First transmission

[dont_touchmyshit]

A. [ Action | Outside 3476 Erwin Street ]

[Aria has not had a pleasant morning. On top of waking up to find herself in a strange place, in stranger clothes and an even stranger body beside a random human male she now also has no pants. After having a minor panic attack at how disgustingly primitive everything in the house is she's stolen her husbands pants, stolen a jacket and decided to figure out where she is and what the meaning of all of this is.]

B. [ Action| Olney's Tavern ]

[After being slightly unsettled by the ant-like conformity of Erwin Street, Aria has found the Tavern. If the shouting isn't loud enough to be heard by passers by then she certainly can be heard inside the bar giving the drone a piece of her mind about his service.]

C. [ Action| John Doe Park]

[Seeing as she has no where better to be and the biggest open space happens to be the park, hopefully she can find someone here that isn't going to berate her for wearing pants or wanting a drink.]

Comments

[dont_touchmyshit]

[That is a really big mech, she's curious as to why it's poking around in the trees. Mechs don't usually bother with foliage, especially not really big ones. She'll stop to watch a moment.]

[electrowhipit]

[ BECAUSE TREES.

He plucks a dead branch from one, and moves to set it down, which is when he notices her. Despite his lacking in proper facial features, he manages to look embarrassed. ]

Oh, sorry! I didn't see you there.

[dont_touchmyshit]

[That surprises the hell out of Aria and she'll cross her arms frowning. Mechs don't have emotions, is this a really good VI or... dare she even think of it, an AI?]

What are you doing with the tree?

[electrowhipit]

Taking care of it, I guess. [ an embarrassed little chuckle ] It's easy because I'm so tall.

[dont_touchmyshit]

I see... What exactly are you? You're not a mech...

[She'll cross her arms, obviously not even slightly intimidate by the massive Robot-AI-mech-thing. But she is eyeing him over sceptically.]

.. an AI?

[electrowhipit]

I'm a Cybertronian, but it's not the first time I've been called an AI. I'm just as alive and sentient as you are.

And my icons are failing so please bear with me D=

[dont_touchmyshit]

It's not everyday I come across a sentient machine, closest I've dealt with are Geth and they're.... shorter, for the most part.

[And she hasn't dealt with many Geth, that's for sure.]

Must be nice to not be stuck in a human's body then, if that's what you normally look like.

[She gestured to him and his astounding height.]

It's fine!

[electrowhipit]

Haha, well, I was human for over a year when I first got here, but now I'm back to normal.

... I'm guessing you're not supposed to be human?

[dont_touchmyshit]

No, I'm supposed to be Asari. Seeing as no one else has yet to know what that is, I'll just say I'm supposed to be blue....But I'm stuck like this, for now.

[electrowhipit]

Blue's a nice color. [ He makes a noise that's almost like a chirp, clearly amused with himself. ]

My name's Jolt, by the way.

[dont_touchmyshit]

I'd imagine you would be fond of blue.

Aria T'loak. What do you even do here, outside of being an arborist?

[Because giant sentient robots seem so common in a town that won't sere women alcohol because it's 'unseemly']

[electrowhipit]

I actually work at the garage fixing cars, which is kind of ironic considering I turn into one myself.

What do you do?

[dont_touchmyshit]

I was the CEO of an outlaw space station, now apparently I'm a nurse. Go from business with gangs and threats, the odd assassination, to apparently helping people. You'd think I was nice or something.

[She'll look at him and hold a hand up like she's wiping away what she initially said.]

...did you just say you can turn yourself into a car?

[electrowhipit]

[ He gives the Cybertronian equivalent to a low whistle ] That's, uh, quite the change.

... Yes I did.

[dont_touchmyshit]

So is this body, I'm sure you understand that.

[She'll smirk at him.]

Well let's see then. Here I just thought you were a large and rather polite VI.

[electrowhipit]

All right.

[ He takes a step back, and in a whirl of shifting parts, he folds up on himself. Soon there is no more of the giant robot, and a blue sedan settles onto the grass. ]

Huh. Not the first time I've been called a VI either.

[dont_touchmyshit]

[Now Aria is amused and a small amused smile will cross her face as she takes a few steps toward the vehicle.]

VI's are easier to think of instead of full sentient machines. There are... some ethical issues and paranoia about it in the galaxy.

[She'll tap one of the door mirrors lightly.]

So, you're an antique. Classy.

[electrowhipit]

We're not exactly common.

[ A chuckle, and he swings a door open for her ] Actually, this is a new model when I'm from.

[dont_touchmyshit]

Seeing as I've gone all across the galaxy and never heard of you, then you must be.

[She'll toss caution to the wind and slide into the seat. Today had been one big ball of strange and odd, so she figures why not go driving in the sentient alien transforming vehicle.]

Seems sleek, haven't been a land based vehicle in centuries though. Air cars are more popular, tend to get to places faster too.

[electrowhipit]

[ The screen in the center console flicks on- there is a face there, a human one, and he laughs. ]

How about I do the driving, then?

[dont_touchmyshit]

[She'll laugh and look amused.]

You don't think I know how to drive an antique? I was driving cars before humans knew how electricity worked.

[electrowhipit]

Well excuuuuse me. You want to take the wheel? Go for it.

I just reserve the right to take over if I have to.

[dont_touchmyshit]

Technically this would be something like your body, I promise I won't attempt to crash you into a building as tempting as that might be.

[She'll set her hands on the wheel and look over the gauges before smirking and putting the vehicle into gear, peeling out of the park. No one said she didn't enjoy driving fast....and slightly recklessly.]

Besides, where is the fun if there isn't little danger involved?

[electrowhipit]

Whoa, whoa. What do you mean "as tempting as that might be"?

[ sdljdsl away they go, apparently! He's quick enough to keep them from hitting anyone or anything, but if she wants to be reckless about it, far be it from him to stop her.

A little map of Mayfield does pop up on the console screen, though. ]

There is a highway, if you really want to let loose.

[dont_touchmyshit]

I haven't had the greatest of days, running over a few drones would be satisfying but I doubt you would enjoy that. Might end up denting you.

[Despite her driving, Aria was carefully plotting her route and speed, getting a handle for how he was on the road and the speed she could take corners at that wouldn't damage either of them or cause a crash. Sometimes being a tactician and having some years of physics ground into you pays off.]

Highway sounds like a fine option, let's see how fast you can go.