Rivet's endured more messed up treatment than the average. Then comes the day where she isn't even free anymore. Under servitude, morality questionable.
...Who can trust her now?
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The desperate begging started to get old really quickly. In the shadows, a slim figures watched them pass through.
River's awaiting orders to interfere. She's no knowledge of this creature, yet the emperor seemed oddly...interested.
"Sir, what exactly is the deal?"
Lord Nefarious either ignored or didn't bother to respond. The bot's decided to speak instead. It's somewhat comforting.
Rivet hated how she'd gotten used to villainy.
"Members of the resistance, please report to your nearest intake facility immediately. We promise nothing...nefarious will befall you."
Rivet did a facepalm.
They seriously made that pun?
She felt internally raged and fill on laughing. The emperor heard it all. He wasn't very happy.
"That bots becoming bolts when I come back."
That made Rivet burst out laughing. She turned evil, she didn't lose any sense of honour. The bad kind.
"I'm sure they will."
She kept eyes on the citizen. Orders were to interfere incase the bots couldn't find them. She wasn't sure of the gender of the creature, but she was at looking of the female kind of species.
Thirty minutes later, Rivet still kept having to track the out of place citizen. Itching to just end this tiresome little game already, something beat the Lombax's mental thoughts.
"No, please!"
SPLASH!
The citizen fell to the ground. Shaking in fear, curling in distress like a damsel needing you be saved. One side of Rivet wished to help.
The villain inside pushed the hero down.
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Internal conflict is something Rivet's become accustomed in experiencing daily. Two sides of the same coin fighting.
Before Rivet's aware of her body's movemnt, it speeded to the soldier bot about to end someone's life. Something in the past wanted to stop.
Something in the present itched to save.
Foot stepping in the puddle, Rivet's mind only caught up the few seconds she's jumped the mallet.
BANG!
It smashed in the glass. The robot broke apart, pieces flying everywhere. It even cut her cheek.
It's surprising pain doesn't occur.
Everything set in the moment the citizen looked up to make eyes contact. Gratitude shined inside eyes that met the empty red (once a different colour) of a Lombax not sure what she just did.
"What did you do?"
The emperor's watching now. The citizen rushed up to meet her saviour. A saviour appeared in a time of hope losing in creatures.
"Thank you!"
Rivet found herself taking off the makeshift helmet. Handing it over to the citizen like giving a gift.
"It's fit for all creatures. It adjusts."
What did I do?
"Now. Leave."
She stressed the world so desperately, it didn't have the intended intimidating affect she wanted. Needed. Somewhat craved.
"Thank you, Rivet."
"...How do you know my name?"
Instead, the citizen's eyes stare pitifully. She vanished into the shadows before Rivet's question a is answered. The silence making itself known broke.
