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[atjackisback]

[Awkward turtle is awkward as the video feed came up. Raiden wasn't used to anything he did being broadcast actually turning out to be a positive thing. He was also fidgeting, passing something that looked awfully like a slightly glowy blue hockey puck from hand to hand.]

Uh. Hi.

I could use a favor from, uh, somebody sciencey I guess. Flying roomba over there couldn't help me. I don't mind a trade, but none of that owe-you-one-later BS, thanks.

[He scratched the back of his head a little, making his hair stick up in all directions.]

If that's not your thing... is there anything to actually do around this place?

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[cutejustice]

There are a lot of giant robots. Which means there is probably a lot of mayhem. Besides... if a robot steps on a person? That's manslaughter. Or something.

[Maya shrugged. Like she was familiar with Cybertron laws.]

So why do you need tech support? Are you broken?

[He looked pretty robot-like himself, after all.]

[atjackisback]

I'd like to see you try and sue a giant robot.

[Just the idea of a police force was a little ludicrous. He wasn't touching that with a pole.]

Just wanna get some supply problems worked out.

[cutejustice]

Oh no. I'm a defense attorney lawyer minion. Civil law is a bunch of paperwork, and I tend to stay far away from lawsuits and suing people, thanks. Though some civil law paperwork stuff isn't too bad.

[What was wrong with a police force? Not that Maya was joining it. Though the idea of a giant robot version of Detective Gumshoe had her grinning again.]

What kind of supply problems? You don't look like you're missing anything. You look like you have all your arms and legs! And you don't have any giant holes in your head!

[She should try calling Breakdown sometime soon to see if he ever got fixed... if she could track down his number.]

[atjackisback]

Huh. I would not have seen that coming.

[Does not compute aren't defense attorneys supposed to be awful? Movies have lied!]

Hoping not to miss anything in the future. And.. why.. wouldn't I have my arms and legs?

[cutejustice]

Not everything in life is what it appears to be, Raiden.

[Clearly Raiden wasn't watching the right movies. Maya would have to introduce him to a few. Including To Kill a Mockingbird.]

Well... you're the one asking about sciencey stuff. Generally, a robot-looking person tends to only ask about that if stuff is broken... right?

[Clearly, Maya had been watching the wrong kind of movies as well.]

But I mean, it's a good thing that you aren't missing any limbs!

[atjackisback]

Tch. It would be easier if it were.

Why wait until something's broken?

[What even.]

Uh, can we get off talking about my limbs now?

[cutejustice]

I don't know. If everything in life was like the movies, I'd be like that kid from The Sixth Sense. Which would kind of suck, really.

And sure, we can stop talking about your completely intact limbs.

[Maya grinned completely unrepentantly then.]

So. If there's absolutely nothing fun to do around here, so far, do you want to go find adventure?

[atjackisback]

Long as I'm not playing Bruce Willis, miss I see dead people.

[He gave her a narrow-eyed look. Mayhem in small packages was something he was familiar with.]

What did you have in mind?

[But hey, still bored!]

[cutejustice]

But I do see dead people!

[Still completely unrepentent grinning!]

...though you'd make a boring Bruce Willis, unless you're planning to help me drive a car through a helicopter.

[That's some movie mixing right there. And at Raiden's asking what Maya wants to do, she lights up.]

Hey! Do you like food? Can you even eat food, being a roboty-looking-person? Let's go get some awesome food! Like burgers! Or steak! Or ice cream! And maybe find adventure in the process!

[Adventure came in many forms, after all. And was best acheived with a full stomach. And Feys could eat a lot.]

[atjackisback]

[Raiden grinned. Slowly.]

Is that a proposal?

[He coughed a bit when she started going on about food, though.]

I'm not in the right body for that, sorry.

[cutejustice]

[Maya blinked a bit at Raiden's question. He was grinning. This... could get interesting.]

Is that an offer? I mean... you'd have to fly the helicopter... I don't know how...

[There might have been a small hopeful/nervous smile. This? Had the potential to be some awesome mayhem. So awesome, in fact, that Maya's thoughts of food and how you could be in the wrong body to eat were temporarily put on hold for the time being.]

[atjackisback]

This place is as boring as hell. I'm game if we can find the stuff.

Need some automation since no way am I going to be able to drive both at once... but there's probably stuff around somewhere.

[cutejustice]

Well then. I guess the first order of business is to get both the car and the helicopter, huh?

...waitaminute.

If you're going to be driving at least one of them, then what am I going to be doing?

[atjackisback]

Well, I'm gonna need a videographer. 'Sides, I can handle it if things go south.

[cutejustice]

So I get to hold the camera?

[SIGH.]

I guess telling you I suck with technology won't change your mind, huh?

[atjackisback]

Not really.

I mean, would you rather be dead people instead of just seeing them?

[cutejustice]

No. Seeing dead people is bad enough.

The robots and I will film.

[She deflates a little there, before thinking about something and perking up again.]

But! We can at least go get the car and the helicopter together first, right?!

[atjackisback]

Well, yeah. Maybe get some stupid decals or something if the paint's wrecked. Roomba said something about a warehouse?

[cutejustice]

Helper said something about that too when I was asking him about all of the places around here and things to do.

Want to check it out?

[atjackisback]

Might as well. Never know what might come in handy in a new place, and it's gotta be more interesting than here.

[cutejustice]

Let's go then! We can decorate the vehicles, you can figure out the automation, and I can film it all! And then we can go out for celebratory burgers!

Come on!