#7 Slig put his radio away.
#7 Slig: "Ah, found you quicker than I suspected."
He listened to Stivik and Dek.
#7 Slig: "Oh, not you again, Anni... So, he attacked you by no reason, huh?"
He scratched his tentacles, thoughtfully.
#7 Slig: "We have to do something about her. But she doesn't trust anybody else than Mudokons... I had the idea that you should ask her out, Dek, you know, in a psych... in the mental way, but I don't know if you can do anything with her... Uh, those sedatives you injected to her weren't lethal, were they?"
He looked at the Scrab.
#7 Slig: "And we'll have to lock that Scrab up securely, so he won't get away and cause trouble. I guess everything else is down to you, Dek. Experimenting on it and stuff... I suppose the med lab has some containers sized for a Scrab. I can imagine the old Rupture Farms experimenting on Scrabs for better meat quality."
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RG-49: "Unless you speak in an accent what my communication library can fully understand, this interrogation will lead nowhere else than forcing the truth out from both of you in a more painfull way."
Rick: "Come on, RG, can't you just forget all this? The boss is allright, he didn't get possessed or anything like that."
RG-49: "Indeed, but its source is still lurking around us, waiting for us to let our defences down, and to strike again. I cannot let that happen."
Rick: "You know what's wrong around here? The chant suppressors... They are all inactive. Ever thought of reactivating them? I reactivated you. What would've happen if I didn't?"
RG-49 said nothing, and Rick continued with a grin.
Rick: "Ineffectiveness... Lack of productivity..."
RG-49: "No more words, organic. My behaviour core is overheating by saying this, but you're right."
He looked around himself, like he just realised where he was. The electric cable slid back to its place.
RG-49: "The factory itself is able to defend its Boss... Chant suppressors... Security cameras... I have to work on these systems to ensure the Boss' safety."
He went out of the Cafeteria. Rick turned to Stuuj.
Rick: "I guess that's over. I've never really managed to talk some sense into him. Who are you, by the way? I'm Rick."
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