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Robotech Master: /* Part 7: A Meating of the Board */ Typo fix

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Part 7: A Meating of the Board: Typo fix

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	The whole room went black. “Lemme demonstrate. You got ten minutes to abandon this platform before all your shields go down, the vent fans go from blow to suck, and things get ''really ''dusty in here. You’ll just have to replace some stuff, that’s it. Nobody gets hurt, this time.”		The whole room went black. “Lemme demonstrate. You got ten minutes to abandon this platform before all your shields go down, the vent fans go from blow to suck, and things get ''really ''dusty in here. You’ll just have to replace some stuff, that’s it. Nobody gets hurt, this time.”

	The hardlight emitter lenses on Zane’s body lit up, relighting the room. ~~Felix~~ was gone, and the secret door behind him was in place, undamaged. “Was he even really here?” Zane wondered.		The hardlight emitter lenses on Zane’s body lit up, relighting the room. Fritz was gone, and the secret door behind him was in place, undamaged. “Was he even really here?” Zane wondered.

	“Does it matter?” Myla said. “I can’t get into the platform’s systems at all. Even Sophie can’t log in. The only thing I see is…wow. Every file’s been replaced by ‘Made of Meat.’ Is he really this juvenile?”		“Does it matter?” Myla said. “I can’t get into the platform’s systems at all. Even Sophie can’t log in. The only thing I see is…wow. Every file’s been replaced by ‘Made of Meat.’ Is he really this juvenile?”

Robotech Master: /* Authors' Notes */ Slight tweak to naming for consistency.

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Authors' Notes: Slight tweak to naming for consistency.

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	===Authors’ Notes===		===Authors’ Notes===

	'''~~Jon~~:''' When I first thought of Fritz as a character way back in the original FreeRIDErs story, he was an outcast from Integrate society—completely opposite of a leader. A disaffected jokester who based his opinion on non-Inties on the classic “[http://www.terrybisson.com/page6/page6.html They're Made Out of Meat]” short story. He wasn’t dangerous. He just thought Integrates should keep to themselves. Because this was before he’d gelled into “The Bosscat”, Integrates kept themselves isolated out of choice. Society wouldn’t accept them, blah blah.		'''JonBuck:''' When I first thought of Fritz as a character way back in the original FreeRIDErs story, he was an outcast from Integrate society—completely opposite of a leader. A disaffected jokester who based his opinion on non-Inties on the classic “[http://www.terrybisson.com/page6/page6.html They're Made Out of Meat]” short story. He wasn’t dangerous. He just thought Integrates should keep to themselves. Because this was before he’d gelled into “The Bosscat”, Integrates kept themselves isolated out of choice. Society wouldn’t accept them, blah blah.

	Then I realized, after setting up just how powerful they were with normal computer systems, they could be incredibly dangerous. So Fritz’s actions here boosted him to near-supervillain status, which led to the climax of the entire work.		Then I realized, after setting up just how powerful they were with normal computer systems, they could be incredibly dangerous. So Fritz’s actions here boosted him to near-supervillain status, which led to the climax of the entire work.

Robotech Master: /* Part 7: A Meating of the Board */ Tweaking to make mention of the movement.

2016-01-30T17:00:52Z

Part 7: A Meating of the Board: Tweaking to make mention of the movement.

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	And maybe he was right. Fritz had enjoyed taking it easy, the last few years. He’d wandered around Zharus for a while, incognito, even spent a little time visiting some spots out in space. He’d felt like he’d earned a vacation. It had been kind of cool to check in on all the little bits of society, human and Integrate, just ticking along now that there wasn’t any war to muck stuff up. For all that the meat was meat, it was at least ''peaceful'' meat. And Integrate society had grown strong, too. It wasn’t so likely anymore that the next meat army to come along could just waltz over them without a fight.		And maybe he was right. Fritz had enjoyed taking it easy, the last few years. He’d wandered around Zharus for a while, incognito, even spent a little time visiting some spots out in space. He’d felt like he’d earned a vacation. It had been kind of cool to check in on all the little bits of society, human and Integrate, just ticking along now that there wasn’t any war to muck stuff up. For all that the meat was meat, it was at least ''peaceful'' meat. And Integrate society had grown strong, too. It wasn’t so likely anymore that the next meat army to come along could just waltz over them without a fight.

	Maybe that was what was bugging him. Maybe his people didn’t ''need'' so much coddling anymore. Maybe it was finally time to take the next step—introduce his people back to the world. Let ‘em meet the ~~meat~~. And Brubeck’s kid could do just as well for that as anyone. Hell, it would be kind of appropriate, to let the son of the guy who made him that noninterference pact be the one to break it.		Maybe that was what was bugging him. Maybe his people didn’t ''need'' so much coddling anymore. For damned sure a whole bunch of them ''were'' starting to get impatient to come back out into society, even though nobody’d gotten up the nerve to bell the Bosscat before Brubeck came along. Maybe it was finally time to take the next step—introduce his people back to the world. Let ‘em meet the meat—but at the same time make damned sure they still remember who the Bosscat is. And Brubeck’s kid could do just as well for that as anyone. Hell, it would be kind of appropriate, to let the son of the guy who made him that noninterference pact be the one to break it.

	Still… “He’s gotta know who’s the real cat in charge. All of ’em do. So we start by busting up his little shindig. Send a message that he’s only getting to do this ‘cuz I’m ''letting'' him. Him and his little friends…”		Still… “He’s gotta know who’s the real cat in charge. All of ’em do. So we start by busting up his little shindig. Send a message that he’s only getting to do this ‘cuz I’m ''letting'' him. Him and his little friends…”

Robotech Master: wording

2016-01-30T06:54:37Z

wording

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	And that, in turn, reminded him of something else. ''Someone'' else. He tickled the ‘net pathways to a certain slapped-together garage on the outskirts of the dome. What was going down in Kaylee-town?		And that, in turn, reminded him of something else. ''Someone'' else. He tickled the ‘net pathways to a certain slapped-together garage on the outskirts of the dome. What was going down in Kaylee-town?

	At the moment, it didn’t look like a whole lot. Kaylee and that squirt of a girl were in their garage’s hangar with her partner, the hacker and her snow-plushie, mooning over a pocket-sized suborbital they’d just had delivered. Looked like they were getting ready for a day trip. Fritz tagged the ship so he could keep an eye on it. He had an idea ~~or two~~ that something clever might befall them on their way back. But for now, curious kitty was curious.		At the moment, it didn’t look like a whole lot. Kaylee and that squirt of a girl were in their garage’s hangar with her partner, the hacker and her snow-plushie, mooning over a pocket-sized suborbital they’d just had delivered. Looked like they were getting ready for a day trip. Fritz tagged the ship so he could keep an eye on it. He had an idea that something clever might befall them on their way back. But for now, curious kitty was curious.

	He started poking his virtual nose into corners of their systems, looking for something to bat around. His DIN burned out in the process, and he slapped in a new one in the socket a second later out of long reflex. The socket always itched after a burnout. It always took a few minutes to come back to full bandwidth.		He started poking his virtual nose into corners of their systems, looking for something to bat around. His DIN burned out in the process, and he slapped in a new one in the socket a second later out of long reflex. The socket always itched after a burnout. It always took a few minutes to come back to full bandwidth.

Robotech Master: Oops. We had Fritz decide to send AlphaWolf to Uplift...several scenes after he was already shown on the way there. Fortunately, this was easily fixed.

2016-01-30T06:48:51Z

Oops. We had Fritz decide to send AlphaWolf to Uplift...several scenes after he was already shown on the way there. Fortunately, this was easily fixed.

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Robotech Master: Implementing the Director's Cut!

2016-01-26T10:53:17Z

Implementing the Director's Cut!

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Robotech Master: Title for next part.

2012-08-17T01:14:43Z

Title for next part.

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	==Part 7: A Meating of the Board==		==Part 7: A Meating of the Board==


	{{dropcap\|A}}t 2100 local time, the boardroom began to fill. Well, “fill” being used loosely, of course. With only four people on the board, it had never been full to anything like its total capacity. And Zane, Quinoa, and Carrie-Anne had been there since 2045. Myla and Sophie were still back in Carrie-Anne’s office, monitoring the security feeds—especially the one for the conference room.		{{dropcap\|A}}t 2100 local time, the boardroom began to fill. Well, “fill” being used loosely, of course. With only four people on the board, it had never been full to anything like its total capacity. And Zane, Quinoa, and Carrie-Anne had been there since 2045. Myla and Sophie were still back in Carrie-Anne’s office, monitoring the security feeds—especially the one for the conference room.
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JonBuck at 04:43, 14 August 2012

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	Quinoa chuckled. “Sure, I’ll be happy to look at it. I like a challenge. Like I said, it’s good to help people and not get yelled at.” She went over to the maint cradle that held the mangled bird. “Hmm. Yeah, that could be pretty tricky, but I think I could make a difference…”		Quinoa chuckled. “Sure, I’ll be happy to look at it. I like a challenge. Like I said, it’s good to help people and not get yelled at.” She went over to the maint cradle that held the mangled bird. “Hmm. Yeah, that could be pretty tricky, but I think I could make a difference…”

	In the shadows across the bay, Tocsin crouched, ~~watching…a~~ unbalanced gleam in his eagle eye.		In the shadows across the bay, Tocsin crouched, watching…an unbalanced gleam in his eagle eye.

Robotech Master: /* Integration */ Might as well link to the commercial, since I can. :)

2012-08-13T01:19:47Z

Integration: Might as well link to the commercial, since I can. :)

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	“Along with other impurities,” Quinoa said. “You’d never make an RI core or even a sarium battery out of it, but I think it’ll be a nice little keepsake. It’s glazed so it won’t contaminate anything.” She turned back to Katie. “Let’s see, what else can I fix while I’ve got her like this…I’ll clean out her Fuser nano tanks…and…oh! Huh, imagine that. I found a couple of her original combat-quality Fuser nanos tucked away in some pitting on the tank cap. The flush must have missed it when her next owner put in civvy ones. Sloppy work. They really should have replaced the cap. But just as well they didn’t. I think I can revive and replicate them, and they’ll be a lot better quality than the stuff you’ve got here.” She made some complex motions with her hands, and parts shifted around. “Yeah! It’s working!”		“Along with other impurities,” Quinoa said. “You’d never make an RI core or even a sarium battery out of it, but I think it’ll be a nice little keepsake. It’s glazed so it won’t contaminate anything.” She turned back to Katie. “Let’s see, what else can I fix while I’ve got her like this…I’ll clean out her Fuser nano tanks…and…oh! Huh, imagine that. I found a couple of her original combat-quality Fuser nanos tucked away in some pitting on the tank cap. The flush must have missed it when her next owner put in civvy ones. Sloppy work. They really should have replaced the cap. But just as well they didn’t. I think I can revive and replicate them, and they’ll be a lot better quality than the stuff you’ve got here.” She made some complex motions with her hands, and parts shifted around. “Yeah! It’s working!”

	She glanced at a counter nearby. “Oh, are those the replacement lifters? The ones she’s got are shot…” She quoted a line from one of her favorite twencen commercials, her voice pitched an octave higher like a child’s. “Move over, bacon! ~~Now there’s~~ something leaner!” Then she waved a hand so the old lifters flew out of the orbiting parts cloud, and the newer ones flew in. The old ones stacked themselves neatly on the counter in the others’ place.		She glanced at a counter nearby. “Oh, are those the replacement lifters? The ones she’s got are shot…” She quoted a line from [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KERQgZJcE2M one of her favorite twencen commercials], her voice pitched an octave higher like a child’s. “Move over, bacon! There’s something leaner!” Then she waved a hand so the old lifters flew out of the orbiting parts cloud, and the newer ones flew in. The old ones stacked themselves neatly on the counter in the others’ place.

	“Let’s see…I can’t do anything for most of the other stuff that’s worn out—too bad you don’t have the parts here right now or I could put ‘em in while I was doing this—but I think I can coax a few more of the hardlight projectors back into functioning…done. Now let’s put her back together and see how she works.” She brought her hands back together, and the exploded parts reassembled themselves back into Katie, who drifted gently back down into her cradle, though Quinoa left it unlocked so she could climb back out. Then she snapped her fingers, and Katie’s eyes relit.		“Let’s see…I can’t do anything for most of the other stuff that’s worn out—too bad you don’t have the parts here right now or I could put ‘em in while I was doing this—but I think I can coax a few more of the hardlight projectors back into functioning…done. Now let’s put her back together and see how she works.” She brought her hands back together, and the exploded parts reassembled themselves back into Katie, who drifted gently back down into her cradle, though Quinoa left it unlocked so she could climb back out. Then she snapped her fingers, and Katie’s eyes relit.

Robotech Master: /* Integration */ comma

2012-08-13T00:05:18Z

Integration: comma

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