General area located within the artificial spherical structure designed for expelling a high-density interdimensional energy source more commonly referred to as "Aether" - Robo-Snake Duo
Care's quick remark on his incorrect scanner usage only added to his earlier statement, making him flip it over correctly with a slightly embarrassed grin. "Ah......right, my bad" Scanner in one hand, LASR in the other, Abart realy would be better off by letting Care plot out their route from here. Still, a suggestion wouldn't hurt.
"A branching path eh..... sounds alright. With most of them going to the mountains and those two over there taking a not-so-skinny dip, maybe follow the shoreline somewhat till we find some landmarks?" He said, using his Mindy's CFS to start hovering in that direction.
The following remark was somewhat unexpected. Now that she mentioned it, she did seem a lot more 'to the point' than before, noticably showing next to no emotion at all. Not that she was very expressive to begin with, but usually there was some personality in there. However if that was indeed the case, why would she apologize for it? Just good manners? Simple protocol stuff? Or perhaps she couldn't fully inore her emotions outright, or simply didn't want to.....not fully at least.
Whatever the reason was, Abart could tell there was a lot more to this gal than meets the eye. If there was any doubt involved, least he could do was try and easy some of that. "Don't feel bad. I may be partially cold blooded, but i'm not that squeamish." He said jokingly, grinning in the process. "Besides, you'll have to try a lot harder than that if you wanna match up to your teal-panaled coworker. She's a whole other biscuit!" Grinning at his own joke that probably no-one but the snakes would understand, he turned back to Care, looking right back at her. "Still, it's not like you gotta do it all on your own. S'why we're a team, right?"
Heck. He was totally starting to sound like some generic anime protagonist now.....
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YSS Kaiyo - Bridge Shenanigans
"Urk-" For a second, the Snakelady's spine, all 18 feet of it, twitched for a second, feeeling that shock of surprise shot down it like some cold icecube on steroids. She'd always been the more adventurous, flirtatious type, and it was very true that she and Mark had been frollicking around in the background. However a proclamation as straightforward and sincere as this could make even Nerai skip a heartbeat, especially with Chlorate's blunt, almost naïve way of saying it across the entirety of the bridge.
The long, olive green lock of hair across her face almost seemed to scrunch up slightly, before hanging limply in front of her lightly blushing face. It brushed her console's keyboard as she lowered her head slightly, clenching her fists. Wholly unintentional, she muttered under breath, but that delightful frustration made it loud enough to be heard by anyone with a keen ear. "Geez....that Baka is always so damn serious....."
Clearing her throat, she tied to catch her composure, however her still reddened and strained voice remained. "C-Chlo-chan.....please remind me later to have a quick word with Oaklen-hei about effing time and place for things, kay~?."
Heck. Knowing these people on the bridge, especially that damn Chusa who was totally smirking just now, this wasn't the last she'd hear of this.....