Roar Two

[roarofliger.livejournal.com]

[Van is in the hangar, tending to whatever he can fix himself on the Shield Liger after the last battle. A robotic lizard-looking thing, about his size but with a long tail, is next to him as he does so; he's talking to it occasionally, and it's giving various growls and other noises in response. While he's diligently working on repairs, he seems a bit distant, until at one point he starts speaking to the lizard again.]

I'm kinda worried, Zeke. This is war, you know? [A growl, seemingly of agreement.] I'm glad we can fight to protect people, but at the same time, there's a cost. In the things we destroy, in the people we hurt, and in us, the people that fight. [He frowns; the robot is silent.] It's like everything Irvine was always telling us is coming back to haunt us, huh, buddy? [Zeke makes a low humming noise.] But at least we get to save people, too. I guess there's always good with the bad... [Van falls silent again, returning to work.]

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[no-int5-foru.livejournal.com]

[She gingerly - and with the caution of someone who knows what started animals are capable of - reaches a hand out to the little guy. She's not sure whether to pet him or not, but he at least seems smart enough to shake.]

Nice to meet you, Van and Zeke. Do you pilot this robot?

[roarofliger.livejournal.com]

[Zeke's hands are a little too short for a shake, but he moves his head over to be petted, recognizing the gesture.]

Yeah, this is my Shield Liger. Zeke helps me out with some of the controls while I'm battling; I don't think some of the weapons work without him, either. He can move it by himself while I'm not fighting in it, too.

[no-int5-foru.livejournal.com]

Hm, so Zeke here's almost like your Anchor. Except without all the psychic stuff.

[She's never petted a robot before, though when we're talking reptiles, the feeling isn't all that different.]

[roarofliger.livejournal.com]

Anchor? What's that? And come to think of it, do you pilot a unit too? We picked you up on a mission, so you probably were piloting something...

[no-int5-foru.livejournal.com]

I'm an ANIMa Pilot!

Baaaaasically the way it works is I go to sleep in a big tank and project my dream as a giant robot to fight Nightmares. My Anchor helps keep my mind together and focused while I'm fighting. She's really good at it!

[roarofliger.livejournal.com]

Huh. That's different. Cool, but different. I guess your Anchor must be pretty important, then.

Anchors: extremely important and completely undefined because they're appable! I could use one.

[no-int5-foru.livejournal.com]

[She offers a hand out for Zeke to climb up onto her shoulder if he likes.]

Megan's the best! Without her, I'd just be fighting alone.