text - un: maxwell

[braidedwonder]

Yo.. so with the surface not really an option right now and all, my mercenary stuff is at a hold, and since I'm such a damn busy body I figured I'd see if anyone needed anything done around here.

My name's Duo Maxwell - good at anything to do with machinery, even if it's taking apart a bunch of tiny parts in a motor and piecing it back together, all that junk. If you doubt me and wanna see my handiwork, check out the huge black Gundam with the bat wings in the hangar. All of that is mine to fix and maintain.

I can do piloting / mech lessons as well if that's more your jam.

Also not a doctor but pretty good at field dressing, etc and definitely not squeamish if any of you doctor / healing types need a hand.

Not opposed to fetch missions either if you're feeling lazy and want a delivery boy.

Basically : Anything you need, hit me up.

Looking to keep my hands busy until we've got a bit more of an idea what's going on / mobility in general.

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[planetary_bonds]

And now? In this new place, do you still feel like you know "you"?

[This honestly sounds like a question that Yusei's asking for himself more than Duo. He's not even sure why he typed it.]

[braidedwonder]

I've only ever really had me, so. Yeah. I know me.

[planetary_bonds]

[Ah. He got right to the heart of the matter.]

I think that's where we differ.

[It's not said condescendingly. When you give so much of yourself to others...to the world...

He's not sure how much of him is left here, sometimes.]

I'm not sure whether to be envious of that or not.

[braidedwonder]

I wouldn't be.

It wasn't a start I'd choose but it's what I got so I worked with it.

[planetary_bonds]

Is it lonely?

[And really, that's the heart of things, isn't it? If all you have is yourself, and you've learned to work with it, then do you ever feel alone?

Or is it just something you miss, even without knowing what it is? (Or when you do know what it is, and the absence aches terribly.)]

[braidedwonder]

It can be.

But it's also nice to not need to rely on people a lot of the time. Cuts down on how often you can be disappointed and stuff like that.

[planetary_bonds]

It sounds easier.

[In other words, it's not the answer Yusei expected, but he can understand it. Somehow.

Maybe because the environment he grew up in encouraged that kind of thinking. Maybe if he hadn't grown up in Martha's orphanage...

Maybe.]

But I'm not entirely sure if it's worth it. Probably because I've already tasted the forbidden fruit, as it were.

[He could never really let go of his bonds, in the end. It's just who he is, what he was named for.

That's one part of his father's legacy he can't bring himself to regret, really.]

[braidedwonder]

Yeah, been there too.

If you choose the right people then it's not the worst.

Just be careful about it, I guess.

[planetary_bonds]

It's not bad advice. Too bad, though. I've always been a little too reckless.

[braidedwonder]

That must be a common thing, then.

Cause I like to live a little dangerously too.

[planetary_bonds]

I think we'll get along just fine, then.

The name's Yusei, by the way. Don't think I introduced myself properly before.

[braidedwonder]

Yusei, got it.

I tend to get along with most people, so hopefully that stays true.

[planetary_bonds]

You'd be surprised at how hard it is for people to do that.

But, well met. I look forward to seeing your work.