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The brothers are bickering.
"If you don't stop whining, I swear to whatever god is left alive-"
"Boys!"
The brothers arrive to Libton, a trading outpost. Many critters run about.
One brother goes to a food stall - Warm Worms, the other two go to Mercury's Tech Junk.
Mercury: "Three corpboys straight out of pre-war propaganda. Did you rob a tomb?"
"Excuse me, bird, we're actually CEOs of MATA!"
Mercury, laughing: "Yeah, and I'm a majority shareholder. You're excused, human.
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The brother sits down at the food stall. It's very small and he struggles.
He orders warm worms. A penguin child asks him to pass a napkin. The brother notices the napkin dispenser is a dead CRT.
Mercury: "Cactus pot? Necklace? Whatever this is?"
"Do you have anything that powers up?"
Mercury: "I mean... yeah. But why?"
Brother pulls out a memory stick: "A miracle."
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The brothers are using a computer, browsing MATA_database.
"THERE! STOP! What is that?"
An unrealized prototype... MATA AI powered MilTek exoskeleton."
"Mercury, do you have any miltek prosthetics?"
Mercury: "I guess.."
Mercury digs up his stash of back scratchers.
The brothers and critters of Libton assemble the first MATA_BOT.
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Girl: "One please!"
Mata_bot ice-cream vendor: "Coming up!" It's an ice cream with worms.
Girl, Fish and Penguin look at a statue in the center of Libton. It's surrounded by tall skyscrappers.
Girl: "What is that?"
Fish:" The three brothers memorial. It was here they built the first MATA_BOT."
Penguin: "Very post modern."
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