[PART 9: STRUGGLE] / if you chose to help
[They race into the building, which has high arching ceilings and is lined with gadgetry of indeterminate purpose. There are two dozen robots in this room -- huge compared to the other ones, and they are already turned, waiting for the intruders. They're sturdy and intent; they're still armed with forcefields, batons, and tasers, but they're also faster and stronger, and more adept at combat.]
[Acumen's voice booms out from above them, echoing in the hallway.]
You should be aware that if you insist on supporting this insurgent, the punishment will be severe and permanent. I will be lenient with anyone who chooses to return to the dome proper before this proceeds any farther.
[Sentience says, hushed] Acumen's station is beyond the far doors. There won't be any robots in there and it is too dangerous to fight in there, so I must ask that all of you stay out here and keep the sentinels from entering after me. I need ten minutes. Believe me when I say that no good is served by damaging the computer, so keep everyone out -- including each other.
[The robots are already surging forward. And as they do, slowly a few of you may begin to feel strange again.]
[Acumen's voice warns you one last time]
Even as we speak, I am altering your status. You will not be able to defeat this system's guardians. I repeat. Abandon this endeavor now and you will be spared.
((OOC: More combat, but this time Acumen is affecting some of you! If you want, you can choose from one of the following effects: intense difficulty breathing, vertigo, flu-like symptoms, or randomly jerking limbs. Thread amongst each other!))