Carthrat-World Savior: An adventure in misplaced optimism

[Carthrat]

Carthrat slips the instruction-ridden card into his pocket, if he in fact has any pockets.

"Do you have a map or anything?"

[Bean Bandit]

"Um. Actually, no." Wizard admitted. "A minor oversight. One moment." he murmured, rummaging around in his junkpile...and finally emerging with a blocky black...thing, which he forked over to Carthrat. "There you go."

[Carthrat]

"What's this junk for?" asks Carthrat, turning it over in his hands.

[Bean Bandit]

"It is...A MAP!" Wizard declared. "No, seriously. Not an excellent one, but you should be able to get there with that. It's jury rigged from one of those old things that used to be in high end cars."

[Carthrat]

"Oh. Right. Like a navigation aid?" replies Carthrat, searching the thing for a button or something.

[Bean Bandit]

Wizard nods. "Something like that." he murmurs, looking briefly...shifty.

As you turn over the chunky black...doodad? Seems to be a technical term, but it fits. You find a button, and a small screen, and on pressing the button, the screen lights up with a small, but servicable street map. Not precisely detailed, but it should get you into the right area, at least. Notable on the map is lettering in the centre.

You are here. Duh.

"Mappy has a bit of an attitude." Wizard confesses, more words appearing at the bottom of the screen.
About time you turned me on again, you hairy freak...Hey, a weirdo and a skirt? You aren't giving me away, are you?

With interesting timing, Katana, hugging the robe tighter around herself, and keeping a sharp eye on where your eyes are, begins peeking over your shoulder to see the screen.

[Carthrat]

"Mappy, huh? Nah, I'm just borrowing you for a bit," says Carthrat, eyeing the device. "Gotta be better than being left off, huh?"

[Bean Bandit]

"Naming things really isn't my strong suit." Wizard replies, shrugging.

"Oh, do tell." Katana replies...wow. Better pick up your feet. You might get sarcasm on them, so much was dripping off of her words.

Yeah, you're probably right. Unless you're one of those idiots who can't read a map...and then blames the map.

Demonic looking red eyes and a fangy mouth superimpose themselves over the map screen.

You aren't, are you?

[Carthrat]

"I dunno. How old are you? You might be out of date," replies Carthrat, shaking the mapbox. "Can hardly blame me then."

[Bean Bandit]

...Fuck you. Mappy replies, and the screen abruptly goes black.

Wizard winces. "You didn't really make a crack about being obsolete to a computer, did you?"

Katana blinks and looks over your shoulder, though mercifully, she has nothing to say, yet.

[Carthrat]

"If he's going to throw it at me, he can expect his crap right back," replies Carthrat, rolling his eyes. "Who *programmed* him like that, anyway?"

[Bean Bandit]

"What makes you think he was programmed?" Wizard replies tiredly. "I'm a mage that works with machines, and that was an early effort. Those sorts of things just...happen, if the construction process isn't tightly controlled."

Katana gives Wizard an amused look. "He's like a mommy!" she snickers, then glances at you. "Don't you think that maybe needing something from someone...or something should take priority over the right to be snarky?"

[Carthrat]

"On the one hand, you are right, but on the other hand, how was *I* supposed to know he'd do that, anyway?" replies Carthrat, shrugging. "Anyhow. Let's try this again."

And thus, he hits the button.

[Bean Bandit]

This time, no map comes up, only an emoticon.  '._.' After a 'look', Mappy puts up another, and leaves it there.




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[Carthrat]

"Y'know, I almost like him for that," notes Carthrat. "What pleasures doth the machine have? If it's 'love and kindness', I'll find my own damn way."