Void Rift (rp) - Intermission

Linoa just snorts, shocked.
"She almost killed you as her last act, trying to punish Aj for attempting to kill Xlentia... and yet you would be willing to give her a chance were things different?" Linoa asks.

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It sure enough...

...looks like Xephyr!

 

"Oh yeah, she did do that..." Shadow Stephanie says, remembering, "If she toned down the bitchiness, I'd give her a chance."

 

Linoa nods.
"I figured that'd be the case. It's a shame she never got to finish her big project. Then again... it's probably for the best." She trails off. "At least, it was too bad she couldn't finish fine tuning the defense system she was making to stop the Hive Master's influence from spreading. I can't blame you for hating her."

 

Shadow Stephanie just shrugs.

"I hope Steph's alright." Shadow Stephanie says after a bit of a pause.

 

"She's recovering well. Near death is nothing when you've cheated it before." Linoa says.
Muffin uses her tongue to get up on Shadow Stephanie's shoulder before rubbing against her clothing.

"Oh, Muffy, you're gonna mess up her clothes!" Linoa sighs.

 

"I just hope she's ok after being-, uh. After having an unwanted intimate experience." Shadow Stephanie says, dodging the term and idly petting Muffy.

 

"We killed everyone else, relax." Linoa says, the portal closing.

 

"I know, but...ugh nevermind. I'll just ask her myself." Shadow Stephanie says, taking a rib from the wife's chest and using it to poke around her organs.

 

Muffy coughs up a portal.
"Well, guess Muffy wouldn't mind going back either. Thanks for your time, the Void Creatures will appreciate eating the remains."

 

"Oh, it's Xephyr."
"Who?"
"Xephyr, ice draconian, one of the fragments."
"What?"
"I'm sure you've met her before, come on."
I walk of in the direction if Xephyr, and Crystal follows.

 

Avis sees you, and starts chirping loudly to get Xephyr's attention.
"Who's there? I kinda can't turn around in this machine..." Xephyr asks, a small frost barrier (that frankly you could step over) starting to form.

 

I decide not to step on or over it anyways.
"Thirteen, and Crystal."
"Hi."
Crystal greets awkwardly.

 

"Oh! Avis, shush!" Xephyr says, the wall melting again.
"Sorry about that! I can only face in a single direction while I'm hooked up. Can you come around to the other side of the console please?" She asks, Avis spitting at her in annoyance.

 

"Sure."
I say, walking over casually, Crystal following.
"So... why are you 'hooked up'?"

 

Xephyr seems to be bound to the console machinery by her horns, tail, and claws.
"I used to always do this. I keep the Cryostasis tubes working the way they should. The machine just keeps my vitals and energy up so I can focus on my job over stuff like eating or sleeping." She explains.
"Unfortunately, the implications of being here... uhm... sort of means you two died somehow. Which, in Thirteen's case, means he lost a little bit of gear. I notice you don't have Nyre's bolts anymore, or his knapsack."

 

"Died!?"
"Ah, shit, I really liked that stuff."
I look over myself to check that, while Crystal seems a bit in shock.

 

"Yeah. Died. In your case, that probably means you just got blasted to bits or smashed, considering you both are constructs or golems of sorts." Xephyr says, mildly concerned about Crystal.

You have everything else.

"...Fortunately, there seems to be a benefit to having us know so much about you guys. Notably, when your life force disappears for good, we can retrieve most of your enchanted remains. However, for whatever reason, a few things like your Amethyst sword seem to be soulbound, and just kind of appeared in cryostasis next to you after I reconstructed you... in your case, literally."

 

Crystal just seems a bit curious about himself as well, while mildly freaked out.
"Funny you put it that way."
I smile.
"And, thanks."

 

"It's my job. You're not the first beings reconstructed, and I'm sure you won't be the last. As long as you can tolerate the fact that you're not exactly in the same body, there are no side effects - even for bios."
Crystal seems to have shrunk in size slightly. Perhaps that was his "penalty," as Thirteen's was Nyre's bolts.

Xephyr sighs.
"Okay, I'll admit it's kind of creepy. However, you can get back a few basics if you lose them back in the armory in the Training Facility. Hopefully next time I see you it won't be... like this."

 

Crystal, still in a bit of shock re-checks his ability to shape-shift, forming into multiple things.
"Not much weird about it. Feels the same."
Not having a mirror, and checking for checking's sake, I put my finger to my eye socket to make sure it's empty.