Private New Faces in New Places

[Cali Ziiva]

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"Ya know what's crazy?" a distinctly feminine voice called out. "Having all the parts necessary to build a mecha and it being illegal. I should find a planet bereft of all life -- like one of those naughty Sith with their super sekrit dungeon labs -- and build it there where there are no laws. I mean, why can't I build a mecha? We got actuators. We got miniaturized infinite power plants -- and don't tell me a power plant the size of a crate able to produce peak power for a lifetime isn't infinite. We got droid brains... everywhere. The controls are easy!"

A pink woman stood with her hands on her hips and her eyes on an engine being lifted into position alongside a ship in dry dock. The rest of the Engineers nearby listened to their Zeltron supervisor and instructor rant about all kinds of things throughout the day. Sometimes she even got responses! Those were the best conversations. Cali loved to talk, but she was at her best when others responded.

Suddenly Cali's head snapped to the side. "Huh?" Her head rolled to one side and her brow actually furrowed, which was an extremely odd sight. Suddenly her eyes widened. "Hey! Hey! Everyone get off the support pylon! Go, go, go! Move it," she cried with her hands flailing in the air for visual attention.

A metallic squeal pierced the air and the ear drums just before the arm suspending the engine started to buckle.

Cali danced in place before she reach out with her hands toward the engine with the Force. Strained noises followed as she started to lean forward, and then crouch as if the massive weight were actually in her grasp. "Oh, no. Come on, you can't fall down there. It'll take forever to replace," she said through the strain. It needed to be set down safely. Bad enough they'd have to replace the crane. Who failed to check the crane, anyway?! And why hadn't it told her... okay, so bolts weren't chatty even to someone with her skill, but it could have given her a hint sooner!

Novac Lyrikal

 

[Novac Lyrikal]

(ooc so sorry for the late reply, lifes been a bit hectic lately sorry)

As novac was in the dry dock, which he'd been there to get some work done on his frigate, he could hear some girl talking about wanting to make a mecha. A wonderful idea if it wasn't "illegal" and "something civilians should absolutely not do" like come on let people have their fun..Well ok maybe not everyone, some would definitely use it for murder.

Going over to try and find some tools he needed he heard a awful squeal. Looking over towards the sound, expecting someone broke something he saw a crane holding a large ship engine, barely at this point. Rushing over to help he quickly reached out with the force, not even noticing the pink girl not far from him doing the same. It was probably one of the heaviest things he'd held with the force. After almost loosing his grip with the force a couple times the engine was slowly placed on the ground.
Breathing a bit heavily novac called out "Everyone ok?"


Cali Ziiva

 

[Cali Ziiva]

Friends! Novac Lyrikal

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Cali huffed and tossed back her head with a rustle of pink fluff. "I do not lift engines often enough." Actually, no one lifted engines often enough for that to be easy. Except Sith Lords, if you listened to them talk about tearing a ship in half.

The Zeltron Engineer gestured to everyone and made sure they were okay. A minute later she turned to look over at someone nearby she didn't know. "Oh, hiya, are you alright?" Something about their appearance trickled Cali. She couldn't put her finger on it. "I'd just like to start by saying that it's highly unusual for an engine to fall off."

She wandered off and stuck out a hand with a grin. "I'm Cali."

 

[Novac Lyrikal]

Cali Ziiva

Still catching his breath novac responded. "Yea im good, and I'd imagine so. Can't say I've had many engines fall around me."

Shaking her hand with his bottom right hand "I'm novac, nice to meet ya. You the one I heard talking about wanting to make a mecha? If so, I full agree..kinda. I mean some people definitely should not be allowed to make one, guess it could be a permit kinda thing. Could always go to a world like korad, just a big lawless junkyard world. Where I go to get stuff at least, n
know no one cares what you really do there."

 

[Cali Ziiva]

Friends! Novac Lyrikal

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"Oh, ah," Cali took the hand, grateful Novac hadn't like extended multiple hands and left a Pink cutey confused. "Right? I dunno, it's like everyone pulls weapons of mass destruction out all the time, but they also all agree that huge, towering mecha are just not allowed. Kind of like how droids can't have rights. Though that last one is everyone's worried about having to pay their cuties for their services. Dunno about mecha-fear. Maybe something happened long ago? History isn't my strong suit." The Zeltron grinned.

So, probably a good idea for her not to build one, right? But that made her want to build one more.

"Anyway, what brings ya here?"

 

[Novac Lyrikal]

Cali Ziiva

"You know I'm pretty sure they use to use big power armor suits from clones back in the day, think theres still a few around. Probably the closest there is to a mecha sadly. Well that of those big suits to help lift cargo around." It was a shame really, never being able to be in some big mecha.

Novac heard 'droids can:t have rights' and had to stop himself from going on a huge rant. "You know I actually have..quite a few, droids of my own. I always did support the whole let them gain personalitys and free will and to give them rights. It's a shame most don't. But anyway, I needed to get some work done on my frigate over there," he said pointing a thumb over his shoulder. "what about you?"

 

[Cali Ziiva]

Friends! Novac Lyrikal

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Cali stared and blinked for a moment. "Really?" she cried and shook Novac's hand a little more vigorously. "We gotta find one!" She released the hand before accidentally shaking it off. A face-splitting grin took its place.

"Really?" Wide eyed managed to widen at Novac speaking about droids. "My QTs have all kinds of personality. They take care of so much on my ship. Why, QT Pie always says if they weren't around it'd fall right out of the sky!" There was a brief pause. "I don't believe her though, 'cause the Engine would totally have told me if it was upset before that ever happened."

"Huh? Work on yer frigate?" The Zeltron leaned a bit to the side to peer in the direction of the thumb point. "What kind of work?"

"Oh, uh, I fix whatever needs fixing, really," she said with regard to herself. "Also host awesome parties. So, what's wrong with the frigate?"

 

[Novac Lyrikal]

putting both right hands on his hip novac "Yea, the ones taking care of my plants always sing to the plants. They say it helps them grow, how true that is eh who knows buts its kinda cute to watch."

"Ah the engine and shielding has been acting up lately, and with multiple shield layers that makes it a bit more annoying to fix. Usually I can fix it wherever but I was needing more more tool and parts so I stopped here.' he said glancing to his frigate.

 

[Cali Ziiva]

Friends! Novac Lyrikal

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Plants, huh? Cali could see that. Might even do it. Wouldn't get any response though. She didn't understand plant. Understood mechanical, electrical, and otherwise technological though. Not that it made sense, but a cute Zeltron like her in a big ol' galaxy like this, who was she to judge?

Cali leaned to one side to peer at the frigate. "Mmm. Okay. But ya gotta take me to the engine room. I can do all kinds of miracles, but hearing through solid hull plating isn't one of them. I know, crazy, right?" She could use telekinesis, understand mechanical things, but listening through thick metal plating... yeah that was too far, apparently, in this galaxy.

 

[Novac Lyrikal]

Cali Ziiva (fixed my last post, idk what i did there lol)

Looking down at her, "Miracles huh? We'll see I guess" he said as he waved her to follow.

As they approached the frigates ramp lowered, at the top leaning against the wall was novac's hk-87 f
droid, kairo, arms crossed.

"Who's the pink one sir?" the droid said giving pink girl a glance.

Heading up the ramp and tapping the droid with the back of his hand "Her names cali, play nice ok shes here to help." Turning to cali, "TThis is kairo, my oldest friend, got him from a junkyard only a month after i started roaming the galaxy. He's both friend and bodyguard technically."

Going down a hall to the right they passed a glass door leading to a large indoor biodome. Glancing inside as he past he stopped for a moment as he saw a large two headed, winged, greyish brown reptile who was looking back. "Ever met a battle hydra?" novac said looking over with a slight smile.

 

[Cali Ziiva]

Friends! Novac Lyrikal

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Cali followed the multi-limb Serpentine with a big smile fixed to her face. She even grabbed a bag of tools on the way just in case. Never hurt to be prepared. Some people didn't have the proper stuff when it came to repairs. Or maintenance. Or... you know, some people just didn't even know how to fly straight.

Big, bright eyes blinked and then stared at the droid. A hand lifted and a lone finger pointed at her pink self with raised brows. Who, her? Was she the Pink One? "Oh, it's alright, I am totally the Pink One. Ya should see the inside of my workshop. It's full of color."

"Hello, Kairo," Cali grinned and hopped forward with a hand held out. "Ya know, if ya need maintenance while I'm here, all ya gotta do is ask. I don't work on droids without permission. Super awkward when people just start pulling open hatches, right?"

"Bodyguard, huh? Yeah, I guess my QTs are the same. They're always fussing about me wandering off." And yet despite knowing this the Zeltron Engineer continued to wander off and find trouble wherever she went. Like the galaxy needed her to fix local problems that were buried for who knew how long until she showed up.

They stopped and Cali turned her wide eyes toward the tank. "A battle hydra? From where? Sounds feisty."

 

[Novac Lyrikal]

Novac smiled, he could tell the hydra was in a curious mood. Opening a large door to the room two yellowish scaled necks come up, followed by a flat roundish body with 4 short legs, two wings folded against it's body, long yellow tail calming swinging through the air.

As soon as it saw her both heads started to sniff her, everynow and then pushing her a little as if they had to get as close as they could to smell her.

Novac chuckled a little, "Their part of a species created by sith actually, but their oddly calm when not being directly controled by sith. Her in particular is quite the curious one, loves meeting new people."

Cali Ziiva

 

[Cali Ziiva]

Friends! Novac Lyrikal

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"Sith huh?" Cali watched the hydra with wide, bright eyes. "Yeah, they're feisty. All kinds of angst. I offer to help 'em calm down and just enjoy life, but ya know how they are." She blinked and looked up and over at Novac. "Does it like pets?" Maybe scritches in certain places? Did serpentine creatures have special places for scratching or petting? They were pretty flexible so probably not a whole lot of places they couldn't get at. Might be, though.

Actually, top of the head was probably still a thing! Why didn't serpentine types use their tail for that? Maybe it wasn't enough pressure? Maybe something to do with how their nervous system worked? All that side-winding would be exhausting if they consciously controlled it. A Cali had to know these things.

"I like meeting new people too, so we get along great already."