Rishun, standing beside the table with her little mechanical annoyance sitting on her shoulder, smiles at the compliments directed to Scrap, but at that moment she was thinking of different ways to tear its code apart.... "Kh'Langhoa. Thank you, but he is meant to actually go back to his container when I order him Qyii'radey. It's where he recharges and saves power when not in use." At the Ottrean word for home, it scurried down her back and flipped the lid on its container, falling silent. Rishun let out a breathy noise of frustration, a cross between a half-assed screech and a yip, stomping a padded foot on the floor "He is supposed to respond to both!" She shrugged and took a breath, calming herself Before looking to Vonys, nodding once "Yhe, before I yienahiiek, let's get going. Seeing my GEAR might prevent me from tearing Scrap apart." She waited for the others to stand, and took the lead towards and out the door... ____________________________________________ Down in the bay, the small group entered in ther own time, with Rishun sprinting across the open space in that bounding run otters refuse to get rid of towards her GEAR. The same size as the rest, and outwardly it didn't have any differences to a stock GEAR. The barely colored exterior didn't help make it stand out either. However, there was something worth noting; an otter was looking at a clipboard, standing by the GEAR's leg. The military clearly thought this out, knowing the only way an otter would get anything across to their maintenance parter was if that partner could exchange thoughts just as quickly. Rishun slowed her speed, but didn't stop upon getting up to the other otter, and the sound of running caught the engineer's attention, his face lit up. "Ahh'khkh!" "Aah'khkh!" The both exclaimed repeatedly, the clipboard set on the foot of the GEAR so the pair could circle each other happily. It was after ten seconds of this happy greeting did they stop and sit on their hind legs, barely a foot apart from each other to converse. Rishun: "Uukhma'Shoamhien'mlud'yhezlikh'yunka??................Yhe'yhe'yeh'yhe!" Engineer:"Uukhma'GEARsiikh........Yhe'yhe'yhe'ney'Chikhousx'GEARsiikh'Uukhma!" [hider=translation] Rishun: Ottrean engineer ready for a positively electrifying time??......yes yes yes yes! Engineer: "Ottrean Gear pilot(literal:move, to move something, or make something move).....Yes yes yes didn't realize gear pilot was Ottrean!" [/hider] They were pawing at each other's hands accompanied by their yips and flowing language, overlapping each other regularly. Rishun: "Uukhma'Rishun'yhe'muyn?.............Yhe'yhe'yhe'Yunka!" Engineer: "..........Uukhma'Z'awwkh..Yhe'yhe'yunka...........Yhe!" [hider=translation] Rishun: Ottrean Rishun have you eaten?........yes yes yes I did just now!" Engineer: Ottream Z'awwkh..yes yes before now........yes! [/hider] The engineer had gestured downwards with both arms when mentioning 'Yunka', while Rishun's arms hadn't done anything at all. At this point however they started to speed up once they had heard each each other talk, overlapping speech and gestures so quickly that even Ai would be unable to keep up with both accurately. Which is part of why Silverwind would've been informed of Z'awwkh's inclusion on the ship despite his lower qualifications. The two kept at it for a few minutes, then turned to the GEAR, Rishun climbing up into the highly technological cockpit with Z'awwkh close behind. They resumed their chattering there as Rishun Typed a string into a security panel, flipping various screens on and off, then pulling up holographic read outs. At one point Z'awwkh flipped around and climbed down the leg again upside down to grab the clipboard again, climbing up and handing it over to Rishun. On it was a manifest of the modules and equipment she had installed currently. Rishun loved to take the stuff that made her feel like God, but it also would expose her to enemy detection systems. Perhaps this mission wouldn't benefit from that... [quote] Manifest Tab Transfer of: RI-G23 "Hargun" GEAR from Research and Development division to ***redacted*** Request: Lieutenant Rishun Sprinsteam GEAR Designation: RD-0230 User Name: "Aqua Goddess" All standard GEAR weaponry and features have been inspected/maintaned as per SOP Requesitioned Loadout: Package Designation: Overwatch and information gathering -Amphibious assault rifle, Underbarrel spear launcher attachment, Sidebarrel spotlights, Handheld/Rear Hardpoint -Ten(10) aquatic calibre magazines, Left Hip Hardpoint -ECM(Electronic Countermeasures) pod, Right Hip Hardpoint -Utility tool pod, Left Forearm -Standard issue Pile Bunker, Right Forearm -Long Range Radar dome, Left Shoulder Hardpoint -ELINT suite, Right Shoulder Hardpoint -Advanced sensor Suite, Back hardpoint -Standard issue combat knife, Inside Left Shoulder (Shield) Other Stores: -Personal mobile drone kit, Inside Rear Left Leg -personal weaponry and toolkit, Inside Rear Right Leg Installed/Inspected By: Technician Z'awwkh Signed: Z'awwkh Date: xx xx xxxx Manifest [/quote] She gave a quick nod to Z'awwkh and gave a short reply, punching in the security code again to lock the interface away once more and slipping out of the cockpit. Once back on the ground with her new friend, they started looking around, with Rishun pointing out her squad members one by one and saying their names. For otters this was a common practice, and Z'awwkh quickly returned the favor by pointing out a few of the other of the technicians he knew.