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[Well, York had been hoping that his usual routine would help keep his mind off things, but that was being an abysmal failure. Between South's open hostility and Carolina's complete lack of recognition for anything he'd done for her, he was rather upset. So maybe....

Maybe doing something a little different would help. And he'd promised that kid he'd help with building a holodeck, so there he is at the proposed site and going over several different possible designs for the projection system using a small portable holoprojector he's brought from his room. The room for the holodeck itself is just an empty cube with yellow lines in a grid along a black background. The door is open, so anyone who wants to bother a man playing with pretty lights can walk on in!]

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[Blues had said he might take a look around York's room, so here he is. When he see's that the door is open, he doesn't bother knocking but his feet make a pretty distinct sound anyways. So it's not like he's sneaking in or anything.]

[York looks up and nods. Now here comes someone who might have some useful input.]

Hey. Come on in. You ever worked with holograms before?

[He returns the nod, then tilts his head curiously.]

I'm going to guess you're working on that as well? I've never worked with holograms before, but I did some work in a robotics lab once upon a time.

[It was ages ago, even before he arrived here, but it was still something.]

I may be able to provide some assistance.

[ naomi had wanted to see how the holodeck was coming along. icheb had said she could help with it, but there's still not much she can actually do. it's way above her skill level. that doesn't mean she hasn't dropped by just to hand people equipment they might need as they ask for it.

so it is today that she's made her way over to see how things are coming and if she can help at all. she peers into the room to see if icheb or anyone else she knows is around. she's got her kadis-kot board to take to the library to play later. ]

Hello? Is anyone here?

Yeah, there are a couple kids here who have something called a "holodeck" back home, basically a complete-immersion chamber used for entertainment. I've worked with something similar before, geared at training and battle simulation, but we don't have the people here who built it anymore.

[He flicks at the air and some complex schematics appear. It's very similar to Tony Stark's design since, well, Stark gave him a set a long time ago.]

So frankly I could use all the help I can get.

[York waves at her from the corner where he's set up to work.]

Over here. Still going through a few designs.

One of them told me about it when they were asking for people to help build it. I believe I can lend a hand. I'll admit I haven't personally seen anything like it, but I believe technology like it exists where I come from.

[It's what happens when you run away from the lab before you really get to see everything it has to offer.]

[It's honestly accidental when Carolina comes across York. She'd been going out of her way to avoid him since their most recent fight. Still, she'd gotten a chance to "rest" and recover at least some of her strength, enough to keep training at least. She'd been actively avoiding almost every member of her team since South's death and even taken up more unusual training hours to do so.

But she had slowly been getting faster, stronger. Despite this, every day she felt worse than the one before, more guilty, more fraught with the pain of not good enough. To try and get her mind off of it, she's gone exploring, seeking out the new corners of the Castle.

Which brings her to the holodeck at the exact moment she doesn't want to be there. She freezes in the doorway, watching him with a small hint of regret touching her expression.

If things hadn't gone to hell, she would probably have been in here helping him, not that she knows a whole ton about this kind of technology, but she would have at least been present for moral support of sorts.

Now everything was fucked up beyond belief and part of her still didn't want to fix things, refusing to admit that her loyalty in the Director could have been faulty.]

Yeah, we have solid-light where I come from, at least, so that's a start. Building the datbase is going to be pretty rough, but I've got a fair headstart between Delta's files from home and the contents of the Danger Room.

[But for now, they have to decide on a design before they start building anything.]

[Well. As much as York had been convincing himself he hadn't been intentionally avoiding Carolina, that was precisely what had occurred. His patrols hadn't gone by the gym when he knew she was likely to be there, but that was when he'd gone by her tower.

He said he'd never give up on her, and he hadn't, but there was only so much of her bullshit he could handle at a time. So when he looks up and sees her there, he looks down again and speaks in a neutral tone.]

What do you want?

Nothing. I was looking around. [Enough had changed between everything else that had shaken the Castle since her disappearance and between her arrival and now. And yet, still more had changed. As a Church, she solidly hated change in almost every form. She is, at least, making some small effort to manage that in some areas.

Besides that, she does make a show of glancing around the room before directing her gaze back to him. Welp, looks like she's seen everything here that she's meant to see.]

What are you working on. [Her questions still don't trail up, every one of them sounding like a quiet demand.]

[York sighs and shuts down the holographic projection of the plans for the moment.]

Helping some of the kids here build something from their home. A holographic projection chamber for entertainment.

[As opposed to the Danger Room, which is a holographic projection chamber for training (that had been damaged in the earthquake).]

[Carolina remains in the doorway as he explains, not daring to move any closer. Holographic chamber. Well, they certainly had used the Danger Room before for entertainment, not that she knows it's been damaged, partially because she's been ignoring her journal ~~just like the other Church!!!~~]

Lend them the Danger Room.

No. This is going to be open to anyone who want to use it and isn't going to put anyone in danger. And it's easier to get to from the rest of the castle.

[You know, aside from the Danger Room not currently working.

And, admittedly, he does like having the second Danger Room to himself.]

[She frowns at him further before nodding. If he doesn't want to give up his room for general castle use, she understands; it's been a safe haven for him more than once.]

Alright.

[And that's all she really has to say to that. It makes sense to her, but constructing another holodeck would take up a lot of time that could be used for... well she's not sure what all he does in his free time anymore, she doesn't see him anymore, both literally and figuratively.]

[Sitting around, moping, and complaining of general boredom? Yeah, he's got entirely too much of that going on. Still, he's half surprised she doesn't lay into him about being selfish.

At least he's being productive.]

Couldn't really object since at least these kids know what holograms are.

Delta? That the A.I. you mentioned from your world? Well sounds like you're already on the right track.

[Danger room was another interesting one, but he'll let that slide for now.]

[Honestly, she could lay into him for any number of things right now but she doesn't have the mental energy to right now. She's looking for a distraction, not a fight.

Still, her voice isn't bubbling forth with warmth.] It's a step up from the usual crowd.

Oh yeah, you two haven't met yet. Say hi, D.

[And a little green hologram flashes on, floating in the air about at York's shoulder level. When he speaks, his voice is a bit echoing but clearly male.]

Good afternoon.

[He'll nod to York once before turning his attention to Delta. He doesn't exactly show it, but he's happy to see another A.I. around.]

Pleasure to finally meet you. I go by Break.

I am called Delta. The pleasure is mine.

I never had the opportunity to meet another A.I. where I come from. Seems my luck has changed around here.

Really? That's kind of rough.

There are several of us present here. I hope you will be able to meet many others.

Yeah, well, let's just say it's a good thing some of D's more violent brothers aren't here. They're no fun.

I was the first where I came from. At least the first able to think and act on my own. I.. had to leave before others were built.

[He knows at least two others do exist, but that's a sore spot for him at the moment.]

Well if they're needlessly violent, they don't sound like they would be.

The first one that was self-aware? Nice. Did you get programmed with the Three Laws?

[What in York's time they call "dumb AI" typically are. Smart AI can easily bypass the restrictions.]

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