RG turned to where he heard Molt's voice. "What an 'encouraging' offer. A Slig organic who wants to rebuild my optical sensory systems and facial plates..."
But RG was interrupted by Arnie, who looked relatively angry again. He was glaring at Molt. "What's that? You think you can tell me what to do with those two runaway Sligs? Let me remind you. You're in no position to order people around here. Especially not me!"
He took a breath and continued. "And what do you mean you can't control your voice and gun and whatnot? Shall we tie you up in the basement or something? That would keep you away from trouble."
Otto eyed Arnie and Molt. "At least the Head's blood pressure is on the right track again." he thought. He expected the Slig to cause some arguements, seeing the stuff he already did.
RG, who realised that the topic has changed, decided to leave, and successfully ran into Rick. The Mudokon nearly fell to the ground. "Next time, tell me if you want to leave. You'll walk into a grinder if you keep this up."
"Negative." said RG, while they were leaving the Grinding Station, heading to the workshop room Rick found earlier. "Active grinders are generating a lot of noise, and since I'm not deaf, I won't walk into them. Unactive grinders are silent, therefore harmless, so..."
"OK, OK, let's concentrate on your repairs." said Rick impatiently.
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"Hey, I almost forgot!" said #7 Slig to Dek. "We can reach RG from here, he can receive radio calls. Hmm... Might as well have a go at these new SCU gadgets."
He pressed the button on his SCU he installed earlier into his pants. "#7 here, RG-49, do you copy? Over."
After a few moments and a bit of static, the robot's voice came in. "What do you want, Slig organic? Over." said RG.
"Have you seen Molt? We're looking for him, he's on the loose again. Over."
"He's having a discussion with the Boss now, at the Grinder Station."
"With the boss?! And you left him with him?" asked #7 Slig alarmed.
"The Boss was handling the situation perfectly well when I was leaving the area. I wouldn't worry about..." said the robot, but #7 Slig turned his SCU off without a word. "OK Dek, that's trouble, isn't it?" he asked.
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