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[serialmurderbot]

NICE SUGGESTIONS TO NOT FUCKING DIE

[Thanks for the name suggestion Arcade; SecUnit clearly didn't take to heart any of the other parts about not being able to tell people what to do.]

1. Never leave the Convoy [Convoy defined as the main trailers plus the radius of the shield and additional vehicles, approximately 80 meters] alone. Survey and scavenging groups should consist of at least 2 members.

2. When leaving the Convoy always inform someone outside of your party of your intended itinerary and duration of travel.

3. Perform regular check-ins during the excursion [ideally every 15 minutes] via the radio.

4. Bring a method of defense that you have training and certification in. This should be used as a LAST RESORT, if unable to avoid aggressive wildlife. Call for backup before engaging.

5. In an emergency situation safety of survey personnel is priority one. Abandon all equipment if necessary. Yes, even if that means the aggressive fauna will destroy it. Or eat it.

6. Never operate a vehicle or weapon while any of the following: Intoxicated, sleep-deprived, distracted, experiencing physical illnesses such as migraines, gastrointestinal symptoms, blood loss, etc.

7. Do not consume or touch unfamiliar plants or other food items without first confirming their safety for human ingestion. Licking counts as consuming.

8. Don't startle your SecUnit.

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[solitarysoul]

Groups leaving the Convoy should have at least one person with combat experience.

[This guy definitely knows that, but Levi feels it might need to be stated plainly. Civilians weren't always the brightest when it came to things like that.]

[serialmurderbot]

And that.

[Of course, it doesn't help that SecUnit counts Levi as part of the 'civilian' category - but everyone is, to it. It's just that some humans can be considered competent enough to help. (Maybe this is part of the problem, says a suspiciously ART-like voice in the back of its head. It tells that voice to shut up.)]

Depending what you count as combat experience.

[solitarysoul]

normally? military training and experience, but there are people here who said they fought monsters or whatever back where they came from. i know first hand civilians can learn to fight well if they have no other choice.

[Oh, but he guesses Marcoh knew how to fight but wasn't a soldier.]

or boxing experience, i guess.

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[constantvrunning]

Cosigned.

[And rule 8 is especially noted.]

Won't be surprised if rule 6 becomes harder to enforce, courtesy of these transformations we have to deal with.

[serialmurderbot]

[Noted or followed, V? Also it was trying not to think about the transformations, thanks.]

That's why there's a convoy. And the shields.

[constantvrunning]

Such is the duality between security and solitude - or at the least, being able to choose it.

[V doesn't actually disagree with SecUnit - but also, what IS the upper weight limit of the Convoy trucks??]

[... Then they send another, secure message:]

SecUnit. That's how you prefer to be addressed, then? I could not read your feed signature, when you pinged me.

[Which they're willing to chalk up to world differences, frankly.]

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[wereperrito]

I will try to follow these!

[Perhaps not the "never go anywhere alone" rule because that makes for boring rp isn't always feasible. But he will try!]

may I ask however

what is a SecUnit so I can avoid the startling?

[The thought certainly does occur to him that it's this person posting, but he does want to be sure.]

[serialmurderbot]

[It would have things to say about that 'try', but... yeah, navigating 'what's a SecUnit' is now occupying more of its attention. Handle that first, Murderbot.]

What do you think?

[.... Okay, could maybe handle that better.]

[wereperrito]

[Yes, you probably could have. Jack makes an attempt, at least.]

Unit suggests it is manufactured in some way but I do not know what Sec stands for. I am afraid English is not my first language.

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[hexrot]

You've startled me more times than I did you.

[serialmurderbot]

You're not a SecUnit.

[Then, because it maybe should feel bad for that,]

I wasn't trying to.

[hexrot]

[ i don't know what I am anymore comes to mind, but he just skips over that. ]

I know you weren't. Don't worry about it.

Are there more of you?

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[taediosum]

[ TO BE FAIR,,,, he only reluctantly cosigned that title. SecUnit deserves the credit. ]

...Surprisingly reasonable.

Though I'm not exactly sure how we're supposed to confirm the safe application of unfamiliar plants without touching them.

[serialmurderbot]

[The credit and the blame!]

Why would you even try to do that.

[taediosum]

Because there are a lot of plants that, often in addition to being potentially safely edible, also have useful medical applications?

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[flowersnjunk]

what's this "last resort" nonsense! they can't hit you if you hit them first

[serialmurderbot]

Yeah, and then they hit you back harder because most hostile fauna don't go down in one shot unless you're really fucking good at your job.

[Maybe the implication of 'and I don't think you're that good' is subtle? Maybe. Unlikely.]

[flowersnjunk]

lucky for me, I am very good at my job!

[Your implication is noted and disregarded.]

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[guidemyway]

But I wanna fight the aggressive wildlife! It's fun!

[serialmurderbot]

Are you insane.

[Actually no it's not done.]

They're not fun, they try to eat people.

[guidemyway]

Yeah-

I mean no. I'm not insane!

I stab them or cut them up before they can eat me.

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[faceguy]

certification?

[Is he asking because he doesn't know where to get certification, or because he doesn't even know what that word means? Guess we'll find out!]

[serialmurderbot]

[SecUnit is sure going to assume the second!]

If you have completed a registered program in any of the following; Combat, Wilderness survival, Surveying, Firearms handling, Emergency response, Disaster first response, Defensive strategy, Wildlife management or equivalent trainings, you may be considered certified.

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[thelastb1]

Questions:

1. Is up-to-date weapons certification necessary if one of us happens to be programmed and designed for field combat?

2. Do separated components of survey personnel count as equipment, survey personnel, or do they have a separate ranking in priority, assuming the parts are still operational can be repaired? [Important note: Part in question may still send pain signals.]

3. Is touching unfamiliar food items permissible if one of us cannot be affected by toxins due to being an inorganic form of life?

4. WHAT THE KRIFF IS A SECUNIT AND HOW DO I KNOW IF I'M STARTLING ONE? [Important note: Highest priority question.]

P.S.: Great suggestions, very excited to hopefully not die.

[serialmurderbot]

[... Huh. Is this a bot? It didn't think there were bots here.

Is this a Combat Bot talking? Casually? Like a human? SecUnit has to pause in answering in its chosen room in the Convoy, because Threat Assessment just spiked and flooded it with anxiety. It steps out of the room, starting a patrol of the length of the trailer and using its clunky phone to... answer. The combat bot. Maybe a Combat SecUnit? (Actually that's worse)]

1. Performing intended function does not require additional certification assuming necessary modules are still intact.

2. Components required for continued functioning of all survey personnel are considered survey personnel and first priority for retrieval. Non-essential components are not equipment but are secondary priority after continued survival.

3. Depends on the possibility for cross-contamination.

4. It's a construct.