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[Nepeta stands behind a brightly decorated stall in one of the main areas of Freyr, looking bright and chipper and even more excited than usual.

"Black and Blue" is the name announced across the front of the stall, with lots of not-completely-professionally drawn pictures of the services offered at Equius’ and her shop.

She has a smile on her face as she cheerfully accosts passers-by, offering them a tray of cupcakes, and she seems to have enlisted Aurthour to do the same, while Pounce carries an open bag of sweets in her mouth to draw people in.

Nepeta and Pounce both have a cute black and blue ribbon tied above one ear, and Aurthour seems to have acquired the same as a bowtie. Oh! And it looks like a certain glowering moirail of Nepeta’s has been talked into wearing the same as he presides behind the stall.]

Come visit us at Black and Blue! The best service station in Asgard!

[The only one, actually, but shh. She’s having too much fun with this.]

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The blood pusher irritated her. I believe that might have been related to the fact that we used noble troll blood as opposed to her rust. It did not agree with her psyche.

[Along with the whole programming thing.]

She had blood? Actual blood?

That's new.

Yes. An infusion of my own blood was used as opposed to oils. The reaction was unpredicted and unforeseen. One of her bloodline was not accustomed to the rage present in my own blood.

[ He scrubs a hand over his face. ]

Why'd you do that for?

I felt she required more rage... and I had no samples of rust blood on hand. In point of fact, I didn't have any rust bloods to slaughter for a transfusion, as she was the last, so there would have been compatibility problems regardless, and as a creator I was willing to put my own blood into it.

--slaughter?

Well, as Nepeta reminds me, it's not as if I got into the business of culling lower castes merely for experimentations. That was the work of others, more bloodthirsty than myself. But basically without rust blood, it had to be another sample.

[ He rubs his fingers over his forehead. ]

Let me get this right ... People killed to get blood so they could make robots.

No no... but the kind of blood we would have needed in short notice would have made transfusions difficult. There were only one of each blood type there, and no rusts.

It was an extremely messy situation. Normally, stocked transfusions like the blue I used were fine... that and most don't have the skill I do so this would be impossible for many robotics experts.

No, most of the time rusts are culled because they're in a highblood's way.

Wait, wait, hang on. How do you get your hands on the blood then? Does it get donated?

Well, this was one of the only constructions I ever fashioned specifically to house a spiritual essence, so it is somewhat singular. I donated my own blood to that end. Later aradia-bots, I am told, had more of my blood, so I likely built them slowly, over time to avoid excessive blood loss when creating the legion.

Generally, I try to keep to the willing, but given the nature of the hemospectrum I'll confess that 'willingness' can be subject to perspective with the lowest castes.

So donations, then. You've got a habit of not really answering things directly, don't you?

...

I am told this frequently. I actually consider my answers exceptionally direct normally. [Even if he's being really evasive today.]

I'm frequently told I don't make sense when I think I make perfect sense.

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Equius! You know very well you wouldn't have slaughtered anyone even if they were available! Aradia would have killed you for it and I would too! You're explaining this all wrong to the poor Doctor, you're confusing him.

Well, he keeps asking strange questions. Of course it required a certain amount of blood to be able to function properly. It was a replacement for a body, after all, but at the same time my blood did overwhelm her sensibilities and make her excessively violent.

Well, it's obvious to you, but purrhaps robotics just don't work that way where he's from? Also I'm pretty sure it wasn't just your blood, she was annoyed at you for making modifications you hadn't cleared with her first. You really did deserve her beating you up. [Even if Nepeta is perfectly aware he enjoyed it far more than he should.]

... I do not wish to admit to him what I did to her in that fashion. I have come to terms with how wrong that was, Nepeta. But there is no way to make that up to her right now.

...

And she resolutely refused to make apologies easy the last time. Always smiling. Like water from a quack-beast's back. It is hard to feel I've made it up to her.

Knowing that it was wrong and learning from it is a start, at least.

It is... I simply wish I could actually apologize to her and she listen for once.

Purrhaps if she ever shows up here again you'll get the chance?

I fully intend to try. She deserves a proper apology.

She does. She really trusted you with a lot, asking you to make her a new body after she lost her real one.

[Sigh] I am aware. It will have to wait, but I will do it when we next meet. I promise.

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