Private Finished Freeloading with a Buddy

So the cat just popped in out of the blue? Jackie had the mind to ask if Bastet was sure Gacha wasn't a shapeshifter playing a trick, but thought better of it. She was sure Bastet would have known Gacha enough to know if that were the case. "Soldering station, desk, bedroom, got it!" Jackie carefully set her deck aside and made her way into the bedroom, and quickly saw the cat there crawling out from under the bed. "Nice try, Gacha, but Bastet already told me you could do that," she'd say with a smile as she scanned the room for a desk and the soldering station. Seeing her mark, she went over to grab it and head out to hand it over.

Orogo? Jackie wondered how she missed someone else there, unless they were actively hiding. But she didn't have the mind to question it that much. Bastet didn't have to tell her that she had someone else over, especially since she'd drop by unexpectedly herself. That is until she saw a serpent peering from the kitchen. Jackie, raised a finger and pointed it at Bastet with a lazy flick of her wrist. "I'm going to guess an essence. Did I win anything?" With a cheeky grin, she set the soldering station near Bastet, and straightened herself up to look at the serpent, only now noticing that it was made up of earth.

"Huh, so I guess you're never going to go anywhere and be lonely, eh?" The thought of a curse turning around and being a big brother sounded like an MC thing alright. As it was in her DCA days, Manta Carlos never fell into dull territory. "That kind of reminds me of a few shows, and a few myths where someone was cursed and got these super cool powers. Like Medusa who could turn people to stone, and had those snakes for hair. Or Arachne, who got turned into a spider. And then here you are with earth snakes who act like big brothers." She crossed her arms and closed her eyes, groaning in thought. "I should have gone with those dweebs when they were spelunking in the deep forests looking for magical artifacts to turn in for extra credit."

Jackie sat back down on the floor, in front of her disassembled deck and gave it another scrutinizing look to see if there was anything else broken while listening to the earth snake. "So they don't let you go out adventuring? That's lame. Where's the fun in that?" She turned her attention back to Bastet. "You know, turning into a snake would be great. We serpentine creatures give the best hugs," she'd say with a wide smile. "And hip sway no one can match. Ain't that right, Orogo?"

"Wow, serious siblings. Man, your 'curse' sounds so much like a blessing. You've got badass bodyguards." Jackie sat back and watched Bastet replace the capacitor. She should really learn how to solder herself. It looked easy. Just touch the tip to lead and pull out the bad parts, then plug in the new one and apply new lead. "Hey, Orogo, if you don't mind me asking, were you and your siblings born or hatched, or were you magicked up? Oh, and are you all earth serpents?"