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[heart_wrenching]

[ Even after the video starts, the image is mostly obscured, the figure still way too close and fiddling with her device. ]


Is this really broadcasting now? Amaaaaazing. I can't even see the microphone or camera! It's almost unbelievable.


[ When she finally sits back the area around her is a mess. The tables are strewn with tools and machine parts, knobs, springs, coils, piping. If one looks carefully, one may be able to spot a number of control panels suggesting she has possibly dismantled every major appliance in the home. Like ya do. ]


Well, hello! I'm a new imPort, my name's Winry. Winry Rockbell. And . . . does anyone out there know how to build a "microwave"? Well, rebuild, technically. The locks and turntables are pretty straightforward, but then there's all these wires . . . who knew electricity was going to be such a big deal, anyway?

Comments

[dendarii]

Just so. He's also the ruler of the planet I live on.

[heart_wrenching]

He's the what of your what.

[dendarii]

Ruler? Planet? ... These aren't unusual terms, surely.

[heart_wrenching]

But you said them so casually! You're really serious?

[dendarii]

Entirely so. Don't let it affect your relationship with him, though. He's quite friendly.

[heart_wrenching]

[ Listen, for a small country "rules the planet" is pretty unbelievable. ]

Right . . .

[dendarii]

What about you? Ed says he's from your world ... isn't Mustang as well?

[heart_wrenching]

Yes, we're also from a planet.


I mean- Ed and I have been friends our whole lives. Colonel Mustang is his commanding officer.

[dendarii]

Well - yes. That is a reasonable assumption, given you clearly don't have space stations.

... How old is Ed, then? He seems a bit young.

[heart_wrenching]

Well...

[ hmmmm there's a question that can lead to awkward places. she doesn't want to tell too much of Ed's story, if for no other reason than being a bro. ]

We were twelve when he passed their exam, we're sixteen now. The State Alchemist program will certify anyone with the skill for it, basically.

[dendarii]

... Twelve when he entered a preparatory school, then ...?

[heart_wrenching]

Twelve when he became a State Alchemist.

[dendarii]

Ah. That is ... impressive, I think.

[heart_wrenching]

It's something, alright...

[dendarii]

Does that necessitate joining the military? At the age of twelve, even ...

[heart_wrenching]

Mm. State Alchemists can be called into active duty at any time.

[ Is this sounding like a topic she hates, yet? Because it sure is ]

[dendarii]

Still. Barrayar is highly militaristic, but even we try not to use child soldiers.

[heart_wrenching]

War's not much healthier for adults, you know.


[ Ugh why are they even talking about this!! ]


Sorry, bad topic, weren't we talking about flightplanes?

[dendarii]

I'm aware of that as well ...

[ He murmurs in response, but - well, he's glad to let the subject drop. ]

Right. Lightfliers. And other things. I am looking to hire a mechanic for a number of projects.

[heart_wrenching]

A number, huh? I wonder if any of it is tech I know...

[dendarii]

Perhaps not. But ... really, do you think you couldn't figure it out?

[heart_wrenching]

Are you kidding? I wanna figure out all of this.

[dendarii]

Just so. A far more important factor than actually knowing everything.

[heart_wrenching]

Well...!

[ LISTEN ITS NOT LIKE YOU CAN FLATTER HER. except that you definitely can. ]

No one would get very far if they didn't want to try.

[dendarii]

[ He grins at that comment. Boy that's a sentiment he can get behind. ]

Do you want to, then? If you're as good with this automail as Ed says, then there's someone in particular I need to introduce you to...