In the ruins - Open

[17thangel]

Maria sat on the foot of her massive gear which was standing next to the boulder that used to be one of the buildings marked for demolition. She looked a bit winded as the robot let loose a small gout of steam from the work it was doing and looked towards the actual buildings that were being salvaged and fixed.

"You know, this is kind of like doing reclamation work on the outer rings of the city but not. I don't know, at least we have something to do Seibzehn? Just wish it didn't involve so much use of the gravity canon, probably taking a lot out of you."

The robot just stood there as the girl stood up and wobbled a bit before falling to her knees.

"Ok, 15 more minutes for you to build up reactor strength I guess. Can't argue with that."

The robot just stared down at her and if someone were VERY observant they may notice the thing shake its head just a bit, but Maria seemed oblivious to it.

Comments

[atadiscoverer]

Okay, that was new. Giant robots weren't a thing that Carson was used to. Nope, definately didn't have them on Atlantis.

But considering the massive amount of stuff he's seen in the Pegasus Galaxy, he's not as alarmed as a normal person would be. In fact, there's something else that's grabbing his attention.

And that is the 13 year-old wobbling and falling to her knees. From his position a few feet away, it looks like she's in trouble. So, Dr. Beckett jogs on over.

"Excuse me, love. Are you okay?" His Scottish-accented voice is a wee bit worried. In fact, he just looks worried.

[17thangel]

Maria peers over and lifts up her goggels, her own almost British accent replying.

"Hrm? I'm just a bit tired. We've been demolishing buildings and I think Seibzehn's reactor needs more time to recharge. The higher grade weapons systems do that."

[atadiscoverer]

Why does he get the feeling you're more than a bit tired?

"How long have you been going at this?" He asks, motioning at the demolition. People who were 'just a bit tired' don't usually fall to their knees.

[17thangel]

"I don't know. Its hard to keep track of time here. I think its been a few buildings."

She looks up at the robot and shakes her head.

"It may have been dark out when we started."

[atadiscoverer]

"You really should rest more often."

He looks up at the big robot. He wasn't sure how all this worked, but it was obvious that it took something out of the wee lassie.

"When was the last time you had something to eat or drink?"

[elementofloyalty]

"Whoa!"

Way up at the top of the gear, a curious pony floated, wings beating steadily, so she could peer at the gear's head curiously. "I dunno what this is, but it's pretty cool!"

[17thangel]

Maria looks up at the pony and blinks.

"That's Seibzehn! He's my gear, and if there was more space I'd show you what we can really do, but, I need to wait for the reactor to recover a bit too."

[elementofloyalty]

Rainbow shot down, trailing rainbow from her mane behind her, to a height more friendly to a person down on the ground. "Does it stomp through the City, smashing everything in its path? Because that would be awesome! Giant death machine, everybody beware!"

[17thangel]

"We COULD do that but really I prefer flying. Something about the wind in your hair, you know? Right now we're taking down buildings that are too unstable to try and fix. But back home, totally was getting ready to stomp through a city and knock it out of the air!"

[elementofloyalty]

"Yeah, I know all about the joys of flying." Rainbow turned a quick loop in midair just to show off, but suddenly opened her eyes wide in the middle of the stunt -- and bounced off of the robot. Shaking her head, she pulled herself back up to her hovering height. "You had cities in the air too?!"

[starbolts]

Starfire liked the Hangar. It was generally tall enough to fly around in! She swept back and forth, left and right, up and down, going without stopping until she encountered a sight that jogged her memory. A girl at the foot of the robot---and she had carefully crafted pigtails?

It was worth investigating. She floated down toward the foot.

"Are you Maria?" she asked, all smiles.

[17thangel]

Maria slowly stands up and peers at the girl.

"I am. And I'm jealous, I don't have nearly enough space here to fly."

[starbolts]

Starfire frowns. "You do not appear very large. How much space would you need to fly?"

She's trying to picture Maria's predicament and failing.

[17thangel]

Maria blinks and points up at her robot.

"I ride on my Seibzehn's head. Maybe next time we make planetfall, but um... Did you need me for something?"

[starbolts]

"I only wished to meet you," Starfire smiled. "Do you remember our discussion?"

She looked awfully excited, and there was definitely an idea forming in her mind. They were going to have fun!

[soulinherfists]

Allenby was hopping along the rooftops and rubble of the City (as you do) during her daily training routine when she spotted the Seibzehn at work. Curious, she changed direction towards it.

She arrived in time to see Maria fall to her knees. With a groan, Allenby hopped down along the giant chunks of former building and strode over. "Hey, don't tell me you still ain't eatin' properly?"

[17thangel]

"Huh? No, just I feel Seibzehn's exhaustion when the reactor is low. I'll be fine as soon as he charges up. The graviton canon is really fuel intensive. I had some pie yesterday, I'm hoping I can afford some more after I finish all these."

[soulinherfists]

Allenby sighed, dropping her shoulders and head. "Some pie yesterday isn't what I'd call eating properly. Especially if you got some kind of... empathic bond with your buddy there."

Which was sort of a weird system. There were Gundams that were powered up by the pilot's emotions, and she sure felt the impact whenever Nobel Gundam got hit, but Allenby hadn't heard of a system that did that without a Trace suit or similar. Which made it even more important that the kid got proper nutrition. "Did you see Zouichi's post about where the slop comes from? It's still gross, but it ain't people. The ship just clones plants and livestock to make it."

[17thangel]

"Oh, I'm used to eating that little. Rationing was pretty heavy back home and I just... Maybe next planet fall I can get enough vegetables to dry and last the duration. I'm just not used to firing the graviton cannon more than once every.... Few weeks. This has been a couple of times today."

[soulinherfists]

"Well, you don't have to be used to it here. Not that I blame you for avoidin' the stuff." Fetal cow culture did not rank high on Allenby's list of favorite foods, even if their fears of something more horrific had been dispelled. (Mostly dispelled.) "The cherry trees are in bloom at Susono Inn if ya want some of those! Dunno how to preserve 'em, but they're pretty good."

She looked up at the robot. "How does this guy work, exactly? I never heard of a mech that affects you when you aren't actually piloting it."

[bequiet_hescreamed]

Clef had been watching them work from a safe distance, fascinated. The giant robot reminded him a little of the Rune Gods and of those machines they had on Autozam, but he had never seen them do this kind of work. He thought they were all created for battle.

When he was certain that they were resting for a while, he approached cautiously.

"Do you need anything?" he asked. The girl seemed fatigued, and if giant robots could look drained then this one somehow did.

[17thangel]

Maria looks over at the newcomer, standing up and trying not to wobble as she shakes her head a bit.

"No, I just overtaxed Seibzehn's reactor and sometimes I can feel that. I guess its a side effect of the graviton cannon."

[bequiet_hescreamed]

Clef blinks, and then smiles sort of nervously.

"I'm not certain that I understood any of that, but at least you seem to be alright."

[17thangel]

She stops wobbling and nods. If Clef were able to see mana or the sort he'd see she was running rather low, but if not then she'd just look tired.

"Firing the big gun isn't that big of a deal, but making sure it doesn't get out of control takes a lot out of me."

[bequiet_hescreamed]

Well, a weak aura can mean a lot of things - in this case, though, it seems safe to assume that she's probably really, really tired.

"I can tell." Because obvious thing is obvious. "Don't you think you should call it a day?"