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Late October idk

[notachickenhawk]

Hey Poppi, are you doing okay? I know this place has been kind of crazy. Don't know what it'll do to someone like you. I just wanted to check on you.

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Poppi is extremely confused. Some people have tried to bite Poppi? That usually not go well for them...

[notachickenhawk]

I figured, since you're made of metal. But you can never tell in this place.

Do you need anything?

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Every answer to that very philosophical. Actually, Poppi need advice, if willing.

[notachickenhawk]

What kind of advice?

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Poppi is not certain what to do if and when regain full functionality. Poppi is artificial Blade, so should have Driver. But Masterpon is Driver of Poppi. If permit someone else to do it, that feel like betrayal.

[notachickenhawk]

Do you need a Driver, or are you just told you have to have someone in control?

As far as I can tell you've got free will. You can do with it what you want, as long as you don't try to go against your programming in a way that hurts you.

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Full potential of Blade impossible to unlock without Driver. That also true of artificial Blade like Poppi. Artificial Blade without Driver cannot compete even at higher energy efficiency and output. Poppi should know. Had to defeat sister Lilah under those conditions.

Logically, Poppi should have Driver. If circumstance occurred that required full power of Poppi, would be remiss to not be able to use it. But emotionally is very different story.

[notachickenhawk]

And what do you think emotionally? Other than just 'it's a betrayal'?

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As Poppi said. Masterpon is Driver. Permitting other person to be Driver not sit well with Poppi. So Poppi uncertain if should listen to discomfort. Either choice may have regret.

[notachickenhawk]

What is a Driver, specifically? Like, what do they do?

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Driver wield weapon of Blade. Blade channel ether to Driver. Driver and Blade protect each other. Channel between Driver and Blade bring out full potential of both.

This so much easier if Poppi function properly.

[notachickenhawk]

... I'm tired. I don't want to fight anymore if I don't have to. But I do want you to be safe. I don't know if that means anything, and if you have someone else feel free to speak up... but I'm here for you however you need me to.

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Poppi very much appreciate offer. Should explain this is problem unique to Poppi. Normal Blade bound to Driver who resonate with their core crystal. That person only Driver, always. Was one exception but that gone now.

[notachickenhawk]

Got it.

... I had a teacher once tell me I should make a pros and cons list if I was having trouble deciding something. Maybe that could help?

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Poppi not learn that in school! Sometimes think maybe should have taken course that last longer than day... That very good idea!

[notachickenhawk]

I was in school for a while, but not in the last three years. ... I kind of miss it.

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Poppi is graduate, so not need go back, but can understand sentiment. Perhaps should consider more organized education for Dreamers here?

[notachickenhawk]

Maybe. But we probably shouldn't get distracted.

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Threats and danger not constant! Other people do other things. Why not school?

[notachickenhawk]

There is a school in the city but it's not quite the same. Also I'm a bird most of the time, so there's that problem.

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But that not problem before?

[notachickenhawk]

When I went to school I was a human. Before the war happened.

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Poppi would like to understand reason for change. That seem pretty dramatic.

[notachickenhawk]

The short version - aliens invaded, there was a secret war. Five kids got the power to change into animals from an alien of a different species, but only for two hours at a time. I got stuck past that time limit. Later some kind of higher being gave me the ability to change again and let me regain the shape I had before the war - but my base form is still hawk.

So I can't change back to human as a base form without losing the ability to morph completely.