Merry Christmas!

[juststeverogers]

It took an awful lot of work to track down everyone and get their gifts in order, but Steve's going to be running around the Nexus giving out presents to all of his friends. Or inviting them over to his apartment. Whatever works for them!




((Stealing verity's setup--please go to the top level for your character and begin commenting as you like. Feel free to make Steve work to find you, he's got gifts for you all!))

Comments

[juststeverogers]

"Oh! You know Samus? She's my trainer." Steve nods eagerly flipping through the book to find the fortress they're talking about. When he does he stares long and hard at it, eyes gone wide again.

"You dropped one of these onto the planet? Wouldn't that have caused a lot of collateral damage? Does anyone live there?"

[rekindledtitan]

"You too, huh?" She's surprised, but approving. "Hey, good for you! I've seen her work, she knows her stuff. Looking for combat training like Verity?" Steve's fragile health doesn't entirely disqualify him from combat (bearing in mind that Blaze considers 'sacrificial last stand' a valid strategy), but it does make her wonder what Samus is teaching him.

"Nah, nobody but Fallen pirates and murderous robots down there. I don't think we even hit much of the old colony, and that's been a ruin for centuries." Fallen are people too, Blaze. She lifts her 'drink' to her mouth for a minute before she gestures at the picture. "Thing is, the Citadel's shaped kinda like a tree. That part you can see is like the trunk, but its roots go deep and the upper part spreads out above the clouds. The robots who built it, the Vex, they think things like space and gravity are just little details."

[juststeverogers]

"Something like that yeah. So far it's been a lot of hand-eye coordination practices and studying." Making a planner out of Steve doesn't seem to be a bad idea, given his physical limitations. He seems to be glad he's able to train at all, really.

"...I...wasn't aware physics was that alright with being treated as trivial. However they did it, it's very impressive." Steve wishes he could have seen it. The pictures are a start though, and they're fascinating enouhg to have him breathless as he studies them. Every detail helps tell a story.

"Did you have fun with that one too, Ghost?"

[rekindledtitan]

"Hmm, makes sense. Gonna have to keep me updated on that, sounds like it'll be interesting." His coordination must be pretty good, she figures.

"Honestly, it was... terrifying. But it did make for one of the most satisfying moments I've ever had. When we landed I didn't even think we were going to breach the Citadel."

"Hey, it turned out easier than we expected. See, this mad Fallen warlord had broken in not long before - and that's a whole other story or two. The Vex had the breach contained when we got there, but with Ghost cracking their quarantine protocols we opened it up again. Found a gravity lift inside that took us right up into the- canopy, I guess you could call it. Only what we didn't realize at first was that a pack of Fallen assassins had followed us in." She chuckles. "That's when the real fun started."

[juststeverogers]

The terminology has Steve lost, but he's following along as best as he can. The gist of it he understands perfectly. They get into a place, get cornered, and had to fight their way out. And, if you're Blaze, that's a heck of a lot of fun. Ghost doesn't seem nearly as thrilled about it.

"How'd you drop something that huge? Did you turn off it's 'to hell with physics' button?"