June 10th - Figuring out the Magic Stick

[Salma Tournier]

Salma was in the workshop, messing around with the staff that Cal had given her. She had several books open, and was wearing her yellow scoutereyepiece, which had all sorts of numbers and figures running digitally across its surface.

[Madrox Saavedra]

"Is that Tomorrow's staff?" Madrox asked as he approached.

[Salma Tournier]

"Hm?" She looked up from her work. "Oh, you mean that Dr. Tomorrow guy? No, but it's based off of that one, apparently. Did you have a run-in with him or something?"

[Madrox Saavedra]

"He kidnapped me, ripped me from my body, and forced me to act as the security system in one of his warehouses in some twisted game of Tower Defense. So you could say that."

[Salma Tournier]

"Oh. Um, I'm sorry," she replied, grabbing up the staff and hiding it behind her back. "I understand if you'd rather not see it, I can work on it some other time..."

[Madrox Saavedra]

"Don't... don't worry about it. I never even saw the staff in person."

[Salma Tournier]

"Oh. Okay then, so long as it doesn't trigger, you know, episodes or something," she replied, relaxing visibly.

[Madrox Saavedra]

"I'm not even sure androids can get PTSD."

[Salma Tournier]

"Androids?," she asked, bemused. "You don't look like an android."

[Madrox Saavedra]

"That's rather the point isn't it?"

[Salma Tournier]

"Mmm. It's just funny when an android can blend in better than me."

[Calvin Strong]

"Yeah, but who wants to blend in, right?" Cal joked as he walked into the room. "Embrace the weirdness!"

[Madrox Saavedra]

"I'm weird enough without looking the part," he chuckled.

[Salma Tournier]

"I wear a big yellow lens in front my eye at pretty much all times now. I've totally embraced the weirdness, Cal," she said with a grin. "So, is it safe to assume you know each other?"

[Taliyah Malik]

Taliyah followed after Cal, "I thought I smelled motor oil in here."

[Calvin Strong]

"I thought we cleaned that all up," Cal said 'innocently', glancing back to Taliyah briefly with a smirk before settling down on the overly-comfortable couch he hadn't let Tommy get rid of.

[Taliyah Malik]

Taliyah drapes herself across Cal's lap, "Which is never as fun as the first bit."

[Calvin Strong]

"Oh, tell me about it," Cal said, smirking as he draped his arm around her waist. "So... what's everyone up to? Or are we just comparing our cyber-cred right now?"

[Salma Tournier]

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Thermatic: Hey Taliyah. Long time no see :)

"Hardly," she replied to Cal, grinning. "I'm just playing around with the toy you gave me. And seeing if I can figure it out...but with my current knowledge of engineering, I don't know how well that'll go," she admitted.

[Taliyah Malik]

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Lightshow: Yeah. Cal's been keeping me busy. Good to see you again. Settling in alright?

[Calvin Strong]

"Oh, you don't need engineering for it. That's all set up... it's all in the programming. How much have you been interfacing with it?"

[Taliyah Malik]

"Yes, please tell us how often you interface with your rod," Taliyah says, trying her best to keep a straight face.

[Salma Tournier]

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Thermatic: Yes, just fine, thanks!

"I haven't interfaced with it much. I mean, normally I would only use it in dangerous situations, and I've been trying to avoid those. Still, I figured a test run couldn't hurt."

[Calvin Strong]

"Practice is always good," Cal agreed. "Best to get some recreational use in with it, gives you a feel for how it fits with you."

[Taliyah Malik]

"I could give you some pointers," Taliyah says, "It's always fun to have someone help you practice."

[Salma Tournier]

"Mmm. I've heard about the Danger Room, that could be a fun place to play with it."