text;

[bloodbathing]

Nice upgrade. 👍

[ … Yup. That's it. His plain-looking rock turned into an ~iStone~, and that's all Maine has to say. ]

Comments

[triggerhappytraitor]

!!

♦️♠♥♣

team!!

[bloodbathing]

Suits.

[triggerhappytraitor]

[[This takes a ridiculously long amount of time to be typed out.

♦️ garren

♠ blade

♥ ryo

♣ leangle

team!!

[bloodbathing]

[ Maine doesn't mind the wait. He's relaxing on Io, and it's not like he's in a hurry with this conversation. ]

Don't know them. [ But: ] Neat code.

[ He figures the symbols are like Freelancers' code names. ]

[triggerhappytraitor]

[[Another delay, but this one comes with a much shorter message]]

?

[bloodbathing]

Code names. Symbols.

[triggerhappytraitor]

armor symbols! ☺️

[bloodbathing]

[ Armor? Maine's interest is immediately piqued. ]

Kind of armor?

[triggerhappytraitor]

special armor!

Rider armor!!

✌️ ♦️ ✌️

[bloodbathing]

[ The fuck. ]

Motorcycle? Horse?

[ What kind of "rider"? ]

[triggerhappytraitor]

🏍️

🎭🏍️

[[He's so pleased by finding that combination, he's gonna spam it a few times]]

🎭🏍️ 🎭🏍️ 🎭🏍️♦️!!!

[bloodbathing]

[ Meanwhile, Maine is just confused. ]

???

[triggerhappytraitor]

masked Rider!

[[So the masks weren't really the right kind of mask, and really, it read a bit more like Drama Bike which wasn't inaccurate but hey, it's emoji. Close enough.]]

[bloodbathing]

[ Ah. He gets it now. ]

Why masks?

[triggerhappytraitor]

protect face

[bloodbathing]

Makes sense.

[ So says the space marine with the gold domed helmet. ]