forum "And it became Human, in most ways that mattered." // OxO // OPEN

Started August 10, 2019 by @ElderGod-Icefire

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“Sounds good.” With the sealant in hand, she let out a small breath and got to work. She kept her eyes sharp and was careful to get every single spot, though the first few moments of her using it weren’t nearly as good as Zev’s.

Zev went into the ship, and took off his suit, opening up his wrist and examining it. He closed his eyes for a moment, comparing what it currently looked like with what it had looked like thirty years ago. Damn. It was starting to wear through. There was a shiny spot in the metal where the joint was rubbing weirdly, where the metal was scraping against itself.

She was careful and precise with her movements once she figured out how to use the sealant, going over the next side. Without someone to talk to, it got boring quickly, but she was used to it and just used that boredom to focus on her work even more.

Zev pressed his lips together, and started working to tighten the joint back up and keep it from rubbing. It just needed to hold out a bit longer. That's all it needed.

“One side left,” She said, talking to herself as she finished up the third side and floated over to deal with the last one. There seemed to be plenty of sealant to cover the side and she hoped she didn’t run out, getting to work.

Zev finished fixing his wrist, and put his suit back on, heading back out. He floated over to her, examining what she had done with a critical eye.

“See any mistakes?” She asked, not taking her eyes off of her work, “I know there’s one spot that’s a little less precise, but I’m sure I got all the spaces.” Thesa was finished with just over a third of the last side and was still hard at work.

Zev waited a moment, then shook his head. "No. You are doing a rather good job. However, if you would like me to take over again, I can." He said, watching her work.

She felt a hint of pride at his words and shook her head, “I’ll continue, you do deserve a break after cutting out the whole window and sealing two of the sides.” Thesa focused back on her work and glanced over at him only once more.

He raised an eyebrow. "That…isnt logical. I do not need a break. I don't get tired like humans do." He replied, watching her, unmoving.

“I know, I know, you remind me every time. Your wrist does need a break though,” She argued lightly, continuing to work while talking.

He shrugged. "It needs a repair. Not a break." He replied calmly. "And it needs a replacement of the joint, which even if I had the right parts for, i couldn't fix myself. It also needs a new fiber optic."

Thesa shook her head, “Still, a break will be good for the joint, since I don’t have the parts to fix it or a new fiber optic.” She went silent, focusing even more on sealing the window and not him.

He thought about that. "You are probably right." He conceded, and simply stood still, watching her with that slightly eerie, flat stare of an android.

“You don’t have to sit and watch me, you’re free to go do whatever,” She said, making eye contact with him once. His eyes were strikingly blue and she hesitated for a second to look away before shaking her head and getting to work.

He shrugged slightly. "I do not really have anything else to do." He replied. "And i want to make sure you aren't leaving any holes behind."

She rolled her eyes and a hint of a smile crossed her face again, “Wow, don’t trust my work do ya?” Thesa had finished more than half of the last side and she was working steadily towards the final little bit.

He shrugged again. "Regardless, i want to check your work and make sure there are no mistakes." He replied, watching her and examining the seam.

“Ok, but I’m checking as I go as well.” With Zev watching the seam for any mistake, she took a little bit more time but was still close to the end. After a few more minutes she finished and glanced over at him to see if there were any places that needed to be fixed.

He pointed to a spot. "There." The hole was extremely tiny, but could have caused a problem once pressure was restored inside the ship.

She wrinkled her nose and sighed, floating over to where he was pointing and covering the barely visible hole with a bit more sealant, “Any other spots?” Thesa looked up at him again and fiddled with the sealant, wondering how long the whole process would take to put the pressure back in.

He examined it. "Mm…no." he replied. "It should be good."

“Then let’s start this hour,” She declared, a hint of a smile crossing her face as she looked back into her ship through the window, happy to be able to go back in it in not that long of time.

Zev nodded. "Come on." He said, beckoning with a finger. He floated into the Daedalus. "I will start the repressurization process. Once it is over, i will go in and double check for any leaks."

Thesa nodded, floating over to the ship with him, “You’ll have to do it manually from inside my ship though, I’m not high tech enough to have anything installed that would let it work from here.” She looked back at her ship and thought of what she needed to tell him so he could get to the controls to repressurize it.