“Thank you.” Nova replied with burnt exhaustion. “Hey bumble-bot? You mind?”
“Oh right! On it.” Honeycomb moved Nova close up to her mech. The chest hatch opened automatically and she climbed inside. A few moments later Gungnir’s eyes lit up and the machine stood up.
“There we are. Nothing like war-rig sweet war-rig. It’s only been a day but it’s felt like an eternity.” With that she walked out of the med-bay and made her way back to the hangar.
Honeycomb wanted to talk with her friend. She was so happy to see that she had already found a place among the crew. But she decided it would be best to leave her and not distract her from her work. There were still probably a few other bots that needed fixing. She would find time to talk with her later. For now, she decided to follow Nova out into the hangar.
“Precisely.” Axis said sharply, still keeping her eyes on Maximus. She then returned her attention back to Liege. “I’m sorry for allowing things to go so far off topic. Is there anything else you can tell us about Lacuna?”
Honeycomb made her way out to the hangar and joined the group gathered around Liege.
Nova meanwhile looked for an empty spot against the wall where she could place her habitation module. If she really was in this for the long haul, there wasn’t much of a point in keeping her home on her mech’s back anymore. Though as she was looking for an ideal spot, she noticed Niko sitting atop Ferrex, which was parked near all the others. Everyone seemed to have gathered around the back-biter. She still really needed to have a talk with that guy, but not now.
She walked across the hangar and up to Ferrex. Gungnir gently tapped a finger behind Niko to get his attention. He turned around and looked up at the mech curiously. Nova tilted the machine’s head to the side, motioning away from the group. It took Niko a moment, but he was quickly able to pick up on what Nova was trying to communicate.
“Oh! Alright, sure.” Niko climbed on to the mech’s hand, and Gungnir walked over to a far wall of the hangar that was far enough away from anyone else. She set Niko on the floor, then detached her habitation module and gently set it against the wall. Finally she stood Gungnir next to it and powered the machine down. She climbed out and walked up to her small home, gesturing Niko to follow her.
“Come on buddy, we need to have a talk.”
She walked into the module while Niko followed close behind. She took one quick glance out before she closed and locked the door…