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Yan had been informed by his trusty cephalon that there were several parts missing from the Orbiter. If they could fire that machine up, and repair it, he and Umbra could venture to the farthest corners of this world, and make mission acquisition almost nothing. These items were a pulse-drive, gravitonic regulator, a 1920 bit sub-processor, and among other things they could likely not find, one was simple. Void-Capsule fuel rods. These could be remolded in the foundry from regular uranium fuel rods. The Operator was followed by his best friend, and incidentally war machine who he could literally fuse with, and the two were skimming over some... less than legal wares right now. Credits weren't worth much in coins here, but the two had saved tens of millions, and they were sure these could buy something here.

Yan, of course, thought he saw the fuel rods. Long, metal cylinders that were in truth, artillery shell launchers boosted from a Metal Gear site. "Umbra, take a look at-" "Do not touch those. Those aren't what we're looking for." Umbra's hand quickly seized Yan's own, the young teen-looking immortal grabbed by his war machine companion in the middle of the dingy market. To some, Umbra was just another face, or lack thereof, in the crowd. To few who may know the beings.... He might be a mechon, picking on a teenager..! "Stay focused. Death crawls at every corner of this place." Umbra leaned in a little, Yan appearing somewhat calm by the closeness now. "I'd rather not lose another-" "-like Isaah. R-Right... Sorry..."

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Shulk was wandering around the market, sifting through the various parts. He knew what Eggman was looking for, a calibrator for one of the Life Sphere's defense systems. But would it kill him to look for it an more...reputable area? He was nervous to be here for too long. 

Looking across the street, where even more parts were on display, he took note of the only other people here. One was a young man, a little nondescript, but still noticeable. The other was...

Shulk's heart skipped a beat. It couldn't be...they were all wiped out, he thought. But there was no denying it. The figure before him looked like a Mechon!

What should Shulk do? He didn't have the Monado with him. He didn't think he needed it for a simple errand run, but clearly he was mistaken. As he watched, the Mechon suddenly grabbed the man and pulled him away from a shelf of parts. That did it. Monado or not, Shulk couldn't just stand there and let someone get hurt. Rushing toward the pair, Shulk grabbed on to the war machine, trying to pull him away. "Leave him alone!" he yelled

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The two were in a bit of a debacle before Shulk had arrived. To that point, Umbra let go, immediately reaching his flexible arms back to grab that being on his back. The crowds that had gathered to watch the fight was something unlike anything else, save for the stadium. Usually folks in this less scrupulous side of town were to place bets on these sorts of fights. As for Yan, he dashed around, the two thinking in perfect sync while he tried to grab Shulk's legs to yank him off. "Let him go! He was trying to protect me!" "Off! Get off! Hrrrgh..! OFF!" The shouting became more intense, the two in a bit of a panic.

Zen had hit Umbra as he rolled himself back, trying to crush Shulk under his weight. Obviously, and with plenty of time, Shulk could get out of this, likely from Yan's puling. Regardless, when free, the two would stand side by side, Umbra's Skiajati drawn, and Yan's hands pushed together to draw in Void energy. They were ready for a fight, and if Shulk was going to fight one, he'd have to fight them both. "Back off, weirdo..! You're gonna get it big time if you don't stop!" "We're Tenno, stay back." The two were clearly partners, and closer inspection would reveal Umbra was breathing. Mechons didn't breathe... did they?

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Shulk latched on to the Mechon, hanging on for dear life as it tried to shake him off, not an easy task when his companion was yanking on his legs. Above the sounds of the fight, and the crowd that had drawn in to watch, Shulk could hear the young man that had been with him "What?" Shulk thought "Since when did Mechon protect anyone?"

Before that thought had even exited his head, Shulk felt a pressure focing itself down on him. The Mechon was trying to crush him! Shulk was forced to let go of the machine, letting himself get pulled back by the young man. Landing on the ground, Shulk quickly rolled to his feet, but found himself at the dangerous ends of the pair's weapons. 

Realizing that he was outnumbered and unarmed, Shulk started to move back to try another strategy when he noticed something odd. The Mechon's chest was rising and falling, as if it were breathing heavily. Mechon….didn't breathe...

In a rush of embarrassment, Shulk realized his mistake. Of course this wasn't a Mechon, Mechon didn't look nearly this human. Putting his hands up in surrender, Shulk tried to explain himself.

"I'm so sorry! I thought you were going to attack him" Shulk apologised profusely. "It mostly what I'm used to in my world. Machines such as you are much more violent and malevolent"

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"I'm not a machine." "He's not, he's a living, breathing creature, like you and me. He's a Warframe." The two spoke, Umbra first, then Yan to explain. As they stood upright, realizing this man wasn't going to be any more of a threat, the operator and warframe approached almost in perfect sync, as if their minds were literally joined, as if their souls were one. This was... partly the case, actually. The two were close enough, joined by enough trasnferrences that they were basically the same person, with minor trait differences aside from physicality.

Finally, when the two were close enough to Shulk, Umbra extended his hand out, Yan standing back to see how this would go. Yan wasn't sure how far off the Transferrence pod was, and how long it'd take for transferrence static between realities to dissipate, so the best option was to let Umbra go first in case this blonde stranger wanted to do something rash. "I'm Umbra. My Operator here is Yan." he spoke blunt, close enough to intimidate. "If you make the mistake of hurting him, I'll turn your innards into outtards. Are we understood?" "U-Umbra, calm down."