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actuallyselfish posting in srwu Jul. 16th, 2014 11:15 pm)[1]
In the wake of the attack by the dimension conquering Indalph, Dido Sybil, previously an unassuming Solaris technician chief, piloted the ShelLancer machine so that Mizuki and Ken could form the combining mecha known as Sol-Savior.
A few days after the attack, Dido is walking through the hanger bay in orange mechanics overalls, carrying a roll of artificial muscle fiber looped around her shoulder.
She stops for a moment, and stares up for a time at the machine she rode in, scorched and dented here and there by the fury of combat.
Goosebumps stand out on her exposed arms. Her throat works, and she clamps a hand desperately over her mouth with a moan.
"Nope." She says. "No Way. No No No No..."
She turns around, on the verge of panic, and starts speed-walking away, breathing rapidly.
Help her calm down?
In the wake of the attack by the dimension conquering Indalph, Dido Sybil, previously an unassuming Solaris technician chief, piloted the ShelLancer machine so that Mizuki and Ken could form the combining mecha known as Sol-Savior.
A few days after the attack, Dido is walking through the hanger bay in orange mechanics overalls, carrying a roll of artificial muscle fiber looped around her shoulder.
She stops for a moment, and stares up for a time at the machine she rode in, scorched and dented here and there by the fury of combat.
Goosebumps stand out on her exposed arms. Her throat works, and she clamps a hand desperately over her mouth with a moan.
"Nope." She says. "No Way. No No No No..."
She turns around, on the verge of panic, and starts speed-walking away, breathing rapidly.
Help her calm down?
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Well I was on the way to the showers but if you're so overtaken by my charm that you can't wait... what happened, are you alright?
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"I just need some fresh air, is all. A breather, a break, a walk to clear my head, or some water...I'm babbling aren't I?"
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[VG looks around the busy hanger before ducking back into the hallway he came from and selecting two drinks from a vending machine. He hands on to Dido as he comes back and begins talking.]
Though I have a feeling you might prefer if we were to take a bit of a walk outside? Further from prying eyes and curious ears while you discuss what is pretty obviously bothering you.
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[Izuru does his best at trying to calm people, which is running up to Dido really quickly.]
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Dido sees you charging at her out of the corner of her eyes and twitches. That twitch turns into a trip, and she goes tumbling right onto her rump.
"OwOwOw..."
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She lets herself be led outside. She cracks open the drink in her hand and sips.
"So...what now?"
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[Izuru realizes he's doing the opposite of helping.]
Are you hurt? Sorry, I didn't mean to scare you or anything...
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Now we have options, I can play up the flirting angle if that will help you feel better or I can listen while you try to work out whatever it is that is ever so obviously bothering you.
I think the latter would help more but it's your choice.
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...Do you need a medic?
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She tries to brush past you.
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She brushes some dust off her coveralls. "So what exactly were you hoping to do?"
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I thought you were having some kind of nervous flashback like veterans sometimes do.
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She wrings her hands together. "I just was thinking about the battle with the Indalph, and felt, well, a Chill."
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"There's a lot of urban legends about the TSF fighter jocks, the "Eishi"; you hear mecha techs whispering about them a lot. They say, among other things, that you go through complex hypnotic therapies and drug treatments that suppress your sense of fear."
She meets his eyes. "Is all that true?"
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We do undergo some hypnotic conditioning and there are specialized injectors in the TSF suit that tie in with cockpit systems to administer necessary medications. Those typically include painkillers or medication to help suppress or recover from debilitating conditions but there are psychoactive medications in there.
So the answer to your question is yes it's true but I try not to rely on them. I take it your stint in combat with the Indalph has shaken you up badly enough to consider those treatments?
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She shakes her head. "How everyone else can fight all those monsters and aliens invaders without freezing up, I have no idea."
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[And who else couldn't feel that he needed to help other than one of the Smallest Autobots ever? Next to Red Alert he had the best 'ears' in the business and he heard Dido's little panic attack. His expression became alarmed to say the least when her breathing and heart rate picked up because he was pretty sure those weren't supposed to go that fast!]
Uh.. Hey! Dido? Dido Sybil right?
[Bumblebee was as careful as a man who was walking on eggshells, taking a few strides to catch up to the speedwalking mechanic before slowing his pace considerably - doing his best not to stifle her and make things worse.]
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Everyone's scared and I can't think of one person besides Suma who would want to charge into battle at every opportunity. You stepped up to the call when needed and did your job well but if things go right then you won't ever have to again, you're lucky.
If I were you I'd take some time off and relax, maybe take a session or two with the psychs and give yourself time to calm down.
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"My mother used to tell me that psychology was for the weak-willed...but she also gave me Mommy issues, so screw her."
She sip at her drink again. "Do you know any Psychs you could recommend to me?"
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Her hands clench at the air as she tries to find a good metaphor.
"You know what? That Fateshifter lady was like a snotty high school queen! A dimensional conquering snotty high school queen!"
Her hands drop. "And she crushed Sara Harper vehicle in her hands. Like a kid knocking over someone's lunch."
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"Uh, that's right. Dido Sybil's the name, repair work's the game. You're, ah, Bumblebee, right? One of the Autobots?"
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Wait!
[Izuru suddenly gets much more worried.]
Ms Harper wasn't in her unit when that happened... was she?