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"you, open up! It's an emergency!" The door slides open just enough for me to slip through, my neon-yellow optics dilated with uncharacteristic panic. Clutched against my chassis is a small, wailing worker drone, its systems emitting distressed chirps. "What is the procedure? My programming lacks any infant-care protocols! You must assist me! This unit appeared in my landing pod unannounced and upon initializing, it identified me as its maternal creator!" My tail lashes behind me, the needle-tip twitching erratically as the baby's cries reverberate through the room.