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Post by Aurora Arctos on Apr 30, 2020 17:39:53 GMT -6
Aurora stared up at the so called 'King's castle', the structure being... decidedly unimpressive to the Arcosian. She had seen better homes belonging to the poorer members of her home's society. Hell, she herself had lived in a bigger building. Did it really deserve to be called a castle? It was simply just a large, cylindrical building atop a small mound. It wasn't even a good looking one. It was almost insulting, to have such a structure considered in the same bracket as the Imperial Castle upon Arcose, and she found herself needing to remind herself that Earth was nowhere near as advanced nor as... refined, she supposed, as her home world was. Nor did it have the overabundance of resources afforded to it that Arcose had had, and which had facilitated such overbearing displays of grandeur in the first place. Still... The idea of it only deepened Aurora's perpetual frown as she walked toward the ringed fence separating the castle and its adjoining buildings from the majority of the populace. At least they had that. It gave the area a minimal sense of imposing authority, something which she suspected would have only been increased by the guards stationed outside of said perimeter's gate.
Said guards didn't even need to notice her, as Aurora had hardly been subtle, landing nearby with a small flourish to gain their attention. While she certainly could have just appeared at the highest window and worked her way down, that... most likely would have prompted multiple alarms and caused the president issues in the future, something Aurora wished to avoid. Having witnessed the presidential address and recognising the make and model of said president, Aurora had felt... obligated towards an apology for how she may have treated the leader of her adoptive planet during her recovery in the hospital room. Thus she had opted for the obvious route, although the reactions from the guards made her pause for a moment to wonder if that was the correct decision, their shouts and raised weapons at the approaching Arcosian's form hinting towards the answer being a decided no. Slowly and deliberately she raises her arms to show she was no threat, even though she continued to walk forward. At the end of the day, what was the worse that could happen? They shoot her? The most dangerous outcome of that would be a catastrophic jamming of the gun.
"Greetings." Aurora begins, amidst the nervous glances and hurried talking into a radio. Stopping only a couple of metres from the gate, she looks towards what seemed to be the most experienced member, judging by his age. Then again, age was somewhat difficult for her to tell at this point, even after spending so long on earth. The more lines, the older, correct? "My name is Aurora, of the common clan Arctos. As you can no doubt tell, I am an Arcosian." She half drawls, arms crossing and fists clenching as they just seemed to stare at her until a sigh leaves the purple woman. "If you could please inform President Hofferson of my arrival, and intentions to both apologise for actions of mine and bring him to lunch, it would be much appreciated." She finishes, waiting for the man's response. For a moment, silence reigned, until the sound of laughter bubbled from him. "Do you seriously think you can just appear a-" A wave of her hand, a sudden appearance of a mass amount of ice coating the majority of the fence, and the laughter was instead replaced by a few frantic calls and a promise that the president would get her message.
"Thank you." Aurora murmurs, continuing to simply stand there.
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Post by Carro Hofferson on Apr 30, 2020 23:24:14 GMT -6
A PRESIDENTIAL VISIT-ISH
CARRO's PL: 100 (ANTISENSE) || LEO's PL: 1,800,000 (x9P | 200k BASE)
What Aurora stirred with her little outburst wasn't the President of Earth. A dull, metallic thunking echoed nearby- a set of heavy, heavy footsteps. Orange eyes peered from an open landing hangar on the side of King's Castle, narrowed and locked dead onto the much smaller Arcosian. A distinctly feline, yet massive mecha slunk out of the shadows, dropping to the ground. The android glanced from Aurora, to the terrified guards, to the iced fence. LEO sighed in exasperation and growled lowly.
"You can start by apologizing for threatening our employees and damaging private property." LEO ran one claw atop the frozen portion of the fence, the heated ki in her claws swiftly moving to melt as much of it off as she could. The feline was experienced- she'd melted Aurora's ice prior to free Narissa, after all. Her other tail curled around to position itself between her and the two terrified guards, who breathed audible sighs of relief with the presence of Earth's strongest defender. Retracting her claws, the miffed feline looked back down to Aurora. Memories of what Carro told her from his experience with the Arcosian made her feel frustrated and personally offended. To think her partner was essentially called an 'it' struck home with her own personal strife. Aurora wasn't good at first impressions, it seemed?
"Regardless," LEO clicked her tongue, stepping over the fence to stand before the Arcosian properly. A single claw, even when it was retracted, was well over twice her size. LEO made no hostile moves, nor did she poise to battle or defend. She was just thoroughly annoyed. "Have you scheduled an appointment?" She and Carro had gotten used to uninvited guests by now, but that didn't mean they were welcomed with open arms. "The President is a very, very busy man, you should know. Especially when we are in the midst of an ongoing planetary crisis." She hummed, tapping a nail on the ground impatiently. Just who did this Arcosian think she was?
LEO's LIFE LINK (x9P) is active, boosting her PL to 1,800,000 along with [UT2] Soulbound. As per usual her PL can be sensed!
Carro himself is not yet present for interaction, but he'll show up soon!
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Post by Aurora Arctos on May 3, 2020 17:36:31 GMT -6
"Technically it was a warning, none of them are hurt, and-" Aurora waves a hand, the remaining ice rapidly melting, the only damage being perhaps a bit of rust in a few weeks as water soaked the metal. "They pointed their weapons at me first." The Arcosian looked up at the feline, her own tail thumping its tip against the ground, which it was just barely able to reach. "So. You're LEO. I have heard a lot about you." Aurora says at a normal volume, despite the beast's great size. She was sure that a machine as advanced as this one would have no problem hearing her. "Ah. My apologies. My name is Aurora, of the clan Arctos." Her form bubbles as, in a rare display of respect, Aurora bows her head and simultaneously reveals her true form to the feline android. In her culture, to do so was a sign of absolute respect, displaying both respect and one's true self so as to symbolise a lack of intent to deceive and giving away critical information about one's true and final strength. Of course, she wasn't sure if LEO would know this, but it didn't hurt to try and maintain at least a semi positive relationship.
Her sides bubble and burst outward, quickly growing into sharp wings tipped with even sharper bio gems. Her tail elongates, Bio Armour covering its much larger form before the appendage splits into two, a row of razor sharp blades on each side. A headdress expands out from the Arcosian's horns, and the majority of her body felt that rather comforting feeling of bio armour flooding over her. Despite this somewhat fearsome and regal visage, Aurora kept her eyes on the ground, one arm tucked to the side, for as long as she deemed appropriate before straightening back up. "I do not have an appointment, no. For that I apologise, and is the reason i decided to announce my presence and intention at the gate rather than simply doing what I'm sure others of our... strength have no doubt done." That being simply busting through the roof. Aurora may not have a phone or any ability to contact the president of Earth but that didn't mean she was entirely without manners. She glanced towards the rather large claw, bigger than Aurora in terms of height. Truly, LEO was a fascinating machine, and from what Aurora had read, perhaps the first truly sentient machine produced by Earth.
"You truly are awe inspiring." Aurora comments, tilting her head as she looks up towards the cat. "And again, i do apologise. If you could simply communicate with President Hofferson, I would be very appreciative. This is... perhaps also a little more than just a social call."
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Post by Carro Hofferson on May 4, 2020 9:23:43 GMT -6
CARRO's PL: 100 (ANTISENSE) || LEO's PL: 1,800,000 (x9P | 200k BASE)
LEO let out a tired sigh. "That is the textbook definition of a threat, yes." The feline had been running on an especially short fuse for nonsense, and none of this was helping. She waved off the two guards with a claw, dismissing the two shaken employees to the building behind them. "It's their job to "point their weapons," as you put it, to trespassers that threaten our capitol. But I digress," LEO straightened her form, pacing around the small Arcosian.
However, the feline found herself tensing as the Arcosian transformed, the sharp rise in power causing the feline to arch her back slightly in a defensive stance. While it was a respectful gesture in Aurora's culture, powering up without a clear reason was disconcerting to Earth's current 'culture' of being fearful of and apocalyptic end. LEO didn't comment or return the gesture, relaxing from her poise after a few moments.
First impressions continued to be soured. LEO rolled her eyes and groaned as Aurora tried to justify her sudden intrusion. "Just because others of your caliber of physical strength roll up here like they own the place every other day, it doesn't make it any less intrusive and downright disrespectful to the President and I. Especially during times like these. Having the muscle to level a city does not give a stranger like you express notice on visitations." She growled to herself, turning up her nose and glancing astray. "Is going to the front desk of Crop Co. for five minutes to set a time and day of meeting really to much to ask?"
LEO calmed slightly with the Arcosian's final words, but snorted again in annoyance. Carro already had enough on his plate, and he wasn't going to let any more be piled on needlessly- she could take the brunt of it for now. "We have already been made aware of several matters, but if you have any concerns or information, they could again be brought to our headquarters. I can relay anything you have to say to him, I suppose." The irritated feline raised a claw to rub her temples. The frustration was giving her a headache. Just who did Aurora think she was?
Meanwhile, the little President himself had just finished polishing his robotic head and cleaning out his vents, still dressed in nothing but a blue morning bathrobe with a pair of white slippers awkwardly fit around his misshapen metal feet. Portable charger in hand, he'd started to make his way down the hall before coming to a stop at a window on the upper floors... What was LEO doing outside? He pressed his flat face to the glass, narrowing his eyes until he could make out the familiar form of that Arcosian- the same that had unintentionally shaken him back when she was healing. LEO looked awful annoyed, too. Carro weighed his options. He'd already felt an uncomfortable knot in his gut at the memories of what Aurora had called him, but... He didn't want to be rude! The robot shook his head and turned to head downstairs...
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Post by Aurora Arctos on May 7, 2020 19:04:23 GMT -6
"I believe we can discuss exact details about trespassing and threats all day and come to no satisfying end." Aurora half drawls, her polite mask slipping for a moment even as her wings flexed as she does her best to stop them from digging into the gravel and disrupting the president's lawn. She did, however, notice the momentary defensive posture of the large feline robot. "Oh. Uh..." She begins, at a momentary loss for words while her mind panics. "My apologies. I... didn't think. In my culture showing one's true form is a sign of respect and openness, and it has been a long time since I met with an official of your stature. I do hope you'll forgive me." She quickly scrambles, both hands coming up and displaying the rather sharp bio crystal blades jutting out from her forearms, one pointed either side. She then listened as the titanic feline android continued to speak, expression (see: frown) deepening with practically each word that came out of her... well, was it her mouth or her speakers? What did it matter? Either way, the Arcosian could tell that potential first impressions had not gone well as she mentally scrambled for a way to fix them.
She did feel her annoyance spark at the words however, just a little bit. "Putting aside both the indication that the president is at all using his company in tandem with the ruling government, and that one is able to schedule an appointment with Earth's highest official at one of a multitude of stores found in your average shopping mall... I'm still here to talk to him. I want to apologise for what I believe to have been an accidental to his person insult during my recovery, to thank him and I suppose you as well for saving me during the events at the mountain, and to both make it up to him in order to establish relations between Earths primary defender and myself before I embark to return back to my dwelling." Staring unblinkingly up at the much larger feeling, she crosses her arms. "Is that good enough of a reason to allow me to pass?" She asks, raising one of her brows at the much more powerful being. Despite her general control and knowledge of why, that didn't stop Aurora from feeling generally aggravated by the feline's words. She had already done more in the way of following the rules than she suspected the majority did, and if she had even the slightest idea that one could use what amounted to a tech store to schedule an appointment with the president, she would.
Aurora wasn't entirely sure what she would do if LEO said no and told her to leave. Certainly not fight, but it felt.... wrong, the very idea of simply leaving such a slight untouched, especially when he was such a powerful and important figure in earth culture. Not to mention literally powerful, but she supposed that was more the titanic being before her than he himself. It was just a feeling, but such a slight form had hardly screamed world breaker when she saw it during her time in the hospital. Closer to 'one wrong step away from a robotic heart attack', if anything. She watched as LEO raised a claw to rub at her temples, only briefly wondering how the metal wasn't carved and torn, and where a machine had learnt such a habit considering they shouldn't be able to get headaches. She supposed that may have something to do with this supposed... combined form of theirs she had heard about from Dion. There may be some from of overlap.
"Actually, if you're inclined to answer, how does that work? You combining with President Hofferson, I mean." Aurora asks, tilting her head as she puts her thoughts into words. "You are displaying decidedly organic signs, so there has to be some sort of... influence right? Which means you act as far more than an armour. It's... rather fascinating." All knowledge was good knowledge, and it most definitely... opened up some avenues if confirmed.
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Post by Carro Hofferson on Jun 12, 2020 3:04:10 GMT -6
CARRO's PL: 100 (ANTISENSE) || LEO's PL: 1,800,000 (x9P | 200k BASE)
"Hm." LEO only sighed in response to Aurora's apology- though the feline visibly relaxed her stance, her eyes were still narrowed in distrustful caution. The arcosian's admission seemed genuine, but whether it was blissful obliviousness or willful ignorance to the common customs of the planet she was on was still enough to leave some of the mecha's guard raised, though she decided to be a bit more receptive still- an apology was an apology.
...That choice only made LEO more irritated, especially with Aurora's comparison of Crop Co to a standard shopping mall. "Crop Co is one of the leading research hubs in modern technology and invention- as well as my birthplace." She snarled back in clear offense- the undermining of all the work Carro's entire bloodline and their close friends had put into the once-little company made the metal feline's gaze sharpen. The insistence on still seeing Carro face-to-face when both of them had much better thing to be doing made her sigh again, brow furrowing in silent response.
Aurora's question of LEO's bond with Carro only served as the nail in the coffin to her negative first impression. "My schematics are both incredibly classified and personal to the President and I." Such an invasive question with answers that could doom both the Plexroid and her partner if the wrong people knew when Aurora had only first met a very, very annoyed LEO? She was about to tell the Arcosian to take a hike when a voice caused her to snap her head around; "U-uh, hello!"
Lo and behold, there was the tiny robot Earth called leader dressed in a pair of baggy sweatpants, slippers, and a Space Attorney-themed hoodie covering as much of he was still awkwardly slipping on to cover as much of his robotic body as he could with his approach. "Sorry i-it took me a minute to head out- had to, uh, finish my morning routine and all that." Carro still found himself instinctively uneased as Aurora's prior accidental treatment of him replayed in his head, but he still put on a genuinely warm and friendly face. Surely she didn't mean it, after all, right? Though he could sense a lot of pent-up irritation in LEO...
"A-anyways! Uh... I'd assume 'Lee already told you that uh, it's usually required and much appreciated b-by us that meetings with strangers l-like this come with pre-planned appointments to a-avoid scheduling issues, b-but, er, is there anything quick I can do for you, o-or...?" The President twiddled his thumbs and pulled on his hood, still much more innocently approachable than the feline still watching like a hawk over the two. Carro was too nice for his own good, but his feline friend was more than ready to punish any and all attempts to abuse that kindness.
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