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Hal returns [Video]

Once again, Hal makes a slow ornithopter landing in the parking lot of Smash Academy, hopeful that things don't go awry once again.

The grizzled, stubble-laden face of the robotics teacher appears on the video screen...

"Hi guys. Sorry I, eh, disappeared for a while. Due to some technical issues, Ornie and I had a, how can I put it, unfortunate trip to a tropical island. We're back now though, and classes will start up again in earnest next week. Oh eh, with this in mind, can you remind me which of you signed up for my robotics class. Thanks"

With that, Hal dismounts his beloved Ornie and begins to make his way to his dorm, destined for a hot shower and his comfy, comfy pajamas.

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[Jeezus christy.]

Whuf, you look like hell, Hal! I had no idea where you went, but it must've been out of range of these tablets because I tried to message you a couple of times.

[And he thought these things worked on a satellite relay system! What the hell, did he pull a Jules Verne and phase to a hidden jungle in an inner layer of the earth? Did Ornie take him to the Land Time Forgot?]

Edited (who the hell is Jules Verse?) 2015-01-19 02:16 (UTC)

[Hal very quickly runs his hand through his grubby hair in an attempt to correct his so obviously offensive appearance]

Gee, thanks Gordon.

[Thinking back to their mutual MIT days, he smirks]

You're one to talk. I've seen you after those marathon things that you used to do.

Decathlon, actually. Alright alright, you have a point, end of the second day of that and I always wound up pretty grimy. Although the sand in my shorts was from the pole-vault, not playing Robinson Caruso for a couple of weeks.

[You should've seen him after a few days underground, Hal. You doesn't know the true meaning of grubby until he's been painted with glowing yellow blood and barnacle bile... However, that's a topic for another time.]

Do you have any idea where you were, out there? Like I said before, I couldn't even reach you with my tablet, and I thought those things could hit all points of the globe.

I have absolutely no idea! One minute I was in the parking lot, the next, I was being propelled through the air at high velocity in a completely unknown direction!

[Sigh]

At any rate, I'm just glad to be back.

Ah, so you're the robotics teacher, eh? Name's Pyrrhon, God of the Sun.

[The floating man made of fire grins and gives a wave.]

Good to see you around! Robots and machines are a big hobby of mine, after all, so Pyrrhon will be looking forward to your class!

[Hal has definitely seen some bizarre things, but a man made of fire...]

Oh, em, hi there Pyrrhon.

[His hands begin to sweat. God of the Sun...?]

Em, eh, glad to get you on board the, um, robotics team.

Hah! Bit intimidated, aren't you? Pyrrhon doesn't blame you- it's not every day a mortal gets to see a God! Especially not one as stunning as the mighty Pyrrhon!

There's no need to worry, though. Pyrrhon is a hero, a saviour of all that is good and innocent in the world!

[Is Pyrrhon striking a dramatic pose? Yes, yes he is.]

Edited 2015-01-26 18:23 (UTC)

[A GOD!!!]

A GOD?! REALLY?! That's INCREDIBLE!

[Hundreds of questions suddenly flash through his head, what with his keen interest in Japanese mythology]

So, em, what's it like being a god?

[Finally, a reaction that Pyrrhon deserves! Or at least he thinks he deserves, anyway.]

Oh, you know. Usual God stuff! Watching over humanity, keeping the sun running, defeating threats to the world, getting worshipped- not as much of that as I'd like though. One of the problems with where I'm from, there's a few TOO MANY Gods.

[Hal's being treated to a hard glare from an especially life-like robot.]

Robotics class...

What exactly are you going to be teaching these students?

Edited 2015-01-21 06:38 (UTC)

[Hal got the feeling that he was looking at something of a mechanical nature. He wasn't too sure, but he was almost certain that the person that he was addressing wasn't completely human. A massive curiosity was quickly taking hold of him...]

Well, I will firstly be reciting the basic laws of robotics. This will be followed by...

[That does it. His curiosity was far too great for him to resist.]

I'm really sorry about this, but I have to ask. Are you, em, a robot?

Yes. As are some of the students at the school.

[Just so that you're aware of his caution when someone comes in teaching people about what robots were. He'd run into too many types already that treated them like unfeeling tools.]

Oh, WOW! That's amazing!

[He really is glad he decided to come here after all, despite the strange goings on he's recently encountered. AND the presence of fire men and talking animals]

You don't jam innocent animals into your 'bots, do ya?

[Hey, he's been burned before.]

[What kind of a question IS that?]

Of course not! What have animals ever done to human beings?

[He looks curiously at the video screen. He was pretty sure that, once again, he was not talking to a human being. A feeling of excitement and a twinge of fear was beginning to creep up on him... A TALKING FURRY ANIMAL?!]

Ask your colleague, Eggman. He's sure to tell you all about it. Guy's a real robotics expert... or so he says. Never met anything of his I couldn't bust open.

What the flying H is that thing he came in on?

"Hey, what is that thing you flew in on?"

What a way to be subtle about asking.

[Hal looks at the video screen. Okay, this is getting ridiculous! In the entire time since he's arrived back to the academy, he has conversed with a total on ONE human being! There have been men made of fire, talking furry animals. And now he was staring an a blue impish-looking creature posing questions about Ornie!]

[His expression turns to that of a nervous Hal]

Em, it's an, em.... robotic ornithopter.

[IS IT?]

...a what?

[Hal's face perks up. He LOVES it when people take an interest in his creations]

It's a mechanical flying device. It also doubles as a robotic helper-around-the-house.

[He is now very obviously gleaming with pride.]

Isn't he amazing!

[No kidding! Someone could look happier-- actually, no, he couldn't possibly look any happier than he does right now. What did she do.]

Is it.. alive? A living thing?

[Cut her some slack, this is an incredibly new kind of creation to come across and learn about. The most effective method of getting from point A to point B quickly, other than warping, is by being shot out of a canon back where she comes from. Back when times were simple!]

[ROBOTS ROBOTS ROBOTS ~~SPACESHIP~~ ROBOTS!]

"I signed up for it weeks ago! As soon as I found out about it. My name is Lucca Ashtear, mister Emmerich."

[At last. Someone human to talk to. And kind of cute...]

Nice to meet you Lucca. Sorry it's been some time. Things have been, well, kind of all over the place lately.

Oh hey, what's that thing you're sitting in? Is that a plane of some sort? Did you make it yourself?

[Lucca is completely oblivious to the fact that this guy just wants to get home so he can pajama it up and lie around watching Super Puffy Oppai Mecha K or whatever. Sorry, Hal]

Yes it is! It's my robotic flying ornithopter, Ornie!

[A proud smile begins to cross Hal's grizzled face.]

I did build him, actually. He's one of my best creations. That is, when he's not taking me to far away places without my instruction...

[There's a cowboy waiting outside the ornithowhatever. He just so happened to be shoveling snow in the parking lot right as it landed.]

You look like you've been through the ringer.

It really has been a heck of a few days.

[Hal brushes himself off and clumsily stretches his hand out in the direction of this new-found cowboy]

Hi, I'm Hal. Hal Emmerich.

Name's Flint. What happened t'you, if you don't mind me asking?

[Crazy survivor mountain man senses there is a story to be told here!]

Glad to meet you, Flint!

[By his expression now, you would definitely see that Hal has not had a good day]

Oh, my robot malfunctioned. I ended up on a desert island in a completely unknown location for a few days. Fortunately, I found a cave where I could be safe, and spent my time there trying to fix Ornie.

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