[ They stop it with the beeping when they let go of the bars; they'd intended to get Dimitri's attention and then cancel the sound, but a fresh burst of errors all came in at once and lagged their processor enough that they didn't notice it continuing to play. ]
[ Their left shoulder joint is crumpled inwards at the socket, they're struggling to unbend their elbow where the double-ended linkage has been pushed into their armor, their wrist joint and the spot on their chestplate closest to their power supply system are hot enough to burn human skin on contact. They've dented the plating on their gun arm and above their knee where they've been bracing against the walls. And that's just what's perceptible from the outside. ]
// No.
[ Bastion hates that that's their answer, but lying about their remaining capabilities will only make the situation worse. And they need to say it out loud, because their wireless transceiver is offline and they can't send their status as data-- but that wouldn't work anyway, these are humans. ]
// I can't open another cell.
[ The audio tone comes out as a quiet wail. They still need to rescue Nimona. She's desperate to escape her cell and her human shape and they promised they would help her. They can't do that without tearing themself apart. They wouldn't survive it. ]
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[ Their left shoulder joint is crumpled inwards at the socket, they're struggling to unbend their elbow where the double-ended linkage has been pushed into their armor, their wrist joint and the spot on their chestplate closest to their power supply system are hot enough to burn human skin on contact. They've dented the plating on their gun arm and above their knee where they've been bracing against the walls. And that's just what's perceptible from the outside. ]
// No.
[ Bastion hates that that's their answer, but lying about their remaining capabilities will only make the situation worse. And they need to say it out loud, because their wireless transceiver is offline and they can't send their status as data-- but that wouldn't work anyway, these are humans. ]
// I can't open another cell.
[ The audio tone comes out as a quiet wail. They still need to rescue Nimona. She's desperate to escape her cell and her human shape and they promised they would help her. They can't do that without tearing themself apart. They wouldn't survive it. ]