Rock barely made it this Christmas season with gifts, the odd jobs he'd taken up last year not available this one. And his little habit of paying for the medical care of others didn't help either. But he'd been able to do a bit of repair work for some people -- in the Nexus even -- and scrounge up some loot.

( In alphabetical order )

Arms windmilling, Rockman slid across a slick patch, not looking overly pleased with the turn of events. He and icy patches weren't the best of friends it seemed. But he got control and tried for a careful step forward. His sense of balance was shot while on ice, even more so when he didn't have his boots on. Hoping the crowd around him would stay ( Read more... )

As some would soon come to find out, Rock had a project. A project to video tape his friends, family, and those around him then send it home so Roll would stop worrying as a Christmas gift. Most likely he would sneak up on them first before asking -- quite cheerily -- if they had anything they wanted to say to the camera ( Read more... )

( What Rock doesn't want to say for himself )

Curled up beneath a Nexus tree and scribbling in a notebook, Rock did not appear to be enjoying himself. He would write a few sentences before scratching them out, turning the page, and starting over. It was a project assigned to him by his therapist; since he couldn't talk to her about certain things, he would write them out instead. But writing ( Read more... )

This piece goes here, that wire there, need to weld this together.

He'd left his hand held at home.

Tighten a couple screws on this piece, replace these nano chips, and find a new oil seal.

His comm was shut off.

Those power lines were faulty, going to need new ones. This piece isn't even the right size; what's it doing here....And Rush would ( Read more... )

Flipping through channels and lying upside down on the couch, Rock searched for something interesting to watch. Rush was also lying upside down, but on the floor ( Read more... )

It'd been a whole year since the two had met and challenging each other to a sparring match was the perfect way to celebrate. It was, after all, what had made them friends in the first place. But Rockman didn't want even that to slow him down in this match; he wanted to win ( Read more... )

In a flash of light, the two Rocks were at the edge of Reality Vanish's central district. In front of them was your 'average' futuristic city with hover cars and holograms and stuff of that sort. And behind them was a park. Not too many people were around at the moment but the ones that were, were mostly mechanical, if their lack of reaction to the ( Read more... )

He'd given it plenty of thought and had only gone in circles. So, when it came down to it, he couldn't make the choice based on which was right but on something different ( Read more... )