Well, that’s three posts advocating diplomacy and three advocating STAB HIM A LOT MAKE HIM BLEEEED, so I guess I’ll go diplomatic for now as things are always capable of progressing to violence later, while the same can rarely be said of the other way around.
As an added note, I’m going to I think stop trying to do every single command from now on and only go with the few that tie together and all seem to have support (or no objections). Unlike the previous few fight scenes, nothing from here to the end of the game is simply going to be wrapping itself up if you post a few “Attack!” commands. Specifics are good as well.
Ask him to calm down. You can sort this out peacefully. Also note that Les wouldn't have approved of hurting the oculoid.
You drop the leg and try to calm him down, but it only seems to aggravate him further. Skree cries out again. He seems to be out purely to spite you; your attempts to pacify him are causing him to hate you more for your sympathizing. He seems to be looking for reasons to hate you.
You point out that Les would not have approved of hurting an oculoid.
“You act like you know him. You don’t know him. You don’t remember a single god damn thing! Les was the one who discovered that the creatures held the chemical, and let me tell you, he was
very enthusiastic about getting it all out of them.”
Explain to him how it hasnt been easy for us, that you have been trying to find our sense of purpose. Forgetting everything hasnt been as easy as it sounds... tell him how we had to search for the truth... and that we are still searching.
Inform gentleman that Adventurer is only an interesting experiment, while gentleman is a reliable and valued assistant
You try to explain the difficulties you’ve faced trying to find your own purpose. When you woke up, you thought you were some kind of human explorer lost in ancient ruins… and now you’re just an amnesiac robot in a hat. Meanwhile, the doctor actually relied on and confided in Gentleman as an assistant, and if not an equal, as more than simply a robot.
He is silent for an interval. Then: “That’s… that’s not…” Another pause.
“
No!” he yells finally. “Don’t try and talk your way out of this! You are the only thing standing in the way of taking the place I rightfully deserve! You don’t have a purpose? You don’t remember it? Fine. Then
stop getting in the way of me and mine.”
Ask him what he wants us to do about it. Not that there is much. Also inquire the possibility of of taking in a Occuloid as a friend. Tell him it's how we've compensated.
You ask what he expects to do about the doctor’s favouring you.
He chuckles lowly. “Believe me,
champ, I can deal with that on my own.”
You tell him that if he wants a friend, there are plenty of other oculoids, and you’re sure one of them would make a great companion for him as well.
He stutters for a moment at the word ‘friend,’ then rebounds and shouts back. “These creatures—aren’t—
friends. They’re animals. They’re test subjects. They’re a means to an end!”
He throws Skree’s hat down. “You think this creature is special because you gave it a little accessory? Well now it looks like all the other mindless beasts on this rock. So what now, Mister Guardian?”
What's in our inventory, again?
You quickly peek into your pack.
You’ve got a spare arm, a broken-and-empty bottle of Glen Avon whisky, an empty oil can, Les’ skull, a broken egg, a dead bird, a mechanism from the inside of one of the bots, the music box (which you quickly slip in from under your hat), Les’ ID card, the eyedol, two coins, two locker keys, a whip, a ball of cord, and a tin of Dapper Dan Men’s Pomade. Plus the loose leg you’re holding.
e- grammar fix and typo fix as well.
EDIT: Brainflash. All those exposed wires can't be all that safe if, say, it started to rain. Right?
Probably wouldn’t be the most pleasant experience, although most of the major exposed circuitry has been covered at this point. Just a few smaller eye-scars now.
Think the most frightening thought you possibly can, so that Skree jumps or somehow throws off Gentleman's balance, then throw the sword at him.
Skree can’t be emoted with without a physical connection. You could yell at him, as he’s had at least an idea of what you’ve tried to say in the past, but it’s unlikely it’ll do much good as Gentleman’s got a pretty tight grip.
