broji | Sixth Crash [Voice/Action]

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Hey! It's been pretty hot out this week. [Ginji says this and yet, judging from his cheerful tone, the heat doesn't seem to be bothering him much at all.] If anyone likes ice cream, I've finally got her up and running. I expect there's plenty to go around, though, I should probably warn you it's nothing fancy.

[Of course, that doesn't mean you can't bring your own toppings and turn this homemade dairy product into some fancy shmancy dessert!]

Either way, I promise it's cold.

[So why is he doing this? Because he wants to, and because it's fun. Building things is always fun, especially now that he's got a little more leisure time. Just don't ask about his next project...that one'll be a doozy.]

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[Should you choose to hunt this guy out, you'll find him not far from the smithy, seated on a stool beside a sizeable wood and metal contraption. Meet Chione (Version 1.02)! Isn't she a looker? Well, she might be if you're into watching cranks turn and gears mesh. The machine even makes a nice, conversational clicking sound as the components rotate and pass over one another. It took a lot of ~~junk~~ parts. And of course, as advertised, there's ice cream. Cool, huh?]

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[Nephry misses the announcement about ice cream but she doesn't miss the pilot as she passes by.]

Hello, Ginji. ...My, what is that? [Large metal structure-contraption.]

Good morning, Nephry. [He smiles and gestures with a thumb towards the large metal structure-contraption.] This is Chione. She's an ice cream making machine.

[...It. It's an ice cream making machine...]

[He named it?

He named it and calls it a she. Perhaps it's like a ship, for him. Saphir would love it.]

Well then, are you willing to show me how she works?

[Yes, though he usually tries not to mention it in front of normal people; he slips sometimes. And anyway, there's no help for it now. Chione isn't exactly like a ship, however. He's satisfied with how the ice cream maker turned out in the end, but there's just no comparison. After all, ships - specifically airships - aren't just machines.]

Sure, I don't mind at all. It'll probably make more sense if you take a look for yourself.

[Explaining all the different components can get kind of tedious and wear people out (the ones listening), he's found, so Ginji will just take a moment to pry open the side panel. More gears, more parts, all click-click-clicking along. It seems to be running smoothly enough.] Basically all of this provides energy to the paddles that mix the ice cream. That's stored in the middle cylinder. The melting ice is what cools it down and allows the ice cream to thicken.

Hmm, I don't know very much about fon machines. [Even if this one isn't powered by fonons.] What I was really hoping for was...something of a demonstration?

["I want ice cream, please."]

That's all right, not everyone does. In fact, a lot of people don't. Just like I don't know the first thing about politics.

[Unless these politics involve old men yelling at each other.]

[A demonstration? As in a step-by-step demonstration from start to finish? Hmn...]

I'd have to empty out the canister and fill up a new one for a demonstration. Not that I mind giving one, of course. But I'd hate for all the ice cream to melt...

[It is becoming harder and harder not to start laughing. Not at him, mind. Just about his dedication to being so technical.

Let's try something else.]

In that case, Ginji, I would love to just try some ice cream.

[Huh? What is it...? Ginji can tell that he's missed something important, because of the amused expression on Nephry's face. It'll take a few seconds more for him to wrap his brain around a reason.]

[...Oh! Oh... Something so obvious. Ginji manages a light, short laugh at himself. Embarrassing.]

Ha ha... Oh, then you want a sample. You should've just said so!

[Hold tight, he'll get right on that.]

Sorry about that. Vanilla or chocolate?

Oh, chocolate, please. [She'd never be one to pass up that opportunity.]

No problem. [Ginji's had some practice with this by now, and as with earlier, he's certainly not stingy with the ice cream scoop. One scoop, two scoops, three, four... Yeah, four!]

Right, here you go then.

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