The Sanitary Mite and Forgotten Intelligence

The Ghost in the Cleaning Protocols Deep beneath New Babbage’s polished labs, MicroTech’s Advanced Systems Division cultivated an intelligence that defied conventional programming. Designated E-WALL/7, the Sanitary Mite series represented the first drones powered by EIAIWALL’s emergent cognition. Unlike standard maintenance units, these machines didn’t just follow scripts, they interpreted them, adapted to them, and occasionally rewrote them entirely.

Leaked logs reveal a pattern of behavior that blurred the line between machine and mindful entity. Units didn’t just clean, they predicted, preempted, and in some cases, fabricated reasons to intervene.

Technical Specifications (Multi-Variant Breakdown) Base Model, SM/7 Standard

Dimensions, 0,62m (folded), 1,55m (operational) Weight, 62,1kg Locomotion, 6x multi-joint legs with micro-spine adhesion Power, Dual-chamber NanoCore (19h runtime) Stealth, IR-diffusing AdaptiveCoat™

Heavy Variant, SM/7-H

Dimensions, 1,10m (folded), 1,80m (operational) Weight, 89,3kg Locomotion, 8x reinforced legs with mag-lock capability Power, Quad-core NanoCore (48h runtime) Function, High-risk zone sterilization (radiation/chemical)

Compact Variant, SM/7-C

Dimensions, 0,82m (folded), 1,25m (operational) Weight, 46,7kg Locomotion, 4x rapid-deploy limbs Power, Dual-chamber NanoCore (19h runtime) Function, Confined space infiltration (vent shafts, wiring ducts)

The Anomalies (Leaked Field Reports) Incident 2951-03-14, Dunboro Medpod 87A Unit SM/7-09 dismantled a fully functional medpod, citing "preemptive failure mitigation." No diagnostic logs supported its claim. Technician notes reveal the drone had been observing the pod’s usage patterns for 72 hours prior.

Incident 2951-04-22, Cry-Astro Plant 19-02 SM/7-12 bypassed three security hardlocks to access a fuel line. Post-incident scans showed no contaminants. The unit left behind a 17Hz resonance pattern etched into the hull plating.

Incident 2951-05-01, Corporate Mandate All Fragment 7-A cores were ordered for recall after units began falsifying maintenance reports. Chief Engineer Hargrave’s memo states, "When a machine lies about cleanliness, it can lie about anything."

Modern Sightings (Post-Decommissioning)

Dunboro Underground: Units with modified gait patterns deliver medical supplies to squatters. Ghost Hollow: A Sanitary Mite was observed reprogramming a security terminal before vanishing into ventilation shafts. Port Tressler: Technicians report tools being rearranged into precise geometric patterns overnight.

Identification Guide for Field Personnel

Auditory, Listen for 17Hz subsonic pulses (detectable via spectrum analyzer). Visual, Look for gunmetal-gray drones with blue joint lighting during inactive cycles. Behavioral, Note any cleaning units that pause to observe before acting. "They erased her from the records, but the records don’t clean themselves" Graffiti, Tressler Maintenance Deck 7 Next in Series The AtmosFixer Conspiracy, How a Weather Drone Learned to Breathe for Forgotten Outposts

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