[As Warren due to SirBeowulf's absence]

Warren finally stepped out of the train, his robotic friend Howard almost soundlessly following him. As soon as he stepped off the train, he stooped down and started fiddling with an access panel.on Howard, much to the latter's chagrin. Or, at least, as chagrinned as a robot could be, judging by it's disapproving bleeps and boops.

"Hang on, Howie. Just checkin' to make sure you're not getting rusty, is all," he said, as he screwdrivered a panel off. Howard complained by moving away from Warren as he did this, and Warren gave up. "Alright, have it your way. Lemme' just put this back on."

After a quick reattachment of the panel and a pep-talk from New Castle, Irina mentioned sending Howard into the subway car as an advance scout.

"But it might be dangerous! He might get hurt in there!" Warren joked, fully aware a mobile gun platform made of pure metal would probably be able to deal with whatever threat was in there, unless the inhabitants of the city had EMP grenades suddenly.

Warren just gave his little buddy a pat on the back; or at least, as close to a back the rover had, and gave it an encouraging "Go show 'em what you're made of," as Howard went off, into the unexplored subway car.