10-11-2014, 11:36 AM
The atmosphere was tense. While Vitruvius had found a certain calmness with being helped out, he could sense the trouble brewing with the situation he found himself in. No doubt his new companion was aware of this. He wasn't actively paying attention to the A.I known as Adam as it described how he wasn't just artificial, but had once been human. Nor had he consciously heard that his hunter was Samus and a long standing bounty hunter. All logged and filed of course, but his focus was on the newly identified Samus as she piloted the flying machine, watching the escort ships tighten in formation around them. Something was...off.
And to confirm his suspicions, the hunter turned control over to Adam. Upgrades? She could auto-upgrade herself? What an interesting concept. His gaze caught his own cross bow on his wrist. That was an upgrade he supposed, though he had to build it and apply it to himself. However, Samus wasn't building, she looked to be immobile, focused inward.
That was when he remembered Omni's words. Omnilium. There was no intelligence he could draw on what it was aside from their host's own description. If it was truly capable of giving the holder what they wished then the lithe machine in front of him could potentially be creating her own upgrades through it. Which would mean Vitruvius himself could do the same.
If he could, then possibly he could help his captor with whatever plan she was formulating. It would be a great show of cooperation on his part if he were to assist her, hopefully lending to his credibility that he could be trusted. Robotic or not, trust was something in short supply to any being who's seen the world and how other creatures behave. He certainly wasn't as trusting and for a bounty hunter, he had no doubts she was far less willing to trust than he was. But if they were going to work together on this plan, if she was truly going to help him, then he felt it was necessary for him to assist her in whatever capacity he could. She was saving his life, to most humans that meant a life debt. Vitruvius had a similar notion.
“Samus,” He spoke up, his voice full of confidence despite not knowing exactly how he'd be helpful, “I can assist you. What's the plan?”
And to confirm his suspicions, the hunter turned control over to Adam. Upgrades? She could auto-upgrade herself? What an interesting concept. His gaze caught his own cross bow on his wrist. That was an upgrade he supposed, though he had to build it and apply it to himself. However, Samus wasn't building, she looked to be immobile, focused inward.
That was when he remembered Omni's words. Omnilium. There was no intelligence he could draw on what it was aside from their host's own description. If it was truly capable of giving the holder what they wished then the lithe machine in front of him could potentially be creating her own upgrades through it. Which would mean Vitruvius himself could do the same.
If he could, then possibly he could help his captor with whatever plan she was formulating. It would be a great show of cooperation on his part if he were to assist her, hopefully lending to his credibility that he could be trusted. Robotic or not, trust was something in short supply to any being who's seen the world and how other creatures behave. He certainly wasn't as trusting and for a bounty hunter, he had no doubts she was far less willing to trust than he was. But if they were going to work together on this plan, if she was truly going to help him, then he felt it was necessary for him to assist her in whatever capacity he could. She was saving his life, to most humans that meant a life debt. Vitruvius had a similar notion.
“Samus,” He spoke up, his voice full of confidence despite not knowing exactly how he'd be helpful, “I can assist you. What's the plan?”
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