Some of the older guys. Astarion is the one usually there, since he can't be out in the sunlight. [He tilts his head in the general direction of his room, as if Bakugo can even tell where it's supposed to be.] There's not too much space with all our equipment, but I'm hoping to find something nice to decorate our walls.
Look, just because we might be staying here only for a short time doesn't mean our lodgings should be dingy. Maybe it's different if you grew up poor, but I appreciate effort put into interior decorating.
[Glancing at the furniture.] And you need a decent space to store that book.
[Bakugo's only heard the other man's name; he's never met him before. The mention about sunlight is strange, bringing back some uncomfortable memories of what happened after the shitshow that was Romania. He shoves the thoughts away. Not his business, no point in going back there.]
No one said you couldn't splatter paint and pictures all over your damn walls.
[He bristles slightly at the implication HE grew up poor.]
You don't know shit how I grew up, so don't assume anything for me.
[His parents were rather well off, and both of them work in the fashion industry. He knows what interior decorating looks like.]
My robot and tools. It's how I fight. [He reaches into a pocket and pulls out two coins created from scrap metal and engraved by hand.] And I need things to hold my spells. It takes a lot more space than you'd think.
[It doesn't. Taryon is just used to having a giant room to himself and magic hammer space boxes.]
You know what, you make a good point. I should find an artist among us to paint our walls, and I should learn how to make a bookcase. It could be fun!
[He has to find something positive about this. Learning a new skill will surely bring in the respect and admiration, and maybe he'll get a compliment out of Bakugo.
For now, though:] I'll come back later once you've gotten through some of the book. I haven't had the chance to talk to anyone else about it, and you seem the type to enjoy it.
You enchant items rather than sling spells? [More curiosity than anything disparaging. Magic, he's found, comes in multiple methods, with some using recitations and words, others putting magic into items, and more blasting out magical abilities without a damn problem.] Your room must look like a junk shop.
[Presumably, if the guy stockpiles so much stuff.]
I'd rather focus on learning how to get stronger. A colored room's not gonna do shit for beating the kaiju.
[Granted he does have some hobbies of his own, even if he's not one to talk much about them. Bakugo spends most of his time training, at his job, or with his friends.]
You owe me the other volumes. [A reminder for Taryon to bring him the remaining books, so he doesn't have to hunt the guy down once he finishes this one.]
Haa? Why haven't you talked to anyone else about it? [Wait a second, are you giving him a book no one else wants to read or talk about?!]
Yes! I put spells into coins or roombas and hand them out to anyone to use in their time of greatest need. It can be their armor if they wanted it, or I can build something new. It really doesn't have to take up much space. [He leans closer to Bakugo.] My room isn't full of junk.
[He must insist that he takes good care of his supplies and organizes everything. What kind of nerd would he be if he put everything in spots where they didn't belong?]
Don't worry. I will. I just didn't get the chance to talk to anyone who'd be as into it as I would. [Being really, really thick books.] And these are my only copies. I can't hand them out willy-nilly and hope they return it sooner than later.
Who the fuck carries roombas with them?! [Putting a spell in a coin is pretty smart, a small piece anyone can carry with them and whip it out whenever they're in trouble. But a cleaning machine?! Even if the idea of Roomba armor is laughable. Plastic and metal with bristles on the front for extra-dirty foes.]
Uh-huh. [Does it sound like he believes Taryon? Nope! But without any intent of going to see for himself, they'll have to agree to disagree. And just because it's filled with junk (potentially) doesn't mean it's not organized. Knickknack shops are cluttered messes, but their owners know where most things are.]
Don't get your damn hopes up with me. [Bakugo's not gonna be a one-man bookclub sounding board. He'll read it, and if he likes it, he'll return it without saying much. But one copy makes sharing difficult, so point.] I'll take care of it.
They're helpful. [And Taryon is quick to bond to robots. Thankfully, Doty isn't jealous of several simple drones who can never replace his role as Taryon's scribe and assistant.] I send them across the battlefield if I'm too far to help.
[A brilliant plan, when such an opportunity arises.]
Thank you. That books means a lot to me. [And from the looks of it, he's succeeded in reaching out to Bakuga when Ereshkigal couldn't. He's now the expert mediator (he is not).] So! Do you have any more questions to ask me? I'm up to answer anything you have about my work.
[And here Bakugo's pointedly looking at Taryon, around him, as if the guy's gonna suddenly pull out a sack full of circular cleaning machines from nowhere.]
Do yo enchant them to do their job better or have different tasks entirely? [The idea of a bunch of roombas trundling across the battlefield slow as fuck sweeping and cleaning is unintentionally hilarious. No way. They have to have been given some sort of upgrade to do what Taryon's implying.]
Uh-huh. [Granted Bakugo and Ereshkigal have more or less patched things up. It's not like he hates her; she insulted him (unintentionally) and he got pissed off in return. Fucking normal response! She's the one who blew it out of proportion. If she approached with another comment, none of this would've happened.]
They're already good at their jobs. I'm not going to meddle in those affairs. [Once he learns how to build his own electronics, the roombas will not be safe.] I enchanted them to follow my commands. "Go there," or "bring this thing", simple tasks to guide them to the right person. And they have their own personalities, did you know that?
[Which he programmed them to have.]
Arcane magic, if you want to be specific. The type where you study runes and research spells. Some wizards know how to cast them with a book, but I'm more of a hands-on fighter, as you have seen.
[Assuming that he's done something cool before he lost his memory.]
What the hell kind of Roombas are you talking about? They clean floors!
[How can Taryon enchant them to do different things without meddling in their original programming? Unless he's getting something completely confused right now. Sounds like the guy was granting the robots additional skills.
And as for the commands... Does he know how NOT FAST a Roomba is?! Bakugo gives him a strange look when the bookworm starts talking about personalities. The hell? This guy's a crazy fanatic!]
How long have you been cooped up in your room...
[Stuck in there with nothing but books and Roombas.]
I haven't met you before today. I've only seen you around the base.
[So no, he has not seen Taryon fight. The idea of this guy who dotes on machines and passes out books being a hand to hand fighter is a bullshit stretch.]
These aren't any ordinary roombas, I'm telling you. Magic can be used in anything, no matter what's inside in. Actually, it's better if I'm infusing it into something complex made from expensive components. Spells stick to it better.
[It's all very complex and esoteric, but it makes sense to anyone studying magic.]
I've — I have a job. [Rather defensive, considering that he spent most of his free time in his room when he was young.] I go out and talk to people. I'm not some sort of disheveled hermit, you know.
[Unfortunately, Bakugo has not seen any evidence that he is, in fact, a cool adult.]
I'll see what I can do. Do you wear gloves? Gauntlets? I can upgrade that, if you'd like.
[Which is what he initially suspected. And said. Makes sense why he can teleport, fly, or however else he gets the machines from one place to another to do... whatever he's doing with them.]
Uh-huh. You're personifying robots.
[Maybe not a disheveled hermit's normal route, but it's definitely an available one.]
No one touches my gauntlets but me. The LILITH techs do what I let them.
[Putting that out there immediately. Changing his costume or his hero gear seems like a treachery to his world. But at the same time... Bakugo leans back on his hands.]
I've read about them. They're an explosive that detonates a set time after you activate them and throw them. We have weapons like that, although they're chemical-based.
[Answer: he knows about them in theory.]
Are you...suggesting that I make one? I can't say it will work like the ones of this world, but I could tinker up one based in alchemical principles and some magic. Something infused with an explosions spell? A fireball?
[Not quite what he had in mind, but as Taryon talks, Bakugo changes his intention. Rather than letting the man enchant some of his own makeshift grenades, now he's curious to see what sort of "grenades" this tech mage can come up with on his own.]
Aa. Come up with five different variations and see if you can impress me.
[Of course he's gonna turn this into a challenge! Make Taryon work his brain more and give Bakugo an interesting surprise when he finishes.]
Five?! [He blurts his surprise before he can catch himself.] I mean - sure, I can do such thing. Once we have a laboratory open to us Outsiders, I'll get right do it!
[He gives Bakugo a thumbs up.]
You'll get your weapons.
[Five, though...he can do a basic exploding one, but what other variations can he do when he doens't have access to common magical ingredients. A mystery that he will have to solve himself.]
[Oh? His brow arches towards his bangs at Tayron's exclamation. Could be a few reasons for that. He's piqued, and looking kinda smug about catching the mage off guard.]
Too much for you, smart guy?
[And there he goes, putting his composure back together. A laboratory they can use means it'll have to wait until they return to their normal base. But he doesn't have a due date.]
I'm looking forward to this.
[Hey, if it explodes, that's the most important part.]
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Date: 4/2/25 14:10 (UTC)Look, just because we might be staying here only for a short time doesn't mean our lodgings should be dingy. Maybe it's different if you grew up poor, but I appreciate effort put into interior decorating.
[Glancing at the furniture.] And you need a decent space to store that book.
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Date: 4/3/25 03:19 (UTC)[Bakugo's only heard the other man's name; he's never met him before. The mention about sunlight is strange, bringing back some uncomfortable memories of what happened after the shitshow that was Romania. He shoves the thoughts away. Not his business, no point in going back there.]
No one said you couldn't splatter paint and pictures all over your damn walls.
[He bristles slightly at the implication HE grew up poor.]
You don't know shit how I grew up, so don't assume anything for me.
[His parents were rather well off, and both of them work in the fashion industry. He knows what interior decorating looks like.]
Che, then go build a fancy bookshelf.
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Date: 4/6/25 00:57 (UTC)[It doesn't. Taryon is just used to having a giant room to himself and magic hammer space boxes.]
You know what, you make a good point. I should find an artist among us to paint our walls, and I should learn how to make a bookcase. It could be fun!
[He has to find something positive about this. Learning a new skill will surely bring in the respect and admiration, and maybe he'll get a compliment out of Bakugo.
For now, though:] I'll come back later once you've gotten through some of the book. I haven't had the chance to talk to anyone else about it, and you seem the type to enjoy it.
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Date: 4/6/25 22:19 (UTC)[Presumably, if the guy stockpiles so much stuff.]
I'd rather focus on learning how to get stronger. A colored room's not gonna do shit for beating the kaiju.
[Granted he does have some hobbies of his own, even if he's not one to talk much about them. Bakugo spends most of his time training, at his job, or with his friends.]
You owe me the other volumes. [A reminder for Taryon to bring him the remaining books, so he doesn't have to hunt the guy down once he finishes this one.]
Haa? Why haven't you talked to anyone else about it? [Wait a second, are you giving him a book no one else wants to read or talk about?!]
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Date: 4/8/25 18:52 (UTC)[He must insist that he takes good care of his supplies and organizes everything. What kind of nerd would he be if he put everything in spots where they didn't belong?]
Don't worry. I will. I just didn't get the chance to talk to anyone who'd be as into it as I would. [Being really, really thick books.] And these are my only copies. I can't hand them out willy-nilly and hope they return it sooner than later.
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Date: 4/9/25 23:03 (UTC)Uh-huh. [Does it sound like he believes Taryon? Nope! But without any intent of going to see for himself, they'll have to agree to disagree. And just because it's filled with junk (potentially) doesn't mean it's not organized. Knickknack shops are cluttered messes, but their owners know where most things are.]
Don't get your damn hopes up with me. [Bakugo's not gonna be a one-man bookclub sounding board. He'll read it, and if he likes it, he'll return it without saying much. But one copy makes sharing difficult, so point.] I'll take care of it.
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Date: 4/13/25 20:40 (UTC)They're helpful. [And Taryon is quick to bond to robots. Thankfully, Doty isn't jealous of several simple drones who can never replace his role as Taryon's scribe and assistant.] I send them across the battlefield if I'm too far to help.
[A brilliant plan, when such an opportunity arises.]
Thank you. That books means a lot to me. [And from the looks of it, he's succeeded in reaching out to Bakuga when Ereshkigal couldn't. He's now the expert mediator (he is not).]
So! Do you have any more questions to ask me? I'm up to answer anything you have about my work.
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Date: 4/14/25 18:49 (UTC)Do yo enchant them to do their job better or have different tasks entirely? [The idea of a bunch of roombas trundling across the battlefield slow as fuck sweeping and cleaning is unintentionally hilarious. No way. They have to have been given some sort of upgrade to do what Taryon's implying.]
Uh-huh. [Granted Bakugo and Ereshkigal have more or less patched things up. It's not like he hates her; she insulted him (unintentionally) and he got pissed off in return. Fucking normal response! She's the one who blew it out of proportion. If she approached with another comment, none of this would've happened.]
What kind of magic do you specialize in?
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Date: 4/17/25 20:48 (UTC)[Which he programmed them to have.]
Arcane magic, if you want to be specific. The type where you study runes and research spells. Some wizards know how to cast them with a book, but I'm more of a hands-on fighter, as you have seen.
[Assuming that he's done something cool before he lost his memory.]
Is there something you wish I make for you?
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Date: 4/18/25 02:18 (UTC)What the hell kind of Roombas are you talking about? They clean floors!
[How can Taryon enchant them to do different things without meddling in their original programming? Unless he's getting something completely confused right now. Sounds like the guy was granting the robots additional skills.
And as for the commands... Does he know how NOT FAST a Roomba is?! Bakugo gives him a strange look when the bookworm starts talking about personalities. The hell? This guy's a crazy fanatic!]
How long have you been cooped up in your room...
[Stuck in there with nothing but books and Roombas.]
I haven't met you before today. I've only seen you around the base.
[So no, he has not seen Taryon fight. The idea of this guy who dotes on machines and passes out books being a hand to hand fighter is a bullshit stretch.]
Depends on what you can make.
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Date: 4/24/25 00:17 (UTC)[It's all very complex and esoteric, but it makes sense to anyone studying magic.]
I've — I have a job. [Rather defensive, considering that he spent most of his free time in his room when he was young.] I go out and talk to people. I'm not some sort of disheveled hermit, you know.
[Unfortunately, Bakugo has not seen any evidence that he is, in fact, a cool adult.]
I'll see what I can do. Do you wear gloves? Gauntlets? I can upgrade that, if you'd like.
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Date: 4/24/25 20:02 (UTC)[Which is what he initially suspected. And said. Makes sense why he can teleport, fly, or however else he gets the machines from one place to another to do... whatever he's doing with them.]
Uh-huh. You're personifying robots.
[Maybe not a disheveled hermit's normal route, but it's definitely an available one.]
No one touches my gauntlets but me. The LILITH techs do what I let them.
[Putting that out there immediately. Changing his costume or his hero gear seems like a treachery to his world. But at the same time... Bakugo leans back on his hands.]
You know what a grenade is?
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Date: 4/27/25 02:23 (UTC)[Answer: he knows about them in theory.]
Are you...suggesting that I make one? I can't say it will work like the ones of this world, but I could tinker up one based in alchemical principles and some magic. Something infused with an explosions spell? A fireball?
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Date: 4/28/25 23:29 (UTC)Aa. Come up with five different variations and see if you can impress me.
[Of course he's gonna turn this into a challenge! Make Taryon work his brain more and give Bakugo an interesting surprise when he finishes.]
Chemical, technological, magical, go for it.
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Date: 4/30/25 14:00 (UTC)[He gives Bakugo a thumbs up.]
You'll get your weapons.
[Five, though...he can do a basic exploding one, but what other variations can he do when he doens't have access to common magical ingredients. A mystery that he will have to solve himself.]
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Date: 5/1/25 01:48 (UTC)Too much for you, smart guy?
[And there he goes, putting his composure back together. A laboratory they can use means it'll have to wait until they return to their normal base. But he doesn't have a due date.]
I'm looking forward to this.
[Hey, if it explodes, that's the most important part.]