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Guri (Star Wars: Expanded Universe) ([personal profile] marvelous_murderbot) wrote in [community profile] middleofsomewhere 2021-04-30 03:43 am (UTC)

She brightens, folding her hands in her lap as she begins to narrate.

"Well, after the death of my erstwhile Master, the only copy of a vast swath of his records were in my head. Credit stockpiles, weapons caches, and above all his blackmail files. His niece was attempting to take over the fractured pieces of the organization, and she figured out I had not perished with him."

"Meanwhile, I was on a quest of my own - to become as I am, and have his control codes and override programming removed..."

And the tale unfolds, covering the destruction of a Star Destroyer by her ship, Stinger, a necessary act, finding her creator and being reprogrammed - and having Xizor's niece whisper the command codes in Guri's ear...only to receive a punch in the face.

"...And then, I actually quipped! My first ever one. I said: 'that number is no longer in service.' I thought it was a good one."

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