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[On the one hand, it's a risk to reveal Kyrios.]

[On the other, he's glad to get it back after so long without it.]

Is there anyone here with skills in robotics and mobile suit repair? Mine has sustained heavy damage.

[The video flicks on, showing a mobile suit with serious damage. Once it stood 19 meters tall - now it's sitting and would look upset if it could.]

[The video flicks off.]

I know it's a tall order, but I would be willing to work with whomever gave me help. Even if it's just getting it so that it looks correct but doesn't entirely work, I'd be satisfied.

I will pay you back in any way I can.

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My sympathies on whatever caused that. Vehicle repair isn't really my specialty, but I can see what I can do.

Another mobile suit, actually. And I'd be grateful for any help. I know some of what's needed, but I'm a soldier, not a mechanic.

It looks like you found a couple of proper mechanical engineers. I'll stop by before I patrol for demons tonight and see if there's anything I can do to help with the computer systems or something.

I appreciate it. These particular kinds of mobile suits are extremely complex, so the more help, the better.

What a beautiful clank~!

[Agatha looks thrilled at the prospect of fixing a clank that big.]

I can fix it for you! Maybe even improve it.

[His expression is very much unimpressed as he responds.]

Mobile suit. And I don't want any additions, I just want to fix it. I like it just the way it is normally.

[She sighs, somewhat disappointed.]

If that's all you want done then it shouldn't take too long to fix.

[But really, with a few modifications, it could be so much better. Some people are no fun.]

Do you have the parts and tools ready?

I'm taking it over to the park. I'm not entirely sure where to start for getting parts. I need to find some tools too.

Hmm, I have some basic tools. And I suppose we could get creative when it comes to parts.

[A tricky problem, but too interesting to pass up.]

Anyway, I'll know more once I've had a look. I'll meet you in the park, okay?

Sounds good.

Alright, I'll see you in a bit.

[She'll turn up in the park in about twenty minutes, carrying a bag of basic machinists tools. If he has sharp eyes, he may notice a pair of tiny, round machines following after her.]

[[ooc; And she can hop in here!]]

"The Nadesico has a full mecha service and repair bay and 12 unoccupied berths. However I would need a full schematic of the machine to do much with it."

While I don't have full schematics on hand, I can probably draw you ones of the major systems and how the exterior is supposed to look. It might have something on its internal systems, but I don't have anything capable of reading them at the moment.

"If you can get it to the park, that's where the Nadesico is. Then we can get it in a berth and at least begin looking over it."

I'll do what I can without losing any more parts... it shouldn't take that long to get it into a glide.

"It sounds like I'll need to get an engineer too, but at least we can house it safely too. Once you dock I'll start looking the OS over to see if I can decrypt any schematics if you want."

I'd appreciate it. I can help get through its security.

"The Nadesico is in the park. Its the only space battlecruiser so you won't be able to miss it."

Right.

[It takes a bit, but he manages to get Kyrios in the air enough to not hit anything. Moving slowly and carefully to not shake any debris onto the buildings below, he makes his way to the park, landing the Gundam near the cruiser.]

[He winces a little at the jarring landing, and peers through the partly shattered cockpit.]

The ship's hangar bay is open and its auto retrieval systems are active so once he gets it on in the landing tube there will be mechanized systems to take it to a repair bay while Ruri stands in the control room watching.

"Hrm, it is in pretty bad shape."

Oh, Ruri you have such a lovely dirigible! And she was right, that is an impressive clank. Even larger then Mr. Tock.

Agatha waves with her free hand as she approaches. In her other hand is a bag of tools.]

Amazing! I bet they have some wonderful mechanical labs on that ship.

[Several dingbots trail after her. They look a bit like large pocket watches with tiny arms and legs.]

[He carefully pulls himself out of Kyrios and slides down, before landing.]

Thank you.

[He turns to look at Agatha, and he waves a little.]

"You are quite welcome. Shall I have Omoikane start talking to the computer or is it not a friendly computer?"

She then turns to Agatha and tilts her head a bit.

"Well, this room can service and build up to 12 mecha, though I admit this one is a bit larger than this ship was originally intended for. Still it isn't too large. This is where most of the engineering equipment is."

It's perfect! Shall we get started?

[She really can't wait to have a look at that clank's systems. She pulls several tools and a pair of goggles out of her bag. The dingbots are peering around curiously. They'd love a chance to poke around too, but she'll get mad if they wander off.]

It should work... when it hits the security systems I'll probably need to help, though. A lot of this stuff isn't supposed to be released outside of our group.

[He nods at Agatha a little.]

We can at least start pulling off some of the most heavily damaged panels.

"I think before we start replacing the armor we should see what its composed of too. As for the armor plating, the computer panels over there handle that."

She points and starts hooking the ship's AI to the Gundam's computer to start getting the data from it.

He is right though, we're going to have to remove the badly damaged panels either way. So we may as well start there.

[She turns to the dingbots.]

Okay guys, go see if you can loosen some of those panels from the inside, I'll work from out here.

[It helps to have tiny assistants sometimes. They can get into spaces that she can't.]

And while you're in there, try to assess the damage.

[They climb into various nooks and crannies behind the damaged panels and start loosening them. Agatha helps them from the outside, making a strange humming sound as she works.]

I might have to get in there to get it to lower some of the security levels.

[In addition to the obvious damage on the stump of a leg, the cockpit's been cracked badly. There's dried blood inside as well as tons of shards of reinforced glass.]

[The front panels don't look quite as bad, but it's clear from the back that the Gundam took some heavy laser fire and some slashing damage. There's debris stuck in the jets, and wedged into the large back piece, preventing it from getting anywhere close to transforming.]

[That's not to even start on the weapon systems or the particle drives, which seem to be a whole different mess entirely.]

"Understood, and I meant more let the hydraulics deal with the heavy peaces that way we're not tired out to look at the finer parts."

She fiddles with a few panels on her control console and several armatures designed to replace armor start coming down to fasten to the busted bits.

[Agatha nods appreciatively as the hydraulic armature goes to work.]

Ooh, that's handy.

[It also means she can focus on more interesting things. So let's take a look at those weapon systems. The humming noise starts up anew, interrupted occasionally when a dingbot climbs out of some hole or crevice to show her something they found. This is far more advanced machinery than Agatha is used to. If she wasn't a spark, she'd be lost. As it is, she's learning a lot very quickly. Transforming clanks are definitely going on the list of things she really needs to build.]

Ah, I see.

[He jolts a bit as he spots Agatha getting close to the shield.]

Careful! The beam saber should be off, but don't reactivate it.

[The dingbots will find not only that there's a shield that can separate into a claw with a beam saber, but there's also a submachine gun, a low-yield particle beam cannon, and two beam sabers. All of the weaponry looks like they run off of something connected to the massive engines in the back.]

Do you want help down there?

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