Magna And Shield

[WD-334]

WD-334 had been invited to meet a droid. [member="SN-1411"], WD-334 knew them by reputation. They had been working on things. The droid arrived, it's Echani Guard behind as it approached the sight it was meant to arrive at. The droid held it's shield at it's side, which was becoming more of a figure head to it. A symbol to carry, to show who the droid was. Once it had arrived, it waited on the landing platform to be greeted.

It was the droid's second time on Geonosis, the first having met Rex. The guard stood at it's rear, as WD always brought them along no matter what.

 

[STaCLO]

In the middle of his work a lone Geonosian scurried up to SN-1411. It had something to say. "Nee-ko, Buzz, Click, Chirp, anoway..." (Sir, you're guest is here) They said as their insectoid wings quickly flapped for a moment. Coming down from his work station SN felt pleased. This would be the thirst time he'd meet the droid. After that he let the worker drone know to place a tarp over his project.

After another moment the droid headed to where their craft had landed. Walking quickly as his long coat end followed behind him. The medals and ribbons on his chest gleamed in the sunlight of the arid planet. Eventually he'd make it to the platform, and approached the other droid. "Hello [member="WD-334"], it's a pleasure to finally meet you." SN said to them, looking over to see their body guard. Personally SN didn't use one, never feeling the need. But different strokes for different folks. "Please, come with me to my shop." Although the two droids were just meeting each other. They were in the same conflict a while ago when he was on the side of the Metal Lords.

 

[WD-334]

WD-334 stood at attention, waiting until it saw something coming towards it. And there they were. @SN-1411. A magna droid, or at least it looked like one. WD knew of these from archives. They greeted themselves to WD, and WD-334 bowed or at least as far as the droid could bow. "WD-334 is here, at service. This unit shall follow" the droid said in response. From there it followed onwards as SN led the way.

"What does SN do here? Make things? Design units? Or ships?" WD was full of curious questions towards SN-1411.

 

[STaCLO]

As SN led the way he listened to WD and their questions. Not long after he'd reply. "Yes, we do make things. I'll have you know that here at Utilitarian Robotics we create life. Well, life as you and me know it. We're creating new droids, and part of that was what I wanted to bring you here today." There was a sort of excitement in SN's deep, robotic voice. He would lead WD and his body guard to along the short path from where they landed to his workshop.

"Here's where the magic happens." SN explained as they approached. There was nothing notable at all about the place. It quite honestly looked like some garage of sorts. Clearly this "company", Utilitarian Robotics, seemed to have very humble beginnings. Then the droid opened the front door and led the two of them in. There in the room sat a Jawa looking over some blueprints from the look of it. "Hey Dute, any customers while I was out?" SN asked them.

"Omu'Sata" (Shut Up) The Jawa replied, so business must be slow. Then SN looked back at WD.

"Don't mind him. Anyways, you can say this is little more then a passion project. But here, follow me." Once again SN led the two of them. Taking them to another dark room, he flicked a switch. Then four floodlights from either side of the room lit up one after the other. Revealing a large...thing under a tarp. "This however, is what I've personally been working on."

[member="WD-334"]

 

[WD-334]

WD-334 listened. So they did indeed make stuff did they? So WD was being brought in to help and assist with another droid design, what excitement....that was if WD could feel such emotions. Which it could not. The droid continued to following, observing what it could where it could observe. The magic happened here? WD looked about, and spotted the Jawa that [member="SN-1411"] spoke to, such short little things. WD then let it's gaze follow SN as the droid was led to something under a tarp.

And then it was revealed.

 

[STaCLO]

Heading over to the hidden project. Grabbing the tarp, he pulled it down. Revealing what SN believed to be his masterpiece in the work. There before them stood a 5 meter tall droid towering over them. It certainly didn't seem entirely finished yet, but one could get the idea. "Behold, the LLD-BP1, my current magnum opus." It was clear that SN was pleased with himself. Or he emulated pride.

Walking up to the massive model before them he leaned against it with his arm. "But what you see before you isn't even the final product of my whole end game here, no. The LLD, or "Large Labor Droid" is just the first step. This is to justified my project and finance it. This right here is just to help back water planets and settlements. After all it's just a big first degree droid." Then the droid walked over to WD and stood beside them, looking up at it. "This right here is mine, and I have bigger plans for it. This is going to be an extension of this body of mine." It wouldn't be hard for WD to see that SN was up to something.

"Now WD, this is part of why I asked you to join me today." SN said, looking back at the fellow droid. "I wanted to share part of my intellectual property with you as a fellow droid."

[member="WD-334"]

 

[WD-334]

WD-334 looked upon the tall droid. It certainly was large. The first thing that came to it's mechanical mind before [member="SN-1411"] could say anything. That droid could use a large shield. WD was always about the shields. But then SN spoke of it being a Labor Droid. WD observed it over, it was most unsure why it had been asked for. It had been designed for combat, for killing. Not labor, what could it possibly know about such things?

"This unit may attempt to assist, but this unit knows not of labor. This unit was built for combat" it said back to SN, still rather confused as to just how it could help here.

 

[STaCLO]

He could tell the droid was a little confused. After hearing what they had to say he replied. "I understand, but that isn't the whole story." Looking back up at the massive droid before them. "This one right here that we're overseeing. It's not gonna be made for labor, no. This right here is going to be a war machine." SN said as he set his sights back at [member="WD-334"]. "Unlike its more slow and lumbering counterparts. This one right here is gonna be fast, and agile. I plan to get the best materials for this so that it could give a Jedi or Sith a real hard time."

"I'm trying to get some stuff from POM Security because I hear that they've made a weapon that simulates Force Lighting. So you see, your skill in combat could come in handy with this."

[member="WD-334"]

 

[WD-334]

WD-334 looked over the large droid once more. Now taking that into mind, it looked like it could take in a lot of upgrades. Like, "A shield. A shield always gives a tactical advantage to forward attacks. For it's size, large weaponry. Yet light, no artillery. Too heavy." As [member="SN-1411"] continued, WD looked to SN as they spoke of a weapon that simulated Force Lightning. "Perhaps energy shielding in case this such weapon backfires." An electric based weapon would do serious damage to a droid.

 

[STaCLO]

"I agree, a shield probably wouldn't hurt." SN thought for a moment, or rather, calculated. "To help deal with things that can seriously harm electronics I thought I'd give it some reinforced Duraplast Armor. I know that's really good a dealing with ionizing attacks and such." I felt like he could give it something like a shoulder mounted heavy repeating blaster for some extra anti-personnel damage. "Another thing that I think would go good with such a maneuverable and large droid would be to give it a lightclub. It's apparently like a normal lightsaber. But bigger and with a blade over 9 feet in length."

"I guess you could say that'd go well with s shield."

[member="WD-334"]

 

[WD-334]

WD-334 beeped in agreement to [member="S.Y.N."] for duraplast could indeed work. And the melee weapon would be a nice touch. "Perhaps a modified version with a touch of the Force Lightning weapon if it were possible. Stun larger targets with a strike." Something that could bring others to their knees. "And a heavy weapon for certain times against certain targets."

WD nodded it's head, or at least best it could do. With it's short metal neck. It leveled it's own shield, something it always brought with it. "I can confirm shields go well in combat. For many situations."