<div class="floatleft">(http://i.imgur.com/NXdPODS.jpg?1)   </div><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: courier;"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 16pt;"><strong>ERN-251</strong></span><br/>Android Huntress (http://www.myth-weavers.com/sheetview.php?sheetid=1127704)<br/>AC: 16|Teamwork Feat: Spirit of the Corps|Aspect: +2 Strength<br/>. . . . .</span><br/><br/>ERN-251 shrugged noncommittally.  In her experience most things that were locked up were worth letting go, or else engaging with extreme prejudice.<strong>"Many of the batteries aboard the ship are very high amperage.  Licking them would be unwise."</strong>She did, however, make a small note on the map before moving up to assist Maud with the door.<br/><br/>The android prepared herself as she waited for the captain to finish her examination.  Nanites flowed into her muscles, strengthening and supporting them to increase her strength.  Her nano-matrix also reformed itself into a long, slate grey pry bar to give better leverage.  As she did so she reflected further on the interactions between Taria and Maud.  The pair had always had strange interactions, but it seemed to be more marked during their time within the complex.<br/><br/>Then it occurred to her.  She was frequently the last one to correctly interpret social interactions and was well aware of the deficiency; she felt chagrined for taking so long to understand this one.  She had even been reading a novel last night describing a similarly dysfunctional interaction between a depressed teenage student and a geriatric mica-flecked supernatural.  Maud had approached ERN-251 for advice on a mating display, terminating the conversation abruptly when she suggested Astrid as a potential partner, instead shifting most of his attention to the cat girl.  It was natural in retrospect; a hirsute appearance, as she'd told Maud, was an indicator of genetic advantage and it made sense for him to choose a partner who would enhance that.  ERN-251 was saddened to see Astrid skipped over - the girl seemed pretty enough despite her abnormal breast size and there was plenty of time to stave off the impending obesity - but happy for her friends.<br/><br/>However, her reading had made clear the danger of distraction and miscommunication when suffering from hormonal surges or amorous angst.  Both books and experience emphasized the inability of meat to make logical decisions when carnally distracted.  In a dangerous situation such as this they could ill afford to have the duo distracted.  Fortunately the solution seemed obvious.<strong>"Do you two wish to fornicate before we continue?"</strong>