Scene #3049: A Maid and a Robot Walk Into A Bar

Owner	Pose
Linne	It's an odd experience. One moment, Linne is stepping out of a doctor's office for the water-tower related bump to her head, and the next she's in a tavern! Specifically, the Bar and Grill at the Edge of the Multiverse! Pausing in the entrance, a bewildered look on the maid's face, one of the employees is quick to help her. Lost customers are a daily occurance, after all. Her cane tap-tap-taps her way to a table, knocking against a chair, and she sits down gracefully with a smile after the waiter pulls it out for her. She gives a small giggle and nod, before her hands are running over a menu in braille. "Hmm. Tea, with honey, and one Dragonmeat Hamburger please." When in Rome, try out all of the really odd foods immediately.
Kari Wolf	Kari is here ordering lunch for her Master, since she doesn't eat herself. She hears somebody who sounds like the new voice from the Confederate chatter channel and bounces on over to the table where the maidly person is sitting, cheerful as usual. "Hi! I'm Kari from the radio. I don't remember catching your name, Miss!"
Linne	Linne gently claps her hands on the table, simply soaking in the humble ambiance of the Bar and Grill. So many languages, so many sounds! It's at once both exciting and frightening. She trembles just a little, as it all slowly sinks in that she's not home and way out of her depth! Thankfully, suddenly tiny cute robot! Kari even manages to sound cute to Linne! It puts her at ease almost immediately. "O...oh! Miss Kari? Welcome, welcome! Linne K. Park. Please call me Linne if you prefer. Come come, now, sit!" A booted leg pushes out a chair helpfully. "Would you like anything? A treat for my first multiversal acquaintance! Tell me about yourself, hmm? I have never met a robot before!"
Kari Wolf	Kari also sounds tiny. She hops onto the table instead, and peers at Linne's face, glances at the menu in Braille. "Oh... you can't see how tall I am. I'm only 15 centimeters tall, Miss Linne. And I'm a kind of house robot called a shinki! We help people and have armor and guns for battling too. There's a tournament called a Battle Rondo every year where lots of shinki compete for the top spot by fighting!" She explains.
Linne	Linne gives a small nod as Kari comes to the realization. "I am. However, I assure you, it hardly impedes my work." Comes the woman just a bit proudly! "Are you now?" After a moment, she gently reaches out at the sound of Kari landing, and will try to headpet her with a finger! Rub rub rub! She's smiling a bit girlishly! "You are utterly adorable. Battle Rondo, hmm? I may well have to attend. Having a tiny servant like yourself would be helpful, actually. A few of our older maids retired recently." There's a thoughtful look as her food comes in. Sip. Nom. "Are all shinki combat models?"
Kari Wolf	Kari hees at the fingerpet. "Yes, but there's all kinds of us! And some are better at combat than others. I'm a Howling model, and we have little drones. There's also Maochaos, who also have drones. There's also Grappraps with heavy lifting gear. We're not really combat models. But there's Waffebunnies who have lots of weapons. If you get an Arnval or Raptias, those shinki can fly!" Kari looks at the food that Linne's been served, thoughtfully.
Linne	Linne makes a tiny gasp of awe. Her head swims with images of graceful flying shinkis engaging in battle! She hides her wide-eyed excitement behind a teacup. It's still there after she sips. "My, my! I am /definitely/ looking into this. Even if just as a secretary, having a small little companion would make my days much easier." Her head tilts a little. That burger she's eating is fairly nondescript. It does smell like dragon meat. Ketchup, mustard, pickle, and onion. "Can you tell me about your Master and the Confederacy? I admit, I am still a little lost on it all. A bit sudden and overwhelming, you see."
Kari Wolf	"Oh! Yeah, it is kind of weird when you're new! My master works for the Confederate R&D department. She designs tiny robots like me and actually built me a sister called Harriet. Harriet is really cool by the way and you'll have to meet her! I joined the Confederate Elite forces to make Master proud of me and there's lots of interesting and scary people in it!" Here, Kari pauses, thinking. "I mean... we're not all nice people and we do a lot of bad stuff, but like... sometimes people need direction and focus, and there's lots of people with direction and focus in the Confederacy that can share theirs!"
Linne	The pieces fall into place! Linne by now has devoured her food. She somehow manages to be perfectly mannered and yet voracious at the same time. Truly, she is a maid personified. "Most certainly! And your Master as well. It sounds as though you truly understand the proper relationship between Master and Servant!" The idea of a shinki now has /definitely/ latched onto her mind. "Focus is good. As are rules and orderly conduct. If that is so, I see why Master decided that we should become allies. Without rules and structure, everything descends into chaos. A few 'bad things' are a tiny price to pay for the comforting chains of order." She nods to herself sagely. She stands, and pays for her meal, giving one final curtsey. "Thank you for the company Miss Kari, but I am afraid I should get back to trying to locate where my world has gotten to. Let us become friends, hmm?" There's a winning smile. That shinki is just too cute. One final headpat, and she's off!