Skeletons in the Box [Phalanx/invite]

"Please do, Pi." He'd nod at the machine with a light smile. It was unusual for him to smile so... genuinely... perhaps Sky was getting to him? Regardless, if he was getting more human, then he had an easier time blending in with the crowd. So, that's at least one positive... "A cleaning bot? Hrm... I suppose that would work, but... It sort of feels like a waste." He'd say, looking at Pi with a contemplative look on his face. "From what I understand, Pi's fully functional aside from... the obvious lack of human features. But that is nothing we can't fix, right?" His gaze turned to Sky, as the girl shook hands with Pi. "Some guy in old town. Apparently, he hadn't ordered it, so I got it pretty cheap for what it's worth. Trust me, an Anti-shadow suppression weapon, even in this state, costs a fortune. We aren't exactly cheap. Unless you count the Lancet you saw earlier back before we split up on Malstu, if you remember?" Lancets were fairly "Cheap" if you compared them to the more advanced models that came out later, but still, they costed a pretty penny. Artificial intelligences of this kind weren't exactly cheap to make or buy...

"Well, we don't exactly need to be honest? Or maybe we can find some ex-workers that could help us out? That'd be nice." Phalanx shrugged. Whatever would they do with Pi?

Without a moments pause Pi activated her local wireless interface and broadcasted it to the port she believed to be Phalanx's. However her mild concerns earlier seemed to have been justified. She had been sold by someone other than a representative, that explained why they had no information themselves, why she seemed to be unfinished with no second level programming. It did not appear that she was stolen however, nor was she programmed to return herself to the facility, it was assumed nothing like this would ever happen.

The more pressing questions though came to the forefront, ones regarding help. Standing upright and assertively the frame answered, "This unit is programmed to follow any order given by a human that does not pose a threat to other humans. If you require any assistance I will comply." Pi knew she was designed as a weapon rather than merely a servant but had little compunction towards the former over the latter. It was not going to be the most efficient use of her programming however.

Phalanx was designed as a weapon, it was likely he was still following that function. Then the help that was wanted was likely in a similar vein, that was what she was built for. To fight Shadows and protect humans, a function that drew her in, that made her want to do it.