[PLAYER PLOT | HUB SCANNING SYSTEM INSTALLATION]

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Who: Any coven members interested in installing the hub scanning system OR exploring the (???) on the map!
Where: From the mansion to the peak of the hub's tallest mountain.
When: Day 128
Open/Closed: OTA!

[ Come one, come all, it's time to head to the top of the Hub mountain! Whether your character has been involved in the preparations up till now or not, anyone near the mansion on this clear morning can join the expedition that's going out. The mission: to boldly install some monitoring equipment up on top of a mountain, and see what's there while you're in the area. Time for departures and last-minute tinkering! ]

((ooc note: If you'd like to backdate any participation, please feel free to comment to the post linked above -- if not, jump in from here!))

Comments

[deem]

Or maybe that's what you're doing. I've got goggles and you don't.

[Filed under things he may regret pointing out later]

[talim]

Niiiiiines. Are we there yet?

[ maybe 9s will stop flustering him if he annoys him! ]

[deem]

We went pretty high up, do you really want me to run downhill?

[He's been walking because he assumed Jude would be more comfortable with it]

[talim]

Not really. I think I might just fall off.

Besides, keeping up a nice, steady pace like this is making me sort of sleepy.

[deem]

I sure do make you tired, don't I?

[Said with some mirth. Cracking a joke, and all]

[talim]

More like relaxed.

[ because jude is exactly the type to respond to a joke with pure honesty. ]

[deem]

[He stumbles, but to his credit, he doesn't send Jude flying downhill]

I've heard something like that before, once.

[talim]

[ jude tilts his head. ]

Oh yeah? Where?

[deem]

[The silence that follows is his own hesitance before he answers]

2B told me once, after I did some maintenance for her.

[talim]

Ah.

[ the mention of 2b makes jude go quiet for a moment. ]

... I think I'm going to talk to her, soon.

[deem]

Before we're deployed again? Probably a good idea.

[Considering they have no idea what they'll be thrown into next, much less how busy they'll be]

[talim]

Yeah. Maybe sometime within the next few days.

Do you think she'll even want to see me?

[ not that that would deter him. ]

[deem]

I'm probably not the best person to ask, since she's kept to herself mostly.

[And thus he can't say that she's particularly wanted to see him, much less anyone else]

But I hope so. I think it's more being hard on herself than anything.

[talim]

Well... No matter what the case is, I'm not planning on giving up.

[deem]

You're a stubborn guy, after all.

[talim]

It's not just that.

It's that I care about 2B too much to let her keep avoiding us.

[deem]

I've been told conflicting things about that, but... I'm trying to be patient.

[Although the greater part of that is knowing he caused all this mess to begin with]

[talim]

[ jude would be inclined to disagree. if anyone caused this mess, it was him, wasn't it? he's the one who went to 2b in the first place. ]

I'll still give her the space she needs. I just want to let her know that I'm not planning on going anywhere. She needs to know that I'm still going to be there for her... if she'll let me.

[deem]

[He'd be wrong about who talked to her about it first...

Although 9S only did so because he suspected Jude would]

I don't see why she wouldn't.

[talim]

I hope you're right.

[ jude locks his hold on 9s a little tighter, head leaning against his shoulder. ]

[deem]

Try not to worry too much, alright?

[Leave that to him]

[talim]

... Mm. I'll try.

[deem]

It's challenging, I know.

[The eternal struggle to worry less]

[talim]

I know you know.

That's exactly why I'll do my best.

[deem]

You always do your best.

[This is an observable fact]