on Stardust Avenue; be careful out there, folks—”173Please respect copyright.PENANAihvcdsevJs
JumpMan almost tunes out the broadcast, making a wide turn to narrowly avoid a cleaning droid and a drone drifting too low. 173Please respect copyright.PENANAytuGzfg3z7
“The rivalry between Ouro and Aether continues as they fight to be the best technological development lab in Quantum Row…! Let’s give ‘em a few songs to pump up their day!—”173Please respect copyright.PENANAgiJ9dS0jdh
The cyberfunk he’s become so accustomed to begins playing, setting his servos into a fast-paced, excited rhythm. 173Please respect copyright.PENANA8P5OkW3gRO
He’s just about halfway done with his experiment when his goggles’ pupils change into exclamation marks, the red warning indicators startling him out of rhythm.173Please respect copyright.PENANAVyI69j05Pa
He digs his heels into the floor, coming to a complete stop. “Seriously? What now?”173Please respect copyright.PENANAdsycNp8KSq
He checks the notification. The goggles changing expression again to an annoyed one; semi-circles pointed downwards.173Please respect copyright.PENANAt5SwLI85fP
Research and Development calling him down to the lab for a “critical task; ASAP”.173Please respect copyright.PENANAOYxYr4d8qI
Of course. His excitement drops as he turns around, not even seeing the—173Please respect copyright.PENANAuqcTYb7lDC
BANG!173Please respect copyright.PENANAZrjK1BTzq9
Another drone hits him straight in the face, sending him flying off his feet.173Please respect copyright.PENANAzopa08gK7R
“…Ow.” He lands starfish-style on the polished floor, peeling the annoyed drone off his face. It nudges his face before flitting off somewhere.173Please respect copyright.PENANA77y1XEKOrA
JumpMan’s hover shoes click back into action, pulling him back to his feet. 173Please respect copyright.PENANAHg1P8CY8np
He gets in contact with the lab with his recently installed transmission system. “This is J.M…you called?”173Please respect copyright.PENANA5UXuMsQV1J
“JumpMan. How far are you from the Research Wing?”173Please respect copyright.PENANAT7qYne2rqZ
JumpMan chuckles as he searches for the lab with his eyes. “Does it matter? Whatcha need me for?”173Please respect copyright.PENANAumltE7BFhn
“We have the schematics for an update on K1-NG’s security system. Can you take them to the Repair Center for us?”173Please respect copyright.PENANAkJY2xK4mDE
“Awe, what? That’s the big emergency you were calling me for? King of all people?” JumpMan complained, rolling his eyes.173Please respect copyright.PENANAs2CIJKqQps
“We could experience a weakness in our physical or technological defenses at any minute. These updates need to happen, ASAP.”173Please respect copyright.PENANAKtPldVCEB6
JumpMan grumbles. “Fiiine, I guess…give me,” he waits for his calculations to give an estimated time of arrival, “…a minute and a half. I’ll be there.”173Please respect copyright.PENANA1ICu9RI7dK
When JumpMan arrives, the sight he sees is…almost comical.173Please respect copyright.PENANApwlvkYAlcv
A few of the technological engineers, plugging King into the computer using various ports, and King, in his full 7’9 glory, pulling them back out again. It’s a cute game of back and forth.173Please respect copyright.PENANAlCbgzPXSQE
“Unnecessary. I do not need your ‘improvements’,” King growls, “remove these immediately.”173Please respect copyright.PENANA1dAv7sLzDQ
JumpMan snorts, his pupils turning into something amused. “Oh, this is hilarious.”173Please respect copyright.PENANAxfhNwAN9F4
He comes in fully into the room, announcing himself with complete confidence, swiping a hand over his electric hair. “Hey, hey! I’ve got the update for Your Majesty here…”173Please respect copyright.PENANAkE9rxYYG0B
One of the technicians greets him with a shaky wave. “Oh, thank God! Listen, JumpMan, we have to plug King into the computer in order to start the update but,” The woman ducks as King slings a cable away from his body, avoiding his large metal arm. “He’s… obviously not cooperating!”173Please respect copyright.PENANAP0nIYODbZf
“King, buddy,” JumpMan says, stopping in the middle of the room, “they’re just trying to plug you into the computer.”173Please respect copyright.PENANAlowHRbi60f
King’s head swivels towards JumpMan with bitter malice, tearing out another cord from the ports in his head. “You.”173Please respect copyright.PENANAIWy5b0EzAv
JumpMan’s pupils flicker into a slightly nervous expression. “Wuh oh…”173Please respect copyright.PENANAYo6KvArf4t
Sparks fly as King fully removes himself from the platform, the smell of electricity permeating the air. King’s eyes burn a bright red, stomping towards JumpMan with obvious intent to hurt.173Please respect copyright.PENANAf8f9T019Cf
The two had never really gotten along… JumpMan was prone to poking and prodding at King whenever he had an opportunity, and King was always too rigid to take his jokes very well.173Please respect copyright.PENANA6qHjKj8q03
Especially not the most recent one where he swapped out King’s “crown” for a plastic princess one. Maybe that’s why he’s bulldozing towards him right now.173Please respect copyright.PENANA9SyvGOAZyF
“Hey, hey! King, how about we get this security update in you first…before you rip me to shreds, yeah? Okay!”173Please respect copyright.PENANAUf0Qr6gvNg
JumpMan quickly gets back into motion, speeding off and making an arc around King as the robot swipes at him.173Please respect copyright.PENANAQpvbZKv0Ox
Back in the middle of the room, JumpMan grabs a handful of the cords, attempting to plug him in quickly.173Please respect copyright.PENANAaEk4F2SkOG
King, however, doesn’t give him time to get a good look, swinging his large arm at JumpMan and knocking him into the wall to their right and into a mechanical diagnostic console.173Please respect copyright.PENANA9WxF6ldPXQ
Sparks fly, scientists scatter, and JumpMan struggles to stand, his optics glitching past more shapes and patterns before stabilizing into focus.173Please respect copyright.PENANAN7alK7lGWh
“Hey…King, if we don’t get this update in your system—ow!—” JumpMan cradles his back, “think about what Aether might do…”173Please respect copyright.PENANANbOgzWPMMH
“Aether Corporation is irrelevant…”173Please respect copyright.PENANAfCS4zC7M6s
JumpMan’s pupils turn into amused semi-circles. “Yeah, they are, until they wiggle their way through our systems. You’re our best security system, buddy! We need you to be in tip-top shape…”173Please respect copyright.PENANAIuVxn3Tg80
“I can handle it.” King responds. “Ouroboros Corporation created me flawlessly. I do not need your flimsy updates.”173Please respect copyright.PENANAtncf6u8zZs
“Yeah, okay, buddy...” JumpMan snorts, poking a thumb at the robot. “Why did we give him a personality again?”173Please respect copyright.PENANAFwpnWSVFbO
King, while JumpMan is distracted, picks him up by his collar. JumpMan’s optics flicker into larger, surprised circles.173Please respect copyright.PENANAtPUaoiDbdt
Red light beams onto his face. “Annoying speedster.”173Please respect copyright.PENANAjR6PQXh7JJ
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