thebastion | Day 137

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Day 137 | Open

Who: Colin and anyone curious about what he's doing.
Open: Open
When: Day 137, around midday
Where: Northwestern Bastion, open ground
What: Colin's surveying for a new building
Format Can match.
Warnings: Colin's deeply engrossed in his survey. He may be more of a socially impaired derp than usual.

[Colin has been positively hyperactive today. He wolfed down his breakfast like a man possessed, snagged a couple of fruit to eat in the field, and made sure to get his chores done far ahead of schedule. After that, he grabbed several wooden stakes and set himself to the task of analyzing the ground beneath his feet. Unseen, his eye has been taking detailed measurements of all of the buildings in the Bastion, and he's been setting out the stakes to mark an outline of a new building. Anyone feel like approaching him?]

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[Colin glances back at Hilda and N, and he gives them a brief smile before looking back to the field.]

I'm doing okay, actually. If you want to lend me a hand, though, I've got a couple of stakes out of place.

[That's something of an understatement. He's been studying the terrain and moving stakes for the better part of the afternoon. He points over to three or four lonely stakes apart from the rest.]

It's good ground here, but it's a little difficult to get just the EXACTLY right spot picked out... If you wanted to get those, it'd save me a couple of minutes.

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[ She nods in response, taking a Pokeball from her belt and releasing Emboar. ]

Emboar, do you think you could help him out a little?

[ Emboar nodded, flexing his muscles like a giant dork. Hilda smiled, amused. She then points to the stakes Colin mentioned. Emboar moved to grab one of them. ]

Just tell him where to move it, okay?

[N nodded as well, turning to Zoroark.]

Give him a hand, Zoroark.

[The fox let out an affirmative chuff, following after Emboar.]

What is all this for?

[Colin thinks for a moment, looking around, before marking off a spot with his foot.]

One here, I'll find the next in a moment or two. I'm going to be bringing in a workshop, and I need to find the exact right spot for it. I don't want to crowd the other buildings, and I don't want to be too far from the Forge.

Thank you for the help, all of you.

[He smiles, looking at Zoroark and Emboar.]

[ Emboar does as he's told and places it where Colin tells him to. Hilda moves a little closer to N and gives Emboar a thumbs up. ]

A workshop, huh ... what kind of things are you going to be doing with the workshop?

Just about anything you can imagine. I like to build stuff, and this place needs a LOT of upgrades before it'll really be able to have the comforts of home.

[Colin grins, walking a little ways and marking another spot for a stake.]

I won't be able to build all of what I want until I find some really rare mineral deposits... but until then? I'll have the stuff to make do.

[Zoroark followed in much the same manner, helping in the places Colin indicated. N's hand moved out, taking Hilda's gently.]

There have been a lot of improvements already, from what I understand, but that's all been the work of the Cores hasn't it?

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[ She smiles a little at the feel of his hand taking hers, giving it a gentle squeeze and turning her attention back to Colin and the Pokemon. Emboar continues to follow Colin and Zoroark obediently. ]

Still, it's always good to see more improvements in progress. There have been a lot of improvements already, but there's definitely room for more.

That's been the cores, yes. I'm quite pleased with what all the monument's capable of, but "It's too good to be true" didn't get to be a saying for no reason.

I'm not going to get caught unaware if that thing should ever break. The matter-energy conversion

[Colin marks another spot for Zoroark.]

This is the other spot. The rest are going to need some more surveying...

Is there really that much risk that it would break? It's been stable thus far, and there doesn't seem to be any strain to supporting the numbers we currently have.

We don't know that for certain, and given that our only person with insight into the workings of the thing is an apprentice, I'm not going to hold my breath.

I mean no disrespect to Nathan, he's been doing incredibly with all the responsibility on his shoulders. But the monument could be on it's last legs and we'd never know, let alone how to repair it.

The technology is foreign to me, and I don't say that lightly. I can guess how it works, but the conversions at work are unlike what I'm used to. The shards and cores have interesting... uh... energy properties, and you probably both have no idea what I'm saying now.

[He rubs the back of his head in resignation, and he resumes his scans.]

Suffice it to say... I'm not going to wait until it's too late to come up with a backup plan.

[ She listens to Colin, then looks up to N. She didn't know as much about how things worked around here as N seemed to, but having a backup plan never seemed to be a problem. ]

He has a point, you know. It never hurts to have a backup plan, just in case something happens.

[N was at least smart enough to follow along, even if he didn't understand all of the technical aspects of it.]

I'm not entirely lost. I understand what you're getting at. I suppose the idea of relying on something not entirely known is something we're more accustomed to - the study of Pokemon life, behavior and ability is a long standing practice in our world, but we're often left with more questions than answers, especially as new breeds and types are discovered.

Yet it's rare enough to have it backfire on anyone that we don't often consider an alternative.

That said... you're right, the Monument is hardly anything like a Pokemon, and it's current duty to keep us aloft and safe may eventually be too much for it...

[Colin studies N for a moment, curiosity coming to him as he considers N's words.]

You actually followed what I was saying?

Matter-energy conversion, the energy emitting properties of the shards and cores? Even a little bit of comprehension?

[He's not used to people in his own world being able to keep up with him. Even if he's keeping it basic here, it's a bit of a surprise.]

[Oh no, Colin. Don't get him started. Poor Hilda is just going to be left behind in this conversation.]

Enough to understand the basic concept of it, yes. As I said, the study of Pokemon is as much a science as anything else. During my more isolated periods growing up I did little more than read everything I could possibly get my hands on. The idea itself is a bit foreign to me, but I'm sure if I heard and read enough it would become simple enough to comprehend fully.

I also find mathematics to be quite elegant and beautiful, and would often solve equations in my spare time. I wasn't allowed outside of my castle for much of my life, so I had to keep my mind sharp some how.

[ Simple-minded girl just gonna awkward Tirtouga here for all of the smart-talk, yep. She listens to N explain his younger life, and how he was confined to the castle ... Hilda found herself leaning a little against him. She considered herself to be among the few in their own world who understood him, just based on their own history together. She might not have understood him entirely, but ... enough to know where most of what he does now is coming from. ]

I'm going to grab you a little later on, then.

[Colin gives him a warm grin.]

If you actually like numbers, I've got some things you might enjoy. And honestly... I could use another egg-head around here. Between you and Nathan, we should have a sufficient brain-trust.

Paarth too, but I'm not sure if his world's actually advanced enough to comprehend Calculus, let alone some of the stuff I need input on...

For now, though, don't let me distract you two. I'm going to be busy with this, and blue-printing, for a while yet. My original workshop was going to be smaller, but then came the expedition, and I was able to get my hands on more shards, and.... yeah, it goes on like that.

[All of that just sounded wonderful to N. He often tried to restrain himself around Hilda more, knowing that so many of his rambles simply went over her head. It didn't bother him that she couldn't understand, but he longed to find that one person he could actually bounce ideas off of as opposed to simply talking at endlessly without input.

He was free now, to do as he pleased, speak to who he pleased and if he had to contain his love of elegant equations any longer he might very well explode.]

You may keep Zoroark as long as you need to then. He can understand you just fine if you speak to him as you would anyone else.

[ She's being polite and not butting into the conversation between the two of them. It's actually really nice to see N making a friend who was on his level of intelligence. Hilda felt a little bad that she couldn't quite grasp a lot of the things he was interested in a lot of the time.

Still Awkward Tirtouga-ing it up over hurr. ]

That sounds quite helpful, thank you all.

[He gives human and pokemon alike a grateful smile.]

I'll try not to bore you too much, Zoroark. But I can't promise a lot of activity. Mapping and surveying are pretty boring even by my standards. But the reward will be worth it, and I'll make you something for your troubles when everything's all set up.

[Talking to Zoroark as a person doesn't seem alien at all to Colin.]

What about you two? Just touring the Bastion today? Or am I interrupting a hot date with all my tech ramblings?

[And there's the mischievous grin again.]

[No matter how awkward you are, N will still love you.]

Zoroark says he doesn't mind, he likes helping. It's been a while since he's had a chance to do much more than be around me.

[The question gets a confused blink from N, and a tilt of his head.]

We were just walking around. Where would we even go on a date here?

[There's no Ferris Wheel :c ]

[ Good because she's pretty awkward. Wait huh what date?? She wouldn't mind going on a date with N, she guessed, but it wasn't exactly the first thing on her mind ... ]

I-I'm ... sure there are things we could do that might be considered a date? But we're not on one today, no, we were just ... walking around ...

Well, a picnic at the waterfall would be a sight that you'd never be able to get anywhere else in the galaxy.

[Colin grins wider, and much more warmly now.]

I'm just finding it healthy to keep busy.

Ah... I suppose that's true. The only date we ever went on was to the carnival in the summer in Vatheon, right?

[N supposes the normal teenage thing to do would be to rectify that. Also N you hadn't even kissed her yet by then that wasn't a date you dope.]

Huh? The Carnival? Was that a date ...?

[ She has to stop and think. ]

Well ... ah, we weren't really together at that point but I guess it could be considered a date?

Day 137 | Open

Oh no Creeper N!

God N seriously you creeper

/breathes on 8D

Augh! N, why???

Sorry Colin, he does this. You get used to it after a while.

Re: Sorry Colin, he does this. You get used to it after a while.

/lurks forever

/what did she tell you about creeping, N

Creeper, no creeping!

/too late already doing it

Aiiiiiie! Pervert!

N, aren't you only supposed to be a pervert with me ...?

... yes.

Perv out on Hilda! We have yet to achieve threesome!

:|

:| !

Now that I've put it in your head you can't stop thinking about it.

oh baby oh baby?

hilda's not sure what she thinks about an ot3 just yet.

Give in, Hilda! Come to the Threeside!

yeah sorry N isn't so sure about that either

we'll just keep it to two of us in bed ok

Colin wouldn't be interested either, but when have I ever let that stop me?

you're horrible, dear xD

no threesomes!!

But... but...!

B|

B| !!!

I'm taking my impossible ship and going home!

have fun~

byebye now ~