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Post by Thor Steele & Model Em on Jan 28, 2012 22:02:50 GMT -5
((January 30, 2521. In the Library. Anyone welcome.))
In a corner of the library, a large stack of several books were piled up in one corner. One would think that someone had been careless with building this pile--up until they saw the humanoid sitting atop the books, cross-legged, his nose deep within the contents of a book on the history of Innerpeace. A second book was sticking out of a small rucksack in his lap; this book was his own personal book, Reploid Precursors, an old book of exaggerated tales about ancient technologies and their supposed abilities.
Deft fingers turned a page slowly; Thor Steele was getting more and more absorbed into this history book. He leaned forward, trying to read the page closer. Closer. Closer...
Eek! He'd almost fallen off the book pile. He looked around to see if the other patrons of the library had noticed. He then gave a grimace and sweatdropped, ruffling his silver hair somewhat.
"...Oh dear..." Thor squeaked. He then sighed, glancing to his chest pocket on instinct. He then whispered "...did anybody see anything?"
The biometal replied succinctly. "...I do not know."
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Post by Julianne & Model Jw on Jan 28, 2012 23:54:50 GMT -5
Julianne trekked through the tall shelves of books, grumbling as she did so. There was only one reason she'd ever be in a library.
She had broken something and needed a manual to fix it. Sure, she was living with Aven and that boy was a whiz kid with fixing things, but she still had her pride! She broke it! She'd fix it! So without admitting to her folly, she hid the broken item and left early in the morning for the library, and was now skimming through the equipment manuals for something similar or it's very schematics.
What was that feeling he was experiencing...? It took quite a bit of thinking, but he realized that he felt this every time there was a biometal around! He felt it with Model Z when he came for Giro, and again when they were near Model Q!
"Julianne...I sense another biometal." Juli gave a start. "Eh?" "Another biometal. Not Q or Z. Something else. It seems familiar, but..." "Where is it coming from?"
Model Jw floated out of Juli's pocket. "This way." With that, he floated carefully down the halls, avoiding being seen, and guiding Julianne to where he sensed the other biometal.
Model Jw floated into the corner where Thor was, but because he was up on a pile of books he wasn't seen right away. "Odd. It's coming from right here. I know it!" Jw reported as Julianne walked into the area herself, hands in her pockets. "Maybe you're just feeling things?"
Jw just let out a slight groan.
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Post by Thor Steele & Model Em on Jan 29, 2012 0:17:42 GMT -5
"...Thor. My Biometal senses are...tingling as it were." Model Em peeked up out of the pocket of his Biomatch's jacket. "Thor...hello...? Must I insert myself in your reading material again?"
Thor jerked upright, pulling his face away from the book. He glanced up to spot Julianne, blinking a few times. He awkwardly crouched, lifting his book to cover most of his face, peeking over the book, then quickly back down. He then peeked back up over the book. He shot a glance down to his biometal, who was slipping up out of the pocket.
Model Em watched Model Jw and Julianne cautiously for a few moments. "So you see it too..." He pressed himself against the book, trying to look as inconspicuous as possible for a moment. "...Feels so familiar. Better than the familiar I got from your sister's biometal, but...familiar." By Thor's sister's Biometal, he of course meant Model Mt, for whom he held a deep grudge.
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Post by Julianne & Model Jw on Jan 29, 2012 1:38:16 GMT -5
As soon as he heard a voice, Model Jw spun and looked at the boy\man on top of the pile of books. Oh geeze! He didn't even see him there. Letting out his signature yelping squeak, he dove into Julianne's pocket, who let out her own yelp of surprise.
Julianne looked up and met Thor's gaze. Holy- that was a lot of books. "H-Hi." She said, gawking at the sheer number of tomes and the fact that this timid looking fellow was sitting on them. Wow, he reminded her of Quint a little, with how he was trying to hide behind that book of his...
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Post by Thor Steele & Model Em on Jan 29, 2012 1:45:59 GMT -5
"...!" Thor squeaked once spotted, trying to hide his face completely behind the book. Looked like he couldn't be a book-ninja forever. No, he'd finally gotten caught and would have to submit to being just a "weird guy hiding behind a book".
"Erm--hello." Thor greeted, peeking from behind the book again.
Model Em stayed flat against the book; if he dared to move, he'd probably be caught while trying to move. He gave a hesitant monotone toward his biomatch. "Friend or foe?"
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Post by Julianne & Model Jw on Jan 29, 2012 2:00:53 GMT -5
When Julianne and Jw heard Model EM speak(Since only Biomatches and Biometals can hear other Biometals) she gave an expression of light surprise. Looks like Jw wasn't too far off!
"Friend, I assure you." She answered in Thor's place, signifying that she could hear Em. "Jw led me over here." Might as well admit to being a biomatch. If whoever this was wanted to cause trouble, well, she could handle herself with Jw's help.
Model Jw gently floated out of her pocket and into view, close at hand for Juli.
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Post by Thor Steele & Model Em on Jan 29, 2012 13:21:16 GMT -5
"Thor, you can put down the book. They're not going to hurt us." Model Em spoke gently, pulling himself away from the book.
"Oh thank goodness..." Thor gave a small smile, tilting his head. He then lowered the book and pulled a small bookmark out of his rucksack to stick in it. He then closed the book and let himself calm down.
He leaned in to get a good look at Model Jw. He then glanced to his own biometal, who seemed rather serene. "Model Em, do you get a read on them?"
"...Very familiar." Model Em gave a light chuckle. "And definitely in the good way. Unlike...Model Mt..." No, there had been no love lost between Model Em and Model Mt.
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Post by Julianne & Model Jw on Jan 29, 2012 13:42:05 GMT -5
Wait....That voice...That motif...
That MASK.
Model Jw floated up to Model Em, his expression of shock if he was able to make an expression. Julianne kept her focus on Jw as he floated away from her immediate grasp.
"B-Brother? Is that you?" Jw asked quietly, so Thor and Julianne could only hear if they listened closely.
Julianne, being the way she was, wasn't listening all that hard and had diverted her attention to Thor. Kind of mousy. Couldn't get a good fix n his age. Either 15 or 25, hard to say. Any further musings were broken as Jw let out a happy cry and spun around Model Em happily, likely spinning him. "BROTHER!~"
"For the love of whatever is up there, Jewel. How many siblings are we going to run into in a month?"
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Post by Thor Steele & Model Em on Jan 29, 2012 13:53:21 GMT -5
"E-eek!" Model Em stiffened for a moment in midair. So much for making Thor figure it out. At least the other would start to pick up on the fact that Em's senses and memories were just as real as his own. "I missed you too! It must have been terrible when I didn't come home..." He started spinning wildly when Model Jw spun around him. If he could have been giving a face at this moment, only one expression would be coming out: dizzy.
Thor blinked a few times, leaning in closer. Wow! Model Em had a brother? So then...biometals could have families too? He couldn't help but chuckle some, as Model Jw reminded him so much of his own little sister Sharpei. He then lifted a finger as though he were about to poke Model Jw, but held back. Best wait until the other was stationary before he would give a light, curious poke.
"How come you never told me about any siblings, Model Em? Don't you trust me?" Thor gave an indignant frown toward his partner. "I'd understand it! Really!"
Model Em tried to pause from the spinning, turning toward his mousy biomatch. "...I was just trying to see if you'd figure it out yourself. Because I know you're smart." He then turned toward Julianne. "You say he's run into one of our other siblings...?"
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Post by Julianne & Model Jw on Jan 29, 2012 15:04:18 GMT -5
"Everyone was worried sick! I went out every day looking for you! what happened? I thought I'd never see you again!" Clearly, Jw didn't change much after becoming a biometal. "Never do that to us again!" By this point, Jw had stilled and was actually trying to nuzzle up to his brother.
When he was poked, he'd let out a squeak and 'jump' away in surprise. Oh, it was that boy. "Hi. Are you Elec's biomatch, then?"
Jw and Julianne listened as Thor and Em spoke. Juli then tilted her head lightly. "Yep. We're living with Jw's little brother, Model Q, and his biomatch, Aven. Apparently there's another brother Biometal, Model Pm, running about too."
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Post by Thor Steele & Model Em on Jan 29, 2012 20:37:56 GMT -5
"I...was in the generator itself. The Metal Blade that finished me off kind of toppled me in while I was trying to defend it." Model Em tilted some as though to be looking down. He himself hadn't changed much, still being the same rational, but honest man he'd been. "I promise Jewel. Not again. Even if I have to put up with that brat that killed me around the same time as I was giving him a killing blow."
Thor blinked a couple of times, then pushed his glasses up when Model Jw squeaked and "jumped" back in surprise. He then gave a soft smile. "Aww. Don't be so skittish. I was just being curious."
He then nodded quietly when asked about biomatching. "If by Elec, you mean Model Em, yes. I am." He folded his free hand in his lap with a faint smile and tilted his head softly. He then glanced to Julianne when she spoke up. "Really? Technically I live alone in an apartment, but I often go home to visit my parents. Sometimes my little sister is there. I worry about her when she's on her own, but...I know she can handle herself. She's got a Biometal with her too."
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Post by Julianne & Model Jw on Jan 29, 2012 21:17:25 GMT -5
"Metal...Blade? You mean it was Metalman?" Jw asked. He let out a small whine and tried to nuzzle Em again.
Julianne chuckled as Jw squeaked. "I think he was more worried about getting smudged than anything else." She teased, making Jw give out a slightly annoyed whine as he remained very close with his brother.
Turning back to Thor, Julianne spoke again. "From the sound of things, there seems to be a lot of us megamen running around."
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Post by Thor Steele & Model Em on Jan 29, 2012 22:52:41 GMT -5
"Unfortunately..." Model Em sounded a little downcast. "And even more unfortunately...my biomatch is related to his. Talk about irony."
"Haha, is that so?" Thor seemed highly interested. this was the first time he'd seen another Biometal other than his or his sister's, and it was so interesting to him how they had such different personalities. "I wonder if it's like when Em tries to 'facewall' when I start reading from Reploid Precursors?"
Thor nodded succinctly to Julianne's statement. His expression seemed more stern and mature now, much truer to his twenty-six years. "Many, probably even ones we don't even know about yet. You're only the second I've ever met."
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Post by Julianne & Model Jw on Feb 1, 2012 2:15:36 GMT -5
"Wow, tough break." Julianne commented without really thinking. So two bitter enemies, forcefully bonded together by the ties of blood through their biomatches? Wow. Fate must have really been laughing up that one.
"Reploid Precursors?" Julianne asked. Julianne had never heard that title before, but too she only read when looking for blueprints or info on how to fix things she broke. Like hell she was asking for Aven's help. Too much pride.
Julianne noticed his sudden change in demeanor. Hmm, looks like this kid-no, man- was less mousy than she had originally thought.
"So far I've confirmed a total of..." She did the math in her head real quick. "Five other megamen.(Giro told her about his own biometal and, in his initial delirium, let slip about Vent and Aile. She knew Aven was a megaman and then that strange 'Kai' fellow with Mode PM.) Eight counting us two and your sister." Wow, there WERE a lot of megamen!
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Post by Thor Steele & Model Em on Feb 1, 2012 17:57:59 GMT -5
"The fates are rather cruel like that, aren't they?" Thor chuckled.
Model Em made a grunt. "Not funny, Thor."
"It's an old book on...legendary tales of the precursors to the Reploids. No one really knows what their real powers were, but if they're anything like these stories, they probably can leap tall buildings in single bounds and catch a speeding bullet in their hands, stuff like that!" Thor seemed almost childlike in his glee about that book. He'd had it for years--since he was a small child--and honestly believed in these tales, much to Model Em's chagrin.
Thor pushed up his glasses delicately with his left pinky, the glare of the lights on his glasses served only to heighten that change from the sweet demeanor to the more serious side of Thor. This was the Thor that had been seen on a few dig sites, busting his hump despite being rather easily winded from the harder work. "Eight, huh? More than I would have believed..." He glanced to Model Em and Model Jw. "We were bound to find out about the interrelations between biometals..."
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