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Full Screen Mode, or FSM as the scientist who created him tends to call him, is a large robotic insect resembling a bee that doubles as a security system. His eyes are quite large for his body and contain video cameras that observe almost every speck of detail displayed to the scientist in his office. The quality isn't 100% smooth but with how slow FSM seems to fly, it's not too hard to make out the details of what's being perceived. His long antenna help him transmit said picture from quite the distance, an approximate four football fields away though the scientist is always trying to improve on this by upgrading FSM to the highest quality gear he can find. His wings are made of old and tattered windsail but are quite small in comparison to the bulbous body. Despite this he seems to get quite the height when flying, approximately one football field according to his creator. After that the poor mechanical being will plummet to the ground. His little legs contain smaller "hand" like appendages that allow him to pick small objects up. He then stores said items inside a compartment in his chest so that he may deliver the findings to the scientist when he returns. Finally, there is the key like protrusion from the backside of the mechanical that acts as the "energy source" of FSM. This key can be wound several times to give FSM many hours of runtime so that he can do his task and get home safely. There has been an occasion or two that he has run out of energy and had to be retrieved by other mechanical creatures that share the same creator as he. One of these is Klaymen, who he met after losing power by a toxic site known as the "Containment Zone". FSM had not wandered inside the perimeter but had been scanning along the outside to find anything of use. He came across a bit of neon green glowing sludge and before he knew it he had lost all power and shut down. Klaymen had been dispatched to assist in retrieving him. The wolf mechanical accidently stepped in the sludge while trying to move FSM to a safer spot and his metal foot was warped into a nearly unusable state. Klaymen continued his job and managed to turn the key and get FSM going again. The mechanical bee was ever grateful for the assistance and even though Klay was much too large for his small appendages, he still managed to lift the his mechanical brother in the air and take them home.
It was then FSM noticed how different their creator treated them. He was immediately taken in for repairs and fussed over, the scientist telling him he was quite important and to not bumble into such danger again! Klaymen sat awkwardly by his station, waiting for help that never did come. The scientist just left him there without a single thought. It was NV that came to Klay's aid instead, having found some scrap parts that he could use to rebuild the twisted foot. FSM also noticed how shiny he and NV were as they were often cleaned and well cared for. Klay had quite a bit of rust and his joints sounded creaky and old. FSM promised the mechanical that had helped him that he would try to convince their creator to treat him better. Klay simply told him his time would be wasted but the bee was determined. Every day after that FSM would follow Klay and observe him in the field, even though he had an entirely different task he was supposed to be doing. The scientist would scold him but no action was taken against him. Multiple times Klaymen received some type of injury and the scientist would just gloss over him as if he were nothing, only wanting what the mechanical being had retrieved...
FSM soon gave up trying to convince their creator of Klay's worth, especially after the wolf disappeared. NV suspects he had finally been scrapped after all this time as there was schematics on the scientist's desk for a new prototype that looked similar to Klay. There was nothing that could be done now. FSM swore he wouldn't give up on his friend, even if the scientist ended up escorting him to the scrapyard for it.

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Character/Story by Glory

Background by Wallpaper Cave