Yomojo

Kokotha: Old Magic, New World

@Patches
Noticing the attention her creation had gathered, June's eyes light up as she nods a greeting at the civilians who had stopped to observe the two of them (or three, depending on your definition). Some part of her had known this display would turn heads, but she always felt proud when others were impressed by her handiwork.

~Finicky contents? Heavier than it looks? And he only lets his boss hold it... Jeez, wether he knows it or not, this guy is a real tease.~ she thinks to herself, attention turned back to Hueco. "Sure thing. Must be nice, having a rune to help boost your strength. I wouldn't even be that surprised if you could deadlift more than me." she says with a wink, her tone joking enough to make it clear she isn't jealous. As much as she used to envy those with runes, it had been years since she had come to terms with her position, and she now felt comfortable joking about such matters.

"So, about this "King" figure..." Juniper prompts, striding into motion towards the town. Quick on the uptake, the Butler Bot pivots in place and begins to follow its current master. The first few steps it takes are a bit wobbly, as if it is not used to walking, but it doesn't take long until it has found its stride, solid despite its inorganically rhythmic cadence.

Kokotha: Old Magic, New World

@Patches
Juniper looks to the apartment building he points out, frowning. "Ugh, that far? Damn. Well, I wanted to keep it a surprise, for showmanship's sake, but it looks like I'm going to have to bust out the butler bot now. I've been carrying my suitcases for a while, and my arms are starting to get tired."

Setting both bags down, she takes a moment to reach her arms upwards for a stretch before kneeling in front of the storage case. Unbuckling it, she pulls out a spherical mass of metal, hard plates partially hiding a mess of small gears, springs and pistons inside. Standing up with the ball in her left hand, her right hand reaches back to grasp the wrench slung across her back. Giving the ball a casual toss in the air, she swings the wrench around to connect with it mid-flight, an attentive observer possibly catching the shape of the wrench shifting right before it hits the spherical machine. Seemingly set in motion, the ball uncurls itself, four appendages spreading out while something of a head untucks itself from the center.

Landing on two legs, the small, humanoid looking robot stands up to its full height of three feet. June looks over her handiwork, nodding in approval. "Butler bot, carry my suitcase and follow me." she commands it, pointing to the suitcase she left on the ground. The bot turns around to look at June, giving her a small nod before heading towards the suitcase and picking it up with both hands. June slings her wrench back across her back and picks up the empty suitcase that used to house the bot, turning to Hueco. "There we are, that should be good. Want me to carry your suitcase for you? It's probably lighter than mine was."

Kokotha: Old Magic, New World

@Patches
Juniper steps out of the portal behind Hueco, stumbling slightly due to the still unfamiliar feeling of crossing a rift. "Well Hueco, good job! It seems that we've both made it here without an issue."

Noticing that he's busy taking in the surroundings, June takes a moment to look around as well. ~Looks like a train station. Definitely a thematically appropriate place to travel to. Town looks quaint, rustic enough to be more relaxed than the big city, but not so rustic that it will be uncomfortable to stay there.~ Mental analysis complete, she re-adjusts the bags in her hands and looks to Hueco. "Quick recap, where exactly are we meeting them again? And how many are we expecting to be there?"

Kokotha: Old Magic, New World

@Patches
~Wrong location? I didn't even think about that until he mentioned it...~ Juniper watches him go through the portal, hesitating a bit longer than Hueco did. She mentally weighs the pros and cons of just sticking her head out to make sure nothing went wrong. Finally, she decides that the risk of looking stupid, and more importantly suspicious of her partner, was too great. Trusting the magic of the beastkin, she straightens her shoulders and strides confidently through the portal, smile in her eyes and hopefully mentally prepared for what would be on the other side this time.

Kokotha: Old Magic, New World

@Patches
"As I said, prepared for anything... hopefully." she says, winking at Hueco.

Juniper puts her backpack back on, then puts her old clothes in a pocket in her suitcase before picking both it and the storage case back up. She turns to Hueco with a smile, again visible mainly from her eyes. "Well, we better not keep them waiting. Now that I'm changed, I'm as ready as I can be, unless you have any last-minute briefing."

Kokotha: Old Magic, New World

@Patches
Juniper looks at the shifting wall with amazement, until Hueco explains what it is. ~Oh. That was already there. Well, that makes more sense, I suppose. Creating and modifying matter would probably take a lot longer than activating a secret door would."

"Alright, thanks. I shouldn't be long." she says, leaving both suitcases and her backpack in the hallway and walking into the room with her good clothes still in the bag laid over her shoulder. Taking a few moments to look around the small room first, she takes off her sleeveless overcoat and jeans. She puts the other clothes on and puts her old garments in the now vacant bag.

"Okay, that should be better. What do you think about the shoes though? Are they fine?" Juniper asks as she walks back out of the small room. The outfit she has put on looks as freshly cleaned as Hueco's, although you could still tell from her build, and the calluses on her hands, that she doesn't have a desk job. Her uniform was a proper-looking navy blue button up coat with filigree on the folded collars, and the UM logo emblazoned in front of the heart. The collar around her neck seemed custom made, and was raised up as usual to obscure her mouth. The pants were simple navy blue dress pants, the collars of the legs folded and filigreed similarly to the ones on her arms. The shoes she had referenced were simple, black laced shoes, lacking any sort of elevated heels like on shes one might expect a "proper" lady to wear on formal occasions.

Kokotha: Old Magic, New World

@Patches
Listening to Hueco explain where they are, June's face lights up. "Oh! You know what, now that you mention it, I do remember someone talking about something like that. I didn't really understand it at the time, but that mention of creating a "personal sanctum" makes a lot more sense now. It was a conversation I heard in passing in the Amalgamate branch back in Ammonia Avenue. They probably used it like you do, for quiet research. Pretty impressive, if I may say so."

"But, uh, about getting changed. Is this just a hallway, or are there rooms as well? I trust you to turn the other way if it comes to that, but a closed door would be preferred." she asks, starting to walk along behind Hueco. She seems to have gotten her composure back, her words regaining the confident plainness they usually carry.

Kokotha: Old Magic, New World

@Patches
Feeling the diminutive fellow bump against her shocks Juniper back to life, causing her to jump slightly. "Oh! Oh, sorry Hueco. I was just, well..." she turns around, sheepish look on her face. "Well, I wasn't sure what I was expecting, but it definitely wasn't this. Guess I just got a little... distracted by the scenery." she explains to Hueco, giving him an embarrassed half-grin.

Having gathered her senses, she starts walking down the strange hallway. "I guess I was expecting a wasteland of some sort? I mean, that's all I've really heard people describe Yim like. You know, barren cliffs and rolling storms, and all the other stuff brands are evidently drawing power from." June muses as she strolls, attempting to explain herself.

Still taking in the decidedly man-made architecture, she looks back at Hueco, asking: "Say, are there people... living in here?" Realising how ignorant she probably sounds, a light blush comes across June's face and she shakes her head. "Heh, sorry, I'm... not usually this air headed. Being a non-caster, I don't really feel the need to keep up with how all this works, so I'm feeling a bit out of my element here. I guess I was just caught off guard by seeing something so... normal looking, ironically enough."

Kokotha: Old Magic, New World

@Patches
"Good job, partner." June says to Hueco, taking the initiative and striding right towards the rift. She gives the beastkin a grin over her shoulder before stepping through the magical door.

Once through, Juniper stops right in her tracks just on the other side of the portal. Having forgotten to prepare herself for actually being in Yim, she stands there dumbstruck, just looking around and taking in the view that presents itself before her.

Kokotha: Old Magic, New World

@Patches
June zips her bag back up and slings her good clothes across her shoulder. "Well, I don't have any voidstone on me, so we should be good to go."

Picking both of her bags back up, she takes a couple steps closer to Hueco, so as to get a better view. Being a non-caster, she very rarely dealt with Yim or anything involving it, so she was very curious as to what entailed opening a portal to the realm of magic. She has enough knowledge of magic to know that opening portals is one of the few forms of magic not tied to any rune, so it could theoretically be learned by any caster. Other than that, the most she knows about this sort of thing is that it is similar to how a magic user charges a rune battery, albeit at a much larger scale, and in a more controlled manner.

She looks on with slight anticipation, Hueco's assurance leaving only excitement to enter this world June long felt she had been denied access to.