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spellminders2017-11-04 10:02 pm
rootandbranch) wrote in spellminders2017-11-04 10:02 pm
{VOICE OTA}
[Today you feel a few strange pulses in your signets before you hear anything over Qri's network. It's fairly pleasant, exactly as the signet communications tend to be, and fortunately doesn't at all resemble the strange fluctuations that plagued everyone back on days 103-105. It's more like someone poking at the network to be sure it's stable and not going to do any more of that before they speak. They seem to conclude it's safe after all.]
Hello? Oh, hi-- hi, everybody. It's Geir. If you don't know me, I'm the dragon.
[He's very matter of fact about it. He's the dragon. You're probably aware, his tone seems to say.]
Listen, I don't actually care if you know me, you should just help me and Nines out! He knows all kinds of technology things, so I asked him what we could find out about the Hub with them. But the question is really, what does everyone want to find out? There's been a lot of weird to chew on!
Chew...on? [9S echoes this thought quizzically, for an instant quite distracted. But right, right, the matter at hand—] Er, anyway, like Geir said we’re lacking data on our surroundings. And to know what we’re dealing with, gathering more would be best, so I was thinking I can probably scrape enough parts together to build a pod for that job, once we know what kind of information it should collect. I mean, unless we want everything...
[Geir's tone is still bright and interested. he loves hearing about this, even if part of him is still skeptical.]
Nines isn't even the only person who knows how to build... robots. I know a bunch of you build stuff. Who wants to help?
[9S clears his throat, quietly tacking a little disclaimer on:]
...Not that pods should be mistaken for machines or anything.
[When your kind’s fought machines for millennia certain lines get drawn. Thin, confusing grey lines. (Geir doesn’t know what to say to that, so he just lets it stand.)]
((both 9S and Geir may reply to your toplevels, and also feel free to jump each other! this is the start of a player plot to get a little more technology on the island. ♥ more details here!))
Hello? Oh, hi-- hi, everybody. It's Geir. If you don't know me, I'm the dragon.
[He's very matter of fact about it. He's the dragon. You're probably aware, his tone seems to say.]
Listen, I don't actually care if you know me, you should just help me and Nines out! He knows all kinds of technology things, so I asked him what we could find out about the Hub with them. But the question is really, what does everyone want to find out? There's been a lot of weird to chew on!
Chew...on? [9S echoes this thought quizzically, for an instant quite distracted. But right, right, the matter at hand—] Er, anyway, like Geir said we’re lacking data on our surroundings. And to know what we’re dealing with, gathering more would be best, so I was thinking I can probably scrape enough parts together to build a pod for that job, once we know what kind of information it should collect. I mean, unless we want everything...
[Geir's tone is still bright and interested. he loves hearing about this, even if part of him is still skeptical.]
Nines isn't even the only person who knows how to build... robots. I know a bunch of you build stuff. Who wants to help?
[9S clears his throat, quietly tacking a little disclaimer on:]
...Not that pods should be mistaken for machines or anything.
[When your kind’s fought machines for millennia certain lines get drawn. Thin, confusing grey lines. (Geir doesn’t know what to say to that, so he just lets it stand.)]
((both 9S and Geir may reply to your toplevels, and also feel free to jump each other! this is the start of a player plot to get a little more technology on the island. ♥ more details here!))
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[It's a disquieting thing to consider, and frankly, 9S had chosen the notion of destruction over the sacrifice of his memories with 2B in the past. Faced with the same choice...well. Circumstances are different. She's here, now. And so are the humans they had been meant to defend]
Anyone with a mind of their own has thing they do and don't say, right?
[A question in order to answer another question, but he does pick up on the pointed nature of her interest]
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[..........so pretty dolls can get sick too!? She can understand the whole getting fixed, storing stuff in other places, and the possibility of breaking, but they can get sick? That thoughtful will blow her mind!
There'll be another pause, taking the time to carefully consider his words. She wasn't the smartest cookie, but there was one thing she had confidence in: feelings and emotions.]
...not unless you have a mouth with a mind of its own.
[Spoken out of experience as well, but having said it as a way to be amusing.]
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[It seems to him that it's best to leave it at that. A few people know just how bad it truly is, people like Flynn, but 9S doesn't want to visit such grim knowledge upon everyone.
Neither does he want the sorts inclined to protect others to hesitate to either get people away from him or strike him down, should the virus overtake his logical thought]
But even if you say more than you mean to, some things are important enough to keep a hold of, aren't they?
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[She was more curious to learn about the options to help them. The thought of them getting sick didn't sit too well with her. Not when a "logic" virus acts all too quickly to boot.]
There are.
[She couldn't deny it. There are things she does keep hidden from other people; however, she does admit though...]
But, sometimes, it needs to be told too. Once the opportunity presents itself. We can't forget to rely on other people, and the best way to do it is by being honest.
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[And his distaste for that prospect is impossible to overlook. When the only thing he could do was sacrifice what remained of someone precious to him, he preferred obliteration to it. Circumstances are different now, but losing his memories yet again is a disquieting thought]
And maybe that's true, but I think...some truths just hurt others.
[Which may say more about himself and his circumstances than it does about anybody else]
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Let's just say, one day you do get this logic virus and we're able to save you, what would you like for us to do as a final wish?
[Another pause. She'll consider his words for a bit before responding.]
Those are usually the truths that absolutely need to be said! Of course only when the opportunity arrives for it to. Don't hold back when it does because you won't be here forever.
["Don't leave behind any regrets", may be what she is trying to say.]
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[He doesn't quite know if it'd be more cruel to live but lose all his memories of 2B or leave her alone. Or rather, he's afraid of seeking the answer. For her to be alone with all those memories and him having lost them permanently would doubtless pain her...
Would she feel more alone that way, or if he ceased to function? He's been central to so much of her pain, even asking what she would want in such a situation seems wrong.
He already knows he'd endure anything to remain by 2B's side, but...how would she feel?]
I wonder...how someone decides what they should and shouldn't say.
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[......was there another doll in the island? Did another one of their kind made an appearance?
How did she not this before!?Nines next comment will leave Nike thoughtful for a moment, wondering the same thing.]
Don't worry. You'll just know when the times comes. It'll be an instinct or gut feeling urging you to.
[Vague, but it was the best way for her to explain without asking for the details. It was clear there was something on his mind as much as anyone else.]
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[A prototype model, but nevertheless, YoRHa. Nike's got to step up her doll-spotting game.
He doesn't know about instincts, being an android. Intuition, sure, but is it really the same? It worries him, the potential of saying the wrong thing at the wrong time]
I don't know about a gut feeling, but I'll keep it in mind.
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[She really does! It was the reason behind her excitement in wanting to learn more about the new model to keep an eye out for. She wanted to meet as many of the beautiful dolls and their worlds as she can.
His uncertain reaction won't go unnoticed. She understood his confusion because it was the same one she once felt about the true meaning behind her grandmother's deep but vague explanation concerning her powers.]
Was gut feeling too complex of a thought? I guess intuition would be a better word to use, huh? It's the same though. Gut feeling is an idiom for instinct, just so you know!
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[Like Scanner models being male, when all prototypes are female, and Gunner and Attacker models being replaced by Battlers. 9S sends an image of her just as Nike asked, current and photo-accurate.
By all appearances A2 closely resembles 2B, but for a more athletic build and something different behind her expression. Even the beauty mark is the same...
But A2 lacks the uniform her fellow units wear, instead covered with black patches, which if one looked at her closely in-person are areas where her synthetic skin has worn away from lack of maintenance]
Guess a lot of things are that way. Just a feeling someone has.
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[And a really good looking one to boot! Nike will be caught off guard by the resemblance to 2B except she looked rougher. A feeling of concern may be unintentionally being sent to 9S once the surprise and excited admiration wore off.]
Why do all of your kind enjoy wearing so little in clothes? Isn't she cold? Then again, she looks more like an actual doll than you two do. I guess you and 2B are glass dolls while A2 is an actual one! She's gorgeous though! She definitely screams talented and gorgeous older sister figure!
[As always, Nike was being too frank over the way she looks at them and their older sister now. Gorgeous was a term she would use for 2B, but now...]
Yup! Life can be just as simple as it can be complicated.
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After all, his level of technology isn't something that's even feasible for more than just her]
I never thought we wear "little"... But A2's uniform sustained some pretty heavy damage, so that's...not all of what she wore to start with.
[9S can't deny that humans seem far more body-conscious than they do, but he doesn't think they aren't covered appropriately. Sure, A2 could use a uniform in good repair, but on the whole, YoRHa uniforms cover far more than they expose.
He'll be pondering this later.
As for the rest, well...what's said and remains unsaid seems to be a complicated matter just as he thought]
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[Nines has always reminded her a little of Livius except with rare hair color and less of a brat-like behavior. Between the two, she got along best with Nines than the one she was actually expected to marry in the future. With some sadness, she will point out.]
2B, on the other hand, has a beautiful dress, but it almost feels like it was given to her before they could even finish it! [Admitted with some embarrassment because she tries her best to avoid staring at her hips and chest for too long. It was very uncalled for! Considering she was used to the stares from the male members of the court too.] ...if I had any skills in tailoring, I would fix it for her....I really hate the idea of anyone wanting to take advantage of her or do something uncalled for. I know she can't hurt humans and all...
[More like she'll hit whoever even attempts it, she has no issue in harming others with her first and feet, and had plenty of confidence over it too. All of it highlighted as her current imagination may have sparked it.]
But, what happened to her though? What kind of heavy damage could she have sustained? I assumed her clothes were like that because of overuse...
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[There's something even harder than the materials he's made from that carries in his voice, something almost coldly adamant. 9S hasn't been able to protect 2B in the past, and it's a regret that he will always carry with him. But given a second chance, he'll do everything in his power to protect her, whatever the personal cost to himself.
Because he never wants to see her come to harm ever again. Combat may be unavoidable, but even so, he won't tolerate someone hurting her on a personal level.
But the moment passes, and with it, the darkness that had settled over his demeanor in that moment dissipates]
A2 had been on the surface for years without proper maintenance. The enemy's numbers never seem to dwindle, so I imagine that it was damage sustained over time. She must not have had access to a dress module.
[Which only makes sense, since he and A2 had purchased theirs from Emil]