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Hey, everyone! Welcome to my ✨ new home tour! ✨

This is Muten-Ichi-Ryū Dōjō and I'm happy to show it to you!

[ This following video is filmed in the style of early 2000s influencers, unfortunately for everyone. Rosie holds up her smart phone to cover part of her face in any reflection and goes room to room to talk about the various parts of it and (lack of) amenities.

Most importantly to note though is: ]

-and, as the name implies, it has a dojo attached to it! For all you superhero or spar-happy types, I'm opening it up to the public for anyone to use! No appointments necessary or anything either, just come on down when you feel like it. It's a little out here though the peace and quiet might be nice to some.

But! All the weapons are bamboo or wood and you gotta' wear the padded suits for safety. This place is for training purposes only. I don't want anyone getting too roughed up. Besides, do you know how hard blood is to get out of these floors...?

I am a healer though, at least, so any unexpected injuries I can be on standby for.

[ She winds down the video by propping up her recording against something to film herself while she sits facing the enclosed garden on the property. She isn't looking at the camera now, but instead out towards it. ]

You may recognize this place it as previously belonging to Rin Asano, but... I figured I'd 'move in' to help keep it up and allow other folks to use it in her absence. We were from the same place, actually, even if different times so- This'll be my way of remembering her and making sure she has a place to come back to that's not, like, in disrepair or anything.

I think it's what she would have wanted. I hope it is.

[ Before things can get too somber though, there comes a small cluckcluckcluck from off-screen before a chicken pops into the frame. It peers curiously at the camera before pecking at it and knocking the device down. From somewhere unseen: ] Buck, come on, I swear to the gods...

[ The video ends there after another whoosh of air and dizzying video, but she's still available to talk once she has the device in hand again and away from unexpected chicken interruptions. ]

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[ It is a bit odd... She remembers telling Gorgug about her neighbor, way back when, and now he's back. They're not neighbors anymore, but-! He remembered being here and everything, which seemed to be outside of the norm. ]

A- What? I know what a grenade looks like, yeah, but why do I need to know that?

[ Squints!! ]

Welllll....

[ Welll.... ]

Me and Rin were having some lessons... I was just showing her different ways to make-- it wasn't like she didn't already know how to make some form of explosive...

[ Is he weaseling his way out of admitting that he helped Rin make grenades??

Is he, Rosie?? ]

[ Lessons, he says. About how to make explosives. Grenades, probably.

It's practical, yes, and very much something she could imagine Gorgug doing. It's not a bad thing, just-! Some more warning might have been nice. ]

Are you tell me I should ban smoking in this place, just in case? Make sure nothing catches on fire easily?

[ Please don't mind the way his mouth hangs open, the small 'aahh...' sound as he's looking around, trying to think, wearing the most unhelpful expression on his face.

... ]

...I can come over and look for anything...explosive.

[ He's Helping?? ]

[ Yeah, that sure is the look of someone who knows he's about to be had.

Thankfully, she isn't actually all that mad. A little frazzled now, sure, since she just invited a bunch of people to come check out the dojo as they wanted but- Still! ]

You will come over and look for anything explosive. [ >: { ]

[ G-gulp!! ]

R-right away. I-I'll come over now.

[ L-look, Rosie, you can even see him getting up, he's getting up from his stool and kinda walking, but also he's so whipped (and so easily) by that instruction that he's making sure that this is the right thing to do before he shuts off to get his ass into gear and make it over to the dojo!! ]

[ She does see that! It is appreciated, too, since the last thing she wants to do is inadvertently set this place aflame...

Still, she does have to say before he cuts off the feed entirely: ] Okay. I'll make some tea for you for when you get here.

[ She may even have snacks, too, but only if he gets rid of the unexpected explosives in her new home!!! ]

Thanks. Thank you.

[ Never forget your manners, even when you're sweating about grenades!!!

But he signs off with that, and after ten or so minutes, there's the sound of a vehicle that Rosie might hear outside the dojo. The engine is killed, and Gorgug, accompanied by a robotic creature on his shoulder.

Gorgug walks close to the dojo, but lowers first to let the chamaleon-shaped bot jump down onto the ground, and so Gorgug can start laying out some...items. A dynamite-shaped object, a grenade shaped object... a tin with gunpowder... ]

Okay, you have to find any of this, okay? Show me your scanner's working, I'm gonna be watching. If Rosie gets mad, it's over for both of us. We can't fuck this up. We've gotta get the explosives out.

[ Truly... she will bring down such force on them!!!

And speaking of Rosie, it would be easy to find Gorgug talking with his lizard outside... but he'll start coming in soon, if she's indoors! ]

[ She does hear it but so does Smokey. Although a different vehicle than the one he remembers, the elongated canine catches Gorgug's familiar scent and knows him to be a friend.

As he's speaking to the little lizard, the dog comes up and boops it gently with its snoot as his tail wags. Hello, strange mechanical lizard? Are you also friend? Hm, to be determined. After a moment, Smokey turns his attention to Gorgug who will probably pet him in return at least. Hopefully.

Just as he starts to head in, she's heading out and with a tray of tea ready. ] Hey, [ she greets, smiling at him then glancing down to the lizard. ] I hope its scanner is working since, y'know, I just used the stove... Thankfully, no explosions yet but maybe I'm just lucky.

[ It's the dog, the pup of every hour!! Gorgug does pause from his very secret!!! game plan with his lizardbot when Smokey appears. The lizard turns its head to the canine, aware of its approach a little before Gorgug. ... in which it scurries to hide under Gorgug's legs before it can get too close. No!!! Don't perceive it, don't perceive!! ]

Oh-- no, no-- sorry. [ Gorgug mumbles as the unfortunate exchange occurs, but that sorry gets spoken to Smokey, and he does get a head pat, while Gorgug also tries not to lose his balance with the little guy now hiding under him. But that's okay, since that little guy? Has shrunk itself and decided to climb up Gorgug's lower leg.

Nothing can get it here!! (Okay, it might need to go higher to actually get away...)

So please, don't mind the slight...wobble that Gorgug walks with. The little guy isn't heavy, but it's weird! Having someone cling to your leg as you walk! Between that and the reason Gorgug's here, he looks appropriately sheepish. ]

O-oh, that's good. I don't think Rin would hide explosives in her stove. [ ... ] But people do a lot of things I don't think of.

[ So! Who is he to say. It is now (with the introduction of Rosie) that the lizardbot does the smart thing and starts climbing up Gorgug's back for safety. Smart for the bot, not so helpful for Gorgug, who gets startled and swings about in place as he immediately wants to grab it, but can't. ]

Hey, hey! What are you doing! We have to find bombs! Help me find bombs!

[ Sorry, Gorgug, but the lizardbot pokes its head up from over his shoulder to look at Rosie...! And ducks back down again. Someone is shy... ]

Well, I didn't notice any but who knows! Who knows how many potential explosives are just... around.

[ The bot does think that nothing can get it, maybe, but Smokey is persistent when he wants to make friends. So, even after the lizard seemingly disappears, he's snuffling at that strange new bump in Gorgug's pants leg.

Rosie, for her part, is just kind of charmed. From the walk that turns into a wobble, which- Oh. Smokey gets a little startled by that flailing. He moves back a few paces only to circle back around and peer curiously at Gorgug before glancing at Rosie. Is he okay?

The woman also catches that cute little peek of the bot. ]

Does it need privacy to work? I can understand that. Sometimes, it's easiest to work on your own with nobody watching.

[ Noooo he's being so uncool in front of Rosie! He looks back at her, flustered, wanting to continue to grab at the bot, but-- ]

U-uh, m-maybe. I didn't-- I didn't tell it what a dog was, and I made it to, to sneak around. I didn't think to socialise it.

[ That's the problem, right? The thought never occurred to him until now, until Rosie mentioned about privacy. He puts his hands by the shoulder it's hovering, ducked as it is. Stops for a moment just so he can do something about this. ]

Here, come here. They're friends. Look at their faces.

[ The lizard doesn't pop back up immediately, but... but give it a second or so, and its tiny face shows. And then it crawls, cautiously, over onto Gorgug's hands, staying curled up in them as Gorgug holds it to see Rosie. ]

It can't really fight, so it has to be good at hiding, [ he adds as explanation as Rosie. But, to the bot again: ] Rosie's friend. And that's her dog. Just... make sure not to get stepped on.

[ Rosie, we hope it's okay to introduce you to this little guy... and then also Smokey, too! ]

[ At least she's taking it in stride. He's plenty cool other times to make up for it, after all...! And really: what's cooler than a guy that can be uncool sometimes?

Flawless logic. ]

Hey, little guy, [ Rosie will greet, leaning in a little closer to peer at it curiously. From the ground, Smokey's long snoot tilts up to sniffsnuffle at the creature again. ] Well, I can already tell it'll be good at hiding but- Gorgug's right. We won't hurt you here.

Well- If Buck tries to, I'll tell her off. She's a little territorial, but can be put back in her place quickly enough.

[ The bot tries moving back its head when Rosie dips hers, even though it keeps its eyes on her: assessing her, if not in a very assertive manner, that secretive part of its programming coming through. Gorgug does dip his hands to let Smokey get in closer, a quick 'Stay still' given so that hopefully, the meeting between canine and animal-esque bot can be tested...! ]

I'll tell them to go off and camouflage. Maybe work on its... personality later.

[ Make it more confident? How does one do that...

For now, Gorgug lowers to let it get down onto the floor. Smokey can have a better time sniffing at it from there, it'll allow it--by being as still as a statue. ]

I never knew building bots would involve training them, too.

[ After a few cursory sniffs, Smokey seems satisfied. It is a strange metal creature but seems fine enough in his book. He wanders off to go chase the chickens or... something more exciting, maybe. Once the lizard starts moving around the house though he might become interested again. ]

I wouldn't have thought of that either, honestly. Though most robots where I'm from weren't nearly as advanced as here.

Like, the most impressive I saw was a little server robot. It was just basically trays on wheels that played fun music while it delivered your drinks at restaurants.

[ It might be a simple concept, but Gorgug thinks about that for a second, and... ]

That's cool. I could make a little server robot.

[ Wow... wouldn't that be fun, Rosie? But that's how Gorgug feels about any potential project, his to-do list a never ending scroll. For now, he looks back down to the lizardbot, and places his hand down on its head. Not in any affectionate manner, but just to get its attention. ]

Okay. You go and find bombs. Look for those [ grenades-- um ] things I showed you. Okay? And then tell me. ... okay.

[ The bot turns its head towards the way that Smokey went, but after a moment starts scuttling with a rush deeper into the dojo house. G-goodbye! It has a job where it can start to hide!!

Gorgug gets back up, and looks at Rosie awkwardly for a second. ]

...so you don't want to keep any if we find them?

[ Mayhaps?? ]

Is there anything you couldn't make? [ Realistically, she imagines there are limits to what he's capable of. It really doesn't seem like it though sometimes; almost anything she thinks of, he's ready to try and build.

The woman watches the lizardbot skitter off and out of sight. Hopefully, it finds - and removes - anything that might potentially be a danger to the animals. She could probably withstand an explosion, but- It's the pets she's really worried about. ]

I'm not sure what I would use them for, honestly. When I did have to fight, it was usually just my own two hands or, like, daggers. [ She was small and quick, which made getting in close with short-range blades easier. ]

We don't get into a lot of fighting. [ So there's not much use for grenades, unless you think they're cool. ...which Gorgug does. ] I could show you how to throw them if you ever-- if you think you would use smoke grenades? They're good if you just want to get away, or throw someone off. But it's okay, if you don't want to.

[ Sometimes, you don't care about things! Except about grenades not blowing up your new pad. ]

I'm a close-range fighter too, so grenades are good for--making distance.

[ He mimics throwing one, without much swing to it. ]

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