Doll: "To a point. Unit will lack a screen and proper audio equipment when disconnected. However, unit's thought matrix is capable of abstraction and pattern recognition. Unit can describe what it sees.

Search query: First Aid station. Processing."

There is a long pause, until the main door slowly opens, and a Spider walks into the room, carrying a small first aid kit.

Doll: "First Aid, results: one, retrieved from - Kitchen, second underground level. Expiry date not confirmed, use at own ri-

Users. You do look like the undead who atracked PATROL-05. In fact, one of you seems to have taken PATROL-05's arm."

Doll: "Acknowledged.
However, PATROL-05's blackbox data indicates unit was attacked after making an usuccessful request for user identification. Please try to remember your credentials instead of damaging base equipment, next time. This incident will be logged.

PATROL-series units use a portable stasis system, combined with an RTG-powered exoskeleton, to avoid starvation and degradation of organic components. Please refer to the COMBINED FORCES UPLIFTING PRIMER for proper starved undead recognition guidelines. Failure to do so may result in a formal reprimand by your commanding officer."

EVENTS:

Rosa and Eigla take a look at the medkit. A small bottle of iodine, expired ointment, a roll of yellowed gauze, as well as cutting and suturing supplies. Suited for kitchen accidents, burns and small cuts, but not much more.

It should help removing some of the doll's softer parts, but won't replace, say, a bonesaw.

Doll: "Searching for spares.

PATROL-02's exoskeleton was damaged in a shipping accident. Current location: security maintenance room, floor minus three, awaiting repairs by out-of-base technician. Stasis fluid reserves: two personal canisters."

Doll: "Raising maintenance platform."

A small section of the floor directly below her starts rising up, before grinding to a halt in a shower of sparks.


Doll: "Actuator failure. Please contact an authorised technician for repairs."

Doll: "Retrieving requested information."

A large spreadsheet of names, telephone numbers and e-mails appears on screen. You don't recognise anyone in there.

Doll: "This is the list of authorized mechanical technicians in the area. Attempting to contact each in turn.

CONNECTION LOSS. Reconnecting... Failure.

Please contact an authorized network technician to rectify the fault."

Doll: "Retrieving requested information."

A large spreadsheet of names, telephone numbers and e-mails appears on screen. You don't recognise anyone in there.

Doll: "This is the list of authorized network technicians in the area. Attempting to contact each in turn.

CONNECTION LOSS. Reconnecting... Failure.

Please contact an authorized network technician to rectify the fault."