dragondancer515 (dragondancer515) wrote,
@ 2014-03-27 08:11:00

Man: *he's older, late sixties...seventies maybe, but spry and healthy. He has a /huge/ grin on his face as he approaches.* Deckard? McCrane? My name is Nicolai. It's an honor to finally meet you both.

Deckard: *nods* The honor is ours, Nicolai. Thank you for coming. I'm afraid our teammates are in bad shape and need your help.

Nicolai: We'll do all we can for them. *expression soft and fond* It will be great to see Knight again. I was on his design team with Mitham's grandfather.

Mitham: *hauls the gas can over by Deckard, softly patting his leg to let him know it's there.*

Deckard: *nods with a grin, starts to comment but Mitham's soft pat distracts him* Oh. Thank you, Mitham.

McC: I'm sure Duke will be very happy to see you again too.

Nicolai: *motions for them to lead* If you'll take me to them.

Mitham: I'll see you guys after breakfast. *will head for the trailer*

D/McC: *reflexive action, neither thinking about it – salute in unison* Roger!

Deckard: This way. *picks up the gas can, then gets down on hands and knees to crawl back into the barn*

McC: *motions for them to go first, he'll follow*

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	socrowdedinhere 2014-03-27 12:44 pm UTC (link)
	Aren: follows Mitham Nicolai: will go with the BP and get to work on Duke...after taking a moment to brush a hand along Duke's frame in a reverent and familiar way. with Nicolai and Mitham working they'll be waking Duke up by that evening. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	dragondancer515 2014-03-27 12:51 pm UTC (link)
	Deckard will ask that Mitham and Nicolai hang back initially and let him and McC be the first that Duke sees, just because it might be that much less jarring for Duke. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	socrowdedinhere 2014-03-27 01:08 pm UTC (link)
	They'll get up in the loft to be able to have a good view as Duke's waking. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

dragondancer515
2014-03-27 01:21 pm UTC (link)

*Deckard will help them up there if need be. He /wants/ them involved, just also trying to think what would be most helpful for Duke, wishing he'd been here to help McC.*
Deckard: *hand on Duke's shoulder* Duke . . . Duke, it's Deckard. Can you hear me?
Duke: *soft shudder runs through him as his optics flicker on…then he goes /stiff/, starting to grab at the hand on him, instinctively aiming to defend himself*
Deckard: *lets his wrist be caught, covering with his other hand, voice still soft* Duke, it's all right. You're safe.
Duke: *cameras refocus, finally registering Deckard, then McC . . . lets go of Deckard's wrist and shifts to sit up, Deckard and McC helping* What happened?
McC: You've been found and repaired. Do you recognize us?
Duke: *gives him a look at that* Of course. *why would he ask such a thing*
Deckard: *soft chuckle at the look* We want to know that your Super AI survived the execution attack.
Duke: The… *goes still for an instant, optics dimming as he fights back another shudder – once he's sure he's gotten control of himself again, he looks around* Where are we?
Deckard: In a barn not far from the junkyard we were dumped in. The world's a little different than we left it, Duke. It's been fifty years. *small grin* There's someone still here that you might remember, though.
McC: *amused* Except you may not recognize him right away.
Duke: *bit of a frown as he glances at both of them, then looks around, finally spotting Mitham and Nicolai*
Deckard: *will go over and offer his hand to Nicolai*

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	socrowdedinhere 2014-03-27 02:12 pm UTC (link)
	Nicolai: will easily step into Deckard's hand Hello, Knight. It's been a long time. curious id Duke will remember or not. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

dragondancer515
2014-03-27 02:49 pm UTC (link)

*It's not just a matter of memory. Duke's not old enough – none of them are – to have any experience with human aging. They understand the concept, but they have no protocols for taking a memory and extrapolating age-related changes to try to match the face and voice of an old man now to the memory of a kid fresh out of college.*
Duke: *gives the man a nod of greeting* I'm…sure it has been. *there's no immediate recognition in his face, though he's obviously trying…*

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	socrowdedinhere 2014-03-27 02:51 pm UTC (link)
	Nicolai: chuckles It's Nicolai Renel. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dragondancer515 2014-03-27 03:16 pm UTC (link)
	Duke: the slight frown deepens . . . and then his optics go /bright/ in shock N-nicolai!? You've-…! I-I'm sorry, I didn't recognize you! It's . . . it's good to see you. How have you been? offers his hand so Deckard doesn't have to keep holding him (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	socrowdedinhere 2014-03-27 03:34 pm UTC (link)
	Nicolai: shifts to Duke's hand with a laugh I'm not surprised you didn't recognize me. I've been well, we've kept up the fight. And we'll be glad to have you on our side again. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	dragondancer515 2014-03-27 03:47 pm UTC (link)
	Duke: The fight against the Vorian. nods to himself, glancing also at Deckard and McC I look forward to being brought back up to speed on things. something crosses with his face with a thought Nicolai . . . Lady, is . . . is she . . . ? she was young enough, it's…possible… (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	socrowdedinhere 2014-03-27 04:07 pm UTC (link)
	Nicolai: Last I heard of Regina she was in America. That was two years ago. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

dragondancer515
2014-03-27 04:17 pm UTC (link)

Duke: *visibly relaxes at that, nods* Thank you. *she survived the take-over and has been around at least /that/ long…he can believe she's still alive and okay now*
Deckard: *will bring Mitham over* There is one more you should meet, Duke. This is Mitham. He's the reason we've all been found and are being brought back online.
Duke: Thank you. I'm pleased to meet you.

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	socrowdedinhere 2014-03-27 04:20 pm UTC (link)
	Mitham: giddy, but hiding it well. It's great to meet you. I've always wanted to meet the Brave Police. My grandfather talked about you guys all the time. Nicolai: Regan Nealson. ((coughs Make note for me to check and make sure I've not already named Mitham's gpa before? I don't think I have...)) (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Yeah, don't think so either, but that note's in the doc, so... dragondancer515 2014-03-27 05:53 pm UTC (link)
	Duke: Regan . . . I know Regan. He's another of my- . . . was . . . another of my engineers back in England. I'm honored to meet his grandson. looks at his teammates What is our situation? Deckard: One moment. Mitham, Nicolai, how are you both feeling? do they want to get started on another of them before calling it a night, or are they done for the day? (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	socrowdedinhere 2014-03-27 06:41 pm UTC (link)
	Nicolai: I'm ready to start on another. Who would you like us to get started on? Mitham: nodnod I'm good to keep working. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dragondancer515 2014-03-27 06:48 pm UTC (link)
	Deckard: Thank you. looks over the rest of his team Duke: softly Shadowmaru. McC: …agreed. as much as he wants to see the rest of his subteam back on their feet Deckard: nods We may need his expertise. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

socrowdedinhere
2014-03-27 06:53 pm UTC (link)

*the two head to the ninja and start to get to work. It'll be approaching early morning when Maru wakes...and they weren't expecting him too! They'd out fuel in all of the BP, but they're in the middle of doing repairs when something sparks and Maru wakes with the two humans by his head. Mitham is lying on his face to work on something in his forehead, Nicolai had managed to get on some hay bails and is leaned over to work beside Mitham, but Mitham couldn't reach from the bails so he's /on/ Maru's face, mindful of his eye.*

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dragondancer515
2014-03-27 10:03 pm UTC (link)

Maru: */startles/ awake, an almost canine /growl/ escaping him as he /jerks/, finding only parts of his body responding properly as he attempts to move to defend himself – he catches himself from trying to sit up as several things register all at once: he's lying on his back, he's /not/ bound, there's a wooden roof in front of (or rather, above) him, and…there's a human LYING ON HIS FACE* W-wha-…who-…g-get /off/ me! *starts to shake his head…but then realizes he might harm the human so…nope, don't do that…finds the arm that /is/ working, though, and reaches up to pick the human up off his face*

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socrowdedinhere
2014-03-27 10:13 pm UTC (link)

Mitham: Ah! Sh-Shadowmaru! *he's starting to try to /carefully/ move off of the ninja's face, but then he's plucked up with a soft yip*
Nicolai: *tried to grab Mitham, but Maru did first* Shadowmaru, please calm down. My name is Nicolai Renel, I'm one of the original engineers who built Duke and the Fire-Roader. You're among friends.
Mitham: *not afraid at all, just kind of hanging out there in Maru's hand...and can't help the little grin on his face despite being held like he is* Hi. My name's Mitham. Glad to see you're okay. We weren't expecting you to wake yet, we've not finished repairing you.

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	dragondancer515 2014-03-27 10:17 pm UTC (link)
	Maru: bit of a frown as he regards the boy and then the old man, carefully shifting his head to the side to look at him . . . looks around the room, as much as he can see from lying down as he is, spots DB to his left Drill Boy . . . looks at the two, then moves to carefully put Mitham down by Nicolai Where are we? What happened? (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

socrowdedinhere
2014-03-27 10:22 pm UTC (link)

Mitham: You guys were executed by the Vorian, but it didn't work...apparently. I found Deckard in the junkyard about a week ago and have been working to get your guys working again. Deckard, McCrane, and Duke are outside. You want me to get them? *already moving to get off the hay so he can do that for Maru*
Nicolai: A lot of time has passed since you last remember. You were...executed nearly fifty years ago. *voice soft*

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	dragondancer515 2014-03-27 10:28 pm UTC (link)
	Maru: …………… /chokes/ as memory FLOODS back – he'd been the last, he'd been forced to watch as one by one his teammates were /murdered/ before his eyes . . . with a staticky /buzz/, his head turns away from them, the hand of his working arm covering his face for a moment as he…deals…trembling with reaction (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	socrowdedinhere 2014-03-27 10:30 pm UTC (link)
	Mitham: hops down, pausing to put a hand on his helm I'm sorry you had to go through that... I'll get Deckard. he turns and /runs/ out Deckard! Deckard, Shadowmaru's awake! (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

dragondancer515
2014-03-27 10:52 pm UTC (link)

Maru: …….. *fans running /hard/, but then he…/calms/ himself, drops his hand and turns back to the man* Nicolai, you said? Thank you. I’m pleased to meet you.
*Dkd, Duke, and McC sitting out under some trees, just…enjoying the quiet and pre-morning starlight. They /perk/ at hearing Mitham's voice…and what he says. All three are on their feet the next instant.*
Deckard: Already? What happened? Is he all right!?

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socrowdedinhere
2014-03-27 10:56 pm UTC (link)

Mitham: We weren't expecting him to wake, and we're not done repairing him yet so he can't move much yet, but he seems okay otherwise. *will turn to run back to the barn with them, though he'll not protest if they leave him behind or someone picks him up to hurry back.*
Nicolai: The pleasure is mine. I had hoped to meet the Brave Police in Japan one day. I worked on the Scotland Yard team.

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dragondancer515
2014-03-27 11:40 pm UTC (link)

Deckard: *doesn't even think about it, will stoop and offer his hand as he catches up to the boy*
*The three will crawl back into the barn just as Maru is carefully working himself into a sitting position.*
Maru: *looks up…and /grins/* Guys! *never thought he'd see them alive again!*
Deckard: *comes over to crouch next to Maru, opposite Nicolai* Shadowmaru . . . it's /good/ to see you awake. How are you feeling?
Maru: *grin turns wry* Like I just went a round with the Chieftains.
McC: *chuckles* I can imagine.
Duke: Lay back down and let Nicolai and Mitham finish their work. *to Nicolai* How much longer do you think he needs?

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	socrowdedinhere 2014-03-27 11:46 pm UTC (link)
	Nicolai: ....Afternoon, maybe evening. Mitham and I should get some sleep too. Mitham: standing by Deckard (Deckard had to put him down to crawl into the barn) I'm okay to keep working for now. too excited that Maru's okay. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dragondancer515 2014-03-27 11:50 pm UTC (link)
	Deckard: ……………..you two should take a break and get some sleep. to Maru It's almost dawn. They've been going since early /yesterday/ morning. Maru: frowns Yes . . . go sleep. wry grin I'm not going anywhere. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	socrowdedinhere 2014-03-27 11:52 pm UTC (link)
	Mitham: shuffleshuffle, studying Maru... looks at Deckard* Can I stay with you again? Nicolai: will work his way down from the bails and /stretch/, putting his tools aside (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dragondancer515 2014-03-28 12:24 am UTC (link)
	Deckard: ………………I think you should at least bring some bedding in here. You'll sleep better, I think. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	socrowdedinhere 2014-03-28 12:28 am UTC (link)
	Mitham: nodnod I can grab some stuff. grins and trots out to get what he needs Nicolai: chuckles He really loves all of you. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dragondancer515 2014-03-28 12:39 am UTC (link)
	Maru: He seems like a good kid. McC: He's very much like Boss was. Maru: ........mn. nods (Reply to this)(Parent)

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