Well, he certainly liked to remind everyone of his accomplishments. Hope frowned a little when the leg was presented to her. She couldn't really say a bad word about the prosthesis: it looked almost too good to be real.
"I'm down with scanning it." She spoke, weighing the leg in her hands. "It looks pretty solid, but beauty is only skin-deep."
"...It might be for the best if we checked," Lucas said, the contact still in his hand.
There has to be a catch. We're opposing his little plot, we've shut down his Luna building. He isn't just giving me this out of the kindness of his heart. At best, this is a glorified bribe. At worst, this is a way of taking us all out.
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Quit Pushing Buttons
Ieria shook, her hands clenched together as her teeth ground against another. "Do you think...I had not thought of that? I do not fear my semblance, Jack." She spat as she felt her anger rise, trying to calm herself down as best as she could at this point. "I am afraid of what I will do if I lose control."
Palace
Ieria smiled to the other third of her relationship as she reached out to hold her hand. "You look lovely, Alice." She said with a smile, and then it all went downhill with the arrival of Max.
After he had left, Ieria placed a hand on her shoulder and sighed. "My Lady, please, calm down. Nothing good will come of this, I assure you."
"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 SniperBLIND AND BLINDER
Jack chuckled. "You should have been a cheerleader, Luke." He laughed again. "I really should have asked you out before the weapon girl got you."
IERIA
"Look around you!" Jack said-steel. That door isn't working unless you rewire it and its just you and me. Alright?" He asked, he would have to do this manually. "There is nothing to fear of it. Alright? It's you and me and a box. No weapons. As much as you fear you're not that much of a threat."
Good to be backPalace
Stormer too was at the palace, having given up any possibility of getting out of this little contest. He silently watched the whole scene with Alexandros, still unsure what to make of the guy. He didn't have the same first hand experience with the Olympos leader that the others did, but he was still wary from what everyone else had told him. And he was surprised about how he gifted the prosthetics to Hope and Lucas.
"Huh...that was...something.", Stormer said after Max had left the room.
"Never let anyone tell you that something is impossible." - Monty Oum, 1981-2015Jack
"And what makes you think this will solve anything?" She asked with a narrowed eye aimed at him. "Do you not understand that this is in my blood? It is hardwired to my very being, my soul? I understand this may work for people from your line, but I am not from yours." She huffed, seriously considering just leaving through the door. She doubted she would have to rewire the door, it would probably open with a few good hits.
"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 SniperIERIA
"If you want to look at it that way, what makes you beleive that letting a savage beast off the leash, and letting it romp and enjoy itself would make it harder to control? It's that catharsis. Mind or soul, madness or monstrosity...It will be save here, these walls won't fall to it's fists." He sighed, "Or, are you scared of fighting me?"
Good to be backPalace
Max stopped walking as he heard Ai's taunt. The businessman turned and gave a mocking bow, before continuing on, laughing to himself.
Alexia visibly deflated. Her hands were shaking. Maximilian Alexandros...
"Are you alright?" the younger princess asked her still-livid sister.
Alice half-shrugged, a scowl on her face. "That punch made me feel better."
The elder princess snorted at Alfred's summation. "Right in one. Savior my ass. He's just a maniac with a god complex."
Alice rubbed her forehead, sighing. "And those are definitely clean. Sigma's biggest defense is the lack of evidence. He may be a lot of disgusting things, but he's not dumb enough to give something that could be used to take him down in full view of the palace. That's like giving your most hated enemy a gun and asking them to shoot you."
Another sigh. "No. Sigma's showing off. Getting under our skin."
It seems Alice had permanently switched to using Max's Weapon Designation.
"Be that as it may, I still wouldn't touch anything created by daddy dearest with a ten-foot pole!" growled Charisse...of course, it was Mia, taking control for a second to voice her opinion.
Palace
Medus wrapped the Princess in another hug, gently pulling her head against his chest. "Easy there, Alice. Don't worry about getting to him. He'll slip up, crooks always do. Patience is the key to both revenge and justice." The rocker growled, glaring at the retreating buisnessman.
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-dramatic music ensues-Palace
Rheia agreed with Stomer. "Yeah... that definitely was something."
"I don't have a clue what just happened or how I should feel about it, so... what were we here for again?"
"Seven is here too, dressed like the concept of choosing clothes that look nice together was an arcane secret far beyond their grasp."Palace
Ai curtseyed mockingly in response. Then, as Alexandros turned his back to them she flipped him the bird, and muttered: "Prick."
Strangely vulgar, for her. Almost like a little of her younger, cruder self came through. She turned away and soon went back to a more familiar Ai.
"Yeah, I guess they're worth looking at, if nothing else. I...can't say I wouldn't want that kind of tech, for...reasons. Sorry, Mia," she said. "But I'm worried about what happens when those prosthetics go mass production. You think he has an endgame lined up?"
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"Oh, I have no doubt that Dad has something nasty lined up. Knowing him? Probably a way to get maximum profits with all the cost going to other people." said Mia, crossing Charisse's arms and with a murderous expression on her face.
"....Excuse me. I have to go calm down before I blow up the place or something." And with that, Mia retreated back into Charisse's mind.
Alice let herself be comforted by Medus for a few short moments, resting her head on his shoulder, eyes closed. Then, the elder princess sighed, shook her head and went back to business.
"Well, I'd rather not have you deal with Sigma right now. Not when we still have nothing. How close are you to cracking Shane's gift?"
"....As for those things, would you mind giving me those for a while? I want the VRIA to check them."
Later: The Wardrobe
About half an hour later, Alice sent them off to do what they came to the palace for. Unfortunately, the elder princess had to be present at Max's showing-off "meeting" and so couldn't be there with them.
The Wardrobe was still as huge as ever. An entire wing, dedicated to clothes, a private shopping mall.
The one thing that was different from when they were last here?
There was a section that was locked tight with a sign on the door saying "Reserved: Ai Huang".
....Of course, those were the clothes Ai claimed as part of Alexia's midwinter gift that had not been shipped out yet.
Alexia approached Lucas shyly, trying to figure out what to say.
"U-ummm...S-sir Lucas? D-do you need help in picking out a dress?"
JACK
"Yet, you quake like a child when told of your semblance." Jack said, pity thick in his voice. "You are terrified of your own power. Because you couldn't learn it! You recoil from its mention, Orochi or not, your power is your power. Besides," jack both hated himself and was proud of thinking of this. "If you're the best protection they got, maybe your sisters were better off with Alexandros."
Good to be backThe Wardrobe
Lucas, to bluntly put, was distracted. Alexandros's little "demonstration" had him still feeling uncomfortable. And, of course, there was the fact that he had no clue what exactly Lexi had in the closet, so he was mainly picking out pieces by how they felt to the touch. As Lexi would notice by the multiple mismatched items, this was not the best tactic, and judging by the redness of his cheeks and frustrated expression, he was quickly realizing this.
"...Maybe," Lucas said, turning to face away from the princess.
Palace Alexandros
Rather then dealing with any of this, the fox used this chance of every one being distracted to wander off, her feelings did not personally align with any of there's, but the bad memories kept her from wanting to bring it up, she just wanted to be alone.
Palace Wardrobe
Imuka watched from outside the door for right now, still a bit... distant from earlier.
Ouch
"...Are you done?" Ieria asked, her voice dripping with venom now as she clenched her fists, her eyes aimed at the floor as she avoided looking at Jack.
Clooooothes
Ieria looked around the vast "mall" of clothing, feeling a bit awestruck. "I... do not even know where to begin."
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"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 SniperHE'S SORRY. REALLY.
"No. We're not done until you stop being scared of your own fucking powers, alright? Because you're being a frightened little pampered bitch right now." Jack did his best to not wince...Man, he felt like a cock, but he honestly felt that this would do good in the long one.
Good to be back

Beacon Whilst Palace-ry is going on
Rufus sat on his bed, fingers folded in front of him. Pulling these apart, he produced his Scroll and tapped off a message, addressed to anyone in the dorm at the moment.
Anyone wanna wail on each other?
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