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…174Please respect copyright.PENANANGIpQkc8Wz
“They need to give him his own little area…”174Please respect copyright.PENANAEx6Dq78tqi
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. 174Please respect copyright.PENANAW83z28cTur
It was his job, after all, calculating his movements and sending it to the Research and Development department.174Please respect copyright.PENANAE6JbJyANKS
His favorite radio station begins to play through his system, the host announcing the city news with enthusiasm.174Please respect copyright.PENANAw2PkaY5iHs
“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—”174Please respect copyright.PENANAdpJ5ZidZu4
JumpMan almost tunes out the broadcast, making a wide turn to narrowly avoid a cleaning droid and a drone drifting too low. 174Please respect copyright.PENANABJgIj1F8Ub
“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!—”174Please respect copyright.PENANA745RMEvFZd
The cyberfunk he’s become so accustomed to begins playing, setting his servos into a fast-paced, excited rhythm. 174Please respect copyright.PENANAQ6qh6bsBKW
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.174Please respect copyright.PENANAKq5MObHqMT
He digs his heels into the floor, coming to a complete stop. “Seriously? What now?”174Please respect copyright.PENANAvaMhD0tsrc
He checks the notification. The goggles changing expression again to an annoyed one; semi-circles pointed downwards.174Please respect copyright.PENANA6hNw6vQEh7
Research and Development calling him down to the lab for a “critical task; ASAP”.174Please respect copyright.PENANAaPyscag21R
Of course. His excitement drops as he turns around, not even seeing the—174Please respect copyright.PENANACQkflv6L15
BANG!174Please respect copyright.PENANAlXfuLYEzn2
Another drone hits him straight in the face, sending him flying off his feet.174Please respect copyright.PENANAX4A7zcv9xT
“…Ow.” He lands starfish-style on the polished floor, peeling the annoyed drone off his face. It nudges his face before flitting off somewhere.174Please respect copyright.PENANAHxGBcWm7zS
JumpMan’s hover shoes click back into action, pulling him back to his feet. 174Please respect copyright.PENANAduoBzdbUTy
He gets in contact with the lab with his recently installed transmission system. “This is J.M…you called?”174Please respect copyright.PENANAB5TdqXXmHU
“JumpMan. How far are you from the Research Wing?”174Please respect copyright.PENANAbgrXdF6Jq9
JumpMan chuckles as he searches for the lab with his eyes. “Does it matter? Whatcha need me for?”174Please respect copyright.PENANA0SMGAMUDR2
“We have the schematics for an update on K1-NG’s security system. Can you take them to the Repair Center for us?”174Please respect copyright.PENANAkwrl0Xb2GY
“Awe, what? That’s the big emergency you were calling me for? King of all people?” JumpMan complained, rolling his eyes.174Please respect copyright.PENANAia3tQFhKO5
“We could experience a weakness in our physical or technological defenses at any minute. These updates need to happen, ASAP.”174Please respect copyright.PENANAZ3nSQkzEFr
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.”174Please respect copyright.PENANABRqIBnxA4Z
When JumpMan arrives, the sight he sees is…almost comical.174Please respect copyright.PENANAnXanzrOYQN
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.174Please respect copyright.PENANAAuPEB3uvv6
“Unnecessary. I do not need your ‘improvements’,” King growls, “remove these immediately.”174Please respect copyright.PENANAv1DNMT0NVw
JumpMan snorts, his pupils turning into something amused. “Oh, this is hilarious.”174Please respect copyright.PENANAd7Fnvao6Wy
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…”174Please respect copyright.PENANASlGahehIeN
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!”174Please respect copyright.PENANAWSyOte0cyu
“King, buddy,” JumpMan says, stopping in the middle of the room, “they’re just trying to plug you into the computer.”174Please respect copyright.PENANAx0iHVe6CRT
King’s head swivels towards JumpMan with bitter malice, tearing out another cord from the ports in his head. “You.”174Please respect copyright.PENANAEoMOpT3PPo
JumpMan’s pupils flicker into a slightly nervous expression. “Wuh oh…”174Please respect copyright.PENANArjwfIjhGVO
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.174Please respect copyright.PENANAoHNXPAXXHh
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.174Please respect copyright.PENANA3cLVlBBj6l
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.174Please respect copyright.PENANA2XcouNjSKk
“Hey, hey! King, how about we get this security update in you first…before you rip me to shreds, yeah? Okay!”174Please respect copyright.PENANAP2vGGIHZNS
JumpMan quickly gets back into motion, speeding off and making an arc around King as the robot swipes at him.174Please respect copyright.PENANAVGFPLhVKMG
Back in the middle of the room, JumpMan grabs a handful of the cords, attempting to plug him in quickly.174Please respect copyright.PENANAQ1hWMczxx7
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.174Please respect copyright.PENANAQQRk54VCjs
Sparks fly, scientists scatter, and JumpMan struggles to stand, his optics glitching past more shapes and patterns before stabilizing into focus.174Please respect copyright.PENANA9nSIFT1znr
“Hey…King, if we don’t get this update in your system—ow!—” JumpMan cradles his back, “think about what Aether might do…”174Please respect copyright.PENANAeXaayvqd5H
“Aether Corporation is irrelevant…”174Please respect copyright.PENANAWNtM8zvOqc
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…”174Please respect copyright.PENANAj6BChZnSVW
“I can handle it.” King responds. “Ouroboros Corporation created me flawlessly. I do not need your flimsy updates.”174Please respect copyright.PENANAxTHJk6NiEx
“Yeah, okay, buddy...” JumpMan snorts, poking a thumb at the robot. “Why did we give him a personality again?”174Please respect copyright.PENANAmx07Ufb0cu
King, while JumpMan is distracted, picks him up by his collar. JumpMan’s optics flicker into larger, surprised circles.174Please respect copyright.PENANAwJGltAMXTQ
Red light beams onto his face. “Annoying speedster.”174Please respect copyright.PENANACC5bGl5rL0
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