Network | Video

[on_repeat]

[BACK IN TEMBA: o hi it's an Echo and the background's kind of bouncing around-]

-I have a question.

How many kids do we have in Temba right now?



[OOC:Kind of backdating this a few days, end of July, etc.]

Comments

[on_repeat]

[Thisisfine.jpeg

"But you just pointed to all of me" He looks down at himself for a moment, the device's angle now capturing the blue hand print on the right side of his outermost plate.]

Well. Yes, I am. But anyone can wear armor.

Where I come from, I'm a soldier fighting for the Republic.

[silenziobruno]

[ Heh.

Yes exactly. Oh, that's handprint Aberto didn't notice before. How curious. ]

Anyone? [ Judging by the smile the kid is now sporting that just gave him some wonderful ideas. Thanks, Echo. ]

I've never heard of the Republic Before. Is that in Italy? Who are you fighting against?

[on_repeat]

[Okay, he doesn't like that smile, but he moves on.]

It's far from there. The war against the Separatists is in an entirely different galaxy.

[silenziobruno]

[ It's nothing, it's nothing. ]

Oh. [ Alberto doesn't know a whole lot about wars, thankfully, but enough to look concerned. ] Are we at war here too?

[on_repeat]

[At this, Echo's expression softens.]

We aren't. It's been peaceful, but that doesn't mean we can be careless.

[silenziobruno]

That's a relief. [ It does make him feel more at ease. ] We need to be careful, yeah, but being here also means you don't always have tow ear that armor, right? It must be really hot to wear it all the time and hard to swim in.

[on_repeat]

It has its faults, but I've gotten used to wearing it and I take it off when I need to.

[silenziobruno]

I see. You should add flames to the side, or maybe lighting bolts. It would make the armor stronger.

[ That is just science. ]

[on_repeat]

Flames?

[His nose slightly wrinkles at that and the thought of lightning bolts. He can't picture it going with what he has already.]

-Ah, I don't know, kid. Those suggestions might look good on another clone's armor, not mine.

[silenziobruno]

Flames just make anything look more impressive.

He can tell Echo isn't convinced, though, so he won't insist.

You're more fond of the color blue, I take it?

[on_repeat]

Sure.

[Said with a smirk. Yeah, he's not budging.]

You can say that. I carried it over from my battalion.

[silenziobruno]

[ The smirk doesn't go unnoticed so he gives a sheepish grin of his own and drops the subject. ]

It's a good color. Are others from your battalion here as well?

[on_repeat]

[The smile that follows briefly fades.]

Ah...no, they're not. I've been here on my own.

[silenziobruno]

Ah...I miss my friends as well. [ It's been hard, and he might have cried a few times while on his own, so he totally understands how Echo must be feeling. ]

All the more reason to look after each other, right?

[on_repeat]

[Yeah, it's not fun at all. But hearing Alberto say this helps brings back the smile.]

Heh. Right. That's what we're gonna do.

[silenziobruno]

[ He knows most people don't take him seriously because he's a kid, but he really wants to help. ]

Yes! And the sooner we help the people here and the Agrii, the sooner we could go back to our worlds, right?

[on_repeat]

Yeah. That's the idea, anyway.

[He's not opposed to the kids helping wherever they can. They just need some guidance.]

[silenziobruno]

I'm sure we will do it eventually. [ A determined guy, this lil one. Kinda had to be while growing up. ]

Have you been here for long?

[on_repeat]

[Echo's nose wrinkles slightly as he frowns thoughtfully.]

It's been...months? Maybe even longer than that. Whenever something comes up, it's easy to lose track of time.

[silenziobruno]

That long? [ He purses his lips for a second yet still tries to stay positive. It's hard but ey, this kid's used to pretending too. ] But there's more of us now than before, right? We will get things done faster form now on.

[on_repeat]

Yeah. [His lip quirks, more for the kid's sake. They need to keep that optimism for sure.] We'll get it done.

[silenziobruno]

Yeah. [ The attempt is very appreciated. ]

I won't bother you more, I'm sure you're busy but if you need me for anything, just let me know. I got the engineer date point, so I know how to operate the machines around the city.

[on_repeat]

[Echo chuckles.]

Thanks for telling me. I have security, and the same goes for you if ever you need a hand.

I'll see you around, kid.

[silenziobruno]

See, I was right about the knight thing. See you around!

[ He waves one last time before disconnecting. ]