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Post by DalenaShallot on Apr 12, 2013 14:02:52 GMT -7
Hearing the door open, she pulled the glass open enough to peek her head out, a grin on her face appearing at the words soap. She put her hand out to grab at the soap."Thank you" Slipping back her hand and head back inside, even as you herd the soft click as she shut the glass. Scrubbing first her hair to get a thick lather she worked on every inch of her body again working on a rather. if anyone could have seen behind the glass, she would have appeared as one massive bubble. stuck within the confines. while Anyone listening could hear a soft sigh pass her lips as the dirt slid away. She placed the soap where she assumed it should go........a soap tray. Rinsing the soap first from her long tresses, then her body she stood perhaps another 5 minutes, just enjoying what seemed a endless supply of hot water . She herd the hum of a noise, her turning towards the sound coming from the other side of the door. A frown appearing, she reached up turning off the shower. standing in sudden silence she tried to make out the odd sound. Her curiosity getting to her, she quickly pulled the glass back and stepped out grabbing a towel first to dry her hair, then wrapping it tightly inside it, making it look as a bulkie turban as she grabbed the other to wrap around her. She quickly grabbed her soaked things and Legions now very damped cloak and shoved them inside the machine as he directed her to earlier. She looked around the bathroom once more seeing if She forgot anything. Walking to the door she slowly opened it and peered out to see where the noise was coming from. She now stood there and watch him and this strange machine as it made a clean path across a once dust and dirt covered rug. His strokes long as he went back and forth. The carpet becoming recognizable with each motion. had she been a cat you would have wondered if was going to be forever hypnotized by or or preparing to pounce and devour it.
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Post by Ghost on Apr 12, 2013 19:36:40 GMT -7
The Law Machine was now apparently resting on the rails on the small office balcony overlooking the outer courtyard where the fountain rested. The stars outside shifting ever so slightly across the sky in uneven patterns as the ground itself rolled and shifted in its course, invisible to the naked eye but easily tracked in the night sky if you had the patience, still it was not consistent with any given pattern always changing. The Law Machine found this both unimportant to its function and mildly facinating for it meant the laws of science themselves had been broken. The crust of this planet was shifting in a manner inconsistent with its relative compoenets and make up.
The balcony was revealed only because Legion had been forced to push back the curtain and open the door while he vaccumed through the thickened dust on the floor. It kept the air fresher this way. It was going to take a while to get this all fully cleaned but he could make enough of it clean to be pleasently more comfortable then sleeping in the decay of old grim building up in the enclosed space deprived of fresh air and maintenance. He finished vaccuming a large section of carpet in front of the desk befor he turned the machine off with a click of the foot pedal and looked to Takara. "It is called a vaccume cleaner, this is a smaller end model, kind of a surprise considering the size of this place. It's a device for removing dirt and dust...a little limited in capacity, as it can not remove wet dirt but effective all the same." He reached down twisting the container on the front which popped open and revealed a removable cilinder trey, inside was a compressed pile of the collected dust from the floor. "So, Is the river still preferable to the shower?"
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Post by DalenaShallot on Apr 12, 2013 19:55:49 GMT -7
Her attention on this strange machine only jumped for a moment when she watched the curtains be drawn back and the law machine move to the balcony. She watched him loosing enterest with nothing new to see so she was again drawn to this thing sucking up dirt as if it was starving. Even as Legion stopped and she watched his foot hit the side of something which silenced it, she thought what a true marvel it's invention must have been. Her thoughts on wanting to try this marvel out and take it apart at the same time wanting to know the inner working of such a contraption to gasp in pleasant surprise when she assumed Legion had read her mind and was taking the things apart for her already. a smiling appearing to only be replaced with a startled look of surprise when he spoke making her flinch slightly when he spoke in the suddenly very quiet room."small? I no clue what one larger then one would look like.....and try to imagine it eating even more then this ..........Vacuum as you call it does ........... is hard to imagine. It another truly amazing thing even if it doesn't suck up mud. "she wrinkled her nose looking down and seeing the traces of were she stood not long ago when she been dripping wet." I am sorry about the mess......and no I have changed my mind the shower is much more exceptionable, especially with all that wonderful water that comes threw pipes. But how does it do such a thing? it would free up so much work, so the people could do other things.....Perhaps making things a little better for them."
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Post by Ghost on Apr 12, 2013 21:12:18 GMT -7
Legion let her wonder and marvel at her endless questions a moment as he walked to teh balcony and dumped the condensed contents out of the cylinder, the brick of dust falling to the ground below, and breaking apart on impact with the dirt. Bringing the cylinder back in and closing the compartment of the vaccume once more. "Water is usually moved through pipes via a series of mechanical pumps. The heating is done in a large storage and heating tank somewhere in the building." He did not expect she would really understand the mechanics till she saw these things for herself but explaining the simple concept made it sound exacly like the way it was done manually. Something for her to think on for the night. "Grab your things...Lets get our clothing on to wash." He was already moving to grab his own bags. "If you can wait a little, We should wash your bed roll as well."
"Smaller items will wash quickly, but larger things may take a moment, the personal unit however can not manage anything over four squares." The Law Machine quoted off hand without removing his sensor from the sky.
Hmmm...The bed roll would have to go in alone. Legion contemplated uncertain of a messurement of squares.
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Post by DalenaShallot on Apr 12, 2013 21:46:41 GMT -7
She nodded her head at his explanation thinking that made perfect sense to a point as her mind digested and Analise everything he said. was blurred image that appeared in her minds eye as she tried removing others adding wood to a fire to heat so much water while others took turns at the pumps knowing it was just the 3 of them and there was no way human hands and backs produced the pressure. A yawn slipped passed. and she looked down realizing she still stood in nothing more then a towel and for the first time blushed even as she spotted the bags he had brought up, Forgetting the container he still held and what he did with the contents she grabbed her bags and quickly walked past him as if racing him to the bathroom and back inside the bathroom lightly slamming the door behind her. you could hear mumbling of words and the rustle of the bags as she dug threw them pulling out her last clean outfit. Letting the towel fall from around her she quickly dressed stepping out her cheeks still a bright red as being so caught up in everything around her she had forgotten she wore only a towel."mm yes I think I can wait a bit longer." She turned back to the law machine listening and wondered what in heavens he was talking about her mind spinning with so much she could not grasp at this moment and suddenly plopped onto the carpet where he had just vacuumed. her mind at last turning to slush she mumbled to the both of them."So much here.........I shall never grasp it all in the time needed before we have to return Legion.......and so far none of this I dare present to my father or the king...........Let alone letting Legion of the cross know of this. No point and the water alone I doubt they share with the common people, batteries I presented and working have vanished without trace and none but the king recalls them as well as my father."
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Post by Ghost on Apr 13, 2013 11:27:32 GMT -7
Legion was emptying the things they had already placed in the wash unit in order to place Takara's bed roll in first, a small frown for a moment as he cheaked the setting and closed the door starting the machine at last. Whic began to pour water through tiny holes in the metal out onto the sleeping roll adding the detergents in the water as it slowly began to spin and agitate, splashing the water up onto the glass. "Maybe we do not present anything you have found tonight...Or maybe we present the methods of book binding? Coherently bound volumes could be used to store all manner of things, information on religion, law, trade. The church might control what is placed with in bound volumes but at least something would be preserved and presented to the people that they might use....Or perhaps you will find something tomarrow. We have time for now to find and create a suitable presentation." Legion was placing the items in pile sorting heavier canvas and leather from breathable cottons. Perhaps he could wash his leathers after all and have the machine bypass the dry cycle....air dry them afterwards?
"This is a library on Law, the archives of patent has lengthy explinations and diagrams of items you may find more useful?" The Law Machine was trying to help, though having been quitely observing the stars from the porch for so long had likely been forgotten about by everyone in the room.
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Post by DalenaShallot on Apr 14, 2013 11:03:50 GMT -7
Takara sat with her knees now up to her chin, arms wrapped them. She buried her head listening to them both as her surrounded her covering her in a dark chestnut of silk. nodding in silence as she listened to them both. She peeked up looking first to Legion then the Law machine a tired frown appearing as her titled and she now rested one one cheek upon her knee nodding as both their ideas made sense even to her tired mind. "mmmmmmmm thank you Law machine.. Your words come as you do with great logic, But we do have time but for the moment not as limitless as both I and legion I think would prefer. He would mention something already insight because of the time I have and is already knows enough of what would be given to the people and what would be hidden from them. So I think once I have gotten plenty of rest....this binding of books sounds like something EVERYONE would be permitted and bring us a tiny step closer too what.........perhaps the people once were? Everyone should get what they want....and."she coughed then"perhaps I and Legion could as well. Legion we will need to return here I think and well Law machine so far has been helpful maybe find a way to think of something?"She watched him eyes half closed, threw locks of hair as he still sorted their things a moment."And maybe the 3 of us can eventually find the answers we all desire..........if that is except-able to you both?"
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Post by Ghost on Apr 14, 2013 11:25:29 GMT -7
The law machine paused a moment alowing for a time of silence to calculate its answer. "My time is limited as well, I have no functions to perform but my usefullness to pass on the knowledge to you."
Legion was now rubbing the back of his neck and shoulder, He could feel the tension in his mussels, telling him that this Law Machine felt urgency in its purpose, yet it was outwardly still a patient machine aware of the limitations of the human recepter. His hair was long once more and a deep shade of scarlet that did not look entirely natural at all. He glanced to the laundry machine surprised to see it was already rincing the soap from the sleeping roll, fast and effecient little modle wasn't it? "The Law Machine is damaged by the decay of time and incidents not yet understood by us/me. It operates on our/my will presently independent...but it can not remain functioning in this state for a prolonged instance without repair." Legion did not explain that if he left the Law Machine running on his power it would be assimilated or incorperated really into his being.
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Post by DalenaShallot on Apr 14, 2013 11:46:42 GMT -7
Takara nodded as her frown grew as her mind went over this new delemia. She knew nothing of how this Law machine remained functional, let alone how it had worked in the past. Yes she was learning but this was totally beyond her scope for the moment of understanding. She also seen a patch here and there in her time with Legion, how things human or, non human began to act strange when he did this bit of magic for longer then he should of, but also in those rare moments knew he did so for her and for a need. she thought about both. "We are all on limited time....can you shut yourself down while we rest? Perhaps to give yourself a bit more time? Legion? can you, or him show me this binding with instruction on the new day? This should could keep me busy so we return with something in hand and maybe if these books exist there should be one of The Law machine to make him properly........mmmmmmmm working as he should again? Plus find some way to make things work without your own magic.......strange things happen when you use it for far to long, and......"She coughed looking away a moment, before turning her concenred expression to him once more." I will admit makes me a bit uneasy even after all the time you have been such a good friend, teacher and protector."
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Post by Ghost on Apr 14, 2013 12:50:02 GMT -7
Legion nodded, it was after all not his intention to frighten her, but she did soemtimes need the things he could reanimate. "If Law goes into a standby mode It may help." If the Law machines had a maintinance mode then he could withdrawl the energy animating it, and just expend the energy to keep it from decaying. That should help. As for the binding of books, both of them should be able to figure it out certainly. "Tomarrow we will need to finish cleaning this office and then lessons on binding can proceed. Hopefully We/I can find the time to seek out the patent books for the Law Maxhine and some tools to work on it before leaving."
The Law Machine accepted this as truth for it had no basis of comparison, It had never been exposed at length to any machine being maintained by a being of alchemical creation like Legion."Thank you for your consideration."
Behind Legion the washing station was spinning the bed roll and spraying it down at the same time to rince away the clinging soap.
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Post by DalenaShallot on Apr 14, 2013 14:48:38 GMT -7
Takara lifted her head smiling then nodded."I may not really understand what you are L.M. ((Law Machine)) but you appear to have some kind of........consciousness? more then that machine as I understand that simply does as it is told by a click or directed command as I have seen Legion tell strange machines in the past.......called it a voice type printer? that was amazing for the few seconds it lasted before it suddenly acted like lightening hit it and began to smoke."She shortened his name to tired now to keep calling him the Law Machine, thinking in that moment it was just simpler sense her mind was barely keeping on track, but she did try and manage to keep track of the conversation, even as her eyes caught sight of the machine cleaning her bedrolls even if, as tired as she was she couldn't get the energy to go and take a closer look to study even something that fascinating. She probably kick herself in the morning for not doing so but for now she didn't care. "tomorrow all the time you need. I'm sure L.W. will be more then able to assist me on this book binding, after he shows you where they might keep his patent. Besides I can manage breakfast for the both of us and it is my turn to prepare a meal for us, as we agreed upon. I mean you did spend enough time showing me how to cook without me poisoning myself and wishing you had been. Or did you forget the first meal I made us both?" A laugh slipped past her lips as a flash of a memory appeared: Legion with a real expression in that single moment. The look was, as if she fed him something so fowl even his mount would not eat it. and that thing ate anything.
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Post by Ghost on Apr 14, 2013 15:10:46 GMT -7
The fact Legion could eat pretty much anything was a side note to himself, as he happen to prefer that even things that should not be edable be pure of substance at least, which is why he could eat poison and enjoy it if it were well made. The fact Takara had managed by accident to create seomthing he found absolutly foul still sent a shiver up his spine. "True enough. You have improved greatly...Do you need any fresh supplies though? I can bring them in and clean them properly tonight." He was still surprised that she had not been taught better given her stock...but perhaps that was servants work? Which only made it odd that she had bothere to learn how to clean clothing by hand. He could only fathom that it was a simple matter of her own personal priority. She had been a wonderful student of everything and anything he had offered her thus far assuming she had context or examples to learn from. Explaining how to cook an item after all was very different from preparing it, rather like explaining the internet when the person you spoke to was not familiar with computers or electricity. Legion finished sorting their laundry into coherent piles for washing in the morning at last. He was greatful at last to see the bottom of both their bags actually as it appeared they needed a good chance to dry out as well. Likely from that last trip across the river....He would never trust a pesant boat to hold his wight again.
The washing machine at last dumped the bed roll to the drier which turned on with a low howling whir that made Legion turn around to look at the machine which apparently dried the clothing by tumbling it around while running a water vapor atomizer....Interesting enough. The bed roll was dry in next to an instant and dumped out to the internalized streacher which seemed to examin the objects wight and texture, then press it out flat befor slidding it out onto the foler which rolled it by folding the angles of the table and slidding a set of inset belts to move it into the appropriate locations. When finished all was quite.
"I have an internalized analitical machine built in, it helps make me coherent and capable of independent action from the main system. Stored data imulates conciousness...internalized data repetitions create a Ghost in the Machine similar to the human definition of soul." The Law Machine seemed to have no trouble understanding her abbriviations of his title, but then something inside him was aserting that their was no possabiloty that the creature called Legion had a last name indicated with any initial beginning with the letter M, especially since she spoke to Legion usually refering to him by only the singular name.
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Post by DalenaShallot on Apr 14, 2013 15:27:05 GMT -7
Takara wrinkled her nose a moment thinking what they had in their bags even as she listened to L.M.'s response nodding."This I understand.....Legion mentioned ghost in the machine.which I hope to one day have long discussions with you both over. Legion the only thing I might need it onions and few herbal spices for breakfast and anything else you want in the left over rabbit..Well that is unless this place is hiding wild chickens for eggs and a cow producing milk? Otherwise will be a fairly simple meal and wont that wont make you shiver." She fell silent as she herd the machines sounds change her sight zeroing in and watching as if switched from washing to something else..to pop it out dried and folded it."Fascinating. Long days ride is the only thing saving you both from a million questions, and the lateness of the hour. You should wash yours as well. See the lighter tan bag beside my own? I hid a extra pair of what you prefer to wear in that bag. I had it made while you hid the things we found for the king and you made sure my rooms were secure. no questions asked when I simply said was for a costume party I was being demanded to attend to before we left? Recall?" Now it was her turn to shiver recalling how he had saved her from the endless suitors the Legion of the cross demanded she dance with and take a moment to get acquainted and then that matter came up? the ants getting out that we given to the cross?
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Post by Ghost on Apr 14, 2013 15:45:17 GMT -7
Legion only nodded when she pointed out the bag as he lifted her bed roll from the folder and tossed it out to her befor throwing his own roll into the wash. He wasgoing to need some sleep tonight as well. Though it was not often he truly slept. "Do you still have a clean blanket?" The temperature was not bad this evening, if he closed the door to the balcony the blanket might not even be nessicary....he could also have altered the temperature controls of the room but that would likly cause way to many questions right now and he wanted Takara to get some sleep. "We can start fresh tomarrow. Law Machine...go ahead and enter maintenance mode for now, Their is nothing mroe to be done for the night."
The Law Machine sensor seemed to blink a moment as that shadow passed across the glowing segmented sensors. It moved inside the room settling aggainst the wall and appeared to power down so that only a faint blip of greenish light was visable from one of the extruding sensors.
"I will wash up after cheaking the perimiter once more and preparing the items for the morning." He finished pushing the buttons on the wash machine and closed the door now so that his own bed roll woud be clean soon. It was no trouble to collect the nessicary items for breakfast...If he could find fresh eggs he might oblige her even if they were not chicken, certainly the flavor might be a little different but really after days upon days of the rations they carried...Then their was the richnesso f the foods served in court. Well A diet of something fresh and simple seasoned was refreshing. Not that they really had many seasonings he realized, the court cooks just flourished at making rich seeming food because they thickened every broth into a reusable sauce....It served a great purpose in allowing the left overs to be split amongst the servents and their families as soups with only a little thinning.
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Post by DalenaShallot on Apr 14, 2013 16:50:50 GMT -7
Takara quickly unclasped her hands catching the blanket. Something else she learned about him, prepared, or not. He toss you something. you caught it, or got smacked with it. His logic was simple. Always be prepared for the expected and unforeseen un-expected. It would keep you breathing a lot longer, with fewer bones broken and less bruising. "yes I do. There was no need with you letting me sleep next to you. Do you wish to me come along? You said I still had much to learn and things I should be aware of? mmmm and I could help with the gathering of what is needed for tomorrows food."She yawned covering her mouth watching as L.M. went to sleep. She stood wigging her toes and stretching muscles still a bit sore then headed towards the the bathroom to grab her boots, putting her words into stiff action, even as she recalled his reminders. no matter how exhausted you needed to collect herbs if any where about, and always check the place you would settled for the night. Fat to many unseen things came out in the night. What was safe in the day changed as soon as the sun set.
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