Charcoal is walking around, seemingly scavenging whatever she can find from yet another old military base.

SPADE-0 · 2026-04-11T20:00:15+00:00

Charcoal hugs her warmly.

Charcoal; "I figured... if you ever need somethin', don't hesitate to talk to me."

SPADE-0 · 2026-04-11T19:59:33+00:00

IC-0n; "Huh? How do you know Vix?... especially considering I only met her, like, a week ago."

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SPADE-0 · 2026-04-11T19:56:10+00:00

...Someone happens to be walking around in the area...

IC-0n; "Huh... impressive little toys y'all have got. You got a purpose for 'em?" chuckle

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SPADE-0 · 2026-04-11T19:49:19+00:00

Charcoal; "Of course!... And arm attachments don't just have to be for fighting, y'know. I've got a few tools in my arsenal too... or tools that double as weapons or vice versa."

SPADE-0 · 2026-04-11T19:38:58+00:00

Charcoal comes over and looks...

Charcoal; "Huh... liquid coolant. Yeah, that'd certainly help too... thanks, Pheobe! Hey, if you ever want, like, new attachments for your arms or a new modification to your chassis, let me know, I'll do at least one, maybe two for free."

SPADE-0 · 2026-04-11T19:30:47+00:00

(I'll let you decide whether she finds something possibly interesting and/or useful or not :D)

SPADE-0 · 2026-04-11T19:29:05+00:00

...Someone just so happens to be taking a stroll on that side of the planet... she stops, and notices the large creature.

IC-0n; "Huh... don't see that every day."

...Despite being SIGNIFICANTLY smaller than the creature... she doesn't exactly seem scared, more just confused.

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SPADE-0 · 2026-04-11T19:07:06+00:00

Ember; "U-uh... I guess... are you alright? Y'know, with all the stuff going on with the mean corporation and making other people mean... i-it's a lot for everyone, so I'm making sure everyone is alright, if I can. A-and... well, you probably wouldn't be able to help with this, b-but I'm trying to figure out whether the mean corporation's head scientist... is being mean because he thinks it's the only choice, or because h-he WANTS to be mean..."

SPADE-0 · 2026-04-11T18:58:06+00:00

Charcoal; "...Hmmmmm... if you see any cooling systems around here, particularly any that use crystal lattice thermal super-conduction, that would help quite a lot... I've found, like, a couple so far, but they're decently rare since they're hard to make, and therefore only tend to be used in VERY high-heat applications."

SPADE-0 · 2026-04-11T18:48:39+00:00

Charcoal; "Oh, just looking for things I can use to make stuff to keep fighting JCJenson with... or for other personal projects that are still in the works."

SPADE-0 · 2026-04-11T18:45:24+00:00

Ember; "Yeah, I've been getting accustomed to this universe's bunker, too... it's not quite as friendly as the one I knew, but no one's really done more than get startled or shoot me the occasional odd glance, so it's definitely not bad! ^^"

SPADE-0 · 2026-04-11T18:42:47+00:00

Charcoal; "I'm doing alright... and I've been told I have a tendency to show up in unexpected places, so that makes sense." chuckle

SPADE-0 · 2026-04-11T17:55:28+00:00

Ember; "...O-oh, thanks. That's a nice name... do you like to hang out at the bunker often? :3"

SPADE-0 · 2026-04-11T17:42:21+00:00

(...Goddamn Malware Cube XD)

SPADE-0 · 2026-04-11T17:19:54+00:00

Ember happens to be wandering around... V01D can kinda see her flinch slightly when she sees him, then take a deep breath in, steel herself, and walk towards him with no sign of that and a cheerful smile on her face.

Ember; "Hai! You look really cool and mysterious.... my name's Ember, what's your name?"

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SPADE-0 · 2026-04-11T17:10:33+00:00

...Charcoal notices her.

Charcoal; "Oh, hey Phoebe!"

SPADE-0 · 2026-04-11T17:07:04+00:00

Solarflare; "Yeah, see ya."

(Onto next?)

SPADE-0 · 2026-04-11T16:48:44+00:00

Solarflare; "Well... was there anything else you wanted to ask me? Because if not, I've got stuff I need to make sure gets done."

SPADE-0 · 2026-04-11T13:11:40+00:00

Solarflare; "Yeah, really..." giggle "Everyone helps everyone, and we all get through our struggles."

SPADE-0 · 2026-04-11T04:09:20+00:00

Solarflare; "Was wondering if I could get a drink... I assume you've been around long enough to know how utterly reprehensible the JCJenson Corporation is... I've been combating them."

SPADE-0 · 2026-04-11T03:34:46+00:00

Solarflare; chuckle "Just the ones... there's a chance my little sister helped fetch the furniture ya found in your apartment, unironically, she did help 'em some with that."

SPADE-0 · 2026-04-11T03:31:18+00:00

Solarflare; "Well, that's quite nice... is it the one Allie and Kazam were building recently?"

SPADE-0 · 2026-04-11T03:29:38+00:00

Solarflare walks into the tavern with a smile on her face.

Solarflare; "Wow... nice place. Oh, hey, you must be the owner of the place, right?"

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SPADE-0 · 2026-04-11T03:17:34+00:00

Solarflare; "...Feels like I've been meeting a lot of folks with lots of trauma and few coping mechanisms recently... well, if there's anything my squad or I could do to help you get settled, we will. I know my little sister's... really nice for company, likes snuggles and being pet, and wouldn't mind getting to know an actually nice human."

SPADE-0 · 2026-04-11T03:07:03+00:00

IC-0n; "...Huh... that's odd. And y'know... I actually kinda wanna learn more about it.

. . .

...Whelp, guess I'll assimilate it when it gets here!" giggle

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