[video] ⚙ soul phrase

[fuhgeddaboudit]

I ain't sure walkin' around swingin' axe blades at anybody behind me is all that safe. But I can't really just stick anythin' on there and hope for the best.

What do people usually use if they wanna put some kinda guard on a weapon? [Counting off the following points on metallic fingers:] It's gotta be somethin' that ain't gonna get in the way of the thrusters, easy t' get off in an emergency, and lightweight so it don't throw me off balance.

[Monomaru what have you done.]

What d'you guys think?

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[fuhgeddaboudit]

I'd need it t' not get too close to the thrusters, too. Or maybe be fire-resistant or somethin'.

[uzuki]

Oh, I see the problem now. The axe can become part of your frame as a propulsion system, can't it?

Well, it would probably be possible to make a cover for the end of each blade out of some light-weight scrap metal. The inside could be padded so the blades wouldn't dull, and the padding would be protected from the open flame.

[fuhgeddaboudit]

Yeah, that's right. It ain't quite an open flame, but I don't have any idea just how much heat it's generatin' and...ya know, better safe than sorry, right?

[Shrug.]

Somethin' metal sounds like a good idea, I think.

[uzuki]

Oh, I see. I wouldn't mind taking a closer look.

[Because maybe she just wanted an excuse to learn about an android from another world... Okay, and help out too, but still.]

If you wanted, anyway. I might be able to help you construct something.

[fuhgeddaboudit]

Would ya? I'd appreciate it, I probably wouldn't be all that good with stuff like this.

[uzuki]

I'd love to! I guess my specialty is more in operating systems and programming, but I did spend some time learning about how KOS-MOS's weaponry was assembled. So really, it should be a piece of cake.

[fuhgeddaboudit]

I'm pretty sure my software and operatin' system's workin' fine, and all I got for weapons are this and a chain arm.

Oh--hey, I've talked t' her before. I almost thought we mighta been from the same series of androids for a minute.

[uzuki]

Your appearance is pretty similar, actually. But your social programming seems a lot more advanced.

[fuhgeddaboudit]

I was made specifically so I'd be able t' develop a personality. I'm guessin' she wasn't?

[uzuki]

No... [She frowned, looking off thoughtfully.]

KOS-MOS was designed to be a weapon first. I wanted to give her a more developed personality layer, but the company I worked for rejected the idea.

[fuhgeddaboudit]

Oh...that's pretty tough. I used to act kinda like her, after I was first activated. I guess I was hopin' she'd learn the same kinda things in time.

[uzuki]

Well, you never know! There's always a chance something amazing can happen.