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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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[ She's glad he takes a couple of steps back, and she adds, ]

You might wanna hold onto your stuff.

[ as she's moving her mech into position along the drive aisle. And then she moves her arms, pushing the joysticks forward and pointing them toward each other, which is evidently the motion that engages the boosters because the mech launches forward at a speed that actually nudges some of the cars that she zips by as she boosts down the lane. The boosters in the back emit some sort of blue-green energy as she goes. Then, at the end of the way, she moves her arms and the controls to the right and the mech does a full turn and she boosts back toward Cisco, easing the controls up a little bit just to show emphasize how the mech is off the ground, but not enough that the top of her mech is in any danger of hitting the garage ceiling. When she stops, it's a bit abrupt, and the mech lands on its feet back onto concrete with a decisive, heavy thump. ]

I can go higher too, but not here. I call it a bunny hop. But the speed gets me places.

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[ Cisco heeds Hana's warning, taking a few more generous steps away from the mech and clutching his bag tightly to his chest. The air currents from the boosters blast his hair back, but working with the Flash has meant that Cisco is used to sudden bursts of speed and air currents that send things flying everywhere. He barely even blinks, staring instead at that blue-green energy, fascinated and uncertain what kind of engine and energy source could possibly produce that exact hue. He is definitely going to have some investigating to do.

He gets slightly pushed back into one of the parked cars as she zooms on by, but Cisco just laughs, jubilant. ]

Bunny hop's a great name for it.

[ Once her mech is on the ground again, Cisco eases up on his hold on his bag, digging out his notepad to scribble down a bunch more observations and questions. This is going to take a good deal of time, particularly at first as he gets to know the mech, but it will be so worth it. ]

Well. Not to brag or anything but speed and aerodynamics? Kind of something I've got a lot of practice working with.

[ He says that even as he is still frantically writing. He winds down after a few more seconds and looks up to where Hana is, in the mech. Cisco beams, smile going from ear to ear. ]

I think that's about all I need for now. I'll grab a copy of the specs and then I can spend some time going over 'em, figuring shit out...

[ Cisco kind of can't wait to do that, truth be told. He's probably going to be up all night just pouring over it, purely for the fun of it. He's been craving an intellectual challenge, lately, and this is that plus a childhood fantasy plus a way to help someone who seems really great all rolled into one. ]

Do you wanna get an ice cream or something? Cement the deal with a lil' pomp and circumstance?

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[ While he's continuing to scribble down his notes, Hana carefully maneuvers the mech back into its... parking spot and then proceeds to start powering it down. She climbs out of her mech easily and the hatch closes behind her as the mech starts to sort of... curl into itself, making itself more compact in its spot. By the time that's all done, Cisco's suggesting ice cream and her face lights up almost immediately at the suggestion.

She has a really good feeling about him. The fact that he cared so much to make sure she knew he was trustworthy was already more than most people would try, she thinks, and nothing about how he's handled this whole meeting has seemed in any way disingenuous to her. He really just seems like a nerd who really loves this stuff and is excited at the opportunity. Plus, he seems to like video games, so that's already a huge plus. She walks over to her own stash of stuff that she'd set down near by and pulls on a sporty jacket to go over her plug suit. ]

You know, Cisco, I think you and I are gonna get along really well. Let's go get ice cream!