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[It should come as no surprise to anyone that people are switching bodies this week. Equius has been swapped before (for a tiny female fairy who could only communicate through the sound of bells, which had made life interesting), and he's been a yellowblood before too, so when he woke up in Sollux's body, it was no big thing. Sure, he's been rather irritated all week about how weak and pathetic this body is, but then he eventually realized something fascinating.]

[He could make all the improvement he's been wanting to do on Sollux's roboeyes without any bitching from the eye's owners.]

[And who wouldn't want to see that, right?]

[So he's got his SFC set up on the sink edge, broadcasting what he's doing. And what he's doing is taking apart one of Sollux's eyes. While it's still in his face.]

The eyes are a fascinating evolutionary development.

[Especially when all the wires and microchips involved in said eye are cascading down his cheek as he looks at himself in the mirror.]

I did the best I could recreating one, but there are still facets where I could improve.

[Using a tiny screwdriver, he pries a spring out of the eye, and it lets go with a soft sproooooing. The eye sparks a little, and he winces when a spark falls on his cheek.]

Does anyone else know anything about eyes and robots?

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[Equius starts a little when Dirk pats him; it doesn't hurt, but he can feel more in this weak, sickly little body than he can in his own, and the force of it takes him by surprise. He shoots a quick, half smile at Dirk before turning back to the mirror.]

Do you want to see the inside of one of these eyes?

[Dirk pauses for a moment in thinking of his answer. He considers Equius's face. Considers the body he's in. Finally, he nods. Weird as it is, robotic eyes are still fascinating as hell.]

Sure. Let's see what you've done, so I can correct it and keep you from getting a swelled head. Wouldn't want the eyes to stop fitting properly.

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