Huong
WeeeeEEEEeeeew. WeeeeEEEEeeeeEEEEeeeew. WeeeeEEEEeeeew. 

The odd tone echoes around the woods surrounding Newton's Cradle, disturbing the morning ambiance. 

D'vorah wanders through the woods, just at the edge of the boundry separating Newton's Cradle with the wilderness. In her hands she holds the source of the weird tone: A metal detector. Occasionally, Deev's detector locates something, prompting her to pick it up and toss it into a sack she has hoist over her shoulder. She looks mildly frustrated. Clearly, she hasn't had much success today.
Kathryn
*Coincidentally another Newton's Cradle attendee is wandering the woods around the campus as her, a young boy scrounge the forest floor for any fallen wooden debris, on him are a backpack filled with different fallen wood, he does this in order to prepare for a project of his, he figured that using natural wood would save him money while also giving an extra personality to his puppet, that a refined lumber from a store wouldn't*

*As he searches for suitable wood however, he was distracted by the loud beeping noise from somewhere near him, and while odd sounds in the wood are often a sign of danger, curiosity gets the best of him and he decides to investigate*

*What he sees was an odd sight, a person with strange metal parts as replacement for her body, carrying a metal detector, the source of the odd noise, he watches as she picks tiny bits of metal that she put behind her sack, while this is certainly an odd sight to most, the young boy knew that he was in a strange place, Newton's Cradle a sanctuary for odd and unnatural people, and as such deduced that she may also a colleague of his*

*After a considerable amount of time watching from the distance, Indra decides to walk closer to her, curiosity getting the best of him* "Um, hello kak whachu' doin'?"
Huong
"Huh?" The girl's voice is odd. Recognisably human, but sounding artificial and tonal in a way that might put one in mind of one of those voice synthesis or Vocaloid programs.

Deev turns to face the new arrival, her metal detector beeping as it glides just above the ground. Before her hair settles back over her eye the red screen is briefly visible displaying a question mark. Deev seems a little on-edge, now knowing this new person's intentions. 

It takes Deev a couple seconds to parse what the new person said. The greeting sounded friendly and non-confrontational, but "Kak" Makes her hesitate.

"Oh uhh metal detecting. Looking for scrap to sell and / or interestin' junk. Whachu' doin?"
Kathryn
"I'm looking for wood!, i guess we're both in here for similar reasons"

*Indrawan chuckle as he gets closer to Deev, her appearance and voice seems to have taken his intrigue, she look like nothing he has seen before and in some ways he finds her unique appearance really cool*

"Say, Kak are you attending Newton's Cradle?, because you look like you do, if so what's your name?"
Huong
The second time someone's just walked up to Deev and initiated conversation while she was at NC. She still isn't very used to this. She assumes Indra is another fellow NC resident, which makes her feel a little on-edge. She's still unfamiliar with this new environment and is struggling to adapt, so she's reluctant to be too open initially.

"Uhh... I'm D'vorah... Most people call me Deev. And yea, I am "Attending" Newton's Cradle." There's a hint of disgust in her voice. It's obvious she doesn't like NC very much. "Got shipped off here a little bit ago. Against my will, too."

As she talks she absent-mindedly scans the ground with the metal detector. It sounds like it's detecting something.
Kathryn
"Oh, that doesn't sound very nice" *Indrawan watches the strange felow continues to search the ground floor for something slightly disturbed by the weird inhuman voice she uses to communicate but nevertheless still open to her presence, she seems nice after all.*

"Oooooh did you find something???"

*Indrawan walks with fast stride over to the place where the metal detector detected something and crouches down wanting to see what it had picked up*

"Do you think you find some hidden treasure?"
Huong
*"Ok... They seem pretty chill so far."*

"I dunno... Could be treasure. Uhhh some viking sword junk or something. There were vikings in Sweden, right?"

Deev quickly gets down on her haunches and starts digging at the ground with her hands. With her metal hands she doesn't seem to need to worry about injuring them as much. Still, it would be more efficient if she had brought a trowel...

After a minute or two of digging, Deev produces a lump of dirt that seems to be the thing setting off the detector. After unearthing the lump, she "Cleans" It off on her jeans, revealing the mystery treasure to be...

A little die-cast car.

It's rusty, but it still has all it's wheels! A pretty nice find! At least die-cast car wise, anyway.
Kathryn
"WOAH!, A CAR!"

*Indrawan quickly snatches the die-cast car from Deev's hand and brushes the dirt around it, he goes to inspect it, looking at the cars on every angle.*

"CAN I KEEP IT, CAN I, CAN I?"

***Indra practically begs Deev for the die-cast car to be his, chanting can i's to pressure her on handing it over***
Huong
As the die-cast car is yoinked from Deev's hand, she stumbles backward in shock and surprise. It takes her a second or two to register the chain of events, though a scowl eventually crosses her face as she begins reprimanding the boy.

"HEY! I found that! You can't just take it!" Anger is visible on Deev's face. Her robot eye is fully red now, the little picture displayed there having vanished. Her free hand is subconsciously flexing and curling into a fist while her hair stands more on end.

Deev calms down a little after her outburst. Indra's far more enthusiastic about the little car than Deev was. It probably wouldn't hurt to give the toy to him. Besides, she wouldn't've been able to sell it for much. 

"...Fine... You can keep it... I'M keeping the next one I find, okay?!? I'm NOT MAD by the way!"
She's trying to sound like she doesn't really care either way. She isn't good at it. One can *Hear* That she's trying to sound like she doesn't care.
Kathryn
*Indra notices the tone that Deev uses when she talks to him, it's an unpleasant one as it's obvious that she's upset at him he opens his palm to reveal the die cast car to Deev*

"I'm sorry kak, i didn't meant to made you upset"

*His face turns into a frown like a puppy who knows their owner is mad at them, he begins to think of ways to make it up to her*

"Oh i know maybe i can trade you something for it?"
Huong
Deev huffs. She's irritated still, but Indra has sufficiently placated her. *"Well... At least he apologised..."* Deev thinks.

"Ughhhhh... It's *Fine.* Just... Ask before you fuckin' yoink shit, mkay?" She pauses for a moment, still simmering. God, the puppy-dog eyes made her feel guilty about yelling. *"What's up with that?"* Thinks Deev. *"It's not like my yelling wasn't justified... I think."*

Deev seems curious about Indra's offer of compensation. She thinks for a moment, before saying: "Uhh you wanna trade for the car? I'm totally game for that. Whadda'ya got for me?"
Kathryn
*Indra unshoulders the backpack he's been carrying and opens a part of it, he reaches inside to grab something before taking out a small doll, made out of wood and plastic, it has the appearance of an astronaut.*

"Here you go!, i've made this recently, and you can have it while i have the car!"

*Indra lends out a hand with the small astronaut doll waiting for his offering to be accepted*
Huong
The anger vanishes from Deev's eyes, and they widen at the sight of the little doll. She has to admit to herself that the craftsmanship isn't half bad. Additionally, seeing the lil' dude gives Deev an idea... One that she'll have to come back to later, though. Luckily she has Notepad++ installed.

"Wow! You're really givin' that away?"

Deev gently takes the astronaut and gives it a tentative examination. Obviously it's fairly roughshod, but one can't deny how charming it was.

"Yea, that seems like a fair trade."

Deev holds out her hand in expectation of a handshake. Though... She feels like she had a question for the boy that she forgot... Hmm...
Kathryn
"Yeah, i don't mind giving away my dolls, i like when people have them!"

*Indrawan smiles and nods his head vigorously, all the while playing with his newly acquired toy car*

"If you ever need a new one done, or if you broke that one, just ask me!, i'm more than happy to fix you up a new one!"
Huong
Deev sorta gives an awkward smile and a thumbs up. She doesn't really know how to react in this situation 

She seems ready to go back to metal detecting, though something seems to be nagging at the back of her mind. 

"...Actually wait a second, what was that you were calling me earlier?" She doesn't sound particularly angry or anything, more confused.

""Kak" Or something? Idk what that means."
Kathryn
*Indrawan looks at Deev puzzled at first, he forgots that not everyone could speak Indonesian sometimes.* 

"Oh that's just what you call your siblings in Indonesian, i call you that because you seems like someone who's cool, i hope you don't mind me calling you that. It's not an insult or anything" 

*Alexandre answers Deev's question with a smile*
Huong
Realisation spreads across Deev's face as Indra explains the meaning of the word. 

"Ohhh... Indonesian...! That's in the Philippines, right? *I think...*"

Deev stands there, unsure of what to say. The metal detector makes a little "Bweep" Sound, as if to remind her of it's presence.

"Thanks for saying I'm cool, though" She gives a little thumbs up. "And... Thanks for not insulting me I guess?"
Kathryn
*Indra shakes his head when Deev mentions Indonesia's location*

"Nope you're pretty close though"

*Afterwards Indra takes notes of Deev's next words and thinks about what to say*

"Of course!, why would i try to insult you?"
Huong
"Aww...*Really* Thought I got it there... Is it like...*Next to* The Philippines at least?" 

Deev bites her finger, clearly in thought.

"I... I dunno? I guess I just assumed that, since you just came up to me out of the blue... You coulda' had bad intentions or something?? I'm more used to that I think."
She looks like she's going through through a moment of self-reflection right now. She's clearly not used to doing this.

"Uhh... Sorry that I assumed that! I'm not good with... Things."
Kathryn
"It's like to the south of The Philippines, i think?."

*Indra wonders if he shouldn't have sneaked up on her like that*

"Well, sorry that i sprung out of the bushes like that, maybe i shouldn't have sneaked up on people's in the woods"
*Indra also look like he's going through a moment of self-reflection*

"And you don't need to be sorry!, it's totally ok to like be worry of strangers in the woods, i think"
Huong
"No it's fine! Really! You don't have to apologise!" D'vorah sounds insistent, and just a little embarrassed. She feels bad for making Indra apologise on her behalf. She feels like a bit of a jerk for having assumed the worst about the lad. Doesn't help that she's feeling embarrassed about forgetting where Indonesia is. 

"Look I- I don't think it's healthy to- I mean-"

Deev continues stammering and self-correcting, feeling bad for having caused a fuss. It doesn't take long for Deev to just give up and just try and change the topic.
Music! That's something Deev likes. Hopefully it's something Indra likes, too."

"...*Sigh*... You like British punk music?"
Kathryn
*Indra looks at Deev for a moment wheb she mentioned music, he's a fan of music for sure, but he never delve deep to it or a specific genre like Deev had*

"British punk?, that sounds cool!, can't say i have listened much to that kind of music, usually i just listens to whatever on the radio..."

*Indra says, slightly embarass over the fact that he had lied, in truth a large amount of his listening habits are influenced by well, anime, and most of the time he would listen to a wide arrange of Japanese pop, but that something that he's a bit embarrass to admit in front of someone as cool of a music taste as Deev's*
Huong
Deev's eyes almost literally light up when Indra mentions that punk "Sounds cool."

"Oh man! You *Need* To check it out! Punk is like... This super *Real* Music genre that's all about fighting the system and rebellion and shit. It wasn't just a genre... It was a *Political statement.* A lot of the old-school punks were genuine anarchists."

Deev seems far more animated and eloquent. She so rarely gets a chance to just talk about music to someone (Or at someone, whatever works).

"Obviously the Sex Pistols are classics, but The Jam are *Super* Underrated. You can also draw a direct connection from Brit-punk to the Madchester scene... And some of my personal favourite one-hit wonders (The Vapours and Modern English) also were influenced by the brit-punk scene."

Deev takes out her phone and opens to her Spotify.

"I can link you to a couple playlists if ya want...!
Kathryn
"Woah you really know a lot about this stuff, And those guys sound cool"
 *Indra looks at Deev's phone, his eyes filled with curiosity over the bands tha Deev has mentioned, it seems that Deev's rambling has taken Indra's attention*
 "Yeah!, i'd love to listen to your playlist"
Huong
Deev excitedly goes through her Spotify playlists, selecting ones with more wide appeal and heartily recommending them to Indra. It's clear she doesn't get to share music tastes with people much. The depth of Deev's music knowledge is evident by just how many different band she's listing, giving a brief description of each as she lists through them. If not veered back on track, eventually she would start gradually shifting to related genres.

After a couple minutes, Deev would take a short break. She felt worried that she was being a bit much for Indra.

"Uhh... Sorry, got a bit carried away... Uh... I don't get to talk to people 'bout this sorta stuff much... As you can see..."
Kathryn
*Indra watches as Deev enthusiastically browse through her wide arrange of music catalogue, at first it was paralyzing for Indra to see so many new music all at once, but through Deev guidance he began to slowly digest each pieces and appreciates them one by one, though not all the music was to his liking, some have taken his interest and leaves an impression on him*

"What, No, it's cool Kak i get how it feels like when you share something that you love, i barely get the chance to talk about my puppetry too, and everytime i do i get excited on doing it as well!"
Huong
Deev genuinely grins, appreciating that Indra is willing to indulge her interests. She always felt a little alienated from people in her friend group due to the... Enthusiasm that she tended to tell people about her interest with. Indra's a breath of fresh air in that respect. 

Deev's about to recommend some more pop-punk, when an alert goes off on her phone. She looks at her phone for a second, clearly reading something before pocketing said phone.

"Ugh... I should probably deal with that... It's a meds alert" She explains, fishing in her pockets for something. "I need a lot of those. Pills, I mean. Mainly like... Body maintenance stuff. Don't worry 'bout it."

She fishes in her pockets with greater urgency, clearly irritated with the object of her search not making itself known. While she fishes around, she asks: "Yoo, uhh... Wanna tell me about that puppetry? Sounds pretty interesting. Doesn't it have like a crazy ancient origin or something?"
Kathryn
*Indra perks up when Deev mentions an interest in puppetry, he begins speaking in an exhasperated fast rhythm where it's obvious that he's excited to talk about it*

"Oh god where do i even begin, see differwnt cultures independently evolved their own formed of puppetry each distinct from one another..."

*Indra begins an hour long rant on the origins of puppetry, it's importance in different cultures in what can be filled in a college course length lecture on puppetry*
Huong
Deev listens intently, trying not to interrupt or lose track. She feels like she has to, considering Indra indulged in her passions. As Indra continues Deev struggles to keep up with the flood of information, often asking questions and having to have things re-explained to her, but after a bit she begins to really, genuinely get invested in Indra's rant. Deev only ever had a tangential interest in puppets, they kinda reminded her of herself during her worse days, y'see, but she never imagined there could be *This* Much information about them.

Some time during Indra's rant, Deev takes her pills and ruminates on this whole encounter. Having already met Yari, who appealed to her mischievous side, it's nice to have met someone with the same hyperfixation habit as her. She's basically content to listen to Indra's explanations and history lessons, occasionally interjecting with a question or bit of info (Or a song recommendation. "Hey, have you tried Master of Puppets by Metallica?").
Kathryn
"And so you see that's why and how wayang shadow puppetry still effect the culture of Java till today!"

*As Indra finishes the closing remarks of his wild ranting he notices that the sky has become darker than he was previously thought, did he really stall so long of a time with Deev talking about puppetry?*

"Oh wow look at that it's getting dark out, i think it's about time we go back to campus"
Huong
Deev looks up into the sky, realising that the pair has been talking together for awhile now. It was getting late

"Yea... Should probably head back. Man... I wasn't expecting to lose time like that... We can keep talkin' on the way back, though!"

As the pair get up, probably still talking, Deev thinks on how she appreciates her newly found compatriot. Indra seems like a pretty cool person. Plus, he gave her a puppet! That's a pretty sweet deal for a lil' car thingie in Deev's eyes.

"Not gonna lie... I didn't know Java was a country till now... I, uhh... I assumed it was just a coffee bean genre..."