[Ah, he was hoping she'd be a little knowledgeable. His mistake in making baseless assumptions. Fortunately, that's not actually a hindrance in what he needs help with.]
That's alright, don't worry. What I really need is a pair of hands. If you don't mind me giving instructions, I can walk you through what needs to be done so my self-healing kicks in.
[He keeps his tone light and gentle. He feels bad enough having to ask since he knows she's young at heart. However, his list of people he trusts with this explicitly is very small and she's at the top.]
[ Penny probably knows more than most on account of having her own repair manual uploaded to her brain, but there's limits to what she's capable of on non-Penny Polendina android.
Still, knowing he'll be able to instruct her is a relief. Penny perks right back up. ]
With instructions I should be capable of most repairs that do not require specialized tools.
[Between the two of them, they'll figure something out. Truthfully, Hayato only knows just enough to keep himself alive. His partner was the one that did the real repairs for him.]
I have an apartment in the Willful Machine. It's [Address].
Thank you very much, Miss Penny. I'm sorry to have to trouble you like this out of the blue.
I do not mind! I would rather assist than leave you with such extensive damage any longer than necessary.
I'll be there shortly.
[ And indeed, after about a quarter hour Hayato will hear the sound of Penny's rocket boots passing nearby, followed by a gentle knock on his front door. She doesn't let herself in, but she does check her Omni just in case. She's not certain if he's able to walk right now. ]
[She's a very sweet girl, and Hayato decides he will do something nice to make it up to her later.]
[He waits and, luckily, he is still on his feet. When he answers the door, he peers a little from behind it, to not make his injury super apparent to anyone passing by on the street, before he smiles and motions her inside.]
[He's got his shoulder wrapped up, but everything from below the shoulder of his left arm gone. He's got a few other bandages on him, but that is definitely the worst of it. The arm itself is sitting neatly on his kitchen table.]
[ Penny waits very patiently for Hayato to open the door fully, and when he does she's quick to step through before anyone else might be able to get a look. She's reasonably comfortable with her identity as an android, but she knows certain other aren't. It's for that reason that she holds her reaction in check until she's inside. And once she is... ]
[Ah, she is very worried. He shouldn't be surprised, but it's still a blow to his pride to distress a young girl like this. He holds up a hand in what he hopes is placating.]
I'm fine. I've had time to rest and I've had a blood transfusion.
[Since he lost so goddamn much of it during the fight.]
It takes a lot more than this to put me out of commission, yeah? Don't worry-
[ Penny is about to ready to relax when Hayato slaps his stump and...
Yeah, this guy is in a bad way - but it's reassuring in a way, too. People that are on the verge of dying aren't usually capable of hijinks of this caliber. So even though she's still worried, she does manage a smile. ]
Regardless, I think you should sit down. I can take a look and see what I can do.
[And he will comply. Luckily, knowing she was coming, he set out a small box of tools on the table next to his arm. One of the first things he got his hands on when he washed up was the means to do quick repairs. Penny will also find a loosely hand-drawn schematic of the more important parts of his arm, both the severed part and where it connects.]
I'm sorry for not having anything better to go off. Normally the one I go to for the extensive stuff isn't here. I'll do my best to walk you through it.
[ Penny is silent for a moment as she goes over the schematics, her normally very human-like body language and demeanor briefly giving way to unnatural stillness. Then the moment passes and she looks to Hayato again, shaking her head. ]
It is alright. I believe I can help with what you've provided me.
[ And then she'll pick up the arm and study it closely. She knows that he's not an android, but she suddenly now feels like she can ask something that's been on her mind. ]
[He watches her closely, with curiosity as she looks over the schematic. His eyebrows raise a little when she's done, but then he offers her a relieved smile.]
I'm glad to hear that.
[Her question gives him pause. Normally he'd be much more guarded about this information, but Penny certainly was a special case. It would be good for her to know, anyway, if something like this happened again.]
Mm. If I had to attach a number to it, I'd say maybe ...90%? It's hard to say now, knowing my body's been altered after coming out of the ocean, but before it was mostly just my brain and a few modified organs here and there that remained organic.
[He smiles, though there's something melancholic and knowing about it. It's an extremely reasonable response, and he expects that when he tells someone. He suspects her reaction will be much worse when he eventually tells her why it happened.]
You'd like to think in most cases, someone wouldn't need to have that much of their body replaced, yeah?
[He shudders to think of what someone might have to go through if they needed that much replacement. For Hayato, that was not actually the case. His body had been fine.]
Mm. I can't tell you all the exact science behind it, that was more of my partner's specialty, but it's a mix of wind turbines and nuclear energy.
[He will take a seat, just as she instructs, and rolls up his sleeve so she has the proper access.]
No, you should be fine in that regard. My body stores and retains energy extremely well. I'm not in danger of shutting down, even if you somehow clipped something you shouldn't.
[Once he's settled he falls quiet, thinking over her words. General Ironwood, huh? That's a name he files away for now. With her making a face like that, he might be worth looking into later though. Hopefully he wasn't here in town.]
For me...
[He debates saying this much. It's not a pleasant thing to admit and he's sure Penny won't be happy with the knowledge, but the truth would probably be better than her thinking he'd been in some horrible accident.]
...It wasn't that I needed the replacements. I was forcibly modified to be a weapon for an organization of extremely evil people.
[ As she starts her work, Penny's motions shift back into the precise mechanical movement from a few moments ago. She listens attentively as she works, but when he gets to 'weapon' she falters and the focus in her expression is overtaken by concern. She is silent for a moment before she resumes her work. ]
Did they... did they alter your mind, as well?
[ As Hayato is now she can't imagine him ever serving any sort of evil organization, but that doesn't mean he didn't - and if he did, that doesn't mean it was willing. ]
My purpose was to take down the person who had been constantly standing against them, but instead, he found me on the operating table right before they were about to brainwash me.
For their hubris they wound up with two super -powered vigilante cyborgs constantly thwarting their plans. A pretty funny turn of event, really!
[ Penny doesn't really hold herself with a lot of tension the way an organic person would, but there's a sort of drifting imprecision to her body language. That goes away when Hayato confirms that his mind hasn't been tampered with and a smile finally returns to her face. ]
I'm glad to hear it.
I hope you and your friend were able to make things exceptionally difficult for them.
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That's alright, don't worry. What I really need is a pair of hands. If you don't mind me giving instructions, I can walk you through what needs to be done so my self-healing kicks in.
[He keeps his tone light and gentle. He feels bad enough having to ask since he knows she's young at heart. However, his list of people he trusts with this explicitly is very small and she's at the top.]
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Still, knowing he'll be able to instruct her is a relief. Penny perks right back up. ]
With instructions I should be capable of most repairs that do not require specialized tools.
Where should I meet you?
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I have an apartment in the Willful Machine. It's [Address].
Thank you very much, Miss Penny. I'm sorry to have to trouble you like this out of the blue.
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I'll be there shortly.
[ And indeed, after about a quarter hour Hayato will hear the sound of Penny's rocket boots passing nearby, followed by a gentle knock on his front door. She doesn't let herself in, but she does check her Omni just in case. She's not certain if he's able to walk right now. ]
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[He waits and, luckily, he is still on his feet. When he answers the door, he peers a little from behind it, to not make his injury super apparent to anyone passing by on the street, before he smiles and motions her inside.]
[He's got his shoulder wrapped up, but everything from below the shoulder of his left arm gone. He's got a few other bandages on him, but that is definitely the worst of it. The arm itself is sitting neatly on his kitchen table.]
Thanks again for coming.
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That must be extremely painful-- are you alright? Should you be standing?
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I'm fine. I've had time to rest and I've had a blood transfusion.
[Since he lost so goddamn much of it during the fight.]
It takes a lot more than this to put me out of commission, yeah? Don't worry-
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Ow! ow, ow, ow, please ignore that-
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Yeah, this guy is in a bad way - but it's reassuring in a way, too. People that are on the verge of dying aren't usually capable of hijinks of this caliber. So even though she's still worried, she does manage a smile. ]
Regardless, I think you should sit down. I can take a look and see what I can do.
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[And he will comply. Luckily, knowing she was coming, he set out a small box of tools on the table next to his arm. One of the first things he got his hands on when he washed up was the means to do quick repairs. Penny will also find a loosely hand-drawn schematic of the more important parts of his arm, both the severed part and where it connects.]
I'm sorry for not having anything better to go off. Normally the one I go to for the extensive stuff isn't here. I'll do my best to walk you through it.
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It is alright. I believe I can help with what you've provided me.
[ And then she'll pick up the arm and study it closely. She knows that he's not an android, but she suddenly now feels like she can ask something that's been on her mind. ]
Hayato, how much of your body is mechanical?
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I'm glad to hear that.
[Her question gives him pause. Normally he'd be much more guarded about this information, but Penny certainly was a special case. It would be good for her to know, anyway, if something like this happened again.]
Mm. If I had to attach a number to it, I'd say maybe ...90%? It's hard to say now, knowing my body's been altered after coming out of the ocean, but before it was mostly just my brain and a few modified organs here and there that remained organic.
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[ Penny visibly catches herself and reins in her reaction. No need to be rude. ]
I apologize. Robotic prosthetics are common on Remnant, but I have never heard of someone having more than fifty percent of their body replaced.
[ Truthfully 50% is still a high percentage. Not even Ironwood is at quite that point. ]
Do you have a dedicated power source for all of it?
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You'd like to think in most cases, someone wouldn't need to have that much of their body replaced, yeah?
[He shudders to think of what someone might have to go through if they needed that much replacement. For Hayato, that was not actually the case. His body had been fine.]
Mm. I can't tell you all the exact science behind it, that was more of my partner's specialty, but it's a mix of wind turbines and nuclear energy.
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[ But her expression sours and she shakes her head, falling silent. ]
If there's no additional maintenance to your power source needed, I believe I will be able to work without encountering any complications.
Please sit down and I can start.
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No, you should be fine in that regard. My body stores and retains energy extremely well. I'm not in danger of shutting down, even if you somehow clipped something you shouldn't.
[Once he's settled he falls quiet, thinking over her words. General Ironwood, huh? That's a name he files away for now. With her making a face like that, he might be worth looking into later though. Hopefully he wasn't here in town.]
For me...
[He debates saying this much. It's not a pleasant thing to admit and he's sure Penny won't be happy with the knowledge, but the truth would probably be better than her thinking he'd been in some horrible accident.]
...It wasn't that I needed the replacements. I was forcibly modified to be a weapon for an organization of extremely evil people.
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Did they... did they alter your mind, as well?
[ As Hayato is now she can't imagine him ever serving any sort of evil organization, but that doesn't mean he didn't - and if he did, that doesn't mean it was willing. ]
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[He actually smiles a little.]
My purpose was to take down the person who had been constantly standing against them, but instead, he found me on the operating table right before they were about to brainwash me.
For their hubris they wound up with two super -powered vigilante cyborgs constantly thwarting their plans. A pretty funny turn of event, really!
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I'm glad to hear it.
I hope you and your friend were able to make things exceptionally difficult for them.