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[tekhartha]

Does anyone here practise yoga? There are a number of couple's positions with which I would like to experiment, but I do not think the locals here are quite ready to handle a mechanical body such as mine.

I am also very happy to initiate the inexperienced among you who would like to join me regardless! I promise to be a gentle teacher, and that you will find the experience most satisfying, both physically and spiritually.

I look forward to meeting you all. ( _:::_ )b

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[tekhartha]

Every journey must first begin in the mind. I would be glad to teach you, my friend. What is your name?

[justsomeshrimp]

Thank you.
My name is Lobco, what is yours?

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[tekhartha]

I am Zenyatta. One moment.

[There's a small pause, and then suddenly the screen of her communicator is softly illuminated by the light of his jieba. He inclines his head ever so slightly.]

It is a pleasure to meet you, Lobco.

[justsomeshrimp]

[Zenyatta had mentioned a 'mechanical body' so she's expecting something very different but she's still surprised when she sees him. He's unlike anything she's ever seen or even read of before. Soundwave had told her some of his kind but that's about it. She waits a couple seconds till she composes herself before switching to video as well.]

Likewise, Zenyatta.

[She returns the gesture with a small bow of her own, antennas curling.]

[tekhartha]

[Zenyatta, meanwhile, is met with a little surprise of his own. Unless the Iris moon has added yet another creature to her oceanic repetoire, the young woman in front of him has the most curious antennae which, yes, given that they are the same scarlet as her hair, do in fact remind him of a lobster.]

It is a pleasure to meet you, Lobco! I must say, you have been very aptly named.

[justsomeshrimp]

[The corners of her mouth curled up ever so slightly.]

Apt, but a little lacking in creativity. [She joked.

She had been wondering what the strange symbols at the end of his message had been but now she can see. How charming!]

Zenyatta is a lovely name. Does it mean something?

[tekhartha]

[He laughs brightly at that, a soft, deep sound, like the echo of bells.]

Perhaps a little.

[and yes it does it means that he is named after an album by a 20th century rock band]

I took my name in part from my brother, Mondatta- I wanted to feel close to him. "Datta" is sanskrit: it means "gift". "Yata", similarly, means "control". Have you ever heard of a poem called "The Wasteland"? Both words appear in it. I suppose it left a great impact on us both. [He's sounded wistful until this point, but he catches himself quickly and adds, brightly:] I would hope that the "Zen" is self-explanatory.

[justsomeshrimp]

[That was very sweet and was quite nuanced. 'Control' seemed quite fitting for someone seemingly well versed in yoga.]

I have not. [Most likely it didn't exist back in her world, but who knew. Someone may have brought it over.]

What is it about? [Beyond the obvious.]