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Post by DezzyBee on Jul 1, 2014 0:27:22 GMT
Music echoed throughout the otherwise empty room. Most people were gone for whatever holiday was going on, meaning Damani had the entire department; just the blond angel, and her large computers, and the weapons she was researching. These were the times she loved most. Her only company were whirring machines, a stereo she could blast her rock n roll on, and the occasional SOLDIER or TURK stopping by to collect a weapon that they were having made or repaired. She didn't have to share her workspace with idiots that knew so very little about the potential of what they were working on.
While it was true the 15-year-old hadn't been with the Weapon's Division for very long; just 6 months ago she wasn't much more than a science experiment until her father decided her intelligence and gift with technology needed to be put to good use for the company, she still knew more about what she was doing than most of the guys that had gone to schooling for this shit. There was only so much she could say and do without getting punished though. She wasn't complaining about being out of her cell for 13+ hours per day. There was always work for her to do; a computer that crashed, a weapon that they couldn't get accurate test readings for, calibrations that needed to be done but the small workspace only allowed for a small lean body... In her free time she got wasted parts that were outdated and made them into advanced computers for her personal use.
Last week's security breach that they could never figure out where it came from? Yeah that was all on her. And the week before that when all the security cameras showed was a dancing cat and some obscure pornography from 20 years ago? Also her.
She was proud of her achievements and her smarts... she was just upset she had to deal with people in order for the company to benefit from it. Was a little freedom too much to ask for? Couldn't she get some fresh air like everyone else without having to go on top of the large skyscraper on the upper plate of Midgar to fix a satellite? Of course not. She wasn't human, and that made her a danger to the public.
Today there were no orders to fill, no demands to meet or quotas to fill; while Shinra treated their science projects like shit, their actual voluntary employees seemed to get pretty decent benefits and holidays off. She had no where to go though; this lab was her home and these computer were her friend. She didn't need anything else, or so she thought.
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Post by ThePaleGhost on Jul 1, 2014 0:59:34 GMT
"Now remember, we need you to pick up the repairs from the Weapons Department. And NO slacking off!"
A snort came from the young Turk as he brushed off the words of his first in command, lazily placing his hands in his pockets to his suit jacket as he trudged towards his destination. He was getting tired of being treated like a delivery boy just lately and all because he put hot sauce in Tseng's tea... Still, at least now he knew the raven haired Turk couldn't handle his spice and his desperation for water had the red head cracking up to no end.
"Get this, get that... pfft, get fucked!" he muttered to himself, his shoulders slumping forward. Reno was all for mechanics and the tech stuff, hell, he excelled at shit like that but who would believe him on that? No one, he was just Reno - the slacker, dumbass, unreliable. The young Turk just shrugged his shoulder, thoughts like that didn't bother him anyways, it was just a pinch of salt at the end of the day but man, did it get annoying being a courier.
Turning the corner, he neared a specific door and inserted his key card.
Beep!
The doors seemed to just slide open at that point and Reno made his way inside, he didn't know why, but the sight of a good machine needing to be fixed or a computer to be hacked just gave him tingles, his fingers twitched with anticipation but he knew that's not why he was there.
The room seemed to be empty except for the presence of a younger blonde tinkering away with whatever it was she was doing. Casually, he eyed her, biting his lip slightly.
"Hey kid, I'm here to pick up some things for the Turks, they ready yet?" came his laid back words.
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Post by DezzyBee on Jul 1, 2014 1:12:28 GMT
"Hey kid, I'm here to pick up some things for the Turks, they ready yet?"
Dezzy had hardly heard anyone walk in as focused she had been on her work. She twirled her chair around and looked at the tall red-head. She hadn't had a lot of contact with the Turks in the past; she had met their leader a few times through various circumstances, but the rest were a mystery to her...
"They were supposed to be picked up yesterday when the requisition guy was actually here. Some of the weapons needed to actually be upgraded and replaced and we needed signatures for that. You'll have to wait for next week for those now," she said simply, sliding her chair over to another computer. She tapped a few times and pulled up an order. "This is all I can give you until he gets back and talks to the one in charge of your department," she hit print and handed him the list.
A squeak resounded in the now-quiet room, and out of no where a small blue dragon came charging at Reno, knocking him to the ground and growling at him. "Nixie! STOP!" Dezzy shook her head and placed a hand on the baby dragon's head. The baby calmed instantly. "Sorry. She has a thing against men. Thinks they're all lazy sleezebags."
Dezzy looked down at him and grinned. "Though I must say that IS a good position for you. Yes! Bow down to your lord and goddess Dezzy!! MWHAHA!" she chuckled sarcastically as she opened a case and handed him the goods.
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Post by ThePaleGhost on Jul 1, 2014 1:57:55 GMT
Reno not only was severely shocked by the fact that a mythical beast has just came up to his face and attempted to snap his good looks away in one fell swoop of a jaw, but he had experienced the horrific advancement of the younger female gender and how they wished all men bowed down to them. He was quiet and that in its self was impressive and a bloody hard thing to do, especially for anyone else and even more so for himself but once the girls gloating was complete Reno found his courage to stand and dust himself off at the same time.
"That's such an old liner" he said in a solemn tone of voice as his eyes scanned the room at the technological value this one room must hold, surely ShinRa held great prize over this youth and for that simple fact that her skills must be worth the directors time he smiled. "And you're a cocky one ain't ya?" He leaned in forward and pursed his lips together placing a hand on the newly introduced Dezzy's head, rubbing and purposely mucking her hair into a molded mess if it wasn't so already.
"The names Reno, nice to meetcha kid" his grin was sly as his facial expression swiftly transitioned from one of sly retort to a genuine smile. His eyes swiftly slid to the peripheral of his sight and glared at the dragon, "Not to keen on ya pet there" his form swiftly disappeared from Dezzy's physique and like a comical ninja appeared beside the dragon with both arms crossed, his right hand on his lips whilst he inspected the dragon for anything beyond the ordinary except the fact... It was a damn dragon.
"Has this thing been checked out? Does it chew on stuff? Can it breath fire? How fast can it run? Can it even run? What about flying high? Can it fly high? What about colour? Is it a special dragon and can it camo into its back ground?!" With every unnecessary question Reno asked he zipped from one side of Dezzy's pet to another, taking its form in and was suddenly piqued by fascination.
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Post by DezzyBee on Jul 1, 2014 2:11:59 GMT
Dezzy growled and swatted at his hand,trying to sort through the already tangled mess. It's not like she had bothered to actually thoroughly comb her hair that day, but still... it didn't need to be any worse. It was going to make shower time painful later. "Dammit! Asshat!" she glared at him before looking back at him. "Name's Damani... everyone calls me Dezzy though. I'm second-in-command to the Repairs and IT department head. Though he's so much of an idiot I'm surprised he got the promotion before I did. I'm so much more useful than he is!"
Nixie tilted her head curiously, watching Reno zipping back and forth and asking his questions. Dezzy smiled. "Her name is Nixie. She was created by the science department here. She only chews when she's teething. She's an ice dragon. No fire. She can run, not very fast though unless she's charging. She can't fly yet, her wings are still underdeveloped.She's always this blue, though in the sunlight she sort of sparkles. Her diet consists of bacon and Materia."
Dezzy was interested in his curiosity about her baby. Most people just viewed the baby dragon as a threat and didn't try to learn about her. Typically Dezzy didn't bring her into the labs, however with it being empty today she figured it'd be safe.
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Post by ThePaleGhost on Jul 1, 2014 2:20:39 GMT
Reno just snickered at her response to his hair ruffling though still kept his focus on the adorable little baby dragon, usually he wasn't too fond of pets, not that he was allergic but hairy animals just made him uncomfortable plus this one looked as if could kick your ass and still look cute. What kind of kitten could do that?! He tapped his chin as he inspected further, he'd always had a bit of a soft spot for dragons, in fact he always thought of having a tattoo done or something.
Her flashed his pearly whites at her in a smirk. "Damani, huh? Must be 'cause you so Dam-ani fiiiine!" he snorted, blissfully unaware at how terrible his jokes were. He then turned back to the dragon. "Bacon, huh? Pft, who doesn't like bacon these days!? A good ol' bacon sammich to perk you right up in the mornings with a shit ton of sauce! Mmmm, got me a hankering for one now!" he licked his lips at the thought, which reminded him, he'd have to pick up some lunch at some point. A though drifted in the back of his head at Tseng's warning but Reno just shrugged, he could do what he liked, as long as he got the job done in the end, what did it matter?
His attention then turned to all the various computers. "So, you just stay here cooped up?"
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Post by DezzyBee on Jul 1, 2014 2:31:45 GMT
Dezzy stretched and sat back at her computer, switching between a few different screens and playing on her laptop at the same time, a hand on each keyboard as she flipped through weapon designs and switched her music selection at the same time. She cringed at the horrible joke and shook her head. "That was horrible. Actually no, my name means 'Tomorrow'. My father called me that because I was supposed to be the key to unlocking a bunch of possible research that I turned out to to be useless to in the end..."
She wasn't angry that she had suffered through the tests she had suffered through for mostly no reason. If she had actually unlocked what they had hoped for, she would have just had to suffer even more in the long run. "Hmm? Yeah, mostly... except for when I'm in my room. But I don't get holidays off, so while everyone gets to go home and stuff, I have to keep working for them. I do more work than three people combined anyways, and in half the time. And Shinra doesn't have to actually pay me."
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Post by ThePaleGhost on Jul 1, 2014 2:49:25 GMT
Taking an interest, Reno was like a little kid as he plopped himself down on one of the metallic sides as he listened to her stories, making a mental note never to try to be cheesy ever again, this chick sounded like his pint of beer so why the hell not? Not every day who likes tech and computers like he did, it may not have seemed like it, but Reno was a major tech geek though don't ever let him make a bomb or he'd blow the entire building up. Leave that shit to Rude.
He looked almost taken aback by her next words. "No holidays!? How do you live!? Shit," he said rather loudly "man, you gotta get out more! They do this epic meat joint just down LOVELESS avenue, you gotta go there!! Bacon galore!"
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Post by DezzyBee on Jul 1, 2014 3:18:31 GMT
Dezzy blinked at him. "Out? Oh no, I'm not allowed outside of the building. Strict regulations, and all," she tilted her curiously. She had never really earned for the outside world; she was constantly surrounded by technology here and that was all she really needed. One hand kept typing on her laptop as she looked at him curiously. "So... what IS the outside world like? I haven't been outside the building since I was... um... three? four maybe? Yeah I think I was four... I got to see a parade... Plus I don't really need holidays... I mean I have my computers, I get fed... I get to make guns and specialized weapons... I don't really do people too well because I'm... special..."
It was true. Whenever she got too close to people she ended up getting hurt if anyone found out her secret. Not only that but she was still a bit socially awkward when dealing with people she didn't know.
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Post by ThePaleGhost on Jul 1, 2014 11:55:21 GMT
Reno perked a brow at the teen as she spoke, somewhat surprised as she said she hadn't been out since she was a kid. It didn't take a genius, he knew she must've been different than most, Shinra absolutely prohibited ANYONE they'd experimented on to go outside... The outside world, it'd have extreme emotional effects on someone that knew nothing but four metal walls. Still, she seemed happy so who was he to protest? Though at the same time, he couldn't help but feel sorry for her... it must've gotten so... lonely...
As she tapped away, he found himself watching her for a time. Oh, she was special alright... but he couldn't help but wonder if she was truly happy with how things were for her, he had come across people like her before, having nothing but wander around this joint whilst his co-workers went off mainly running errands for the President, he could see a recluse when he saw one. He knew there would be hell to pay, but he couldn't help himself.
"Have you ever thought of... y'know, sneaking out? Just zip, out, then zoop we get back in?" a confident smirk formed on his charming lips.
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Post by DezzyBee on Jul 1, 2014 13:20:53 GMT
Dezzy turned her body to look at him, tilting her head to the side. "Like... you mean going outside without permission??" she asked, surprise and wonder in her voice. While on occasions she had wondered how easy it would be to get out, having most control over what security saw, she had never seriously considered it an option. "Well... no not really. I get most of what I need here, and like I said I haven't been outside since I was a child... It's hard to know what you're missing when you haven't really missed it... Would it even be that easy? I mean I can control most of the cameras and stuff, but only from this terminal..."
She slid her chair over to the terminal with a few extra screens attached, blinking through some of the current security footage. "You know the other day when everyone was in an uproar because all the security guards could see was obscure porn and dancing cats so they actually had to get off their asses and do their job? Yeah. All on me," she gave a mischievous grin and winked at him. She was liking this guy. He seemed genuinely at ease in her world of technology and fun... and that was nice. She had never really associated with others outside of the science labs or her department... This felt like it was going somewhere fun.
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Post by ThePaleGhost on Jul 1, 2014 18:26:49 GMT
Reno seemed to mimic her actions as he too tilt his head to the side. A cocky smirk spread across his lips as he chuckled, crossing his arms but waved one of the about. "Of course I mean without permission, being cooped up like this ain't healthy for ya! Yo!" he said smoothly, running a hand through his hair as he approached her desk, giving off his best cheesiest grin "plus, you need some sun or something, you're lookin' a little pale and tired, sun and outside is good for ya given you stay away from creeps!"
He nearly choked at her next words. "Th-that was you!? Holy hell! I remember that! I couldn't stop laughing for days, I had an important mission to do straight after but whilst killin' the guy I couldn't stop laughing about the cameras," he snickered, soon beginning to laugh as the memories came flooding back "Oh God!!"
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Post by DezzyBee on Jul 1, 2014 18:34:28 GMT
Dezzy clapped happily that he seemed to have enjoyed her little trick. "Oh I can do all sorts of things like that. The power black out in the SOLDIER living quarters that had everyone locked in their rooms for almost an hour panicking? Also me!" she gave him a gleeful smile and stood up, suddenly determined to follow this man wherever he might lead her. "My computers are invincible... I should tell you about the time I hacked the entire system and changed everyone's computer backgrounds to pictures of porn stars fucking huge dildos!!"
She nodded. "Okay then. You lead, I'll follow!" she grabbed her favorite hoodie and popped it on over her tank top and jeans. A new adventure would be totally worth any trouble they might get into, and she was starting to like this guy.
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Post by ThePaleGhost on Jul 2, 2014 2:08:02 GMT
Reno cocked a brow at her funny little tales, he had to admit, she sure was a mischievous one... Who knows, she may even reach his level of prankster! He remembered each and every one of those days, even going far as logging them because they just made him laugh so hard. He crossed his arms and grinned at the fact that it was her that went around changing everyone's desktop backgrounds, the look on Tseng and Rude's faces was hilarious! As for him, well, it didn't exactly make much of a difference to what he usually had as his screensaver, a thought that made him snicker.
With a rather debonair smirk, he leaned against the door frame leading to freedom. "I know the perfect route of escape! We Turks usually use these secret doors located in specific areas of the building, they take you straight to the sewers and boom! You end up straight in the Loveless District! That place is so packed most of the time that no one will see us!" he said rather enthusiastically, snapping his fingers as her pushed himself off the the door frame, giving her a confident grin.
"We're just gonna need you to shut the cameras down long enough for us to make our exit!"
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Post by DezzyBee on Jul 2, 2014 2:34:42 GMT
Dezzy grinned excitedly and nodded. "No problem. That's easy," she sat back down and messed with her computer enough that the screens that held all the security feeds from around the building went black. "Five minutes starting... NOW!"
She stood up and followed him looking down at Nixie. "Stay, protect," she said simply and started heading toward the lab doors. Her adrenaline was pumping as she started down the hall. "Come on! this will be fun!! Oooh I've never been outside before!"
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