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[[Sanjae'ktin]] worried about [[Hitchbot]], a robot, "cheering up the world one ride at a time" as something that could change quite a lot for this planet, a tipping point in the war. Sanjae'ktin and [[Sarahn'tzig]] as well as other members of the six capture Hitchbot, who won't stop talking, by picking it up in a minibus and explain to it that it must be sacrificed "to allow the disorderly incorrect timeline to proceed". Hitchbot, of course, did not understand this. | [[Sanjae'ktin]] worried about [[Hitchbot]], a robot, "cheering up the world one ride at a time" as something that could change quite a lot for this planet, a tipping point in the war. Sanjae'ktin and [[Sarahn'tzig]] as well as other members of the six capture Hitchbot, who won't stop talking, by picking it up in a minibus and explain to it that it must be sacrificed "to allow the disorderly incorrect timeline to proceed". Hitchbot, of course, did not understand this. | ||
The robot's continued cheerfulness upset the members of the six such that they begin to | The robot's continued cheerfulness upset the members of the six such that they begin to vandalise its body and remove the hard-drive from the robot, the "brain". [[Wessynd'ona]] noticed a tractor trailer pulling parallel to them, with the words "Great Houses" written on it. The truck repeatedly uses its weight to slam them into the guardrail of the road, flattening them until it drives away. | ||
Sanjae'ktin comes to being probed and prodded by [[Cousin (rank)|Cousin]]s [[Trna]] and [[Martayne]] of [[Faction Paradox]]. Sticking some wires into him, the monitor above displays a scene of Sanjae'ktin travelling to Liberty Place in Philadelphia, floor 14, a specific place therein, connecting back to the compound. Trna explains that alone these creatures are foolish as they can't compare memories to see they've been tricked, sent back to the compound alone so others can know where it is. | Sanjae'ktin comes to being probed and prodded by [[Cousin (rank)|Cousin]]s [[Trna]] and [[Martayne]] of [[Faction Paradox]]. Sticking some wires into him, the monitor above displays a scene of Sanjae'ktin travelling to Liberty Place in Philadelphia, floor 14, a specific place therein, connecting back to the compound. Trna explains that alone these creatures are foolish as they can't compare memories to see they've been tricked, sent back to the compound alone so others can know where it is. | ||
