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Temptation rises to work off some of the extra adrenaline by hitting JJ with a water balloon, the levity wouldn't be bad as well.
But as a robot, that would probably be the silliest way to kill one of your Staff by accident. Instead you pick one up and lob it at a tree.
It falls short a few feet, leaving JJ to stare.
>"Are you okay? Not just physically but-"
<statement>Just feeling pretty incredible right now. We should run inside, my system needs to restore itself for a while.
JJ looks towards the dark ensemble of trees ending in the void of the Wood, shifting slightly onto each leg.
>"Are you sure that's safe?"
<statement>The Canine is injured, if the Vacuum activates, it will not harm anything aside from the flooring. We'll go to the Office and barricade it.
>"Okay but... what if something else comes...?”
<statement>After that attack? It probably frightened off anything else for miles around with the noise alone. I don't think we'll have much else to worry about tonight.
The Hive screams at the portion of the Hive snickering that tempting fate is a horrible, horrible idea.
You start to walk and talk, JJ stays close, but not quite as clingy. The company of someone else seems to really assist her in general function. The two of you enter the Office, and you hinge the top of your door beneath the knob.
Some grim ideas run through the Hive now that the immediate danger situation has passed. The Canine... It's gotten three gruesome hits on you, and this is a tiny Pizzeria. It's injured... would it be horrible of the Hive to just put it out of its misery?
If it's truly haunted, you'd be doing a good thing... So far the Shadow has been manageable (even if it has been largely luck) and the Vacuum sucks (a third of the Hive giggles) but isn't trying to kill you.
...
>"It would help make you safer, but you’d be decommissioning Foxy as well, Starbon would piece it together... She knows a strange amount of things. I don’t think it’s a bad idea, but I’m a lot more fragile than you are, so... there’s bias.”
You jerk up, surprised to see the glowing white of JJ’s eyes watching you intently.
<statement>Mind-reading is still strange enough to call a Night Mode.
>”I can see it in your expression, I’m a robot too, you know. I just feel--ow!”
A loud pop sounds out, and you hear joints crackle for a moment as JJ struggles to shake off some invisible strike.
>”-Ha, tried to access deeper than I’m supposed to, I think. You’d be starting a cycle, a safer one, but... Well, I’m just along for the ride. No one would fault you for protecting yourself...
>”Even if it would be sad. Anyways! I’ll let you rest up!”
With JJ watching the door, you go into standby, and let your system patch you up a bit.
An Hour passes.
