#hafiz interaction

[b-free]

Cake and Bird walked up to Hafiz's house, both chatting away as they did.

"You sure you're up for this?" The hybrid quizzed, her kinked tail awkwardly flicking behind her.

The Solver drone gave a small nod, "Yes, I'm just tired, don't worry." her speech noticeably slow compared to her usually way of chatting. Her system seeming to be actively lagging.

The taller drone didn't seemed quite sure, wanting to say something but not even sure what to say. She then took a needed breath, trying to calm herself as they got to the door and soon knocked. Her scarred partner looked at her for a moment, blue optics briefly flashing with her own work but didn't last long before a brief flicker made her snap her head forward.

@md-ouroboros

The familiar sound of a nose sniffing at the space under the door could be caught. Paws was the first to respond, and let out a bark. Then another.

"I'm on it you little dust mote." Hafiz was heard, chuckling a bit as he opened the door to see the drones present. "Oh! Hey there kids!" He smiled a bit. "Kiddo is upstairs. How are you two doing?" They were greeted as he moved to let the pair in.

Paws was already out and sniffing at their feet and legs, intent on discovering their previous whereabouts.

[b-free]

A figure stood right outside of Hafiz's door, hollowed optics borrowing into material as her thoughts rushed through her head. Arms crossed as her fingers tapped against them, soon letting out a heavy sigh as she knocked on the door.

@md-ouroboros

It took a moment for the drone to answer. When he did, the little fluffball of a dog was at his feet, little eyes staring up at the drone that was at the door.

"Uh... Hi?" It was late enough that the shadows were still creeping across the city. The higher buildings were still bathed in light, but below the tenth or so floors it was shadow.

A light dusting of snow had settled over the grass. It was cold, but only enough for a jacket. Paws yipped, a short sound, before walking out and sniffing at the feet of their guest.

[b-free]

Bird made her way to Hafiz's home. Taking her time before reaching the door, going to knock before briefly looking behind her as if expecting someone to be there. She shrugged, turning to the door and knocking.

@md-ouroboros

It took a moment, but Hafiz answered the door. Scraps didn't appear to be awake at the moment, as the little one was not near their Papa or rushing to the door.

"Oh, Bird I wasn't expecting to see you. Come in." He smiled politely and stepped to the side so she could enter the home. "No Cake this visit?"

[b-free]

A figure flew through the night sky, purple and blue lights shining through the dark. They soon landed down in what to them seemed like a clearing.

It was Cake and Bird. "Okay, this is what we get for not paying attention." The purple hybrid murmured, her voice a bit defeated. She was wearing a pair of dark blue shorts with a thick baby blue trim along with what looked like a thin jersey that matched the shorts and matching snow boots.

"I don't know if this is a clearing or a meadow." The blue Solver Drone noted, looking around in an attempt to figure out where they were. She was wearing a blue-purple gradient shirt with white stitching in it, like it was trying to mimic stars. She was wearing black standard boots, a backpack comfortably on her back.

"Don't meadows have flowers?"

"I mean, maybe? I don't know..."

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Hafiz was out, settled on a blanket with a camera propped up at the edge of the trees. His face was in his phone, a coat on his shoulders as it was a bit chilly this time of year, though nothing to warrant much more than a thicker coat.

It was the movement that got his attention. White eye-lights looked up to see the confused pair not too far away, and he chuckled a bit. "Visit again they are."

And then what he was watching for showed up, which made him stare a little.

Th-thump. Th-thump. Th-thump. Large stubby feet easily crunched the grass as the plated creature wandered up. Four legs, one head, four eyes, and an impressive set of natural plate armor. The pair of drones were easily shorter than it's elbow joint, the stubby tail hard to see beyond its girth as large teeth were clearly chewing on something that crunched far too loudly with each move of the jaw.

Thankfully, it wasn't angry seeming, though it was clearly dangerous. Hafiz took the moment to give a sharp whistle, earning a lazy grumbling sound from the beast as it lowered its head toward a large nearby stone, plucking the item up.

The drone waved the back of his hand, easy to see in the dark of the night, to get the attention of the pair and beckon them over to his stake out spot.

[b-free]

"You okay Birdy?" Cake called out, her head turned back as she walked to Hafiz's home. Bird wasn't far behind, taking slow even steps as followed the taller drone, although her attention was more focused on the night sky.

She then blinked, snapping her attention back to her partner. "Uh, yes, I'm okay, just looking at the stars." The blue drone said, getting a snickers from the hybrid who had stopped in front of the front door. Waiting for the other to join her side before she knocked.

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A small muffled voice could be heard by those with sensitive hearing.

"Papa is get! Is can get!"

The little tap of feet, and then the corner of the curtain of the window near the door moved a bit. Scraps' tail peeked out before the mouth opened and it pulled back.

"Papa! Papa is Cake an is Bird!" The voice was much easier to hear, and then the door knob was heard wiggling before the small drone opened it up. There they stood, straining a bit to hold the doorknob as they tip-toed back with the door.

"Hi! Hi friens hi!" They smiled happily, tail wagging as they let the door go and Hafiz appeared behind them with a little smile on his face.

[b-free]

[WARNING! RIFT DETECTED!]

*Alex, B, Hafiz, Scraps, Mo, and Wisp somehow teleport to some sort of wasteland. A forest, covered with fog*

"Oop." Alex is less than surprised, having gotten used to this by now. B Is slightly less so, but the others...

"What the-" Hafiz is instantly checking on Scraps, adjusting one of the sensor systems into place. The child shivers, not used to that kind of feeling. "You good kiddo?"

"M-miss Alex?!" Mo blurts out, looking around and then running to help Wisp up off the ground. She rubs her lower back.

"I'm okay honey... What... where-"

"I have a friend in another dimension that seems to have some issues with his... inter-dimensional slash time-travel stuff. It's not really hit this many before."

"Is this something we should worry about?" Mo asks as he hugs his fiancee, worry painting his expression.

"Probably not, but between me and B, we should all be good until we find him." Alex shrugs and brushes off her pants.

[b-free]

[WARNING! 2 RIFTS DETECTED. TIMESPAN BETWEEN RIFTS: ESTIMATED: 10MINUTES] *First, a bright flash happens. Alex and B go unconscious for several minutes. When they wake up, Alex has been turned into a drone, B has been turned into a human. Then, Alex, B, Hafiz, Scraps, Mo, and Wisp get teleported to a shoreline. Although it is cloudy, so the sun isn’t an issue*

Alex blinks, red LEDs respond on her visor, though the right eye is lighter in color and flickers slightly. There's a couple cracks that run over the right side, corresponding to the edges of her scar. Her hair is the same color and style as it was before she got teleported.

B just stares, partly amused that her human companion had shrunk by a couple inches while she herself was still as tall as she had been. Her hair is a platinum blonde, eyes a pale grey-blue, and skin an extremely pale tone.

They glance to the stunned drones near them, then look at themselves.

"It changed our clothes too..." Alex hummed as she took note of B's slightly-too-large-for-her coat.

"But a direct swap, better than me being otherwise human-nude." B crossed her arms.

Scraps was focused on the dinosaur in the distance. "Is biggie..." The little one whispered. It caught Mo's attention, the young man gasping a little and holding his to-be wife. Wisp's hand was over her core, still orange in color. "What's that?" She whispered to Mo.

[b-free]

*Overnight, a Necron Blackstone Plyon appears outside a major population center on Yttrum-2 (I think that’s the planets name)*

There's confusion. No one really understands what it is. As a result, most people are calm about avoiding the structure.

Hafiz watched the news about it, holding Scraps in his arms as the child took a nap. For now, it was seen as possibly safe, but there was no real telling what it was...

The whole planet was being cautious at least.