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[Summer is, as always, beside Bran, when the video begins. The great direwolf--nearly as tall as Bran, even when both are seated--favors the video feed with a calm and even stare, as if he knows that he is being recorded.

Bran, meanwhile, chooses to smile.]

I am Bran Stark, and this is my direwolf, Summer. His sister and his brother both tread these halls as well. They are not tame, and they are not pets--but they will not harm those of the ship, not without good cause. We have many that are new to the Tranquility, who do not know our wolves so well. Should you have complaint against them, call upon those of House Stark, and we will answer for them.

[Official business done, Bran takes up his device, so he can turn the video to his robotic legs. They look a little like metal braces with heavy straps, encasing his crippled legs.]

But this is what I truly wanted to ask about. These are robotic legs. They were made for me by a friend, who was clever and good and true. He knew much of robotics, but he is no longer here.

I would ask those of this ship if there are any aboard that have knowledge of robotics, that could craft legs like these. And, if there is someone with this knowledge--I would ask to speak with them, to commission work much like this. Though it would be a gift, I would find some trade to make for the work that would be done.

[When Bran turns the video back to himself, Summer has climbed onto the bed behind him. The direwolf takes up nearly the entire bed, but is settling down, curled behind Bran like the curve of a chair. Bran smiles again, this time more quietly, pleased, and he rests his free hand atop Summer's head, like an armrest.]

I have been having strange dreams of late. Not the strangest I have ever had--but strange. I wonder if we dream when we are in the pods, when the Jump happens. I know that there are those that have had dreams... but surely everyone must dream, and only a few remember. I wonder what those dreams are.

[locked to arya & robb... & gendry)]
[After he makes his message, Bran uses what skill he has learned to secretly send the second part. He still remembers what he was taught by Aberdeen, though by now those lessons were years ago.

And he includes Gendry, for Gendry has a right to know of this, too. Arya would probably tell him anyways, but it is good for him to know first on his own.]

Daenerys Targaryen has returned to the ship. She was here before, but she does not remember. [After a second of thought, he adds:] Summer was not afraid of her.

[Whether this is a vote of confidence or not, who knows!!!]

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[basically, damian is going to wind up on every post with a dog in it, this can be assumed]

What sort of work do you need?

A lot of people have returned to the ship.

[ only one that she actually wanted, but not exactly as she wanted so the ship can go fuck itself tbqh. ]

I'll ask Peter if he can. [ changing topics like a boss. ] What's wrong with the ones you have?

[WOLVES AREN'T DOGS DAMIAN]

It would be building work. There is someone that is in need of a single robotic leg, and I seek someone with the skill to make one.

I know.

[And many have departed, too, but Bran keeps silent on that. They have lost much as of late, but he is grateful still to have Arya and Robb.]

Tell me if he can. And there isn't anything wrong with mine. They are a little slow, but they are still working. My friend knows someone that needs a robotic leg. The ship took her true leg. But she must not know that he is asking for her.

[THEY'RE FURRY AND STURDY WHATEVER DAMIAN HAS A PET COW LATER CLEARLY HE'S NOT PICKY]

I've never made a robotic limb specifically, but if you have the tools and parts I should be able to work something out.

[NO WOLVES TAKE OFFENSE TO THAT DO YOU WANT AN OFFENDED DIREWOLF]

I don't know very much of robotics, so I do not have any of the parts. But I could find some, maybe.

[Though he sounds a little uncertain of that.]

You have built robotics before?

[DAMIAN CAN HANDLE IT. HE'D PROBABLY LIKE THE DIREWOLF MORE IF IT TRIED TO EAT HIM]

Tt. If there's any sort of workshop in this ship, that would do well enough. I could salvage the parts from the ship itself but until I've been here longer I won't know which parts in the ship are necessary so I'd like to avoid that for now.

[yeah he heard your uncertainty. and damian isn't terribly excited to see what a kid ~~you're a kid too damian~~ who doesn't know anything might think damian would need.]

Smaller projects mostly. My most recent finished project was equipping a car to fly, though.

Edited ('might thinks' wow okay i can english real good) 2014-05-13 22:12 (UTC)

[ arya frowns. ]

I can find someone to look at them if they are too slow.

whos the leg 4?

[Ellie pls this is none of your business.]

[Death already knows of direwolves and is no robotics expert. But that last part... that she knows.]

What sort of dreams?

They aren't that slow. Only a little. But I suppose even robotics must grow tired.

[not your business but since you're a friend you get some inside info ok]

It is a secret. But it is for a friend, who would give it to his friend.

That is not what they do. If anything's tired, you are.

[ arya presses her lips together. so much sneaking out after bran has gone to sleep and returning in the early hours before he wakes ( she hopes ), and she's missing things. ]

Sometimes I dream of the ship. But sometimes, I dream of home, at the end of a very long road, or at the bottom of a very large hole. I should have forgotten it by now, but I still remember.

And there are other things, too. But not as many things of the ship as I would think there would be.

[Defensively, he frowns.]

I'm not tired. And robotics and machines can grow tired. That is when they break. They are worn down, so they break.

Something being worn down is not the same as getting tired. Else everything Gendry files is tired.

[let's not test that ok]

There might be a workshop. My friend who made my legs for me found the parts somewhere. He did not say where, but I don't think they were in his locker, and it was when people were very new to the ship, so he wouldn't have known what he could borrow from the ship. Or there might be spare parts somewhere in engineering. I will ask my sister.

[That's far more certain. Arya knows much of the ship by now, and much of engineering. She will know.]

How did the car fly? With wings?

Not that sort of worn down. Worn down like-- like a rope would be, if you used it too many times. It grows thin and worn and tired. That could happen to robotics.

They do not get tired.

[ unreasonable, thy name is arya. ]

Tt. I have a little bit of comm tech but that wouldn't be useful for a robotic project. You'll have to find out what sort of supplies are available before I can make any promises.

It flew like this ship, only more compactly.

It is like they get tired. What would you call it, if not that?

I will ask, and tell you when I know more.

Did the car fly in space, like this ship?

[ dryly, ] An obsolete waste.

[in a slightly clipped tone] No, that would have been pointless in practicality.

[So after viewing the post, freaking out only a little, considering, and deciding that - since he can't encrypt worth a shit - it'd be better to go to Bran's room- only to find that Bran apparently isn't in his own room (the hell??)...

Netherlands opts for an in-between. Goes back to his own room and only then does he reply with something private but unencrypted. But since he knows there's no encryption he doesn't speak about what he wishes to - ]

Had a couple dreams, before. [A long few beats before he thinks to elaborate, forgetting that he usually dreams differently than the rest of the ship does.] While I was in the pods.

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