Inventions of the Exceptionally Nerdy [Open and bendytimeable!]

[morphitudinous]

After a quiet scare with a little laser in his pocket, Billy had come to an alarming conclusion: he needed a pocket protector. The little device, the one true sign of a nerd, would keep him from poking or shooting himself. But that wasn't all it could do! With Billy's mind at work, he came up with another idea: the pocket trap. With some clever signaling coding, he could trap the hand of anyone who tried to pick his pocket. It would definitely help keep his morpher safe!

He wound up stretched across a meat-couch of the Observation Deck, working on adding little strips of identifying material to what was undeniably a pocket protector. Maybe he wouldn't make it cool (nothing could do that), but he'd definitely make it useful.

As he worked, there was a certain undercurrent of excitement on his face. He smiled more often, sometimes looked far into the distance, and could be heard humming if the observer was close enough. Something good had happened to him, and maybe it wasn't entirely due to the pocket protector.

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[kaya-waterwave.livejournal.com]

Kaya laughed. "Oh Billy, are you kidding? I;d be more than happy to help you with that! Granted, you'll do most of the work yourself of course, since you're giving it to her. But we did stuff like this in my tribe all the time. Some people might call it primitive, but I think its a sense of pride, to give your beloved something you made with your own hands, you know?"

She grinned. "I don't disbelieve that. If its from you, I know it'll mean a lot to her."

[morphitudinous]

"I'll just need some encouragement, but thanks," Billy smiled gratefully at her, thinking the whole thing over. "I think I have the perfect gem. I just need to frame it in some way and build the chain."

He'd get working on that as soon as possible! As for the wedding?

"We don't know exactly when it will happen yet. Ronnie wants to wait for the right moment, after a major victory, to aid in the celebrations. You can wear whatever you'd like to. We're wearing our battle uniforms, in her family's tradition."