Zev kept walking carefully, keeping his hands firmly locked onto the window. He didn't want to let go, and have it float away into space. He kept walking around the outside of the Daedalus, until he arrived at Thesa's ship, where he maneuvered it towards the cockpit.
She arrived out of the ship just as he was coming with the window, almost smacking into it but yelling and stopping just in time. “I’m here,” She said with a small smile, ready to help him get the window in place.
He nodded. "Help me get it into place, and then I'll grab the sealing tools, and seal it in place." He replied, starting to move it into place, careful not to break it or hit it against anything.
Thesa nodded, gently grabbing the other end of the window and helping him move it into place. She lined up her corner and left a little overhanging so they could seal it up without going onto the actual window. All she could think of was how happy she would be to go back into her ship and be able to take off to a planet. Her stuff from Zev’s ship just needed to be brought over and whatever else he wanted to bring and then as soon as this was in place they could leave.
Zev pressed it against the cockpit, and cut the sides with the tool, which he had brought with him, so that it would fit right. "I will grab the sealant, and then we can seal it on." He said, letting go and drifting over to the Daedalus. He came back after a few minutes with the sealant.
She held it in place while he grabbed the sealant and checked again to make sure it was covering the whole opening. Her ship didn’t look nearly as nice now, with the panels still showing signs of being bent and pushed back together. The welding was noticeable too, making the whole thing look even more homemade and hastily put together than it was.
Zev double-checked that it was in the right spot, then started sealing it to the hull. "Once I'm done, we need to give it an hour with no pressure from the inside, so the seal can harden. Then we have to slowly bring the pressure inside your ship back to normal."
“Alright; the door inside should be locked and sealed fully, it was when I last closed it. To add more pressure though one of us will have to go around to the side of my ship, get in, and manually let the pressure in.” She held the window in place as he did his job, watching and double checking that he was getting every spot as he sealed it.
Zev nodded. "I understand." He replied, and continued working, going slow so as to ensure there were no accidental drips, smears, or holes left behind.
For a while she just watched, seeing the technique for doing it before asking, “Do you want me to take over for a little bit?” Her arms weren’t as sore as they had been from bending panels and it looked easy enough, though she didn’t know if he didn’t want to her to do it to ensure there were no holes.
Zev blinked at her. "I can do it. It is probably better that i do it, so that there are no holes or other issues." He replied as he worked. He had finished sealing one side, and was almost halfway through the second.
“Ok,” She replied, rolling her shoulders and going silent once again. Doing nothing to help was driving her insane, but she did understand that he wanted to make sure the task was done right and not screwed up.
He continued to work, focusing on the seam. Unlike the paneling, if he screwed this up…Thesa would die. Which wouldn't be very good. He was surprised to find that he was beginning to have a similar attachment to her that he had to Alexi. He didn't want her to leave.
Thesa looked around and continued holding the panel in place, even though it was secure with the sealant and they were is space after all. It made her feel like she was doing something, or at least there Incase Zev needed a break or more tools. He was an android though, and her mind kept reminding her that he didn’t need breaks unless his suit malfunctioned.
His left wrist clicked and jerked, and he pulled back the sealant just in time to stop himself from creating a ragged spray across the glass with it. He sighed softly. "Damn." He muttered, hitting his wrist against his leg.
“Need me to take over?” She asked, watching as he smacked his wrist against his leg. It looked like it was getting worse with all the physical work and she didn’t want him to not be able to use his hand at all.
Zev shook his head as the wrist clicked and whirred. "No. It should hold up for at least a bit longer." He replied, continuing to work after a few moments.
Thesa rolled her eyes, cutting in again as he worked with the sealant again, “Zev, I don’t want you to loose function in your hand because you won’t let me help. I’ll be sure to triple check that I got every space. I don’t want to die by taking off my space suit in there.”
Zev shook his head. "No. I am fine. The wrist will hold up a little longer until I'm done." He said as he continued working to seal it shut.
“If it malfunctions again, I’m taking over, wether you like it or not,” She said, watching as he got back to work for any sign that his wrist was acting up. Plus, if his wrist was permanently broken, who knew how angry Alexi would be.
Zev shrugged slightly. "If you say so." He replied, continuing to work to seal the cockpit window. The sealant was working very well for something thirty years old, thankfully.
With a small bit of satisfaction that he didn’t try to argue with her, she went silent once again, looking around at how much she had left and thinking of how much time it would take for it to dry and for them to get the pressure back to normal. If everything went right, she would be back in her ship tonight. If not…she would spend another night on the now very cold and dark Daedalus.
Zev continued working, frowning slightly. His left wrist was no longer responsible correctly, taking a second longer than the other hand to follow his commands. Which was not a good sign, at all.
Her eyes flicked to his wrist as he frowned and she smiled slightly, “I’ll be taking over now Zev.” She floated over the window to him and held out her hands to take the sealant, “Go get your wrist figured out, I’ll be sure to not leave any spaces.”
He handed the sealant to her after a moments hesitation. "Fine. But i will come back later and check." He said, floating back into the Daedalus to take care of his wrist. He knew Thesa would do a good job, but still. She was only human, and humans weren't as good at seeing the tiny details.