Another weird OC for SRWU

[jianai]

[1]
[You're doing something troublesome. Peeling potatoes in the kitchen? Fixing a mecha? Bandaging up wounded before they bleed to death? It makes no difference because suddenly!]

Hello there. My name is Ren Ubuntu. Allow me to lend a hand if you don't mind?

[A weird person appears. Are those horns real? Not waiting for your answer, Ren starts to help with whatever you're doing.]

[2]
[Time for a mecha piloting exercise.]

I'm sorry, I wish I could turn it off. It... gets rather embarassing sometimes, really.

[Ren's training Genoace has a golden halo around its head for some reason. It's like an orthodox icon. If those were mobile suits.]

[3]
Oh my. Really?

So we're doing this now?

[Ren wants to use gender-segregated facilities, like a bathroom or a changing room. Despite the choice words, this weird horned person seems amused rather than annoyed. Then they just turn for the room with a shorter waiting line.]

[4]
[Combat prompt. And it's not doing well.

Someone just suffered from a deadly hit - beam saber to the cockpit, giant beam, this kind of thing. It could be an ally. It could be you. But as it happens, a flash of light momentarily blinds everyone.]

Ahh... ahh... I made it! Just in time.

[The pilot who was to suffer the killing blow is totally unhurt - even if their ride is still damaged. While Ren stands nearby, looking relieved. And also covered in blood, huge gaping wounds covering their body.]

Thank... goodness...

[Collapse.]

Comments

1

[majestic_keiki]

[The troublesome thing in question was the careful mixing of Italian meringue. Something that got quite interrupted by the sudden appearance of a horned person.]

Ah. [There's a long, stunned silence.] I'm Kei Kugimiya...

[jianai]

It's nice to meet you, Kei. I'll stir this for you, okay?

[Acting like it's no big thing.]

[majestic_keiki]

Sure. [Yes, she's pretty clearly looking at the horns even as she hands over the whisk.] I'll pour the syrup and, um, whip it into soft peaks, okay?

[jianai]

Okay. That sounds really good - do you mind if I taste some when we're done?

2

[empress_without_a_throne]

Don't worry. It's fine.

[And just to prove the point, the slightly-smaller but much more serviceable DuskBird's chest cavity opens up... exposing a chamber on the inside far larger than it is on the outside, full of inert machinery and a single raised black throne in the center, complete with the Abyss Empress herself in regal clothing sitting on it.]

I mean, I've got this going on too.

Re: 2

[jianai]

That is quite a complicated setup, isn't it? Rather... supernatural. But look who's talking, I should not be pointing fingers.

Interesting choice of a pilot suit.

[empress_without_a_throne]

Comes with the territory regarding my powers and what I am. The people here were pretty accepting of it too, so you should be just fine with something as basic as that.

[jianai]

Oh, I'm not worried about acceptance. Everyone has welcomed me warmly, despite our superficial differences.

I just wonder if my Genoace's appearance is not ill-fitting for a simple practice session.

3

[savagelinks]

[What the...]

H-hey! You! You're in the wrong line!

[jianai]

Am I? What line should I be standing in, then?

[People in both lines are giving the conversation curious looks.]

[savagelinks]

Here! Where I am!

Look, people are already staring!

[jianai]

Oh my. I'm sorry, I didn't want to cause a scene.

[Ren switches lines, now standing directly behind you.]

So. My apologies if I am making a mistake, but you seem to perceive me as a woman, am I right?

3

[mechanic_princess]

...You too, huh.

[And who should be waiting in the line for the men's showers but-the most beautiful woman you've ever seen.]

[jianai]

Oh? I'm sorry, I don't really know what you mean.

[mechanic_princess]

You're a man, right?

There aren't many who have...my kind of looks.

[jianai]

Ah! So this is what you meant.

Yes, I did notice you are very beautiful physically. Please take it as a compliment, nothing more.

I'm afraid I have to disappoint you though. I am not a man.

3

[brought_it_back]

Public restrooms are an ancient invention, dating back to the time of the ancient greeks and romans. They are located all over the world, and are frequently gender-segregated.

[A beat.]

...You have horns.

[jianai]

Yes. Thank you for informing me, however it was unnecessary, I knew already.

The restroom thing, too.

[brought_it_back]

...your words implied you were new to the concept of segregated bathrooms.

...Why do you have horns.

3

[delouser]

Doing what, exactly?

[jianai]

Reality seems to conspire to force me to make a choice when I am not sure what option to take.

Oh, I make it sound so serious! It's nothing, really.

[delouser]

You mean you're not sure yourself what kind of plumbing do you have?

2)

[sang_av_helten]

... There is a halo above your machine's head.

[The obvious was stated by the mysterious pilot of the large and heavy, yet somehow graceful machine opposite of the Genoace. Its hand stretches out to poke at the aforementioned halo.]

[jianai]

You're perceptive!

This happens with anything I pilot. I really hope it's not too distracting?

[sang_av_helten]

Hah! Not at all! In fact if anything I find it a gift to be able to identify my comrades easily in the rush of battle! I have been told by my teacher and comrades that I tend to get... carried away in the heat of combat, so such things would help prevent accidents that have most definitely never happened before.

[There was a slight grumble from the other end.]