video; un: demon cyborg

[scrap_metal]

[ Genos is sitting on the floor in a small room, with a mix of confusion and annoyance on his face. There's a lot of yellow fabric scattered around, and behind him, a hint of Saitama on a visible side of the floor; lying down, reading something.

The annoyance comes from losing a fight in which cyborg is participating. With needle and thread against a tattered...yellow...rag? He puts away the needle and presents the rag- ah, it's actually a yellow jumpsuit, full of holes though - to the viewers. Some of the holes are patched up, with the different yellow fabric. The color is close enough, but the texture is different so they do stand out. ]

While we still have some time before the mission begins, and I understand that gathering intel, and investigating the museum is our top priority right now, I still have a small request for assistance

[ He tries to fold the uniform without damaging it further ]

Is anyone here skilled in the art of tailoring, or specifically, fixing clothes? Unfortunately, I do not possess necessary experience and knowledge required to save my sensei's hero suit. Contact to trusted tailor would be welcome as well, but since we don't have much time left, I'd rather not have the suit left behind when we get ported back.

[ At this point Saitama just rolls over and says ]

Genos, stop bothering people about unnecessary stuff.

[ Genos, of course, turns back to him ]

It's very necessary, I know how much your uniform means to you-- [ the video ends before he finishes the tirade ]

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audio; un:hound

[ofobedience]

[Guess who has a problem with bullet holes etc spoiling his sharp aesthetic and so requested something of ALASTAIR specifically for this reason?]

I have a spell that could help with that, if you wish it.

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[scrap_metal]

Spell? I wasn't aware you could do magic.

[ Gio, a man full of surprises indeed ]

[ofobedience]

A little something I requested from our generous hosts to help me maintain my aesthetic.

[He has the best priorities.]

[scrap_metal]

A tailor spell... [ Saying that feels a bit strange, but hey, talking cats were stranger ] I will greatly appreciate your assistance!

[ and so will the suit, but there's a very important information buried in Gio's statement ]

And I have a question regarding the spell acquisition as well... [ He's never going to miss an opportunity to learn something new and powerful ]

[ofobedience]

If you make me aware of your location, I'll come and assist you.

[And he manages to keep the grudging tone from his voice-- he's been keeping his own company of late, but if needs must...]

And you're more than welcome to ask.

video | username: olivia

[winces]

[ in a whisper, before she can stop herself: ]

Again...?

[ ah, but moving along. ]

If this happens as often as I think it does, perhaps it might be a good idea to look into other, more durable materials...?

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[scrap_metal]

That's a very good suggestion, albeit a very long-term one. I think it would require not just upgrading the existing suit, but making a new one from scratch.

[ He will happily design the suit as long as someone else can make it, or- ]

I'll need more practice before I can handle such ambitious project

[winces]

O-Of course. But — you needn't take the burden on yourself... I'm sure, among the number of us, there is bound to be at least one person with that sort of expertise...

[scrap_metal]

I will look into that then. However, as his disciple, I would rather oversee and contribute to such project as much as I could.

[ a beat ]

You said "again", am I right to assume that this has happened before?

audio | un: Sasaki

[ex_adept136]

It looks like Giovanni's got you covered... He and I have the same sort of spell, from the sounds of it.

[Another item to add to their list of curious commonalities]

If you'd like to learn how to sew, though, I can help you with that.

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[scrap_metal]

That sounds like a good suggestion, I appreciate your offer. Initially, my thought was that the most effective way would be following the example of you and Giovanni, and learn that... "spell".

However learning a conventional skill like sewing, has its merits. Besides I'd rather investigate more about the possible "spells" before settling for one.

[ This is Genos, he will always seek the More Dakka opportunities first, rather than simple utilities ]

[ex_adept136]

Since they come from ALASTAIR, we can't ever be too sure if something can't disable those abilities...

[And there's a certain concern that comes with that. They understand so very little (which is to say, nothing at all) about how gaining the ability to use spells actually works]

If you ever want to learn how to sew, I'd be happy to teach you.

[scrap_metal]

Valid point, so it's important to not rely too hard on those skills. But I'll take any advantage I can get, even if temporary

[ It's something that might give an important insight. Or might prove to stay for good, which is preferred outcome ]

Thank you, Sasaki. Whenever you have time I'm ready for it. Maybe I should use some of the time we have here, and access to all the shops to gather resources.... [ Bookstore section: hobbies > search all the albums and tutorial books. Might be useful one day ]

video; un: sakurakinomoto

[keystaff]

Hm? Ah, I'm not as good as my friend back home, but. I know some basics with sewing at least? If you need help? Someone else might be better at it than I am, but. Or -- I mean, I could teach you some basics? If it looks like someone else might be able to help already.

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[scrap_metal]

I'm not going to turn down any offer, I appreciate your help. I've got a share of skills useful around the house- [ it's not strange at all, battle cyborgs need to keep their living spaces clean, do the laundry and so on, too! ] -but sewing in particular never happened to be one necessary.

If I happened to ruin my clothes, they were most likely beyond repair, and were very easy to replace.

[keystaff]

I don't mind helping. I mean, I can do my best, not that I've had to teach anyone how to sew before. But I can try! That way you can learn at least some basics yourself to do it without worrying about asking like this next time. A- assuming what ripped or something isn't too big of a job, I mean.

[scrap_metal]

The basics are most important, it's from where you start building on. I will welcome your lessons on the subject of sewing.

[ Things tend to rip and tatter a lot around here... ]

video; un: diclonius

[scarredhorns]

[There's something familiar about that second voice to Lucy.]

What was he doing to put that many holes in it?

[scrap_metal]

Saitama-sensei heroically fought off the Zymandis threat! [ everyone of course participated and helped too, but in his fanboy brain, it was Saitama who obviously must have turned the tide ]

He himself came out of the battle unscratched, however, while he is nearly invulnerable to damage, his clothes are not!

[scarredhorns]

Saitama? I swear that I've heard that name somewhere before...

[She furrows her brows in thought, but they rise up in realization after a minute.]

Yes--Nyuu told me about him in our notes, and I spoke to him once several months prior. Though, she failed to mention that he was invincible.

[The doubt is clear in her eyes and tone of voice.]

[scrap_metal]

[ No doubts allowed ]

He's not just "invincible", he's the strongest man that ever walked Earth, pulverizing every enemy that ever dared to face him. The humanity in my world would be extinct by now if not for him.

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[boneafide]

[That sure is a skeleton on the video, huh!!]

Oh! Yes!! I know someone!! His name's Ban!! He can make new clothes out nothing!!

[video]

[scrap_metal]

[ That sure is...! That team just got weirder ]

How is that possible?

[boneafide]

I think it's a power he got from ALASTAIR! I can heal people because of a power from ALASTAIR too!

[scrap_metal]

[ He completely missed the actual content of your message, sorry Papyrus. ]

Is the power from ALASTAIR also what reanimated you?

[ I see dead people and they're talking ]