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Kid Lit
Feb 7, 2012 11:38:48 GMT -5
Post by Aven Phare & Model Q on Feb 7, 2012 11:38:48 GMT -5
Location: Residential District
((February 4, 2521. Aven and Thor mainly.))
It hadn't taken Aven that long to find himself at the local library with his little Biometal in his pocket. Being a Biometal, there was little for Q to do besides sit and look, making reading a good hobby for a very bored Biometal.
So at the moment, Aven was standing in a rather secluded corner near a stack of kids' books, discreetly trying to hide his Biometal as the other peered at them. Considering that the other had the A.I. of a young boy, thrillers and action-packed books such as "Maverick Mine" (an action thriller about a human man saving his Reploid girlfriend from Mavericks), or "The Ghost of Fossil Glen" (and old book of a ghost who asked a girl for help) were things that he liked.
"Find anything you liked, Q?" He asked quietly. It looked awkward for a grown man like him to be focusing on kids' books... even if he coul always give the excuse that he was checking them out for kid he knew who couldn't quite come here.
Which, technically, was true. It would be awkward for a floating piece of metal to be reading... plus Q could get stolen.
"U-Uh huh!" The Biometal said a little too loudly, pointing to a few of the books.
"Shh, we're in a library, Q... even if most people can't hear you anyways..."
Aven nudged the books out of their spots and smiled at the little Biometal as he stacked them on top of some repair guides and adult-oriented fiction.
"O-Oh, sorry A-Aven..."
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Kid Lit
Feb 7, 2012 14:21:25 GMT -5
Post by Thor Steele & Model Em on Feb 7, 2012 14:21:25 GMT -5
And in said library, near the repair manual section, was Thor Steele, with his Biometal and a few books in the rucksack clutched just over his shoulders. Work-roughened fingertips ran along the books. "Repair and Maintenance of Aquariums"? No. "Repairing Your Generator"? No, no, no! Then his fingertips tapped against it. "Repairs and Care of Lava Lamps"! There it was! He was going to need this to be able to repair the antiquated lava lamp he'd recently bought.
Suddenly, he heard what sounded like a loud child. He quickly snagged the book and clutched it to his chest. He then glanced back toward his rucksack, which seemed to be jiggling somewhat. He asked quietly. "Notice anything, Model Em?"
Model Em slowly slipped up out of the rucksack. "I sense a biometal nearby, but it's too public for me to search right now. But you heard that voice, right? You heard it as clearly as I did? I...know that voice."
Thor blinked a few times. Familiar to Elec? That had to mean family. Or Model Mt. And judging from the cute kiddy voice, it couldn't be Model Mt. Since he had the book he was looking for, he could wander a little away from that bookshelf, trying to find the source of the voice. In addition, he would look to Model Em guidance.
"Where do you sense it?" Thor whispered, creeping slowly to be easier on himself and to make less noise. After all, this was a library!
"Towards the fiction section." Model Em whispered.
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Kid Lit
Feb 7, 2012 14:38:03 GMT -5
Post by Aven Phare & Model Q on Feb 7, 2012 14:38:03 GMT -5
"A-Aven? C-Can I h-have this b-book c-called 'T-Time Trap'?" Q asked in a hopeful, and much quieter tone.
"That is the fifth kids' book on time travel that you've picked today, kiddo. Are you sure that you're not addicted?"
Aven eased the book out, and looked at the pile of books that he had. Seven books for Q, and three for him. Only his stuff was moderately thick; Q possessing mainly kids books, they were quite thin and paperback and much easier to handle.
"Anyways, you ready to go? We can always come back here in a bit- Q?"
For Q had gone stock still, and was peeking out from between a gap in Aven's arms, looking behind them. It was as if he was staring at something. Aven didn't poke Q, instead he leaned down.
"What is it?"
"Th-There's a B-Biometal in the l-library with the Biomatch. I-It's n-not RS, o-or Pm, o-or Jw. And they thought I was cute! *whine*"
"Do you know where?" Aven turned around, arms full of books, and looked out across the shelves at where Q was peering at. The Biometal pointed with his 'handlebars' in the direction where Thor would be coming from.
"S-Somewhere around th-there..."
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Kid Lit
Feb 7, 2012 17:42:59 GMT -5
Post by Thor Steele & Model Em on Feb 7, 2012 17:42:59 GMT -5
"Now, don't be too agressive, Thor. Alright? I'm pretty sure that it's not a threat for some reason. You know?" Model Em spoke quietly to his Biomatch. "We're just going to observe, right? You're not going to swing a book and ask questions later like that time you hit one of the sales associates at that bookstore that one time, right?"
"One time!" Thor whispered sharply, frowning. "Besides, I'd been really jumpy after having a coughing fit..." He continued to stalk closer, occasionally glancing toward Model Em as though to confirm that he was going the right way. He slinked closer, placing a hand against a bookshelf to take a breath for a moment.
"We're close." Model Em whispered. "Don't stress yourself or strain yourself too much. They're still near, Thor."
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Kid Lit
Feb 7, 2012 18:08:50 GMT -5
Post by Aven Phare & Model Q on Feb 7, 2012 18:08:50 GMT -5
"I-It's close... v-very close..."
Hopefully whoever it was wouldn't pick a fight in the library. Aven set the books down on a rather empty shelf nearby, planning to retrieve them later, if no one reshelved them by the time that he was done checking this out. Q was hiding more beside him, not really wanting to be seen. Aven frowned a little as he heard two voices talking, one presumably 'Thor' and the other likely a Biometal.
Q's head, though, was spinning. That voice that Not-Thor was talking in. It was very familiar, and it made him feel happy, like Jw and Pm had.
"I kn-know th-that v-voice... b-but I don't r-remember wh-why."
Back to stuttering little Q, now that people were around. The young man continued to silently head in the direction of where the voices, and according to Q, the Biometal signal were coming from.
If possible, Aven would stare at Thor as the other tried to stalk him. Who the heck was this kid and Biometal?
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Kid Lit
Feb 8, 2012 14:26:00 GMT -5
Post by Thor Steele & Model Em on Feb 8, 2012 14:26:00 GMT -5
"Thor...they're getting closer." Model Em whispered. "That voice though...I'd know if I saw the Biometal it's attached to." He then leaned in toward the sources of the voices. "Ready to press on?"
Thor slowly crept closer, trying to find Aven and Q. He was listening to his Biometal's instructions. Once he would be in Aven's line of sight, he would be listening still to Model Em. However, he hadn't quite caught a glimpse of Aven yet.
"...Thor...you're looking the wrong way." Model Em sighed, face-shouldering against Thor.
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Kid Lit
Feb 8, 2012 14:58:00 GMT -5
Post by Aven Phare & Model Q on Feb 8, 2012 14:58:00 GMT -5
"I-I'm sure I kn-know that v-voice... b-but I c-can't remember wh-who..."
Aven could now hear a bit more clearly the voices of the Biomatch. So when he finally saw the back of the kid that was talking to a piece of metal, he tilted his head. Of course, he caught a good glimpse of the Biometal, who was now faceshouldering against the Biomatch who hadn't seen him, so Aven cleared his throat.
"Hi there."
Model Q, meanwhile, stared from where he was hiding against Aven. If it weren't for the red of his 'horns', he could camouflage against his Biomatch! How frustrating. Why did he even have those horn designs on him anyways. He stared at the Biometal that was face-shouldering. Yes, this Biometal definitely seemed very familiar to him, much more familiar than Jw had.
"H-Hi..."
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Kid Lit
Feb 9, 2012 20:48:12 GMT -5
Post by Thor Steele & Model Em on Feb 9, 2012 20:48:12 GMT -5
Thor whipped around hastily when he heard Aven's throat clear and then greeting. He then stumbled back a couple of steps, clutching his chest for a moment. Don't worry, he's not having a heart attack. Once he regained his bearings, he pushed his glasses up.
"H-hello! I was...I was just looking for something..." Thor gave a sheepish grin, scratching the back of his head. "I really don't mean any harm, okay?"
Model Em lifted himself away from Thor's shoulder and peeked up over quietly. There was a little biometal hiding against that man! He moved up close to Thor's ear and whispered. "The biometal is near that man." He then lowered himself back down, just barely slipping himself down in Thor's rucksack so he could see over his biomatch's shoulder.
He then heard that soft, timid greeting from the little biometal. If he'd had a face, he would smile. "Quint? Is that you?"
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Kid Lit
Feb 11, 2012 14:39:47 GMT -5
Post by Aven Phare & Model Q on Feb 11, 2012 14:39:47 GMT -5
The guy was older than him, though it actually took Aven a bit to figure it out. What was with him and running into much older guys? However, this was the Biomatch; the Biometal moving away from the shoulder and peeking out was a good indication of it. So, who was this one, and was he a threat.
"I was looking for something too..."
The Biometal murmured something, and then addressed Q by name, causing the little Biometal (and indeed, Q was much shorter than the average Biometal especially considering the RPer's sprites) to let out a surprised squeaking noise and zoom behind Aven again, before peeking out once more.
"Wh-Who are y-you...? H-How d-do you kn-know m-me...?"
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Kid Lit
Feb 14, 2012 2:06:20 GMT -5
Post by Thor Steele & Model Em on Feb 14, 2012 2:06:20 GMT -5
Thor gave a sheepish look, scratching the back of his head. Well, this was certainly very awkward. Bumping into another Biomatch while looking for something? Man, the fates just seemed to have it out for him sometimes.
"...More books?" Thor popped off without thinking.
Model Em chuckled when he heard the little squeaking noise. Yep. That was definitely Quint. He knew that squeak anywhere! "I'm Model Em. Or...rather, I was once Elec Man. Don't you remember me, Quint?" Here, he seemed to tilt on his axis, simulating a head-tilt.
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Kid Lit
Feb 14, 2012 11:19:28 GMT -5
Post by Aven Phare & Model Q on Feb 14, 2012 11:19:28 GMT -5
It wasn't as if it was any less awkward for Aven, either. Here he had been, knowing of no other Biomatches besides his brother Voile, and suddenly he had run into a large number of them! Julianne, Pandora, Kai... how many more were there? How many more of them knew Q? He would have to add this person to his list, too, now that there was another Biometal... and another one that recognized Q at that.
"Well we are in a library, I'd be surprised if you didn't want any books. Still have a handful myself." Aven gestured the books he had sat down not too far away, including the group of kids' books for Q. "So... er... what's your name?"
Q peeked out once again from behind Aven, still shy, letting out another squeak when Em chuckled at his first squeak. What was so funny about him squeaking?! Em... Elec Man... that name sounded familiar, but he couldn't figure out why.
"A b-bit... I d-don't r-remember anything..."
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Kid Lit
Feb 17, 2012 2:12:01 GMT -5
Post by Thor Steele & Model Em on Feb 17, 2012 2:12:01 GMT -5
Reflecting on it, now that Thor had met Aven--and Model Q--he'd only really met three Biomatches altogether since chancing upon his partner: his own sister Sharpei, Julianne, and now Aven. And somehow, these Biometals seemed to know quite a bit about one another. Or at least, it seemed Em knew a lot about Q.
"I suppose it wouldn't be a surprise, when you look at the venue." Thor gave a faint smile, still clutching to that repair manual. "The name's Thor. You?"
Em couldn't help but chuckle a little more at that second squeak. It was adorable, and it wasn't as though he had the arms to hug Quint anymore, so all he could make do with was the gentle laughter. However, that laughter soon faded when he heard what Q said next.
"Don't remember?" Here, Model Em carefully floated toward Model Q with hints of concern. "Are you okay...?"
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Kid Lit
Feb 17, 2012 2:26:06 GMT -5
Post by Aven Phare & Model Q on Feb 17, 2012 2:26:06 GMT -5
The Biometals knowing all another was just a very big coincidence, in Aven's book. Or was it? Did coincidences really happen when it came to his little Biometal and the amnesia that was plaguing him? He doubted it. He grinned a little bit at Thor, feeling a little more at ease now that they were getting into a bit of a casual conversation.
"I'm Aven, and that's Q. Nice to meet you~."
Model Q, had he had an actual face, would have just pouted at Model Em if he had ever learned what the other was thinking. He was not an adorable little kid and he didn't deserve hugs! Well, Aven said he did, and so did everyone else, but he was sure that he didn't deserve them.
"..." Q shied away a little bit, but he allowed Model Em to approach him. "...Y-Yes. I'm f-fine. J-Just fine."
Of course Q was lying. He just didn't want another person to worry about him. Aven's lips thinned slightly when Q said that; he didn't believe the kid at all.
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Kid Lit
Feb 19, 2012 18:26:41 GMT -5
Post by Thor Steele & Model Em on Feb 19, 2012 18:26:41 GMT -5
"Ah, so nice to meet you Aven. And I should introduce Em. Or as I call him sometimes, Elec." Thor gave a cheerful look.
He then bowed politely. Next, he pushed his glasses back up and breathed softly. He was a little tired from his effort at trying to track down Aven at his Biometal's request. He then leaned against the nearby bookshelves to try to get to his bearings.
"...are you sure you're fine?" Had he an actual face, Model Em would have grown quite worried with his "brother" and shown it quite well. With the lack of a true face, all he could do was hover close and try to do the most equivalent thing he could do to a nuzzle.
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Kid Lit
Feb 20, 2012 14:59:22 GMT -5
Post by Aven Phare & Model Q on Feb 20, 2012 14:59:22 GMT -5
"Nice to know that you're not going to jump on me for being a Biomatch."
Aven chuckled a bit. After Kai, he was a bit paranoid about other Biomatches jumping on him and demanding a fight. Granted, Kai had been the only one to do that so far, so he didn't honestly know whether others would do that. Still, once attacked, paranoid about it for life.
"You okay? You seem a bit worn out."'
Model Q let out a surprised squeak as he was nuzzled, and would have pouted some more were he able to. He didn't deserve nuzzles or being hugged! People liked to spoil him, and this newly-discovered family member didn't look like he was going to be an exception to the rule.
"Y-Yes! I'm f-fine! R-Really! Wh-Why would I n-not be f-fine!"
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