HF 012 Rocket Surgery

[5/20/2016 9:11:21 PM] Jamaros: Ok, so you step into the
curtained off area.  Belkiss begins to
rub her fingers over you.  It's very
clinical and methodical, not sexual, but it's still not the most comfortable
experience.

[5/20/2016 9:11:29 PM] Jamaros: Belkiss: "You're
damaged."

[5/20/2016 9:11:45 PM] Anna: Heavily, I know.

[5/20/2016 9:12:09 PM] Jamaros: Belkiss: "You appear to
have once flown.  What happened
there?"

[5/20/2016 9:15:06 PM] Anna: Well. I was in a museum. I
didn't want people finding out what I am, and having people suspect that I was
a normal person walking around in stolen armor wasn't a very attractive
prospect, either. I had to take my wings off.

[5/20/2016 9:16:18 PM] Anna: I still have the pieces, but I
do not feel comfortable enough in my mechanical ability to attempt
reconstructing them.

[5/20/2016 9:17:31 PM] Jamaros: Belkiss: "Hm, I could
probably do so, you shouldn't leave them curled around like that though.  Let me cut them loose and hold onto the bits,
see if I can reconstruct them separately.

[5/20/2016 9:20:51 PM] Anna: If you could do that, it would
be... well, flying again...

[5/20/2016 9:21:37 PM] \*\*\* Anna sort of trails off. Her eyes
flicker oddly, like the lights on a modem. \*\*\*

[5/20/2016 9:22:53 PM] Jamaros: Belkiss: "Yes, I would
love to see that."

[5/20/2016 9:23:30 PM] Jamaros: As Belkiss goes to grab
plier you notice a painting at the far side of the area.  You realize, it depicts you...from the war.

[5/20/2016 9:23:59 PM] Jamaros: It's basically this with you
in it:

http://66.media.tumblr.com/57a938c91046fefe34227691950bbc03/tumblr\_niy1hsdMVL1twgs7qo1\_1280.jpg

[5/20/2016 9:24:09 PM] Jamaros: And the people below are
enemy soldiers.

[5/20/2016 9:26:21 PM] Anna: Someone decided to put me in a
painting?

[5/20/2016 9:27:13 PM] Jamaros: Belkiss: "Are you
kidding?  Many people did.  At least, many of my people.  During the war, our kingdom was falling, and
no one was there to protect us, only the nobles.  You...you were...you were our saviour."

[5/20/2016 9:32:52 PM] Jamaros: Belkiss begins pruning
you.  It's mildly painful, but you
believe she is being as careful as she can.

[5/20/2016 9:33:55 PM] Anna: I actually never did much
outside the battles, all those years. And when one battle ended, there was
usually another. Honestly, most of what I knew of the rest of the world, I
learned from Liliya, while she was working out kinks in my design.

[5/20/2016 9:34:42 PM] Jamaros: Belkiss: "I've heard of
her.  I think my brother has her journals
in his library somewhere.  Rather arcane
version of dwarven, sadly.  Beyond my
grasp."

[5/20/2016 9:36:45 PM] Jamaros: Belkiss: "Well...your
legends tell a different story."

[5/20/2016 9:37:08 PM] Anna: How so?

[5/20/2016 9:39:02 PM] Jamaros: Belkiss: "You were the
Angel of War.  Legend says you freed our
prisoners as they were being dragged to the Fiend King's portals.  That you helped overthrow their tyrants in
Stormdrift and Rockbend."

[5/20/2016 9:41:56 PM | Edited 9:43:33 PM] Anna: [do I
remember these incidents and any role I had in them?]

[5/20/2016 9:42:23 PM] Jamaros: ((I'd say you remember
them.  It is up to you how involved you
were.))

[5/20/2016 9:47:27 PM] Jamaros: As Belkiss finishes off the
wings, she turns to you.  "There,
that should help your mobility.  Um...may
I...open your chassis?"

[5/20/2016 9:47:47 PM] Anna: I was involved in those
incidents, sure, although I was not the only one there, and I did not take such
a central role.

[5/20/2016 9:48:20 PM] Anna: May as well.

[5/20/2016 9:48:30 PM] \*\*\* Anna seems fairly apprehensive.
\*\*\*

[5/20/2016 9:49:08 PM] Jamaros: Belkiss opens the chassis
up.  Inside you see a series of gears and
belts whirring away, atop a vague metallic skeleton.

[5/20/2016 9:49:21 PM] Jamaros: Belkiss looks like she can
barely hold herself together.

[5/20/2016 9:49:25 PM] Anna: Huh.

[5/20/2016 9:50:10 PM] \*\*\* Anna seems a little relieved. \*\*\*

[5/20/2016 9:50:27 PM] Jamaros: Belkiss: "Oh, it's so
beautiful!  This motion is so
flawless.  It's no wonder you've been
able to stay mobile so long."

[5/20/2016 9:52:22 PM] Anna: It does look like I was
well-constructed.

[5/20/2016 9:52:33 PM] Jamaros: Belkiss reaches inside and
begins loosening things.  It is...so
weird.  Like the worst doctor's
exam.  "Let me just make some
adjustments.  You look a bit over
tightened here and there."

[5/20/2016 9:54:34 PM] Anna: Not to doubt your ability, but
please do be careful. This is the equivalent of reaching into your torso and
repositioning your organs slightly.

[5/20/2016 9:54:57 PM] Jamaros: Belkiss: "I know what
I'm doing.  Just one more...there."

[5/20/2016 9:55:17 PM] Jamaros: As she leans out, you do feel
better.  It was like having cramps from a
bad meal and then having them just vanish.

[5/20/2016 9:55:36 PM] Jamaros: You hear Quill call out for
you.

[5/20/2016 9:56:32 PM] Anna: [do I get the content, or just
YELLY NOISES]

[5/20/2016 9:56:48 PM] Jamaros: Roll perception

[5/20/2016 9:57:40 PM] Anna: [11]

[5/20/2016 9:58:08 PM] Jamaros: You can't quite make out the
words.  Just your name.

[5/20/2016 9:59:19 PM] Anna: Excuse me.

YES?

[5/20/2016 10:00:20 PM] Jamaros: Quill shouts back
"Just checking"

[5/20/2016 10:04:46 PM] Anna: Well. I'm glad he was
concerned. Have you finished the repairs that would be feasible to complete at
this time?

[5/20/2016 10:05:08 PM] Jamaros: Belkiss: "I have.  And, I may have discovered something."

[5/20/2016 10:05:27 PM] Anna: Oh?

[5/20/2016 10:06:10 PM] Jamaros: Belkiss takes your right
hand and pushes down on the fingers in a specific order.  As she does, the plating on your forearm
flips up (think Buzz Lightyear in Toy Story) to reveal a small, hollow area,
maybe capable of holding one small object.

[5/20/2016 10:07:10 PM] Jamaros: Belkiss: "Now that
could be useful, I assume."

[5/20/2016 10:07:21 PM] \*\*\* Anna’s mouse immediately
investigates! \*\*\*

[5/20/2016 10:07:27 PM] Anna: Indeed.

[5/20/2016 10:08:07 PM] Jamaros: Belkiss: "Make sure
you come back at least once a month for a checkup.  We don't want you rusting in your hard to
reach places."

[5/20/2016 10:08:22 PM] Jamaros: Belkiss: "And I will
try and go over Lilyana's notes again."

[5/20/2016 10:08:30 PM] Jamaros: Belkiss: "Thank
you.  This means a lot to me."

[5/20/2016 10:10:30 PM] Anna: Will do. Thanks for the
tune-up, as well as the information. It's been in terribly short supply.