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[peterxy]

The PRT catches wind of a strange increase in disappeared domestic animals in the downtown area. Given that the people who live there are the rich and powerful, this is clearly a problem that needs to be investigated and solved immediately. The PRT, of course, agrees that this is of utmost importance, and not just because of precedent about mass abductions of pets, of course not, why would you think that, they are so very worried about Fido, even Scion recognizes the merits of rescuing lost pets.

(Lorica's asked to maybe keep a few more eyes there than she has been.)

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[peterxy]

She grabs a pen and reaches to scratch under the leg cast. "Hate this. Can't wait to get it off, but they said I shouldn't go out for at least a week after that. Ugh."

[thinkering]

"Well, at least you won't be itchy for that week."

[peterxy]

"No but I'll have to run water over it all the time and rest and be still and I've been still for weeks."

[thinkering]

"Sorry. The shoulderbot's distracting you as best it can."

[peterxy]

"Yeah, like, it's much better with it around, and going out on ambulances to help people is cool, too, but it's still being carted around everywhere and cooped up and ugh."

[thinkering]

"Well, not much longer."

[peterxy]

"Yeah I know but it's almost worse because of that."

[thinkering]

"Anyway, any last-minute suit input?"

[peterxy]

"I dunno, make it look sleek?"

[thinkering]

"I can do sleek."

[peterxy]

"Cool! Thanks!"

[thinkering]

"You're welcome." And off goes Lorica to tinker.

[mxglam]

And a few days later, Rewind's released from the "hospital" which just happens to be inside the PRT building. Glam, of course, throws her another party, because why not.

[thinkering]

Robots fetch ice cream cake.

[peterxy]

"Ooh cake, I want some. With my own arms. I can move, ha!"

[thinkering]

"Help yourself."

[peterxy]

She does! No one is gonna be doing anything for her because she can do shit out of her own volition!

Caaake!

[thinkering]

Worth celebrating, that.

[peterxy]

Well, actually, someone will be doing a thing for her. She walks up to Lorica.

"So when do I get the armor?"

[thinkering]

"You could wear it now if you wanted but I'd keep asking for bits back to make changes. Wouldn't hurt to have a trial fitting though."

[peterxy]

"Awesome! Can we do that now-" Pause. "After the cake?"

[thinkering]

"Yes, we can do that right after the cake."

[peterxy]

So there's cake, everyone's happy, Glam has to man the console and remotely patrol, and Rewind's bouncing with excitement.

[thinkering]

The suit's in Lorica's workshop. "Here you go. If you start putting it on it'll help, you'll get used to that."

[peterxy]

"Help how?" she wonders as she starts doing it.