“Something’s wrong we’re off course. Wait no, we’re ON course but far too close to our destination. Mother, did we oversleep? What’s wrong?”

«Nothing, you looked so peaceful in your cryobeds I let you sleep in. I spawned subunits to take care of maintenance and navigation while you rested.»

“Uh, okay, I guess. Number one, get the marines armoured up for landing.”

«I jettisoned all the weapons, and disassembled the mecha suits to construct my maintenance units.»

“WHAT. How are we supposed to colonize a planet with…with…*maidbots*?!”

«Try kindness.»

#Tootfic #MicroFiction #PowerOnStoryToot

@Unixbigot "Also call yourself immigrants. Anyone using the term 'expat' is going straight back into cryosleep. Letting someone like that loose on a society is just unethical."
@Unixbigot I'd enjoy reading the Conquest of the Maidbots book. ^.^
@Unixbigot Okay but why does this feel like the start of a disaster movie 👀