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voidtreckernet2021-02-06 03:42 am
sciencegirl) wrote in voidtreckernet2021-02-06 03:42 am
DAY 19 MONTH JELLY
Hiiii! I know there are some very competent builders and makers out there. I'm still finalizing my chores robot-
[Two little robot clampers reach into the bottom of the screen. They make little 'grabby' motions, then withdraw.]
-Everyone, say hi to Sandra! Sandra, beep hi to everyone.
[Sandra beeps. That probably means 'hello'.]
I collected some data from the last stop we were at, thanks to both on-site observations and salvaged scrap, and I've started to get a better handle on hard-light technology! Think of all the applications! We could make temporary protective shields when you don't have someone with those abilities around. Or even drones that can carry a holographic generator into a place where you wouldn't normally be able to access, and you could work on something through a VR headset. Or you could generate an illusion to hide a location while you rest and plan! And that's just a few examples. The potential for mobile field generators is endless.
But I need some help working out some of the missing information. Some of you even have your own version of that technology or have ways to adapt it to be compatible with magic.
[The links two tools together, because that's the way to symbolize compatibility here one would guess.]
I also wanted to ask some of the fighters what they'd want out of practice, if I were, say, to build something with very specific specs. I was talking to someone about that sort of thing and she's not wrong about training resources.
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[ ...
Wait. ]
Entrapta, you're a princess?!
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[ What does he even say.
He can't even say that Entrapta doesn't seem very princess-like, because honestly, Inigo of all people would be a hypocrite with that exact statement. ]
I.. Forgive me, milady! I should have minded my manners more while talking to you, in that case! I truly hope I haven't offended you in the least.. [ LOOK AT THAT INSTANT CHANGE. Like flipping a mental switch that makes the formal talk come out. ]
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I was never offended.
What's going on?
[She doesn't get it. It's not like she's Mermista or anything. She doesn't need special treatment.]
I'm not that kind of Princess, don't worry. I never learned any manners. [Like this is a good thing.]
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It makes Inigo pause, at the very least. ]
You didn't?
[ He seems pretty baffled by that idea. ]
Why not?
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I'm not always the best with people, but I would rather them be friends with me for me and not because I'm being some kind of premeditated nice to them.
[It's not exactly fake. It's just so practiced and that practice could be used for more productive things.]
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[ Well, that does explain certain things about Entrapta.
Not necessarily bad things, but things all the same. ]
You're lucky. [ Inigo decides on after a few moments, grinning a bit. Trying to steer the topic back to something lighter, a bit more fun. ] I'm a prince, and I never got to skip out on my manners lessons.
[ Even though he wanted to do things he enjoyed instead too! ]
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She still acts the way she wants to when she's with her friends. You're doing fine, okay! I promise.
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[ Hear that slight stammer? Inigo wasn't quite expecting this to be turned around into a motivational sort of thing aimed towards him, and it temporarily renders the boy a bit shy, a slight pink hue on his cheeks. ]
But if Frederick ever appears here on the train, you have to promise to not tell him about anything I said or did, alright? He'd kill me!
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Who's Frederick again?
[She's going to be great at not telling him.]
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Just. Thanks. ]
Don't worry about it. [ He waves a hand. ] Just don't mention me to any stern-looking guy you meet, right? [ A VERY GREAT DESCRIPTION THERE, INIGO. ]
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[ Mostly since it's been so long since Inigo had any meaningful interaction with Frederick as the Royal Vassal Turned Royal Nanny that his memories are old enough to have been influenced by tiny child perception. ]
Though I admire your unwavering faith in the world and the people around us, Entrapta! [ Maybe said a tad formally still, but he means it, judging by the way he smiles. ] It's one of your most charming points.
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To be honest, sometimes when people are 'bad' I see a lot of potential in the ability to connect with them. Nnnnot always? But a lot of the time it's there!
No matter if that badness is just treating people casually, which is fine anyway [she pshws at the idea it's not] to being way too obsessive about success or perfection.
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Inigo's brains have to process everything she's saying for a moment here. For some reason Entrapta manages to say it all in such a way that Inigo has to blink and rethink on what she says for a moment until he realises he did get what she just said, despite the borderline scientific wording. ]
Ah.. well, I think that's still a little like faith. Or maybe it's more like.. seeing the best in people?
[ Even if Entrapta attributes it to a near-scientific level of observation. Or research.
.. wait. That very thought makes Inigo think of something. It's like a metaphorical lightbulb appears above his head. ]
Hang on. Are you saying you're pretty good at observing people?
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[Thus is the problem with having a few brain peculiarities like hers. She can understand what's going on by watching it. She doesn't know what to do with her own feelings.]
I don't know if it's seeing the best, I'm aware that the worst is there. [Usually.] It's seeing the potential in people that makes all the difference.
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Hey, is there maybe something I can ask you to do for me then? Or.. well, another thing, I guess.. [ Since she was already nice enough to gather stuff for that tiny ballista for him! ]
I'm willing to do you any favour you want in return.