"Right, well it's time for me to take off." Roy said as he unloaded the last of the stuff off the brahmin.
"Thanks for your help, Roy." Adam smiled at him.
"No problem at all, I am always happy to have some work." He grinned. "You all have a great day you hear." Roy said as he took the reins of the brahmin and then turned them to leave.
"Okay, now that the chaff is gone, we can go inside right?" Salvatore said once Roy had cleared out.
"Yeah, let me go inside, let Rae know we have guests, and temporarily adjust the Sentries." Adam said as he walked indoors, once he was on the main floor he saw Rae patrolling around like normal.
"Sergeant!" Rae said excitedly as they rolled over to Adam upon seeing him. "How pleasant to see you again! And here Rae was worried that you might have gone away like all of Rae's other friends." Rae said with a chipper tone despite the sad words.
"Not at all Rae." Adam chuckled. "I brought some friends so can you update the sentry system to allow them to walk the place freely?"
"Of course!" Rae said with a chipper tone. "In addition the guest you sent here has been properly stored away." Rae's words were a bit confusing but Adam just nodded.
"Where is the protectron I sent?"
"Upstairs! I will lead you to them." Rae said before beginning to roll away leading Adam upstairs.
He followed all the way upstairs until they got to the officer's barracks where he had stayed last time, however Rae did not lead him to a room instead they led him to a closet that was locked from the outside.
"In here?' Adam asked, confused.
"Yes sir!" Rae replied enthusiastically before Adam opened the door and found the construction protectron locked inside the closet that was just about its size.
"Why is it in the closet?" Adam asked, confused.
"You told me to let anyone who had the password inside and to keep them here until you came to retrieve them! I determined that the best way to ensure they remain put until you arrive was to put them in here where they can not escape." Rae replied happily, as if they didn't just say something super dark. Thank goodness Adam didn't send a human here, they might've died.
Adam turned to look at Rae, observing them. What went wrong? Usually a command with robots was interpreted very straightforward, it would have taken the path of least resistance, bringing the person inside and giving them access through the sentries but then ignoring them for the most part until he arrived. This was proactive. It was far outside his expectations. Was Rae damaged? Was there something strange in the coding?
No, the answer was clear, the brain was what caused the miscommunication. The brain inferred what he meant and acted on its own, thus creating a strange situation. He would need to be more careful with Rae going forward to avoid any more miscommunications. The good news is, at least, it was a robot and thus no harm done.
"Well um, very good Rae, but next time don't lock them up in a closet, the guests are meant to have a comfortable place to stay while they wait. And if, for whatever reason, they want to leave, they should be allowed to as needed. I just wanted you to ensure they could come and go freely and keep them safe here until I arrived." Adam said, choosing to inform, not scold, Rae for their actions.
"I understand sir! I shall ensure it does not happen again!" Adam nodded.
"Alright, well come back downstairs with me so you can update the system to include our new friends." He then paused and looked at the protectron. "You too, follow me." He ordered.
"Of course sir!" Rae chimed happily. Adam had spent so much time, the last time he was here, ensuring both himself and Salvatore's profiles were inputted into the sentry system. It was tedious and long work. However he had learned while rooting through Rae's code that they could also do the same thing in a faster, more autonomous way by using Rae as a visual scanner. In other words he had wasted his time. But he had chosen to not think about that. Instead he chose to think he was just being thorough. This time he was going to take the fast way.
Adam led Rae and the construction protectron outside to meet with the group who was waiting outside.
"Hello everyone! The sergeant informed me you are also guests here at the 11th company's temporary headquarters!" Rae said, energetic as always.
"Oh~ Hello there little robobrain." Eve said with a pleasant tone as she turned to look at Rae.
"Hello! Are you also now assigned to the 11th company like me, Ms. Assaultron?" Rae asked innocently. Eve put her claws on her hips and considered for a moment.
"Um… no I'm…" She looked at Adam and then back at Rae. "Something on an independent mission at the moment." She said, picking up the subtext quickly. "Though I hear we will be working together for a bit so it's always nice to meet a fellow robot~" Eve said pleasantly.
"Same ma'am!" Rae said back. "Are you also going to be joining me in my patrols of the location?" Eve looked at Adam.
"Did you not tell it?" She asked.
"I hadn't gotten to it yet." Adam shrugged and then turned to Rae.
"Actually we will be deploying to the field soon. I will need your help in busting into an enemy stronghold, so that is why I have brought everyone here."
"I understand! Rae is excited to deploy on a mission with Adam!" They said as they spun around playfully.
"One of my friends can fill you in on the details but for now I need to work on our transport, the APC here. If you don't mind getting them all into the system and then showing them to the sleeping quarters? I'll be out here for a while."
"I can certainly do that, sergeant!" Rae then rolled up to Buddy and spoke to him.
"Are you here to help us as well, Mr. Robot?" Rae asked innocently.
"Query not recognized, please restate question." Buddy said back mechanically.
"Oh don't mind Buddy, he's not as sophisticated as You or Eve here."
"I understand! Mr. Sentry was not great at conversation either but we were great friends until he died. I'm sure me and Buddy will become the bestest of friends too!" Adam chuckled and then turned to the group.
"Once Rae has you in the system you can walk the place as much as you want, feel free to explore. Do be a bit careful, there used to be a minefield in the back, I'm pretty sure I removed them all, minus one that seemed to be completely dead, but I can't say with absolute certainty that this is true, so just be careful. It will probably take me a while to get this all fixed up. I'm going to keep Buddy and uh… Buddy two out here." Adam said as he gestured to the construction model. "They can help me a bit but the rest is just going to be a lot of work on my part, so get comfortable, we might even be here overnight. There are still MREs in the crate upstairs if you are hungry." Salvatore shouldered his rifle, smoking a cigarette as he did.
"I'm going to do a patrol around the area, make sure we are clear and all that, not much in the mood to sit still right now." Salvatore said casually.
"I… would rather remain out here, if that is not a bother." Deccanus responded as he slowly took a seat on the roadside curb.
"Well I would love a look at this place~" Eve said with a teasing tone at the other two. "Lead the way little Rae~" She said to the robobrain, seeming to have already gotten an affinity for them.
"Absolutely! I shall show you the entire building! The grand tour!" Rae said excitedly as they began to roll inside, Eve in tow. Salvatore walked off to kill some time by running security around the area and Deccanus stayed put, just watching Adam.
"Alright." Adam said as he began to open the boxes full of stuff he thought he might need to fix up the APC. "Let's get to work." He said with a determined tone to no one in particular.