[Sunday, Dec 12, 2075, 08:00, Jaime's Place]The morning sun greeted Arc with its gentle yet persistent glow, tickling her nose as she stirred into wakefulness. Groaning a little, the short human girl shifted her stout form a little under the sheets, lips curling into a faint smile as she turned with her hips, arm reaching back to caress her Vrukart laying behind her...only to pause a bit, her fingers only finding empty bedspace. Her eyes opened, the cybernetics booting up as her vision came on as she fully rolled over in the bed, her eyes confirming what she had felt: she was alone. Jaime must have taken great care into making sure he didn't wake her, making her frown even more as she discovered an ARO left for her.
"Hey babe, My double started early today, and you looked so peaceful I couldn't bear to wake you. I won't be home until late again. Be safe. Love you"Arc found herself reading the note several times as she slowly sat herself up on the bed, her little smirk growing as she felt tears welling in her eyes. It was sweet that he would do that, but she felt a pang of guilt, given how they both admitted to being pulled away from each other by their respective works. She mulled over it, and their responses to each other's confessions for a little time as she sat at the edge of the bed, her legs dangling over the sides as she woke herself up fully. Straightening up, she grimaced a bit as parts of her body felt a bit sore.
must be from the warehouse...slow reaction or something, drek...After a few more moments of reverie, the mechanic stood up fully, yawning a little as she stretched what she could of the soreness out. Scratching her head, she tried for a few moments to straighten out her hair, leaving it a light but managed mess on her head and shoulders as she strode to the bathroom, taking care of her business before jumping in the shower. As the water flowed down her bare form, the human looked through the message replies that came in during the night, notably from TriggerT, Blake, and Tuskaloosa. Using her man's soap, she washed herself up as she mentally pulled up and constructed a few replies that she felt needed to be higher priority...
<<@Tuskaloosa{Arc}: Morning, just got your message. Hrock and I are tight, he's got a key to my place if you need to meet up before I can get you. Or he can drop it off, and you can tell him I gave the okay. I'll be there in a couple to pick you up. Have your gear ready, aight?>>
<<@Blake{Arc}: Thanks omae. I think I can really use this. Will let you know>>
<<@TriggerT{Arc}: Then I think you and I are in the market to do some business, chummer. What time is good to meet up and talk shop? If you got something long range and quiet in the skies, I can see some cred flowin', you feel me?>>
<<@Angel{Arc}: Hoi, look who's still kickin', huh? Heard you had a run in with a client of mine, omae. Expect to see her around more often, you feel me? That being said, I heard about the deets, and wanna give you an opportunity. You think you have the hez to properly equip a lady for these parts, man? Lemme know, holla, and soon>>
<<@Firefly{Arc}: Morning. I'll be by in a couple hours or so to head to the garage. Think you'll be ready for a ride by then? Also, got some info you might consider cross checking. Lemme know>>
<<@Yelena{Arc}: Hope you're alive Srui. I'm in. It isn't pretty but I'm in. I'll be home in a few hours. We talk then?>>Satisfied with those, Arc made a note to wait for replies from a few of those while going about her day, most notably because Subaru and Tuskaloosa both noted that they'd be flexible...sales meetings usually aren't. And that extraction of the mage was still very much needed to happen this evening. Still, she had a couple, and as she turned off the water and grabbed a towel to dry off, Arc started to get ideas of how to fill it.
Most of us are guaranteed to be going to Europe in a few weeks...we'll all need to be at our best. Some of us are unproven, the others are. We're gonna need to ramp up our hardware... As she stepped out of the shower, she padded over to the sink, tilting her head a bit as she set the towel on the counter. Standing up straight, the human looked at herself in the mirror, taking in her appearance, even turning and posing her arms in a couple different ways. She marveled a bit at how her cybernetics, things she originally thought were marring of her appearance, were integrating into a seamless flow with her body, almost giving its own exotic appeal. In more general of a view, she looked to herself to be a lot...healthier in her appearance would be her words. It was true: she was carrying herself with a bit of confidence, a tad of swagger, and a note of positivity.
Smiling a little, she strode back out of the bathroom, slipping into a clean pair of undies and a bra before padding to the kitchen, rooting around for something to eat and quiet her growling stomach. Not wishing to brave the daunting task of cooking a breakfast for herself after what happened last time, a bowl of cereal with some soymilk seemed to be quite suitable to her. Dancing a little as she set out her meal, she settled in at the table, the silence depressing her just a bit as she ate.
Weird...I'm used to being alone all the fraggin' time...now it...it fraggin' sucks...okay, I need a fragging distraction or I'm gonna go insane before these hoops get back to me...It didn't take long for her to figure something out and she put herself to a bit of work. Chewing on a bite of cereal, Arc started to pull up multiple browser AROs, connecting herself to several different catalogs, sites, forums, even the Shadownet ones she learned about from Hrock and from her hospital stay. From there, she started to form some ideas of things she wanted to find, and until she got some replies back to her, that's pretty much how she spent her morning...in her underwear seated at a table, munching cereal, looking for goods to spend her cred on...
[spoiler]Okay, let's sum this up a bit...
@Smiles: through contacts or self-searching (Availability tests as needed, your call), Arc will be attempting to locate and purchase a number of goods that for dramatic reasons I don't wish to disclose. This does not include goods specifically mentioned, like with Hrock, TriggerT, and Angel. Please let me know when and how you would like to work through that
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