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Dr. Marc Cray stands alone in a futuristic city with towering skyscrapers and flying vehicles, looking around in confusion and distress.
Three chrome-plated robot sentries on wheels, with red lasers emanating from their tops, surround a man in a lab coat, who has his hands up in a gesture of surrender.
Dr. Marc Cray, a young man in glasses and a lab coat, kneels on the ground surrounded by several chrome Robot Sentries, which aim red scanning lasers at him as he frantically explains his situation.
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Dr. Marc Cray stands alone in a futuristic city with towering skyscrapers and flying vehicles, looking around in confusion and distress.
Three chrome-plated robot sentries on wheels, with red lasers emanating from their tops, surround a man in a lab coat, who has his hands up in a gesture of surrender.
Dr. Marc Cray, a young man in glasses and a lab coat, kneels on the ground surrounded by several chrome Robot Sentries, which aim red scanning lasers at him as he frantically explains his situation.

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Dr. Marc Cray explores the futuristic robot city, attempting to find a way back to his own reality. He encounters the local robotic inhabitants and begins to realize the scale of his predicament.

Page 1

Dr. Marc Cray: IS... IS ANYONE THERE? HELLO? Dr. Marc Cray (thinking): This doesn't look like any city I've ever seen... Dr. Marc Cray: HELP! Can anyone hear me?

Page 2

Wait! I'm not a threat! I'm just... lost!

Page 3

Robot Sentry: IDENTIFY YOURSELF. STATE YOUR PURPOSE. Dr. Marc Cray: I'm Dr. Marc Cray! I'm a physicist from... well, not here! Robot Sentry: UNRECOGNIZED ORIGIN. SCANNING BIOMETRICS. Dr. Marc Cray: Listen, there was an accident with a motorcycle! A superposition event! Robot Sentry: ERROR: 'MOTORCYCLE' NOT FOUND IN CURRENT DATABASE. Dr. Marc Cray: It's a vehicle! Two wheels! An engine! Please, just help me! Robot Sentry: UNAUTHORIZED ORGANIC PRESENCE DETECTED. Robot Sentry: PROCEED TO PROCESSING CENTER. NOW.