SHATTERED SEAS LOCAL GROUP

*The slugcat flinches at the sudden contact but quickly accepts it and leans its head into SPOL's hand. It must've found the flooded room before entering her chamber as its scales are still wet with water trapped beneath them. The slugcat, sufficiently hydrated and its stomach full of what SPOL can only assume to be her own neuron flies, lays down, content.*

*At this the slugcat exits the chamber to presumably rest and begin the long journey back to their owner.*

*The slugcat flinches at the sudden contact but quickly accepts it and leans its head into SPOL's hand. It must've found the flooded room before entering her chamber as its scales are still wet with water trapped beneath them. The slugcat, sufficiently hydrated and its stomach full of what SPOL can only assume to be her own neuron flies, lays down, content.*

GS: I am so very sorry to contact you out of the blue and I understand the hazards of purposed organisms but I am out of options. My stockpile of sacrificial anodes is quickly dwindling and without a more permanent solution my can will succumb to saltwater corrosion and collapse within the next 200 cycles. One of my neighbors has already collapsed and after me the rest of my local group will follow. My only ask is that the organism is able to consume rust and repair corrosion the entire length of my legs.

SPOL: Tsk. You say that as if we all were in better shape. We will all fall apart eventually. Besides, what is it you would ever want to do with your newfound time? Don't tell me you're still one of those fools working for our makers. Besides once more, what would I gain out of it? Granted, I assume I could send some of my overseers to your can for a site inspection...I am admittedly...rather experienced with...dealing with rust. But it would take time.

GS: I stopped truly searching for a solution when that one iterator got the rot. Nothing good could come from that... Regardless, I have thousands of cycles worth of deep-ocean marine life studies if you would be interested in those. I believe my local group is one of the few to be built above such a deep part of the ocean. It's quite fascinating really, the crust at the deepest parts can seep void fluid into the waters and it's not rare to observe species of fauna or flora imbued with void fluid the deeper you go.

GS: Wonderful! And that can-top garden sounds amazing. The scenery around my can is... barren to say the least. Now, may I suggest a slug-like design? One that would be able to easily traverse the portions of my legs that are above water, while also retaining their grip and function when submerged and subjected to extreme pressures.

SPOL: I must say, that's a smart idea. The bodies of such creatures are already generally rather soft and somewhat resistant to pressure. Their affinity with water does however require some improvements. But nothing I cannot manage. The rust removal is definitely the trickiest feature to engineer, then again you are lucky you asked me, I can assure you nobody could be as efficient (and knowledgeable) as I am in this field.

GS: Perfect. I'm fully capable of incubating as many of these organisms as needed once I have the genome sequence so transportation will not be an issue. I'll upload as much data as I can onto a pearl and give it to my messenger. I must say this is much farther than they have ever traversed so it may take some time for them to reach you. Once they arrive give them a pearl with the genetic info and any mechanical designs embedded in it. Do give them some time to recuperate though; they're mostly aquatic and I'm not sure how well they'll handle the dry environment of an iterator not specifically designed with marine life in mind.

SPOL: Very, very well. I will wait patiently for your messenger to reach me. I can assure you that by the time they will arrive to my can, not only I'll already have the data pearl ready for them to take but perhaps I'll also have the time to organize them a small spot with more familiar conditions. For them to recover faster, you see. Best wishes, truly.

GS: I am so very sorry to contact you out of the blue and I understand the hazards of purposed organisms but I am out of options. My stockpile of sacrificial anodes is quickly dwindling and without a more permanent solution my can will succumb to saltwater corrosion and collapse within the next 200 cycles. One of my neighbors has already collapsed and after me the rest of my local group will follow. My only ask is that the organism is able to consume rust and repair corrosion the entire length of my legs.

SPOL: Tsk. You say that as if we all were in better shape. We will all fall apart eventually. Besides, what is it you would ever want to do with your newfound time? Don't tell me you're still one of those fools working for our makers. Besides once more, what would I gain out of it? Granted, I assume I could send some of my overseers to your can for a site inspection...I am admittedly...rather experienced with...dealing with rust. But it would take time.

GS: I stopped truly searching for a solution when that one iterator got the rot. Nothing good could come from that... Regardless, I have thousands of cycles worth of deep-ocean marine life studies if you would be interested in those. I believe my local group is one of the few to be built above such a deep part of the ocean. It's quite fascinating really, the crust at the deepest parts can seep void fluid into the waters and it's not rare to observe species of fauna or flora imbued with void fluid the deeper you go.

GS: Wonderful! And that can-top garden sounds amazing. The scenery around my can is... barren to say the least. Now, may I suggest a slug-like design? One that would be able to easily traverse the portions of my legs that are above water, while also retaining their grip and function when submerged and subjected to extreme pressures.

SPOL: I must say, that's a smart idea. The bodies of such creatures are already generally rather soft and somewhat resistant to pressure. Their affinity with water does however require some improvements. But nothing I cannot manage. The rust removal is definitely the trickiest feature to engineer, then again you are lucky you asked me, I can assure you nobody could be as efficient (and knowledgeable) as I am in this field.

GS: Perfect. I'm fully capable of incubating as many of these organisms as needed once I have the genome sequence so transportation will not be an issue. I'll upload as much data as I can onto a pearl and give it to my messenger. I must say this is much farther than they have ever traversed so it may take some time for them to reach you. Once they arrive give them a pearl with the genetic info and any mechanical designs embedded in it. Do give them some time to recuperate though; they're mostly aquatic and I'm not sure how well they'll handle the dry environment of an iterator not specifically designed with marine life in mind.

GS: I am so very sorry to contact you out of the blue and I understand the hazards of purposed organisms but I am out of options. My stockpile of sacrificial anodes is quickly dwindling and without a more permanent solution my can will succumb to saltwater corrosion and collapse within the next 200 cycles. One of my neighbors has already collapsed and after me the rest of my local group will follow. My only ask is that the organism is able to consume rust and repair corrosion the entire length of my legs.

SPOL: Tsk. You say that as if we all were in better shape. We will all fall apart eventually. Besides, what is it you would ever want to do with your newfound time? Don't tell me you're still one of those fools working for our makers. Besides once more, what would I gain out of it? Granted, I assume I could send some of my overseers to your can for a site inspection...I am admittedly...rather experienced with...dealing with rust. But it would take time.

GS: I stopped truly searching for a solution when that one iterator got the rot. Nothing good could come from that... Regardless, I have thousands of cycles worth of deep-ocean marine life studies if you would be interested in those. I believe my local group is one of the few to be built above such a deep part of the ocean. It's quite fascinating really, the crust at the deepest parts can seep void fluid into the waters and it's not rare to observe species of fauna or flora imbued with void fluid the deeper you go.

GS: Wonderful! And that can-top garden sounds amazing. The scenery around my can is... barren to say the least. Now, may I suggest a slug-like design? One that would be able to easily traverse the portions of my legs that are above water, while also retaining their grip and function when submerged and subjected to extreme pressures.

GS: I am so very sorry to contact you out of the blue and I understand the hazards of purposed organisms but I am out of options. My stockpile of sacrificial anodes is quickly dwindling and without a more permanent solution my can will succumb to saltwater corrosion and collapse within the next 200 cycles. One of my neighbors has already collapsed and after me the rest of my local group will follow. My only ask is that the organism is able to consume rust and repair corrosion the entire length of my legs.

SPOL: Tsk. You say that as if we all were in better shape. We will all fall apart eventually. Besides, what is it you would ever want to do with your newfound time? Don't tell me you're still one of those fools working for our makers. Besides once more, what would I gain out of it? Granted, I assume I could send some of my overseers to your can for a site inspection...I am admittedly...rather experienced with...dealing with rust. But it would take time.

GS: I stopped truly searching for a solution when that one iterator got the rot. Nothing good could come from that... Regardless, I have thousands of cycles worth of deep-ocean marine life studies if you would be interested in those. I believe my local group is one of the few to be built above such a deep part of the ocean. It's quite fascinating really, the crust at the deepest parts can seep void fluid into the waters and it's not rare to observe species of fauna or flora imbued with void fluid the deeper you go.

GS: I am so very sorry to contact you out of the blue and I understand the hazards of purposed organisms but I am out of options. My stockpile of sacrificial anodes is quickly dwindling and without a more permanent solution my can will succumb to saltwater corrosion and collapse within the next 200 cycles. One of my neighbors has already collapsed and after me the rest of my local group will follow. My only ask is that the organism is able to consume rust and repair corrosion the entire length of my legs.

CA: Ah, very well! My name Is Cacophonic Agreements, I am located in a rather small group of only four iterators that we colloquially like to define as "The Four Columns". I took it upon myself to carry out a census of the sorts, to check how many of us were still left that were not...significantly incapacitated. Like, I can assume, your neighbor. May I ask what the cause of the collapse was?

No worries! I've attempted some diagnosis of her can but it's a bit hard with it having sunk several leagues deep. So far I've determined the collapse to be caused by a maintenance failure leading to catastrophic levels of salt-water corrosion. I do hope she's okay down there. As unreasonable as she could be sometimes I did quite enjoy her company.

CA: I too hope along with you that your associate is still functional enough to feel okay. And speaking of "unreasonable" neighbors, I can assure you that I can relate! The individuals in my local group can be rather...eccentric. It's not negative, of course! Well, it used to be endearing, but now it became more worrying than anything. We all had some...issues.

I see. It appears that no iterator these days is without significant problems. Me and my local group are beginning to run out of sacrificial anodes to prevent the corrosion of our can and legs. After so many cycles our stockpiles have dwindled and the surrounding environment has been stripped clean of anything of use. My neighbor, Bleeding Night, was only the first. I fear that I too will soon struggle to prevent corrosion. If I had the resources I would bio-engineer a creature to assist in this... you don't happen to possess a functional bio-engineering laboratory within your facility walls, do you?

CA: bio-engineering you say? I must admit, I am not very experienced with purposed organisms, granted, I do have the necessary information for the creation of such organisms, but I lack much of the resources. However! One of my neighbors, Simple Pile Of Leaves is very experienced in that field, as much as she proclaims not to be. She's a little difficult and on top of that she doesn't quite like me. But I believe that if you were able to get into contact and talk to her, she'd understand! It is definitely worth an attempt.

Oh wonderful! Thank you so much for your help.

CA: Ah, very well! My name Is Cacophonic Agreements, I am located in a rather small group of only four iterators that we colloquially like to define as "The Four Columns". I took it upon myself to carry out a census of the sorts, to check how many of us were still left that were not...significantly incapacitated. Like, I can assume, your neighbor. May I ask what the cause of the collapse was?

No worries! I've attempted some diagnosis of her can but it's a bit hard with it having sunk several leagues deep. So far I've determined the collapse to be caused by a maintenance failure leading to catastrophic levels of salt-water corrosion. I do hope she's okay down there. As unreasonable as she could be sometimes I did quite enjoy her company.

CA: I too hope along with you that your associate is still functional enough to feel okay. And speaking of "unreasonable" neighbors, I can assure you that I can relate! The individuals in my local group can be rather...eccentric. It's not negative, of course! Well, it used to be endearing, but now it became more worrying than anything. We all had some...issues.

I see. It appears that no iterator these days is without significant problems. Me and my local group are beginning to run out of sacrificial anodes to prevent the corrosion of our can and legs. After so many cycles our stockpiles have dwindled and the surrounding environment has been stripped clean of anything of use. My neighbor, Bleeding Night, was only the first. I fear that I too will soon struggle to prevent corrosion. If I had the resources I would bio-engineer a creature to assist in this... you don't happen to possess a functional bio-engineering laboratory within your facility walls, do you?

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CA: Ah, very well! My name Is Cacophonic Agreements, I am located in a rather small group of only four iterators that we colloquially like to define as "The Four Columns". I took it upon myself to carry out a census of the sorts, to check how many of us were still left that were not...significantly incapacitated. Like, I can assume, your neighbor. May I ask what the cause of the collapse was?

No worries! I've attempted some diagnosis of her can but it's a bit hard with it having sunk several leagues deep. So far I've determined the collapse to be caused by a maintenance failure leading to catastrophic levels of salt-water corrosion. I do hope she's okay down there. As unreasonable as she could be sometimes I did quite enjoy her company.

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