On my way out, one of the younger ones came up to me. He had a weird but complete outfit. on. I looked at him. "What are you good at!?" I asked. He turned and tilted his head to a large obstacle course. "Show me." I told him seriously. I wanted to see what even the younger one could do. He walked over and we watched him complete the course. He was jumping from different platforms, free running to get over the hard to reach areas, dodging the thin projectiles launched at him, and flipping all over the place. It was clear he was showing off for me. It was his big chance after all. When he got to the end, he stuck the landing, but fell on one knee and gasped. I did not understand. "Did he get hurt?" I asked out loud. "Doing the course that well takes lots of energy. He's probably very low." Alpha said. Epsilon agreed, saying "There is a UV light station, but that takes much longer than a walk in natural sunlight." I could grasp the situation. The young cyborg limped over, chest heaving. "Did... you like it?" he asked. "I loved it. You are now a part of PBJ Clan. We'll call you Lime, due to the clothes."
Epsilon
Zeta
Lime
Recruiting this many brought the number of PEA units in the clan to 12. That was actually enough for 2 squads. Perfect for us. I really wanted to leave when another PEA unit approached me. He looked angry. "You picked a lot of trash here. Can't you tell quality when you see it!?" he snapped. He was lashing out because he was not picked. He was wearing a good outfit, so he was probably good. Most of my picks had good outfits too. Arms and Vibe were picked by the AEP units to be sex slaves. It was harsh but true. Delta and Epsilon were borderline, but I never turned my back on a sexual partner. That was simply not how I rolled. Still, I could not have someone trash talking the clan members. "I don't pick trash. They all proved what they could do. When I asked to see what you got, Zeta and Lime put on great performances. You have no right to complain. Stop whining and show me something worth recruiting you!" I said for the rest of the units in the lab to hear. He was still angry but there was nothing he could do. I was the clan engineer after all. Another PEA pantsed him from behind.
The one that was pantsed did not get embarrassed. He got angry. The PEA unit first put his pants back on. Then he punched the jokester in the face. Hard. I watched as the prankster got dragged over to a pool of water and tossed in. When he came out, he was soaking wet. You got what you deserved. If he did not mess with others, he could still be dry. They looked like they were going to come to blows when they remembered that I was still there. They split apart. Oh well. I was not going to get a live combat demonstration. My group was large enough as it was. It really was time to go. We left and I took them straight to the park. They were surprised at the amount of charge they were getting from just walking around in the afternoon sun. When we got to the park, I let them to sit on a bench and relax. I waited for the, nearby. After I had gotten bored with waiting, I collected them so we could get back to the clan building. Every single one wanted to stay out in the sun. "You're now part of the clan. You can take walks in the sun as much as you want to. No one will stop you if you have no work."
