"No one more reliable than yourself. Two hands and some elbow grease - that'll take you farther than anything else could."
【The Temperamental Tinkerer, Delta】
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@SandaRaida -- where're you even from and-"
She closes her mouth slooowly.
"...Y-y'know what? That doesn't matter. Thanks... means a lot." She turns to the side, holding the egg a little close to her chest. "...Your gift has t'wait until New Years though, 'cause I'm still workin' on it..."
@SandaRaida "W-well, no, I mean... i'unno what it's like where you come from but..."
...Squint. "Look, when I was growing up you didn't give other people things like dogs and Chao for Christmas. Who even decides 'hey y'know I thought you were supposed to give people those things' like --
@SandaRaida "I've been told I'm a bad influence," the bunny snarks, beaming. "Come back in about a month and you'll regret wondering."
She tilts her head, eyeing the egg fondly. "...Seriously though, thanks... But what made ya wanna get me something like this? It's just... Unexpected."
@SandaRaida "Not everything can be a life-changing epic," she says, sighing.
"And nothin's wrong with Chao! But I don't have a lotta experience with that sorta thing.. or really uh..." She scratches the back of her head. "In general.
...But it'd be cool to teach 'em all the shit i know..."
@SandaRaida "Kinda... Joycon drift is prrrretty important," the bunny affirms, pushing her tweezers aside. She had just been trying to replace the thumbstick on her Nintendo Switch.
Turning back to the egg.
"Uh, jeez, thanks... Merry Christmas t'you too.
But man... a Chao egg...?" Grin.
@SandaRaida She had been turned away from him, absorbed in her current task. Something requiring deeply surgical precision. A tweezer pulled at carefully at metallic components... Just slide this wire into here and...
*Thump*
Damn.
She ultimately sets her tool down, turning to the egg --
@SandaRaida Smirk. "Figures. Hope y'figure it out eventually. Branding's real important in the hero biz, I hear."
Small frown in thought.. "Wait- So like, do ya get paid directly for running out in costume?"
@SandaRaida
"Yo." She approaches him to start nudging and poking at him - dirt and grime on her cheeks and oil stains in her clothes. Must have just finished a big job.
"Yo. Where's the electric bastard at?"
@SandaRaida "Oh, yer a fan of Emerald-era Rider. Guess that checks out too, considerin' the helmet." Eye-roll, followed by a little smile.
"So ya still haven't come up with a cool phrase to say in a fight yet? You got a list?"
@SandaRaida "Chaos Rider, huh... cute inspo. I guess that tracks, too. T'helmet's nice. You're a good team." She can't help but beam even brighter, squinting her eyes at Mikio.
"What's he say, again? 'Life is more important than even peace and justice'," she recalls nerdily. "Good shit."
@SandaRaida -- She has a really dopey, toothy grin on her face, now. "Ohhh, yer a fanboy with a glowup? Like the kid from My Hedgehog Academia? Psha, that tracks."
Turning back around, she eyeballs Zumi, then Mikio once more. "Well, that's kinda really cool of ya, whatev the reason."
@SandaRaida The bunny places a hand to her chin. No way he was /entirely/ lightning. Not the same "kind", anyway.
She'll make a mental note about that. She isn't necessarily distrustful, but 1 + 1 isn't making 2 to her.
Turning to Mikio at Zumi's words.
"His desire to be a hero, huh..."--
@SandaRaida -- "Well, shit. Had a feeling this machine wasn't gonna play super nice with you, but it's just barely holding on. Where d'you come from, exactly? Your structure's kinda familiar, but there's a lot that doesn't line up with anything I've seen - not even in a movie."
Turning --
@SandaRaida -- him a smarmy little grin. "More importantly, this machine is repurposed from another energy experiment o' mine. I don't wanna start making anything for ya until I know exactly what I'm dealin with. But right now? Pretty good hunch. Your lightning shit and all. Were ya scared?"
@SandaRaida Squint.
"Your body aint solid matter. If it were, y'wouldn't be able to hide your presence. Alterin yer properties is what allows ya to pass through the part of the EM spectrum that bypasses our vision. That's what I concluded after observin' you."
She holds a wire up, giving--
@SandaRaida "I-it aint sexual! He wishes." Pout. Frown. Turning away, now.
"Anyway, see these blue and red wires? They're meant to conduct energy, and more importantly read it. Just turn into energy an' just move back and forth along each of 'em for a few seconds. It's really that simple!"
@SandaRaida "If y'say so. Don't fall asleep, tho. I'm too smart to miss any piece of," she mirrors, pulling her goggles over her eyes and stepping to the side to roll out a large monitor-like equipment. It had some wires sticking out of it, with blue ends.
"..Not his girlfriend, by the by."
@SandaRaida "Oh, gotcha," she says, scratching the back of her head before turning to Zumi. "Must be nice t'not need sleep."
"Well, I can make espresso if y'want," the bunny continues, walking off and beckoning Zumi along. "Act quick tho. Once I start with Zumi here, I'm not gettin' up."