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23 ♐ Video ♐ Casually ignore wound

[See Darkleer. See Darkleer without his glasses for once and his hair pulled back into a thick braid! See Darkleer also kind of bleeding somewhat from the arm.]

[Yeah that might be a problem. It seems he's on the beach and dress appropriately for the location, if not the weather. Tight swimming trunks cling to his legs, and what appears to be the bite mark of a shark is on one muscular arm. He doesn't seem much bothered by it- in fact, there's just the occasional wince as he pulls a tooth out. Just one more scar to add to what seems like a collection of them. Also noticeable would be a pendant that seems to be hanging around his throat... Hm.]

I've been meaning to ask this, but my schedule has been rather full up until now.

[Translation: I've been focusing on all my robots like a workaholic freak and trying to hide from weird romance problems.]

However, right now I have a bit of time while I'm working on something on the island. [In the water, more correctly, but details.] Would anyone be interested in learning basic medical skills? For example, how to assist someone who has drowned or how to stop a wound from bleeding.

It's better off to leave complete treatment to a more professional individual, such as our... esteemed head nurse, but skills such as these can help keep a situation from getting worse.

[There's a pause as he inspects his arm, now devoid of any shark teeth. Something seems to just *pop* out from his sylladex and he puts the modified omni-tool onto his good wrist. Don't mind him as he holds it over the bleeding wound and... wow that sure is some automatic healing going on. Technology is great, he loves technology.]

I will be on the island all day so feel free to simply locate me if you are interested. Speaking of the island... [A slight frown.] The pollen up here seems less severe than that down in the city.

Curious.

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[The thing this guy used to heal his wound was already pretty interesting, but the dog? The dog is what really catches Bro's interest. It's a little beauty for sure. Whatever it is Darkleer's holding looks pretty neat too. He'd always been partial towards technological feats like that, but the only thing he'd ever managed to build for himself was his rocket board. Too many hobbies and responsibilities, not enough spare time, he supposed.

Once Darkleer speaks up, Bro's face eases into a wide grin.]

Sup. Nice dog. [The moment that last word leaves his mouth, he remembers something Lysunder said.] Or uh... should I say barkbeast?

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Whatever pleases you the most, I suppose. Enough humans use the same word here. It would be silly to get aggravated over the words another culture uses.

[He shrugs and sets his device to the side, where the dog keeps a watchful eye on it.]

I meant it initially as part of a gift, but things changed and now I keep them with me. The design is well enough for me. Are you here for the lessons I offered on the network?

[Man, if Bro made that dog, he'd keep it too. Whoever was supposed to get it as a gift, it's not worth it.]

Naw, I'm not. I've seen more than enough wounds to know how to deal with 'm. [Sooo not commenting on the CPR thing.] I was just interested in that thing you used on your arm.

You're an engineer?

[His voice stays at the same calm neutral tone as usual, but his eyes are the biggest and shiny clean windows to his soul. He's definitely a bit surprised at this, but then, he supposes he shouldn't be. Vatheon brings in all sorts.]

It's not something from Alternia, but one of the curses which happened let me analyze one. I decided to make my own. It seemed useful.

[Bro notices the look of innocent surprise on Darkleer's face. Not something he expected from such a big, serious-looking dude, but that just goes to show you can't judge a book by its cover and all that shit.]

Seemed useful is like the understatement of the year. Where I'm from, there's people who'd kill to get a little trinket that can fix wounds right up.

I can imagine, especially as it isn't restricted to the medical field.

[Talking about technology is always a fantastic thing for him, so he starts to ease up as he talks.]

It has a number of other uses, including scanning other technology and repairing it, programming computers, communication, and even recreational things such as games. I believe it also has the ability to be a weapon if programmed correctly.

Holy shit, that's a lotta uses. [He rubs a hand past the back of his head, thinking. The way he sees it, there's not a single device that diverse on Earth. It's more like something straight out of a sci-fi movie.]

What's it called?

Fittingly, it is referred to as an omni-tool. I discovered that while tearing the original apart.

Would you care to inspect it? I would prefer if you did not do an indepth investigation for now, of course.

[Darkleer doesn't mind sharing if it means more nerd buddies. Or at least buddies with vaguely nerdy interests.]

[Part of Bro is wondering why these guys are called trolls. All the ones he's met so far are pretty damn polite. Well, except for that douche who started bitching about him not using his SFC right. That one was definitely a troll in all senses of the word.]

Man, don't worry. I got no tools with me to take it apart anyway.

[In fact, when he reaches out to take the omni-tool, he'll do it with extreme care. Breaking this thing would be a crime against nature- errr... technology.]

[Just stay away from findouches, Bro, and you will be alright.]

You never know what people might have up their sleeve.

[Darkleer is also rather careful as he hands it to him before folding his hands behind his back like a troll gentletroll.]

[He turns the omni-tool around in his hands a few times, smart enough not to test it by activating anything. There's no telling what it'd do to healthy skin and the fact that it could be programmed to be a weapon sure isn't helping.]

What's the power source?

It's right here, near where it attaches at the wrist.

[Reaching close, he directs it to show him where it's located. Insert details here because Mass Effect has none!]

[He will accept these mysterious details as fact! Mass Effect technology is badass.]

Huh. I wonder if there's any way to duplicate this thing.

Well, considering this is a duplicate of something my matesprit wore for a curse, then yes, there is. Unfortunately, the shop where I got some of the basic supplies has disappeared from the Nostalgia Quarter. One would have to use other items and their own wits.

That sounds like one hell of a challenge. Can't say I'm too familiar with the sorta things you can find the stores around here, but if you're outta luck, getting your hands on certain substitute parts could take years.

[With that, he'll hand the omni-tool back to Darkleer.]

That's why you constantly explore.

[He takes it back and puts it back in his sylladex.]

The Nostalgia Quarter is a part of Vatheon which is constantly undergoing change, putting in new items from new worlds every day, if not every few hours. I make it a point to at least send a robot to investigate.

[Bahhh, the Nostalgia Quarter. Bro's so bummed by the fact that things there aren't free. Maybe someday, he'll find a job here in Vatheon that he can do just by being himself, so he can watch the tokens roll in without having to do squat. He's just not sure what. He gets the feeling the market for puppet porn isn't too great around here.]

What kinda job you got that lets you afford all those spare parts?

I work in a bookstore when I spare the time. It's... quiet.

[Which is such a relief from dealing with pretty much his whole life and social network.]

I also send my robots out to do tasks to earn payment as well.

You've got more than just that one? [He jerks a thumb at the dog. One of the last things he expected to find in an otherworldly underwater prison city is an abundance of robots.]

I.. have had a lot of spare time. Particularly in the past. [When he was at his most hermity.]

I prefer to base them off of animals, as there are a variety of forms that provide interesting challenges.

Animals, huh? Just bigger ones like dogs, or stuff like birds and rodents too?

[Don't mind Bro as he crouches down next to the dog for a closer look. Hot damn, this is some advanced stuff.]

All sorts. I've even made insects as a gift for a young man. I still have to see if he's found the way to control them... [A brief smile.] He's clever, so I should hope so by now.

[The dog straightens up a bit, serious in every bit of its body language. Bro isn't someone registered firmly in its database yet, so it's not exactly trusting while on guard duty.]

[It's a good thing Bro has no intention of touching the dog. If it were a cute chihuahua robot, then maybe, but not a hound like this one. He'll just observe it from a safe distance.

But wow, insect robots. It's gotta be the most frustrating little chore to build something teeny tiny like that. Unless they're ten times the size of real insects, in which case it'd be kind of eerie.]

Man... Must be a lotta technology in the Nostalgia Quarter that makes stuff from my own world look like ancient relics.

If it makes you feel any better, then it also has a lot of things from worlds where they haven't gotten that far yet. With others, the technology is really very mixed. No television, for example, but complex robots. It's quite intriguing to see how it could have developed.

Huh... Makes me wonder if my world's got something that others don't. Or at least the best variation of it.

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