The murky depths of Deep Colosseum may not be the most appropriate place to wish someone well on their birthday, though anyone would be hard-pressed to tear Magdelena away from her work when she's mid-breakthrough—or, when she's just waking up.
【 Tues 31 January, 09:55:57 AM OST. 】
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Stepping out from within her cryo-chamber towards the Colosseum's deeper recesses, Mag's irises flash fluorescent as she calibrates to being 'awake'. She senses Saya closing in through the makeshift tunnel that remains the only true access point into this region of The Under, a ghostly place still trapped within time.
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Mag pulls a robe over herself, quick to cover the parts she never wishes to provide full view of; sauntering towards a plain, plastic table near the center of the arena, the bounty hunter retrieves a toolbox just moments before her eyes return to their default shade of light purple. They meet quickly with the blood rust color of Saya's, the two girls standing in silence for a moment. Silence filled with the hum of mechanisms churning and awakening, themselves; it'd be another laborious day, she senses.
Silence then breaks.
"Here," monotone, still groggy to a certain extent, Mag hands over the box. "For your vehicle. I had recalled you being in need of a new set of tools, and so consider this what you humans would designate a 'birthday gift'."
Nine, nearly ten in the morning was still fairly early for someone like Saya - someone that stayed up until around three in the morning most nights. She pulled on her clothes for the day, a black bralette with her green bomber jacket over it, left unzipped as per usual. Her foot caught in a hole in her jeans, ripping it even worse than it already was - oh well. Black boots were pulled on afterwards, Saya leaving the dingy Pyrite home situated in the slums. She checked on her bike real quick in the shoddy, makeshift workshop she'd put together. Everything was still in place thankfully.
Saya moves through the town with purpose, hands shoved in her pockets. It was chilly in the desert today, with thick grey clouds hanging overhead. Part of her wondered if it would rain, but for now, the sun was blotted out. She's quick to find the tunnel that leads to the Deep Colosseum - the only point of entry that leads underground anymore.
Finally, she makes it to Mags' lab, the other woman turning at her arrival before Saya could say anything. Saya hears the whirring and churning of machinery, starting up for the day. Crimson eyes trail down to the toolbox being presented to her, before looking back up at Mags.
"No shit- y'really got these fer me?" Saya hesitates for a second, before taking the toolbox from Mags. It was true - she was in very dire need of tools. Her bike was a bitch to work on, and the tools she had were cheap, secondhand ones she bought in bulk. That combination led to many of her wrenches outright snapping, and all Saya could do was weld them back together as a temporary solution. As she opens the box and looks over the set, she can tell by a glance that they're nicer than what she has. Maybe she can finally get that damned stubborn rusted bolt off her engine so she can get the main issue fixed up.
There's a rare, genuine smile on Saya's face as she closes the box, looking back up to the other. She has to remind herself that this is a gift. It's her birthday, there's no strings attached. Though, she will keep in mind to repay the favor on Mags' birthday once it comes up. "Thanks, Mags, y'.... y'really didn't have t'do that. Hope I can put 'em t'good use."
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chimney gets to meet maddie because buck joins the 118, buck could join the 118 because tommy left for the 217, tommy can reconnect with the 118 after the hurricane rescue because chimney saved his life years ago, and this is why i think tommy should be the one to rescue chimney…. chimney gets to meet maddie because tommy leaves, and he gets to marry her because tommy comes back. in this essay i will
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