Roy: *In the APCs as well, sipping water from a canteen.*
-Much, much later, after they've gotten back to base-
-Mercuria is finishing the very last mechanical touch-ups to the warjack affectionately known as "Stubbs". She has barely spoken a word to anyone else thus far, seemingly absorbed entirely in her work-
We Are Our Avatars Forever (Now on Discord by invitation, PM)-At Balamb Garden-
-Six is inspecting the hole the jet fuel burned in his helmet visor-
-and the gauze currently applied to his face to let the burn set-
-Oliver is staring at the drive recovered from the missile base-
-Naomi and Valerie are watching local TV-
"Seven is here too, dressed like the concept of choosing clothes that look nice together was an arcane secret far beyond their grasp."Mercuria: It appears this is not my home as well, so I understand the feeling.
I believe he's saying hello to you, by the way.
-She glances at the toa using her peripheral vision and responds-
Oh. It's time for his daily tune-up. He gets an hour of tune-up, at least two hours of combat practice a day with refueling sessions, and then some time to develop his mind before more practice and maintenance, then he takes a nice long nap for the day.
We Are Our Avatars Forever (Now on Discord by invitation, PM)—Takanuva looks Stubbs over as Mercuria explains what she's doing—
@Mercuria: Incredible. I've only seen systems this complex back on Metru Nui, and those were for things like Vahki. So you're saying he needs to be maintained an hour daily? That's...a little cost-heavy, isn't it? I mean, coming from a bio-mechanical thing like me that might be a bit biased, but still.
'If you fall seven times, stand up eight.' The cry of the Undead.-Stubbs makes sure to keep a careful eye on takanuva, since Stubbs isn't sure he's not just some guy in powered armor trying to get close to his mechanic-
-but since he's also not just a mindless drone, he looks at Lisa before putting his hand on his head, then moves it off to Lisa's height-
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—Takanuva notices that Stubbs seems to be giving him a suspicious look, and its a little unsettling coming from something that looks out of a steam age—
@Mercuria: Um, no offense, but Stubbs here is giving me the Makuta's eye. Is there any reason he might not like me or something?
'If you fall seven times, stand up eight.' The cry of the Undead.—Takanuva gives a bit of a flat stare at Mercuria, and then sighs a little—
@Mercuria: I can understand why it may look like armor, and to an extent it is, but I'm not lying when I say it could also be considered my, well, skin. Sure it's ultra-durable protosteel, but still in a way, skin. Also...
—He gives a small grin at Stubbs—
@Stubbs: Sounds like someone's a little clingy, eh?
'If you fall seven times, stand up eight.' The cry of the Undead.

Tarbak: -Hops aboard-