NSAcad WWII Chat log

[gnomebody]

Gnome:
So Erique probably pesters her brother >_>
"LET ME VIVISECT YOU, I'LL BE CAREFUL I PROMISE. mo_om"

Valeska:
Dae: "I think not.. I have things to build, like guns and toys Arl can use and she will probably smash you if she found out you wanted to see my insides.."

Gnome:
"But I want to see your insides!"

Valeska:
"I think I have to sign a paper giving you permission first anyway.. Maybe a Jaeger will let you cut them open.."

Gnome:
"Oh pft, been there, done that, not that interesting. But you, you're different. You're part machine! And naturally that way! That's exciting!"

Valeska:
"Why don't you just.. put your madness place towards figuring out how to make a mechanokin?" Daedalus isn't actually looking at him as he speaks, he's drawing ideas down on paper.

Gnome:
"I'm already doing that! You would just be helping me!"

Valeska:
"Sorry, kid. I'm not the sort of Spark that just goes under the knife. That's what minions are for and-"

Arlene arrives at the lab. "Dae! Want lunch?" One of her hands moves along with the words, and she looks a little less human than Daedalus does despite the brother having a mechanical arm.

Gnome:
"But it's for sciiiiiiiiince," he whines, grabbing the mechanical arm and pressing himself up against Dae. "Don't you liiiiiiiike sciiiiiiiiince?"

And then there is a girl, and Erique freezes, shuffling around awkward to try and hide behind the other spark

Valeska:
The girl signals to her brother who shakes his head. "No, he's just a spark that seems to wants to recreate things like us."

"Oh? Is he.. asking for tips or something? You told him you make gadgets, right?" She leans to either side to try and see around her brother. "Hi!"

Gnome:
"All Sparks make gadgets of some kind or another," he says snootily while still trying to keep Dae between himself and the girl. "I, however, intend to perfect humanity!"

Valeska:
"Yeah, but that's like Dae's forte.."

Daedalus lifts his arms and looks at Erique. "Relax, kid. She's just my sister.. Mind you she's a paladin and weilds an angry hammer.."

"What's he mean by perfect humanity?.."

Gnome:
"I AM relaxed. I am PERFECTLY relaxed. You have no idea how completely and absolutely relaxed I am." But he's not coming out, nope.

"And I mean that, humanity is SEVERELY flawed. Oh yes, the way cells interact and such to create life is absolutely fascinating, but the line between life and death is terribly thin, and all it takes is a stiff little breeze to send THAT card tower tumbling to the ground, if you don't mind the metaphor. Not to mention all the pesky things like HORMONES and FEELINGS and needing to eat getting in the way of logic and production."

"Robotics are a pure, incorruptible medium, truly, and the blending of flesh and steel is just-"

"Mmmf!"

Valeska:
Arlene giggles a little when he talks about having to eat. After that she looks to Daedalus with a confused look before looking back at the shadow behind him. "Did you just 'mmmf' my being alive? We aren't just toys for Sparks you know. We're living beings just like you and elves and those plant people and no one ever tries to dissect all of you!"

"Arlene.."

"I heard there was a technopath that could bind to mechanics, why don't you go ask him to help you instead of trying to put us under the knife?"

"Arlene!.. Shut up.."

Gnome:
He just peeks over Dae's shoulder, giving her a blank look. "Actually, I dissect people all the time. People do donate their bodies to science post-mortem, you know. But I believe the word you're looking for is vivisect. Dissection is only performed on corpses. Vivisection is performed while the subject is alive, generally treated with general anesthesia, if not completely sedated."

"Also, I have asked him, and he also says no. Quite rudely."

Valeska:
Daedalus takes a step to the side, mostly to see if Erique follows. "I declined regardless. Sorry, friend; you'll have to find another mechanokin."

Gnome:
He follows. Daedalus is safe, and also, how does Erique girl? They are hard and confusing. Dae is familiar, therefore safe. "But there aaaaaaaaren't any!"

Valeska:
"Well there's.." He looks to Arlene to point her out, but the hand on her smaller hammer makes him look in the direction of Arcane house, "A mechanokin mage."

Gnome:
"Oooohhhh!" He perks up a little, then frowns and cringes back. The Arcane house is strange and unfamiliar. Dare he risk it? Talking to the members of his own house was hard enough as it was... "I will have to keep that in mind."

Valeska
((is he really not going to connect her rant with her being sister to a mechanokin?))
Gnome
(( Oh, he did. He's just a little afraid of her ))
(( HE'S KIND OF AFRAID OF GIRLS, OKAY? He's going to be so put out, being thrust into a group of strangers, half of whom are girls. ))

Valeska:
A low rumble comes from Daedalus, specifically his abdomen. "I'm hungry. You can follow us, or go to your own lab, but either way, we're all leaving.." He reaches back and grabs Erique's wrist, leading him to the door. Arlene signs to him and he responds back, this happens a second time and he laughs a little as he responds. "Come on, kid."

Gnome:
He whines a bit and squirms, but allows himself to be lead along, looking absolutely pained with his existence. "Eating is inconvenient."

Valeska:
"But necessary if you want to figure out how to meld your own race of biomechanics.."

Gnome:
"I know..........." Pout 8888C

Valeska:
"You know, we don't have to eat. But sometimes its nice."

Arlene shoots her brother a look, her hand moving again.

Gnome:
"Really?" He might just be making a sound like "Eeeeeeeee" under his breath. "Do you produce your own energy via internal generators and perpetual motion or do you simply plug in at night when you sleep?"

Valeska:
"Eh, we- I mean, I have internal nutrient storage, and electric discharge. I haven't really looked into that.. I definitely do not plug in while I sleep though.."

Gnome:
"Do you sleep?"

Valeska:
"I do. I'm partially human.. Well, I do when Arl comes and drags me to my cot with the threat of a hammer against my head.."

Gnome:
He wilts, so disappointed. "Oh, well... Not sleeping would be nice."

Valeska:
"I could always develop it.. I guess Pa needing to sleep stuck with us.."

Gnome:
"Eeeeeeee!"

"Someday, I will slough off the inconveniences of organic existence!"

Valeska:
Arlene turns to him. "Are you jealous of us?"

Gnome:
"Yes!" He just looks at her, all "duh." "Although there is room for improvement, as performance cannot be maximized until a fully mechanical state can be reached, but I can hardly deny that my existence is immeasurable inefficient in comparison."

Valeska:
"Why not just ask someone to put your brain into a mechanical body?"

Gnome:
"Because the brain still decays!"

"It's an organ, the same as every other part of the body. It requires a certain combination of chemicals to continue functioning, and further more, even when kept within the optimum chemical soup, aging and decay still take place. A mechanical body may give a dying individual time, but they are still limited to the typical human lifespan, and then dementia sets in."
He sighs dramatically, flicking his wrist dismissively.

"No, as long as there is a trace of organic compounds, the body is incomplete."

Valeska:
Her hand moves to sit on her hammer again on her hip. "Right.. well. Have fun with that.."

Gnome:
Erique is completely oblivious to the motion, bouncing a little as he walks, still clinging to Dae's arm. Someone is letting him talk about his interests and theories! That never happens! He is excite. "I will, thank you!"