16451/Tigers and Triceratops

Tigers and Triceratops
Date of Scene:	28 July 2024
Location:	Zord Storage, Command Centre
Synopsis:	Trini shares a secret with Billy over zord maintenance.
Cast of Characters:	Blue Ranger, Yellow Ranger

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Blue Ranger has posed:
Billy Cranston was down in the bowels of the Command Centre, where their zords were stored before teleporting out using the morphing grid to wherever they needed to be. He was in costume, having morphed to get down there, though he had taken his helmet off, revealing his face.

The Sabretooth-Tiger Zord was in front of him, with a panel open on the side. He was performing regular maintenance, using some tools that were taught to him by Alpha-5. Right now, he was using what looked like a medical tricorder from Star Trek, biting his bottom lip in deep thought.

Yellow Ranger has posed:
    Trini was actually not in costume, wearing a yellow t-shirt over a pair of blue overalls with white tennis shoes and yellow laces and trim on them. She's got a yellow scrunchie in her hair, styling her hair in a ponytail. She makes her way down to Zord Storage, smiling at the sight of Billy performing maintenance on her Zord. "Hope I'm not disturbing you." She says softly. "I just want to watch you work."

Blue Ranger has posed:
Billy was surprised to see her down there and not in costume, "Trini, you are not in uniform!" Yes, he said that statement. He adjusted his glasses, "might I inquire as to how you transverse the rock above without morphing? It would be beneficial to my maintenance schedule." If there were a way down there he wasn't aware of, he wanted to know. It was also a possible security issue too.

But then he responded, "oh no, no, not at all. I never find your presence to be a disturbance." And when she added that she liked to watch him work, he blushed, "oh, uh, I," and he nearly dropped one of the devices in his gloved hands. "I do seem to periodically lose some level of fine motor control when I am around you." Though he meant that as a compliment, more than a complaint.

Yellow Ranger has posed:
    Trini looks away playfully, saying, "It's a seeeecret." She bites her bottom lip and then shakes her head. She gestures with her right thumb behind her towards where she came down. "There's a hidden passage that doesn't require morphing. Alpha 5 showed me not too long ago." She pauses, giving him a serious look in her eyes but there's that playful smile still on her face. "Don't worry." It's like she knows he's going to. "It's secure, and I'll show you sometime soon so that way you're in the know."
    There's a faint laugh at his words, the admittance to losing his motor control. "I understand, Billy. Sometimes I get... discombobulated in my head when I'm around you, too. But I also worry about you, you know?" Those last few words getting her expression to soften.

Blue Ranger has posed:
She was cute in the way she playfully teased him, biting her bottom lip, calling it an elongated secret. He looked where she gestured, and nodded his head in understanding about the hidden passage. It was probably dangerous down here, with any caves being subject to cave ins, as the region was active, tectonically speaking. "I would appreciate that, Trini. And you have my word, I will not divulge this information to any others, save perhaps our existing or potentially future Rangers."

He moved closer to her, taking her hand in his gloved white one, giving it a soft squeeze, "I share your concerns, for my own safety, for our friends and teammates, but most of all, for you. Though I will worry less, if I can finish this maintenance on the Sabre-Tooth Tiger zord."

Yellow Ranger has posed:
    Trini smiles warmly and gives him a nod of understanding. She appreciates his willingness to not divulge the information. "Yes. Yes it would be best to tell them." She glances down at his hand, seeing it come up to take hers gently. Her smile widens and she nods a few times. "That's so sweet of you..." Her free hand comes up and pats him on the shoulder. "Go work on the Zord." She gently peels her hand away as she slowly steps back. She nods her head and saying gently, "I'll stay and watch you work. I'm curious about it, too. But I don't wanna disturb you. I'll just... watch, and learn that way."

Blue Ranger has posed:
"If you want to learn, why don't you come and join me?" Billy knew her scientific mind was above everyone he knew, save for perhaps Alpha-5 and Zordon himself, but they had machine and alien intelligence. He and Trini were just humans. He would begin by pointing out the names he knew parts by, what Alpha-5 had shown him, or what he had figured out for himself. There was no manual. A lot of what he did was just him taking what was, figuring out how it worked, in order to optimize it. Some of it was trial and error. But by this point, he had a pretty good handle. He might even be able to build a zord himself, with the right materials, equipment, and well, funding.