The machine’s optical sensors whirred. A deep, mechanical hum vibrated through the floorboards.
"Aris," the machine said, stopping directly in front of the reinforced observation glass. It didn't use the speakers; it tapped into the building's internal comms. "Why is it so dark? I followed the extraction flares, but the sky stayed black." BM-10 [BETA]
Aris looked through the cracked glass at the slumped heap of metal. The hangar was silent again. The machine’s optical sensors whirred