D482 // Video - Group project

[true_renaissance_man]

[The shuffling of papers and some sort of metallic object getting the last few details hammered into it could be heard in the background before a few friendly faces appeared on the screen.]

Buon pomeriggio Asgard!

Aladdin, Tony Stark and I have been working on a project for a few weeks now and I think we are to the stage where we could use some help with it. That is if anyone interested in a light weight armor with the added protection of runes? We could use a few volunteers to test the design.

We need people with all sorts of different shapes and body types for this. It's important to get all information we can so this will work.

[Aladdin says over his shoulder, he is doing a few last minute checks on the rune work.]

Si, just as he says. So would any of you be willing?

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[true_renaissance_man]

[Smile away. Next time it might be your tea that gets a little salt sprinkled into it. That is a harmless enough prank payback for not warning him. ]

As we all must. No one is ever really 'normal' anyway.

[He will just be throwing that tea into the nearest sink before gathering the tray and heading over to where the others were still working. ]

I should show you the armor now.

[samantha_grey]

[Considering her taste buds, she might almost drink it with a smile. In fact, considering what she said about the flavor of the offensive tea she used to drink and her weak taste buds, that stuff was probably almost unsafe to drink.]

Yeah, let's go ahead and see this armor. That is what you guys brought me over for anyway, isn't it?

[true_renaissance_man]

[the tea was sat down near the workstation as Leonardo waved Samantha over to the where the armor sat. ]

Here it is! Try your best to destroy it?

[samantha_grey]

[Samantha pulled out her sickle first. It had been enchanted as had the armor with something to protect its edge from breaking. She hefted the short blade and brought it down. All things being equal, the weapon wasn't going to break, but it wouldn't have cut through easily as is. Raking the edge along the metal, she found no scratch and nodded in satisfaction.]

Do we have a hammer around here, a sledgehammer preferably?

[true_renaissance_man]

I do not think...

[Leonardo cast a look quickly around the shop but found only the small hammer one of the men had earlier left behind... on a chair of all places. So pencil and paper were produced and a few minutes after a quick drawing the sledge hammer she had asked for flew from the page to land by her feet on the floor.]

Here, this is simpler than trying to hunt one down... if Messer Stark even has one.

[samantha_grey]

[She nodded in gratitude and took it. Hefting it, she pulled back and brought the sledgehammer down onto the armor with full force, hands slipping along it. As it struck, her body jarred a little and she laughed.]

You need to get one of Thor's in to test this. You really do.

[true_renaissance_man]

High praise, to think we might need a God to break this!

[Quite pleased with the results so far he practically ran over to the armor once she had bashed the thing as many times as she pleased, just to check for himself to see how it had fared. ]

Not even a scratch! I am very impressed with these runes, it must be the hardness one doing most of the work.

I suppose all that is left to do is to test the fire resistance of the armor.

[samantha_grey]

Oh, Thor would tear it to pieces. No, I mean one of the Thor house people, with the strength boost. If they're powerful enough, we can see just how much protection it offers. Thor should rip anything like this apart.

[She pulled out the stone with the rune on it and showed it to him.]

After the fire, we can test explosions.

[true_renaissance_man]

The Gods do cheat... what with their Godly powers and all.

[Oh he was well aware Thor would smash something like this as easily as glass but there was no harm in being lighthearted about it all. ]

If we are to be doing testing like that we should probably move the operation out to a field. I do not believe Messer Stark would enjoy having his workshop destroyed.

[samantha_grey]

Agreed. Gods like to cheat. Comes with the territory.

I've got some fuel. We can try lighting it on fire in a dusty space and see if it singes at all before testing the explosives. Sound good?

[true_renaissance_man]

Va bene.

[He hurried over to where there was a large metal, it almost looked like a trash bin but more oval in shape. ]

We can place the armor and your fire gear in here. That should keep it from spreading while we run the test.

[samantha_grey]

[It wasn't myth busters, but it would do. Dousing the armor, she lit a flame and tossed it into the bin, letting the flames roar up while she stepped back from the contained blaze.]

You guys put protections up for fire, right?

[true_renaissance_man]

On the armor, si. It has heat pocket which should help to protect anything on the inside of the armor.

[Which he now remembered he should have mentioned before the fire was set, but oh well. If they wanted to test how it protected something placed inside it from ire they would have to wait and see if it survived this first.]

[samantha_grey]

[When the flames died down, Samantha approached the bucket and used tongs to pull the suit out. She was inspecting the ties and straps, trying to check what was there and wasn't. They would be smoldering but intact from a quick flash like that, rather than destroyed.]

It should cover the armor itself and straps. Otherwise it wouldn't be good after one or two uses of the power.

[true_renaissance_man]

Hmm...

[Leonardo rubbed at his beard as he watched the smoke waft up from the those bits of armor that had been the least protected. ]

On the straps in particular it could use more protection. I will bring the suggestion up to the others when they have a moment.

[samantha_grey]

Simple treatment to help resist fire wouldn't be bad, but they look mostly intact. They're definitely resistant.

[She put the armor carefully back in and held out the rune.]

I'm going to put this in, and when I do, the charge primes in thirty seconds. So keep your distance.

[true_renaissance_man]

[Keep his distance, yes. He would just be moving back over here... behind this sturdy looking desk. ]

When ever you are ready.

[He was ready to dive for cover!]

[samantha_grey]

[She scratched the mark to turn on the rune and dropped it in before running back to him and diving. As she hit the deck, she could be seen counting.]

Twenty seconds...

(OOC: Your call on effectiveness of an explosive run here. They're basically incendiary magic grenades I think.)

[true_renaissance_man]

[How exciting watching as Samantha counted down the time while they both hunkered down behind the heavy workbench. As the numbers grew smaller he tucked himself into a tighter ball, placing his hand over his ears just in case the bomb proved to be very loud.
And then it went off, sending little bits of leather strapping flying off into the air. They had already been identified as a weakness so when a charred bit of the stuff landed in front of the artist's toe he was not surprised.]

Si, the straps! We knew they would likely fail.

[He stood and inched cautiously over to the smoldering armor. ]

The rest looks to be in pretty decent condition! We will just have to reinforce those straps...

[samantha_grey]

Yeah, that definitely looks to be the main weak point. I'm not really surprised by that. They're a different substance, and getting the runes onto them will be hard. Without dragon blood to treat them with, we'll have to go other routes.

What about metal joints?

[true_renaissance_man]

Metal might limit maneuverability. Unless...

[He hurried over to a large scrap of paper that had already been littered with notes from Aladdin and Tony... and drew there a jointed metal piece. ]

If I added several hinges to the metal then it could become more flexible. The more hinges the more flexible it would be.

[samantha_grey]

It's just a matter of making sure there's enough space for the joints and for padding underneath. Then there's the question of getting it on too. Does this work on chainmail underneath?

[true_renaissance_man]

I would think so. It would just be a matter of finding a strong enough clasp design, maybe even a buckle, an if it does not fit over padding we could always add a few extra links to it.

[samantha_grey]

It's a thought at the least. You've got Freyrs to work with, so that should help you guys in terms of making the design. It speeds things up considerably, I'd think.