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[despitethenora]

What is it now?

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[despitethenora]

Yeah. I guess it could be, depending on the space you’ve got for it.

[nobetawedielike]

I think you'd like it, at least for a little while. When I was younger, I used to trouble the servitors because I'd be goofing off doing things like flips instead of what they wanted. I'd try to stay as long as possible.

[despitethenora]

[For a moment, she frowns. Aloy's seen what servitors in the cradle facility used to resort to if they couldn't wrangle their charges. But then, they were faced with a situation they hadn't been programmed to deal with. Would the Zeniths do better or worse?]

I'm glad you got those moments. Maybe - when we get back, you can use the shuttle we left in that base. Get some time for yourself.

[nobetawedielike]

I don't know if I'm - brave enough for that. I don't think I ever want to be in a Zenith ship again.

[despitethenora]

Even with Nemesis on its way?

[nobetawedielike]

I'd rather be down here, with you.

[despitethenora]

Well - I'm glad. That you'll stick with me.

[nobetawedielike]

With Nemesis and here too. It's good we're on the same team. I think...if we do it together, I can keep trying.

[despitethenora]

Good. Yeah, good.

Is there anything else you want to do with the snow? Otherwise, I should get you back inside.

[nobetawedielike]

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just picks up a handful and throws it at her ]

1/2

[despitethenora]

[snow goes PAFF]

[despitethenora]

[...Gathering up snow and getting up to make her way over and dump it directly on Beta.]

[nobetawedielike]

That's cold!

[ who could have possibly predicted this!!!

With a laugh, she brushes out her hair. ]

[despitethenora]

I did tell you.

[nobetawedielike]

You did, multiple times.

[ she's offering her hands out for help standing, she definitely has no ulterior motives here

c: ]

[despitethenora]

[Only a moment's hesitation, no about having suspicions, just about touching. But helping someone up is practical, so in a moment she's going for the wrist grasp to help pull her up.]

[nobetawedielike]

[ she isn't very strong, so she's banking on the element of surprise when she moves to pull Aloy down with her, grinning ]

[despitethenora]

[That surprise almost works. Aloy's expecting to pull up a noodle sister, and instead she's getting dragged down. But rng says pull so she wobbles, adjusts her stance to steady herself. And PULLS HER UP.]

Hey.

[nobetawedielike]

[ NOT JUST AS KEIKAKU

she's on her feet before she realizes what's happened ]

...You're really strong.

[despitethenora]

Keeping the bow drawn takes more work than it looks.

[nobetawedielike]

[ she's comparing their arm sizes ]

And the climbing cliffs. I get winded on the stairs in the base.

[despitethenora]

Stairs are a good start, though. When Rost was training me for the Proving, we didn't go straight to running the paths and swimming upstream.

[nobetawedielike]

How do you use stairs for training?

[despitethenora]

It's more effort than running on a level surface. It's not just the way up. If you're trying to run downhill, it still takes more effort because you need more control on the way down.

[nobetawedielike]

If only the stairs to the basement weren't so creepy...