Scene #1274: Evangeline meets a dragon!

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Evangeline	Early afternoon in the area known as Naturia. Evangeline, the Neuroi Girl, hardly ever gets free time, so today she has decided to go exploring. The little Neuroi is flying at a leisurly pace through the air, weaving through undergrowth and around giant trees. If seen from a distance away, she might just look like some kind of fairy flying along. She is humanoid in shape, after all. But, the closer she gets to someone, the more alien she appears. She is completely black and metallic, with only a few lights along her body to break up the color. She has no facial features. No eyes, nose, or lips, giving her a sort of generic mannequin face. She seems to have no hands, though the way her upper body is shaped gives the appearance that they could be hidden within the long sleeves of her 'jacket'. She has legs, but they are shaped like engines of a WWII propeller plane. And while she is quite well known within the Union, she and her kind may not even be heard of outside of Strike Earth or the Union.
Teepo	In a clearing somewhere in Naturia: A small splash. "OW! Damn crayfish!" At the side of a river, there's a young man with purple hair and crimson eyes, sitting on a rock. In one gloved hand he's holding a fishing rod. The other hand is ungloved, and he appears to have the index finger of that hand in his mouth. Which is probably the only thing that's keeping him from letting loose a string of curses. The outfit he's wearing might be cobbled together from a military outfit of some kind. Mostly blue-gray and pretty normal-looking, but a thin, silver Kevlar vest stands out amongst it. And it's actually not a glove that he's wearing on that one hand... it's a very large gauntlet! The other one's resting on the rock at his side. When Evangeline flies overhead though... the young man's instantly on his guard. Teepo has seen fairies. And THAT is not a fairy! It's way too big, and it doesn't even have ladybug wings! Quickly he tosses the fishing rod onto the bank, dons his removed gauntlet, and waits. If it looks like the thing in the sky is coming after him? It's going to get shot at. With a fire-elemental shotgun.
Evangeline	Unfortunately for Evangeline, she is observant and curious. She notices Teepo fishing, and banks around to come back toward him. This might constitute the 'coming after him' he was concerned about. But, as she flies by and turns around, there is no sound except a slight metallic whisper much like the sound metal cables make when stressed. The creature has no apparent weapons, or method of flight, further adding to the mystery. And she is definitely flying toward Teepo now. Right toward him. At a fairly rapid pace. Displaying her aerial acrobatics as she goes, maintaining her speed while weaving between trees and bushes. She does a forward flip a short distance from Teepo and comes to a stop, her legs pointed his way a moment before she balances and hovers in place.
Teepo	OK, no. That thing is not a fairy. And yes, it IS coming after him! At least it looks like it. So he raises that red-colored shotgun... BANG! The report is loud, like a shotgun usually is. But it's not a bullet that comes out. It's a blast of, essentially, fire magic. It's not aimed directly at the metal demon, though. It's a warning shot. "Stop right there!" Teepo calls out, when she stops flying. He draws the second gun too, a blue-colored pistol, and points them both at Evangeline. It's a test. Can it hear or understand him? Or is it a monster of some kind?
Evangeline	Evangeline watches the magic blast fly by, then looks back at Teepo. There is a long pause where the mysterious creature is just floating there, perfectly still. Then, finally, there is a little burst of static from somewhere followed by a soft, near-monotone female voice. "...I am stopped right here..." it says, sounding like the voice is coming from an old radio. It also sounds a bit off, like the voice isn't coming from her face. Rather, it seems to be coming from her wrist. With the weapons trained on her, Evangeline just stays still, staring at Teepo with that featureless face. "...I am Evangeline...are you an enemy...?" She still seems to have no weapons, but if he has such abilities Teepo would detect a large energy source at the center of her body.
Teepo	Teepo doesn't seem to notice the energy gathering. Seems like he can't see it. He blinks though, when she 'talks'. Sort of. He pauses, lowering the shotgun. At least now he only has the smaller of the two guns pointed at her, so that's definitely an improvement. Her question gets an awkward, "...Uh. Dunno. Was about to ask you that." Pause. "Evangeline, huh?" Another pause. "Can you understand me?" A look to her 'ears'. Maybe that's how she's hearing him?
Evangeline	Evangeline tilts her head slightly in curiousity as Teepo asks his question. "...yes..." is all she says. Those ears are possibly how she is hearing, but like her face, they don't seem to have the features one can usually see in an ear. "...you are holding a weapon on me when I have raised none at you...this puts you close to the enemy category...please lower your weapon...or I will have to respond..." she says in that same soft, demure voice. It probably seems like a strange thing to say, considering she still does not seem to have any armaments at all. No holsters or other obvious signs of weapons.
Teepo	"...I'm not used to metal people swooping down at me out of the air," Teepo responds. But after a moment he lowers the pistol. He still has the guns OUT, mind... they're just not POINTED at her. He tilts his head at her. "So uh... what're you?" He's not purposely rude about it. He's just curious and isn't really thinking how rude it might sound. And he's kind of forward, anyway.
Evangeline	Evangeline continues floating there, motionless, until the gun is lowered. Then, she finally moves. She floats a bit closer to Teepo, her arms trailing behind her slightly. "...I am a Neuroi..." she says as she floats about. She floats around Teepo slowly, looking him over, then stops in front of him again. "...what are you...?" she asks, head tilted slightly to one side in a gesture of curiousity. Her ears twitch and her feline tail sways lightly, but then go still again.
Teepo	And Teepo takes a step back when Evangeline floats forward. He's not sure what a 'Neuroi' is, and he doesn't want to chance that it's something radioactive or poisonous or something. Her floating around him doesn't reveal much else, though he does turn slightly to follow her movements. He does answer her question though. "Me? I'm a dragon." Looks human, though. "What's a... nuroy?" Yeah, he has no idea what he's saying.
Evangeline	"...I am a Neuroi..." Evangeline says, doing a little twirl in place. "...We are not robots... I believe the humans qualify us as crystaline lifeforms... My kind are engaged in a campaign to take over our version of Earth... I have defected in order to try and find a peaceful solution... The Neuroi commanders do not believe the humans deserve any mercy, but I think that our war will only lead to the destruction of both sides..." Evangeline tilts her head down in a pensive manner. "...so far...I have had little success..."
Teepo	Teepo listens. Tilts his head. "So like... this is in your world, right?" he inquires. Hopefully she's not an advance guard or something. "'Cause I don't wanna have to shoot somebody who has so sweet of a voice." Let's just... never mind the fact that he was ready to shoot her a few minutes ago. Yeah. Nonetheless he smirks. THEN he puts his weapons away.
Evangeline	Evangeline shakes her head at the first question. "My world is far from here." she says, then headtilts in curiousity at that comment. "...I...have a sweet voice...?" she asks, as if no one has ever complimented her on it before. Which...well, there was one other time. The comment seems to have some sort of effect, since she backs up and twirls in the air a few times before floating up to Teepo again. "...thank you..." She just floats there a few moments before finally speaking again. "...perhaps it is because I like sugar..." she comments. "...humans have told me sugar tastes sweet..."
Teepo	Teepo's smile widens when Evangeline twirls in place in the air. He might be a dragon now, but it looks like he still hasn't lost that silver tongue of his! Anyway. The mention of sugar tasting sweet gets a grin. "Well, they say 'you are what you eat'. D'you eat a lot of sugar?" A pause then, as he realizes something. "...How d'you eat?" He doesn't see a mouth.
Evangeline	"...Sugar is my favorite..." the little alien says in answer to the first question. At the second, she tilts her head, then turns away from Teepo. It might seem like he insulted her somehow at first glace. But then, she raises one of her handless arms and aims it at a nearby small tree. Red energy builds at the end of that sleeve, then a small beam fires at the tree. The tree glows a moment, then simply disintegrates into pure energy and flows back along the beam. With the demonstration concluded, Neuroi Girl turns back toward Teepo.
Teepo	The laser startles him, and... "WHOA!" Teepo hops to one side, hand on the pistol again, just in case she attacks him. It takes his brain a moment to catch up with what just happened-- he asked how she ate... she doesn't have a mouth, so... "...Well, I guess that makes sense." He straightens, from where he had crouched down in case she attacked him. An awkward pause, and then he notes, "Uh. Just so you know, I don't taste good. Like, at all. So don't bother trying to eat me, okay?"
Evangeline	Evangeline watches Teepo stand up, then headtilts. "...food would probably not admit to tasting good..." she says. She holds up an arm again, then...pats Teepo on the head. "...I do not eat people..." she says, then floats back again. "...what do you like to eat...?" she asks as she floats there. But, rather than being perfectly still, she sways side to side cutely as she watches the supposed dragon.
Teepo	"Food wouldn't shoot you with a gun, either," Teepor responds cockily. A hint of fang is seen in the expression that clearly states, 'You wanna try it? D'you feel lucky?' without him having to say it. As for what he likes to eat? "Eh. Same thing most people do. Tried the raw meat thing, since I figured a dragon ought to get that in his diet, but it didn't work. Guess my stomach doesn't believe it yet." Shrug.
Evangeline	Evangeline tilts her head at that first part. "...a creature's natural instinct is to defend itself...if food was able to use guns...it would no doubt use them in order to avoid being eaten..." she says as she floats about. She headtilts the other way after that. "...what is wrong with raw meat...?" she asks, then notices the fishing pole. "...were you going to try raw fish...?" she asks, floating over toward it. She holds out a sleeve, and slender metallic black fingers extend from it before she picks up the rod.
Teepo	"Nah," Teepo replies. "I fish for sport too. It's fun." When he's not being pinched by crayfish. This part, of course, he doesn't mention. Because yeah, he's not going to embarass himself in front of a girl. For the question of raw meat and raw fish, he notes, "I can try raw fish, that's what sushi is. Pretty good stuff. But yeah. My stomach still doesn't handle raw meat. Dunno if I'll be able to with time, or..." He lets the statement trail off. A pause. "You know how to fish?" he asks.
Evangeline	Evangeline holds the rod a few moments more before looking at Teepo. "...no..." she says, then goes back to staring at the water while holding the pole. She doesn't ask him to teach her, nor does she attempt to fish without knowing how. Apparently she was just intrigued with the fishing pole. She gives it a few flicks, then turns the handcrank a few times back and forth. "...do you know how to fish...?" she asks even as she keeps fiddling with the fishing pole.
Teepo	"Yup," Teepo replies. "Careful though. Spool the line out backwards too much and it'll catch the line in the mechanism, and that'll be a mess to fix." He takes a few steps forward. Points at the end of the fishing line. There's a hook there, though it's not baited. "How much do you know about how it works?" No need in expositioning the poor girl if she knows the basics.
Evangeline	Evangeline pauses in her fiddlings when Teepo speaks up. She turns her head toward him, then toward the hook when he points to it. "...you...flick the rod like this..." She arches her arm back, then flicks the fishing rod forward. Depending on how the rod is set, the hook may go flying. "...then...you wait for a fish to bite..." she says. So...no, she doesn't really know how it works, just how it appears to work. "...is that correct...?" she says, turning her head back toward Teepo. "...am I fishing...?" she asks as she floats there, holding the pole and looking at Teepo.
Teepo	The hook does go flying, and it's a pretty good cast! But there's one problem, as Teepo will point out. "Sorta. But you gotta have bait, otherwise they're not gonna bite," he explains. "Fishing is basically tricking fish into biting a hook. Reel it back in, and I'll show ya," he offers. He's got some bait nearby, otherwise he wouldn't be able to fish in the first place.
Evangeline	Evangeline tilts her head again, then reels the hook back in. She catches the hook once it is close enough, then holds it out to Teepo. "...does biting a hook hurt...?" she asks him, and as she does she looks up at him. "...what is bait...?" she asks as she holds the hook out, her head tilted downward in a way that gives her a shy sort of look to her.
Teepo	Teepo pauses at that question. "Well... I guess so. I've caught hooks in my fingers before, that definitely doesn't feel great," he observes. He steps over to where his bait container is, and pulls out a green worm-like thing from the box. "This!" he proclaims, holding up the critter. "Sometimes these guys fall out of trees, and when they do, fish like to eat 'em." Carefully he takes the hook-- to avoid aforementioned catching in fingers-- and puts the worm on the hook. "Try that," he suggests, letting go of the hook. "Cast it out like you did before, and watch the little red-and-white thing."
Evangeline	Evangeline watches silently as the hook is baited. "...fish...like worms..." she says, as if to memorize the fact. When instructed to cast, she does. Another over the head cast that sends the hook sailing through the air. She watches it hit the water, then floats there. Perfectly still. She doesn't even bob up and down as many things do when they hover. "...was that the proper form...?" she asks after a few moments, though she still doesn't move.
Teepo	Teepo nods. "Pretty good, yeah! Fish like worms, bugs, things like that. Some eat plants, but they don't taste that good." He points to the bobber. "When the fish start to nibble at the bait, that'll start to bob in the water. When it goes under, you do like this--" He mimics holding the fishing rod and setting the hook "--to hook the fish. That makes sure the hook, well, hooks 'em. It can take a while to get one to bite good enough, though."
Evangeline	Evangeline turns her head toward Teepo as he starts explaining, then back to the water when he finishes. A few silent moments pass. She seems to be watching the bobber intently. "...you said...you are a dragon...you do not look like a dragon...dragons are large reptilian creatures, usually with wings and breath-weapons..." she says as she floats there, just a few inches off the ground. There is a pause, then she adds, "...unless humans of your world are known as dragons..."
Teepo	"Oh. Yeah. I don't look like one all the time," Teepo replies, stuffing his hands into his pockets idly. "Only when I turn into one. But I wouldn't be able to do that either, if I wasn't a dragon." For once he's not being smug about it, just musing over it. She's not threatening him, so he doesn't feel the need to be superior. Besides, he's not stupid. She can fly, he can't. She's got the advantage, him a dragon or not.
Evangeline	Evangeline listens to Teepo speaking, her head turned toward him. "...may I see it...?" she asks as the bobber bobs on the water. "...I have not seen a dragon in person before...I have only heard of them and heard their voices on the radio...but...I have not met one..."
Teepo	When Evangeline asks about his dragon form, Teepo suddenly grins broadly. Geez, are humans' canine teeeth supposed to be that sharp? Probably not. Leaning forward as if he's whispering, Teepo asks conspiratorially, "You really wanna see?" Squinting at her. "You sure? Dragons are scary." At least, in his world anyway.
Evangeline	Evangeline continues to float there stoically, still holding the fishing pole. "...I battle my fellow Neuroi almost weekly...massive engines of destruction able to level entire continents..." she says, then headtilts. "...a single dragon should not be able to scare me..." she adds, then pauses before holding a hand downward. She creates a small hole in a nearby boulder, then sets the handle of the rod in it. "...yes...I really...wanna see..." she says, turning to Teepo and bowing forward respectfully. With her floating in the air, the sudden bow off balances her and she somersaults in place before righting herself again. "...if you do not mind..." she adds after she is balanced again.
Teepo	And yes, a girl who can shoot holes in boulders probably wouldn't be scared by a dragon, Teepo realizes. So, he takes a few steps back, so he doesn't catch her in the transformation. It tends to be kind of explosive. And for some reason he's feeling sheepish. Why should he feel sheepish about being a DRAGON? He's POWERFUL that way! He takes a breath. "I hear dragons look different in all worlds. This is just what they look like in mine." He closes his eyes... exhales slowly... and then draws in a sudden breath, and as he does, fire erupts around him, hiding him from view. The flames suddenly freeze into ice, and when they shatter... there's a very different being there. Instead of a human, it's a large, six and a half foot purple reptilian creature. Its scales are purple, like his hair. "Like this." It sounds like he's speaking in two voices, one's dark and demonic-sounding and the other is almost cold-sounding. Both voices are male, though.
Evangeline	As Teepo begins the transformation and those flames erupt, Evangeline floats backward to avoid any possible burns or freezes. Of course, if any do touch her a translucent blue energy shield flares into being around her. Hexagons of energy form that shield around her and repel the flames from her. She watches the transformation with the same sort of stoic silence she has shown several times already. When Teepo is fully transformed and he speaks with those two voices, Evangeline tilts her head in curiousity. "...purple...is a nice color..." she says, floating over toward Teepo and looking him over again. "...and...you look very dangerous..."
Teepo	Teepo grins at the mention of looking dangerous. Though now it looks a little less friendly! Mind, it's not his fault-- having a mouth full of teeth like a T-rex will make any grin seem not-friendly! He looks at his arms, and his underbelly. "It ended up being almost the same color as my hair. That's kinda weird, Ryan's wasn't like this. He's got blue hair, his ended up green. At least, that's what I heard." There seems to be one other thing that bothers him. He turns his head, looking at his back. He can do this a little easier thanks to a longer, more reptilian neck. "No wings though. Dunno what's up with that. I guess I'm still a baby, as dragons go. Probably just not strong enough. Gotta keep workin' at it."
Evangeline	Evangeline floats over Teepo's back, then pokes at it lightly. "...not all dragons fly...perhaps dragons of your world do not grow wings..." she offers, just as an alternative to Teepo's theory. "...do you...have a breath weapon...?" she asks, floating back around in front of Teepo. "...dragons have breath weapons...that is one thing that seems consistent in all dragons..." she says as she floats around.
Teepo	Teepo's back is muscled and scaled, and does not give easily to poking. The scales feel like thin sheets of metal, but they're not sharp. "I've heard legends about 'em having wings," he notes. "Though maybe not all of 'em do. They're thought of like demons in my world, so I don't think there's been a lot of effort put in to find out." Breath weapons? Teepo nods. "I have two, in fact. I'm kinda dual-elemental." He tilts his head up, so he won't hit Evangeline, and puffs out a short breath. Fire follows it. "Fire..." He tilts his head back again, and puffs out a breath. More fire, but this time it's blue, and there's no heat from it. In fact it's cold. "And ice. I can do that as a human too, but it's all steam, not real fire or ice."
Evangeline	Evangeline seems surprised to feel how solid those scales are. She idly wonders if this dragon is suceptible to her powers, but she isn't about to try and find out. "...two kinds of breath weapons...you must be a special kind of dragon..." she says before floating up and around to land on Teepo's shoulders. "...are there other dragons on your world...?" she asks as she sits like a small girl on a a father's shoulders.
Teepo	"Well, I dunno..." This in response to 'special kind of dragon'. And then suddenly he has a metal girl on his shoulders, what? "Huh?" He cranes his neck up and around, to try to get a better look at her. What's she doing up there? But he does have that statement to answer. "Not sure. I could use two elements before I became a dragon, too. Almost three, but I'm not great with wind." If she's sitting on his shoulders, then he should be able to see her feet, right? They'd be near his face. Once he's sure she's not up there trying to hurt him, he turns his attention to those feet. Are they feet? The reaches a hand up, aiming to poke gently at the bottom of her 'foot' with the blunt side of a claw. "...You don't have toes," he observes.
Evangeline	Eva is poked in the foot. Or...well, the rounded end of her leg. "...no..." she agrees, then wiggles her legs lightly. "...but...I do not need toes... I do not walk..." she says. She floats upward again, then down in front of Teepo. "...is it tiring to be a dragon..? ...why do you have to transform back and forth...?" she says, now finding her legs interesting. She floats with her body bent at the waist, a finger poking at the end of one leg.
Teepo	Teepo lowers his head so she can float up again without catching anything on his horns or his fin. Once he's sure she's clear, he puts his head back up. He pauses at Evangeline's question. Tilts his head. "...You know, I have no idea," he finally says. "Though I... guess there's places that I can't go like this. My world being one of 'em. Because I'm a demon. That and the legends say some of the dragons were like... massive. It'd be a pain in the butt to get around in a human-sized world if you're like a hundred feet tall." He's exaggerating, but the point still stands.
Evangeline	"...oh..." the little Neuroi responds to Teepo's reasoning. "...that makes sense..." she adds, then looks down at her wrist where her multipurpose watch is. "...I should return to base...it was nice t-" Suddenly, the rod that has been stuck in the rock this whole time starts twitching. Evangeline watches it a few moments, then points. "...the rod...it is moving..." she says, her voice much too calm for what many people would be shouting excitedly about. She floats over quickly and grabs the rod, then gives it a sharp little tug to try and set the hook.
Teepo	Teepo had forgotten all about the fishing rod! Evangeline brings his attention to it again, and he blinks. The tug gets an immediate reaction, and it feels like something's struggling. "Hey! You got a bite!" Teepo remarks. "Careful, too much pulling and the line might break if it's a big fish. But if you don't keep enough tension, the fish'll get loose. Pull up, then reel down." He demonstrates the motions with his now much larger hands, which looks a little weird, but gets his point across. Evangeline might notice something kind of funny if she looks at him when he stands back to watch her reel in the fish. His tail is twitching side to side, like a big cat's! But he's eager to see what she caught, and if she can pull it in.
Evangeline	Evangeline watches Teepo's technique, then imitates it. But, she isn't used to actually pulling weight with her hands or arms, and the rod starts to slip. "...I cannot hold it...it is too big..." she says as the rod twitches and jerks in her hands. But, she dutifully follows the technique Teepo showed her. She reels and jerks, reels and jerks, and just as it looks like the rod will escape... There is a gigantic splash, and a catfish the size of Teepo leaps out of the water, its huge mouth gaping as it tries to turn the tables on Evangeline. She will be little more than a snack for this fish if it gets her!
Teepo	Teepo notes the difficulty Evangeline is having reeling the fish in. "Damn, that must be a hell of a fish!" he notes. When she seems to be flagging, he encourages, "C'mon, you can do it! Don't give up yet!" Ryu might think this strange if he saw it-- Teepo in his dragon form, encouraging the Neuroi Girl to continue to fight a fish that's... HOLY CRAP THAT IS A BIG DAMN CATFISH. And it's also about to EAT EVANGELINE! Teepo growls, feet digging into the ground to push him forward. He's trying to get between her and the giant fish. As he moves, he rumbles, "Oh no you DON'T!" And as he says the last, he breathes out a great blast of icy 'fire'-- the blue flames-- trying to flash-freeze the fish.
Evangeline	That is indeed a big catfish! Evangeline is motionless a moment, and just as she is about to act Teepo leaps in the way. She headtilts as she watches him ice blast the catfish. And...it works! The catfish is frozen solid! Of course, that means that a torpedo of ice is flying toward Teepo and Evangeline. Evangeline moves quickly around in front of Teepo, and holds up her arms. A menacing red glow forms at the tips of her sleeves, then she thrusts those sleeves toward the flying fish. When she does, a thick, sinister looking red beam fires at the catfish, and upon impact with the frozen fish it explodes, sending chunks of fish raining down on her and Teepo. But, the beam doesn't just hit the fish. It plows through the fish, then through a large swath of the landscape. When the beam subsides, Evangeline lowers her arms, then turns to face Teepo. "...my hero..." she says. With that tone of hers and her lack of expression, it is nearly impossible to tell if she is being complimentary, snarky, or what. And just after she says it, a piece of fish bounces off her head. "...I suppose you can have lots of sushi now..."
Teepo	"Whoa wait--!" Teepo tries to warn Evangeline. He could probably tank it like this. But Evangeline gets in front and suddenly... Boom. "...Whoa." Suddenly dead fish is raining down. Like EVERYWHERE. The not-sure-if-snarky-or-just-happy statement gets a blink. "...Uh... sure?" And then the fish chunk bounces off her head. And at her comment, Teepo just loses it. He starts to laugh. Fortunately due to the odd slouch that he stands in, he can use one hand to support himself. The situation, how it all turned out, it just too funny. Once he gets himself under control a little better, he asks, "A-are... are you okay?"
Evangeline	Evangeline doesn't say anything as Teepo starts laughing. Her only response is moving her hands to clasp them politely in front of her. Even though she doesn't laugh, her overall posture suggests she is happy that Teepo is laughing. As he keeps laughing, she gives another little twirl before moving to pick up the fallen fishing rod. "...I am fine..." she says before floating over to hand the rod back to Teepo. "...are you okay...?" she asks as she floats there, waiting for him to take the rod.
Teepo	As she moves over to the fishing rod, Teepo sighs, straightening. And since there's distance, he uses it to change back to his human form (which happens in similar fashion to how it happened the other way-- fire, fire freezes, ice breaks). Then he accepts the fishing rod, tucking the hook into one of the eyelets on the rod and tightening the line. "Thanks," he offers honestly. "You did great by the way," he adds. "Not just with bringing that fish in. But I've never seen a catfish EXPLODE before! Just BOOM, and that fish was just GONE. That was AWESOME!" He grins broadly. He likes explosions, what can he say?
Evangeline	Evangeline is surprised to hear someone compliment her on her destructive power. She is still a few moments. "...it was...?" she asks, the surprise evident even in her voice. "...most people would be upset that a catfish was exploded by me..." she adds, then gives a happy twirl before floating up to Teepo. "...you are nice..." she says, then floats up to wrap her arms around his middle in a soft hug. She doesn't really squeeze, just wraps her arms around enough to make contact, then releases Teepo. "...I should return to base..."
Teepo	"Hey, I like explosions," Teepo admits, voicing his earlier thought. Then he's hugged! And he chuckles, returning it. Hugging a metal girl is weird, but... 'weird' seems the flavor of the evening, so it's all good. Because, if she'd wanted to hurt him, she already would have by now. When she lets go and speaks of returning to her base, Teepo nods. "Take care!" His smile fades a bit, though, and he adds something... "Evangeline? Don't let anybody tell you not to use your power. You have the power to defend yourself and the people you care about, to make sure nobody hurts you. Nobody but people who want to take advantage of you would tell you not to use your power." Though he brightens a moment later. "If you ever wanna hang out again sometime, let me know. I got an ear on the broadband, so I'll hear you."