Twenty-Sixth Bolt

[mechaotaku]

[A few days after "Scirocco Rises"]

[After resting for quite some time in the infirmary, Zoe is finally up on a regular basis and is actually willing to talk to visitors. One of the only requests that she's made during this time is for a drafting pad and some pencils, which she seems to be putting to good use. But for what?]

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[grandtheftmecha]

[Katina, with nothing to do but watch her Gespenst get put back together and lament the fact that they didn't stand a chance against that freaky multi-bot, was one of the first people in the room when Zoe started accepting visitors.]

Hey... Zoe... you alright?

[mechaotaku]

[She looks up from her drawings, then sets the pad down on her lap. She smiles, but it doesn't look all to happy.]

I should have figured you'd be the first to visit me.

[grandtheftmecha]

[She sighs, because she knows exactly what Zoe's expecting.]

What's up with that reaction? I'm not gonna grill you while you're laid up like this.

[mechaotaku]

Really? Honestly I kind of expected it.

[kingofhearts_13]

Hey, look who's up.

[mechaotaku]

Domon, hey. Man, I guess I should get hurt more often. Everybody wants to come see me.

[kingofhearts_13]

You're kidding, right? You don't want to get hooked on this kind of attention.

[mechaotaku]

Oh, I don't know. A couple gift baskets, extended visits from people I don't get to see so often. Could be nice. Could do without the pain, and the IV, but hey, beggars can't be choosers.

[nepasfrancais]

Telling you how much I heard would take the fun out of it.

[mechaotaku]

Because lord knows that being with you is a barrel of laughs sometimes.

It's not polite to eavesdrop, you know.

[nepasfrancais]

It's not polite to talk about people while they're still unconscious, you know.

[mechaotaku]

[She raises her hands in the air.]

Don't look at me. Katina started it.

[wetnoodleguy]

Feeling alright, Zoe? Good enough to pursue a career as an artist at least, I see!

[mechaotaku]

Nah, I'm drafting, not drawing. Best I can do outside of that is stick figures.

[wetnoodleguy]

Some people draw stick figures for a living! What'cha drafting? A secret super prototype?

[mechaotaku]

ARK's replacement.

[srw_megaotaku]

Heeey! Should you be moving?!

[mechaotaku]

Ryuu, it's okay. The nurses said I should be fine sitting up and doing little things. So I'm drafting some plans for when I'm able to get back to work.

[srw_megaotaku]

You're really tough. But, it looks like your mech got toast.