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[falsesmile]

Who: Ves (falsesmile) and general!
When: Day 6, afternoon
Where: The Ruined Hull
What: General exploration post!

[ The Ruined Hull has been unlocked! The go-team has been in the area for a while, the stay-team members who are so inclined have probably meandered over here somehow by now -- time to go exploring, but keep an eye on those suit power levels ♥ ]

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[exorion]

[You'd think a robot couldn't raise an eyebrow, but you'd be wrong. He doesn't know if that's a dig or a general comment, but given the kind of 'weapons' they've been making so far...]

Well, breaking off shards of metal is a kinda different skillset to making containers.

[adamance]

And is that all you know how to manage? I did think too highly of you. You were right before. [Definitely a dig.]

Though I'm not ignorant. We'll need a smith and the supplies of one for anything like that. [She presses on with these words because a dig isn't necessarily meant to guide a conversation; Lexa just sometimes likes to flaunt the thoughts she has.] I do believe that if there's a hull, there should be something as basic as containers. ["Basic" could be a dig, but it actually isn't.]

[exorion]

First things first, we see what's in the ship. What's salvageable, there's gotta be tech we can repurpose or something in there.

[He looks at the ship, arms folded over his chest as he considers it, and tilts his head.]

Course-- If the crew was all haughty children, who knows what's useful in there.

[adamance]

Some people have their hubris for a reason. I consider myself among them. [Why backpedal from her arrogance when she can embrace it fully with every ounce of bravado possible? In her eyes, it's a matter of meeting the challenge.]

There will be those of us, including myself, who won't be able to recognize the nature of the technology within. It may be a poor time for it, but it wouldn't be bad if we could find someone to teach us so we can take pride in how we assist others here.

[exorion]

[God, if he could roll his eyes. He sighs and gestures to the ship.]

If I recognise anything in there I'll explain it, but that depends on it not being alien to me too.

[adamance]

We can only hope that you won't give up on it too quickly. I'm not the only one who would benefit from that knowledge. [Though Lexa fully expects that once his dizziness passes, he'll want to get the hell away from her.

She's very aware that she's annoying him.]

[exorion]

[Wow, is that the impression she's got? lackadaisical and useless, he'll let her think that — in fact he'll encourage it — but a quitter? Unacceptable.]

Don't you worry about that. [wink] I got a great many unflattering qualities, but being a quitter isn't one of 'em.

[adamance]

Ah, and you feel strongly enough about it to ensure that you correct me on the matter. [Which, in Lexa's book, is generally a good thing. It speaks to someone's character.

And of course, she had to frame it as if she was aiming for the correction.]

[exorion]

Strongly enough to reassure you I'm not gonna leave anyone in the lurch.

[He says it with a shrug, totally nonchalant. He doesn't know if Lexa's testing him or something here, but he's not about the let her know he cares or anything.]

[adamance]

[Sorry, Cayde. Everything about Lexa is like a test.]

That sounds like a broader statement than simply a matter of not being a quitter. You seem like you don't want to commit to any identity. [That doesn't mean she's wrong about him potentially being a useless individual to call upon (especially since he's willing to jump into a bug's mouth), but it does mean that he might be along the lines of the reckless and more self-sacrificing sorts.

She isn't among those types, but she can see the value in them.]