⚙ 002;

[fuhgeddaboudit]

Character: Labrys and you!
Setting: Dormitory floor three, near room 3-07
Format: Action, but I'll match.
Summary: Kirijo-made or not, Some mechanisms just plain don't work well in extended periods of cold weather.
Warnings: None yet.

[Running diagnostic.exe...

Plume of Dusk intact and functioning. Movement capabilities at 68%. Optical sensors at 72%.]

[Labrys looked down at her hand, flexing silver fingers--instead of the smooth whirring of well cared-for mechanisms, there was the quiet creaking of joints in protest. In fact, she noted all her motions took an abnormal amount of effort. By now it was even at the point where her axe had to be left in her trunk; fixing it to her back made her even slower.]

[Tactile sensors at 56%. Speech functions at 82%. Combat efficiency projected at 20% of maximum output. Overview: Hardware possibly compromised. Diagnosis: inconclusive.]

[Slumping back against the nearest wall, the android sank to the floor. Was this what exhaustion felt like? There needed to be an unnecessary amount of effort expended just to move; calculations put the specific amount somewhere in the realm of 32% more than usual, with an error margin of .5% either way. Maybe she should just try to make it back to her room. Power down into sleep mode for a while, maybe that would help it.]

[...She'd have to get up first. From the uncharacteristically weary look on her face, it was evident that wouldn't happen immediately.]

Comments

[pitiedthefool]

[He'd been going up to the third dorm floor often lately, especially with Nanako being sick because of this place and no medication seemed to be working. Yeah, he was mad about that because he has a feeling and his gut hasn't been wrong yet. Still, when he's just heading up, he notices a familiar head of almost-white hair.]

Labrys-?

[What was she doing, leaning against the wall like that? ...Of course, he's freezing as well and forced to equip a Persona immune to ice for the moment because he didn't want to get frostbite and yes this joke will last forever, but how was she handling it?

Read: Yes, he most certainly is stopping to place down the load of firewood he was going to take to Nanako's room to check on his friend.]

Labrys, are you alright?

[How do robots handle the cold, anyway?]

[fuhgeddaboudit]

...t' tell ya the truth, I a-ain't all that sure.

[Oh, so that's where the 82% came in. There was some odd loss of feeling in her mouth and what passed for her throat that seemed to lead to a fumbling of words.]

I've been runnin' diagnostic after diagnostic all mornin', but I ain't got any solid a-answer as t' wh-what's goin' wrong.

[pitiedthefool]

Hm... [Wait, was that chattering? It certainly imitated it, and that normally happens when...

Oh, right. Science class back in grade school.] How long have you been going around in the cold?

[fuhgeddaboudit]

Uh...I d-dunno, the whole time?

[When Labrys realized she wasn't bothered by how cold it was and therefore apparently had no need to go running around looking for warmth, she'd filed it away as something humans needed to be concerned by and focused on helping others where she could instead. Someone was never really fully educated on her own specifications. ]

[temptestament]

*Someone heard that creaking. From the sound, it would have been evident that she was mechanical even if his extra senses hadn't picked up on it anyway, and she seemed to be in pretty bad shape. So, in his standard disguise for when he didn't want people to be able to recognize him if they saw him later, he approached with a worried expression.*

That doesn't sound good. Do you need a hand?

[fuhgeddaboudit]

I dunno. Y'think you c-can help?

[Labrys looked up at him curiously, idly wondering just why on earth there was that slight awkward fumble as she talked.]

[temptestament]

Possibly. The problem is probably the cold, but I might be able to come up with a temporary solution.

[littlelifeforms]

[ There is another android who passes by in the corridor and he spots Labrys before long. And this young lady appears to be in trouble. Well, another android actually if he is to judge by what he sees and hears. ]

Excuse me.

[ He kneels down. ]

Are you in need of assistance?

[fuhgeddaboudit]

Uh...if y'w-wouldn't mind.

[She spoke with a thick Brooklyn accent, though there was a mild stutter to it that mystified even Labrys. Just another on the long list of problems going on today.]

I'm just havin' some trouble moving, s'all.

[littlelifeforms]

I suspect the cold may be tempering with your locomotive functions.

[ Don't mind Captain obvious. meanwhile, he extends a hand to help her stand. ]

You are an artificial lifeform, or rather an android, is that correct?

i'm sorry.

[ghostytrainer]

[After four days of strict bedrest and cold medication at his Dusknoir's insistence, John had finally managed to get over his cold, but something still wasn't quite right. The music he'd started hearing shortly after falling sick had only gotten louder, so much so that it was getting hard to hear much of anything else. But hey, at least he felt better physically now, and that meant he could go for a walk.]

[Maybe that would clear his head. Yes. Going to see how many dorm floors there were above his own and Rose's would surely help. And so he wanders up to the third floor, his Dusknoir floating behind him in his vaguely-threatening, protective sort of way.]

[And that's when he spots her.]

[Don't mind this weird kid staring at you, Labrys. He doesn't mean any harm, he's just trying to figure out if you're actually a robot or not.]

it's okay katar i still love you

[fuhgeddaboudit]

...Whaddya lookin' at?

[She didn't sound confrontational, at least. Labrys herself was doing a lot of staring, at the Dusknoir floating around behind him.]

oh good. hopefully it stays that way.

[ghostytrainer]

[Staaaaarreeee.......]

[Just...stare....]

[But eventually.]

ARE YOU REALLY A ROBOT? OR IS THAT JUST COSPLAY?

[This doesn't answer her question at all, but he couldn't really hear that. Nor can he hear his own voice, so he has no idea how loud he's shouting right now.]

[divinitysoiled]

[Oh. It was the... thing. The metal thing. The pretty metal girl. Catarina watched her, warily]

[fuhgeddaboudit]

...What's up?

[The hell you lookin' at, lady?]

[divinitysoiled]

What are you doing?

[Hey, you still are pretty, Labrys]

[terreifying]

[Rei wasn't doing too good under the weather either. It had gotten to the point that even she found herself shivering if she stayed still for too long. In fact, she doubted anyone could do well in this weather besides Mr. Freeze.]

[As she walks down the dormitory hallways, she sees the android leaning against the wall. She runs over to her, curious.]

Heee~ey. What'cha doin'? Weird place to sit down and nap.

[fuhgeddaboudit]

I'm havin' trouble with my hardware. [She looked up at Rei, folding her arms with an audible creak.]

[terreifying]

How come? Did you fall?

[nightfowl]

[Well, Haken's just taking a stroll through the area, and happens to see Labrys slumped down up against the wall. Totally unsurprised at the appearance of another robot girl, he asks what pretty much everyone else has been asking.]

This tower certainly doesn't have any shortage of robo-babes. Aschen might get jealous at this rate.

You okay there, Silver Schoolgirl?

[fuhgeddaboudit]

S-'Silver Schoolgirl'?

[That actually sounded kind of cool.]

[nightfowl]

[Haken laughs a little, adjusting his hat and holding out his hand to the robo-girl.]

Only fitting. Reckon you ain't exactly the normal straight-A type.

artificial beings unite???

[acceptedoblivion]

[To be honest, he didn't really have a reason to be wandering the other dorm floors. Then again, he didn't have much of a reason to wander anywhere else other than "keep away from the sick real thing for as long as possible". So he was just wandering aimlessly when he stopped at both sight and smell.

What... even... He shivers, but otherwise does nothing to help her.] Shouldn't you be trying to warm up or something?

[Not like he cares or anything...]

yaaaaaaay

[fuhgeddaboudit]

I'm startin' to think maybe I should. I ain't sure what else could be wrong with me.

B]

[acceptedoblivion]

[...Sigh. Well, at least he'll be nice just this once. So enjoy the sudden dark flame in his hand before he just drops it on the ground in front of her. Instant campfire, yay?]

There. That should be enough until you can stand.