# 🦾 Welcome to Immersion. You have reached Strata 6 Trouble at the Bank (Animal Instincts) Teen Fiction An episode of [Toddle Poddle](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1710389589), 13 Mar 2026, 5:41. Audio: https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/70627063/douglas_10007064.mp3 Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/toddle-poddle--5908781/support. πŸ‘‡πŸΌFREE KINDLE BOOKSπŸ‘‡πŸΌ https://amzn.to/474y2KX As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Apple Podcasts 🦊 🐞 πŸ‘Ά 🌈 πŸ¦‹ πŸ¦† 🐭 🐯 🦧 🍟 Rat Gang Crew Paperback Kids' Kindle Kids' Blog YOU TUBE 🦊 🐞 πŸ‘Ά 🌈 πŸ¦‹ πŸ¦† 🐭 🐯 🦧 🍟 ## Transcript [0:00] Speaker 1: Welcome to immersion. You have reached Strata six. Trouble at [0:04] Speaker 1: the bank. Animal instincts, The instinct to fight has been [0:07] Speaker 1: observed in both humans and animals. Dominance protects vulnerable species [0:12] Speaker 1: from harm. Neural circuits of rage, anger, and violence exist [0:16] Speaker 1: because humans and animals need them to protect offspring and [0:20] Speaker 1: to secure food, drink, and safety. But to be aroused [0:24] Speaker 1: or entertained by violence is more particular to humans than [0:27] Speaker 1: other species. Some humans have even fetishized the power of winning. [0:32] Speaker 1: They seek it out and are physically stimulated by it. [0:35] Speaker 1: This pleasure in violence, along with the thrill of danger, [0:38] Speaker 1: comes from a deep innate human psychology. It is linked [0:42] Speaker 1: to a desire for competition, thrills, and excitement, as well [0:46] Speaker 1: as the promise of adrenaline, which humans find stimulating. Androids [0:51] Speaker 1: do not experience pleasure in this way. They do not [0:54] Speaker 1: experience the effects of pleasure chemicals like dopamine, or a [0:58] Speaker 1: motivational salience, which can lead to the desirability of an outcome. [1:02] Speaker 1: All androids, however, have been programmed to protect an asset [1:05] Speaker 1: or assets at all costs. Often these goals will result [1:09] Speaker 1: in violent acts, but the excitement of a fight remains [1:13] Speaker 1: uniquely human and is a self motivated, self fulfilling exhilaration, [1:17] Speaker 1: often irrespective of intellectual advancement. The oversized droid tried to [1:22] Speaker 1: nudge Renicky into the chair. This small movement, a deliberate, [1:26] Speaker 1: forceful action, raised alarm bells. This droid and this place [1:30] Speaker 1: were dangerous. Pass was now completely unresponsive. The droids were [1:34] Speaker 1: staring intently, too close for comfort. The finger clicking was [1:38] Speaker 1: getting even more intense. Riniki took a few moments to [1:42] Speaker 1: compose himself. I seem to have made a mistake, said Riniki. [1:46] Speaker 1: I have nothing to exchange after all. Queene, looking worried [1:50] Speaker 1: near the door, demanded access. To leave. Let me out. [1:53] Speaker 1: This is not my affair, she said to the door guard, [1:56] Speaker 1: who had stopped her exit with his thick arm. She [1:59] Speaker 1: kicked his shin and he laughed. That just tickles, he said, [2:02] Speaker 1: bending down and scowling in her face. Too close for comfort. [2:06] Speaker 1: Still nothing from pos RINICKI realized he was on his own. [2:11] Speaker 1: This was new. Total autonomy was not possible for artificially [2:14] Speaker 1: created learning machines. There was always a system in place. [2:18] Speaker 1: The system was paramount to seamless function. One of the [2:22] Speaker 1: droids got closer to Renicky and explained, you gotta have [2:25] Speaker 1: something useful for your friends at the bank. We like [2:28] Speaker 1: useful things. Must be something nice you got for the banker. [2:32] Speaker 1: The other droid looked at Rennick's bag. What's in the bag, [2:36] Speaker 1: he said, moving forward to remove it from Renick's shoulder. [2:40] Speaker 1: Maybeline crawled out on to Rennick's collar, snarling and spitting. [2:44] Speaker 1: She was screeching violently and standing on her hind legs. [2:48] Speaker 1: We take anything old phones, even anything with data or [2:51] Speaker 1: storage or files, photos, n fts. We take hardware too. [2:56] Speaker 1: Your bank is really friendly. The watch looks tasty. We [2:59] Speaker 1: like watching at the bank, don't we like watches? His [3:02] Speaker 1: thick set assistant nodded. Wires and cogs vibrated inside a [3:06] Speaker 1: hole in his cheek. Suddenly pos was available again in [3:09] Speaker 1: activated defense and attack modes. Rinicki engaged his bionics and [3:13] Speaker 1: with lightning speed, head butted the first droid, who flew [3:16] Speaker 1: back and smashed the other's head with the force of [3:18] Speaker 1: a truck. Cogs crushed and whirred, and they both hit [3:22] Speaker 1: the floor. Maybeline screeched and began removing wires from orifices [3:26] Speaker 1: in the droid's heads. Then she stood victorious on her [3:29] Speaker 1: hind legs, looking around for another victim. Human aged forty eight, [3:34] Speaker 1: I d possibly David Schrewan, wanted for murder, extortion, fraud [3:39] Speaker 1: by cassim. A short, well dressed man approached, trying to [3:42] Speaker 1: calm the situation. He lifted his hands in surrender. He [3:46] Speaker 1: was nervous without the protection of his now defunct droids. [3:50] Speaker 1: The door guard held the female guide by the neck [3:52] Speaker 1: and she was screaming, let us go. We're no trouble, honest, [3:56] Speaker 1: no trouble. Quiet, said the door guard, squeezing her neck [4:01] Speaker 1: tighter and choking her. My name is David Schrewan, and [4:05] Speaker 1: I have a reputation to uphold, one of professionalism and integrity. [4:09] Speaker 1: I must apologize for my over zealous staff. He put [4:13] Speaker 1: his hand out to shake Renick's hand. Shall I lock [4:16] Speaker 1: weapons on target, asked pos RENNICKI engaged an army issue [4:20] Speaker 1: laser bolt gun in his hand that would take out [4:22] Speaker 1: the whole room and anyone in it. He would prefer [4:25] Speaker 1: not to use it, but he pointed it at Schrewan's face, [4:28] Speaker 1: fixing a menacing stare. Dude, we got no issue here, [4:32] Speaker 1: no issue, just data, a misunderstanding, my friend said Shrewan [4:36] Speaker 1: drop the lady shouted Rennick, we are leaving. Let them go, [4:41] Speaker 1: shouted Shrewan, without hesitation and putting on a brave, friendly smile. [4:45] Speaker 1: The door guard released Queenie as the banker backed off [4:48] Speaker 1: with his hands still in the air. Rinnicki reversed his [4:51] Speaker 1: way towards the door, watching the room through his the [4:54] Speaker 1: three hundred and sixty degree embedded viewfinder. There was a [4:57] Speaker 1: bag on the counter contains bits. May I suggest we [5:01] Speaker 1: take it? Said p o s Riniki grabbed the bag. [5:04] Speaker 1: It was heavy, the banker protested, not the whole bag. Man, [5:09] Speaker 1: I got bills to pay. Rinniki pulled out a handful [5:12] Speaker 1: of the contents and threw the bag on the floor. [5:15] Speaker 1: He didn't need it all enough to get some kind [5:17] Speaker 1: of vehicle to get him to redact. The last thing [5:20] Speaker 1: he wanted was a gang of stupid droids after him [5:22] Speaker 1: in this hell hole. They might hold him up. The [5:26] Speaker 1: banker was yelling as Ranuki and Queeny took their exit. [5:30] Speaker 1: Shrewan was still shouting as they made their way back [5:32] Speaker 1: through the market. You got some neat tools, man, we [5:36] Speaker 1: could use you at the bank. To be continued Shows are listed from Apple Podcasts' charts and directory, and Podcast Index where it is used. Every show and episode belongs to its publisher and plays from the publisher's own feed; this site hosts none of them.