insertcoins | The Queen in Her Domain

[It had been a long day for the Queen of the Cy-Bugs and her mechanical army, Hero's Duty had been bustling with action and players from start to close. They had certainly earned every quarter that had been put into the machine.

Unlike most of the other Cy-Bugs, she was aware that their game had somehow been transported elsewhere, she had heard the chatter among the Space Marines as they tried to sort the situation out.

It didn't matter which arcade the Queen resided at, be it Litwak's or this new, bigger place, either way, one day it would belong to her and her descendants, it was just a matter of time. In fact, she probably preferred the larger one, there'd be more space for her children to claim.

Because of the Hivemind, she was aware of the Sugar Rush Incident that had happened while this console was plugged in at Litwak's and she had learned a thing or two from it.

But, for now, she was going to rest. The players had been better than normal today and she had ended up falling off of the top of the Tower quite a few times today.]

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[The Queen does what she does because she's programmed to do it. And that's meant in more that one way. The coding the programmers bestowed upon her gave her part in the game and the backstory they gave her was of that of a mechanical, self-replicating, monster. You can't mess with the program and the Queen didn't really want to. The only changes she'd make to things would make things easier for her goals.

The only understanding the Queen has of humans is of war. She picked up some knowledge when she devoured the computers, but, that didn't really include human matters. She doesn't have sympathy or understanding for her adversaries, just that they need to be destroyed. The scientists wanted a robot to use for military functions, and they got it even better than expected.

The Queen had gone above and beyond her programming and she had made modifications to it by eating devices around the lab, and that's why her and Calhoun are here today. If she had behaved, the scientists would have used her and the rest of the Cy-Bugs in battles deemed by the highest bidders. However, the Queen had taken things into her own claws and started her own war.

She remembered Calhoun's wedding almost as well as the Sergeant did, though her memories started at the end of things. Unfortunately, since Brad wasn't a fully-implemented character, the Queen's knowledge of him is limited.

The Queen's hide is thick and she can take a lot more damage than any other Cy-Bug. It takes at least 3 people, including the gamer controlling the First-Person Shooter, to even think about defeating her. However, Calhoun is one of the few, aside from a good gamer, that can really do a good amount of damage to her.

Most of Calhoun's shots hit their mark and the Queen screeches in pain. She decides to change her tactic a bit, raising up on her hind legs and reaching out her left middle claw to strike at the Sergeant.]

_{[ooc: I meant to announce that before but I kind of forgot. I had a ghost net signal that was not very reliable up until yesterday. I didn't mean to drop you I am so sorry! /throws self on the floor before the court]_{Oh don't start applying a will and a conscience to the CY-BUGS now. They were heartless lifeless eating machines whose only goal was to make more disgusting world-destroying cy-bugs. It made her want to wretch. Hmph. YOU having a change of heart after a change of code? Never.

And don't.... don't waste yourself with any sob story. She knew the reports, she'd read them countless times over after Brad was...

Anyway. Yes, shooting. Firing... She jumped back in an attempt to avoid that claw. You won't get her just yet. She loved that screeching though. Every time she heard it she soothed just a bit more inside over Brad's death.

Let's have a few more rounds to that exposed belly, eh Queen? Sound good? Sounds good.}}

[[OOC: No worries at all, I'm glad you've got Internet now and I'm glad you're back! ^_^]]

[The Queen roars out in pain as Calhoun's shots find their mark and she calls off her attack, lowering herself to the ground without slashing out. The Sergeant wasn't in her striking range, anyway.

She suddenly changes tactics and scuttles backwards quickly, her new plan was better executed at a further range.

Once she's in position, the Queen raises up slightly and fires three bursts of yellow energy blasts right at Calhoun. They're not terribly strong, a single shot from Calhoun's gun can eliminate them, so if she's quick, she can destroy them all without getting a single scratch.]

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