Does Omega Dream of Electric Friends? · Chapter 3
The Good, the Hopeful, and the Strange
Robber A
We've been raking it in lately, huh?
Robber B
Told ya, this beats rotting away at the Monastir garrison any day.
Robber A
Should we go bigger next time?
Robber C
Maybe hit one of Apocalypse's trade routes...
???
Pew!!
Robber A
There's a huge hole in the wall...!
Robber B
Wh-what was that? A bomb?
Trish
Found you, deserters!
Omega
Hi, broken people!
Robber A
Wh-who the hell are you?!
Trish
I'm here to round up the bad guys!
Omega
And Omega's here to fix the broken friends!
Trish
Trish, top-tier hunter of Aselus!
Omega
Omega's mobile repair shop!
...
Trish
...
Hey! Work with me here, will you?!
And I already told you that name's not cool at all!
Omega
No! It's a cool name!
Trish
Repairs are for machines! We're dealing with criminals here!
Omega
No! Omega really is here to fix them!
People are actually all good inside, you know? They just get broken for a bit and do bad stuff.
So we just have to fix them with "pew!" and Repair Punches!
Trish
That's just beating them up!
Also, I'll handle that part, so you stay back and just make daggers, got it?!
Robber A
...What's with these guys?
Robber B
They seem a little off, don't they?
Trish
Ugh, so not cool!
Anyway! Trish's repair shop... I mean, top-tier hunter Trish is here, so you're done for!
Take your pick, painful arrest or painless arrest!
Robber B
Damn it, they're mocking us!
Robber A
Get them!! It's just a kid and some weird lady!
Omega
Don't worry!
Omega will make you good!
Trish
Hey, hey! It's dangerous, stay behind me!
Omega
Pew! Pew! Pew!
Square! Triangle! Circle! Another square! And a triangle! And a circle!
Robber C
No, no, no!!
Aaaaargh!
Trish
Beams...? And weird shapes? What is that kid?
...Hah, no way I'm getting outdone by a kid!
Robber A
Alex got hit...!
Robber B
Th-that kid's gonna kill us all...
Ghk!
Robber A
Pull it together! A pillar won't save you!
Close the gap! It's our only shot!
Robber B
Urgh...
Robber A
Huh? What is it?
Omega
Found you!
Just you left. Everyone else has turned good already.
Robber B
Eek...!
Omega
It's okay! Omega's gonna fix you up nice and clean!
Repair...
Robber A
W-wait!
Omega
PUNCH!
Robber C
N-ngh... Errgh...!
Robber A
You little brat...!
Omega
Huh? That's weird. They're still using bad words.
Maybe they're not fully fixed? Was Omega's output too low?
Robber B
Not at all, ma'am! We're perfectly fine!
Robber C
I've been dreaming of wearing handcuffs since I was a boy!
Omega
Hehe, what a relief!
Trish
Hey, all wrapped up over here!
Hmm, taking down the whole crew in one go? We make a pretty good team!
Omega
Right?! Right?! Omega's amazing, right?!
Trish
Couldn't quite match this top-tier hunter, but you were plenty cool!
Omega
Hehe, Omega was cool!
So now what?
Trish
What do you mean, now what?
Time to go collect our bounty!
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