@Ultra_Magnus; text; Shortly after arriving

[legalcy]

Re: Housing concern.

Greetings,

My name is [It's a struggle getting used to typing the correct name here despite the reassuring network usename.] Minimus Ambus. If you have witnessed a large mechanical life form near the ferry today, you would have seen me. I have briefly gone through the buildings near the bonfire, but many appear to be occupied or otherwise not meeting my standards.

To those who have resided here for longer than I have: where are the cleanest residences? I require little, simply a flat surface on which to recharge and storage space. The current state of the room is not a barrier, considering the state of many things in Beacon, but I must be able to maintain it well and frequently.

Signed,

Minimus Ambus

Comments

@elvira

[vampirella]

why does a giant robot need cushy accommodations anyway

[legalcy]

I'm afraid you are mistaken. Mechanical lifeforms do not require fabrics that conform to our frames, rather regular and rigid structures on which we can rest easily. As all of you, I prefer a private area into which I can rest and review my work.

[vampirella]

i'd tell you to google it but there is no google here. suffice to say that went right over your head.

i'm guessing you'd complain about just standing out in the woods, so try downtown. there's plenty of "regular rigid structures" around.

[legalcy]

[Thanks, now he will be wondering about what he missed all night.]

That sounds it will be a better place to live than these wooden structures. I will update my address accordingly once I am settled.

[Which may take a week.]

Are there communal cleaning supplies which I may use?

[vampirella]

who knows i can say with absolute certainty i haven't checked

( so much for that limited spot of helpfulness... she's already back to being a brat. she's an honest brat, tho, Carmilla isn't known for her.. . . .... cleanliness.. .. . .. )

[legalcy]

Have have you cleaned your houses?

[He doesn't believe you. Everyone dusts. Everywhere disinfects.]

[vampirella]

seems clean enough to me. if you don't think about the germs, it's almost like they're not there

( is she being serious or messing with him... the eternal and perhaps unsolvable question )

[legalcy]

[Give him a few minutes while he processes the horror of living in a filthy suite. He has found the motivation to find a private room as quickly as possible.]

This is not how it works! Mold, rust, disease spreads from dirty corners that are ignored!

There must be cleaning supplies in this town. They cannot allow for us to live without baths, showers, or rags. .

[vampirella]

it worked well enough in the 18th century, though that was more of a not know of the existence of germs than a ignore them and hope for the best

okay, seriously, you're supposed to be a robot and now you want to take a shower? isn't that bad, like, for your wiring or whatever

[legalcy]

I don't know what your species considers to be acceptable hygiene standards, but everyone has to keep themselves clean and free of dust and infection. Obviously, water is not healthy for me, but there are oils and solvents that aid in cleaning my surface plating. I know what is necessary.

[vampirella]

shower if you smell and the five second rule reign in my neck of the woods

there's showers with water available. oils and solvent might be a harder take, ask the bird guy if he can track some down for you.

[legalcy]

I will see that Rastus provides these supplies.

[He refrains from typing a rant about how important it is that he use proper chemicals.]

I know what the five second rule is. The human with whom I traveled acknowledged that such an amount of time was arbitrary, and she was considered to be young.

[vampirella]

arbitrary as it might be, i don't like to mess with tradition. 5 seconds it is

good luck with your solvents and oils, mr. robot man.