Try to Keep Up!

[StoneyJr]

Jake chuckled dryly, leaning back as the cockpit opened, "You're pretty good, y'know." He stated blankly before hopping out of Wrath and climbing onto his back, checking the damage.


((S'all good, no worries, I was kinda getting too tired to carry on anyway, I fell asleep listening to community not long after..))

 

[IceQueen]

((I was about to fall asleep. It was 2 am))


Holow smiled. "I told you, I got here by fighting, not by cheating." She said, opening the cockpit. On the outside, there was little damage, as he had not touched her. A bit of scraping on the arms from banking, but nothing major. She smiled. "Ok, mine looks good. You need help?" She asked, the com link still online.

 

[StoneyJr]

Jake was already shoulder deep under Wrath's armor plating, making sure Wrath wasn't too badly damaged.


"Could use a hand when we get back to the garage, if you wouldn't mind ever so much?" He yelled, hoping she could hear him.

 

[IceQueen]

Holow smiled. "No problem, but only because you did better than I thought you would." She said, glad that he couldn't see the small blush crossing her face from down there. "Haven, skate mode." She said, the robot flipping onto it's stomach as she climbed on her back, her legs strapping in as they shot off.

 

[StoneyJr]

Jake stayed back for a few minutes, trying to fix Wrath's leg enough to make it home, before hopping back inside the mech and re-activating the leg.


"Alright bud, let's give this a go.." He whispered, sending power to his leg.


Wrath stood still for a few seconds, his leg twitching slightly, but not kicking and was able to make his way back to the garage. It took a little longer than Jake expected but they eventually made it.

 

[IceQueen]

Holow was already there when he arrived. She, however was in her room, taking a shower. She opened the door, letting out a soft sigh as she looked around for some clothing in her drawers.

 

[StoneyJr]

Wrath walked up to the ladder, turning around and facing forwards, his joints locking in place as the cockpit opened.


Jake hopped out of the cockpit, stretching his arms and legs, arching his back and letting out a groan, before walking over to the tool station and grabbing a wrench.


"Time to get to work." He huffed to himself.

 

[IceQueen]

Holow came down a few minutes later, smelling like cherryblossoms. "Hey." She said as she entered the garage and grabbed her chair, sliding over to his mech, and visually assessing the damage.

 

[StoneyJr]

Jake was startled by the sudden intrusion, his head whipping up into a stray piece of armor plating.


"F*ck!" He wailed, holding the back of his head, a wrench in one hand, oily towel in the other.

 

[IceQueen]

Holow looked at him, holding his head. "Ok, I seriously wasn't that quiet. How where you surprised by that?" She asked, looking around the mech carefully.

 

[StoneyJr]

"I was concentrating, shut up." He stared at her for a few seconds before a small smile broke across his face, and he climbed back in between the panels.

 

[IceQueen]

Holow chuckled a bit, moving things around. "Geeze they didn't build him very well." She said, grabbing wire strippers, solder, soldering gun, wire cutter, and new wire. She then began replacing wires, knowing the mech would be off already.

 

[StoneyJr]

"His back specifically.." Jake mused to himself, "His arms are built out of a very high tensile steel..but it's almost like they completely looked over his back.."


Jake brushed his hair back over his head, looking down the back of Wrath, seeing no real damage to the inner sections.

 

[IceQueen]

Holow nodded, seeing as she had already opened his back and was replacing central wires. "Seriously, no wonder you have difficulties. There is a broken Talon right here!" She said, going over to her bench.

 

[StoneyJr]

"What the hell were they thinking with this?" Jake sounded slightly frustrated, attempting to pull a piece of the shredded armor plating from between some wires.

 

[IceQueen]

Holow's had gradually brushed his, narrowly avoiding the piece of armor. "That one might have been me." She said, knowing that she had slashed at his back with her sword. She just hoped he missed the blush that had crossed her face.

 

[StoneyJr]

"Heh..yeah guess so." Jake half looked over, concentrating on Wrath mostly, almost protectively, "I guess you were right, I have a little more to learn.." He chuckled, staring down at the shredded armor, "I'm sorry buddy.." He whispered to Wrath.

 

[IceQueen]

Holow smiled. "Yeah, you do. But so far, better than most rookies that I have seen in my days." She said, smiling at him. She looked a him, the darted her gaze away. She shook her head, getting rid of her blush.

 

[StoneyJr]

Jake looked over at Holow, a warm smile across his face. "Thank you." He spoke genuinely, for the first time since they met, looking over at her for a few seconds before looking back over at Wrath.

 

[IceQueen]

Holow bit her lip, clipping a wire. "No problem." She said quietly, reaching over his head to clip the other side before cutting a new length.

 

[StoneyJr]

"Haven's a pretty amazing mech." He looked up at Holow whilst clipping a stripped wire, "She's lucky to have you driving her."

 

[IceQueen]

Holow blushed lightly. "Well, I made her myself, so, she is part of me. As I am part of her." She said, looking at him, then shaking her head. They where actually having a civil conversation now.

 

[StoneyJr]

"Really? You made her by yourself?" Jake sounded surprised, "Wow..you continue to surprise." He chuckled, "I've only managed to make a few upgrades myself.."

 

[IceQueen]

Holow chuckled. "Haven took me 4 years to get her into the final stage and being ready for combat. No one would sell me a mech because I was a girl, and I am pretty much one of the only girl players out there who takes this seriously."

 

[StoneyJr]

"I can respect that, it's a sad day when the world won't sell a girl a mech for such a stupid reason as gender." Jake almost hissed as he spoke.