Maid Assassins IC

[Shades of Gray]

Kana looks down, then folds her arms over her own bare chest.

Y'know, listening to music. Going to clubs. The regular stuff.

[Ascension]

Yuri

"All that remains of parents," Yuri explains, "All that remains of family. Freedom fighters, they were, before the Russian government bombed our city. Now the two of them together cannot fill a pine box."

[Verlaufen]

Saede Sawagura

Satisfied that nobody is killing each other (yet, at least.), Saede sits between the two conversations, relaxed.

OOC: Shades, is that a random avi, or related to the game?

[Shades of Gray]

Woah... Gyoukei's jaw drops, and is quickly lifted back up by Souta's hand.

That is not polite young master. You must tell me that story sometime, miss Yuri. Souta grins. Creepy.

OOC: My avatar is one of my TOWN characters.

[Siren]

Mizuki

"I love going to clubs and music. What kind of music do you like?"

[Wiz]

Naomi Armitage (20) (9)

Naomi is actually paying attention to every conversation at the table, thanks to her omnidirectional hearing and recording/playback systems. But she seems quite focused on the master. "So, what is the basic concept for your power generator... what are you breaking down to release energy from?"

[Shades of Gray]

Usually the stuff my dad won't let me listen to.
I don't put any restrictions on-
Right, the kind that Souta doesn't let me listen to.

The government discovered something. A rare species of lizard that has a regenerating tissue. This tissue secretes a think, clear oil, we're finding a way to replicate the tissue without having to attack the lizards. Who would of thought that biology would solve the energy crisis? He smiles more than usual.

[Siren]

Mizuki

"So do you have a boyfriend? Or any special person in your life?"

[Shades of Gray]

I'd rather not say... Kana says, looking down.

[Wiz]

Naomi Armitage (20) (9)

Naomi nods, "So you're cloning the lizard's secretory tissue in order to biosynthesize large amounts of this oil - which I take it burns readily to release energy?"

[Shades of Gray]

Of course. I've hit a road block, but if I can look at it from another angle... Shousei dips his straw in his glass and begins drawing some rough diagrams on his napkin with water. He has a pencil behind his ear, but for some reason is using the straw.

[Siren]

Mizuki

So that totally means she does.

"Well do you want to hang out later maybe."

[Shades of Gray]

Sure. Kana smiles. This place doesn't need much maid care, Gyoukei's the only high maintenance one.

Hey! Gyoukei objects, with food in his mouth. Souta politely closes Gyoukei's jaw. Young master, that is considered rude.

[Wiz]

Naomi Armitage (20) (9)

Naomi looks thoughtful, "So, what's the roadblock, cloning the secretory tissue, feeding proper nutrients so that it secretes the oil, collecting the oil?"

[Shades of Gray]

The second one, Ms. Armitage. We have everything we need to make it, and the structure of it is nearly identical to the source creature. We just need some way to agitate the oil from the tissue.

[Ascension]

Yuri

"Mister Ryuji," Yuri addresses the butler in a low voice, "could you give me an idea of what sort of threats to our Master's safety we may be expecting? Is there any group which has shown a particular interest in his work? A criminal ring, terrorists, anything like that?"

[Wiz]

Naomi Armitage (20) (9)

Naomi nods, "It has been my experience that people who work with cloned parts of organisms often overlook the autecology of the whole intact organism itself. You say the regenerating tissue secretes the oil, and you've produced the tissue... have you tried actually damaging the tissue to see if the oil secretion is part of the regenerative/repair process?"

[Shades of Gray]

Not as far as I have observed. There has been no threats or reason to suspect that the master's life is in danger. Souta glares more than usual, why did she suddenly bring this up?

Shousei's eyes widen.
...maybe... He says, continuing the diagram. Shousei couldn't lie to save his life, he obviously did not think of this.

[Ascension]

Yuri

"Good. As long as he is safe... that is what matters..."

Yuri wonders if her target might be targeting someone other than the Master. But who, then? The butler? One of the children? Another maid?

[Verlaufen]

Saede

Saede feels rather embarrased right now. She's picking up all of the conversations, and she should be understanding them. Master Shousei is speaking about some renewable energy, but, even as a robot with an infinite source of knowledge, really isn't understanding most of it. Yuri is talking about her past, which, frankly, Saede didn't care about. Bot that she would say that to her face. And Mizuki's talk lost her at the word, "clubs."

[Wiz]

Naomi Armitage (20) (9)

Naomi shrugs, "It's fairly normal after going to a great deal of trouble to clone a sample of tissue to be cautious of it and not damage it unduly... however, that may be just what it needs. We could try lacerating it lightly with an s-shaped section to maximize surface damage... see if the oil secretion increases."

[Shades of Gray]

That may work. Thank you Ms. Armitage.

I am sure that I could handle any possible attackers. Souta nods. For once, he is not glaring.

[Verlaufen]

OOC: Well, I think these conversations have pretty much ended. (That's probably just because I'm not in any of them.) What will be next, if this lunch finishes?

[Shades of Gray]

OOC: I'll get to that. I just want to let Eurus and Tich get a chance to post. I was considering having Shousei start a conversation with Saede, or something of that nature. Has Saede been eating at all?

[Verlaufen]

Saede has been eating, but not out not neccesity. She feels awkward, being a robot, and being out of governments hand for the first time. As to avoid looking too out of the ordinary, she has eaten.

[Shades of Gray]

OOC: Okay, time for a cheesy situation that will get the two talking!

Shousei reaches for some food, just as Saede was. Their hands meet. Shousei looks slightly awkward.

OOC: Awwww.

[Verlaufen]

OOC: Damn you, Shades, and your innate ability to invoke cliche moments!Unfortunately, you seem to have forgotten Saede's MENTAL COMPLEX! Ignorant in the ways of the world FTW!

IC: As Saede is reaching for the food, she feels the masters hand. he looks up at him, completely oblivious to whatever cultural meaning the touching of hands may have. She raws her hand back and looks at the master. "Is anything wrong, master?" She seems much more in control of herself than when she dragged Shousei up to the dining hall.

OOC: Still, you just HAD to drag me into the conversations...

[Shades of Gray]

OOC: I was fully aware.

Ummmm... Nothing. Shousei says, quickly taking his hand away and knocking over his glass. He grabs it quickly, but some water still spills on the table. Uhhhh...

OOC: Besides, we are the two people with the super rapid posting speeds...

[Verlaufen]

OOC: Please, somebody else post...

IC: Noticing the spilled water, Saede pushes back her seat and stands up. "I'll get that, master." She quickly starts looking around the room. "Towels, Towels, where would towels be?" She's glad to be out of the table, as she's not very fond of the "eating" aspect of everyday life.

OOC: Luck check for finding towels (if I need to.) (1d6x2)[12]
Skill check for cleaning spilled water (1d6x3)[18]
Woot, perfect rolls.
Whew, conversation averted.

[Ascension]

Yuri

"I'm sure you could," Yuri says to Souta, winking at the handsome butler.