"Oh, good grief..." Yuuno grimaced as he removed a burnt out circuit board from the interface's exposed innards near the co-pilot seat.
"I sincerely apologize for this latest trouble," said Material-S as the Librarian pulled himself out of the interface to inspect the board a bit more closely. "I will discipline Material-L properly for this once she awakens from her nap."
"If I wanted to point fingers, I would be taking it up with 'her Majesty'. She was supposed to be keeping an eye on things while I..." He coughed slightly. "... helped you recharge."
Material-D barely even looked up from her tome as she continued rapidly flipping through the pages. "I'm a ruler, not a babysitter. I had more important things to think about instead of continuing to tell Material-L not to push shiny buttons."
"Like your kingdom?" asked Material-S in a dry tone.
"Actually no. Considering our current predicament, I'm looking into alternative methods to replenish mana. And speaking of that..." The Hayate replica turned towards Yuuno. "I'm a bit curious about the mana transfer procedure you had done earlier. I had not heard of such a thing before."
"It's actually a newly developed medical procedure," explained the young male as he reached into his repair kit to grab some tools along with a new circuit board. "And something that is meant only to be done by a properly trained medic."
"Then how did you know about it?" asked Material-S.
"I do keep on top of medical publications and know how the procedure works in general although I was lucky back there when I tried it myself. If there had been a backlash, I would have been in major trouble."
"So that would explain why my Device didn't have information on this procedure." A small scowl appeared on Material-D's face. "I have the knowledge of thousands upon thousands of mages at my fingertips and yet, I cannot find a solution to this problem. How absurd...!"
"Do not be so hard on yourself." Seikou's words however were ignored as Yami pulled out Yuuno before he could begin repairs.
"Peon, I order you to teach me this transfer procedure!"
He adjusted his glasses briefly. "The transfer is really just a quick fix to stabilize a patient's Linker Core so they can get treated properly at a medical facility. After all, your fever hasn't totally dissipated, right?"
"That is true. Although I'm feeling much better than earlier, I am still experiencing a slight sensation of sluggishness," said Material-S.
The Librarian continued his explanation after hearing the confirmation. "It's quite tricky as you have to develop a proper synchronous flow between the Linker Core that is donating mana and the Linker Core that is receiving it. And even if the flow is established, there's a chance that the donated mana could be rejected by the receiving body. The result: a huge backlash that would just cause injury to both parties."
"In other words...?"
"In other words, Nano-" Yuuno caught himself before speaking again. "In other words, I'm not qualified to teach such a thing. And I strongly advise that you do not attempt this yourself. It was pretty dangerous for me to even try such a thing in the first place. I don't want to see what consequences may happen if you tried it."
There was a pause before Material-S nodded. "I understand."
Good, he had the Nanoha replica's reassurance. Now for Material-D. "Well?"
"Don't order me around!"
"I'm not giving an order. I'm asking for a favour," said the young man patiently. "Please promise me, Your Majesty."
'He called me...?' She was startled at how he addressed her as such with such sincerity in his tone and noticed the intense look from his green eyes. For some reason, it was making her feel a little warm in some awkward fashion and she wasn't liking it one bit. "F-fine! I won't bother you again about it, peasant," mumbled the Hayate replica with her cheeks slightly flushed.
Yuuno smiled upon hearing that response. "Thank goodness. I better get back to work so if you'll excuse me, ladies..." He once again ducked underneath to fiddle with the circuits while Material-S glanced at Material-D with an odd look in her eye, which made the Lord of Darkness a little uncomfortable.
"What are you staring at?"
The Nanoha replica merely gave a mysterious little smile before leaning in to whisper in the other woman's ear. "Taking the tsundere approach, hm?"
"Oh, quiet you!"
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(Posted Thu, 22 Jul 2010 06:22)
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