[VIDEO | Solus Prime's temple]

[cec_engineer]

I wish I could say being transported to another universe was the strangest thing that's happened to me.

[Despite his initial comment being fairly light hearted, Isaac is frowning.]

Assuming these robots haven't been loaded with the wrong data, I'm supposed to believe I'm on a planet called Cybertron? Can't say I've heard of it before.

[Sigh] At least I'm... safe now. I assume these robots have some sort of defense function - God knows I could use a break.

Anyway, the original broadcast of this video was to see whether I'm alone or not. Spending the rest of my natural life with these mechs isn't really my idea of retirement.

Comments

video;

[gtfostalker]

It is a pleasure, Isaac Clarke.

Ah, Fang is the first normal one that I have seen lately. I never thought I would see a pseudodog here. A real child of the Zone, this one.

[Ear scritches for the irradiated dog-thing!]

You suit talks? That is pretty useful.

Re: video;

[cec_engineer]

Pseudodog?

Ah, you'd think so. Unfortunately, the damn RIG is attached to my spine and you can't turn it off without the thing thinking you've died. It also has a penchant for cluttering my displays with warnings for completely irrelevant medical diagnoses whenever I do so much as stub a toe.

[He rolls his shoulders] Damn sturdy though, I'll give it that.

video;

[gtfostalker]

Yes. They used to be wolves, before the Zone got to them. Though Fang is just a puppy; he will get bigger and meaner. Maybe become psychic, too. Much easier to tame than the blind dogs, though.

[Strelok seems to consider the RIG for a few moments.]

So basically, you are a cyborg, of a sort.

Re: video;

[cec_engineer]

I'm assuming this Zone is a highly irradiated area?

I... suppose. It's hard to explain, but the suit does most of the work. The RIG on my spine is mostly for the medical scanning; what I have with me now is mostly mining gear. Long story.

Think of it like, uh, Iron Man. If those comics didn't exist in your universe then yeah, for lack of a better term and to keep it simple I'll just go with cyborg.

video;

[gtfostalker]

Among other things. You have heard of the Exclusion Zone around Chernobyl and Pripyat?

Interesting. So I suppose the next question is about the long story that ended with you in mining gear?

Re: video;

[cec_engineer]

Chernobyl and Pripyat? I've... never heard of them. Then again, I haven't been on Earth since 2500 - assuming those are places on Earth.

The abridged version would be crazy cultists unleashed an alien virus, I got mixed up in it and now I'm a VIP for the government's fucked up plans. Or, I was until it happened again.

[~conveniently leaves out the parts about the Marker slowly driving him insane~]

video;

[gtfostalker]

They are. In Ukraine. One of the reactors in Chernobyl had a meltdown. Then something made it worse later and warped everything in the Zone - animals, people, physics.

Cultists, they are always a problem. Trying to make everything worse for everyone else, thinking it would be better, yes? No one was able to wipe them out?

[Well that sucks for Isaac. Strelok could understand, though.]

Re: video;

[cec_engineer]

Jesus. 'Something else' turning a shitbreeze into a shitstorm seems to be somewhat of a universal constant.

In this case, cultists compose of the most mainstream religion in my universe. I was brought up to be open minded, but it's kinda hard when the results of their beliefs involve thousands of innocent people dying. All in the name of convergence. [He makes a disgusted noise that clearly has a lot of hate behind it.]

[God knows what'll happen to him being so far away from the Marker. Nicole hasn't decided to pop up and yell at him yet, and he's kinda worried about what's going to happen to his mind but hey ho what can ya doooo]