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(prev) Judith’s smile widened upon seeing the spare parts. She took them into her hands, then let out a small huffy laugh. “Classic Teddy!” She bucked one leg to spin her chair towards an empty wall. They pushed a panel on the laboratory surface, and once a part of the wall caved in, it came back, then revealed her prototype. She didn’t mind showing her secrets to Bert, especially since she wanted to keep closer ties to fellow scientists in case she needed another pair on hands on deck. She scooted over to Bert again, presenting it to him and then laying it onto his hands. “Here she is! Beautiful lady, I must say so myself.” She chuckled. “Don’t worry, it’s on safety.” She shut her lid in a grin, then took another bite of her cake. “Take a gander at it if you want!” She offered while chewing. She reached out to Sherri Jr., offering her hand to pick her up.

Bert loved watching the panel on the wall present Judith’s project. His eye sparkled as he beheld the EFFI. He held it gently like an egg until they said it was on safety. He examined the various components of it intently and curiously.

“Why, she is beautiful! Quite literally. Very aesthetically pleasing. Many overlook that part of designing weaponry.”

He pointed it in a random direction to imagine what it would be like to shoot it. “All of the science departments were certainly abuzz about the, ah, melted hallway. As soon as I could I hurried over to the site to observe the damage. And, wow, was it incredible! How does it work, if I may ask?”

They perked up when Bert asked for information on her beautiful project. Also, her confidence swelled at the word of mouth of how fascination struck the other scientists, yet she felt bad about the melted hallway, feeling like she could have done the janitors a favor and cleaned it up or repaired it for them.

She grinned, going on about how her weapon worked and every precaution about it.

"—and with these!" She gestured to Teddy's gift and put a culicued hand up. "It'll be even more powerful! Then we will concur the galaxy under the rule of The Hater Empire!! Mwoahah!" She giggled manically but settled down soonafter. "Ah— anyway..." She coughed into her hand.

(prev) Judith happily listened along, swinging her legs while she sat in her chair. When Bert mentioned someone else, she moved her head to stare at the entrance of her lab. She was slightly nervous at the idea of another person who she didn’t know entering. Then, when she heard shuffling and scampering, she turned their head to be greeted by the lovely Sherri Jr! “Ah! ¡La mujercita!” She shut her eye in a smile, then began to pet her delicately. “Hello, the dignified Sherri Jr!” She looked to Bert, then once the cake and present was pulled out of the carrier, addressed from Teddy, she frowned deeply. Her heart was aching and painfully mornful for their friend. She took the gift and sighed softly. “That was really nice of him.” She murmured, taking the cake and opening it up to take a bite. She missed Teddy. She could only imagine how much Bert did as well. They shook her head, then blinked. It was her celebration! She should bring the mood back up, even if it would be nicer if Teddy was with the both of them. “What’d he get me?” They asked with their mouth full, taking the gift again and beginning to tear it open with a small grin.

Bert’s smile wavered upon seeing Judith’s doleful expression when they received the gifts from Teddy, knowing how she must be feeling. But he maintained his positive attitude and added, “He is a nice guy!”

Bert watched Judith open the gift with anticipation. “I believe it is material that may help with your incredible marvelous spectacular EFFI!”

"Classic Teddy!" She bucked one leg to spin her chair towards an empty wall. They pushed a panel on the laboratory surface, and once a part of the wall caved in, it came back, then revealed her prototype. She didn't mind showing her secrets to Bert, especially since she wanted to keep closer ties to fellow scientists in case she needed another pair on hands on deck.

She scooted over to Bert again, presenting it to him and then laying it onto his hands.

"Here she is! Beautiful lady, I must say so myself." She chuckled.

"Don't worry, it's on safety." She shut her lid in a grin, then took another bite of her cake. "Take a gander at it if you want!" She offered while chewing.

(prev) Judith grinned, taking Bert’s word of being well at face value. She swiped off her coat, folding her hands behind her back after. “I’m so glad!” Judith replied. “I’m doing great!” She hummed, her lid upturned. Understandably, her nerves were fried from her brother, not to mention that one of her closest friends was in custody. Anytime she even thought of what happened, it gave her the jitters something fierce. So, as always, when a problem came up, she settled her nerves with tea, meditation, and lively social events. The skullship did have a relatively bustling underground jazz scene, which is where her heart resided for now. “Anyway, just over here,” They bounded to a nearby workbench, which had a few parts of her acclaimed but prototype weapons. She swept them over and grabbed a few of her rolling laboratory chairs for them. “I’m excited!” She clapped once she got onto a seat, swaying her legs. “Bacteria are awesome, I wonder which microbes you brought, dude!” They giggled. “I usually never celebrate, so this is a nice change of pace.”

Bert trotted after Judith to the workbench and curiously eyed the prototype parts until she swept them away. Then he set his box down and carefully removed his pack and set it on the cleared surface. As he did, he replied, “Oh, I have stained slides from all over the galaxy. I am excited to show you! But first, I brought along someone to help us celebrate…”

He unzipped the cover of the carrier, fully revealing Sherri Jr. in all her cozy glory. She yawned and clambered out of her nook so Bert could set her on the ground. She walked over to Judith to greet her, remembering her kindness from when they first met.

Next, Bert opened the compartment in the base of the backpack, sliding out a boxed cake that had been slightly crushed under the weight of the large rat. He also carefully removed another package and handed it to Judith.

"Ah! ¡La mujercita!" She shut her eye in a smile, then began to pet her delicately. "Hello, the dignified Sherri Jr!"

She looked to Bert, then once the cake and present was pulled out of the carrier, addressed from Teddy, she frowned deeply. Her heart was aching and painfully mornful for their friend. She took the gift and sighed softly.

"That was really nice of him." She murmured, taking the cake and opening it up to take a bite. She missed Teddy. She could only imagine how much Bert did as well.

They shook her head, then blinked. It was her celebration! She should bring the mood back up, even if it would be nicer if Teddy was with the both of them.

(prev) “Bert? Is that you?!” Judith called from behind the door. “Hold on, let me get past this— AH!” A loud clattering bang sounded, muffled from behind the wall. Shuffling could then be heard soon after, soon the beeping of the lock. Finally, Judith appeared from behind the entrance. “Berty!” Judith cheered, putting her arms up like a bear. She reeled in and brought Bert in for a hug, squeezing him. She then immediately fell back, releasing her hold and putting her arm behind her back, adjusting her glass with her free hand. “I’m totally beyond happy to see you!!” She beamed, then glanced behind herself. “Oh! Come in, mind the mess…” She cracked up, her laugh a bit nasally, stepping into the darkness that was her dimly but warmly lit laboratory. “So, how’s it going?” She asked while they pushed one of her wheeled carts that was piled up high with beakers out of the way to make room.

Bert flinched at the sound of the clattering. He was about to yell out to ask if Judith was okay, but the door opened to reveal she was!

Their enthusiasm was infectious. Bert smiled wide and carefully shuffled his box of slides to one hand and hugged them back as if they were old friends.

“Yes, it is wonderful to see you again!” Bert replied as he followed Judith in. He couldn’t help but grin as he scanned around her lab. “Ah, not to worry, messy labs always feel the most inviting to me.”

His own lab wasn’t even messy like this anymore. If Bert’s assistant Moe wasn’t hounding him to keep it tidy, then she was cleaning it herself. But Bert had come to accept it, reluctantly. 

“It’s, uh, going swell,” he hurriedly replied to Judith’s question. Truthfully, Bert had been stressed lately. There were a number of reasons, the biggest being the wellbeing of his best friend Teddy in custody. He assumed Judith was in a similar, if not bigger boat; their own brother was in the ICU. But Bert was hoping to have a pleasant time here; he didn’t want to immediately bring down the mood with worries.

"I'm so glad!" Judith replied. "I'm doing great!" She hummed, her lid upturned.

Understandably, her nerves were fried from her brother, not to mention that one of her closest friends was in custody. Anytime she even thought of what happened, it gave her the jitters something fierce. So, as always, when a problem came up, she settled her nerves with tea, meditation, and lively social events. The skullship did have a relatively bustling underground jazz scene, which is where her heart resided for now.

"Anyway, just over here," They bounded to a nearby workbench, which had a few parts of her acclaimed but prototype weapons. She swept them over and grabbed a few of her rolling laboratory chairs for them.

Bert had looked up the location of Dr. Green's lab and was on his way. Precisely when the clock struck 12, he approached the lab door and gave it a firm knock.

A loud clattering bang sounded, muffled from behind the wall. Shuffling could then be heard soon after, soon the beeping of the lock. Finally, Judith appeared from behind the entrance.

"Berty!" Judith cheered, putting her arms up like a bear. She reeled in and brought Bert in for a hug, squeezing him. She then immediately fell back, releasing her hold and putting her arm behind her back, adjusting her glass with her free hand.

"I'm totally beyond happy to see you!!" She beamed, then glanced behind herself. "Oh! Come in, mind the mess..." She cracked up, her laugh a bit nasally, stepping into the darkness that was her dimly but warmly lit laboratory.

why thank you ! what a kind message :-) 💚 i hope you have a lovely day whoever you are !

hello there, the berty ! IT WOULD BE A JOY AND AN HONOR !