9: Recruitment 1
Vinyl sighed softly to herself as she looked over what was on her agenda for today. She had decided it was time to really get started on the Mars Terraforming project, so she could show everyone that an entire planet could function with humans and robots acting as equals. She'd already sent over a good portion of inactive worker-bots that would be assigned to whatever Robot Master was assigned to oversee any particular area of the project. As was habit by now, she'd managed to divide the work into eight specific areas, and she would need eight Robot Masters to oversee them.
Her first impulse was to build eight new Robot Masters to do so, but a pet project of Albert's had given her other resources: the Robotic Reclamation Requisition. This organization was meant to find Robots who had been built for a specific purpose who would no longer fulfill that purpose - whether through becoming obsolete or through planned obsolescence of the scientist or company that originally oversaw the robot's construction - and arranged to have them reassigned to a new purpose rather than being destroyed. At Albert's insistence, Vinyl agreed to see if any robots from that project that could fill the roles before building eight new ones to do it, and had given Albert the eight workloads so he could sift through to find bots that fit those criteria. Eight potential Robot Masters had been found.
And now, Vinyl faced what, for her, would be the most difficult part of it: the interview process. "Next," she called out in resignation.
The first robot to walk in was a somewhat bulky orange, white, and black robot with a standard humanoid body shape. There was a green gem in the center of his chest, a faceplate covering everything but his eyes, and a spray-nozzled buster instead of a right hand. However, when he took his seat, he covered the buster with his left hand as though he were patiently interlacing his fingers.
"Name?" Vinyl asked calmly.
"I wus given the name Concrete Man," the robot responded, a thick New York accent coloring his voice, which for some reason put Vinyl in mind of the Godfather movies. "It is my understanding you have...a job for me?"
"I...might," Vinyl admitted. "However, first I need to ask you a few questions."
"I prefer to get jobs done with...as few questions asked as possible," Concrete Man pointed out. "Good for me, good for the union." He narrowed his eyes slightly. "You do give your workers proper union representation, don'tcha?"
Vinyl rolled her eyes behind her glasses. "If you get the job, feel free to unionize the robots under your directive," she grumbled. "It says here you were in construction?"
"Yes," Concrete Man confirmed. "Buildings, statues, parks...you name it, I built it."
Vinyl nodded. "Alright. How are you with working in adverse conditions?"
Concrete Man shrugged. "If the conditions aren't conducive to construction...I make them conducive."
Vinyl grinned widely. "Good. Your job will be overseeing the construction of any and all structures required for the Terraforming of Mars, starting with enviro-domes to act as shelters until a stable M-Class atmospheric envelope can be created and maintained."
"I will not let you down," Concrete Man promised as he made his way out.
"Next!" Vinyl called out.
The next Robot Master to enter was a bright green armored humanoid with a finned helmet and fan blades around his left wrist. What immediately caught Vinyl's attention, however, was the fact he was wearing a brown over-robe speckled with 'mystic' symbols.
"Uh...have a seat," Vinyl requested nervously.
"I would rather stand," the robot proclaimed, his voice somewhat wheezy and with an insufferable smugness filling it.
Groaning, Vinyl looked over the paperwork. "It says here your name is...Tornado Man-"
"That was my robo-slave name!" the robot refuted, looking down his nose at Vinyl. "My true name is Zephyr, the Sky Lord!" As he proclaimed this, he posed dramatically, either not noticing or not caring that his every action seemed to irritate Vinyl further and further.
"Right..." Vinyl grumbled as she looked back in the paperwork. "So...you were a weather-bot-"
"Please!" 'Zephyr' interrupted. "Do not degrade my great contributions to this world by comparing me to those lowly reporters who feel they can claim prestige by merely reporting the weather. I did not report weather, I created weather! I controlled the winds, the rains, the sun...the skies themselves were my playthings, making me second only to the gods themselves!" He proceeded to once more stare down his nose at Vinyl.
"If you look down your nose at me like that one more time, I will remove it," Vinyl growled, baring her teeth.
'Zephyr' swallowed convulsively. "A-as you command, my lady," he responded nervously. "Twas not my intention to cause offense-"
"You've got the job of crafting and controlling an Earth-type atmosphere on Mars," Vinyl snapped out. "If you do it well, you can keep it. Mess up or let it go to your head, and Typhon will take over for you. He'll show you the ropes of anything you're unfamiliar with."
"T-Typhon?" 'Zephyr' gasped out. "T-the legendary Titan of storms?"
Vinyl blinked for a time. "...sure, why not? Now get out of here so I can see the next applicant." 'Zephyr' raced out as fast as he could go. "Next!"
Much to Vinyl's surprise, the door was pushed open by a Mettool, which held it open as several more Mettools carried what looked like a large fish tank into the office. Inside the tank was a robot that was human from the waist up with a blue fish-tail from the waist down, wearing pale blue armor over her chest and a dark blue helm over her head, a plume of white over one brow. One hand gently clasped a trident. As the Mettools set the tank down, she reached over the side and gently caressed the top of one of the Mettool's helmet, and all the Mettools' optics instantly turned to hearts before they trotted out of the office.
"Well, you certainly know how to make a first impression," Vinyl praised. "I certainly don't have any doubts about your leadership abilities now. Name?"
"I'm Splash Woman," the robot replied, her throaty voice throbbing pleasantly, the timbre of it seeming to shoot straight into specific centers of the listeners mind to cause an intense flustered reaction...or more. It was the sort of voice that somehow made a simple greeting sound like an invitation with all sorts of promise if one dared to take it up. "I must say, Vinyl, I've long wanted to meet you. You've done so much for robots...you're my hero." She sauntered forward in her tank, resting herself on one arm as she leaned over Vinyl. "I would do anything to get this job...anything."
Vinyl swallowed nervously, finding her tugging at her neck to loosen the collar of a shirt she realized she wasn't actually wearing. "Uh...that's...nice. Of course, the job could be a lot of hard work..."
"Oh, I'm not afraid of a little hard labor," Splash Woman purred. "My old job was aquatic rescue, and as much as I loved it...some of those I rescued were a little...too grateful, if you catch my drift?"
Vinyl chuckled softly. "One too many 'mouth-to mouth' sessions that weren't strictly necessary?"
"Something like that," Splash Woman answered. "So, what job do you have for me?"
"Well, once the terraforming project on Mars reaches the point where there's an ocean, your job will be to oversee and maintain the ocean, and any wildlife we transfer there," Vinyl explained.
Splash Woman smiled widely. "Sound like my kind of job...but not one I can start right away. Perhaps we could...spend some time together?" Her tail fluke swished back and forth idly over the water, like a lady's fan.
"Well...I...uh...guess," Vinyl replied nervously. "What sort of...hobbies do you have?"
"I personally love karaoke," Splash Woman answered happily, "as long as I don't have too much of an audience. Not to a bar, just a small group..." She smiled and sensually licked her lips. "Or perhaps just one lucky companion..."
Vinyl let out a nervous chuckle as she rubbed the back of her head. "Y-you know, your paperwork says you were based off a mermaid, but it's beginning to sound like more inspiration was taken from sirens."
Splash Woman chuckled softly. "Oh, nothing like that, Vinyl," she promised. "I'm not bad, I'm just spec'ed that way."
Vinyl groaned softly as Splash Woman summoned the love-struck Mettools to carry her tank back out. It was going to be a long day...
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And that was Jessica Rabbit as Splash Woman, mares and gentlecolts.
7451115 I read Splash Woman's lines in the voice of Camilla from Fire Emblem Fates
7451115 not really, that same line, in many diffident forms, has been a staple in classic B&W film for years...and has worked its way into other forms of media as well
7451139
7451141
Actually, he's right. That's exactly what I was basing her personality off of.
7451147 welp, now i know...
Now we need a robot master being like Uncle from Jackie Chan's Adventures and I can die happy, that or Ray Stains from Ghostbusters.
So, it's looking like Megaman 9 is coming up next in this story. Is Megaman 10 to follow?
7451139
7451141
It wasn't just the one line, it was the over-flirtatious behavior in general.
Besides that, I was right.
7451156 who specializes in "acquisition"
Hmmm...
Can someone think of a robot name for a PAPYRUS persona?
...Oh! I know! How about, Guard Man? or... Great Man? With the GRRRRRREAT PAPYRUS' loud voice, enthusiasm, and terrible but improvable spaghetti... as long as it ain't 'regretti spaghetti'.
*BA-DUM CRASH*
... 0.0 ... the fuck?
Oh, can I make one please?
Though you would have to give me the list of what details I need to give you if you say yes.
Please, I really want to make an oc for your fic.
i like this guy already.
Sounds more like Jessica Rabbit to me.
Say, were you ever going to do the King saga?
And now I'm hearing Splash Woman as Jessica Rabbit. This is gonna be a fun train wreck.
Splash Woman
Also: Aaaaah, Megaman 9, the game that made me feel like a dickbag.
7451209
Yep
7451246
This arc does not require OCs.
Well Vinyl you are an inventor and scientist...so have fun `experimenting` with Splash Woman~
Me fucking gusta.
7451261 "Dabbling into watercolors, Eddie?"
Anyways, if Splashy ends up needing a level, here ya go:
[youtube=3SLmAkJ3llw]
Ahuizotil is in it, so he can cameo, too.
So after proving that coexistence is possible one one floating rock, you're gonna prove coexistence is possible on a bigger floating rock. Genius!
... You mean like this?
tabbyhubbard.theworldrace.org/blogphotos/theworldrace/tabbyhubbard/ninyo_bizco.jpg
Seems more silly than annoying. Guess I just don't get the phrasing.
Oh hey, it's the chick-
static.giantbomb.com/uploads/original/0/6228/762126-splash_woman_10.jpg (The chick)
who inspired Leviathan.
orig05.deviantart.net/9162/f/2015/039/7/e/leviathan_from_megaman_zero_by_booster_yoshy3-d8h8xkv.png (Leviathan)
What's her schtick, it's probably not Ariel, so wha-
... That ability seems fairly familiar, though I don't know why...
lparchive.org/Mega-Man-Battle-Network-4-6/Update%2030/21-Mega_Man_Battle_Network_4_Red_Sun_45_480x320.png (*cough* *cough* Roll.EXE *cough*)
Now then, to say something funny, yet somehow related to this... alright, here's the search results for "splash woman".
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...the other half is red and blue lasers.
7451297
As much as I want it too, it should have happened before now, timeline wise. King and a few others might make a cameo before the end, but a full arc isn't looking likely at this point.
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That comment is so wrong. Have an upvote.
7451522 technically King could happen at any point past 8. Granted the only way I can see it reasonably happening is if King easnt built by Wily and King was actually throwin a revellion. Maybe on Mars at this rate.
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...and don't forget Tornado Man (Zephyr) and Harpuia.
img10.deviantart.net/41de/i/2012/284/c/6/tornado_man_comparison_by_supersensei-d5hhpzr.png
...makes me wonder if Fefnir has a counterpart as well...
I have a few suggestions for the personalities
Plug Man - Doc Brown, back to the future
Jewel Man - Rouge the Bat
Hornet Man - The Monarch from Venture Bros
Magma Man - Augus from Asura's Wrath
7451629 He already decided on their personalities. He had a blog post asking for suggestions a while ago.
7451699 AH I must have missed that blog.
this arc will be interesting to follow.
Sir for that job oh so well done you have won cookie.
Hope the robots personalities are just as great if not better than this ones.
Dreamy out (insert radio cut out noise here)
7451384 Okay, if you haven't already chosen, Galaxy Man should be Kisaragi Gentarou AKA Kamen Rider Fourze, just a thought.
http://kamenrider.wikia.com/wiki/Gentaro_Kisaragi
This should be fun. Looking forward to more.
Keep up the good work. Deus tecum.
I'm not saying you should, but, perhaps in the future, you can make a special chapter around something that a lot of people know about... Mighty No. 9
Another enjoyable chapter. Great job.
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Vinyl: Next!
*Two little humanoid robots enter the room. One white and blue and the other resembling Roll with green eyes and armor.*
Vinyl: Names?
M. No.9: Mighty No. 9 Beck! And this my partner Call.
Vinyl: ...oh! I know you!
M. No.9: Really?!
Vinyl: Beck and Call, take a seat. *Presses a button under her desk, locking the doors and calling security.*
*Bass enters with robot cops.*
Vinyl: These are the cheap Rock and Roll copies! Get them!
Call: What?
M. No.9: What are you doing?!
Vinyl: Daddy and Dr. Light have been trying to sue White and Sanda for stealing Robot Master specs for their Mighty Numbers... and whatever Call is.
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Won't use it, but I like that alt-script.
7451115 I kinda see her as Jessica Rabbit, Adagio, and Ariel as if some scientist mapped their brains but went all...
...about the process, making Splash Woman's personality an amalgamation of the three.
7452847 Alright. Glad you liked it at least.
Nice, i hope Galaxy man has the personality of Space Core.
if you could give one of them a pony-like build as a companion for vinyl, and if it had derpy's personality... Then i personally would be overjoyed!
You could possibly just make one of them have her personality anyway... Either way i would love it
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...you do realize that the story arcs based around the video games are based in using the Robot Masters from said video games, and not the creation of original Robot Masters, just using unique personalities for them, right?
7453381 yes, i know but i never said they would have a contributing factor in the story... Also i edited my message to include the rest of my thoughts...
7453385
Gyro Man from the fifth game had Derpy's personality.
7453474 :o
7453512 With that profile image, HOW did you miss that?
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Oh god...that Top Man joke...
7456503 IKR