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The android tilts its head at you. "Wh-" Its whole body begins to rapidly jitter and shake in place. It's almost like it's being tased. Colt keeps his gun aimed at the android just in case.
After about thirty seconds, the android stops seizing. A faint gurgling emanates from the liquid reservoir in its chest. A thin layer of yellow wine collects on top of the existing red wine inside its reservoir. The two liquids stay completely separated, like water and oil.
"We have a brand new wine for you to try. Rêve Chardonnay, a floral dry white wine with hints of popcorn butter and lemongrass. It is...too indulgent for my tastes but I can see why some would enjoy it."
Huh! That's not what you expected from this particular cross-test.
"What were we talking about?"
"We were just gonna leave you be, ain't that right, Vince?" Colt nudges you with his shoulder.
"Oh, yeah. Have a good day, SOMMELIER." You politely bow your head. "We'll see you soon."
"Have a great day as well, Vincent! Please enjoy my wine at your earliest convivence."
>NOWHERE'S SOMMELIER'S MOOD is now at 83/100! The shock it took slightly damaged its MOOD.
>NOWHERE'S SOMMELIER'S LIQUID POINTS is now set to 85/100.
Colt rushes to store the bucket in the minifridge to keep it nice and cold, as per the android's instructions. You're still a little skeeved out by what the android said. 'Waste Management Disposal', yeah right, what a blatantly obvious euphemism. You wonder what the anomaly's catch is - IN LIMBO has a hissy fit whenever you leave it alone for too long, after all.
You turn your attention back to the lab. SACA is slumped against the wall right next to your lab's entrance. It jerks to life once it realizes you two are done working.
"DEFRAGMENTATION COMPLETED. I APOLOGIZE IF MY SPEECH WAS HARD TO UNDERSTAND."
"It's no big deal."
"IT IS NICE TO APOLOGIZE REGARDLESS."
You have <span class="mu-s">3 TIME TOKENS</span> left, Vincent. What do you do? Pick two ACTIONS from BUSY WORK or RESEARCH and any or no FREE ACTIONS.
RESEARCH:
>Check out CPPQUEST.EXE. What sort of secrets does this glitchy game hold? (No time token cost or DC...? May damage PHYSICAL and MENTAL health.)
>Enter IN LIMBO'S containment cell. It's best you tend to it before your shift ends. (-1 TIME TOKEN.)
>Examine the two samples you got from Rudolf. Could THEY make some money? (-1 TIME TOKEN, DC 50, -4 to roll from COLT's presence.)
>Study the weird GIFT that IN LIMBO gave you. What does it even do? (-1 TIME TOKENS, DC 60, +5 to roll.)
>Mess with the EGG, now that you know a little bit more about it. What are the limits to its copying ability? (-1d2 TIME TOKENS, DC 58, +13 to roll. Might lower everyone's MENTAL HEALTH.)
>Study the WIRE FLOWER'S ability to record stuff. Can you record new stuff on them? Can you improve the quality of the recordings? (-1 TIME TOKEN, DC 49, -4 to roll from COLT)
>C'mon. You gotta study the wine you just got. (-1 TIME TOKEN, DC 55, +10 to roll. Colt REALLY wants to 'test' it.)
