Grand Opening, Grand Closing (Invite Telzhud)

Telzhud sat, watching the blue one devour his noodles, waiting for any sign of delight or discomfort. The android watched and waited some more, feigning its own chewing to focus on the alien. Telzhud had no way to taste, no way to understand if this food was beyond nutritious, which it was with the specific ingredients and spices the android selected, but regardless there was doubt. As Honenashi finished the last of the soup and let out his sigh of satisfaction Telzhud jumped to its feet in jubilation.

Telzhud grabbed its bowl with one hand and swallowed the contents with one gulp. The android tossed the bowl aside and began walking towards the back of the building, it motioned for the blue one to follow.

“Hey, Smurf. Come back here, I had discovered much while working the wok.”
Telzhud led the blue one back into the kitchen.

Telzhud spent time showing Honenashi his step by step procedure in preparing the noodle dish and explained how it created a custom recipe from an amalgamation of compatible dishes found throughout its online databases. The android shared tea with the blue one over the discussion.

“The headquarters were also discovered and disabled while you were in combat, Smurf. Follow.”
Telzhud led the blue one further into the building towards the back room.

This part of the building was reinforced and thus was untouched from any damage that the outside had suffered from. The room was dark until Telzhud flicked the switch on the wall illuminating the area with the fluorescent tube lights hung from above. Telzhud ducked as he walked further back.

“These controls… this was the Zaibatsu local headquarters. A command center.”
Telzhud could tell the blue one was not following.

“Let me… back up.”
The android backed up a few steps.

“Ok. The Zaibatsu Corporation have deemed me property and have placed a claim on this body and mental entity. I have recovered the hidden files within my databank which shows Zaibatsu’s claim to be true. They have also identified you as one of their own. You are mechanical are you not? They claim to own you and as you are scanned now… their claim is also true.”
Telzhud scanned the blue one’s mechanical arm as it spoke.

Telzhud walked about the room and placed its large hands against the computer console. Small wires pushed out from the android’s wrists and injected themselves into the computer’s ports.

“While investigating there were crucial implementations found within these computers. Access to the Zaibatsu mainframe was unlocked and sequence codes were collected. I would like to attempt the download of a critical sequence I have been attempting to overcome. My processors would only allow partial implementation, temporary… and sometimes I would black out with data loss. Critical failure. But, I believe this may be a way to accelerate efficiency by five hundred percent.”

The monitor of the computer ran busy with continuous digits and alphanumeric sequences, one after another they filled the screen and were downloaded into Telzhud. The android’s eyes remained open as it stared not at the screen in front of it but further within.

Telzhud appeared upon a platform of light amongst a space of complete darkness. The android had no body but it stood firmly against the light and knew its place. It walked forward and with every step a light would save it from plummeting. The steps continued and fastened to a run, lights dropped like rain as it made a path forward and about.

A monster with one hundred arms and legs fell from above Telzhud and engaged in a physical struggle. Telzhud, formless, fought against the beast with all its might. The android exhausted itself and before collapsing, was able to submit the monster into complete submission. The beast exploded into a fiery rage and the android awoke immediately.

Telzhud’s wires retracted back into its wrists and the android felt different, almost as if it had generated more mass and definitely more power. The #001 frame of the android was now bulkier, the body of a master grappler. Telzhud stepped away from the computer, without any slight notice of any physical changes and looked towards its new friend.

“Smurf, I must leave this place. The Zaibatsu will return and every interaction that I have with the Corporation puts more of The Innocents at risk. This is a failure of the prime directive. To preserve it I must evacuate.”
Telzhud walked past the blue one and out towards the door, but stopped to finish speaking.

“They will come for you, they will not stop. You may come with me or choose to stay. I travel East to East City. There is more to discover!”
Telzhud walked away, dramatically in slow motion, fading into the glare of the outside light.

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[Exit]