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"Nah. I'm not that good." Hope shook her head, mentally kicking herself over how he forgot of Imuka's presence here. Well, it was her workshop after all. "Mom helped me a great deal. We'd based it on some military projects that are yet to come, but let's not talk about this too loudly." Chuckling dryly more to herself than to anyone else, Miss Remington wheeled over to the entrance, letting Pius in.
"Yo. Thanks for your time." She greeted him with a small wave before wheeling back to her half-disassembled armor. "Since you're both here, can I ask you that this little chat does not leave the walls of the workshop?" Miss Remington glanced over at Imuka before focusing back on Pius and picking up a small spherical object, cradling it in her hands.
"I hope so!" said Silvia. "I've never tried teaming up on art."
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"No, stay, if you could." Hope shook her head before lifting the device for both Imuka and Pius to see. "This is a combat inhibitor, kind of like the one they use in all these various garden-variety army mechs." Miss Remington felt her throat getting drier with every second. "...it's obvious that sooner or later we will run into Arcana again and I'm certain that they keep track of our weaknesses. This is meant to disarm them off one." Another pause. "You've seen both what happens when you enrage someone with PTSD, so... this is meant to shut down Anima's movement systems, so that I'm unable to do that again. No lifting a sword, no kicking, no punching."
"...I need to optimize it somehow so that it senses my mind's readings, if it's even possible. As in, if I'm about to once again go out kicking and screaming it would disallow it. I would just remain stuck inside the armor until my mind clears."
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"But until then, wouldn't Anima be vulnerable to damage?" Pius inquired. "By extension that means you could be helpless while the enemy destroys your armor. Do you have any defensive measures to go along with this, or at least a way to manually eject yourself?"
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"You wish to tie it to emotions correct? I-It does not need a precise reading?" Imuka asks, cringing slightly, internally her mind hopes this alone is what is needed.
However upon hearing Pius comment she turns to him "I-I may have an idea about defences, but it would require Miss Hope's consent"
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Alexia's Flashback
The princess blushed a bit when Alfred said he trusted her, but frowned when she heard the rest of his request.
"Alfred, you know I'd rather have you be honest with people."
She sighed. "But I guess you're not ready for that kind of thing. Fine. What do you want me to do?"
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Carol shook her head. "Hell no. I've had enough fighting for a lifetime. I'm staying here."
Beth giggled. "She's busy trying to get her mushy stuff published!"
Then she got glomped. Beth laughed. "Loriiiii! Do you have muffins?"
"All right you lot, we're here. First things first. Find a place to sleep and unpack. Girls and boys are seperated- no complaining Fran." declared Glynda.
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Pius made a gesture that said "Go on" for him while he returned Imuka's gaze.
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The gray-eyed boy raised an eyebrow at Carol's answer. Seems like a waste of a potential Huntress, in my opinion.
Pius shrugged at Glynda's separation of the sexes; he figured he had enough friends among the guys that he didn't have to care. Moving into the resort reserved for the students this weekend, the Nobel made his way to a large room and claimed a portion of it. He set down Dies Irae and began unpacking it, setting his extra clothes next to the metal suitcase.
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"W-Well, powered assault armor is a lot like a drone that you would wear yes? What if we connected Miss Hope's armor to my tactical network, and let Lilly take control when the system activates. Lilly is a machine, not affected by PTSD, or emotions at all really, she could keep Miss Hope safe just like she does my drones when they are set to auto. E-Even outside of such a scenario, being connected to the tacnet would provide advantages, that currently only I myself enjoy among my team, full display of all known enemy positions so long as any thing in the network can currently see one, as well as displayed position of hardware in the network, allowing better facilitation of combat tactics" Imuka continues, although her gaze is down and to the side. "I-I would understand any reluctance to do that though, as that requires trust and both myself and my machines should any thing happen to Miss Hope"
Inside the Caves
The Cave System had undergone a bit of a renovation, something they would notice as they entered. On the far wall looked to be some kind of construction site, dedicated to expanding the cave some more. There were more lanterns out now, perhaps in preparation for the coming holiday, some were quite intricately decorated and designed. The whole village felt more alive than it had been last time they were here.
Francesca finally caught up after a while, the smell of cooked meat was heavy in the air as she lugged the large piece of meat on her shoulders. "Hey there Glynda, I'm fine with it. I can't force these kids to mix up, hell I bet half of them are already mixing it up themselves." She said with a grin. "Now then, some rules are in place: Just don't burn anything down honestly. All I really need from you." She said with a grin as the others started to unpack. "Alright, the hotsprings are open, I figure the girls are going to get their turn first. So why don't you all head in?" she asked with a grin. "I'll drop this off into the kitchen then head over myself."
"I am nature's weapon. You are unfit to carry on your species, and I shall ensure that you do not do so!" - Charles Darwin, XCOM Sniper"Yaaay! Muffins!" Beth grabbed Lori and dragged her off to the kitchens. "And Bacon, too!"
Carol hmmped. "No mixing! Well fine! We don't really need the hot springs, do we, love?"
Alexia didn't really feel like going to the hot springs right now. Probably because she'd die of embarassment. Alexia and public bathing did not mix. So, the princess grabbed a chair, her Scroll and her sketchbook.
Smiling slightly, she played sone music as she drew the tunnels. They really were quite pretty.
Ieria sighed as she gripped onto Alexia's shoulders. "Come on now, Alexia." She said blankly as she tried to pick her up. "You need this relaxation just as much as anyone, might as well lick our wounds together."
"I am nature's weapon. You are unfit to carry on your species, and I shall ensure that you do not do so!" - Charles Darwin, XCOM SniperAlexis would find a hand gently but firmly tilting her sketchbook down. Behind it was Charisse, crouching down to look at her friend in the eyes.
"Lexi it's nothing to be ashamed of! If you're going to be Queen you need to respect other cultures and this culture involves getting naked and jumping in what I assume to be hot bubble water or something."
She then frowned. "Wait no, you have an older sister, don't you? Why did I think you were going to be queen?"
Her memory kept being problematic for her. She had no real explanation for it, but she remembered things that never happened. Unless they did happen..?
Her inner thoughts were distracted by Ieria's actions. She then looked up as Ieria picked Alexis up, or at least tried to. "See? She's got the right idea."
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"Gimme your pants.. and now your other pants""Come on now, Alexia. Surely a princess should not be ashamed of her own body so much that she cannot show it to her friends?" Ieria asks bluntly as she helps Charisse carry her off to the changing rooms.
As they did that, Glynda would be approached by a Salamander Faunus, the woman bowed politely to the witch with a smile. "Your bags, Ms Goodwitch, we have arranged a room for yourself tonight."
"I am nature's weapon. You are unfit to carry on your species, and I shall ensure that you do not do so!" - Charles Darwin, XCOM SniperCharisse nodded as if she had intimate knowledge of how being a princess worked. With a quick kick (since she was in the front and Ieria behind) she threw open the doors of the changing room.
Already the cleansing heat of the hot spring could be felt. Charisse loved it instantly, and was surprised by how much she wanted to dive in.
"You feel that Lexi? Oh man this is gonna be great! Thing is... you're gonna have to get rid of all of this." She tugged up on Alexia's top.
"Gimme your pants.. and now your other pants"Hot Springs
"Remus," Pius replied in greeting. "how are you doing this weekend?" he asked absentmindedly, just making conversation while they waited for their turn in the springs.
Flashback, ARBI Workshop
"And do you have any reason to distrust Imuka?" Pius asked Hope. "Her proposal is a sound one, and it could certainly assist your utility in combat. Maybe you should probably have started talking with her about this, Hope."
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Silvia smiled. "I like pottery. It's a nice qiuet passtime." she said.
The Crystal Caverns A bird's gotta sing.