DEMO: Finding an Unknown Planet

[justicereigns]

"All right, all readings show highly advanced developed life, early space, we're picking up satellites, but no bases. Remember, don't start trouble. No fights, no scaring people spitless, no stealing anything. Science officers have top priority, their word is law, and try not to come down with any screwy viruses we don't have means to heal."

Smoker ran through a mental checklist and sighed. He was never going to cover everything, he'd just have to trust it would be okay.

"Tourists don't get to land until we know it's safe and they can't do anything stupid. Don't be stupid yourselves."

He raised his arm and gave the order to drop him and his bike off first.

"Let's go greet the locals..."

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[manga_goddess_skuld]

She grinned, and patted the bike on the odd shaped head. She couldn't answer until they arrived, but that didn't take long. They made it to an old fashioned ice cream parlor with a small seating area and a very mom and pop feel. She hopped off her bike and beamed at him.

"I made Banpei a few years ago. The bike modification just seemed like a natural extension of his capabilities." She gave a bright smile as the back part of the bike folded up into the rotund body of the front and the front wheel moved up to join the rest in that form, the brace for the wheel splitting into two legs.



The robot lifted its hat in greeting, then opened the door for them. "Banpei doesn't talk, of course, but he is still good at communicating. Sigil talks but she's back home, she wanted a break and I said she could stay back and upgrade her rocket skates. I'll check her work when I get home."

The person working the register grinned. "Skuld! Your usual?"

She jerked a thumb. "Ask him, he's paying."

The woman frowned. "Aren't you a bit..." stopped, looked at Skuld and paled a bit, then back to him quickly with a forced smile. "And what will the two of you be having?"

[justicereigns]

"Nice," Smoker gave a simple thumbs up in regards to the information about her bike, and tilted his head, confused by the shopkeeper's approach and shrugged. "How much is her usual?" Okay so maybe less genius, and more prioritized ice cream as the most important thing in life. Smoker could understand that.

[manga_goddess_skuld]

"She is not allowed to enter our kitchen sink contest any more. Her usual is two of those. And sometimes a shake to go."

Skuld beamed brightly. A few pints was a quick snack, but for free ice cream, she'd take what she could get, since she was saving up for those new simms and three of her mangas came out this month. Plus she kind of had to replace the jenga set, since she blew it up.

[justicereigns]

Smoker mentally calculated it all in his head and slowly nodded. "That's fine. Her usual and just a regular sundae for me. So long as you take digital," he hope the translator worked that out fine. "Or I'll need to get to an ATM."

[manga_goddess_skuld]

"There is an ATM right next door, we can get started on hers while you do that, if you wish, then you can tell us what you want for yours."

Skuld was bouncing a bit at the thought of ice cream.