@GammaGhost : No. You obtain starting abilities and weapons based on Core types and boons.

For example, Vat Man's Abilities and Weapons would be:

Water Expert (Water Core) Range +1 (No Boon)
Water Shot (Water Core) Nature Shot (Nature Subcore) Bubble Spray (Water Core) Buster Charge (All players receive this at Level 2) Water Buster (Water Core, Level 2) Experience Boost (No Boon, Level 3)

In any case, your characters should be good to go. Any place you'd like to go to first (once I add your characters to the Players Database)?

@GammaGhost : Never too late to hop on in! Just need to make your team, and you should be good to go!

unless your characters break the guidelines somehow, but i think i can trust you to not do that

@pokeepoo :

Oil Man joins Team Shattering Mirrors!
The team is currently full, so Oil Man is sent to the reserves!

Neutral Expert boosts the power of Enker’s attack!
Enker uses Basic Attack on Petrol Man!Enker earns 10 EXP
Blast Man earns 5 EXP
Peng earns 5 EXP
Ice Man earns 5 EXP

Big Eye leaps 2 spaces up.

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@RedBomber :

Stun lasts for 3 turns. So... No.

Also,

>5th Floor

oh ho ho ho ho hO HO HO HO HO HO

Yeah, they are not going to make it to the boss before the others.

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@RotomSlashBlast:

Laser Expert boosts the power of Phantasm’s attack!
Phantasm uses Break Laser on BBA Bass!
ENEMY DATA OBTAINED!


BBA Bass
HP: 30
WE: 30
ATK: 2
DEF: 1
SPD: 2

Core: Neutral
Subcore: None
Weakness: Space
Resistance: Flame

Shired uses Knife Slasher on BBA Bass!
[align-right1 Damage dealt![/align-right]

WEAPON DATA OBTAINED!

Knife Slasher
Core: Cutter
Power: 4
Range: 1
WE Cost: 4
Effect: Surpasses and destroys enemy shields.

Shadow Expert boosts the power of Shark Man’s attack!
Shark Man uses Shark Bite on BBA Bass!
@Soren :

Space Expert boosts the power of Universal Man’s attack!
Universal Man uses Ring Wrap on BBA Bass!Universal Man earns 10 EXP
Chemical Man earns 5 EXP
BBA Proto Man earns 5 EXP
Phantasm earns 5 EXP
Shired earns 5 EXP
Shark Man earns 5 EXP
WEAPON GET: Konro Cooker! Soren, would you like to give this move to Universal Man or BBA Proto Man?
WEAPON GET: Doppel Flute! Rotom, would you like to give this move to Shark Man?
...Oh? It appears that BBA Bass wishes to join Team Blue Star! Accept?

(Dangan Bullet, Barrier Condition, Doppel Flute, and Clock Switch are also available to Soren’s BBA Proto Man, so Soren may choose if he wishes to take any of these; However, I don’t think BBA Proto Man has enough room for ALL of them without replacing any weapons BBA Proto already has.)

Team Blue Star moves on to the next floor!

Watcher moves 2 spaces down.

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Never fear! I, Ro- Err, Mega Man, am here to save the day!

Automated Turn

Explode Expert boosts the power of Blast Man’s attack!
Blast Man uses Explode Buster on Oil Man!Blast Man receives 10 EXP
Enker receives 5 EXP
Peng receives 5 EXP
Ice Man receives 5 EXP
WEAPON GET: Oil Shooter! Who will you teach this move to?
...Oh? It appears Oil Man wishes to join Team Shattering Mirrors! Will you accept?

Neutral Expert boosts the power of Enker’s attack!
Enker uses Speed Buster on Petrol Man!

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@RotomSlashBlast:

Shired has reached the stairs!



Team Fractal Requiem moves on to the next floor!

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@RedBomber :



Laser Expert boosts the power of Laser Joe’s attack!
Laser Joe uses Laser Shot on Blader!Laser Joe receives 10 EXP
Prototype receives 5 EXP
Big Eye receives 5 EXP
Junior receives 5 EXP

Junior steps on an Elec Trap! Junior is Stunned!
1 Damage to Junior!
1 Damage to Big Eye!
1 Damage to Laser Joe!
1 Damage to Prototype!

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@Soren :

Chemical Man picks up the Stun Cure!

...Unfortunately, Universal Man did not have the speed to reach BBA Bass with Ring Wrap.
1 Damage dealt!

Team Fractal Requiem has arrived!

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...Huh. I thought there would be more here... I guess not. I suppose we’re done here.

...

...Why do I have a bad feeling about something...?

@GammaGhost :

(...I believe the answer to your riddle is "plague". Which makes me NOT want to go into your little "secret entry". Not that I'm interested in your game of trivia, anyways.)
(Either way, can't it just wait until the morning? We NEED the break after being wandering different dimensions for... I honestly forget how long. Give us, like, 5 hours, at LEAST. And I mean Roleplay hours, NOT irl hours.)

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@RotomSlashBlast : Suddenly, a small device is launched at the BFG 9000. The device then latches itself to the gun, then creates a static burst strong enough to disable the weapon!

Possible distortion-capable weapon has been discovered. Sub-Protocol "Prevent Timeline Split" has been activated.

Suddenly, a Proto Man-like robot in a green cloak appears... It is none other than Sergeant Man Z.

...Split in timeline successfully averted. Returning to main priori-
...
Beginning full-room scan in surrounding area.
Scanning...
Scanning completed. Prioritizing...
Aeon, character of RotomSlashBlast. By the orders of Jazz MKIII, you are to be captured at once. Resistance is futile.

@RedBomber :

Laser Expert boosts the power of Laser Joe’s attack!
Laser Joe uses Laser Shot on Blader!
Big Eye uses Big Stomp!
Oh, yeah. I decided to make a last-minute change to how Big Stomp works. It now ignores shields.
WHAT!? ...Ok, that is understandable, but Met Cover is NOT just a shield.
Well, it is now. Makes it to where Walt is NOT just wasting a turn AND WE to attack an enemy that cannot be harmed.
Ugh, fine. But the Basic Attack still does nothing.
Of course, why wouldn’t it?
1 Damage dealt!

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I have no time for your foolish foolery! Get ready, because you’re about to be dropped by Bass!

Automated Turn

Blast Man and Enker uses Buster Charge!
Not Very Effective...
7 Damage dealt!

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@RotomSlashBlast:

Laser Expert boosts the power of Phantasm’s attack!
Phantasm uses Break Laser on BBA Proto Man!
Shark Man picks up the 1-Up!

Automated Turn

Space Expert boosts the power of Universal Man’s attack!
Universal Man uses Space Shot on BBA Proto Man!Universal Man earns 10 EXP
Chemical Man earns 5 EXP
Phantasm earns 5 EXP
WEAPON GET: Bit Cannon! Rotom, will you give this move to Watcher?
WEAPON GET: Shark Bite! Soren, will you give this move to Chemical Man?
WEAPON GET: Hydro Shooter! Rotom, Soren, will you give this move to Shark Man and Chemical Man, respectively?
WEAPON GET: Knife Slasher! Rotom, will you give this move to Shired?
WEAPON GET: Welding Arm! Soren, will you give this move to Universal Man?
...Oh? It appears that BBA Proto Man wishes to join Team Blue Star! Accept?

LEVEL UP!
Phantasm has reached Level 4!

WE: 24 > 26
ATK: 9 > 10
DEF: 5 > 6
SPD: 6 > 7

BBA Proto Man has been defeated!
Team Blue Star moves on to the next floor!
A Staircase appears where BBA Proto Man once stood.

I WAS going to spawn an enemy, but I think Rotom’s just going to move forwards, anyways. So...

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What do I expect to gain? Heh. I don’t expect to gain anything but satisfaction. And even if there WAS something to gain from revenge, who cares? This world’s gonna die, anyways, so what would it matter if there IS anything to gain if we’re just gonna lose it all, anyways.
The way I see it, if this world and everyone in it is going to die eventually, I’d rather die fighting. Killing. DESTROYING. (Between you and me, my “friends” will be the next to go.)
And if he honestly thinks I’m letting some dumb-looking fish-finned bot get away with livin’ like that? He’s got another thing comin’! And YOU won’t be getting in my way!
...That being said, thank you. You DO have a point... Why SHOULD I just wait for them to come back, when, after I’m done with you, I could just go out and find that Bass model myself! In fact, while I’m at it...
Why not just burn down his entire hometown, and kill everyone in it! But first, to make YOU burn!
...And it did 21 DAMAGE!? WHAT!?

THAT IS ABSOLUTE BULLSH**! There’s NO WAY a tiny a** flame like that could do so much damage! WHAT IS THIS!?

And now Viking MKII is dead. GREAT. Now you lose HALF your items, HALF your bolts, and get booted out. All because the “partner” robot died. Over some f**king bullsh**.

...*Sigh* Well, now what?

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Now, we move on to the next post, because we're out of space.

@Inconspicuous User :

Picked up 25 Bolts. It’s a bit of a small amount, but I suppose you don’t really need a lot of bolts, anyways.

Yo, you for real? I ain’t joinin’ no cult. Not until I get my revenge on that purple Bass model!

...He truly is a miserable, petty robot. But then again, I can relate to wanting to kill one of Rotom’s characters... The namesake, to be precise.

In any case, the Beetle Ball only dealt 1 damage.

Let’s see what they do next.

Well, for starters, the Tackle Fire seems to have picked up that Battle Chip for Earth Buster. ...But for what reason? It’s not like they can use it.

Meanwhile, Oil Man used Oil Shooter again, this time on Viking MKII...

...But it only did 3 Damage, again. ...But why is he smirking like that...?

...Hang on a second...



...I see. Covering someone already weak to fire with oil, so that the Tackle Fire can deal a rather dangerous amount of damage... He’s far too dumb to be this cunning... That Petrol Man probably came up with it for him.

Well, then... Let’s see if it will be smart enough.

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@RedBomber : Moved.
1 Damage to Junior!

@RotomSlashBlast :

Watcher uses Watcher Bolt!Watcher earns 11 EXP
Phantasm earns 6 EXP
Shired earns 6 EXP
Shark Man earns 6 EXP

LEVEL UP!

Shired has reached Level 4!
HP: 14 > 15
WE: 10 > 11
DEF: 14 > 16
SPD: 6 > 7
Can now learn T2 attacks!

Shark Man has reached the stairs!



Team Fractal Requiem moves on to the next floor!

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@pokeepoo :

...Sorry, but you CANNOT change or release teammates in the middle of the dungeon. You CAN, however, do so once you LEAVE a dungeon, and CAN recruit members beyond the 4th team slot. Any member recruited when the team is full is sent to the reserves, and teammates can be switched in and out whenever you are outside a dungeon. But, as it currently stands, you cannot replace Peng at the moment.

...And then there’s the issue of whether or not you’ll be successful in recruiting Petrol Man to begin with. But, with that out of the way...

Explode Expert boosts the power of Blast Man’s attack!
Blast Man uses Explode Shot on Oil Man!5 Damage dealt!

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@Soren :

...It was the Subcore that was changed, not the regular Core type. You can still use Ring Wrap. It’s Flame Shot you can’t use. That being said...

Space Expert boosts the power of Universal Man’s attack!
Universal Man uses Ring Wrap on BBA Proto Man!
Chemical Man picks up the Freeze Cure!
Super Effective to Chemical Man!
4 Damage to Chemical Man!
3 Damage dealt!
...Yeah, something that was forgotten to be mentioned: Shark Bite recovers HP for the user if the target is Water Core (or Subcore). In this case, Universal Man (temporarily, at least) fits the bill.

Team Fractal Requiem has arrived!

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Apparently, the next two don't really fit, so next post!

@RotomSlashBlast : ...Ok I guess.
2 Damage to Shark Man!

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Automated Turn

Enker moves 3 spaces right.

Blast Man uses Flame Shot on Oil Man!
Neutral Expert boosts the power of Enker’s attack!
Enker uses Speed Buster on Oil Man!

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@Soren :

Space Expert boosts the power of Universal Man’s attack!
Universal Man uses Space Shot on BBA Proto Man!
5 Damage dealt!

ENEMY DATA OBTAINED!


BBA Proto Man
Core: Neutral
Weakness: Explode
Resistance: Shield

HP: 28
WE: 30
ATK: 2
DEF: 2
SPD: 2
3 Damage dealt!
Universal Man’s Subcore has been (temporarily) changed to Water Core!

WEAPON DATA OBTAINED!

Hydro Shooter
Core: Water
Power: 4
Range: 1-2
WE Cost: 4
Effect: Changes the user’s Subcore to Water Core for the duration of the floor.
Learning Requirements: Water Core or Subcore

ABILITY DATA OBTAINED!

Copy System
Effect: Allows for the learning and usage of ANY attack, regardless of circumstances.

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@Inconspicuous User :

And so, two of your pawns will receive double the EXP. Probably the best these fools will offer, aside from their weapons. But, who knows, maybe you’ll be able to... “enlighten” at least one of them.

Speaking of, let’s see what they can do... If anything.

The Hothead tried to move in towards Viking, but it appears he is too slow to get even remotely...

...Did... Did he just pull out a Changekey from out of nowhere!? I know that’s basically what they do, anyways, but... That’s just unfair, yet at the same time, just what is it going to even accomplish?

I suppose it’s new Weapon Data. Whatever.

Fire Spawn
A Flame move that costs 4 WE. Information that is entirely useless since it deals NO damage, and can’t be learned by anyone other than this thing.
Effect: You saw what it did. Spawns a Tackle Fire in an adjacent empty space. Which is complete bullsh**, but again, to what ends?

In any case, Oil Man tried to attack Beetle MKII with Oil Shooter...

...But it only dealt 3 Damage. Basically nothing.

Your turn.

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@RedBomber :

(Well, if you’re so sure... Good luck!)

@RotomSlashBlast : Drill WAS underground, then dug upwards from behind Aeon.

(Consider this to be a psuedo-update.)

@RotomSlashBlast :

Watcher has joined Team Fractal Requiem!

By the way, you can make your move for this turn. Enemy turn has already passed.

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As Team Prototype approaches the Tower...

(Hello there! I see you're trying to enter the Electrical Tower. There seems to be something big happening in there... And I'm assuming you're here to help. But it'll be quite the hassle to catch up to everyone... And that's why I'm here!)
(In these trying times, where dangers lurk, I want to help people just as much as the others... However, as you'd probably imagine, I can't do much on my own. That's why I'm opening up the Beat Airlines!)
(I can carry you to the highest floor that others have reached in this dungeon... However, since I'd have to carry so many of you, it's going to cost you a bit. 5 bolts per floor, to be exact.)
(So, what do you say? Will you spend 15 Bolts to take you to the 4th Floor?)

...Let's just hope someone in Team Prototype can speak Bird.

@RedBomber :

Laser Joe has reached the stairs!



NOTICE: A big event is going down in the Electrical Tower! Would you like to leave the dungeon early to head over there?

(I’d take up the offer to leave early, if I were you... Not only will you recover MUCH more, but you’ll also get to buy a few items from the shop before you leave for the Tower... Which is something you might want to have.)

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Speaking of the tower...

@Soren :

Universal Man has reached the stairs!
Team Blue Star moves on to the next floor!

@RotomSlashBlast :

Laser Expert boosts the power of Phantasm’s attack!
Phantasm uses Break Laser on Watcher!Phantasm receives 11 EXP
Shired receives 6 EXP
Shark Man receives 6 EXP

ENEMY DATA OBTAINED!


Watcher
Core: Electric
Subcore: None
Weakness: Cutter
Resistance: Electric

HP: 2 (Bane)
WE: 12 (Boon)
ATK: 6
DEF: 5
SPD: 2

WEAPON DATA OBTAINED!

Watcher Bolt
Core: Electric
Power: 2
Range: 1-3
WE Cost: 2
Effect: The basic attack of Watchers. Has a 25% chance to stun.
Learning Requirements: Watcher only.

Phantasm has stepped on an Attack Breaker!
Phantasm’s ATK is lowered by -2!

It appears we have ran into our first trap... In this case, the Attack Breaker. Traps can do various negative effects to hinder progression. Breakers can lower stats, in this case, Breakers.
It doesn’t exactly help that most, if not all traps, are hidden on the map until stepped on. You’ll have to be careful where you step at times...

...Oh? it seems that Watcher wishes to join Team Fractal Requiem. Accept?

...Yep. Met Cover does not protect the Metall from status effects.

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@Inconspicuous User :

Indeed, let us leave these idle fools to their foolishness. I hope they aren’t given the chance to follow, I’d rather not see any of these 5 pests’ faces again.

...But there’s a 4 team limit, there CAN’T be 5 people.

One of them is YOU. Idiot...

...Huh. Must’ve misunderstood, considering I basically still own you.

...Aaaaand they already left to the next floor, haven’t they? Alright.

Automated Turn

Blast Man moves down 2 spaces and right 1 space.

Blast Man uses Flame Shot on Oil Man!
Enker uses Buster Charge
2 Damage dealt!

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Gadzooks! You found me! I must defeat you and protect my image, for I am the renegade robot, Proto Man!

...Yep, I’m just going to have it to where you have to beat the BBAs to progress to the next floor. This is mostly for experience’s sake, since the Boss WILL be as high as the max level of enemies here, which I am very certain you will NEED to be ready for, at least somewhat.

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The next floor of Oil Wells will be in the next post, since it just barely makes the post too long.

@RedBomber : Moved.

I’m just gonna... Move over here so that the Metall up there doesn’t shoot me in the face again.
1 Damage to Big Eye!
1 Damage to Laser Joe!
1 Damage to Prototype!

...It’s almost here...!

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@Soren :

Nope, you do not have enough movement to reach the stairs. And before you say ANYTHING, no, you cannot move through the Metall. (Though, honestly, your ability to be scared of a Metall of all things is more impressive than an ability to move through enemies.)

@RotomSlashBlast :

Shadow Expert boosts the power of Shark Man’s attack!
Shark Man uses Shark Bite on Metall Classic!Universal Man takes 3 Damage!
Shark Man takes 2 Damage!

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@Inconspicuous User :

...Hm. It appears you can only take ONE step down through this oil... I guess it should be reminded that it requires double the speed to step on a single Oil Tile... Annoying, but surely achievable.

@And as for you... :

I don’t think I can take your word for it. You do seem rather foolish, standing there conversing rather than doing anything ELSE. A trait that, should it not have existed, probably would’ve averted you being the first of everyone- even Prototype- to actually LOSE in a dungeon. ...It would’ve, that is, if it weren’t for the fact that you constantly INSIST on having each other go in alone, rather than work together... Which, while I would say such a thing as “teamwork” is below me... Let’s face it. You’re WEAK. You are in DIRE need of such pathetic methods, because NONE of you are remotely strong enough to survive on your own. The weak feeds off of each other, after all.

Don’t you think you’re being a little harsh on them? I’m guessing you’re just mad it’s not just the two of you anymore.

THAT’S not what I’m mad about. The simple fact that they came here was just the top of the iceberg, and being forced to have YOU here, too, is the tip of that. What’s I’m mad about is the REASON they’re here. They only came here because MKII is here.

And?

And that’s the thing! Team MKII is NOT a part of this world’s dumb little “Robot Academy”, NOR was it ever announced he was even here, or existed! And there was no way they could’ve seen them in town or heading in the Oil Wells, either; they were in the f**king ICE JUNGLE! The only “logical” explanation that could possibly excuse HOW they know who Team MKII is, AND how they know EXACTLY where they are, is that they have 4th Wall awareness. Which they SHOULDN’T have because they’re supposed to be CANON CHARACTERS!

In short, I’m not mad that they’re here to annoy us. I’m mad because the very reason they’re here has NO logical explanation to it whatsoever.

...Uh-huh. I’m just going to do my part, now. Is that ok?

Do whatever you want. Just stay out of the way.

We’ll see what happens.



...Huh. I actually realized... Despite your rather... Er, harsh way of putting it... You... Actually gave some solid advice. That’s... Rather uncharacteristic of you.

...Tch. I just hate to see weakness. It reminds me of the naive idiot I once was. And besides, I only said those things to get the point across that they aren’t going to get ANY respect from foolish tactics.

Right...

@RedBomber : Moved.

...It’s coming closer...

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@Soren :

Chemical Man picks up 20 Bolts!

You can indeed reach the Metall. However, you cannot attack it on this turn since it is using its Met Cover ability, so the attack would be nullified.

@RotomSlashBlast :

Shired picks up the (BC) Scramble Thunder!

ABILITY DATA OBTAINED!

Scramble Thunder
Core: Electric
Power: 4
Range: 1-4
WE Cost: 6
Effect: Launches 2 electrical spheres in two directions: one towards the initial target, and another towards a foe equal spaces away in an opposite direction.
Learning Requirements: Level 4+ Electric Core

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@Inconspicuous User :

Unfortunately, there is a problem with that... Robots with the Leap ability cannot move 1 space ahead, only 2 at a time. And, unfortunately, the staircase is a single space ahead of you. You’ll have to use someone else to reach it.

And to make matters worse, another pathetic worm is here to interrupt.

Oh, well. At least it can’t get any more annoyi-

Team Shattering Mirrors has arrived!

... *Groan*...

Meanwhile, Beta Z and Ninja Z, feeling certain that they've gotten away and (hopefully) avoided becoming fugitives on the run, finds a place to rest for the night, within a dark cave, a good distance's away from the city. It wasn't a house or anything of the sorts, but it was something. And, hey, both of them have some sort of affinity to the darkness, so... Bonus? After checking to make sure there were no animals around to disturb their slumber (or, likewise, no animals of which the two would be disturbing their slumber), the two decide to rest on opposing walls, facing each other so that they could converse on what just happened.

...Passports... It's not everyday a robot would just ask for one of those, huh? ...If only our passports weren't left in a universe that had probably collapsed by now...
Would it even matter? As I said before, we have no idea just how different the passports of this world are... Or how different this entire world is to ours to begin with. For all we know, our passports would've been passed off as fakes, and we would've landed in prison or something.
Just one of the cons of being universe travelers, huh?
...Although, it just occurred to me... Couldn't the police robot just scan for our identities? I mean, I know we wouldn't be in their database, but...
A valid point, I suppose... But, why did it even ask for our identities? It's not like we're that different from any robot here...
...Unless...

Unless? Unless what?
...Unless we actually are different from other robots here... Think about it. There would be no reason for a robot to be asking for a passport unless...
...Unless they were unable to scan anyone... Or if teleportation isn't a thing!
Bingo. Beta... I think we're in a universe with the least advanced robots we can find.
...Huh. And yet, they aren't too far behind from what OUR modern robotics are...
Still, we should probably stick to laying low for now. If these robots can't teleport...
...Then they don't have any teleportation interference technology... Meaning we could technically go to any place that we please.
Correct... And since it would be such a danger to national security, it would probably be best to be more careful when and where we teleport...

...In any case, I'd say it's about time we power down for the night...
...No. You do that on your own. I'm not entirely sure this place is safe yet... I'll stay up for the night to make sure nobody comes around and discovers us.
Really...? ...Well, OK, if you're so sure...

Beta shuts his eyes and turns off for the night. Ninja, on the other hand, sits quietly, taking out an E-Tank he bought in a previous universe and taking a slight sip. Things might get tricky for the two of them later...

@GammaGhost : Rock is what he's talking about here. It is Rock in Japan, but Internationally (Powered Up is an example of this), the powerless Mega Man is simply known as Mega.

Personally, I prefer Rock, as I imagine many people would (simply because of the naming aesthetic of Rock and Roll), so I would go with that.