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(Setting/bar) Capsule Corner
| > Fox strolled in, knowing that it was one of the few safe spaces the District still had. His jacket looked singed and torn, along with his arms and face. Clearly, he was caught in the destruction caused. Still, he sat at the bar, a beer waiting for him.
"Still no news from the empty zones?" Fox asked, taking a sip of beer.
"Nope. The only wasters here are too drunk to look and none of the scouts have returned with anything. Rebuild is going fine at least."
"Thank the Gods"
| >A small girl with golden eyes and a large... Tail? Enters the bar, wearing a plugsuit and a black mantle, her two arms are clearly augmented, and quite masterfully at that
"Yo Bartender!"
>She says
| >>398398
> Both Fox and the Bartender turn to look. Fox slightly blushes so he turns quickly. The bartender rolls his shoulders with two loud cracks before strolling closer to her on his side.
"Are you lost, girly? Hybrids aren't common sights in these parts, so I don't blame you for hiding out in her."
| >>398401
"Huh yeah lets go with that, yeah, huh"
>She scratches her head a bit
"You got anything thats sweet? I'm thirsty and its the first time in months I went out"
| >The sound of something... Heavy and mechanical stomps from outside, and soon a large, imposing figure in full powerarmor loudly walks into the bar, acknowledging the small child with a nod.
| >>398404 >>398406
> The bartender raises an eyebrow, but doesn't respond. He nods at the new patron and quickly mixes up a Sugar Rush, making sure to put no karmotine in it at all. He hands it off and waves to the power-suited patron to get his attention.
"Hey big shoots, you thirsty? I don't think I can have you sitting in a stool since they're only rated to hold up 150 kilos or less."
| >The figure nods, walking up to the counter and sort of squatting on an airchair. Some more mechanical sounds are heard as the powerarmor "Parks" and the tophalf disengages, revealing an augmented girl with short red hair and huge breasts
"Yeah yeah, just give me something with lots of sugar in it ya hear?"
| >A smallish girl wearing a maid outfit steps into the place, she's carrying a large spiked bat on her back
>Along with her is another shorty, dressed in a punk fashion, two mechanical horn looking things poke out of her skull, but look somewhat charred
"Nah, like I tell you, B, it isn't about how you go to the guy, it's about the guy himself..."
>The punk girl sits down and sighs, she flashes the ID identifying this here Atronach as 24 years old
>The other girl is sniffling
| >>398411
"Thanks tender"
>The girl with the tail says before turning to the other girl and whistling
| >>398414
> The bartender nods and fixes up a second sugar rush, only with some karmotine for the power-suited aug. He then points to the new people and asks them for orders.
> Fox peers over and waves hi to the newcomers, his odd right-arm glistening.
"None of y'all look like bikers, but Lou here doesn't like most people anyway!"
| >The small girl with the tail takes her first drink
"Yeah, I assumed that much"
>She turns to the augmented girl
"Yo, care to answer me a question?"
>She points to the girl's breasts
"You drink a lot of milk of something? I wanna have tits like those too, friend"
| >>398420
>The punk girl pockets her ID
"Give me something bitter, but without much alcohol, wouldn't want to get smashed. Nothing for the girl, underage and all."
>The maid, B, seems upset, but keeps mumbling to herself
"At-Atronach... S-Subject, haaah... haaah... I just wanna, stab him so much..."
"Calm down a little, what would stabbing Toby-"
"Tommy..."
"Right, Marc. What would stabbing Frank even change?"
| >>398425
> Lou merely nods, fixing up a sunshine cloud with a small amount of karmotine. He finishes quickly and leans on the bar, waiting for another order.
> Fox, on the other hand, shifts seats closer to the new people at the bar. His eyes can at least tell that they're more human than him, and definitely more augmented than Lou.
"Did you all just come from a con? You look like cosplayers." Asks Fox sincerely.
| >>398427
>The girl with the tail turns to fox
"Do I look like a kissless loser?"
>She says before chuckling
| >>398427
>The big breasted girl laughs as she shotguns her drink
"A con? Naw i ain't got the time for that kinda stuff, just taking a break from work, security and all that.. What's it to you?.
| >>398429
> Fox goes a dark grey colour and his left eye even turns a lighter shade of green.
" Well, I really didn't mean anything like that! It's just, I miss having this place full of bikers, is all. And you look like those that can fit the bill of the more asethetic-centric ones.
| >>398430
>Lou quickly interjects, knowing Fox as someone who frequently misspeaks.
"Don't mind Fox. He's a little awkward when it comes to humans and human-adjacents. Don't give him a hard time."
| >>398431
>The punk girl looks back and sighs towards Fox
"I'm not some sickening nerd, got enough issues as is, don't need retardation on top of it."
>B is looking at fox intently, but eventually turns back
"K-Kill, Kill, Kill-"
"Nononono... killing people, or saying that you'll kill people isn't how you get dates. Just start from the top again, what's this Uza-"
"Tommy..."
"What's this Fitzgerald done to you?"
| >>398435
>Lou's eyes snap to whoever said the word "kill." His left hand goes underneath the bar and a click can be heard.
"Excuse me. I've worked hard to keep this place a neutral zone. We don't *kay-eye-el-el* others here nor even say the word. You got that?"
| >>398438
>The punk girl sighs
"I'll make her shut up, don't worry. Girl's as innocent as a babe."
>B seems to be silent now, but is shaking erratically
>Atronach sighs again
"Just get on with it, where did you meet that Tommy?"
"The Museum... he- he was with A."
"Huh, didn't know A had friends. So he introduced you two, right?"
"Y-Yeah..."
| >>398442
>Lou relaxes and turns back to leaning on the bar, waiting for drink orders.
> Fox, however, perks up even more upon hearing a set of names that he'd once heard while in a weird cyber-museum.
"Did you just say A? Like, the AI helper A? And their partner B? Aren't they from Thalamus?"
| >>398446
>B looks back to you
"K-Kn-Knew I saw you- you- before..."
>Atronach looks back to the lilim with a strangely dark glance
"You ain't some ordinary guy ain't'cha?"
>B looks a bit happier now, and Atronach sighs away the darkness that was in her eyes
"Yeah, that place, you went before? B here just got dumped again."
| >>398448
>Fox gulps hard, nervous at an Atronach staring him down.
"Yeah. I've been there before. And y-you're also right about me not being ordinary. I'm sorry to hear you got dumped again B. What a jerk. Where's the other half? missing again?"
| >>398452
>Atronach utters an 'ehh-' and goes to her drink
>Meanwhile, B is fidgeting
"To-Tommy was a j-jerk... A-And A is wo-working right now- Ms.Dregs- sh- she said something about opening again soon..."
"Guy called her in the middle of her shift to tell her he didn't care anymore, probs cuz' he found some hot skank somewhere in Glitz to fuck for cheap."
>The punk girl shrugs
"Then again, B, the signs were clear, the guy looked like an ass, and smelled it too."
>B seems offended
| >>398455
"Pffft, nice one punk gal!"
>The girl with the augmented arms laughs and slams her hand on the counter as gently as she can
"So how the hell did you even fall for a guy like that in the first place!"
>She says, trying to stop her laughter
| >>398455
> Fox takes a drink of his beer and motions to B with a flourish and flash of low light from his right hand.
"Well, this gives you time to find someone that's better. And that doesn't smell bad."
> Lou gets up and cracks his neck. He looks at the group and shrugs.
" Im going on my break. Fox, if anyone asks, you know the drill." Lou says, before going through a backdoor.
| >>398433
>She laughs again and speaks half jokingly half erotically
"Well i know more the one way to make him less awkward..."
>She passes a look towards the two girls
"Reltionships are overrated if ya ask me, you'll just end up getting hurt in the end"
| >>398461 >>398462
>B looks displeased at the girl's words, but cheers up (somewhat) when Fox speaks
"H-He was-wasn't sc-scared of B..."
"... Well you do walk around with a spiked bat, screaming 'Kill insert name of ex here', guy was probably too high to comment on it, though."
>Atronach sighs again and pats her shoulder
"What you need is some time to ponder about what kind of man you really want, just my two cents, but that'll help a lot."
>She flashes a warm grin towards B
| >>398468
"Aww c'mon, don't spout that incel sounding shit. A girl as good looking as you probably has some good experiences with love, unless under that cute exterior you're some soulless gold digger?"
>Atronach is still grinning
"Love is a great thing, people, never give up on it. It'll come in time, but in all my years, love never disappointed me once!"
>B is nodding weakly
| >>398473
"Well you were lucky, love always left me with a sore ass, in the metaphorical sense of course"
>The Dragon tailed girl says, with a nod to herself
"That and it also got me both my arms fucked"
| >Upon getting a better look at the wreck that is B, The redhaired girl sighs and attempts to... make her feel better?
"Alright alright fine.... Not *all* relationships end in pain, but uh ya you can just keep trying girlie, i'm sure someone like you can get lucky"
| >>398476
>B smiles weakly
"I-I-I hope..."
>Atronach simply smiles wider
"See? Ain't'chu all positive now?! Still, no need to rush you know, sometimes you'll miss the right guy if you just jump head first into someone's chest. Nyarlko would say the same, and look at her now, Married and with kids!"
>B's smile widens a bit and she nods shyly, her cheeks are a shade of pink
| >>398476
> Fox raises his glass, grinning widely
" I think Love is something that's pretty great. It's part of the reason Ayanami-sensei wanted me. And now i get to experience it with someone, someday. You will too B, just gotta keep it up"
| >>398481
>B smiles towards fox
>She looks very cute with that smile on her face
"T-Thank you!"
>Her voice is also louder than before, which she seems to notice, thus going back to staring at the floor and mumbling to herself
>Atronach pats her back and nods a little
| >The red haired girl sighs, content that her concious is slightly clearer, he turns towards fox
"You mentioned something about bikers, do they come here often?"
| >>398495
> Fox takes a drink of beer and turns to the red-haired girl.
"Yeah, bikers come here pretty often. Or they used to. Many are still underground so it's a little hard to find actual gang members in here these days. We all have our turf and colors, but this place is safe for all. Maybe once the Motor District is built up some more, it'll be busy as it once was."
| "Hmm, whatever the hell even happened in this district anyway?"
>The girl asks, her tail swinging around
| >>398509
"Remember those Thoth cultists? THEY happened. Heard about the lilim and gangs keeping peace, and bombed the place practically. Took out the garage I was staying at even. It was a mess. I don't know how many of us lost our bodies. Rebuilding is underway, at least."
> Fox sighs and finishes his beer in a gulp. The mug is sat down onto the countertop with a dull thud
| > Almost like clockwork, Lou returns, a paper cup in his hand. Where it came from is a mystery, but it definitely isn't coffee. He gives a package to Fox before putting the empty mug away and replacing it with a fresh one.
" Got some news in there for you. Maybe a job too. The guy had on Kaneda colors, so I guess that means they're rebuilding themselves too."
| "Ah yeah, the epic cultist war, forgot that even happened, ahah!"
>She laughs and then raises her hand
"What model are you by the by, Fox?"
| >She laughs again
"And THAT's why i do security for cushy corps, much safer, well until some guys try and do a run, then it's a mess...."
| >>398519
> Fox quickly takes and pockets the package almost fast enough to create an after-image. He then takes a new swig of beer before answering.
"I'm a DFC-072, customized to excel at speed and traversal over any terrain. Many of my mods were thanks to my caretaker when I was growing up!"
| >>398522
> Fox picks up her words and blushes once more. He nervously takes a drink of beer and laughs awkwardly.
"Well, I-uh-uh. Nobody h-has ever complained about me?"
| "Ah, one of those sexbots I met was a DFC too"
>The girl nods
"I only ever got to work on custom made FAXX-10 models myself, an old friend of mine was a lilim engineer"
>She takes a sip of her drink, her tail wagging happily
| >>398522
>B blushes at the implication of any sorts of nightly activities
>>398526
"Hey, Lilim-BOY."
>Atronach says with an obviously overplayed American accent
"You ain't a virgin? Just seeing that act of yours had me convinced you never got any girls."
>She laughs like a brat, slapping her knee
>B looks over to her, panicky and fidgety
"H-H-Hm! A-Atronach..."
>Atronach instantly regains her cool and pats B, she's looking in the distance with a smirk on her face
"I know, I know."
| >>398530
"I definitely have had sex before! Maybe not with humans but other lilim! I-i just... uh-feel awkward talking about those kinds of things. It's kind of private right?"
> Fox speaks with some boldness, but it tapers off at the end, leaving him looking around and just shrugging at the people in the bar.
"I did have a life before leaving America and all, even if the laws were stricter there."
| >>398534
"I lived in America too before I came to this shit hole, born and raised in Colorado, also had two arms back then, wish I never had to leave"
>The dragon girl says with a sigh
| >>398542
>Fox's eyes light up, happy to know someone else from America
"Really? That's far west right? Almost near the Californian commonwealth right? I was deployed in Neo-Philly a few years ago! "
| >>398526
>She giggles and leans on her arm
"An what so different between a lilim and a human when it comes to bed?"
| >>398544
"Hmmhmm, yep it is, I left nine years ago to come here though, so its been a bit"
>She says
"I was born in Massachusetts though, I moved to Colorado for my job"
| >>398822
> Fox chokes on his beer at the comment, causing him to cough a bit before answering
"Umm... uhh I uh, don't really know? I guess my body is modelled after male humans so i guess it's the same?? Except less organic?? Its-its a thing."
| >>398986
"... Well, i'm pretty heavily augged, but i'm decently sure i'm still human... Wanna give it a test run?"
>She smiles lewdly at him, before laughing
"Well, no pressure anyway"
| >>399380
> Fox doesn't reply. He merely looks back at her and turns a steel shade of grey, his left eye practically glowing bright green. Although his hands are stable, his forearms shake rapidly from nervousness.
> Lou merely laughs and knocks the lilim on his head, who has no idea it even happened.
"Don't mind him! That's his way of showing that he is overjoyed at the thought and will prepare the garage once it's rebuilt"
| >>399442
>Atronach looks a bit creeped out
"Woah, this guy would fuck anyone..."
>B is still blushing and shaking her head frantically
| >>399444
> Fox someone snaps back into reality, his face and eye still glowing from embarrassment. Lou merely chuckles to himself and goes to polish some glasses.
"I would not! Lou just likes to pick on me since I come here so often! Don't listen to what he says!"
> Fox is still shaking nervously, even if his hands keep his drink stable. Even his own sensors weren't sure if he was being honest or not
| >>399442 >>399467
"...I'll take that as a yes then. Cool, just hit me up when you wanna do it"
>She flicks a buisnesscard over with some scribbled information on, it's still missing a name, evidently,
| >>399476
> Fox takes the card and quickly pockets it. He runs his fingers along it as if he were reading it as he does.
"Uh... thanks. I think. I guess I should get you uh, my own card? Lou kind of uh-. um. you'll see. "
> Fox hands back his own business card for the Ayanami Running Co. The address looks scribbled off and replaced with the address to the bar they're at. The old address, while still visible, is in the affected ruins of the district still.
| >>399476 >>399494
"Oh? We trading cards? I used to be big into Magic myself, a hundred years ago or so! HAHAHA! Jokes aside..."
>Atronach pulls out a card
"Sorry for butting in, here take this, who knows when we could need someone."
>The card is simple, on it are the words: 'Void User Organization Head of R&D; Atronach Vacuos'
>There's a phone number and an address you don't recognize
"Now Now... hey Master! Another drink, anything!"
| >>399509
> Fox takes the card, slipping his own into the gap that the old was in. He looks at the card and scans it with much detail. He looks lost in thought.
> Lou, on the other hand, sighs and gets to mixing up a drink. It looks like Blue Fairy, yet it smells like almost pure karmotine.
"Well, you said anything, so here you go. I hope your systems can take it, chummer." says Lou with a snicker
| "Another drink for me!"
>She yells, taking the card before blankly stating to fox
"...You are picking up what i'm putting down right?"
|
| >>399529
> Lou nods and quickly mixed her a new drink,only this time with double the karmotine. He deftly slides it to her, almost as if she's been a regular for years.
> Fox meanwhile, downs the rest of his beer and gives a quick sigh before Turning to face the girl, cheeks still a dark grey.
"Y-y-yeah. You want us to hookup, which I'll keep in mind after my next job, miss...- the card doesn't have a name."
| >The door slowly opens. Something makes its entrance- Humanoid, with a perfectly cylindrical head adorned with brown horns along its perimeter. As it enters, a faint ゴゴゴゴ (SFX: Menacing) is audible. The Atlas frame makes its way to the counter without a word.
| >>399612
> Lou looks at the massive thing that walked in. He leers before putting down his glass and rag. He sighs softly and gives his usual.
" Welcome to the capsule. Can't have you sitting on them stool because they're only rated for 150 kilos and down, but I'll get you a drink anyway. What'll it be?"
| >>400068
>A small black window appears over the Atlas. It's empty, but that situation only lasts a second or so. Text appears on the screen:
>[tenno] shit i knew i should have brought a lighter frame
>[tenno] give me something on fire
| "Mmm... Maybe you'll learn my mane if once i know if like you enough foxyboxes, of course yo're on good pace, just call me "z" for for now"
>she smiles
"and don't disappoint
>>399612
>She gives the atlas place with a sense of awe
"Damned if i be if that ain't some sexy metal..."
| >>400247
> Lou reads the texts and raises his eyebrow yet again. He's seen a lot in his time, but even this was enough to confuse the hell out of him. Plus, a flaming drink? What could that even mean? He mixes up a fringe weaver and lights it on fire before handing it off.
"I'm not sure what you meant by something on fire. We're not BTC so if they have flaming drinks, I wouldn't know."
| >>400327
> The karmotine finally starts to affect Fox, who feels braver than he once did. His shakes subside entirely and he winks at Z slyly, but it comes off more adorable from him since he seems so unexperienced with flirting.
"I do everything perfectly, otherwise I wouldn't do it at all. Z is a fitting name for now too, unless you don't mind me claiming you as my darling."
| >>400327
>The warframe turns to Z so she can see the chatbox.
>[tenno] you have no idea how many people want to fuck valkyr but thanks for the compliment anyway
>>400882
>Turning back to Lou, Atlas grabs the flaming Fringe Weaver and... Pours it on its head.
>[tenno] don't ask
| >>400885
"Pfff..."
>she stifles a laugh
"Booze got you *that* confident huh honeybuns? Well, i appreciate the spunk, let's see if you can keep up in bed"
| >>400890
> Lou merely stares and nods slowly, as if he understood.
" Hey man, the streets are rough. I saw one dude give a soliloquy here once on a stool because of a nervous breakdown. Sometimes, you just gotta do you."
| >>400892
"Ne, i was built for high speed and low drag. If anything, you'll be the one needing to catch me"
> Fox paused and thought to himself for a second. He wasn't sure if the sentence was supposed to be in japanese or worded different. In any case, he shrugs and stretches out, unwinding himself as if he were about to take a nap.
"But it'll be on pause until my next few jobs hit. I have a reputation, wakaru.
| >A large powersuit enters the bar, a mask glowing with three red stripes covering the face of the one inside
>A huge greatsword is attached to their back and a mantle covers most of the suit despite its huge size
"Oi, lemme get some whiskey would you!"
>Falschen says as he moves a stool aside and sits in the air, unmoving
| >>400906
> Lou nods, turning around and sighing to himself about how many power suits are around these days. He looks around and pulls an old bottle out of a cabinet and opens it with a loud pop. He g:rabs a glass and pours some out sliding it to the new merc-looking guy.
"Unless that thing is a featherweight model, don't sit down. Last person to break a chair had the pieces suck in their rotors for months. "
| >>400909
"Dont worry, I can tough it out fella, who needs a chair when you got legs like those!"
>He laughs boisterously
| >>400909
>[tenno] f
>[tenno] must've been a pain in the ass to remove
>[tenno] good thing we don't have any of that
>Atlas flexes.
| >Atronach was busy chatting up B, who seems to be slowly cheering up
>She sends the Masked Crusader a glance and cringes, turning away immediately
| >>401337
"Ohoh, I noticed that young gal, what is it? In awe at my masculine self and the amazing looks of my armor? I dont blame you, it does look fantastic"
>Falschen laughs loudly and then flexes the arms under the mantle, the sound of many gears rings from within
"Damn right fella"
| >>401667
>Atronach looks back to the man
"That armour of yours... where'd you get it? It's all mechanical isn't it? Shit like that's rare."
| >>400906
>Noticing the *other* person in a powersuit, Z smirks, and reengages her armor, standing up and approuching them under a heavy voice filter
"So, You're the famous "Falschen" aren't you?
| >>401685
"Yeap, that would be me missy, the good ol' Crusader of love an' peace, what can Ah' do for ya?"
>Falschen says with a laughing voice
| >>401673
"Got it from my father and his forefather, its old as this fuckin' city last I heard about its making"
>Falschen says
| >>401750
"Nothing,"
>She pauses, and then takes a napkin from the counter and pulls out a rather industrial looking pen, probably rated for powerarmor grip strength
"Could i have your autograph?"
| >The warframe turns to Falschen, then to Lou.
>[tenno] holy shit
>[tenno] it's lech kril all over again
>[tenno] please distract me with rumors
| >>402023
"Rumours? Well, I can't tell you anything about the various biker gangs around here since you're not in any. But I have heard that Thoth are still out and still lookin for their own way to make the day of reckoning come again or some shit. But that's about it. It's been quiet since the rebuild effort is taking up most others' time."
> Lou speaks gravely, as if he wanted to have something better, but had nothing
| >>401777
"Sure thing little missy, when the hell did ah' become popular though..."
>Falschen scratches his head and takes out a small pink pen
"Its my daugther's"
>He clarifies before signing an autograph, it reads 'Herr Falschen'
| >>402319
>Fox straightens up and glares at the machine, his left eye glowing slightly.
"They're cultists wackos who destroyed my new home. So they're scum and I'm glad they're out of here."
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| > In the less damaged parts of the Motor District, a bar on one of the only fully lit corners of the area sits. Once holding biker gangs holding parlays, shady deals and people wasting their lives, the bar now sat mostly empty.
> A bartender waited, sitting and occasionally cleaning the glasses which never looked quite clean. The place felt cozy, even if it wasn't as noisy at it should be. The Jukebox played, filling noise amongst the snores of the odd strangers napping in booths