Quickly turning to smoke Nicotine followed Hardline into the ventilation system, keeping herself cohesive enough to be able to move quickly and with purpose, rather than spreading herself too thin and leaving herself vulnerable when reforming. It felt strange as they wove their way through the air shafts and ducts, having Hardline's metal and plastic body rippling along in the middle of her cloud, and in a way Nicotine enjoyed the sensation of someone moving around inside her.

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[color=9999cc]"It's this way, and then down a level and to the left,"[/color] she said to the robotic snake, which buzzed back in the affirmative. Nicotine presumed that in Hardline's current form her voice box had obviously been disconnected and she wondered how long it would take the mechanical maiden to reform herself when they reached their destination.