“The park? What, are you offering to take me on a walk?” Senjen laughed. He was moving a bit around the room to get a feel for his movement. “Though...getting out into some natural light [i]does[/i] sound nice, admittedly. How about we just head out and get a feel for it.”

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Senjen and Light did not do too much of consequence throughout the day, but even the small things felt invigorating in a new body. They did end up passing through the park, which felt like its colors were a few shades brighter. Indeed...glancing through the specifications they did have higher photosensitivity. There were also color filtering options through a wide array of the EM spectrum, from infrared to ultraviolet. He did not actually get around to climbing anything, but he did get at least a bit of a sense of how well his new limbs could grip. Utaysi did not like to be restricted to the ground, so Myrmidon would have had to have been able to fulfill their expectations on climbing. Not that there were [i]too[/i] many ways they could have screwed it up. The “natural” structure of the common Utaysi body lent itself well to climbing. 

It was getting late when Jess finally messaged that she was coming over to the ship, though the pair was already waiting at home. Jess’ scrapyard was not far away, just a few minutes of a walk from the other side of the landing park. She gave a wave when Senjen spotted her from the top of the loading ramp, but did not say a word until she was inside. 

“I see you got your new hardware. My feelings on Myrmidon aside, that is a fine machine. So when am I going to get a chance to give it a once over?” Jess asked. 

Senjen shrugged. “Plenty of time for that en route. Speaking of, are we ready to get going?” 

Jess nodded. “Yeah, just one thing to decide…” She looked more directly at Light. “What ship are we taking? I’ve got one back home that would also do the job. Smaller than this one, not as tough, not as much space, but more agile. It’s also armed. [i]Lightly[/i], but still armed. You’re the pilot, though, so I’m giving the call to you. We can go inspect it if you want.”