Comments | jla_watchtower: Always listen to your engineer.

amelia_z in jla_watchtower

Always listen to your engineer.

May 20, 2007 23:03

There is a brightly lit room with tiny chemical splatters about. A concrete floor slopes to a drain, and there's two spigots hooked up to hoses on opposite ends of the room. Three metal lab tables are set up, an assortment of containers strewn about on them. Other instruments, tools and equipment are lying around, some still in their boxes, ( Read more... )

amelia zukov, sibs, crystal stone

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green_shield May 21 2007, 03:48:00 UTC

The voice that greats her is different. "Good to know."

There's an older woman in the doorway that bears no resemblance to the girl she met months before. This one is older, sexier, and there's something weird about her eyes.

"Like it?" She shows off her slinky frame like it's a new blouse she got at the mall.

amelia_z May 21 2007, 04:19:10 UTC

Amelia tries to turn her scoff into an enthusiastic chuckle, but at the last second it fails. Yeah, she'd noticed but she wasn't going to say anything. The only thing she can think right now is Tara clubbing her over the head like a baby seal when she sees the junior Strong.

"Nothing like an instant upgrade," but it's drone. Why does this feel like a cat fight in HS that may or may not happen? Amelia lets a smile out, then. She's being ridiculous. "You look fabulous, Crystal."

green_shield May 21 2007, 04:24:54 UTC

She's oblivious. "Thanks." A beat. "Louis likes it, too."

amelia_z May 21 2007, 05:03:10 UTC

"I'll bet he does..." Amelia trails off, giving her a look-over. She's looking for hickies or bruises, but she'll just pretend she's admiring because the body is fab. (Gag!)

"Did you--?" She makes a vague little gesture.

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amelia_z May 24 2007, 00:55:42 UTC

Huh. Looks like Louis made her smarter but maybe left out some other points or maybe forgot to 'kick the machine' in that spot as well. Amelia's not focused on it right now, the task at hand is far more important especially with the clipped timetable she's on from all ends. "I'm going to give you a voice recognition passcode, and a key for each unit." The thing that's been jingling at her hip under her tee gets revealed as a medium ring of strangely shaped cyllindrical keys. It gets handed over to Crystal but there's a duplicate on Amelia's other hip.

"You're going to need the right key for each unit to power them down, which is essential to do most any maintenance. Keys correlate with plate number. Try the wrong key twice, and the crawler self-detonates. Try the wrong passcode twice, and the crawler self-detonates. Attempts to crack open the casing without either is much of the same. Passcode changes every twenty four hours. I'll be in communication with you although you won't see me much."

green_shield May 24 2007, 01:03:01 UTC

She nods. "I can remember everything now - just like Tara. Louis taught me."

amelia_z May 24 2007, 02:29:37 UTC

"Good. I was hoping something like that." The tool case gets opened, and she pulls out a star wrench. Eight screws and the bottom casing comes off. Amelia goes through the steps, handling the wires, running down the entire procedure of getting to the battery pack.

Detaching it out of the unit takes at least ten minutes. Mid-way through Amelia's hands shake and a wire frays once the battery is out. Thirty-five minutes later, the wire has been stripped, relaid, maintenance explained, and the battery casing's been cleared. She hands Crystal a box of protective gear. "I think you're ready for the fun part."

green_shield May 24 2007, 02:42:23 UTC

She watches passively, absorbed, but unlike before, there seems to be little empathy in the girl - woman - now.

"Which is?"

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