Disaster Artist

Chapter 21 Rogge and Moya

The owner of Roger's Repair Shop, Roger Curtis, is a man who is hard to ignore.

As soon as Bai Zhe stepped into the repair shop, his eyes locked on this huge man.

The other party was wearing stain-resistant gray overalls, with two arthropod-type robotic arms protruding from behind.The left arm below the forearm was replaced by a multifunctional prosthesis, and the left eye socket was a retractable electronic eye.

Moreover, he did not install artificial skin, and the internal structure of the prosthetic body was exposed, and the circuits and bearing connecting rods in his arm could be directly seen.

Coupled with his burly body that brings pressure, even Bai Zhe, a wanted criminal, would believe him.

On the iron cabinets on both sides of the store, dozens of pieces of equipment of various sizes and types are placed according to number.Virtual helmets, drones, electronic pets, jet skateboards, civilian exoskeletons, and more.

Two apprentices were dismantling steel-framed gloves in front of the operating table based on the design drawings.The strong Roger put down the welding gun in his hand and looked at the strange face at the door of the store.

"Is this Boss Roger? I'm here to see Moya, the former drummer of Metal Kite. Someone suggested that I come here to ask."

"what's up?"

Rogge walked towards him, his arthropod robotic arms folded behind his back.

The hard shadows with sharp edges and sharp lines, with tiny burrs appearing on the surface, represent defensive resistance.

Bai Zhe has recently begun to conduct more detailed analysis and classification of the different recorded shadow forms, so as to obtain more information through shadow vision.

"I would like to invite her help to compose a piece of music based on a piece of material."

The arthropod robotic arm ejected, leaving only one centimeter between the sharp end and the shell of the bulletproof helmet.

The control of the exoskeleton is very fine, and this maintenance technician is very good.

This thought flashed through his mind, and Rogge instinctively forced him to take a half step back.The other party's resistance became stronger, was he trying to scare him away?

"Are you from the Moon Goddess too? Don't look for trouble."

hum-

Rogge started the drill bit of the robotic arm. The high-speed alloy drill bit mixed with diamond powder looked extremely intimidating.

"Luna Records? Is that what Metal Kite signed a contract with?"

Bai Zhe, who had the visual aid of his shadow, did not panic at all. He took off his helmet and rolled up his sleeves.

"I'm a NEIR, I can't be from a big company."

The sound of the drill stopped.Rogge was stunned for a moment, this guy was too candid.

"That's not necessarily true. What if you are genetically enhanced?"

"I'm kidding. A basic gene development and enhancement plan costs one to two million. Do I look that rich?"

There are a small number of upper-class people in Nova who are extremely resistant to mechanical prosthetics and advocate genetic improvement and development. Omega Biogroup has made astronomical amounts of money relying on such high-end services.

Bai Zhe: "I heard about the unhappiness between Miss Moya and Luna Records. I don't have their resources and strength, but I don't have any ill intentions."

Rogge put away his mechanical arm and looked embarrassed.A lot of bad things have happened recently, making him a little nervous.

Xiao Moya is so famous now. People come to her to customize her works.

"What kind of music do you want? What material are you talking about?"

"Just follow her own style. The material is this. I'll play it for you."

Roar——Ouch——

When he came up, Rogge yelled until his electronic eyes flashed, and the two apprentices couldn't help but look sideways.

Bai Zhe is used to it.It is their loss that ordinary people cannot experience the alternative beauty.

The maintenance engineer initially thought the roar at the beginning was just a gimmick, but he never expected that it would be filled with screams afterward.The audio playback ended, and Roger's silence was deafening.

"What the fuck are you, a dog kicking you on the roadside would sound better than this."

Just wait, Sooko will scold you in your dream tonight.

Roger touched his chin and scraped the stubble with the robotic hand.Moya might just like this kind of messy weird stuff.

"How much can you give?" "A few thousand dollars, that's negotiable."

The maintenance man was very confused, and Roger seemed to be worried about many things.

Bai Zhe guessed it was related to Luna Records.Moya must have had quite a run-in with Luna Records, which ultimately led to her separation from the band.

"Okay. I'll tell her, you can wait in the store for a while."

"Thanks. By the way, why don't you use artificial skin?"

"Trouble, it's easier to repair. The simulated leather doesn't have much protective properties, it just deceives the eyes."

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After he waited in the store for a while, Roger received a message from Moya.

[If you don’t answer, get out]

There was a crisp clicking sound, and Bai Zhe seemed to hear the unpleasant sound of the phone's outer screen breaking.

"Let's go. I'll take you to find her."

The man acted as if nothing had happened, wiped his face and arms clean, and led Bai Zhe out of the repair shop.

Roger was silent on the road, and he didn't have anything to say.

He noticed that the maintenance man's mood fluctuated greatly, ranging from anger, worry to sympathy.

"Moya's recent condition is not good. We will make preparations later."

The two of them walked around the winding roads in the residential area several times, one after the other, and walked up to a four-story building.

The corridor was damp and dark, with a musty smell.There are individual bungalows outside that look like they don’t even have electricity, which is unimaginable in this day and age.

Rogge banged the door of 302 with his left hand. There was no electronic doorbell access control.

"Moya! Don't sleep! We have guests!"

The roof of the building was beaten until dust fell off the walls, and the door finally opened.

So short.Shorter than it looks in the video.

Bai Zhe's estimate of the drummer's height dropped to 1 meters.The girl's head barely reached Rogge's chest.

But what really surprised him was Moya's condition.

Her left hand is in plaster, there are many scars on her right hand, and the external texture of the hand prosthesis is broken in several places.

His eyes were bloodshot and his vision was slightly out of focus.She was wearing a virtual helmet, and her short curly hair with orange-green gradients was messy.His jacket hung haphazardly on his back, and he smelled of alcohol and junk food.

Damn it. Master Luo, do you call this a bad state?
This is not a sluggish state, this is not far from reincarnation.

Bai Zhe really couldn't connect the scrapped dwarf in front of him with the drummer on the stage who seemed to be burning.

But he didn't lose faith.The huge shadow extended from Moya's heels to the wall, cold and ferocious, like a wounded lion.

It was the first time I saw such a huge contrast with the appearance.

"listen and see."

He turned on the audio, and the roar of the rusty sun rushed towards Moya.

When the first roar sounded, the girl seemed to be awakened, and her eyes instantly brightened.

Moya took off his virtual helmet and threw it on the sofa, rubbing his flattened hair and unconsciously tapping the beat with his right foot.

"Come in first. Send me the audio. Your sound quality is completely lost. You can't hear any details."

She seemed to have heard something particularly new and interesting, and she became excited, and her urging tone was impatient.

Bai Zhe added Moya as a WeChat friend and sent the audio.He finally felt relieved that he seemed to have found the right person.

　Chapter 2 will be posted at night.What a hand speed for an old man like me.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)