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---right?

[If the tone is any indication, that one word wasn’t directed at anyone---it was the sort of mutter manuals muffle. What follows is livelier, as the young woman speaking seems hopeful.]

Right. I don’t want to be a bother, but I was wondering if there’s anyone available to give the ten-cent tour…. and if there’s anyone who would want to. Since ah, I’m not the only new arrival, and there’s sort of a lot to see, I figured I’d ask. If you’re new too, okay, awesome, we can explore together. If you’re not new and you want to show off your stomping grounds, I’ll ooh and ahh appreciatively. Promise. And I’ll owe you one.

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Re: [Video]

[knight_light]

I imagine it does.

Can you tell me what's around you? I'll come to you.

[Video]

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I'll go one better.

[With that, Wing's treated to a brief, blurry close-up of a handful of staves, though that's followed by a slow and even pan around Sam's immediate environment.]

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[knight_light]

[He smiles.] Got it. I'll be there shortly.

[He'll transform and shoot into the sky. He won't be but a few minutes before he's transforming again and landing lightly on his feet not too far from Sam. He'll go to a knee so he's not towering over her.]

Hello again.

[action from here on out]

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[To see the transformation---fascinating, and so fast---is one thing. To see it in person, with Wing in person?]

[That's something else.]

Hi,

[There should maybe be more than that, and in a moment or in a minute there will be, but she's got to take some time to take the sight of the Cybertronian in---and it is to her credit that that time is only several seconds.]

[Dude's huge, but that isn't half of it. What arrests her attention (utterly, and for the better part of a breath) is the mech’s emotional atmosphere, clear as any corona she’s seen. That it’s there isn’t shocking (if she’s assumed anything, it’s ‘what sounds like a real person probably is’) but that it should be so like anyone else’s---]

Nice to meet you properly, and thanks for coming so quick.

[knight_light]

[What will be a real shock for her is when she finds out he's one of the smaller bots around the city. Not tiny by any means, but certainly one of the smaller.]

My pleasure. [He'll put a hand down, palm up in offer.] I'm afraid I'm not designed with passengers in mind, but if you're willing, I can give you a higher perspective as we tour the city.

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[At the very least, it'll leave her sense of scale shot.]

[There's some surprise at the offer, but it's short-lived, being almost immediately eclipsed by delight. The overall situation leaves a lot to be desired---like the long list of odd odds and ends she needs to try to write home---but this is alright. More than alright; this is kind of awesome.]

Okay! That'd be great.

[She starts readily (alright, at 'okay') for his hand, limping slightly but showing no sign of discomfort. Unwilling to trust her balance, she'll just sit on his palm; it's certainly spacious enough.]

Thank you.

[knight_light]

[Wing lifted her gently up to his chest, his other hand cupping over her lap to help keep her in place.] Comfortable?

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[TOP OF THE WORLD, MA!]

Just peachy.

[knight_light]

[He chuckles and nods.] Then let the tour begin. This is part of the central section of the city. The city is known as Haven, and that large structure there is The Hub. You'll be able to find a lot of what you'll need to live there. Organic fuels, apartments, some supplies. The rest of the supplies are in that building there, The Warehouse.

[And he'll start walking, pointing things out and pausing for her to ask questions.]

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Mm.

[It's enough to cautiously consider 'promising,' though there are an awful lot of unknowns between being here almost empty-handed, and ready for a ritual.]

Where are the supplies from? If what I'm expecting is under that umbrella of 'organic fuels,' there's got to be some grow space somewhere?

[knight_light]

Depends on the supplies really. From what I understand the items in the Warehouse are brought through the Miasma, much as we were, and organic fuels are grown or raised in the...Southwest Sector.

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Good to know.

[She'll lean back a little, to look up at Wing as well as she can.]

Could you tell me some more about this Southwest Sector?

[If there was ever a time to get literal lemons from life, it is now.]

[knight_light]

[Wing smiles down at her.]

[He shrugs.] Large farm out there, fields, orchards. Worked by a mix of drones and volunteers from the city looking for a way to help the city and pass the day. I can take you out that way if you'd like.

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If you wouldn't mind, I'd like that very much.

[knight_light]

I'd be happy to. [He'll actually head for the nearest Gateway, and will show her how to use it as he gets it set to take them to the correct Sector. Stepping through thr swirling blue energies they'll find themselves looking over the farm from what seems like a loading dock.] Here we are.

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[At first glance, the Gateway inspires some substantial misgivings. It isn't that she expects the mechanism might malfunction, or has Clavell's infamous Fly to consider, but the way Star Trek teleporters supposedly work has always seemed suspicious. At second glance---and through Wing's explanation---it seems safer; function is the sole similarity.]

[Once they've arrived, Sam casts an appraising eye over the property.]

...quite the operation arranged out here.

[knight_light]

Sure looks that way. See an area you'd like to visit first?

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I can see a couple of areas I'd like to visit first, but being able to choose only one? I'd like a look at the livestock, and to talk to whoever's in charge of it.

[Here it is; the day she's prioritizing poultry.]

[knight_light]

[He looks around and spots the right area, and heads that way.] Excuse me. [addressing a worker nearby.] Could you tell us who's in charge here?

[The man gives them a nod and a smile.] That'd be Guardian Irja. She should be just inside there. [He waves at the building behind them, the one by the Gateway.]

Thank you. [Wing looks back at Sam. She want to continue onto see livestock or did she want to go find this Guardian?

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Thank you!

[It's a little weird to call down from the height of a hand, but whatever---right now, there's nothing which isn't a little weird.]

[Sam shrugs up at the bot, smiling.]

What d'you say we meet this lady?

[knight_light]

[Wing nods and will turn to head inside. It'll take asking again where Guardian Irja is, but they'll eventually be directed to a tiny fairy.]

Hello. Are you Irja?

[the_earth_laughs]

[The little living orchid flits up level with Sam, splitting a big grin between the two.] Sure am, sweetie. What can I do for you?

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[After the variety of beings she's already spoken with, Sam isn't shocked to see a fairy---but she is surprised. Irja's adorable, and there's one word for her aura: sunshiny. Fairies are frequently said to be something to be wary of, but Sam's got a good feeling about this one. Given the attitudes of the people they've talked to in tracking Irja down, it seems safe to trust it.]

Well.. I'm sorry to trouble you, but I've got a sort of strange request. Would you happen to have a mute rooster or ah, any regular roasters on the property?

[knight_light]

[Wing is a little surprised, and canmt help leaning a little closer. She's so small!]

[His next surprise is what Sam is asking for. He give her a curious look.]

[the_earth_laughs]

[She laughs] You sure are specific on what you want. I think I can help you out there.

What do you need this for?