>>5843606Okay, first thing’s first. You approach the thing carefully, having your mech hold its hand out gently, in a calming manner. “Hey, hey, listen, we’re not here to hurt you.”
‘Y-you’re not?! Are you sure that’s wise?’ Darutanias questions.
‘Of course. We showed you the same courtesy.’ you respond telepathically, eyes narrowed as you look at the tube containing him.
‘...Touche.’
Focusing back on the trapped mannequin demon, you tell it, “I know you’re upset. I know you were hurt by something, someone. But it will be okay.”
It brings up the shield again as you get closer. It’s not trusting you just yet, letting out another pulse of energy as it attempts to break free. The doll-like eyes on it once again focus on the tube containing Darutanias. The shield bashes against the orb and it once more lets out a psychic declaration of ‘KWOYNEH’.
https://youtu.be/OVyuJYTtkW4?si=6Uwkv86gZccyUEQZYou close your eyes and think. How are you gonna get it to calm down? …Wait, wait you’ve got it! A lullaby you and mom would sing or hum to Icarus when he got upset and scared by something. As you share this with the captured thing, you have the mech kneel a bit to ensure the thing knows you’re serious about not trying to harm it. The shield arm lowers, the device in the other arm no longer pointed at you, ready to strike. It still lets out a wary ‘…kwoyneh…’ psychically but it at least isn’t going to hurt itself trying to get out.
“All right lil’ guy, you’ll be safe.” You bring the orb over with you, then decide to give a quick look over the energy containers that Haru Haru found. A few of them seem to be broken, some actually taken apart and maybe in a state of repair before they were left behind, while others seem to have just been subject to the seawater damage. A few are intact… and one or two seem to be sorta malfunctioning, passively trying to gather energy from the surrounding area, while some are genuinely filled to the brin with malicious power. Okay, sealing those up and away from the rest so they don’t cause any problems, or get close to the tube you’re carrying around. You then decide to start moving on, leaving the gathering of the useful ones to Piccolo and Haru Haru while you lug around Darutanias and the mannequin demon.
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