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The rattlings of the laboratory came with whirls and whistles of the surrounding instruments. Penelope had arrived no more than 10 minutes prior to her meeting, needing time to ready her subjects for testing.
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Today's objective of assessment: analyzing iron valiant.
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The robotic figment of imagination stolen from the depths of ULTRA DEEP SEA . It buzzed, zapped, and jittered in place, pink eyes flashing beneath the fluorescent lights.
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Penny was stationed beside it, clipboard in hand. She was leaning over one of the many metal tables, elbows digging into the solid metal, eyes peering back at the entrance at intervals.
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[attr="class","sam-banner-up-blurb"]Emerson’s hands rubbed together as he entered the lab. Both out of a chill from the contrast between the warmth outside and lack thereof within the rows of machinery and testing equipment— as well as in anticipation for whatever it was he’d been called for today.

“Hey,” he called, substantially less awkward than he’d been the visit prior, “got something ne—“ The line of questioning ended abruptly as he stared with wide eyes at the creature(?) next to Penny.

In all actuality, he’d thought it was just updates on the old tech they’d been poking at, but Emerson stopped short at the sight of the Iron Valiant.

“What’s that?”

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The doors croaked open, drawing the councilwoman's eyes to it and the attached to said suddenness.
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"Hey."
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With one raised hand, she offered the budding tech wizz a short wave. He'd arrived just on time.
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"This,"she gestured toward the mechanical pokemon beside her, one arm still strangling the clipboard with the other out on display. "Is a paradox pokemon."
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"From the Ultra Deep Sea's interdreamzone."
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[attr="class","sam-banner-up-blurb"]Emerson’s steps picked up a slight pace as he hurried over to Penny. His eyes remained fixed on the strange Pokémon. All chrome and steel sheen. “A paradox Pokémon…”

He’d been reading about these. More and more reports had been starting to trickle out across the internet in the wake of the events that had occurred in the deep sea.

Reports that he’d had no business peeking in on had…perhaps…also been viewed. Not that Em was about to admit as much to the councilwoman.

“So you…found? This one?”

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"Not this one, but I did procure one of my own."
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An Iron Hands and a iron moth, to be precise, but those details weren't necessary for today's dissection.
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"This one is from one of my subordinates."
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Gunner Graves, to be precise, but again, that was another piece of information she didn't feel like sharing. Maybe in some stretch of time when allegiances are more transparent than opaque pieces of uncertainty.
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"I was hoping you could help run some tests? Maybe compare this to what we've been working on."
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The Meglopolian tech from before.

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[attr="class","sam-banner-up-blurb"]An observant hum vibrated in the back of the programmer’s throat. “Why aren’t we working on yours then? If you don’t mind me asking.”

Still, this was something– uncannily resembling a gallade in structure and aesthetic.

“Sure, I can help with that. Do you think they stem from a similar source?”

He had to remind himself that he couldn’t just reach out and tinker with the metal pokemon like he’d been able to with the massive tech Penny had shown him previously.

This creature, some way somehow, was actually alive. Or functional, at least. And Em doubted it would take kindly to being poked and prodded from the jump.

His eyes moved back to the councilwoman. “Does it listen to instruction? Or stand down?”

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"This one is far more stable than mine."
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The IRON MOTH she'd acquired had been going through electrical surges. Just keeping the winged beast still took some strength from her other Pokemon. Her IRON HANDS, however, maintained stability, but only for short periods of time. Otherwise, he's just as jittery, if not more.
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She moved around the paradox beast.
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"It's pretty docile," Penelope shrugged, eyes glazing over the piece of metal and bolts. "Give it a closer look."
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[attr="class","sam-banner-up-blurb"]“I see.” Emerson stepped in a slow circle around it observing its still, calm presence. “Even if yours are unstable presently, it still may be worth a comparative test at a later date. Maybe it has something to do with what they resemble.”

In a flash of light, Em’s porygon-z was released from confinement. “Diagnostic scans, please.” Granted that the iron valiant wouldn’t attempt to swat the data duck away. As Glitch flitted erratically around it, Emerson offered a tentative hand toward it to see if the valiant might mirror the movement.

“So they function more like the actual Pokémon than…androids? For lack of a better word, I figure. I’m curious about their level of sentience.”

Do they learn? Or do they already know? As a gallade might instinctively be aware of basic functions. Survival. Companionship. His glance deviates back to Penny. “Do you have any prior test results? Footage of it behaving without attendance?”

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Behind, a large mechanical arm shadowed her shoulder. With one arm, she forced its reach forward, displaying the very footage the technician asked about.
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There were several hours worth of content, all including the metallic gallade standing by its lonesome, without any attendance or orders to grant the freedom of instructions.
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Penelope plays through the mundane footage, allowing its still imagery to answer for itself.
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"We've only completed the rudimentary testing required. Much else has been left for people like yourself to help direct, as to allow full freedom with this project."
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