All business and punching above their weight, Fare-Thee-Well prided herself on giving opponents a clean fight by attacking RIX with a frontal assault, meantime Ne'er-Do-Well let loose on the hard-working machine from behind. A flock of squawking seagulls scattered like bowling pins off a vacant pier adjacent to a floating casino as the nasty sister punched the combat-tested mech bot's time card using a technique similar to the niche sport waterpolo backhand-shot invented by Puyallup High School senior Rod Cockle in 1985. Though widely used today, after scoring a quick 8 goals implementing the new move and then climbing from the water, the lifeguard/swimming lessons instructor was met with a look of 60-40 beffuddlement and irritation by his coach (a look the jock recognizes to this day when he shares with someone that he's created a website with illustrated stories), and a threat of being booted out of the game by the ref if he could figure out a reason why.

The automated voice chimed, "Are you sure you want to shut down your computer now?"

"Sensei says save your crying for your pillow." The harsh red glow of a Service Engine Soon light illuminated Yusuf's slightly concussed face. "Come on. Do the thing." Bashed in body panels made of crash-absorbing memory metal began to spring back elastically to their original shapes.

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