Settling In

[paladin_robot]

[1]

There's Richard, lying down in a bed in the medical facility again. Has been a while, ever since the matter of stopping Saturn and its moons from destroying the world. Just as before, his body seems to have suffered no specific form of trauma, and yet... is damaged.
But since then, he has healed, and is waking up now, groggy, lightheaded, but seemingly, okay.
"So... how much did I miss? Did we win?" He asks whoever might be near.

[2]

"IDEIGI!" There's a loud scream in the hangar from a certain Britannian Engineer, who disappears in light as his knight-like machine, dramatic as it is tall, takes shape from a shimmering pillar. The machine slowly and assuredly rises to its feet, before stopping as it and its pilot seem to realise something.
"Can... someone open the door please? I'm gonna try and practice with this thing... see if I can control it better.

[3]

Perhaps you were curious, maybe you got the wrong room, or perhaps there's some other whole reason for why you're here, but it would appear that you've stumbled upon the tempoarily occupied room of one Richard Chevalier. There's not particularly much lying around, what with the young man lacking much in the way of possessions anyway, but he seems to be working on... something, as indicated by the soldering iron in his hands.

Comments

[emorangerpink]

There are a few groups you can learn from, then. The commander of the 501st, Major Sakamoto, is a swordswoman.

[paladin_robot]

...W-Wait, the 501st are here?

[The sword finds itself several metres wedged into the ground.]

[emorangerpink]

Not all of them, but yeah. They've had people based here since before I came aboard.

You're a fan?

[paladin_robot]

S-Somewhat.

[Ideigi stumbles backwards as it finally frees its own sword, large of chunks of dirt being flung everywhere.]

I mean, even before I signed up to the Corps, I heard stories about them. Hell, they became icons of the Air Force, at least where I was.

[emorangerpink]

Don't worry, they're used to people knowing them. So long as you don't ask where their pants are, you'll probably make a good first impression.

[paladin_robot]

Yeeeeaaahhh...

Though that said, I've kinda wondered if Ideigi would be more powerful if I did the same. Not entirely sure though.

[...Wait, what?]

[emorangerpink]

...Does Ideigi have parts that fit around your legs? Because that's why the Witches do it. It's not a secret technique for boosting magic power or anything.

[paladin_robot]

...Huh. Thats not the explanation we got given... Anyway! I do have a chair in here though... kinda feels like I'm in some sorceror's lair.

[emorangerpink]

Oh, really? What's it like? I assumed it was like a giant power suit - like my armour, really. Do you have a cockpit?

[paladin_robot]

Sort of. Its more like... a big room. I can sort of... see everything that Ideigi can from here. Hands and feet are in some kind of... sphere and... um... All I'm doing is thinking really, even subconciously. I wonder if there's a way for you to...

[A hole just opened in Ideigi's chest, leading right into the chamber.]

Oh.

[emorangerpink]

[Laura floats down to hover outside the... hatch?]

Well that doesn't look mechanical, anyway.

So it still does have some surprises for you...

[paladin_robot]

[Slowly, carefully, Richard extracts a hand from one of the blue spheres to give a small wave, with an uncertain smile.]

Would seem so... Flight maybe?

[...Nope, no response.]