Scene #4336: Gear up!

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Lin	The Infinite Library is BLOODY HUGE, but it serves as Union R&D. Karal Rei Lin has appropriated a workshop that goes almost entirely unused, because most of Njorun's production doesn't involve... antiquated methods of metalworking. The workshop Lin's chosen? There's a forge in each corner of hexagonal room, with tables and anvils in the middle. Shelves and materials ring the room, tucked onto shelves and in boxes. Ingots of iron, copper, tin (and their mixed form, bronze), and others that aren't easily recognizable. But at the moment only one forge fire's lit, and it's certainly not stoked up to the proper temperatures. The room's a little on the dustier side. It clearly sees little use. Karal Rei Lin's seated on one of the anvils, a pensive look on her face...
Tomoe	Tomoe did find the Infinite Libary to be huge, it took the long redhaired woman a littlebit to fine her way. Lin would find 'Tomoe' arriving well a woman arriving whose face was much the same as Tomoe but she was shorter, hair was longer, and clearly she wasn'tn a Salamanderof some sort and she calls out to Karal. "...Woah you already set up here?" The voice does match though.
Staren	Staren has a room here too somewhere. There's a sectoid corpse being preserved in a healing vat, and a workbench. He's pretty much forgotten about it, but visiting R&D again reminds him that he needs to do /something/. Hmm. He'll add it to his to-do list. Staren walks into Lin's workshop wearing his armor, since Lin seemed curious about it. He doesn't comment on the low tech -- obviously Lin needs the tools she's familiar with. He does comment on the design, though: "Who makes hexagonal rooms?" He looks around, giving Tomoe a curious look-over. He hasn't seen what she actually looks like in some time.
Lin	Lin waves at the people entering! One she recognizes... Staren! The other... Sheena, SHE gets peered at. "H-huuuooooh? Wait, you're... same voice, but... what?" Similar build, face very alike.... Lin's clearly PUZZLED by this. She hops off the anvil and leans forward to get a GOOD look at 'Tomoe'. But eventually the warrior-smith folds her arms, sprouts a grin, and asks, "okay, I'm stumped. What happened to the ears? Among other things..."
Staren	Staren slumps at Lin's puzzlement. "You really don't get it?" But he gives Sheena a chance to explain before trying his own explanation.
Tomoe	Tomoe says "As I said that's my avatar, this is me." She smirks a little bit as she looks to Lin for a moment. She's not gaunt like she was just after she was freed from SAO, though she is still lean, far mroe lean than one might expect her tobebut she's healthy she seems veyr amused here. "AS I said I need the armour for my actual self I have nothing, while I have a pair of weapons the armour I havecollecteed is more suitable to use and sized for my Avatar."
Lin	"... Avatar? ... More than one body?!" Lin DOES seem to get it! Kind of! But she's nearly jumping out of her skin at this! And it gets her SCOWLING at Staren. "If one thing's starting to piss me off, it's how much people just assume I know what they're talking about. As if I'm the one at fault!"
Staren	Staren winces and straightens up. He opens his visor, "I thought for sure she told you before coming... The other body is remote-controlled. This is her real one." He rubs the back of his head. "I guess if noone said anything though, it'd be pretty surprising and strange..."
Tomoe	Tomoe says "I have but it can be a hard concept to /get/ hell I'm confused by it still. I don't expect everyone to get the tricks of the digital region of the multivese anymore than people expect me to actually get actual magic and how it works. I'msorry if I wasn't clear and areyou all right Karal...?"
Lin	"huh." Lin's shoulders sag. She's making a rather hard and bewildered face... but turns to rubbing at her cheeks. "Odd tricks everywhere, but this one's new! Not like anyone could possibly expect all these things... anyways!" The redhead rebounds pretty quickly, spirit revving back up to a blaze and a resulting grin. "Armor!" She casually picks up a solid iron ingot from the anvil and keeps tossing it upwards and catching it in one hand! "Something you can still manuever in, you said. So... probably you're after chainmail and some strategic plates?"
Staren	Staren watches her toss the ingot. His muse calculates how heavy it is. 'Geeze...' he mutters.
Tomoe	Tomoe says "Yes and likely some sort of under part to keep the mail from chafing. I know that much about armour at the very least. I tend to be agile, well agile for someoneform my world? Either of you would ... be considered impossibe by world's rules."She watche as the other Redhead gets to work with intrest.
Lin	"Padding's a given!" Lin blurts as if this is just common sense. "And just you wait. I'll show you 'impossible!'" Grin turning proud and eager, Lin grips the ingot HARD when it lands in her palm again. "Might wanna give me a bit of space." Advises the redhead. She doesn't bother with the forge. She doesn't even grab any tools. Instead... she EXHALES onto the ingot, releasing a stream of fine and wispy golden flames from her mouth. The Essence wraps around and permeates the lump of metal, shining from within it. Lin quickly digs her hands into the material and begins SQUEEZING it through her fingers like spaghetti. PLIABLE STRANDS of glowing metal emerge from her grasp and are quickly put through their paces in what resembles a game of cat's cradle, ever more intricate patterns of thin steel being woven together by dextrous hands. Lin works at a feverish pitch, all but a blur. She needs three ingots in total, but only one for the actual plate. Which... she folds by hand, turning it over again and again and flattening it with swift hammering slaps and rub-downs. It seems she only needed to use Sheena's measurements by eye!Then she finishes the project by reaching over and grabbing sheets of cloth and leather and some thread and glue off the shelves. Ten seconds of rapid, blurry and noisy assemblings later... she's holding a chainmail shirt with plate over the vitals. Every bit of metal in sight - the length of each LINK in the chains - is covered in tiny engravings. Five Elements and Sun iconography, on close inspection.
Staren	Staren looks at Sheena. "My technology, maybe, but I don't have superhuman agility or strength or anything naturally..." He watches Lin work. And then he stares. And stares more. Oh, superheated metal is too bright -- he closes the visor. By the end, he leans against the wall. There are no words.
Tomoe	Tomoe listens and works to give Karal some space, she looks at Staren for a moment. "Your a shape shifter" Tomoe blurts out at Staren at his denying about being imposisble by the rules of her world. She doesn't say more due to watching Karal with very intent intest in the younger woman as she works. She then gapes at the armour is being made faster than any automated factory machinery.
Staren	Staren blinks. He removes the helmet, rubbing the back of his head again. "Well, yeah, but that doesn't help me fight or do stuff like /that/..." he gesturesd vaguely at Lin."
Lin	Lin can't help but grin devilishly at the looks she's getting. Can't help but enjoy showing off here and there, it seems! But, yes it's done. Lin shakes out the chainmail a few times like one might a shirt that just came out of the dryer, and listens CAREFULLY to the clinking of the chain links. "...perfect! Bit on the heavier side, but it'll take a beating... assuming it's worn properly, cared for... not really sure now if you know how to use gear like this!" Lin peers curiously Sheena's way!
Tomoe	Tomoe says "I'm going to have to learn the proper care for something like this I admit." She pauses as she's now peered at. "I have never seen anyone work that fast." She'll take the chest pirce as it's offered and takes a really close look. "I have some idea about melee weapons I admit but full on armour? Not somuch as I said. Damn this work is impressive, dareI ask how much this is going to set me back?"