imeeji_frontstage | Back to the Future... is now

[ she's not feeling confident enough in herself not to jostle the table, so she's just going to deflate a bit and- snaps straight back up at the sound, looking in its general direction. ]

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[ looks back at intensity. ] What is that?

Blue Eyes.

The personal assistants are well versed in handling the blind.

[Something bumps up against the side of the chair. If she reaches out to find out what that is, it will be Blue Eyes's snout]

How many blind people have you had to deal with? [ enough, apparently? ]

[ at least the warning keeps her from bristling too much in surprise when the dragon bumps the chair. ] Hey Blue-Eyes. [ sets a hand on her snout and sloooowly eases out of the chair. hopefully with the dragon's help she doesn't hit the table. ]

You do this kind of thing back home? Gadgeteer ability or not you seem to know what you're doing and then some.

One of my unitmates. Before your time. Drank a poison that left her blind for a few days.

[Blue Eyes acts like a seeing eye dragon, looping one arm lightly around dVa's forearm and giving little tugs if she's ever going to run into anything. If she follows the cue, she will indeed not hit the table.

Otherwise, she lets dVa have the run of the place]

Technology is my forte, yes.

[ she's going to assume it had been from a game... ]

[ takes the cues to avoid knocking into the table. he's working and she's not interested in messing things up. she seems to relax when she's able to move around more freely. takes a leisurely stroll around the lab, but stops near the shelf containing the apple... assuming it's still there. ~~soul sense~~. ]

Prosthetics or...? What kinda stuff?

[Blue Eyes follows her around obediently, giving cues when she's wandering to close to walls and things. Luckily the furniture is all floating, so Intensity can move that away with a thought if it becomes a problem]

Solid vision.

Holograms you can touch. Interact with.

[Her eyes wouldn't be of any help because Intensity has hidden the apple out of sight. Curious how she manged to end up right in the clutter of shelves and objects that's hiding it]

[ she turns to look in his direction when he explains solid vision, but it's more of a subconscious reflex, because it doesn't make any kind of a difference. she usually tries to maintain eye contact when chatting, but that's kind of impossible when you're blind af. ]

That sounds really cool. What kind of stuff did you want to do with it, though I suppose the sky's the limit with something like that.

[ she'd probably be a bit creeped out if she stopped to think about what she's doing for a couple of extra seconds. ] ...

[That's okay, d.Va. Intensity can be creeped out for you because he knows exactly what's over there.

Flatly:]

Enhance competitive card games.

[By making it cause physical damage to players]

I'm guessing you're not talking about Poker or Go! Fish.

[ card games are kind of boring so making them more interesting is definitely not something she's going to complain about. ]

Not in this particular instance, no. But the technology applies to them all the same.

And Go! Fish does seem to be an idol favorite.

What kinda game then? [ and don’t mind her reaching out toward the shelf. though she can sense her soul she’s got no idea what the hell the shelf looks like and what may or may not be on it. l- little help blue-eyes? ]

Go! Fish? For real? [ … ] Please tell me it’s played in the vid room on a boat and when you’re told to go! fish you get dumped into shark infested waters or something to literally fish for a new card. [ laughs. ] We should play sometime, Intensity.

[If she's going for the apple, Blue Eyes will guide hand (shoving the other junk out of the way with her snout) so she can easily reach for it]

Ha!

Is that how you want to play it? Don't get enough death-defying stunts in the games they offer?

[He laughs]

Well. Who am I to turn down a challenge?

[ blue-eyes dragon is best dragon. ]

[ as soon as she's able she's going to grab the apple, turning it around in her hands, and getting used to the feel of it. feels kind of nice being so close to her soul again. ] ... [ sets it on blue-eyes head and then turns toward intensity. ]

Sure. Maybe I'll get to punch a shark. Ehhhhh.

[ gives him a smirk. ] Glad you're on board. [ ayyyy. ] I'll try not to sink the ship~ [ so their match doesn't end in another draw. ]

[Good thing she's blind so he can make a face about their last match-up. Yeah. Sure. Draw.

How about interrupted by a bout of insanity? That's more appropriate.

His tone is light:]

Oh don't hold back on my account.

It's not everyday I meet someone with a similar threshhold for adrenaline and pain. Might as well enjoy it.

[ no, that's definitely NOT more appropriate. ]

[ he's just jealous that he didn't think about riding the chain chomp! ]

I'm not going to hold back. I wouldn't want to insult you.

[ that earns a laugh. ] I could say the same. I don't mind having to pull my punches for some people, since, yeah, not everybody's into this sort of thing, but it's nice to be able to go all in.

So you never told me about the game your solid vision was originally developed for.

Duel Monsters.

And she---

[Blue Eyes noses at d.Va, careful to not let the apple fall]

...is the most majestic of them all.

[Used to be able to say most powerful, but well--- Power creep]

Collectible card game where you outwit your opponent through skill and cunning. Pen and paper was the norm until my company took over the special effects.

Go big or go home.

Duel Monsters... huh, [ she takes the apple and then sets her other hand atop the dragon's head. ] sounds kinda cool. And if she's one of the best, then I got to see this.

And made it special x10. [ she wants to see all the monsters and cool card effects! ] Ha, is there any other way!

I want to see you in action sometime. [ to blue-eyes. ] Kicking ass, taking names, ...

Once you get your sight back, you can take her for a ride. Provided your treat her nice.

Of course! she's been taking care of me this entire time, so that's the absolute least I could do.

I think I saw some of those cards in the shop too. If you get that fancy tech of yours to work here let me know. I'll add kicking your butt at duel monsters to my bucket list. [ pat pat. ] Sorry Blue-Eyes.

[ she follows his voice to him and sets her hands on his shoulders, leaning over like she can see what he's doing. ] Remembering speed dating?

Yes, there are cards in the shop, but I can help you build a deck if you---

[And suddenly she is close.

Very close.

Blind people can't see his fluster though so he's SAFE. (He can just blame any heat on the residual effects of the Castle game)]

Yes.

What about it?

I'd like that, and don't pull you punches just because I'm a beginner. Games are my forte, so I'm sure I'll pick it up in no time at all.

[ she loops her arms loose around his neck so that they hang halfway down his chest. she's probably impeding his work a bit now, buuuut it's whatever. she hasn't seen for a couple hours, so a couple of extra minutes isn't going to kill her. ]

[ if all of their furniture floats, then a simple nudge to the table should send it away, so she can slide into his lap and tug him into a kiss. ] Finally decided I wanted that kiss. [ why? who knows. it could be a multitude of things. ] And I'm really looking forward to our next game. [ whatever the hell it ends up being. ]

[...?

Congrats, d.Va.

He is speechless.

And while she can't see his expression, the very audible clang of whatever tool he was holding hitting the floor is probably a good indicator of what it looked like]

[ oh, she can use her imagination to piece together something, but there’s no doubt that it pales in comparison to whatever expression just flickered across his face. this is one of the few times she’s upset that she can’t see. ]

...sounds like you dropped something. [ cheeky smile, because no shit sherlock. ]

[In a voice not steady as his usual timbre:]

You thank someone after they finish. After.

[ heh. ]

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Is that standard protocol for this sort of thing?

[ she tips her head in mock uncertainty. ]

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