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    RATCHET & CLANK: Of MICE and MAYHEM
    Threadmarks: Of MICE and MAYHEM - ch09

    Sadly, although I had been expecting it ever since Elaris said she was an MOU-53, Squeeks turned out to be an idiot expert. Bright enough for what she was, of course, since she was expected to handle calendar reminders, voice notes, desktop security, and adapt at least a bit to fit her owner's...
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    RATCHET & CLANK: Of MICE and MAYHEM

    Elaris: "AHHHHHH! The desktop calendar and notepad is making decisions!" :eek: Jotting down notes for after-market add-ons... ;)
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    RATCHET & CLANK: Of MICE and MAYHEM
    Threadmarks: Of MICE and MAYHEM - ch08

    Cora and Brax sat across from Grim and Ratchet as Clank and I went over everything we knew again, including playbacks run through a vetting Infobot they had brought that parsed through memories that we had downloaded into it for signs of tampering or artificial generation. I honestly had no...
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    RATCHET & CLANK: Of MICE and MAYHEM
    Threadmarks: Of MICE and MAYHEM - ch07

    The next few hours were tense, to say the least. At one point the blaster fire and explosions were basically right next to Grimroth's Garage (the name of Grim's business), but the blast doors and reinforced walls held firm against whatever ordinance the Blarg forces had brought with them. And...
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    RATCHET & CLANK: Of MICE and MAYHEM
    Threadmarks: Of MICE and MAYHEM - ch06

    Next thing I knew, I was in XJ-0461's hand again, being presented to a familiar looking Lombax who… Er… I seemed to recall a vaguely digital white space with a floating green-eyed purple scientist who kept poking at me saying something that could have been either "interesting" or "interest...
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    RATCHET & CLANK: Of MICE and MAYHEM
    Threadmarks: Of MICE and MAYHEM - ch05

    "What kind of robot are you anyway?" XJ-0461 asked as we entered Veldin's atmosphere. I'm not really sure why he waited so long to ask. We had just spent three hours in hyperspace together. Then again, most of that time had been spent comparing everything we knew about Drek's plans. Him from...
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    RATCHET & CLANK: Of MICE and MAYHEM
    Threadmarks: Of MICE and MAYHEM - ch04

    One thing about having as much prep time as I had was that, by the time XJ-0461 finally arrived I knew the internal layout and infrastructure of Plant Z332 from the tip of the lightning rod on top of the tallest comm tower down to where the support pylons connected the factory above to the...
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    RATCHET & CLANK: Of MICE and MAYHEM
    Threadmarks: Of MICE and MAYHEM - ch03

    I had, mostly through Drek's own laziness, accumulated what would be considered an alarming number of personal and corporate access key codes. Which wouldn't ordinarily be an issue for Drek if I had actually been loyal to him, as secure key code storage was just another MOU-53E feature that I...
  9. Tangent

    RATCHET & CLANK: Of MICE and MAYHEM
    Extras: Tales from Gadgetron Quality Control (an Of Mice and Mayhem omake)

    Tales from Gadgetron Quality Control QA Supervisor: "Now remember, every MOU-513 must successfully complete its infiltration, observation, and office utility diagnostics before shipment." "Any questions?" A freshly assembled MOU-513 suddenly charges across the factory floor. MOU-513...
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    RATCHET & CLANK: Of MICE and MAYHEM
    Threadmarks: Of MICE and MAYHEM - ch02

    There were, apparently, a number of things I could do while I waited for my window of exfiltration. I didn't just want to escape Plant Z332, or even just the Skorg City Industrial Complex, I wanted to escape Quartu. While Drek Industries didn't technically own everything on Quartu, they owned...
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    RATCHET & CLANK: Of MICE and MAYHEM
    Threadmarks: Of MICE and MAYHEM - ch01

    > Power restored... > Primary systems online. > Optics... OK. > Audio receptors... OK. > Locomotion servos... OK. > Tail-Link interface... Ready. > Observation suite... Online. > Office Utility compatibility package... Loaded. > MOU-513 Mousoid Observation Unit > Boot sequence complete. > > Good...
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    I, FIONA
    Threadmarks: I, FIONA (part 17)

    I, FIONA Yet another Sonic the Hedgehog AU/SI fic by Tangent With prereading, editing assistance, and occasional input by @Brain Power! We were hurt, grieving and angry, which made doing everything by the numbers so much more important than during a regular mission. If we went in hotheaded...
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    I, FIONA
    Threadmarks: I, FIONA (part 16)

    I, FIONA Yet another Sonic the Hedgehog AU/SI fic by Tangent With prereading, editing assistance, and occasional input by Brain Power! After Zippy ran off, I ended up returning to the starter hut that Fio and I shared because I realized that I had forgotten my bedding. Not much point in...
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    I, FIONA
    Threadmarks: I, FIONA (part 15)

    I, FIONA Yet another Sonic the Hedgehog AU/SI fic by Tangent With prereading, editing assistance, and occasional input by Brain Power! I spent the better part of a week basically just… processing my grief over what had happened to my parents. If it had happened days… or maybe even a couple of...
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    I, FIONA
    Threadmarks: I, FIONA (part 14)

    I, FIONA Yet another Sonic the Hedgehog AU/SI fic by Tangent With prereading, editing assistance, and occasional input by Brain Power! Time marches on, of course, regardless of my little quibbles with the general order of local causality and how it seems to have an indifferent relationship with...
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