『Elegante 002』► Open Comment Log

[skin_and_steel]

[Near the shore line of the beach, a rather short teenager is reclining against a palm tree with his right foot buried in the sand. His cheeks are starting to redden with a sunburn.

As usual, he can sleep just about anywhere. He has an open book near one hand and a split coconut cradled in the other.]

[ooc: I'm game to take this whichever way.

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[heavyweaponsbot]

[Okay, even he has to admit it after a while. The sun feels good on his plating. As such, he's been taking staying longer on the beaches. His joints move easier.

It's then he notices the human flopped up against the palm. He steps closer, heavy footsteps unmistakable.]

[skin_and_steel]

[The sound of heavy footsteps looming closer quickly snaps him from sleep to wakefulness. Judging from the way they sound, the thing approaching him was very big, and he reasoned, very dangerous.]

Opening his eyes, he found himself staring at a... a... a metal thing that easily towered over any of the buildings back home. And it was getting closer to him. He'd never seen anything like it.]

[heavyweaponsbot]

[He's not that large any more. A fact he greatly resents. Stupid boat. Stupid captain.

He stops a few feet away, glancing down at the human.]

You are turning colors.

Ah, gotcha. Sorry!

[skin_and_steel]

[He blinks at that.]

"I'm turning colors"? What's that supposed to mean?

Psh, it's fine!

[heavyweaponsbot]

[He points a finger in Ed's direction.]

Exterior. It is... turning red.

Re: Psh, it's fine!

[skin_and_steel]

["Exterior"? He glances at his own steel arm, wondering stupidly if the robot was referring to his automail. Nope, same color as always.

He catches a glimpse of his flesh arm, and notices that it looks almost the same hue as the lobsters on the beach.]

[He starts laughing in spite of himself.]

You mean "sunburn"? Trust me, it's not voluntary.

[He touches the skin gingerly, wincing when it turns pale and red again.]

You wouldn't happen to have... I dunno, aloe vera or something, would you?

[heavyweaponsbot]

[He nods, once, when the human looks at the correct limb.]

The sun... burns you? Why are you sitting in it, then?

[Honestly, organics do the weirdest things. He tilts his head, blinking.]

Have... what?

[skin_and_steel]

[The robot staring at his arm is really making him self-conscious about his sunburn. He pulls his coat back over him, willing to sweat his ass off.]

I fell asleep - I wasn't trying to burn myself into a crisp.

Aloe vera. It's basically this stuff you slather on your arms to make a sunburn go away. Plus it just feels really good to have something cold on your skin when it's sore from a burn.

[heavyweaponsbot]

[He only blinks when the boy pulls the coat over himself, and shrugs. He's covered from head to foot in scarring. What's a little redness to be upset over?]

You should not sleep where you will be burned, boy.

[A snort.] Yeah. No. I do not have any.

[skin_and_steel]

I was pretty confident the tree would give me shade. Obviously it didn't. It's not like I've ever made it a habit of sleeping in the sand. Definitely not the sand.

[He rolls up his pants and shakes his automail foot out - shit, he definitely got some sand in it. His mechanic isn't even here, so he hopes it isn't bad enough to warrant a repair.]

Just figured I'd ask.