someone's had way too much caffeine already today

[poorgirlsarcee]

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Mira's darting across the hangar, still slapping the under armor on as she heads to her bike having an idea on how to test something and wanting to run the checks to see if it'll work before suggesting it to anyone else.

"Outta the way people!"  yep the tech's in full thinking mode... might want to jump out of her way.

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A few hours later Mira's up on the deck grinning like a fool as she holds up the 'guns' she's retrofitted.  The ammo's mostly harmless.

"Okay!  I realize I'm one of the jokes on this ship so kinda asking someone who's a better fighter to help me get some hands on training that won't require someone going to medical.  Anyone up for a mecha styled water balloon fight?"  Hey she needed something that would be easier to clean up than you know paintballs?

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[my_time_to_shine]

"Man that sounds like so much fun? I wish I could get my hands on a high speed camera for that!" He laughed. "Trust me, If I haven't irritated everyone with my solo airsoft games I don't think anyone will mind playing water balloons with you." Which was to say he would have very much liked to help/play with her, but he would never be allowed to do something so frivolous with his mech. Stuck on the side lines again.

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[poorgirlsarcee]

"Kensuke!" She grinned. "Don't tempt me to finish a suit like mine for you." Okay so that might almost be done anyway, she just needs to adjust a helmet for his brain pattern, but she's waiting for the right moment to give him the bike, mostly because she's still fighting weapons or extra cameras for it.

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[my_time_to_shine]

Kensuke laughed and smiled, thinking she was only teasing and taking no merit in her threats.
"Ah, come on. it would be shame to not get something like that on film! Water impact on high speed is amazing on a small scale, I can only image it rolling off mechs!" Oh, someone was fan boy fantasizing now.
He shook his head and pushed it away.
"What are you working on anyways?"

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[poorgirlsarcee]

"True would look awesome, and go down to my work area, there's a basic hard suit there, should be your size. I have two guns sized for mine so you can use one."

YE ask and ye shall recieve Kensuke. "Mind you it's not a complete model, but if you're going to be up here I'd rather you have some protection. Your plug suit should work with it for under armor."

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[my_time_to_shine]

"Wait you want me to what?" He nearly dropped his camera.

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[bloodedsakura]

"I rigged these for water balloons, but they still pack some punch. I wouldn't want you out here without some protection."

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[my_time_to_shine]

"Oh well, that makes sense." For a moment he imaged a mech sized water balloon pummeling him, and his beloved camera. "Good idea! Dr Zero would be sore at both of us if that happened." He rubbed the back of his neck, feeling a bit stupid.
"Have you found someone to try it out on?"

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[poorgirlsarcee]

"Well, I was making it so that you could have a bike to scout around when we have some leave time. So I didn't see if anyone else would want to test it." She smirked a little. "There's no weapons, in their place if you like it I can put extra compartments for your cameras."

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[my_time_to_shine]

Good ol' Mira, always thinking of him. It almost made him pink with flattery, though he was getting much better at hiding it.
"But you know I don't know how to drive right?" He'd been here since he was 14, how would he have learned. "But I've been thinking alot about trying to learn to pilot other things. Maybe I would be better in something that wasn't so...." How could he describe the Eva in a single word? "Morbid."

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[poorgirlsarcee]

"Well in armor mode it's like walking. And next time we have free time and enough land to do it I can teach you how to ride. It's not like driving, but if we borrow a truck, I could teach you that too. I was driving around your age. Probably a little younger actually."

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[my_time_to_shine]

"I always wanted to learn, but no one to teach me." He shrugged, happens when you're parents are literately swallowed by their work. "But walking I can handle. It can't possibly be harder than the Eva." Famous last words, right?

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[poorgirlsarcee]

"We'll do babysteps with it." She giggled hefting the gear to take it back down for now.

"But only took me an hour to learn how to use it without the right helmet. We didn't have one my size, it's easier when the machine can read your brainwaves, but not impossible to use it without."

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[my_time_to_shine]

Kensuke knew all about machines reading brainwaves, if anything, he knew he could take to that part like a fish in water. But he never never driven anything after than a bicycle, other than his Eva of course, so this seemed like it could go either way.
"Well," He rocked on his toes enthusiastically. "Where do I start?"

[poorgirlsarcee]

"Well, in theory your plug suit should work with it... I don't have all the details, if not, we'll have to make you the under armor like I wear. I'd let you wear mine, but... well I don't think it would be that comfortable for you. Let's go see if I have to work on that." She caught up with him easily. "And we can work on walking in it today even without the armor." She knew that was possible she had done it, it wasn't recommended, but if they weren't going to fight it would be okay. She'd make sure he didn't do the same mistakes she had done, because getting pinched by the machine hurt like hell.

[my_time_to_shine]

"I can go grab it, it's in my locker half way across the ship." He smirked. "But all that time on the treadmill I bet I can get there and back before you even know I'm gone." It had been a long time since he felt like boasting about his own strength, if nothing, it was a sign that the times of darkness in his heart had passed.

For now.

[bloodedsakura]

"Then meet me in the hanger. I'll get your bike ready and out of mine so I can show you how to do it slowly."

[my_time_to_shine]

He grinned like a fool and dashed off.
Running full speed through the halls was always fun. Dodging people walking leisurely, he almost tripped over the little Zeon princess, yelling an apology and he hurried away. He had to duck under two men carrying a big crate of something, and popped out face to face with someone else. A quick step and he was out of the way.

The plug suit was easy to retrieve, but he knew somewhere, NERV people saw him do it. He wondered why they would guess it was for.
Oh well.

Back across the ship, he all but slid around the corner of the Hanger, with the pre-packaged yellow plug suit under his arm.

"Told you I was quick." He was hardly panting, as he pushed up his glasses with a smirk.

[bloodedsakura]

She was standing next to two suits.

"I knew you would be." She stretched rolling her shoulders. "So I have to see what adjustments I have to make so the plug suit will work. You're not going to have the same protection, but... I don't expect you taking this on missions. Nerv'll probably want to lynch me for even making it for you."

[my_time_to_shine]

"Forget them, if anything you're better preparing me the world we live in then they are. They're not going to do anything but tell me to get in the frikken robot, so I'll have to prepare myself." He made a determined face, good job putting on a bold act Kensuke, it didn't change the fact that in a way he was quite afraid of NERV.
"I guess I should have put this on, one second." A near by storage closet would suffice, and in a second he came back out decked out in the fully yellow suit.
"Don't tell anyone I said this, but I love this thing."

[poorgirlsarcee]

"Glad you think so." She chuckled a little when he went to change.

"Our secret. Though I will need to take measurements later. We'll make you the gear I have so you won't have to go using their stuff all the time." She tossed a small device to him. "That's an emergency kill switch for the 'bot. Keep it in your hand for now I'll have to make you riding gloves for it, but with luck you won't need it today." She finished moving things out of the way. "You're going to step back into it and I'll be folding it around you. Tell me if it pinches or is too tight okay?"

[my_time_to_shine]

"Alright. I think I can handle that." He took the little box and carefully tucked it into his palm, better to be safe than sorry, and he was glad she was thinking ahead for him. He followed instructions and stepped in the armor thankful for the thick protective layer of latex, or whatever they made plugsuits out of. "Ok, this is a little weird..."

[poorgirlsarcee]

"It was for me too." She grinned adjusting parts so they'd wrap right if he switched modes. "Be glad you have the plug suit. I was in a cotton dress the first time the bike wrapped around me. Figured you didn't want that experience." Testing things she nodded. "How's that feel? I can tighten areas if you think they'll need it before you take a step."

[my_time_to_shine]

"It's a bit claustrophobic compared to the plug, but I'll get used to it." He chuckled as if said it, taking a deep breathing and pushing away the initial anxiety of it closing around him. "It's tight across my shoulders, might just be the way it's meant to sit though, I'm not sure." He wiggled a little bit, feeling out the strange new sensations. "And thank you, I don't think I'd look very good in a sundress, Mira. The crew thanks you for sparing their eyes."

[poorgirlsarcee]

"Funny, I'd think that would be worse." Hydrophobe after all.

"Huh, here let me adjust it. I did the basic set up when you weren't as muscled after all." She moved behind him to make a few adjustments. "How's that?"

[my_time_to_shine]

"Better. Could ya give me a little more?" He waited for her to rework it, partially a little scared of what would happened if he sneezed and flailed with her so close and unprotected to him.
"It's kind weird to hear you say that. I was looking at pictures from when I first came here, I can't believe how shrimpy I was! But I guess there where worst ways to vent my frustrations. I bet Shinji wouldn't even recognize me now." He smirked turned his head carefully to smile at her.
"Man, this is seriously cool! I can't believe you went through so much trouble for me! This is really great."
He did not fail to realize that this was perhaps his first step to break free of his bondage to NERV.

[poorgirlsarcee]

"Yeah here." She made the adjustments. "That better?"

"Well I haven't been here long, but really you were smaller when I first met you."

"I had some spare parts wasn't that hard to build you one like my old bike. You don't get the new one until you know how to use it. Mostly because the cloaking.... Expensive to make."