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thisavrou2016-03-19 10:36 am
yer_pretty_good) wrote in thisavrou2016-03-19 10:36 am
video;
[The video turns on and it shows a whole lotta nothing. Just an empty rec room. And then:]
DD!
[When Ocelot’s voice shouts the name, a large dog that appears to be a wolf-mix with thick grey fur and an eyepatch over one eye comes into view of the camera and stands there wagging its tail eagerly.
Ocelot’s gloved red hand comes into view of the camera and points to the room.]
Search!
[The dog barks twice and turns around to quickly move about the room. It sticks its head behind a couch and pulls out a red ball, then drops it and follows its nose to another spot, inside a potted plant, where another red ball is retrieved. The dog moves expertly around obstacles, retrieving red balls that were hidden all over the room. When the last one is found, DD walks back to Ocelot and stares up at the camera with the final red ball in its mouth.]
Good boy, DD.
[DD barks again, dropping the ball and turning happily in a circle with his tail wagging. The camera then turns to show Ocelot’s face.]
You see that? Expertly trained. I’m willing to bet DD here is worth more in the field than half of you, so maybe you should get some lessons from our defense personnel.
[That’ll give Miller and Snake something to do.]
If you think you might need DD for some field work, you can ask his handler, ‘Venom’ Snake.
DD!
[When Ocelot’s voice shouts the name, a large dog that appears to be a wolf-mix with thick grey fur and an eyepatch over one eye comes into view of the camera and stands there wagging its tail eagerly.
Ocelot’s gloved red hand comes into view of the camera and points to the room.]
Search!
[The dog barks twice and turns around to quickly move about the room. It sticks its head behind a couch and pulls out a red ball, then drops it and follows its nose to another spot, inside a potted plant, where another red ball is retrieved. The dog moves expertly around obstacles, retrieving red balls that were hidden all over the room. When the last one is found, DD walks back to Ocelot and stares up at the camera with the final red ball in its mouth.]
Good boy, DD.
[DD barks again, dropping the ball and turning happily in a circle with his tail wagging. The camera then turns to show Ocelot’s face.]
You see that? Expertly trained. I’m willing to bet DD here is worth more in the field than half of you, so maybe you should get some lessons from our defense personnel.
[That’ll give Miller and Snake something to do.]
If you think you might need DD for some field work, you can ask his handler, ‘Venom’ Snake.
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It's not a 'bot, it's a dog. An animal from Earth.
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[he taps his chin, then directs his question at the dog without realising he... can't talk.] What part of Earth are you from, DD?
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Dogs don't speak English. Different animal species have their own means of communicating.
Don't they have animals where you come from?
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[he'd thought dd was just a sentient animal type like ravage.]
From Cybertron? I think so. I mean, all planets have wildlife, right? [cybertronians that turn into animals, sure, but he wouldn't count that.] They, uh. Weren't really... around any more when I came online.
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[this took a turn riptide wasn't expecting it to.]
video
[But he's not going to ask the robot to explain.]
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[he shakes his head.]
...Uh. Anyway. Tell me more about DD. What's up with that thing on his face?
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The eyepatch? He's missing that eye. It covers the scar. And it makes him look like the Boss.
[So in part it was just darn cute.]
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Huh. Is that the handler you mentioned? [he has so many questions, ocelot. he's never seen a domesticated animal before.] I can't believe he has field experience... uh, no offence, DD.
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DD doesn't seem to mind. He's happy for the attention.]
He's more reliable than most soldiers I've ever met.
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[see! he's getting it enough to joke.]
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Tracking. He's also trained to find explosives, ammo, weapons... all sorts of things. He can kill a man too if given the command.
[Not to mention fulton a person. DD is as good as any soldier. Probably better.]