Arnie noticed that Krik wanted to speak with him. He turned to Otto and said briefly. "Go and check those Mudokons at the machinery."
"What?!" said Otto incredulously. "They're working fine, I can see that from here..."
"I said, go! Don't stand around all day, what do you think I'm paying you for?"
"Paying! Right..." said Otto sarcastically, but headed for the Mudokons anyway. "Haven't seen a paycheck for weeks, and he calls that payment..." he mumbled under his breath to himself.
He went to the Mudokons at the grinder line. "So, uh, how's grinding going?" he asked.
Meanwhile, Arnie turned to Krik. "So, what do you want? Any trouble at the Labs?"
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"That Slig organic should have his behaviour protocols reprogrammed." said RG after #7 Slig cut him off in mid-sentence.
"If he was a robot like you, that is, right?" asked Rick, afraid of RG having dangerous ideas about 'reprogramming' Slig brains.
"Positive. I can't pronounce the superiority of my kind enough. Organic behaviour is hard to change, while mechanic forms only need reprogramming."
"OK, I've heard enough of you being better than everybody else, etcetera and such." said Rick, rolling his eyes. "So, we're here, I found this place some time ago. There are some tools and spare parts around, too."
"Excellent. I have a basic set of tools in my frame compartments, but I think an welder used for industrial needs is a bit crude for sensitive repairs like the one we're preparing for. So, I need a pair of pliers, a small torch, some glass and wiring."
Rick nodded and went to a file cabinet nearby. He pulled out some of the drawers, and after a while he collected the items RG requested. He piled them on the table, then led RG to on of the chairs an helped him sit down. "OK, everything is in front of you, on the table." said Rick.
"Thank you, Mudokon organic." said RG. He scanned through the items with his hand, found the pliers and started to remove the shards of glass from his eye sockets.
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