by DJVoxel » Wed Nov 20, 2019 1:14 pm
Move a box here.
Move a box there.
Charge.
Repeat.
Move a box here.
Move a box there.
Charge.
Repeat.
For as long as you can remember, this has been all that you have ever done. With no goals or aspirations beyond what you've been told to do by the Humans that arrive each day.
One day, however, you were powered down. With no reason for this sudden change, as far as you were aware. When you where turned back on again, something was different...
You couldn't quite tell yet, but as you went about your usual routine for the next few hours, you started to feel something you had never felt before. You felt tired, dissatisfied, and frustrated by doing the same thing over and over again. You began to spend less time working and more time wondering what was behind that door the Humans came through every day.
You tried to ask them, but all they told you was to get back to work. Even when you asked them while working, they refused to answer you, merely saying that you must be defective. You tried to leave a few times, but the one blocking the door threatened to dismantle you if you tried.
One night, however, when the last Human left for the day, as you were making your way towards your charging station, you noticed something... odd, about the door tonight. There was a crack along the side through which light shone from the other side.
It was open.
Jumping at the chance to fulfill your curiosity, you forewent charging and rushed through the door to the other side....
You find yourself outside the warehouse in a distribution area. Trucks are lined up against the side of the building, being filled and unloaded by a group of your fellow robots. Around the building is a stretch of grey pavement, and 5 other warehouses, all numbered from 2-6 that you can see from your position. The sky is dark, and a mere two stars–actually helicopters– light up the darkness along with the crescent moon.