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[02] for there's no blue monday

Who: Wall-E and you!!
When: 4/20?
Where: Out and about for option A, at his residence for option B
What: A mechanical cinnamon roll that is too good for this world, too pure, might need a little help here.
Rating/Warning: N/A? I'll adjust this if necessary.

A

[So, you might be able to spot Wall-E as you go about your day today, whether it be near the dump, in the entertainment or resident districts, perched on a rather high spot (one that he might not actually know how to get back down from), rolling along down a random street, etc.

He's currently got his hands held up towards the sky, a solar-paneled tray sitting in them as he seems to be trying to acquire some extra battery power. He's been feeling surprisingly worn down more than he normally would even with a low battery for the past several days, his movements being rather sluggish. He had thought that maybe his sensors indicating his battery power were wrong, hence the attempt at trying to recharge... except, it's not really working. Not simply because he hasn't found an adequate source to provide solar power, but because Wall-E is in fact already supposed to be at full battery here.

After a few more minutes or so of nothing happening, Wall-E begins to slump, making a noise that almost sounds like a tired wheeze. Maybe he should just give up and go home to power down for the day, but... even with a full battery, it doesn't quite feel like he has the energy to move...]

B

[Maybe you're just walking down the hallway outside the door of Wall-E's residence, or maybe you actually came here on purpose to visit him, but either way, you might suddenly hear a loud crash coming from somewhere inside and some momentary robotic noises of distress. If you check the door, you'll find that it's unlocked.

.... Investigate?]

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[ steven is definitely going about his day, but right now, it's not him that wall-e is going to see. instead, a small, white, one-eyed creature will be floating around the colony. it looks a little lost... and more than a little afraid. but it seems to be only the two of them up on this high spot, and beldum's high pitched, distressed-sounding voice echoes around them.

do you speak magnetism, wall-e? ]

[... Not very well? But he does regard the creature with curiosity from where he's sitting, head tilting to the side. What is it? Is it a robot too, or something different? Still, he tries greeting it, holding up a hand to wave at it and get it's attention.]

Ah... hiiiii? [You sound a little distressed, is everything alright there Beldum?]

[ it's... kind of a robot! it looks mechanical on the outside, but still has organic properties to it. it's definitely "different", and a closer look will confirm that.

whatever it is, it does seem to have quite the personality. even wall-e's gentle greeting will make it startle, letting out a surprised noise along with it. things get 10000% scarier when you're lost, but... this thing doesn't seem to be out for blood. unfortunately beldum doesn't have hands to wave back, but it does stare at wall-e and make a curious chirp back. ]

[Wall-E makes it's own noise of curiosity as he looks at the Pokemon, before he then gestures to himself.]

Waaalllyyy! [What about you? Do you got a name we can call you by?]

[ it does have a name! but it isn't from the pokemon anime, so it doesn't say it as its call. instead, wall-e will get a chirp that mimics the same inflection. it is saying its name, but without the proper means to communicate... well, it just sounds like gibberish.

it tilts its body, almost in a questioning "what are you doing?" while its eye focuses on the other's solar panel. what the heck is that, dude? ]

[Oh, this? Wall-E holds back up the solar panel he had been using with both hands, tilting it a little for Beldum to look at. It's for recharging his battery, using solar energy provided by the sun or other strong sources of light.

But then he makes a noise that almost sounds like a sigh as he lowers his hands back down a little as he speaks.]

Need... powerrrr... [Or at least he thinks that's what he needs, because why else would he feel so... tired, for lack of a better word. It's pretty strange, honestly.]

[ power, huh? beldum studies it for a moment, then nods - its trainer can probably help with that! he can do pretty much anything in beldum's eye, so a little solar energy shouldn't be a problem. the only problem is where his trainer is.

but speak of the devil, because the sound of a human man's voice is coming from below them! ]

Beldum! Where did you go?

[ the voice makes beldum squeak in happiness to wall-e. he can help! they need to get down there, quick! ]

Oh? [Wall-E wheels a little closer to the edge, trying to peer over to see who it is down there. That guy down there is your friend? He then looks around for a moment until he spies some boxes that he had used as makeshift stairs to get up here earlier, gesturing Beldum over to them. We can try to get back down over here, just follow us and...

He pauses as he looks down at the boxes, noting that one of them was knocked over at some point while we were up here... erm... maybe we should call that friend of yours over to move it back in place so that we can get down from here?]

[ pfffft, boxes? no way, man. travelling places on foot is for lame robots - geomagnetism is the way to go! and while floating is a function as natural as breathing for beldum, it doesn't look like wall-e can. it's a good thing it's been training!

with its eye focused on wall-e, it musters up all the magnetic force its little body has onto him. it looks like all of that practice has paid off, because after a moment or two, wall-e will begin to float himself. neat! ]

[What is with every Pokemon Wall-E has met so far feeling the need to pick him up...]

Wh--whoa! [That startles Wall-E a little when he starts being lifted off the ground, wheels rolling a bit uselessly with no ground underneath them now. But, once he's simply floating, he makes a little "ooooh" noise of interest, looking down and around him before looking back at Beldum. Are you gonna be able to bring us down to where your friend is?]

[ thankfully beldum's magnetic power is still on the weak side, so the floating sensation is actually pretty calm and pleasant. he's definitely going to bring him down now - just hold on for the ride!

it's a steady decline (with a few bumps from beldum trying its best not to lose its focus), but they finally make it back to ground level. it takes a few seconds to locate exactly where steven's voice came from, but upon seeing its trainer, beldum drops wall-e (a little suddenly, oops) and speeds over to nuzzle itself in his chest.

steven lets out a little "oof" at the impact, but embraces the steel-type all the same. ]

There you are... We've talked about you wandering off, haven't we? It's dangerous.

[ and that's when he notices wall-e on the ground. now what could that be...? ]

[The drop is a little sudden, certainly, and for a moment, Wall-E has to take a few seconds to adjust himself a little more upright properly before turning in place to look at Steven.]

Um... hiii? [This is accompanied by a small, timid wave of his hand. Nice to meet you?]

[ it talks! it's definitely not a pokémon... and his personal opinion, far too cute to be some kind of CERES surveillance bot. it looks a little shy, but once beldum has had its fill of cuddling, he lets it go to crouch down to his level and wave back. ]

Hello there. [ his smile is small, but oddly warm. ] I'm sorry if my friend caused you any trouble.

Oh, no no no!

[This is accompanied by some slight hand-waving about--your friend wasn't any trouble at all! Heck, without their help, we might not have been able to get back as easily as we had.

He then considers Steven for a moment, before he then speaks.]

Waaalllyyy! [Or "Wall-E" as Steven may or may not notice printed on the corner of his chest here, but hopefully he should be able to understand that it's his name.]

[ well, that's a relief! he didn't want to give beldum a scolding, and it looks like both of them are in one piece.

his expression turns curious for a moment before it clicks. was this little bot introducing himself? huh. ]

...Steven. Nice to meet you. [ he'll hold out a couple of fingers for a handshake, if he likes! ]

Steeeven...

[He stares at the offered fingers for a moment before he then reaches a hand out (...with what appears to be some amount of difficulty opening his hand momentarily) but he manages to take and accept the offered handshake. It's nice to meet you too, Steven!

...Give him a second here, he'll get his hand back open so that he can let go of your hand soon, we swear. Once he does, he then brings his hand to look at it curiously, which is probably an indication that it's not normally supposed to be that difficult to open or close.]

[ hm... he watches wall-e carefully when they shake hands, and something about the way the little robot moves seems a little stiff. he'd dismiss it as being a little bit on the older side, but one look at beldum's worried expression says that there's something more to this. ]

Did you need help with something?

[ it's his intuition speaking, but he's almost never wrong when he has a hunch. ]

[He is old, let's not kid ourselves there, but he's also a robot that's very good with self-maintenance. It's how he's managed to survive for so long even after all of the other robots like him had broken down back on Earth.

Still, this is a little odd. He was so sure that he had checked everything out yesterday and there wasn't anything wrong, but today...

He holds his hand back out towards Steven. Can you try looking at it and telling him if there's anything that seems off to you? (There probably won't be anything actually noticeably off though, aside from looking like they haven't been properly cleaned in ages...)]

[ hmmm. he does take a look at his hand and arm, inspecting it carefully. he's no expert in robotics, but aside from the obvious dirt, everything seems to be in order, aside from the fact that he looks a little sluggish... ]

Do you run on a battery?

[Phoenix just happened to be walking through that very hallway with some bags of groceries.

But then he heard the sudden crash coming from inside the apartment and those distressed robot noises. Perhaps they sounded familiar?

Even if it isn't recognizeable, Phoenix's concern takes over. He drops the grocery bags and goes over to the door.]

Hold it! [He tries to shout threw the door.]

Is anyone alright in there? What just happened?!

Ooooohh...

[The noise that Phoenix is greeted with sounds like a mechanical whine, but otherwise there's no other voice indicating that there's someone else in there aside from the robot.

It also doesn't seem like he is going to be coming to the door anytime soon, so you'll probably have to just come right on in and see for yourself what's going on here.]

[Oh no... This does not seem good.

So, Phoenix dramatically kicks the door open and barges into the apartment.]

Objection!!

[When Phoenix comes in, he might want to watch his step--this living room is pretty cluttered and has a bunch of random objects strewn about on tables and all over the floor.

Including the contents of a large and heavy box of silverware and plates (the latter of which more than likely broken now) that seems to have fallen over on top of a small robot. It's slowly picking itself back up off the floor, before it stops to turn and give Phoenix a startled look.]

Feeenix...? [What are you doing here?]

Wall-e! [He actually hurries over to try to help in clearing away some of the items, shoving some of the glass aside with his foot.]

What's wrong - are you alright?!

[The one constant in Yona's life right now is archery. Despite the chaos of the past week, with the books and Hak's weird proposal and her own addled behavior, she takes comfort in the familiar routine of firing off arrows. She comes out of the range that afternoon sweating profusely and trying not to think about her father when she notices Wall-e.]

Wally, hi! What do you have there?

Yonaaa! [Hi! It's good to see you!

He holds up the solar panel, allowing Yona to take a look at it.]

Ch...chaaarrrging... [It's what he uses to keep his battery at full power. There's even a little light on at the front of his chest indicating it's current state.]

Charging? [Yona's getting better at accessing the knowledge implanted in her, so it takes her only a moment to realize what he means.] Oh! But why are you doing that out here? I thought that's what those holes in the wall were for ...

Um... [There's a slight pause as he considers how best to answer that, before he ends up gesturing upward, towards the sky above. They built these robots to be environmentally friendly, thus giving them the means to use solar energy to go about their business rather than constantly relying on other means.

But, then his arms lower the solar panels back downward, making a noise that almost sounds like a tired sigh. Even though he should be at full power right now, it feels tiring just holding up these panels at the moment...]

[Yona has absolutely no idea what Wall-e means by that gesture, but the one thing that's perfectly clear is the poor little robot is tired.]

Why don't you go home? You look like you could use some rest.

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[02] for there's no blue monday

a! I SAID I'D BE HERE

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