Robotics Researcher Robert

"Hey, you there! Come here and help!" Robert cups his hands around his mouth to amplify his voice.
Considering how loud he becomes, he's definitely done this before. "Hurry up!"

"I need you to collect some components."

"You'll need to visit my bud. Go find Stan (117, 148) and ask him
for some Dynamite Fuel."

"And then find, erm... what's his name? Ah, yeah, Smith around
(217, 270). Get the Robot Frame from him."

"After that, ask Beavis (202 198) for... erm...
oh yeah, the Trol Robot Blueprint."

Robert shouts: "Don't underestimate the importance of these
tasks just because I'm a little slow with names. Hurry it up!"

"I will tell you why I need them afterwards!"

"So go fetch those three components! Go! Immediately!"

"Stop dawdling!" Robert whines plaintively, his fingers tapping against his legs in an impatient staccato.

"Have you heard of the Ruins of Vilefiend Spire in Winterflake Forest?" A glum look washes over Robert's face as he explains it to you: "Recently, an investigation team had been dispatched to look into the abnormal phenomenon happening there. But we've lost contact with them."

"My... *sigh* my daughter is part of the team."

"I can't just stand here and do nothing while people are supposed to be rescuing her!"

"That's why I tried to build a rescue robot!"

"I thought of a way to enter Vilefiend Spire."

"If I ride on a Trol robot, I should be able to avoid danger."

"You don't get it? Here's the logic: The monsters crawling around the tower belong to the same civilization that produced these robots. So the monsters probably won't attack this robot. Sounds pretty legit, eh?"

"Anyway, you get in the robot first!"

"Simply go to the Gate of Jale and then return!"

"We don't have much fuel, be quick! Hurry up!"

"The cockpit might not be comfortable, but that's besides the point!"

Robert's eyes crinkle in an effort to keep a few, worried tears at bay. He channels his energy into a shout: "Bigger things are at stake! My daughter's and her team's life! If something happens to you, they're all doomed."

" So if the robot runs low on fuel, abort the quest, return to me, and try again."

*Make sure you have the "Testing" status.
*Make sure you have the "Return ASAP" status.

"You're back!" Excitement and impatience intermingle into nearly incoherent babble when Robert asks: "Howdoesitfeel?!" He takes a deep breath. "Did anything go wrong? Encounter any problems?"

"Well... I see." Robert's massages his temples with his left thumb and forefinger, covering his eyes with his palm.

"It took me a lot to build a cockpit big enough for just one person... " Robert mutters something under his breath, his face still covered by his hand,
and turns from you, leaving with a box of odds and ends.