voice

[deem]

Hey guys, can you hear me?

[YoRHa unit 9S, forever uncertain as to whether he's thinking at people properly]

I just wanted to let you know that 2B and I are doing renovations on that old house on the western side of the island. At the moment there's no water or electricity so it's probably not the most hospitable for humans...

But once it's in working order, this'll give us an outpost in this area.

Also we were discussing some hands-free lights for working in the dark. Devices like that would come in handy, right? Are there any other types of equipment you could use? Seems like during our downtime, that's something to work on. Maybe we can also establish what resources we've got at our disposal, too. We're a team and all, right?

[Now that they're not dealing with invading hostiles, it seems to him it's time to put his technical skills to work]

[ooc: Feel free to thread-hop/jack, let's get geared up]

Comments

[rootandbranch]

We can learn a lot from each other, then! And if "technology" works here, it'll be nice to have something that we don't have to depend on Qri for...

I don't know about the other stuff, but I can try looking for metal, if that's what you need.

[deem]

I think you're right about that, on both counts.

It'd never hurt to have more metal, if we can find any around here. Seems like we're still feeling out what kind of resources we've got access to.

[rootandbranch]

We were going to go look around more for things to eat, so we'll keep an eye out. I don't know much about looking for metal, though. Maybe we'll get lucky.

[something about what 9S said that's been nagging at him finally catches up to his brain...]

--wait, did you say you knew 2B?

[deem]

It depends quite a bit on the area, but usually ores are underground. This place may not adhere to the same realities of where I'm from though.

[But with that said—]

That's right, we're partners. Both YoRHa—er, soldiers, that is.

[rootandbranch]

I guess I'll just see if I can smell any. But let 2B know that I still owe her that favor, okay--! She's amazing!

[he's full of admiration for 2B!!]

[deem]

[A dragon after his own heart. They can appreciate 2B collectively]

Yeah, she's the best.

You're better off surprising her though... Otherwise you'll get into some repayment feedback-loop.

[rootandbranch]

How should I surprise her? What does she like?!

[thoroughly distracted from the point of this telepathy conversation, but at least it's a cute distraction?]

[deem]

That's a good question... We were always on missions, but the times we got to relax, she enjoyed fishing a lot.

Although...personally, I think she'd like anything someone did with her in mind. She's a kind person but she doesn't think of herself as much as she could. That type, you know?

[The best kind of distraction]

[rootandbranch]

Our cave is near a stream... I'll check for fish. And... I'm not good at thinking of things, since I don't really know what people could like. But I'll try my best.

[it would probably help if he understood androids...]

Does she like eating anything besides fish?

[deem]

Hm...well, where we come from, there aren't restaurants or anything like that. Mostly it's fish, vegetation, or the occasional boar meat...

[Although they're pretty useful to ride for faster travel]

But never mackerel. There's this chemical reaction that uh. Well. Turns our blood to sludge and we're goners at that point.

[rootandbranch]

It turns your blood to... wow, that's a really weird weakness. No mackerel, got it...

[deem]

At least it's pretty easy to avoid.

[rootandbranch]

Right, right!

. . . um, that isn't a normal human thing, is it?

[he's-- he's pretty sure humans can eat fish without worrying about blood sludge? surely, Vern would have mentioned it?]

[deem]

No, it's just an android thing. I'm pretty sure humans don't have any problems eating mackerel.

[There's just all sorts of other things that can make them sick]

[rootandbranch]

Android... okay, you lost me. But that's not very hard, especially about stuff around here.

[there's rueful amusement in his tone. Geir's getting very used to being baffled about members of the coven, or the coven's circumstances in general.]

[deem]

The shortest version is that I'm living technology, but I don't know if that'd just sound even more confusing. I was made, rather than born.

[Hopefully Geir doesn't think he's some magical clay monster like one girl did]

[rootandbranch]

Technology... do you mean like, metal nuts and bolts?

[his understanding of the term is extremely limited to what Souda explained to him about conventional machinery, but he's trying.]

[deem]

[It's a promising start, he thinks, that the basics are there]

Those're component parts, yeah. And circuitry's a pretty big deal in more sophisticated designs, like me or 2B.

[rootandbranch]

So you're made of metal? --should I keep an eye out for metal for you guys, too...?

[baffled, but willing to accept the assertion... wow. people who are made of metal? that's even crazier than any of the dwarven inventions, after all.]

[deem]

Alloys and synthetic materials mostly, but I can always use more metal. It's good for equipment or repairs if we need to improvise.

[9S considers it lucky anytime someone doesn't tell him he's impossible or call him something else entirely here]

[rootandbranch]

I'll look for you, then. I can smell metal sometimes.

[deem]

Wow, really? That sounds pretty handy.

[rootandbranch]

Uh-huh. I can sense a lot of things! More when we're not stuck here.

What's your name, so I can find you again?

[deem]

Oh, I'm YoRHa unit 9S. Just call me 9S though.

Or my friends call me Nines.

[rootandbranch]

Wait, are we friends?! I don't think-- we mostly just talked about fish!

[the shock in his tone is clear; Geir wasn't aware discussion of friendship was on the table.]