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Entry Log 83 - 00:16:53

It's the clink and clatter, the roar of close but not too close engines, and the shouting of voices echoing around the area that tells where Cayde is even before the screen focuses. Given the time of day, such ruckus is common in the hanger and even up on Amanda's personal workshop deck you can't escape the noise. Cayde is perched on one of her many cluttered desks, the surface nearly covered in p

apers, parts, and random drink containers but the Exo had managed to find himself a spot anyway. He's twirling a socket wrench by a pointer finger in much the way he might have done with his knife, legs crossed as he leans back with his free hand.
The screen shifts to what he's looking at, putting the one and only blond mechanic in view along with the amber haired hunter Cayde has under his wing. From the back it's oddly humorous how much their hairstyles match, though Skylar's is unkempt and more wild. They could have been sisters, and if it weren't for the fact that Cayde had watched Amanda grow up in the tower, he might have wondered if they were. They're staring at a chalkboard, half of it covered with several blueprints for the new type of Sparrow being made, the one with long forward legs and a more streamlined body. On the other half of the board are sketches of the same thing, if a bit different, customized slightly.

"What are you thinking Sky?" Amanda asks, curiosity clear in her voice. "I mean, I'm happy to help, always interested in seeing new ideas, but what you're talking about may be a bit out of our budget."

"Not if we use the right tech for the job. Variks has a lot of sharp stuff he's willing to sell so…" she picks up a piece of chalk and then makes marks on the drawing, carefully placing boxes near the body of the bike but still on the legs. "What about something like this?"

Amanda makes a sound of agreement and snatches the chalk away making adjustments. "This might work. Never know if we don't try. Now for the most important thing- color."

Cayde coughs into his hand to cover up a laugh but both girls catch it anyway and look right at him over their shoulders with raised brows and narrowed eyes. The Exo grins at them, setting the wrench down.
"What? It's a blue moon when I see you two bad ass tomboys talking like typical girls about color." He has a point and Amanda snorts while Skylar rolls her eyes, clearly amused.

"Right. Cause having an entire categorizing system using poker symbols is so different," she quips, a smirk playing at the edge of her lips. Amanda snickers as the camera shifts to Cayde once more and catches him gaping a bit before crossing his arms.

"Hey we hunters got to look good."

"Exactly!" Skylar agrees and Cayde blinks a few time before smirking and shaking his head. Skylar 1, Cayde 0.

He waves his hand a bit dismissively.

"Okay. Point taken. So what colors rookie?" He asks playfully and this time the view of the camera widens to encompass the group. The huntress hums and looks back at the board in front of her.

"Black and teal. With some silver accents."

Amanda whistles at that and Cayde nods in approval. "Eva would certainly approve." He watches as Skylar calls Sterling out and the Ghost scans the board, blueprints and all. With the information stored the mechanic is clear to clean the board for other things. Skylar looks back to Cayde after a moment and walks over to him, tilting her head, the video feed focusing in on the two of them.

"You never said why you were even out here."

"What? I can't just wander around anymore?" Cayde replies with a smirk and receives a raised brow. He chuckles and shakes his head. "Okay, okay, maybe I had other reasons. Maybe I just like hanging around my favorite rookie." He shrugs his shoulders and Skylar smiles at him, eyes as warm as the orange-gold sun in the sky. She doesn't say anything in response to the comment - a comment that could easily be taken as more than just a tease. Instead she changes the subject, leaving that unspoken thing between them to hover like smoke.

"Tevis still trying to get that game together before he leaves?"

"Yep, looks like it's at my place again," he answers, shifting his stance slightly to bump his shoulder into hers. "I'm totally going to beat him this time, I've got a foolproof plan."

"Oh?" Skylar tilted her head, "and that would be?" She gets a smirk in reply.

"Guess you'll just have to wait and see, can't let this idea get any outside ears on it."

"...You're totally just winging it aren't you?"

"Ouch! Ye have little faith Sky?" He puts a hand to his chest in a mock blow and his rookie just rolls her eyes and returns his earlier shoulder bump. He just laughs along with her at that and she shakes her head.

"Really Cayde, if I didn't have faith in you, would I still be here?"

That stops his laughter in its tracks and he stares at her for a moment but the amber haired hunter just smiles at him and then turns her head as Amanda calls to her from the other side of the platform. Skylar looks back at Cayde once and then without a word returns to her friend and their planning.

Sundance floats closer to her partner, the camera zooming in on the still dumbfounded Exo. "You alright Cayde?" she asks quietly, apparently getting used to speaking in such a tone when recording. Slowly, the Vanguard leader nods his head and sighs.

"Yeah, I'm fine. Sometimes I just forget how much she surprises me," he murmurs, and looks after her for a moment. He had this look on his face that should be blank, but something about the set of his mouth and the way the golden light flickers in the back of his throat tells you his mind and his heart are racing.

Skylar 2, Cayde 0.


For those of you who i wondering, they're talking about the Arch Runner Sparrow. I miss that bike and being able to do tricks in D2...Next chapter gets the ball rolling again.

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