Well, of course something was off! It had disappeared for years, and the former exposing of its' true arm had seemed... Repaired.
"I've been... This vessel is unbelievably boring. The maintenance crews seem to have improved since the last time I was around a fleet," +
". . Yes?"
He didn't. . . Recognize her fully?
. . .
. . .
Something wasn't right. Something was off, very offโ
He smiled suddenly, head tilting innocently. "Oh! It's you!. . . It's been a while! How have you been?"
Off. Something was off. But it wasn't clear.
"You can choke."
002 didn't flinch as Vera stood, continuing to glare at the other being. It didn't seem to care about the context it had walked in on, but, in all fairness, it had both seen and experienced worse.
"I don't trust you."
แ โ โ
โ โ you're ruining our mood . suggest you better go someplace else .
แ โ โ ( vera let go of the helldiver , standing up to meet them in the eyes . )
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"Lark," they spoke. Finally, something.
Was it really Natalie's former "pet?"
There really was no other word to describe them, with that context.
"It's... Nice to see you again."
Does it now? . . .
Hmm . . .
Lark tilted his head slowly, eyes narrowing further as he searched their face . . .
". . . Do. . . Do I know you?" He softly mumbled, lips pursing.
@AVTOMATSIIYA "I would," it observed, but 002 didn't move at all.
They were on opposite sides of the same coin, after all. Machines with different masters'.
One had just gotten the upper-hand...