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hI, cOMMUNITY, }:D
uHH, sO HEYYY,
wE RECENTLY HAD A VIRUS IN WHICH, tHINGS BECAME VERY EMOTIONAL FOR ME AND OTHER PEOPLE, pROBABLY, i GUESS,
bUT i'VE PUT ALL THAT BEHIND ME, dUE TO MY NEW FOUND SELF ESTEEM AND CONFIDENCE,
aND i JUST WANT TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU, bECAAAAUSE,

[a video feed suddenly turns on, and Tavros' bright, fanged smile greets you; the camera pans down and whoa--]

--Look at my new legs!

[sure enough, he's got some shiny, metal robolegs, and he's happily hopping from one foot to the other to show off ...before the knee joints lock, and he falls to the floor, that is]

Uh, whoops, hehe... [unfazed, he crawls back to his feet, brushes himself off, and continues grinning] But, anyway. So now that I have this leg-powered confidence, I've been thinking about the future more positively, because that's a thing that someone who is confident would do! So even if I was afraid--which, uhh, I'm not saying that I am, because I'm definitely not--no one would know, as I would lock that fear in the back of my think pan and throw away the unlocking device, because I believe that everything will be okay. I'm believing that really, really hard, being that if I believe it hard enough, the outlook will be slightly less hopeless.

But, uhh, anyway, that's all I wanted to say because I can't concentrate very well, at the moment. I'm going to run around the lab for a while, I guess, if nobody minds, so goodbye!

[the video feed ends with Tavros beaming]

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Wow, Tavros.
Those legs really suit you!

Oh my goodness, that's amazing! I want to take them apart and see how they work!

Where did they come from?

Good for you, Tavros! They look wonderful!

Do you want some help practicing those things? Should I get some celebratory food?

Edited 2011-11-30 23:16 (UTC)

Those seem remarkably advanced. I would advise you to have some caution while you are still getting used to them, though.

Those are some pretty advanced prosthetic devices. Are you sure they're working properly?

I'm a doctor, maybe I could help.

uHH, wOW, dO YOU REALLY THINK SO,

tHEN, uHH, i THINK YOU'D HAVE TO ASK eQUIUS TO MAKE YOU A PAIR OF YOUR OWN, iN THAT CASE,
bECAUSE, i'M NEVER GOING TO TAKE THESE OFF, eVER, }:D

eQUIUS MADE THEM,

He's the one who made Aradia's body, isn't he?

tHANKS,
i DON'T NEED HELP, aS i AM ENTIRELY SELF CONFIDENT THAT i CAN ACCOMPLISH ANYTHING, rIGHT NOW,
bUT i WOULDN'T SAY NO, tO HAVING A CHANGE OF SCENERY IN WHICH MORE PRACTICE CAN BE HAD, }:D
oH, aND FOOD MIGHT BE NICE,
tHERE ISN'T MUCH, aROUND HERE,

wELL, yES, i GUESS eQUIUS DID SAY TO TAKE IT EASY, fOR A WHILE,
bUT i AM FILLED WITH SO MUCH CONFIDENCE,
yOU COULD SAY THAT i AM FILLED WITH ALL OF IT, iN FACT,
aND BEING SO CONFIDENT, tHERE ISN'T ANY NEED FOR CAUTION, bECAUSE CONFIDENT PEOPLE DO THINGS EVEN WHEN THOSE THINGS ARE DANGEROUS,
aND A CONFIDENT PERSON IS WHAT i AM, }:D

oH YES,
aT LEAST, tHAT'S WHAT IT SEEMS LIKE, aS i WAS PREVIOUSLY NOT CONFIDENT IN MY FOUR WHEEL DEVICE,

uHH, yEAH, i JUST NEED TO GET MORE USED TO THEM, pROBABLY,
aND i'M CONFIDENT THAT i WILL, }:D
bUT, tHANK YOU ANYWAY,

yEAH,
aLTHOUGH, uHH, i GUESS IT'S STILL KIND OF SHOCKING, tHINKING ABOUT HOW i GOT THESE LEGS,
bUT THE GOOD FEELINGS SORT OF DROWN THAT OUT, bASICALLY,

tHANK YOU, kANAYA,

yES, hE'S VERY GOOD AT ROBOTS, aND THINGS OF THAT SORT,

I can tell. Do they work just as well as regular legs?

eXACTLY, i'M FEELING AN AMAZING SURGE OF SELF ESTEEM, rADIATING FROM THE REGION OF MY LEGS,

oH YES,
mOSTLY, tHAT IS,
i JUST HAVE TO GET MORE USED TO THEM, pROBABLY, bUT i'M CONFIDENT THAT i WILL,
i FEEL LIKE i CAN DO ANYTHING, }:D

uHH, wELL, sORT OF,
iT'S DIFFERENT, bUT NOT A BAD DIFFERENT,
dEFINITELY A GOOD DIFFERENT, aS i COULDN'T FEEL ANYTHING AT ALL, bEFORE,

How long has it been since you were able to walk?

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