by Lazy Kitsune » Mon Dec 16, 2019 12:41 am
Cotton takes the salvaged eyebot wreck from you and looks it over wide-eyed. "I can already spot a few tweaks from the old eyebot model. Can't make the Brahmins horns from its udders just by ogglin' it, though. Well, actually you can, but my momma always used to say stuff like that whenever- ah, she also used to say, 'Don't ramble, so much, Rosie. You keep your mouth runnin' like that you'll just tire yourself out!' Heh, which was kinda funny, cus-" she pauses, takes a deep breath, looks at you, back at the eyebot and then back at you. "Sorry, I get excited when I get handed new toys! Yeah, I'll get a good look at this thing overnight. Would be nice if I had a proper work space or tools, but I should be able to learn something useful from giving this a good shake down." She holds the eyebot under one arm, its weight tilting her to the side slightly as she salutes you before walking off. She stops as she takes her first few steps away, turning back hesitantly with a blush in her cheeks. "...Its good to see you back, safe and sound." she says, before scurrying off with the eyebot in her arms.
"Awww, she's adorable." Mayer says once Cotton is out of earshot. "Like a puppy... Only hot... and able to make bombs out of tin cans and paperclips. Which is also hot."
"Knight Mayer." Decker grumbles, crossing her arms - the motion puffing up her chest awkwardly. She's clearly still not used to her new body and her clothes were not designed to hold her cleavage as they threaten to just pull away and leave her exposed at a moments notice.
Mayer rolls her eyes and thumps her fist against Decker's shoulder. "Oh, don't be like that. You're hot too! Just less puppy like... and more in a grumpy way."
The two of them continue their back and forth as you and your new ranger companion make your way towards Longhorn's ranch house. Sundown gasps and smirks as you slap her ass, doing the same back to you. "Damn, Snow. I'm starting to suspect you might like me." she says with a smirk before giving your ass a teasing pinch. "Although I think your cushy, brotherhood butt is begging to be spanked much more than mine." she then whispers into your ear.
You are let in to speak to Clayton Longhorn shortly after you arrive at the door. After the doorman says "Mr Longhorn will see you now" Sundown gets a misty eyed and confused look on her face as she follows you into his office. Your owner sits at his desk with a smile, beckoning the two of you into his office. "Well if it isn't my favourite member of the Brotherhood of Steel! And whose this ravishing beauty you've brought with you this time?" He takes Sundown's hand and kisses it. When he bent forward to kiss it, he took the opportunity to not so subtly ogle Sundown's chest. Something the ranger would surely notice, yet she doesn't object.
"Annie... Annie O'Donnel. Texas Ranger. I go by Sundown mostly, though Snow here's taken a liking to calling me Sundowner. The pleasure is mine, sir". The Ranger blinks afterwards, as if confused by her own words.
"A Texas Ranger, huh? Don't normally get on well with you folks." he said, although kept his smile and his grip on Sundown's hand. "Why just the other day I heard 'bout a troublesome ranger that was stopping some of my boys from collecting payments from certain folk round here. Claimed she was stoppin' the injustice of me taking advantage of poorer folk."
Sundown blushes and lowers her head... an odd look for the normally stoic or cocky ranger. "I- sorry. I think that was... me, sir... I guess I wasn't thinking straight... if you want, I could go collect that money for you myself." Sundown paused again, shocked once more by her own words and pulled her hand back from Clayton's grip. Although immediately after pulling her hand away, she looked like she was fighting the urge to apologise once again and instead simply lowered her head so the brim of her hat hid her expression. After a hesitant pause, she murmured "Would that please you, sir?"
It would seem your hypnotic programming was causing some issues with Sundown's moral compass and that in turn was making her scrutinise her own actions. Perhaps you could nudge her in one direction or the other.
~Yawn