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 Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2007 6:06 pm
Cautiously and discreetly, Hellis broke off a bit of his cookie and held it out to Eri. There was always time for experimentation!
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Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2007 6:22 pm
Eri smiled and took the cookie bit. "Thank you." She looked at the cookie bit for a moment, head slightly tilted, as if she wasn't quite sure what to do with it. But, she'd been shared with. Manners dictated that she should eat a little bit. She broke off a very tiny piece and nibbled on it politely.
Song sighed.
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Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2007 6:26 pm
Hellis was a bit disappointed and slumped visibly, eating his cookie with much less fervor and ignoring Eri.
"Awh. You stop that," Björn said, fiddling with Hellis' hair a bit.
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Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2007 6:32 pm
Eri's eyebrows furrowed together and she looked down. "I'm sorry." She pushed the bite in her mouth and carefully, slowly chewed and washed it down with a large drink of her pop. Attempting to be discrete she rubbed her lower lip and looked down at her fingers. No blood. That was a good sign!
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Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2007 6:33 pm
Hellis immediately leaped to his feet and, without warning, started feeling Eri's head.
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Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2007 6:50 pm
Eri gave a surprised sort of squawk, initially trying to pull away but then dropping her head docilely.
Two small bumps behind either ear were probably hinges. Right down the back of her skull was a slight indent that made Eri whimper when it was touched. The top and the bottom of the indent were slightly raised, but would move in when touched.
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Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2007 6:52 pm
"Can I look?" Hellis asked quietly.
"Oh my God it spoke in public!"
Hellis opened his mouth, probably to say 'shut up', changed his mind, and glared. Björn snickered.
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Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2007 7:04 pm
"Mmm- Mmhmm." Eri mumbled, closing her eyes. "T-T-Top an'... An'... An..."
"Hit the top and the bottom at the same time." Song said, watching with interested, cool eyes.
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Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2007 7:05 pm
Hellis looked to song, smiled a bit, and nodded, pressing the buttons and watching in something like horror as Eri's head...opened! He pet her hair, trying to keep her calm. Björn reached over the table and took her hand.
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Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2007 7:21 pm
Mumbling to herself and squeezing her eyes shut, Eri gripped Björn's tightly with both hands.
The condition of Eri's 'brain' might have been the problem in itself. The basic frame was somewhat reminiscent of old computer innards. It looked like someone had taken a bat to it and then replaced some parts with newer ones. Even the newer parts had damaged, however, and looked somewhat like they had smoke damage. The only part that wasn't damaged was at the very bottom and connected the remaining organic brain to the mechanical one.
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Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2007 7:24 pm
Hellis simply examined a bit, no touching, for quite some time. He was best with old mechanics, sure, but he wanted to discern exactly what needed prodding before he dove in. Once he was sure he had, he peered up.
"I need a..."
"A?"
"...a...mmmmph," Hellis whined, sounding like he was going to cry.
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Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2007 7:39 pm
A what? He needed a what? Eri whimpered again, this time louder. What was wrong with her head?
Song raised an eyebrow and stood slightly, wondering what Hellis had seen.
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Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2007 7:45 pm
"Thcrewdriver," Hellis murmured, eyes drifting to the floor for a moment before he looked up at Song, "There'th a thtuck thwitch." Hell, they'd heard it once, there was no holding back now.
Björn, smiling smugly to himself, pulled a screwdriver from intangibility and handed it over.
"Thank you," Hellis nodded, "Eri, be calm. It won't hurt."
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Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2007 7:58 pm
And when people told you that it wasn't going to hurt, it meant that it was really going to hurt. And a screwdriver in her head. Eri gave a very quiet high pitched noise, shaking slightly.
And then there was a little stroke to her shoulder. "You're fine." Song said quietly. Her shaking stoped, but the little noise kept up.
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Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2007 8:01 pm
Björn cringed and squeezed Eri's hand a bit as Hellis held Eri's head in one place with a hand to the forehead and pushed the screwdriver into the switch housing with the other.
"I figure...the pain thenthorth in the brain are jutht a nerve bundle, right?" he said, "and I don't thee herth anywhere elthe...so...hm. Hunger countth as pain. I hope her programmer wath cheap enough to think of that." He tugged. Hard. God damn, how long had this been stuck?!
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