<div class="floatleft">(http://i.imgur.com/NXdPODS.jpg?1)   </div><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: courier;"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 16pt;"><strong>ERN-251</strong></span><br/>Android Huntress (http://www.myth-weavers.com/sheetview.php?sheetid=1127704)<br/>AC: 16|Teamwork Feat: Spirit of the Corps|Aspect: +4 Perception<br/>. . . . .</span><br/><br/>Anger and grief: ERN-251 considered briefly, reviewing her social programming, then shifted her blade to one hand and reached out stiffly with the other to pat Astrid's arm twice.  The gesture was awkward and ERN-251 seemed relieved when it was finished and her hand returned to her sword.<strong>"It will be okay.  Also, I have transmitted a link to the reading to your inbox."</strong>With a sigh of escape at the captain's command she skipped forward.  The bugbear, at least, was less prone to complicated emotions.  He seemed mostly motivated by the urge to hit things, a commonality that usually made interactions simpler.<br/><br/>Except this time, apparently.  She stared at Maud with round eyes, shock bordering on panic, and trembled slightly.  She'd managed to negotiate one social interaction without any gaffs, but another was simply more than she could handle.  They desperately needed something to hit.  Why was there nothing here trying to kill them yet?<strong>"You wish...I...er, my sources on your species' mating preferences are minimal.  You are a muscular, hirsute male.  That seems to be the primary requirement for masculine mating display."</strong>A quick analysis of desirable men in the popular media as she did her best not to hyperventilate.  In retrospect, the toxic, noxious branch of the hallway would have made conversation impossible; she should have argued for it more.<strong>"It might help to be overbearing and invasive of others' privacy.  Or homosexual.  Several articles suggest baldness.  I am unclear why some items are not paradoxical."</strong>She briefly considered the logical conclusion that the entire feminine gender was confused about what it wanted, but discarded the notion: obviously she was simply missing something.<strong>"You could overlook Astrid's abnormal sexual organs and breed with her.  Oh happy day,"</strong>she lit with joy as the door opened with a predictable tone, certain to frighten away any non-aggressive animals that might have turned violent when surprised on their own turf, and ERN-251 came face to face with some sort of giant bug.  It was across the room and seemed surprised to see them: possibly deaf, then, or merely stupid.  She had no idea if murder was the correct action, but after a moment's hesitation decided it didn't matter.  Anything to end this conversation.<br/><br/>She launched across the room, pulling magic from the aether to send it rippling along the blade as she swung with the full power of her body and motion, magnifying her small mass into tremendous force.<br/><br/>[Initiative 7: Charging to the square above the loot; Power Attack w/ Great Sword: attack roll 15 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=72878), damage 16 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=72879)]