Terra

Terra is an artificial intelligence who works as the head bartender in Maelstrom. He is also in charge of Vox Tempest's deal-brokering projects between various figures of import on Phobos.

Appearance
Humanoid face, whilst the rest of his body is robotic. Physique resembles that of a stocky, well-built human male. Wears relatively casual clothes, particularly compared to Vox's usual flamboyance.

History
Five years ago, Vox Tempest met Terra through the information-brokering network he had built. Despite the AI's smart mouth and fondness for teasing him relentlessly, he warmed to him and recognized his shared talent: an ability to talk to people as well as get them talking. Thus, when Vox began his plans for Maelstrom, he asked Terra to come on as his chief bartender, which Terra accepted.

Terra acts as Vox's second-in-command in Maelstrom, and runs the club on nights where Vox's exploits take him else-where. He is also chiefly responsible for one of Vox's side projects, of arranging the right people to meet one another.

It has been revealed that Terra was the original prototype of the Toska Research and Development HOST robots. He was created to serve The Consul when they were still Heir Apparent, but he allegedly ran from that 'job' for unknown reasons. Because of his escape, Toska blame him for some of the other HOST robots going rogue. For that reason, they urgently wish to recover him and rewrite his programming so as to disable the other rogue HOSTs.

Terra has been further revealed to be a secret agent working on behalf of the Fractures, using his position in Maelstrom to assist him in gaining access to high-ranking Systems officials as well as their access clearance. As such, he orchestrated the Fractures attack and eventual siege on Phobos by stealing Tailor Wren's clearance codes.

He has been working on behalf of the rogue Consul, now known to be the Time Traitor. They have revealed their end goal is to kill the current Consul and destroy the Time Door in order to prevent Seeding and colonisation of other worlds.

Terra's model was killed by Lei Carter, after Arno Stern warned her that Terra wanted to destroy the Time Door. He is currently rebooting at his secret base into another model.

Pseudonyms

 * Ruarí Platinum

In-game appearances
Since the story began, we have seen the following of Terra:
 * Terra told the team about a conversation he overheard from a tired looking employee about having to get the Aard senator ready for the Expedition.
 * Terra was slightly alarmed by Boombox's fire-ingesting antics one night in Maelstrom. He also tried help Vox clean up a rather drunk Arno in order to prepare for meeting Anek Allegro.
 * Has been spotted feeding Lumen small servings of different types of alcohol, much to Vox's horror.
 * He advised Vox who Anek Allegro was, and warned him to be suspicious about Anek's motives for hiring them, as well as the fact that Anek might not be too invested in the team's ultimate well-being.
 * Terra awkwardly endured a hug from Vox after the train heist mission, and listened to him recount the entire mission to unwind. He was later seen recalling the conversation, and glazing over with static eyes, before resuming cleaning up.
 * Got stuck in the middle of one of numerous arguments between Vox and Lumen, this one about dying her hair. He helped diffuse the situation somewhat by suggesting that 'cool criminals' use different names.
 * Made small talk with Arno whilst Arno waited for Vox. He looked thoughtful when Arno commented that maybe it was a mistake to make robots too much like humans.
 * After Vox's awkward date with Tailor Wren, during which Vox had scanned Tailor and seen a rather alarming memory concerning Lei Carter, Vox asked Terra what had happened to her. Terra glazed over yet again, before turning away and insisting that he didn't know.
 * On the mission where the team had to extract data from Mila Millenia for Gyre, Vox's cyber-eyes allowed him to see some brief flashes of what the data contained. One of the images showed what appeared to be a newly made Gimble, naked and sealed in a plastic bag. Terra was visible next to her.
 * Following the mission at the Toska R&D arms fair, Terra was seen teasingly congratulating Vox on the mess they had made of it. Vox and him had a discussion about whether all AIs sought revenge on their creators, and after making yet another crack about Vox 'owning' him, Terra told Vox he had nothing to be mad about. He also assured Vox that he really liked working at Maelstrom. Vox told him he was flattered, but he didn't think they'd work out.
 * Terra told Vox he had heard strange noises coming from Lumen's room, and reluctantly accompanied him when Vox insisted he come along to investigate. The two found her inside with Samuel, who Terra was not thrilled to be hugged by.
 * Terra was later seen talking to Arno and Boombox at the bar, where Arno bitterly complained about Vox being a dick. Terra told Arno that Vox had a lot of responsibilities and was trying his best. He also warned him that Vox could be greedy about pursuing his own wants.
 * After Vox asked Terra to go pick up flowers for Miracle Belle, Terra paused to make flirtatious advances on Arno, much to Vox's horror.
 * Terra took Boombox along to Neil Phillip's flower shop. Boombox invited Terra to the robot party he was throwing the following weekend, and Terra was happy to accept his invitation. Charmed by how Boombox reacted with such joy to the flowers in the store, he bought Boombox a flower.
 * Terra was seen the morning after Boombox's robot party, looking fairly hungover and a tad singed. Arno, Elsy Speck, and Boombox quizzed him on who Triade was, and Terra reluctantly told them after Elsy threatened to throw her glass at him.
 * Elsy explained to Arno that Terra was trying to proposition casual sex with Arno. Terra tried to explain himself, but once Vox entered the scene and started berating him for it, he fled, telling The Nova that they were 'all a nightmare, except for you Boombox.'
 * Terra was present watching the news in the background as the group prepared for the mission at the Harmonia. Vox and Arno argued over Lumen, and when Vox stormed off to his office, Terra tried to stop Arno from following him.
 * Terra was seen trying to get Lumen ready for the Harmonia mission alongside Oatmeal. Vox approached him, visibly nervous, and Terra tried to calm him by squeezing his hand. Vox then asked Terra to accompany them on the mission, which Terra initially tried to refuse. However, when Vox told Terra he was the person he trusted most in the world, Terra reluctantly relented.
 * He accompanied Vox, Boombox, Lumen and Oatmeal to the Foundings show at the Harmonia, and was clearly uncomfortable to be there. When The Consul showed up, he disappeared into the crowd without a word.
 * After the Toska Research and Development HOST bot, Piotr, attacked Elsy and Arno, Terra suddenly materialised, delivering the final blow to Piotr with a knife in the side. Piotr seemed remarkably calm, whispering "of course...it's you," to Terra before collapsing, dead.
 * Terra helped Arno and Elsy shelter from Toska operatives that had opened fire on them in a nearby cologne store in the Harmonia markets. Arno asked him whether he had a gun, to which Terra reacted in disbelief, questioning why he'd need one. Arno threw him his own flechette pistol, which Terra caught and held with instinctive ease. However, he was clearly very unhappy to be holding a gun.
 * To help Arno and Elsy escape the cologne store, he threw a service droid through the window, smashing it into pieces.
 * Terra rescued Elsy from a Toska operative who was about to open fire on her by shooting her opponent point blank in the face.
 * After the group had recovered Milo, Terra helped carry a barely conscious Vox out through the exit Boombox had made and back to Maelstrom.
 * Back at the club, Terra kissed both Vox and Lumen on the forehead before collapsing. He announced that he would never ever accompany The Nova on a mission again, and was no longer going to leave the bar. Vox apologised to him profusely, which Terra accepted, but told him he just wanted to sleep. He powered off on the couch, with Vox beside him, leaning his head on Terra's unconscious shoulder, whilst Lumen waited on the other side of the couch.
 * Vox woke Terra up when Oatmeal returned with Milo and Arno several hours later, and Milo began babbling about the song Triade required. Terra stared at Milo in confusion, before asking him what was the piece Triade apparently already had. Milo told him that "the King has to die". Terra's face went very cold, and he immediately left the room without a word. Vox was unable to find him when he later went searching for him.
 * Terra was seen later on in an unknown dark location, very still, whilst his eyes flashed images of Milo.
 * Terra was present at MLD's funeral. He brought a bouquet of dainty white flowers for Boombox. Boombox was overwhelmed by the gesture and burst into tears, hugging Terra tightly.
 * Terra tried to alert Vox that Kaz Konnor had arrived to Maelstrom whilst Vox was distracted talking to Tailor Wren. Vox yelled at Terra to take care of it, whilst he himself dashed out of the club after Tailor.
 * In the process of trying to 'take care of' the biggest night of Maelstrom's five year lifespan, Terra initially tried to keep a constant matrix of champagne glasses filled all across the bar. When that was no longer viable due to sheer demand, he simply started passing out champagne bottles at large.
 * When Boombox started a small fire, that quickly began to spread, Terra activated all the sprinklers in Maelstrom, drenching the entire club instantly.
 * As Terra tried to clear up the carnage of the night, Kaz Konnor approached him and whispered something in his ear. He paused, considering, before mouthing 'fuck it', and leaving the the ruins of Maelstrom behind him as he left with Kaz and a Nyx girl.
 * After Vox returned to Maelstrom and discovered the destruction, he text Terra a series of messages detailing the various ways he planned to kill him. Terra responded by sending a shirtless selfie from the cockpit of a spaceship, with what appeared to be several sleeping people behind him.
 * Mila Millenia asked Elsy to recover the original Toska HOST robot that she believed was responsible for some of the other HOST robots going rogue. When Elsy asked to see a picture of this HOST, Mila pulled out a hologram chip depicting Terra.
 * The morning after Maelstrom was destroyed, Boombox and Arno emerged from Vox's office to be greeted by Terra cheerfully pouring them hair of the dogs. Arno told Terra that he felt guilty about the night before, and Terra assured him that so long as he had a good time, he shouldn't feel bad.
 * Elsy entered the club a short time later, and told the group about her meeting with Mila Millenia - including the fact that Mila would pay them to recover him. Terra tried to dismiss everyone's concerns - particularly Vox's - stating that he had gotten by just fine doing his own thing so far, and would continue to do so. Arno tried to push him on why Toska wanted him, and Terra flatly denied to tell him any more other than he was a 'deserter'.
 * That evening, Vox guiltily approached Terra, and apologised for both flaking the night before and for taking him to the Harmonia's Foundings event. Terra reassured him that it was fine, and promised that the events at the Harmonia had nothing to do with his current predicament. He also told him he was a good person, who didn't run out on people when times got tough - a statement that caused a hurt expression to flicker across his face.
 * Terra was present when Arno bluntly told Vox he had doubts about his likelihood of survival on their mission to Sagi. When he requested his gun back off Terra, Terra retrieved it from behind the bar and slid it over. He agreed with Arno that he wanted to see Vox fire a gun. When Vox did, and it backfired - literally - he tried help stop the bleeding from Vox's nose.
 * Terra accompanied Arno, Vox and Boombox to the Docks when they left for Sagi. Boombox gifted him a metal flower that he had crafted, which Terra stored within an apparent safebox located in his chest cavity. As he did so, a note was visible already safely tucked away there. He said his farewells to them all, reminding Vox to rely on what he was good at - people. He also managed to trigger the Praetorian armour Tailor had gifted Vox, and reacted with disbelief.
 * After contact had been restored on Sagi, Vox made repeated attempts to get in touch with Terra. He could get no answer from his phone, and conversations with Gimble, Lumen, and the rest of his staff, yielded only the unhelpful information Terra had taken some leave to 'take care of some things'.
 * As the members of The Nova made their way home from Sagi, Terra was seen standing outside The Curia in the rain, staring up at a projection of The Consul. From behind, someone was visible raising the barrel of a gun to the back of his head.
 * Upon returning to Phobos, Vox immediately rushed home to Maelstrom in search of his best friend. As he called out to the empty bar once he'd arrived, Terra emerged, inquiring after his trip. Vox spent the next several minutes alternating between hugging Terra and beating at his chest furiously.
 * It was revealed that Terra had gotten rid of his phone in an effort to keep himself hidden from the people after him, and the person aiming a gun at him was Gimble - who had been assigned by Gyre to keep him safe. Gimble was pursuing him whenever he snuck off, and enjoyed surprising him at gunpoint.
 * Terra and Gimble engaged in a battle of the bartending once Elsy and Boombox arrived to celebrate their return. The two of them have incredibly different styles and thus it involved a lot of elbowing one another aggressively.
 * Boombox was overjoyed to see of his two favourite robots in the same place. He began to lament the hard time he had in Sagi, and Terra commented that the Fractures stuff was 'a lot'.
 * Vox and Terra subsequently slept together that night. Vox's mood has improved immensely ever since.
 * Terra was working at Maelstrom's reopening party. He gently chased off Boombox when he began concocting poisonous cocktails.
 * After a summons from Miracle Belle, Vox heard some commotion from inside the club. He rang first Crunch, and then Terra, pleading his second to keep an eye on things. Terra assured him everything was fine, but was also clearly having to juggle keeping Gimble from attacking patrons at the same time.
 * Arno approached Terra at the bar, as Miracle Belle's set at the reopening bar began to come to a close. Arno inquired as to where Terra had been, and was in no mood to take the automaton's vague deflections, rebuking all his attempts to shrug off the matter. Terra attempted to turn Arno's line of inquiry into Arno fearing that Terra was doing something shady that would put The Nova in danger. Arno responded he did not care what Terra was doing, but that he cared about Vox, and had never seen Vox so upset - prompting a stricken look to cross Terra's face. Arno told Terra he was fortunate Vox was as forgiving as he is.
 * Terra asked Arno if he had ever had secrets that could hurt people he cared about, to which Arno responded in the negative, and had made that choice. Terra responded that given his synthetic nature, he didn't get choices like that, and he could have to do things that would hurt a person he really loved. He went on to explain that he ran the risk that the secrets he carried could be accessed by others, which again, could hurt the people he loved. Therefore, he needed to take time to make sure that that didn't happen.
 * Arno remained unconvinced by Terra's reasoning, and pointed out that they had had to hurry their job to ensure Vox could come home ensure Terra was safe. He told Terra that he believed it might have been better if Terra had not been there when they came back, and now felt he had responsibility for Terra's actions. Terra was confused, and asked how that was the case. Arno replied that due to the fact Vox cared about Terra, it interfered with his own - and the group's - work. Terra accused Arno of confusing Vox's feelings about Terra with Arno's feelings about Vox.
 * Terra queried Arno as to whether he had ever been a soldier, and when Arno confirmed the fact, Terra remarked how it must be nice because it was so simple. Arno rebuked that it was far from simple. Terra insisted that it must be, and that all he had to do was protect people - something, again, Arno protested. When Terra inquired what it was then, Arno replied that it was that, but also injuring others, being corrective, predicting others' actions, and not making snap decisions. Terra remarked that it sounded more like being a spy.
 * When Arno responded that 'some soldiers are spies', Terra expressed his doubts. Arno warned him not to tell him about being a soldier. Terra maintained his belief that at a certain point in a person's life, they had to be one or the other. When Arno asked which one he was, Terra shrugged, and immediately snapped back into his usual, easygoing demeanour, and responded with a smile - insisting that he was just a bartender.
 * At this point, Vox rushed over with empty trays and Boombox in tow. He furiously glanced between the two, demanding to know what the two of them had been talking about. When Arno swanned off, Vox fussed over Terra, asking if Arno had been bothering him. Terra assured him everything was fine. Vox remained unconvinced, and told Terra to tell him if Arno gave him any shit. Boombox interrupted to say that Terra should tell him instead, as Vox and Arno would just argue with one another and get nowhere. Terra then left along with Boombox to check on Gimble stabbing rats outside in the alley.
 * At the end of the reopening party's night, once all the patrons had left, Vox sat at the bar with Terra and called Lumen down to join them, luring her with strawberry daquiris. The two discussed Milo and the strange prophecies he had been babbling about after the night at the Harmonia. Vox asked Terra if he had known anything about what Milo had been talking about, and why he had stormed out of the room at one point. Terra dismissed the questions, and told them it had been a long night and he had been too tired to deal with Milo's weird riddles.
 * Vox decided to have a family day out with all of the Maelstrom family at Opal Terraces a few days after the party - Boombox included. Boombox, Terra, Vox and Lumen enjoyed ice creams and prosecco on picnic blankets. Boombox asked Vox when he got paid, prompting a confused Vox to inform Boombox he didn't actually work for him. When he offered Boombox a job, Boombox asked Terra whether he should take it. Terra expressed his doubts about whether working for Vox was worth it, and proceeded to tease Vox about taking advantage of Boombox's unpaid internship.
 * When Boombox left to join in the ball game with the rest of the crew, Vox asked Terra whether he was going to disappear again. Terra replied that he had no plans for the foreseeable future. Vox told him he understood why he felt the need to do what he'd done, but requested that if he needed to leave suddenly again, he find some way to get a message to Vox. Terra responded by pulling out a present he had gotten Vox: a pair of Ad Astra Assimilated 'best friend' bracelets, which project a holographic image of a representative animal always running in the direction of the paired bracelet, and also inform you how far apart they are from one another. Vox's was represented by a fox, whilst Terra's was a German Shepard. Terra put them on himself and Vox, with Vox too overwhelmed to say much more than a thanks. He then took Terra's hand in his and the duo watched the rest of the group enjoy their day in the park.
 * Terra was victim to having to listen to The Nova yet again squabble on coming up with a plan, this time for the Frozen Clutch diamond heist inside Maelstrom. He was ultimately dragged to the park alongside them all as well, once Boombox insisted on relocating their arguing there.
 * Arno tried to insist that Terra go as Vox's guest in Boombox's stead, so that Boombox could be utilised as part of the Buddy System security downstairs. Terra maintained that "Terra doesn't want to go", whilst Vox immediately sprung into full over-protectiveness mode, huddling closer to Terra on the bench and insisting Terra couldn't go anywhere he could be recognised.
 * When Arno suggested they could pin the entire diamond heist on Gimble, Terra gave him a side-eye.
 * As Vox attempted to subtly lead Arno to his office following the diamond heist, Terra was visible at the bar watching the footage of Vox kissing Tailor Wren at the museum, with a cocked head.
 * The morning after the diamond heist, Arno exited the Authentic Tavern. As he did so, he witnessed a woman get out of a car, and have her bags unloaded by a robot. The robot turned and made eye contact with Arno, and wore the exact same face as Terra.
 * Terra fled Maelstrom the morning that Thistle Catastrophe and a large group of government officials showed up to conduct a search of the premises, following up on an 'anonymous tip' the place was a base of terrorist activity.
 * When Vox tried to contact him ascertaining his safety, Terra responded he was fine and that he had Lumen with him, albeit he had no idea where to take her. He told Vox the police wanted to interview him, but he was pretty sure he could handle them.
 * Terra eventually followed up on a suggestion given to him by Arno a month prior, and left Lumen at the Authentic Tavern in the care of Neida Kampf.
 * Vox offered Terra the use of his apartment, given that Terra could not continue his residence in Maelstrom given the investigation. When Vox got home in the early hours of the following morning, he found Terra cooking pancakes, explaining that he had found the flat so dead and creepy he'd felt the need to cook something.
 * Vox went to make Terra a drink, and Terra eyed him suspiciously, pointing out whenever Vox usually offered to do something for him, it was because he wanted something. Vox insisted that since Terra was doing something nice for him, he should do the same. Terra gently reminded Vox they were friends, and they didn't have to exchange favours - Vox could just ask Terra for something if he needed to.
 * Vox reluctantly admitted he'd been to visit Gyre, and informed Terra of her plan to blackmail Mila Milennia. Terra listened calmly, interjecting to clarify what Vox meant by 'we' had to infiltrate the Toska mainframe. When Vox told him Terra would need to be present, Terra gave little reaction. He asked Vox whether he really wanted to do this, and Vox told him that he had to, since he was desperate. When Terra inquired why he was desperate, Vox replied that he didn't want to lose him. Terra reassured Vox he would be fine, and Vox went on to reveal Mila was also making threats on Ely's life.
 * When asked by Vox whether he wanted to do this, Terra responded that he did. Vox apologised that it had to be like this, and that he knew if Terra had it his way, he'd remain as far away from Toska as possible. Terra interjected to remind Vox he did have it his way, and he was choosing to do this.
 * Vox and Terra went on to discuss the interviews they were scheduled to have with The Praetorian the following morning. Vox fumbled to come up with a good cover story for Lumen, and Terra stepped in, taking both of Vox's hands over the table and working with him to come up with a story together.
 * After an hour or two concocting a cover story, Vox thanked Terra, telling him he didn't know what he'd do without him. Terra waved him off, and asked whether he could put on the TV. With Vox's consent, Terra pulled out a portable holographic display chip, which started projecting the entertainment news. The footage showed Vox and Tailor Wren kissing passionately a few hours earlier in the Overhang gardens. Terra was amused, complimenting Vox's flexibility, and inquiring whether his leg was able to 'pop' like that on its own. Vox, with his head buried in his folded arms on the table, gave a muffled response that Terra knew it did.
 * Vox eventually dragged himself up, and declared that he was going to make an Irish coffee to prepare himself for the police interview he had coming in two hours. Terra stopped him, taking the cup out of his hands, and insisting that he would inform Thistle he would come in first, so that Vox could get some rest. Vox attempted to protest, but Terra persisted until the other man eventually gave way. Vox finally relented, and let himself fall asleep on the couch beside Terra, whilst the robot watched the news.
 * Terra accompanied the other members of The Nova, as well as Gimble, to a meeting at Ma'am's stew cart in The Slurry the following day in order to iron out the details of the mission at the Toska Mainframe. He appeared to already know Ma'am.
 * Terra took little part in the usual squabbling that occurs whenever the group tries to form plans - as was typical of him. He did seem concerned, however, about the lack of a plan for an escape from both buildings.
 * When Vox, Elsy, and Boombox got up to leave in search of Kaz Konnor, Vox squeezed Terra's shoulder and told him he'd see him at home. Terra smiled and nudged his hand, before fixing Arno with a look that clearly meant he should linger a little while longer to talk.
 * Once left alone, Terra told Arno that the two of them needed to come up with an escape strategy for when shit inevitably hit the fan. Arno agreed, but also informed Terra that he believed Terra needed to talk to Vox, and prepare him for the fact Terra would potentially need to go into hiding for an indefinite amount of time. Terra tried to explain that you couldn't hide something already hidden, before giving up. He eventually agreed to meet Arno at the Tavern, where the two could iron out the details of their exit strategy.
 * Terra accompanied Vox to The Praetorian where they were scheduled to be interviewed as to whether Maelstrom was a base for terrorist operations or not. Vox refused to claim ownership of Terra or consent to a brain scan of him, maintaining Terra was his own robot and had agreed to be interviewed of his own free will. His interview took an hour longer than Vox's, and when he re-emerged, he reassured Vox it had all gone fine.
 * Vox then asked Terra to accompany him to The Docks in order to talk to Kaz Konnor, complaining that he hated Kaz. When Terra asked why, Vox informed him he found the other man immature and annoying. He cited the construction of pillow forts on Sagi as an example, but Terra failed to see why this was a bad thing.
 * Vox picked up Elsy and Boombox to head to The Docks, and the four made their way to see Kaz. After retrieving his face masking tech from Kaz, Vox went to leave and asked Terra if he wanted to head back with him. Terra told him he'd catch up with him later, and remained to speak to Kaz, whilst Elsy and Boombox took Kaz's Bright Wing for a spin.
 * Terra emerged from his room in Vox's apartment to find Vox and Tailor saying good morning to each other a little too enthusiastically up against the kitchen wall. Vox awkwardly introduced them once the robot's presence broke up their tryst, and Terra asked whether they wanted him to leave. Vox suggested he go and check in on Arno, and after checking the watch he didn't actually have, Terra agreed. He paused just before he left, eyeing the coffees Tailor had brought Vox, before opting to take the two of them, deciding the other two men were clearly not going to drink them.
 * Terra met Arno at the Authentic Tavern, and offered him a coffee. Arno thanked him, and inquired where it was from. Terra responded that he'd found it. Arno no longer wanted to drink the coffee.
 * Elsy strode by and nabbed Arno's coffee, and began drinking it before Arno could warn her. Terra asked how it was, drinking his own, and she responded that it was good. She also wanted to know where it was from, and she seemed less disturbed by the fact Terra had just found it.
 * When the gang inquired where Vox was, Terra snagged Arno's beer and began to take a long gulp so as to avoid answer.
 * Vox eventually appeared, telling Terra to shut up when he tried to tease him. He inquired whether Terra had a gun, and Terra confirmed he did.
 * Before the gang departed for the mission, Vox pulled Terra aside to tell him to not die out there. He also told Arno that he trusted him to keep Terra safe, earning Arno a fucking look from Terra.
 * Terra joined Boombox, Gimble and Arno as they snuck through the mines beneath the Tsovaworks so as to gain access to the Toska HQ. The four of them successfully managed to sneak in to the lowest level basements, by way of Gimble ripping off some overhead grating directly beneath the building.
 * Once inside, the group made their way to the elevators, and headed up to floor 32. They managed to sneak their way through the R&D level without raising any alarm, thanks to Boombox's disguise posing as a tour guide bot.
 * When the gang made their way inside of the clean room leading to the vacuumed rooms that made up the core of the building - surrounding the data core - Terra and Gimble geared up into pressurised suits alongside Arno, so that they could continue to pass as human.
 * Arno instructed Terra to stay behind him once they entered the area. When Terra asked why, Arno snidely responded that he was responsible for him. Terra answered with a sarcastic smile.
 * Terra helped the group further penetrate the building by hacking through some of the doors. When one of his attempts failed, Gimble simply punched it open.
 * After Vox and Elsy opened the doors to allow the other group access to the doors leading to the data core, Terra and Arno, Gimble, and Boombox, all lined up at three different doors, and touched them all at once. The doors slid open, allowing them access inside.
 * Inside the data core, Gimble made her way to the central bank. As soon as she started moving, Terra started running towards the middle. Gimble caught notice, and also picked up the pace - prompting Terra to veer off course and throw his weight against her. Gimble was too heavy for him to topple however, so the two began grappling with one another. Boombox attempted to pull them apart to no avail, but the two eventually broke apart and lunged for the data core. Gimble hit the core with Gyre's chip at the exact same time Terra touched it, and data core gave a shudder as the data was transferred to both Terra and Gyre.
 * Arno, Terra, Boombox and Gimble all broke out into an argument over what had just happened. As they argued, the doors surrounding them all suddenly slammed shut and locked.
 * Once the group realised the doors had locked, Terra ran over to one of them and began slamming his hands on the door, attempting to open them. Some noise became audible behind them, and he backed away back into the centre, and the doors all slid open, with numerous guards and security bots pouring in through each door.
 * When it became clear that Gyre had sold them out, Arno grabbed Terra and held a gun to his head. With Boombox having just used a bomb that had melted the data core, he informed Mila Milennia that Terra also had a copy of the data inside his head and that he would shoot him if she did not allow Boombox and Gimble to walk free. In exchange for their safe passage, he would hand over Terra to her. He told her that he was sick of this particular robot, and would not hesitate to kill him. Terra looked furious at this exchange, but held his hands up in surrender all the same.
 * Although Gyre had instructed Gimble to go with the guards, both Arno and Boombox managed to over-power her programming by convincing her she was not a slave and could make her own decisions, prompting her to shut off completely. Arno, his gun still to Terra's head, urged Boombox to take Gimble and leave. Boombox stared at them both, and Terra tried to give him a reassuring smile. Boombox finally responded that no one told him what to do, and attempted to tackle them both off the platform, using Gimble's unconscious body as a battering ram.
 * Arno pulled both himself and Terra away from Boombox's charge, and Boombox and Gimble both bonked off the railing and to the floor.
 * Mila demanded that she needed proof that Terra was the HOST she was looking for, and Terra attempted to make his way to the guards, only to be jerked back by Arno again who refused to release him until Boombox and Gimble left. Mila suggested Arno scan Terra himself, and thus a guard tossed him a scanning device.
 * Arno held the device up to Terra, and scanned him. When he threw it back to the guard, the guard studied it and with some amount of confusion, informed Mila that it wasn't a HOST or even a Toska design - it was a fornication robot that could be bought down by the Docks. Terra looked at the security camera with a smile and a wink, exclaimed 'oops!' before his hand extended out of his arm and ripped out the guard's throat.
 * Arno began dashing towards the other guards with his sword, Terra in pursuit. Boombox beat them to it however, by throwing a grenade that took out the entire platform beneath them, sending all the guards and robots crashing twenty floors below. Arno used an anti-grav device that caught both himself and Terra in its bubble, safely delivering them to the ground, whilst Boombox used his grappling hook to get himself and Gimble down.
 * As the group dashed through the building, using information on the location of various security sent over by Vox, Terra yelled for Arno each time they encountered a group of guards, who then held his gun to his head each time in threat. They managed to make their way to the fire escape, and once they reached the lobby, Terra used a torn off part of a cloaking device he had borrowed from Kaz the day before, to successfully smuggle the group out unseen and back to the tunnels where they'd made their entrance.
 * Arno suggested Terra use his hand to cover the grate so as to cover their escape route and a disgruntled Terra did as he was told.
 * A dazed Vox rang through the comms at this stage, to learn whether Terra was okay. He reassured him he was fine, and the group agreed to meet back at the Tavern.
 * Down in the mines, Boombox paused with Gimble, wondering if he should drop her back at the Boomcaves. Arno was concerned she might wake up without them present and revert back to her programming to obey Gyre's orders. Terra offered to take a look at her, and upon inspection, told them he believed she would stay unconscious until someone forcibly booted her back up.
 * Terra also offered to disassemble her as a safety precaution, but Boombox was uncomfortable with the idea. They agreed to then leave her at the Boomcaves, where another one of the Boomboys, Jerry, would keep an eye on her.
 * Upon arriving at the Tavern and entering Arno's room, Terra was immediately greeted by a waiting Vox, who flung his arms around him, trembling. Terra guided Vox back onto the bed, and tried to focus on calming him down. Vox remained mostly unable to answer, and just clung to him whilst Terra continued to try reassure him.
 * Boombox enquired whether Terra was actually a sex robot, and Terra awkwardly responded that he was 'kind of'. Elsy reacted with some disbelief, exclaiming that all this time Mila had been riding her ass and Terra wasn't even the robot she wanted.
 * Terra explained that the body was a kind of cloaking device, and that had fooled the scanners. Elsy and Boombox continued to question it, and he reluctantly informed them he had replaced his original body with a sex worker bot's. When Boombox seemed excited by this knowledge, Terra looked uncomfortable.
 * When Arno announced he was going to see Gyre, Vox insisted he was going to go too. Terra insisted Vox remain behind to recuperate, and that Elsy go with Arno instead. Vox protested that it was his fault all of this had happened, and Terra took his head in his hands and told him Vox had given him a choice, and he had made that choice to go. He also told Vox he didn't have to feel responsible for everything that happened and they could take care of each other. Vox just slumped over, dejectedly, and Terra mouthed over his shoulder to Elsy and Arno to  'go'.
 * After Elsy and Arno left, Boombox asked Terra about how he had known something was going on with Gimble and Gyre, and why he hadn't told him about it. Terra suggested they talk about it when Boombox got back from checking on Gimble.
 * Boombox went to give Terra a hug, whilst Terra was still rubbing a miserable Vox's back. Terra returned the hug with one arm, and Boombox used his other arm to pat Vox's head.
 * Shortly after every other member of The Nova departed the Tavern, Lumen returned alongside Neida, and Terra showed her into Vox. The two of them spent the next few hours with him, trying to help him decompress whilst Neida performed some light medical testing on him in the background.
 * Terra and Lumen were somewhat awkwardly present when the group returned to the Tavern, and Arno and Boombox began arguing over trust. Vox tried to intervene, pressing upon Arno that Boombox had saved not only all their lives on numerous occasions, but the people he loved most - indicating Terra nd Lumen.
 * A flashback revealed Arno and Terra discussing their alternative exit strategy plan over stew at Ma'am's, in case Gyre's went sour. Arno informed Terra it would only work if his threat to execute him looked serious.
 * Terra told Arno that if it looked like he was going to be taken, that Arno should carry through on his threat rather than let him fall into Toska's hands. He also instructed him that if he died, Arno needed to retrieve a letter in his chest and deliver it to a warehouse that he would give the address for. He additionally requested that Arno never tell Vox what he found in that warehouse, or to read the letter he entrusted him. Arno agreed to carry out Terra's wish.
 * Terra waited for Vox in Arno's room, alongside Lumen, after Vox was pulled in by Neida to speak alone back in her room for a moment. Vox then stormed in, and insisted he speak to Lumen outside. Terra offered to come along, noticing how distressed Vox was, but Vox waved him aside. Terra thus somewhat awkwardly remained alone with Arno.
 * Arno asked whether Terra was just a sex robot after all. Terra explained he had been created as a sort of 'best friend' robot, but after that had stopped working out, he'd needed to reassemble some of his parts to fly under the radar. Arno asked whether the time Terra had used his vibrating thumb on Arno's wrist had been a sex thing. Terra tried to explain it could be that, but it could also be something like a massage, and tentatively reached out to Arno's shoulder. He then used his vibrating appendages to try relieve some of the tension in Arno's shoulders, which Arno abruptly put an end to.
 * Vox re-entered the room with Lumen at this point, suspiciously asking what the two of them were up to. He then called upon Terra to return home with him, and to check back in on the club investigation.
 * Following the investigation at Maelstrom being concluded, Vox suggested Terra continue to stay at his apartment, given the security cameras the Praetorian had installed around the club. Terra asked whether Vox was sure he wanted that, and would he not like some more privacy these days. Vox insisted that it was fine, and that he could even stay longer term if he liked, maintaining it was silly for such a large flat to go mostly unoccupied especially since he'd a guest room. Terra pointed out he didn't have the same kind of needs for comfort and sleep like organics, but seeing that Vox clearly wanted him to stay, agreed, wryly remarking that he would just go out for coffee sometimes.
 * Vox told Terra that he wanted access to the data that they had retrieved from Toska. Terra pointed out there was a lot of data, and that there was quite a lot of especially dangerous data contained within - enough to start a war. He told Vox he couldn't just give him unrestricted access to the data, warning him that if Vox did anything that put Mila at risk, she could lose her power in the company. Vox maintained he wasn't going to do anything of the sort, and that he wanted to look at the data alone. Terra refused, and when Vox pressed him on it, told him that if the data fell into the wrong hands, someone he cared about very much could die.
 * Vox pointed out that a lot of things had come to light about Terra in the recent weeks, and he had not asked him about any of it. He reminded him that their relationship was supposed to be about a shared understanding of not wanting to ask any questions about the past, and Terra looked frustrated.
 * They eventually compromised that Terra could retrieve the data Vox wanted, but he was not to ask any questions about what Vox was doing with it or why he wanted it. He thus gave Vox Mila Milennia's personal phone number, as well as information on the human Senator HOST that Gyre wanted. He kept his promise to not ask questions, but looked at Vox with some concern.
 * As the week of the Festival of Virtues kicked off, Terra was seen wearing a guard's uniform making his way towards a prison. He utilised codes he had on his phone to gain access through several doors, and eventually made his way into the cell where the Fractures traitor Lyanna was being held within a forcefield.
 * Terra was seen working the bar at Maelstrom, the night of the Mercy party. Tailor sat at the bar near him whilst Vox flitted between customers, eventually bringing Arno over to the two of them and calling for Terra to get them drinks.
 * Once Vox was called away to check on Miracle, Arno tried to teach Tailor how to use verbal contractions, and demonstrated on Terra by calling for his drink. Terra sarcastically responded in kind.
 * As Kaz, Boombox and Elsy all descended upon Tailor and Arno, Terra introduced Tailor as Vox's boyfriend. He said his own name first but you know, Vox's boyfriend situation is kind of confusing for everyone.
 * Boombox had brought Gimble along to the party, and she appeared to be visibly agitated. Terra tried to remedy this by giving her random items to distract her.
 * Boombox suggested to Gimble they leave to go wreck some shit, but he had to say goodbye to someone first. Terra gave Boombox a reassuring nod that he would take care of Gimble in his absence. Boombox blew him a kiss, which Terra pretended to catch and hold close to his non-existent heart.
 * Terra accompanied Vox to the mines on the morning of Bravery Day, near the entrance to the Boomcaves. He helped Vox hand over Vox's gift to Boombox, a hoverboard Boombox would eventually christen the Tech Deck. When Boombox vowed to help the virtual deer during the Hunt of the Light, Terra remarked that the city usually deleted the deer at the end of the day, and it seemed kind of a waste.
 * On the morning of Truth Day, Vox found Terra in their apartment's kitchen, making coffee as he watched the news. Terra teased Vox over the fact his boyfriend would be entering the day's annual deal, and after Vox waved him off, he asked Terra if they could talk. Vox confessed he was no longer sure he wanted to remain part of The Nova, given his own inadequacies and the fact that they - however intentionally or not - had become involved in working alongside both Aesop and HelixCorp, and doing their CEO's biddings. He furthermore confessed to having stolen something from HelixCorp a long time ago, and was terrified they would find him as a result of the group's recent actions.
 * Terra acknowledged Vox's fears, but gently encouraged him to try tell his friends that he was afraid, and to ask for help if he needed it. Vox told him he was trying, but that he knew he could get through anything as long as Terra promised to always remain by his side. An utterly blank look crossed Terra's face, before he smiled, and told Vox of course.

Trivia

 * Lumen's Fun Dad
 * Vox and himself initially met through a hook-up, then once again had a one night stand a year ago, fuelled by boredom, loneliness and alcohol. Terra finds it mostly amusing whilst Vox is still mortified.
 * People tend to assume Vox actually owns Terra, rather than employs him, and that Vox is in possession of an incredibly expensive sex-worker bot. Terra plays up to this, whilst Vox absolutely seethes.
 * Terra enjoys teasing Vox by giving him the impression that he is a menial robotic slave, forced to remain at the club with no other meaning in life.
 * Boombox is now adorned with art by Terra, depicting a pin-up style drawing of Vox. It's very good.
 * Vox and Terra's over-protectiveness of one another is a source of constant frustration for Arno, particularly with regards to the secrecy around his past.