[Video] // [Originating from Police HQ roof]

[littlecrowgirl]

 [The feed clicks on to show Kay...although, she's not as chipper as she usually is.  She's not sad by any means, but more...solemn.  The party had gotten her spirits up considerably, but now that it had passed, she realizes something important.  Something she needs others to help with.  So she sits on her beanbag chair, arms resting on her knees as she gazes into the Link.]

I want armor.

[Why? Because it's dangerous here. Overlord proved that.]

Are there any metalworkers here?

And...I want to learn to protect myself.  In...in case someone can't do that for me.

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[littlecrowgirl]

[Those arms throw themselves around that hand, wherever it an.]

I...I want you to protect me. But I want to protect you too!

[Video][Locked]

[inferiordude]

Yyyyeah, this guy. This guy here?

Not good news, little dudette. Watch yourself.

AUDIO;

[inferiordude]

You ain't weak, Kay. You weren't born a fighter. Frag, I wasn't forged a soldier, either. We work with who we are.

...I know that worry. Crosses my mind a lot.

Kay. I don't-- I've already had enough loss, too. I don't wanna lose you either.

[He knows what you mean, he truly does.]

I'm still scanning for Vandal, but. I can pop in for a bit?

[thxforthememories]

[When she does that, he curls his other hand around her, too.]

I don't... I don't want you harmed, because of me.

[Video]

[littlecrowgirl]

I can't run very fast like you, Mr. Cheetor...

If I run, I can still be squashed...

[littlecrowgirl]

I won't. I promise.

[Pulling out the 'P' word on this one.]

I just don't want you to fight alone.

AUDIO;

[littlecrowgirl]

...I-I can adapt.

[She's honestly not sure if she can, but...she doesn't have time to be indecisive.]

I...I want you to protect me. But I want to protect you too. Prism almost got you once...

I can't lose my other dad.

[She looks down, rubbing her arm.]

W-Wait...Miss Vandal's missing?

[thxforthememories]

Kay... you can't promise that. If you're going to be fighting...

[The thought of her being harmed is actually painful.]

And I don't want you hurt.

[Video]

[copperkitty]

I guess...

Too bad you can't fly, it'd probably be harder to hit you if you were in the air.

[Video][Locked]

[littlecrowgirl]

Soundwave!!

Wh-What's wrong with him? Is he a bad guy?

[Video]

[littlecrowgirl]

Oh wow...that'd be so great, if I could!

But humans can't fly...not unless we had a jetpack or something.

[Video]

[copperkitty]

Well it's not impossible you know. Least not here.

It's be awesome if you could though! You could totally see how fast I can go from the air.

[littlecrowgirl]

Kagerou...what can I do?


[She looks down, running her hands along that finger.]

I want to be tough and brave like Miss Vandal...I want to be able to protect myself. Protect you, protect Soundwave...

[thxforthememories]

I don't... know.

[He says it more quietly than usual. While he understands how she feels... the last thing he wants is for her to be in danger.]

[He made a promise, after all.]

I wasn't created to be protected. I was created to... [He trails off, then thinks better of what he was about to say.] BP units are made to protect humans.

And I.. don't know how to train anyone who isn't Shadowmaru.

[littlecrowgirl]

[Her chin rests on that hand, almost defeated. There had to be something she could do. Watching from the sidelines was painful enough. She wasn't built for this...at least not yet.]

I...I have to at least try.

[thxforthememories]

[He moves a fingertip in careful circles over her back. In an attempt to be comforting.]

[What is he supposed to tell her? Why does it feel as if he's failed her?]

I...

What can I do?

[Video]

[littlecrowgirl]

OH YEAH! I could!

And I could race with you!

[She knows she'd totally lose but WHAT THE HAY.]

[littlecrowgirl]

[At the question, she snuggles into that hand.]

Don't leave me.


Ever.

[Video]

[copperkitty]

[Cheetor perks up at the word 'race'. That's his favourite word in the whole universe.]

Yeah you could! I've never raced an organic before.

Hey Kay, how close to the badlands have you ever been?

[Video]

[littlecrowgirl]

Promise me I'll be your first, then! Okay? Okay!

[At the question, she puts a hand to her chin, thinking about it.]

Not very close. Soundwave told me to stay away from there...

[Video/Private]

[copperkitty]

It's a deal!

[Man these promises he's making to you are piling up.]

Don't tell anyone, but I'm thinking of going and checking them out myself. It's probably a good idea for you to stay away though, with you being organic and all.

[Video/Private]

[littlecrowgirl]

[The private setting raises a red flag.]

M-Mr. Cheetor...that sounds dangerous...

[Video/Private]

[copperkitty]

I'll be fine! I'm not going right into the badlands, just at the edge of it.

Besides, I move so fast that I'll probably be in and out before anyone notices I'm gone.

AUDIO;

[inferiordude]

I bet you can, Rockstar.

...Kay, I don't-- I really don't know if anyone could have... [About Prism, yeah that's. That's complicated.]

Your other--

[Oh. Oh, sweetie.]

That means a lot, Kay.

...Look, I'll pop over. We'll talk, face to face, yeah?

[Video][Locked]

[inferiordude]

Sorta? Sorta as in yes?

He's a clone of a dude I knew once. He's basically an embodiment of greed. He's a real hoarder.

And, uh, last I checked, he eats people. Sooooo. Yeah, he's kind of a bad guy? Heavily misguided, for sure.