Adorable Droid Sarge [CDPO-2127]

[HK-36]

[member="CDPO-2127"],


Omega Protectorate,
Abregado-Rae,


Abregado was a bustling but peaceful place nowadays, its spacelanes and streets, water canals even, filled with commerce and trade. Throughout recent history Abregado had a very peculiar but fortunate history, ever since their militaristic regime was taken over by a droid they have been through some weird things.

First a military base was set up on the planet's surface, becoming the headquarters of the Iron Company, part of the Omega Pyre, and then the Guild of Hammers was set up on the planet, bringing all kinds of industry and trade, their relationship with Firemane only strengthened their prosperity.

And soon enough the inhabitants forgot all about the military presence the machine set up to intimidate any potential rebels to sit quiet, after all the same presence of soldiers and common patrols made crime on Abregado minimal, especially when it was coupled with its heartless ever-watchful droid secret police.


Either way, our story takes place in the largest marketplace on the place where many strange beings could be found, droids very much so among them, as it was a prominent planet within Protectorate who accepted the machines as equal citizens, should they prove they are intelligent enough.

Among them was HK himself, dressed in simple garbs and robes, cloaked and masked to blend in with the crowds, just strolling seeing how things are going among his henchmen, little did he know he would meet a droid who would become his companion, his shadow, his bodyguard. When HK would become Lady Protector CDPO would be his Sarge.

Only cute and made of metal.

An Adorable Droid Sarge.

 

[CDPO-2127]

[member="HK-36"]

CDPO
Abregado-Rae,

The little R2 series astromech gave a sad sounding whistle. He had been on this planet for about two weeks now, since he had paid a trader to drop him off on this nice looking planet. The little golden droid was hoping to find some work, though it wasn't looking too likely.

For two weeks now, he had been resting in this exact spot, calling out to anyone who passed. Nobody seemed to need any protecting or services... Or maybe they simply didn't want anything from a small little astromech.

CDPO continued to ask passers-by, in Galactic Basic, if they would like to hire him for one of his many services, but most just kept walking. Some sympathetic droids would usually exchange a few words or beeps, but eventually moved on. At this rate, he might just have to give up and move to a different part of the planet or hitchhike with someone going off-world.

Just a cute, sad Droid...

 

[HK-36]

[member="CDPO-2127"],


One of the passerby's just happened to be the masked Exarch, he took note of the services offered by the droid but there was something else that took his attention, he decided to speak with the little astromech,

"I have not seen many astromechs with ability to speak basic, most just have binary vocabulators since they are more efficient. You offer engineering and bodyguard services?"

The disguised droid asked cute astromech, folding his arms as he watched him.


His cloak and robes would flutter slightly on the gentle breeze of Abregado, slightly brushing the dusty road their conversation and first meeting took place on.

 

[CDPO-2127]

[member="HK-36"]

CDPO was excited that a cloaked and robed... Person? Had come over to talk with him. The fact that the person was almost completely hidden by the cloak, robes, and mask worried him a bit, but he had worked with these kind of people before, and wouldn't complain now that there was a chance that he could find work.

"Yes sir, and I usually speak Galactic Basic just because most people do not speak or understand Binary. Nobody would want me to work for them if we couldn't communicate." He paused. "And yes sir, I offer engineering and bodyguard services, along with data transfer and a bit of language translating."

CDPO was always referring to customers as "sir" or madam" because it seemed that potential hirers liked the fact that they were being respected. Granted, some customers didn't really mind what they were called, but the little astromech liked to stay on the safe side, just in case he was talking to someone important.

 

[HK-36]

[member="CDPO-2127"],

The other masked machine nodded, asking,

"And how do you provide those bodyguard services, if I may ask? Do you have any weapon systems installed?"

It tickled HK's fancy that an astromech would offer combat and protection services, as astromechs weren't usually known for the deadly arrays of weaponry they carried.

"Also, how much do you know about the local regime?"

The hidden machine queried further, slightly tilting his head.

 

[CDPO-2127]

[member="HK-36"]

CDPO was prepared for this question, as customers usually scoffed at his being a 'bodyguard.' It was hard to describe, so he simply extended his two manipulator arms, which started to hum and spark.

"My creator managed to make my arms capable of stunning and shocking assailants. Even at the highest setting, it wouldn't kill them, but it would knock them unconscious for a good hour or two. My arms are also capable of going magnetic to attract any blasters or metal based weapons to leave any attackers weaponless."

He paused for a moment, considering his options, then continued.

"I also have this..." A small compartment to the back of the astromech's dome opened, and a tiny blaster appeared. "This is a retro-fitted Hold-Out blaster. My creator made a smaller copy of a Hold-Out blaster and fit it into the base of my dome. It has a nice range and is deadly." He didn't mention that Hold-Out blasters were typically illegal, but hoped that this possible customer wouldn't mind.

Again, the droid paused to search his database for any information on this planet. Unfortunately, due to his not being made by a company, but for domestic purposes, he could only scrounge up the location of the planet in the system, the type of planet it was, and the native species. This was the first time he had been on Abregado-rae.

"I am sorry, i can't seem to find any data on this planet. Is there anything i should know?" He inquired.

 

[HK-36]

[member="CDPO-2127"],

The other machine simply nodded, removing his hood and the cloth covering his head to reveal his face plate,


Then he would motion to an advertisement visible somewhere behind him on one of the many holovision public monitors in the streets of Abregado, usually displaying news, messages from the government, or, like now, recruitment advertisements,

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"Yes it is governed by me, a droid, I am its dictator and a ruler."

HK quipped to the little astromech