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[ The video feed opens with one Hana Song looking absolutely pleased with herself and decked-out in her signature plugsuit. With an undeniable, confident smirk on her face, she declares: ]

D.Va online! Finally.

First of all, shout-out to the guy from the Perimeter Guard who personally delivered the best present a girl could ever ask for—

[ Hana stretches her arm out, offering the feed an extended view of what's behind her: a large pink mech, whirring and glowing with lights. Its apparently pilot beams at the camera and flashes a victory sign at the corner of the screen. ]

Ta-dah! Riverview Quarantine, let me introduce you to my state-of-the-art armored battle suit, a.k.a. a mech unit for the Mobile Exo-Force of the Korean Army, a.k.a. my MEKA unit! Someone out there must really like me, huh? You guys are not prepared for what you're gonna get to see coming up.

[ The screen then flips back to Hana, looking very contemplative. ]

But I'm in a bit of a pinch here. None of my engineers are around, obviously, and I know some basics, but this baby's going to need a lot of maintenance. [ it is high-maintenance like its pilot ] I know there's a lot of new people coming in, and there's still a lot of you guys who've been here a while. Any chance any of you are mechanical geniuses who wanna help out? I'm looking only for the best of the best! Come down to the garage of communal housing if you wanna marvel at this beauty!

[ Does she mean herself? Or the mech? It is a mystery! ]

Oh, and one last thing? [ She seems to move for a little bit and then pans the camera so that a sign that reads: "MECH PARKING ONLY" is visible over her shoulder. ] This parking spot? Mine. If anyone parks in my spot my mech and I are stepping on your vehicle. That's all! Love, D.Va!

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[ Not only had the mask conveniently hidden the fact that his right eye is missing, the illusory magic also conveniently made it difficult for Hana to actually piece his appearance together. So, she squints at him and— ]

Wait, did we? Who are you?

[ sorry Dodger ]

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The guy who taught you how to swing.

[He's still pretty impressed that she could keep up, in her own way.]

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[ The realization dawns on her and reads clearly as her expression changes, eyes widening and a smile forming. ]

Oh! The guy with the fancy footwork! I remember.

So you're a mechanic, huh? I know my mech is gonna be unfamiliar territory to most people, but I have the basic schematics and I know tech wizards have come through that portal.

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Yeah, I work over at Breaking and Centering.

[Which is a fucking ironic place for a criminal to work for a day job.

Also, he's honestly pretty happy she's not put off by discovering he looks like... this.]

You mentioned it's military technology? This sorta thing normal where you're from?

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[ Listen, she hangs out with Genji pretty regularly nowadays, so it's one eye missing versus a mostly-cybernetic ninja. She's curious about his missing eye, for sure, and while subtlety isn't really her strongest suit, she's got more important things at hand right now. ]

Yeah, it is. So I don't have the full details on the tech since that's, you know, classified.

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[He nods along... quietly wondering if there's anything he can learn from the mech that will help him anywhere else. Widowmaker's mines were helpful like that.]

I'm sure I can figure it out - especially if you've got schematics for it. But - just letting you know up front - I don't have time to join a pit crew. Just help you out if something goes seriously wrong, maybe clean up after stunts outside of the walls. Guessing anyone else you get to help won't like me hanging around too often anyway.

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[ Uh, okay. ]

Why not? You some sort of mysterious enigma or something?

I'm not looking for a full-time engineer, anyway. I need someone to teach me this stuff so I can do it myself. I may not be an engineer, but I still know my baby the best!

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Something like that, sure.

[She's not getting more than that out of him.]

I can probably fill in the gaps for you, then - between my engineering knowledge and your knowledge of the mech itself we probably got one brain that can handle this.

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[ She shrugs, but after a moment of contemplation she chirps back up with, ]

Looking for something in return, Dodger?

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Some money wouldn't hurt, but honestly, I just want the chance to check out what you're working with.

[Is he hitting on her or fantasizing over weaponry we just don't know.]

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[ it is a mystery ]

Huh, okay. What about takeout food? I was gonna order some.

[ is she offering a not-date over weaponry or does she just want takeout for herself yeah she probably just wants takeout. ]

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If you're buying, I'm all for it.

[You know the way to his heart. Cheap food and fancy guns. Hey, he's even got a non-creepy grin on his face - something more like the look he had at the masquerade.]

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In the mood for anything specific?

[ Even though she's probably just going to order what she wants to anyway? ]

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Nah, just get a lot of whatever. I'll eat anything I get my hands on.

[Which would almost be innuendo except he's way too selfish for that.]

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[ She chuckles. ] Okay, sure. I like your style, Dodger. I'll get some food to go and you come on over and we can figure this crap out!