Fix My Mechanical Heart

[grey987]

(Ah, got it. Allow me to revise, then)


Mark returned to the apartment, plastic bag in hand, but looked around to find that Kiora was absent. Placing it on the table, he went to go look for her in the garage.

 

[IceQueen]

Kiora reached her mech, smiling as she ran her hand across the smooth metal. "Don't worry, we will fix you up." She whispered to her. "Hollow, run sensor and vital scans." She said, sitting back.

 

[grey987]

With Hunter following behind him, Mark headed down several more stairs before he got to the garage, seeing Kiora in front of her mech. "Food's here," he called out.

 

[IceQueen]

Kiora took one glance over at him and shrugged. "Be up in a bit." She said, squinting her eyes before grabbing an Alan wrench off the workbench and leaning underneath one of the plates, tightening a bolt.

 

[grey987]

Mark stood where he was for a moment before heading back upstairs, leaving Hunter in the garage and Kiora to her work. Entering the apartment once more, he took out his food, a simple box of noodles, and began to eat quietly.

 

[IceQueen]

Kiora took a while before she went back up to the apartment. She came in with grease on her forehead and she smiled, grabbing chopsticks and a box before sitting down.

 

[grey987]

Mark glanced over at the redhead before he turned back towards his food, grabbing a few noodles with his own chopsticks. "I suppose you don't care much for cleaning yourself off, first," he told Kiora. He didn't quite understand why he was now beginning to treat her nicely by his own standards, since Kiora herself seemed to have little regard for that. But since he was now supposed to work with her, he guessed that he might as well have kept it up.

 

[IceQueen]

Kiora glared at him and scoffed. "Not if I am just going to grease up again. There is no point really." She said, taking a large helping of noodles and eating them hungrily. "Also, why so snippy? Someone wad your panties in a twist?" She joked, a smile playing on her face.

 

[grey987]

Mark let himself grin slightly as he looked up at Kiora. "No. I just don't tend to talk too much."

 

[IceQueen]

Kiora shrugged, taking a large sum of noodles and shoving them in her mouth. "You really look like a light weight. How do you control the mech you use?"

 

[grey987]

"Joint sensors," Mark explained. "Hunter scans for my movements from the inside and responds accordingly. As for the boosters, I control them simply by thrusting my body in any direction I choose, and use the voice command 'jump' for a vertical boost. Nothing complicated."

 

[IceQueen]

Kiora nodded. "Mine uses grip sensors. I have a large set of sensors that coat my limbs and a few that attach to the inside of Hollow. It requires lots of muscle so I tend to load on carbs."

 

[grey987]

Mark finished up his noodles, setting the box aside. "I see. Given that I often use Hunter for close-quarter combat purposes, it helps that my sensors make me more mobile when I operate."

 

[IceQueen]

Kiora nodded. "I just need speed. That's how I work. I run, I dodge, and make enough precise hits, I can get though a match unscathed." She noted, quickly finishing up the large bowl of noodles.

 

[grey987]

"Interesting," Mark noted. "I just block and hit. I work to end a fight as quickly as possible, rather than draw it out. Although, I do keep my distance sometimes if needed."

 

[IceQueen]

Holow smiled. "Well that's the way the game is played. Either knock your opponent out, or have more health when the game ends." She said, putting down her chopsticks.

 

[grey987]

"Indeed it is," Mark agreed as he stood up from his chair. "It's just a matter of how you go about doing it and whether or not your opponent will catch on."

 

[IceQueen]

Kiora smiled. "Oh trust me. No one ever does." She said, picking up her bowl and depositing it in the sink.

 

[grey987]

"Really?" Mark asked with a smirk. "Even if I didn't, I'm sure I could find a way to stop you dead in your tracks."

 

[IceQueen]

Kiora smiled, looking at him. "Oh I doubt it." She said, looking at him. "Not even the pro's have found it out."

 

[grey987]

Mark chuckled almost darkly. "Shall we find out, then?"

 

[IceQueen]

Kiora smiled and tugged on her shirt. "Try me." She said, sticking out her tongue.

 

[grey987]

Mark gave a small laugh. "Alright, then. Time to head back outside." He headed towards the stairs, down to the garage where he knew Hunter was waiting. He was going to enjoy this.

 

[IceQueen]

Kiora smiled and grabbed her suit, changing into it quickly before going back downstairs with it on. She smiled and looked at Hollow. "Hollow, power on." she shouted, the cockpit opening as she climbed in.

 

[grey987]

Entering the garage, Mark stood in front of Hunter. "Hunter, power on and open cockpit." The front of the mech folded open and he climbed inside of it, letting it close back over him. "Ladies first," Mark said as he turned to Kiora, now inside Hollow.