.FLA

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## Serial Designation .FLA

### Nickname(s)

FlareFlash

sketch created by me, Arkhalis/Arkhi

### Occupation

Cataloguing the vast array of drones present upon Copper-9

## Physical description

### Eye Colour

White

> *"Y'know, most people say that bullets are too outdated for this day and age. You wanna find out if they still say that after I put one through their head?"*
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Blazing a path through enemy territory, .FLA sets up her squad for success with unparalleled surveillance skills and deadly aim. With a big gun and even bigger bullets, she locks down sightlines and makes sure nobody crosses.

## Appearance

> *"I look like a wanted criminal. Can we please get a nicer photo?"*
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A regular Disassembly Drone with blue eyes and medium-length hair, .FLA usually dons a cropped black jacket and shirt. Strapped to her back by cables is the B.Ra.In.S device and her trademark rifle. Occasionally on more risky deployments, she wears a heavy trench coat packed with ammunition and a radar scanning module attached to the primary B.Ra.In.S. Welding marks can be seen around her forehead and back, and she seems to lack the standard forehead bulbs and bladed wings common to most in-service Disassembly Drones. Instead of a nanite injector, .FLA’s tail ends with a screw-driver-like device.

## Personality

> *".RAR says I have difficulties talking to people. What does she know? I'm great at talking."*
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Adopting a somewhat pessimistic attitude, .FLA isn't the most sociable and prefers work to talk. She's generally unemotional and speaks in a relatively flat manner with little inflection in tone, neither taking pleasure nor despising the killing of the Worker Drones. Being the designated intelligence officer, A tendency to overthink simple situations, poor improvisation skills and a lack of spontaneity means she isn’t great at navigating situations without explicit orders and struggles with things outside of company protocol.

Among her squad, she tends not to talk much and focus on the business at hand. Outside that environment, however, she will open up a bit and be slightly more friendly, although still rather reclusive. It is questionable what sort of psychological effects repressing her emotions has, but there is no data to suggest any adverse symptoms have appeared yet.

## Abilities

> *"If you lose focus, you die. Breathe when it's over."*
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### Physical

Considering her design was tailored for long-range, precision sniping, .FLA’s designers stripped back on most hardware features and kept the frame light for repositioning, with reinforcement of the upper torso to support the M99 Rifle. As a result, .FLA lacks most features of run-of-the-mill Disassembly Drones, including interchangeable hands, nanite injectors, nanite-neutralising methods, AbsoluteSolver.exe and flight. Most of her body is constructed using lower-grade material than the standard, meaning it can easily be damaged and leave her vulnerable without a means of regeneration. However, the reinforcement measures of her upper body means her punches are sufficient to dent the average Disassembly Drone, and should be avoided.

### Mental

While .FLA does lack spontaneity and improvisation skills, her quick reactions and logical assessment of situations means she can still respond reasonably well to unforeseen situations. Precision and perception are her main strengths, owing to an incredibly astute visual system and her processors effectively being in a constant state of overclock. The latter does mean that if she is overloaded with information she may crash, although this hopefully won’t happen. It should be noted that she relies entirely on RAM, and does not use any form of virtual memory.

## Equipment

> *"Oy! Back off my stuff, buddy!"*
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#### M99 Anti-Material Rifle

Inspired by archaic anti-tank rifles, the M99 uses magnetic technology to accelerate a single, concentrated round of pure antimatter at speeds exceeding Mach 2. While the slow reload time and poor handling leaves something to be desired, the M99 makes up for it with sheer devastating power, being able to completely destroy anything it strikes. While the antimatter round does boast explosive capabilities, .FLA uses it to dispatch crowds or destroy cover. A variable zoom scope and bipod makes this weapon incredibly bulky but powerful, necessitating a strap to carry and stabilise the weapon. The recoil after firing a shot makes it virtually impossible for most drones to use this more than twice.

#### Mk.1 Ballistic Ranging and Imaging System (B.Ra.In.S)

A self-contained radar, LIDAR, sonar and EM spectrum imaging device. The B.Ra.In.S can automatically hack most technology provided it has an interface, allowing .FLA to save the team the trouble of breaking through carbon-reinforced titanium blast doors. This system, similar to .FLA, is incredibly fragile and can be damaged easily, however the protective outer shell does somewhat mitigate small chip damage. Possessing the capability to see in all wavelengths of the electromagnetic spectrum and wireless connectivity to all of .FLA's squad members as well as being able to connect with .FLA's tail-mounted data terminal means this equipment is a valuable asset in awareness.

## Quotes

> *".WAV, please stop breaking into my room. If you let light in, it ruins the photos."*
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> *"Your stuff's... okay, I guess. But I'll use my own. No offense."*
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> *"They ain't giving up that easy, huh. Good thing we brought guns."*
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## Fun Facts/Trivia

* She's mortally afraid of fire, but has a flare gun, napalm bomb launcher and flamethrower in her arsenal. Hence, the nickname of Flare. It's both an insult and a pet name to her. Of course, she never uses the listed fiery weapons, so I haven't included them in the Abilities section.
* She's a photography enthusiast and takes one whenever possible. It's handy for logging, but half of them are always fuzzy.