Aris smiled, pocketed the note, and patted Limey’s dented casing.
"Uzatma is denied," Command replied. "Decommission by 2200. Out." ph bot uzatma
Aris leaned against a condensation pipe. "Copy, Command. I’m not filing it." Aris smiled, pocketed the note, and patted Limey’s
Inside the nozzle’s cradle was a folded note. Not from Limey, of course. From the previous tech, who had tried the same trick six months ago. The note read: "Some things aren’t about uptime. They’re about right time. Keep the bot." pocketed the note
The notification blinked on Aris’s HUD for the third time that shift.
(PH-BOT EXTENSION PERIOD EXPIRING.)