Most of what Alex had to talk about while waiting for the meal to be served went over without much comment from the often stoic figure, far too focused in his effort to cook to provide a witty dialogue in return. He did however, enjoy the imagery put into his mind of a doctor trying to perform surgery on himself, which assuredly had happened a time or two. If fact, he had been required on occasion to replace malfunctioning or worn down implants when no other service could be called upon. Needless to say, Zasz did not have a delicate touch, but he did get the job done until he could have an appropriate technician work on him. After plating the thrown together dinner, he'd go about trying to clean up the mess he'd created; which ultimately came down to throwing dirtied dishes into a flash cleaning unit.
"Quite the inquisitive gal you are." Like most of what the slaver had to say, it came out as a blunt statement rather than holding any sort of inflection that came along with normal conversation; clearly neither of the pair could be considered "normal." Her speaking in a matter of fact manner held much less of a chance to insult Zasz than say how a little green plant woman that he had encountered on Radius months before. Only after his attempt at blowing off her hand did he find out her name, Kreska. The off hours bounty hunter still kept a grudge against the abrasive, rude attitude he had dealt with. There would be a special dark hole to throw that spry spitfire in when and if he ever came across her again. This was neither here nor there though, the moral of the story was that despite how Alex felt her words might have been taken, she was perhaps in the best of company for just that.
"I'm certainly not as light as the noise I seem to put out." A mechanical chuckle to follow, and if she were to stick around the man for extended length she'd learn to pick up on his true feelings even through the vocal modifier. There was no simple way for Zasz to show off just how his suit operated without opening his flesh up for display, and despite his interest in the mechanic, their relationship was nowhere near on that level. Even Rocket rarely glimpsed at more than the neck up over drinks, and she aided the man in fixing up his armor after a few bad scuffles. "A mix of both." With surprising dexterity considering he was encased in a metal shell, Zasz would slip his arms out of the winter coat to let Alex see intricate work that made up the torso piece. "Underneath the plating is a superfine cushion layer that serves as a general sound dampener. There is a hydraulic system in place as well; to conserve energy, beyond that it's merely an assistive tool such as controlling the feedback from my joints impacting surfaces." Zasz could talk for ages about just the enclosure he was situated in to fill several collegiate theses on the subject, having another individual that actually wanted to listen only allowed the topic to flow seamlessly. Unfortunately, both had far more pressing affairs to deal with than body modification.
First off, his ship was practically held together with tape and string. Even though he had a more than reliable mechanical engineer on call to make repairs, her patience had long since worn thin with the demands Zasz kept in terms of pricing and time to complete said repairs. These days he called on the strong armed lass for her expertise, and more so for consulting on how to go about getting someone else to fix with his technical woes. Also, if she ever challenged him to a drinking contest, he was down. The score was forty-nine to seven his favor, yes he was keeping track, and yes he was cheating with how liquor was filtered out of his bloodstream before ever having the negative effects, not that he'd ever let Rocket in on his secret.
Always a schemer, Zasz eyed this rescue as a potential boon to bring in fresh blooded talent to fit his ever growing needs. Whether or not Alex Winger would be the right match was yet to be determined. At a glance he definitely admired her determination and personality, but her underlying motives and actual skill with a precision torch and circuit boards still was to be discovered; even with her boasting about her abilities before. It was always best to err on the side of caution till proven otherwise. With her asking what actually needed a looking at Zasz beamed quite the grin from under his helm. What a good girl.
"What doesn't is a better question. Right now, my concerns are on finding a way to cut back on electrical draw that the generators pull when not in a low power standby mode. I sometimes have to cordon off crucial infrastructure just to make a quick jump." Shrugging at the issue, Zasz phrased it as though it couldn't be helped, or that he had been dealing with the problem for a while now, because he knew full well what ate up the ship's energy; his holding units that Alex was by no means privy to yet. "What I do need to have checked out though are the stabilizers that I'm pretty sure are close to non functional at this point. Last time I tried to dock I nearly collided with the station." Needless to say, the port officials were less than pleased in the disaster he could have caused, but were at least thankful it had not gone down that road. "Probably wrecked them in a rough skip I made a few weeks back. Been told I need a new heating coil for the engines because of that as well." If Alex were to spend an extended stay aboard the Greenhouse, then surely she'd find countless run down or outright busted components in dire need of an overhaul.
Whatever choice she'd come to, Zasz wanted it to be natural, not because of any arm twisting from his perspective. "I'm just talking to talk though, I'm not putting any of this on you. What I do want you to do after you clean off that whole plate, is head down that hall. Second door to the right will be personal facilities you can get that grime off of you." Motioning with one of those massive gauntlets to one of several exits to the room while he spoke, Zasz glanced at a notification on the edge of his HUD.
Exiting spacial warp in: five...four...three...
"I'd take hold of the counter." Would be the only warning the captain gave to the redhead as his magnetic attractors on the bottom of his boots activated to secure him where he stood. Opening a rift in the pitch black of the void, the prison ship peered into view it's sizable length taking a moment to exit before the wormhole closed behind. While looking graceful from a distance, inside would be a sudden jolt from what had been a calm ride prior. Even clamped to the floor Zasz upper form shifted to the side, causing him to take a firm grip of the surface closest to him. All of this lasted but a few seconds, but at the end of it Zasz said the obvious. "Whatever is the reason for that needs to be looked at as well."
"Quite the inquisitive gal you are." Like most of what the slaver had to say, it came out as a blunt statement rather than holding any sort of inflection that came along with normal conversation; clearly neither of the pair could be considered "normal." Her speaking in a matter of fact manner held much less of a chance to insult Zasz than say how a little green plant woman that he had encountered on Radius months before. Only after his attempt at blowing off her hand did he find out her name, Kreska. The off hours bounty hunter still kept a grudge against the abrasive, rude attitude he had dealt with. There would be a special dark hole to throw that spry spitfire in when and if he ever came across her again. This was neither here nor there though, the moral of the story was that despite how Alex felt her words might have been taken, she was perhaps in the best of company for just that.
"I'm certainly not as light as the noise I seem to put out." A mechanical chuckle to follow, and if she were to stick around the man for extended length she'd learn to pick up on his true feelings even through the vocal modifier. There was no simple way for Zasz to show off just how his suit operated without opening his flesh up for display, and despite his interest in the mechanic, their relationship was nowhere near on that level. Even Rocket rarely glimpsed at more than the neck up over drinks, and she aided the man in fixing up his armor after a few bad scuffles. "A mix of both." With surprising dexterity considering he was encased in a metal shell, Zasz would slip his arms out of the winter coat to let Alex see intricate work that made up the torso piece. "Underneath the plating is a superfine cushion layer that serves as a general sound dampener. There is a hydraulic system in place as well; to conserve energy, beyond that it's merely an assistive tool such as controlling the feedback from my joints impacting surfaces." Zasz could talk for ages about just the enclosure he was situated in to fill several collegiate theses on the subject, having another individual that actually wanted to listen only allowed the topic to flow seamlessly. Unfortunately, both had far more pressing affairs to deal with than body modification.
First off, his ship was practically held together with tape and string. Even though he had a more than reliable mechanical engineer on call to make repairs, her patience had long since worn thin with the demands Zasz kept in terms of pricing and time to complete said repairs. These days he called on the strong armed lass for her expertise, and more so for consulting on how to go about getting someone else to fix with his technical woes. Also, if she ever challenged him to a drinking contest, he was down. The score was forty-nine to seven his favor, yes he was keeping track, and yes he was cheating with how liquor was filtered out of his bloodstream before ever having the negative effects, not that he'd ever let Rocket in on his secret.
Always a schemer, Zasz eyed this rescue as a potential boon to bring in fresh blooded talent to fit his ever growing needs. Whether or not Alex Winger would be the right match was yet to be determined. At a glance he definitely admired her determination and personality, but her underlying motives and actual skill with a precision torch and circuit boards still was to be discovered; even with her boasting about her abilities before. It was always best to err on the side of caution till proven otherwise. With her asking what actually needed a looking at Zasz beamed quite the grin from under his helm. What a good girl.
"What doesn't is a better question. Right now, my concerns are on finding a way to cut back on electrical draw that the generators pull when not in a low power standby mode. I sometimes have to cordon off crucial infrastructure just to make a quick jump." Shrugging at the issue, Zasz phrased it as though it couldn't be helped, or that he had been dealing with the problem for a while now, because he knew full well what ate up the ship's energy; his holding units that Alex was by no means privy to yet. "What I do need to have checked out though are the stabilizers that I'm pretty sure are close to non functional at this point. Last time I tried to dock I nearly collided with the station." Needless to say, the port officials were less than pleased in the disaster he could have caused, but were at least thankful it had not gone down that road. "Probably wrecked them in a rough skip I made a few weeks back. Been told I need a new heating coil for the engines because of that as well." If Alex were to spend an extended stay aboard the Greenhouse, then surely she'd find countless run down or outright busted components in dire need of an overhaul.
Whatever choice she'd come to, Zasz wanted it to be natural, not because of any arm twisting from his perspective. "I'm just talking to talk though, I'm not putting any of this on you. What I do want you to do after you clean off that whole plate, is head down that hall. Second door to the right will be personal facilities you can get that grime off of you." Motioning with one of those massive gauntlets to one of several exits to the room while he spoke, Zasz glanced at a notification on the edge of his HUD.
Exiting spacial warp in: five...four...three...
"I'd take hold of the counter." Would be the only warning the captain gave to the redhead as his magnetic attractors on the bottom of his boots activated to secure him where he stood. Opening a rift in the pitch black of the void, the prison ship peered into view it's sizable length taking a moment to exit before the wormhole closed behind. While looking graceful from a distance, inside would be a sudden jolt from what had been a calm ride prior. Even clamped to the floor Zasz upper form shifted to the side, causing him to take a firm grip of the surface closest to him. All of this lasted but a few seconds, but at the end of it Zasz said the obvious. "Whatever is the reason for that needs to be looked at as well."
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