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Hmm…
*A thick dome surrounds us in as tight a space as I can fit around all of us, this time made of the air itself reduced to absolute zero in perfect shape*
And…
*Blinks and adds an additional lip at the base to catch and hold any shards that slide around the curvature of the dome*
Something like that?

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I also don't really want to be swiss cheese, personally.

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You can step out. I’ll join you.
*Steps through the dome, which evaporates at my approach before mending itself*

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*Nods and backs out of the bubble*
Fire in the hole?

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*Nods*

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Okay, Mierno, it's up to you!
*Pauses and waits for the explosion*

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*Tiny fragments of the metal explode outward from the suit, many of which get lodged in the dome itself, cracking it, and some of which glide across the dome and skate to a stop in the lip formed at the bottom. I raise an arm and flinch as some shard crack the dome right in front of my face*
… Should have expected as much.
*A layer of the dome melts away, allowing the lodged fragments to skate down the side into the lip as well, then the dome disappears, leaving just the lip as a ring around the suit’s remains. I lift one side of the ring up with my hands, collecting all the shards to one side, before letting the ring dissolve as well, dropping the metal into an appropriately sized bowl made of frozen oxygen*

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Okay, note to self: make the dome twice as thick next time.

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I almost didn’t even make it that thick. Glad I decided to be a little more careful.
*Picks the bowl up and shakes it around*
You think this would be enough to mold into a polearm?

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PaMDA: Material quantity is sufficient for basic operation.

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Is it okay to mold from this form? Won’t ruin the material anymore?

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PaMDA: Material must be evenly dispersed within a primer base and subjected to several augmentation cycles before it can be used.

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How long will that take?

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PaMDA: With proper tooling, a rudimentary weapon can be completed within an hour.

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An hour?
*Looks at Isis*

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If that's how long it takes it's how long it takes. We bought time, so let's spend it giving us the best possible shot.

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Okay. If you’re sure we’ve got it… PaMDA, do you have any idea what he’s doing up there? We have that kind of time, right?

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PaMDA: If you intend to combat Dark Dynamo, his current strategy should not affect your chances of survival. He consumed this solar system's sun approximately ten minutes ago.

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That adds up… Alright, let’s get started. What’s the primer you mentioned?

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PaMDA: Primer exists in the materials unit in the undestroyed portion of the lab. Its container should be well-labeled. However, ensure no shard of any size touches the primer before you're ready to forge.