08-04-2015, 04:58 PM
Athena immediately felt a few pounds lighter as soon as she stepped out of the librarian's office. Dealing with people was never her strong suit; in fact, she was still anxious about going back to the front desk. What if "Glen" was that annoying, condescending little woman she had asked for help earlier? Athena would rather not encounter her again, especially after the argument with the man upstairs. She had tried not to get angry, and it had worked... mostly. She stood stock-still in the elevator, collecting her thoughts in an effort to preserve her precious tranquility. At least there was something to show for it. Assuming Glen would follow orders, the mask was theirs.
She stepped out back into the large, book-riddled lobby, and followed Kopaka to the desk. She noticed the "biker gang" that had drawn her attention in the librarian's conversation with his employee. Contrary to what she knew of biker gangs (which wasn't much), they didn't seem to be causing any trouble. All its members were just flipping through books - with admirable focus, in fact. What a strange world. Although Athena had learned a great amount about the Omniverse and its inhabitants, differences like this still stood out to her as she encountered them herself. Teams like this in her world would usually be occupied by tasks other than studying... and what strange masks. Wait a minute - are they dressed up as bugs? For a fleeting moment, she compared them to a conceptual cross between Kopaka and the insectoid Digimon the two had fought, but then shook off the silly idea. This was the new normal, she reminded herself. She would just have to come to expect things like... a horned eagle-horse... working at the front desk of the library...
Athena concentrated on the creature behind the counter as she approached, convinced she was making things up, but that was undeniably what it was. It looked up at Kopaka and herself as if everything transpiring was completely normal. Athena tried to do the same, but was sure that some of her bewilderment showed through in her expression. Her head jerked back a little involuntarily when Glen spoke to them in a human voice, and the God-Soul remained silent for the rest of the short verbal exchange. Fortunately, the hippogriff didn't seem to be offended - either she was accustomed to such reactions, or she hadn't noticed. The creature did - understandably - appear to be rather distracted by the gang of bug-bikers.
The three made their way to the exhibit with the mask. The artifact itself was fairly simple, but Athena knew not to judge by appearances. The library director as well as the hippogriff - Glen - had referred to it as a 'translation mask.' She guessed that it contained some sort of language or decoding data that was compatible with Kopaka's systems. That still left her to wonder why he had gone to such great lengths to get it, but she wasn't surprised. She knew how glad she would feel to find anything from her own world in this strange place, and she would go out of her way to keep it with her, even if it were completely useless.
If the electricity show was any indication, though, the Rau was far from a mundane object. She raised her eyebrows and took a cautionary step back as she sensed the energy forming and whipping around the biomech's form. Once it subsided, she turned to Kopaka and smiled slightly.
What did it do? she asked in curiosity. It took her a full four seconds to understand why Kopaka was staring at her in silent shock. She hadn't used her mouth.
Anyone but Athena would have jumped up and pounded the air in victorious joy. As it was, she couldn't suppress a grin. Her power was coming back! She couldn't explain it - maybe the encounter with the director had jarred her mind somehow, or the fact that she hadn't talked for a few minutes had changed her default communication method, or maybe Omni just wanted to reward her for helping the Toa get his artifact. No matter what the reason, her mental ability was perceptibly growing. That easily made up for the ordeals she had been through, and then some. She was about to try again, when both she and Kopaka were alerted to one of the approaching bug-bikers by Glen's comment to him, and then his greeting to the two Primes.
Kamen Rider Olympus? "Kamen Rider" sounded like a title. Maybe this Olympus rode something called a Kamen? It might just be their word for motorcycle. Then again, best not to jump to conclusions. Athena figured she would leave Kopaka to speak up first, since he was the owner of the mask in question... and since he may have understood what Olympus said better than she had, by virtue of the Kanohi Rau.
I think it may be prudent to let you handle this one, at least initially, she sent to Kopaka, her face serious again, but not as clouded with anxiety as before.
She stepped out back into the large, book-riddled lobby, and followed Kopaka to the desk. She noticed the "biker gang" that had drawn her attention in the librarian's conversation with his employee. Contrary to what she knew of biker gangs (which wasn't much), they didn't seem to be causing any trouble. All its members were just flipping through books - with admirable focus, in fact. What a strange world. Although Athena had learned a great amount about the Omniverse and its inhabitants, differences like this still stood out to her as she encountered them herself. Teams like this in her world would usually be occupied by tasks other than studying... and what strange masks. Wait a minute - are they dressed up as bugs? For a fleeting moment, she compared them to a conceptual cross between Kopaka and the insectoid Digimon the two had fought, but then shook off the silly idea. This was the new normal, she reminded herself. She would just have to come to expect things like... a horned eagle-horse... working at the front desk of the library...
Athena concentrated on the creature behind the counter as she approached, convinced she was making things up, but that was undeniably what it was. It looked up at Kopaka and herself as if everything transpiring was completely normal. Athena tried to do the same, but was sure that some of her bewilderment showed through in her expression. Her head jerked back a little involuntarily when Glen spoke to them in a human voice, and the God-Soul remained silent for the rest of the short verbal exchange. Fortunately, the hippogriff didn't seem to be offended - either she was accustomed to such reactions, or she hadn't noticed. The creature did - understandably - appear to be rather distracted by the gang of bug-bikers.
The three made their way to the exhibit with the mask. The artifact itself was fairly simple, but Athena knew not to judge by appearances. The library director as well as the hippogriff - Glen - had referred to it as a 'translation mask.' She guessed that it contained some sort of language or decoding data that was compatible with Kopaka's systems. That still left her to wonder why he had gone to such great lengths to get it, but she wasn't surprised. She knew how glad she would feel to find anything from her own world in this strange place, and she would go out of her way to keep it with her, even if it were completely useless.
If the electricity show was any indication, though, the Rau was far from a mundane object. She raised her eyebrows and took a cautionary step back as she sensed the energy forming and whipping around the biomech's form. Once it subsided, she turned to Kopaka and smiled slightly.
What did it do? she asked in curiosity. It took her a full four seconds to understand why Kopaka was staring at her in silent shock. She hadn't used her mouth.
Anyone but Athena would have jumped up and pounded the air in victorious joy. As it was, she couldn't suppress a grin. Her power was coming back! She couldn't explain it - maybe the encounter with the director had jarred her mind somehow, or the fact that she hadn't talked for a few minutes had changed her default communication method, or maybe Omni just wanted to reward her for helping the Toa get his artifact. No matter what the reason, her mental ability was perceptibly growing. That easily made up for the ordeals she had been through, and then some. She was about to try again, when both she and Kopaka were alerted to one of the approaching bug-bikers by Glen's comment to him, and then his greeting to the two Primes.
Quote:"Ohayou Gozaimasu! It's nice to meet you, I was just kind of curious about...well. What were you doing with that mask? It seemed really important, you know? Oh, It's kind of rude not to introduce myself. I'm Kamen Rider Olympus."
Kamen Rider Olympus? "Kamen Rider" sounded like a title. Maybe this Olympus rode something called a Kamen? It might just be their word for motorcycle. Then again, best not to jump to conclusions. Athena figured she would leave Kopaka to speak up first, since he was the owner of the mask in question... and since he may have understood what Olympus said better than she had, by virtue of the Kanohi Rau.
I think it may be prudent to let you handle this one, at least initially, she sent to Kopaka, her face serious again, but not as clouded with anxiety as before.
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