File 62 - [Video Post | Locked to Greed; Viewable to the Family]

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[The video shows Naoto's worshop and what appears to be an android hooked up to various computer monitors and equipment, cables extending from its back and cranium. The overall structure is relatively smooth and vaguely feminine, somewhat similar to a Masamune Shirow style of android.With only a week before our deadline, I thought it would be a

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[hands4healing]

Winry looks up at the sound of Naoto's voice. She's polishing Ed's automail during the break while Naoto makes her video.

"It'll get done."

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Naoto sits down in her chair and turns her attention to the computer monitors. She begins rapidly typing in more lines of code.

"I'm sure it will. I'm not so certain I would have gotten this much done without your help." She chuckles. "At least, not without some serious lack of sleep!"

She glances back and notices Winry polishing the automail. "How's the automail coming along?"

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[hands4healing]

Sleep? What is this sleep you're speaking of? The dark circles under Winry's eyes are hidden by her work goggles, though she lowers her head reflexively in response to Naoto's comment.

"It's good." Winry hopes. She's had more than a little trouble concentrating on it. There are times when she's realized she's been staring at the same wire for a long time, without completing threading it through the arm. She should tear it apart and start over, make sure there's absolutely nothing wrong with it, but that seems like such an effort. She'll just have to make sure Ed and Al spar after she installs Ed's automail, to make sure there's nothing wrong with it.

"Do you need me to do anything to the android?"

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Naoto shakes her head. "No, you've done more than enough, Winry. All that remains is uploading the operating system, and computer programming isn't exactly your forte..."

She laughs, hoping to lighten the mood a bit. Despite wearing those goggles, Naoto has seen the dark circles beneath the automail mechanic's eyes; has taken note of the way Winry tries to stifle her yawns while in Naoto's presence. She's been getting too little sleep, and the petite detective knows it's not just because of all the hours spent working on both Ed's automail and the android.

Naoto pushes herself away from the computer desk and makes her way toward the workbench where Winry is seated. Peering over Winry's shoulder, she examines the mechanic's work.

"Maybe this would be a good time to take a break. We've both been working non-stop for several hours. Why don't we go get something to eat and stretch out legs for a bit?"

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[material_guy]

[Greed gapes at the structure of the robot, which is more humanoid than he ever expected even the finished product to be. He takes the time to clear the overdone approbation from his face before clicking on the video. He still looks at least politely impressed.]

Ouuuuuu. You do pretty fast work. Looks good, but, more important than the looks... we're gettin' a full feature set, right?

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[And Naoto can't help but preen a little at the look on Greed's face. He's obviously impressed with her work. Her and Winry's work, actually.]

I'm afraid I wouldn't have managed to get this far without losing sleep if it weren't for Winry's assistance. I've decided to apply some of the principles of automail engineering to this android's design.

[She pulls out the leather-bound notebook with her schematics and waves it a bit.] Everything that we discussed before is going to be included. Since the programming isn't that terribly advanced, I don't think I'll need to enlist Hakuba's help this time.

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[material_guy]

So, she's gonna be made of automail? Does that mean if somethin' breaks, an automechanic around here might be able to do somethin' about it?

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[truthinfortune]

That's right, but her structures are going to be based on the latest in automail advancements, so she'll be top of the line. While she can do routine maintenance on herself, there's a chance she might need assistance with more extensive repairs. Just as long as her head doesn't incur heavy damage... That's where all the computer circuitry is stored. You'd have to bring her back to me for repairs.

Have you decided on a name for her yet?