Moths Don't Do Well with Electricity | Closed to Dirk

[drawntotheflame]

Kanaya stared at the blank message box, cursor blinking at her expectantly. She didn't mind recruiting help for things she knew she had no hope of figuring out herself, but... she liked to know the territory when it came to Dirk, as their tensions were likely to burst into a full-out battle at the drop of an ironically hat-themed shirt. By coming to him for help, she was willingly putting herself in a vulnerable position.

Her computer's screen fuzzed out again. Okay, she should probably just get this over with.

grimAuxiliatrix [GA] began pestering timaeusTestified [TT]

GA: Hello Dirk It Is Kanaya Feferi Provided Me With Your Chumhandle With The Expectation That You Might Be Able To Provide Me With Assistance Regarding Some Frustrating Debilitating And Ongoing Technical Difficulties My Personal Computing Device Has Experienced Recently

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[coltblooded]

TT: I'll be there in 20 minutes.

A little over twenty minutes later, Dirk arrived at Kanaya's apartment with a bag of supplies slung over his shoulder. He'd been regretting agreeing to help her since he left the house, but he wasn't going to back out now. He reminded himself he was doing this for Rose and Feferi, and not for Kanaya. (He still didn't like her, but both Feferi and Rose had asked him to "play nice", and despite everything, Dave also seemed to trust her.) Sighing, he knocked loudly and waited for her to let him in.

[drawntotheflame]

Kanaya opened the door and stood back to let Dirk in. "Thank you for assisting me on such brief notice. The computer is over here."

She turned her back on him tensely, not liking to expose herself that way, and walked over to the dining table by the window, where her computer stood open and plugged in, occasional fuzziness flitting across the screen.

"As I said previously I'm uncertain of how to proceed beyond the various virus protection programs I've employed."

If Dirk opened her running programs he'd see she'd downloaded at least 20 vaguely suspicious softwares. The few she'd tried to delete had simply had their icons thrown in the trash and not the actual program -- not that she knew the difference.

[coltblooded]

Dirk was equally tense, but better at hiding it than Kanaya. He rolled his eyes at the back of her head when she turned away. As if he was going to attack her after promising Rose he'd be good.

He nodded along with her explanation, already sitting himself in front of her computer. He hummed thoughtfully as he opened up her programs list. Honestly, Hal could have fixed this faster than he could, if he wasn't such a dick.

After properly uninstalling all the unnecessary programs, he installed a proper, functioning anti-virus and set it to do a full scan of the computer.

"That should do the trick." He said, turning in his seat to face Kanaya. "This program I installed will take care of any viruses on here. Just uninstall everything it tells you to."

He did not like helping her. But it was over and done with now, and he planned to leave as soon as possible.

He stood. "Sorry again about Hal. He's a fuckin' dick."

Kanaya: Flutter Around The Lightbulb

[drawntotheflame]

Kanaya hovered worriedly over Dirk's shoulder the entire time he worked, but managed to refrain from asking him to explain every click and drag. Maybe if she stared hard enough she'd learn how to do this herself?

She stepped back when he turned. "Alright, I believe such a required task will entirely manageable unattended and without further assistance. Is there a particular expertise or monetary amount you desire to be recompensed with, and would you like uh..." Shit, she had nothing but meat and blood in her fridge. "A refreshment, by which I intended to intimate water, before you depart?"

"Oh. While I'm uncertain of who exactly 'Hal' is I assume he was the egotistical individual communicating over your account under the pretense of vermilion verses and a sizable deficiency of personal boundaries and generally socially accepted etiquette?"

Dirk: wait, what?

[coltblooded]

Dirk frowned as Kanaya started to offer him payment. He'd expected her to rush him out of her apartment as soon as she could, but she was being remarkably nice to him. Rose must have given her a talk, too.

"I'm fine." He assured her, shaking his head. "Just tell Rose and Feferi I helped and didn't assault you or anythin'."

He sighed heavily, rubbing his eyes under his shades. "Uh, yea, that'd be him. He's..."

He let the sentence trail off. Kanaya had already met Hal, she knew what he was like.

"Anyway, if that's all you need, I'll just head out."

Kanaya: Im Always Nice

[drawntotheflame]

If Kanaya could hear Dirk's thoughts she would've been offended -- as though she was incapable of being civilized without a reprimand! She hadn't ever wanted to engage him in a fight in the first place.

As it was though she just bit her lip, mouth scrunching to the side. "Yeah. Goodbye."

It felt too friendly to see him out but she didn't want to just stand there either. She moved sideways in an aborted gesture, towards the door. God this was awkward.

Dirk: be the awkward turtle

[coltblooded]

Christ, this was awkward. His social skills weren't great, but it was easy to see he and Kanaya were far from comfortable with each other. His nose scrunched as he made an expression similar to hers.

He made his way toward the door, but hesitated before leaving. He turned to her again, frowning. "If it starts actin' up again, just let me know. ...Or Hal. He's an asshole, but he actually could help you."

Dirk didn't wait for an answer before he left the apartment, closing the door behind him. Ugh, why had he offered to help her? He really hoped she didn't actually take him up on that offer.

Kanaya: Be Surprised

[drawntotheflame]

Kanaya blinked at the space where Dirk had been, arms folding and head cocking to the side. Huh. It seemed he really was making an effort.

She glanced down at her computer, saw she still needed to wait several minutes for the assessment to be over, then headed for her supply room. There was an idea she'd had knocking around in her head for the last few months, and now seemed a perfect time to put it into action...