Marivn takes note of the direction the creature fled to before saying, "This unit will watch the party's back in the event the creature returns. Suggestion to move in standard formation now."
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Marvin immediately steps to the side to let the beast through before registering the start of the battle and raising his musket.
Marvin is unable to parse the facial expressions Gwernach gives them, finally interpreting it as a mixture of apprehensive confusion and urgent hunger.
"Sasithorn's observations may have some veracity." Marvin says. "If the party follows, the party must follow now or the being's tracks may be lost. I suggest taking action and follow, discussion may be had during pursuit."
"A vampiric aeromorph?" Marvin guesses from the dwarf's gestures and the probability of more shadow-influenced beings appearing in the environment "The trail of the creature we were following may now be lost."
Marvin nods. "An internal map of our progress has been created with approximately 87.195 percent accuracy with an imprecision order of 43.0152 percent due to this unit's inadequate sensory capabilities and lack of connection to any triangulateration stations. The magical nature of the passageways may further affect the fidelity of these results." The android continues to impassively report as the others stealthily move away from them and into the passageway after the being before finally following at the rear position.
Marvin lowers his musket when no attack comes, but keeps it ready just in case. "This unit suggests further investigation. Following the being's path may reveal their intentions."
Marvin does not respond but their ready stance and scanning gaze answers for them.
"That barrier makes it such that seeking an alternate route may be wise," Marvin concurs, following the party as they head towards the correct path.
Marvin nods, having kept watch throughout the whole investigation. "This unit advises care to be taken as the trail is being tracked. Whatever that killed this creature may take more interest in the living.
"No," Marvin interrupts, explaining to Yildiri. "His tongue licks the ball of his finger, the moisture making it easier to sense the wind due to a change in temperature from the difference in evaporation. There must be some foul air inside."
Marvin acts as the rearguard, most of their attention directed towards behind them in case of any sudden attack or change in their surroundings. They continue to remain silent except for some occasional observations, processors shaken by the temple they're in.
Not giving up either! Though I've been having my share of troubles I should be mostly online now.
Marvin refuses the biscuit for now, shuttering their eyes during the short break, momentarily closing off most of their senses to process the events and dedicate everything to long-term memory as well as preparing for what lied ahead. Marvin briefly examines the construction of the sentries before they press on to the corridor's end.
Happy New Year! May you do well now and in the future.
Marvin continues their assault, stabbing with their dagger once again at the creature.
Marvin puts away their musket following the successful shot and wields their dagger in one hand, ready to go into melee if the opportunity presents itself.
Whoops. Sorry for the delay, everyone! I got sick but I'm getting better!
Marvin observes the strange enemies, putting their knowledge and faded familiarity with machinery on these sentries despite their strange materials.
They then jolt themselves into action, raising their weapon at the creature attacking Yildiri, taking precise aim at a weakness they scanned before firing, smoke rising off the barrel of their gun as they expend another of their limited ammunition.
Despite being prepared for any hostile approach, Marvin is still late with their response, held musket indecisively aiming at whichever of the creatures become nearest.
Marvin nods in response to Gwernach and holds their musket, keeping watch over the dwarf's back.
Marvin nods an affirmative and follows behind as they continue to explore the temple.
Marvin waits for the group to gather before pointing out where else they can go. "There is another curtain down the hallway that may hide another alcove and steps that lead to a higher elevation. This unit suggests checking behind the other curtain and exercising caution when doing so."
Marvin continues to slash their knife at the creature, aiming to strike it down as fast as possible, not knowing if the noise they were making would alert any nearby foes.
Unfortunately, their haste proved to be counter-productive to their goal.
Marvin takes a small step forward and brandishes their dagger, holding their musket in the other hand, before slashing at the creature.
Marvin knows their goal is simply to scout out the temple and perhaps find the black globe generator. Agent Andersen's communication will also warn them if anything else happens. The android continues forward, keeping a sharp lookout.
They immediately notice the unusual movements of the curtain Yildiri was examining and cried out. "Possible hostile sighted!"
Congratulations! And yep, still around.
Marvin enters the door but waits just in front of it and to the side, keeping watch of Gwernach. As the dwarf advances to the intersection, Marvin follows as well, letting him take point.
Marvin follows after Yildiri, their eyes more adjusted to see in the darkness. They've been standing guard silently, looking preoccupied as they struggle through the many warnings and attempted data accesses for memories that are gone.
Marvin follows behind, committing their path to memory should they need a hasty escape.
Marvin stands back while the rest of the party does their investigation, staying as vanguard while looking around themselves. They peer at the source of the lights as well as the stalls.
Marvin clutches their musket tightly, putting aside the faint memory images to ready themselves for what awaited behind the door.
OH, I actually forgot to take into account the tools we got. I didn't list them down in my inventory so it completely slipped my mind. Thanks for the reminder, ahah.
Marvin assesses the door for themselves, checking for traps. Upon confidence that there is no danger in investigation, they start feeling the door with their hands, knocking on it lightly to listen both for thickness and danger.
"A tool will be required to open this door." Marvin scans the area to see if any such tool lied nearby.
Marvin's hands grip their musket, always at the ready as they walk. They look down and observe the symbol they crossed before scanning the cavern and the doors cautiously. Upon Gwernach's words, Marvin assesses the construction for themselves.
Marvin's face looks tense before it suddenly loosens. However, their grip on their musket remains as tight as ever. "If the party insists on proceeding, this unit recommends great caution in scouting. Immediate retreat and regroup is advised in the event of danger."
Yep, that's perfectly fine.
Red… Mysterion…" Marvin looked preoccupied, deep in their thoughts upon the mention of the name by AIMEA. The light of their eyes flickers into a haze, attempts to retrieve related information in their memory being forcibly stopped by bad requests, fatal errors, or some other exception. It's like their system defines that name as a parameter whose presence indicates a condition where it cannot operate safely. To an android which processes emotions as data, and sometimes data as emotions, the repeated attempts to abort any thought relating to the name and the inability to understand it gives Marvin blatant unease. This reminds them of the feeling most of their interaction protocols invoke, but on a lesser scale. Their protocols involving other beings were what some would call paranoid, always assuming threat from any action directed at them and thus resulting in less efficiency in team situations, but their system's logic had accepted that this way of thinking would have been more useful to a solitary unit. It made sense to be uneased with any situation not proven to be friendly, but could the reason for his threat-first interaction protocols been have something else? AIMEA's protocol-based behavior should have been more comforting to another android, but Marvin only felt more unease. They stay behind the party, their grip tight and ready around their musket. "This… this unit does not recommend prolonged stay." Their voice is low, directed only at their party. Though they speak in the same monotone, the halting words, as if hesitant, add a wary inflection. "The Re… Red Woman's location is unknown and she may return at any time. Her danger is estimated to be of the highest level. This ship and the temple's danger is relatedly estimated to be of similar risk."
Just waiting for that PM!
Marvin is just standing by right now. They're leaving diplomacy to the others, but they'll respond if interacted with directly or if a situation needs information only the android has. (But I also am a bit busy with life so thank you for your consideration!)
Marvin leaves the diplomacy to the rest of the party, their function remaining as vanguard. They are unable to grasp the nuances of social interaction and would revert to protocol. They helpfully add, "Firing upon the other party during parley constitutes an indisputable act of aggression and will necessitate immediate retaliation."
Marvin holds their musket in hand but waits to assess the enemy before firing, needing to conserve what precious few gunpowder bullets remain.
Thanks! I've been away and will be until Wednesday so Marvin will follow consensus until then. Did Parker mean to say "This place is NOT completely abandoned?"
Marvin follows their protocols, something which could be called instincts in organically evolved species but more purposeful and ingrained, and allows Associate Anderson and the rest of the party to conduct first contact diplomacy and negotiation as they commit most of their attention the environment though a small portion is dedicated to immediately reacting if the other party proved hostile or a threat.
Marvin commits to memory Associate Andersen's briefing. "Information is acknowledged. This unit seconds Associate Andersen's stated best course of entry: F-deck special engine room."
Using their own sensors and after Gwenarch's warning, Marvin quickly finds their watcher. [b]"Unknown party sighted." Their hands stay on their musket, keeping the ready position.
Finally able to log in. Got that weird DNS error with my Internet where I couldn't connect to Paizo at all. Sorry for the sudden disappearance. Give me some time to catch up.
Welcome to the group, Yildiri! Sounds like an interesting character and there's a story behind that missing finger, I bet. I'll look forward to seeing how you'll be introduced.
Oh, I was actually waiting to see about the whole Diarmal situation. xD You're doing just fine, DM.
Marvin will take whatever's left over. There's five of us so supplies will be limited as we're only provided four or less on most items. They will take at least a length of the multi-filament heavy-duty rope, however. |