Additionally the fact the special effect of the shield was directly related to being a siren left the shield firmly stuck at the legendary level. Honestly there was nothing wrong with that at all as legendary items were still VERY good. At the very least Maya would definitely appreciate it. Anyways after that Brick and Mordy stayed there while Lil, Roland and I took my house to Athena via teleportation. When I stepped out of the portal I raised an eyebrow at what I found. A musky scent filled the air while a certain tattooed bluenette had a VERY red face while shifting uncomfortably in her chair.-
"I uh, wasn't expecting you back so soon." Maya said awkwardly.
"Clearly." I said amused.
"What is that smell?" Roland asked with a funny face as he and Lil walked out of my houses portal.
"The monks here smell a bit funny, this is their archive room so the scent has lets say aged here." I lied covering up the fact the smell was not because of the monks at all.
"A bit like a funky cheese." Maya chimed in quick to reinforce the lie.
"Makes sense." Lil said with a shrug.
"Anyways that out of the way Maya this is Roland and Lilith, fellow vault hunters and friends that I've been working with since I arrived on Pandora. Guys this is Maya, siren and extremely huggable." I introduced with a chuckle and wink at Maya.
"So you're the "main squeeze" he was talking about, not bad." Lil said looking Maya over with an approving look.
"Your uh hair is nice." Roland said awkwardly not knowing how to handle this situation.
"Now that's just adorable! Have you never been introduced to a friends romantic interest before?" I asked amused.
"Never had many friends who lasted long enough for it. When I enlisted with the lance that didn't change since I kept getting disciplined for insubordination." he said honestly.
"And now I feel like an asshole for teasing you about it. " I said with a sigh.
"Romantic interest? And here I thought we were past mere interest, really breaking my heart here." Maya said dramatically.
"I can see why you like her, she's fun." Lil said with a smile.
"I know right? Why I remember when we first met, it was love at first sight I tell you!" I said with a grin.
"You shot off someone's ear." Maya said rolling her eyes.
"And? You were totally unfazed when I did, hot." I said with a chuckle.
"I'm sorry for your struggle." Maya said to my friends.
"You get used to it." Lil said with a shrug.
"Speaking of, why don't you two go exploring while I catch up with Maya?" I suggested and they shared a look before agreeing.
Once we were alone I wasted no time at all sweeping Maya off her feet and planting a deep kiss right on her lips leaving her stunned.
"Gods i've missed you! So how have things been?" I asked as I sat down with her draped over my lap with a grin.
She blinked a few times as her mind scrabbled to process what just happened before huffing in mock annoyance.
"How could you go straight for stealing a kiss like that? We haven't even gone on a date yet!" she said with a pout.
"Ah don't be like that, we are FAR past the dating stage of things or have you forgotten how many times you tried to convince me to remove your ability to walk temporarily?" I teased.
"That's fair I suppose." She agreed with a dusting of red on her pale cheeks.
"Now then back on topic. How have things been since I left?" I asked casually.
"Getting better thankfully. The years of threats of siren suppression still linger but people are starting to realize I am not in fact going to try and murder them because the monks say so. It's slow going though." she said tiredly.
"That's not surprising really. It's hard to get over something so deeply ingrained into you over years. It also doesn't help when sirens aren't exactly very liked in general across the six galaxies." I said reassuringly.
"I know, doesn't make it any less stressful trying to fix the damage to monks did." she said with a sigh.
"Is that what you were doing when we arrived? Destressing?" I asked while wiggling my eyebrows suggestively since I wasn't wearing my mask.
Her face burned red at the question and she playfully hit my chest with her fist "I almost had a heart attack when that archway showed up!" she said with mock anger.
"I don't doubt it. That had to be horrifying. Just sitting here working your bean only for us to pop up out of nowhere. You must have scrambled to look decent the moment we showed up." I said with a chuckle.
"It wasn't hard with my outfit." she said red faced.
"I suppose not." I agreed since her outfit consisted of a leotard like legless skin suit that had pants pulled up over her waist.
"And what about you? You've got to have quite the story to tell right?" She asked changing the subject.
"Oh do I ever. Legends tell of a vault located on the savage planet of Pandora!" I started dramatically.
I spoke of my arrival on the planet, how I met my friends, saved Fyrestone and went on a war path against the bandits. I talked about Zed, Tannis, Pierce, Scooter and the other strange characters I met and the highs and lows of my journey. I talked about the weapons I made and my personal collection of Claptraps. She found that last part the most amusing. I went over our betrayal by Tannis and the conflict with Steele that ended with her turned into the personal fleshlight of The Destroyer. I talked about the changes to myself across this journey and even showed off my new siren power that made her jealous.-
"And that's the whole of it. So whatcha think? Pretty awesome right?" I asked with a grin.
"I think I'm kinda mad I couldn't go. That sounded like so much fun!" She whined pitifully.
"Yeah it sucks to miss out on stuff. But I brought gifts!" I said taking out the Hand of fate.
"Is this a shield?" she asked curiously as she looked over the strange alien looking device.
"Yep, I used my big alien library up here and alien maker thingy to design it from scratch specifically for you. It even boosts siren powers in some way. It's unique to the siren using it though so I have no clue what it'll do for you other than it will be good." I said proudly.
"So you can just make legendary when ever you want now?" she asked in shock.
"Kinda? I really have to put my foot into making something for it to be legendary but I can if I want to. " I said with a shrug.
"You don't have some crazy idea like making all the guns made by your not yet in existence corporation legendary then right?" she asked suspiciously.
"I mean I didn't but now that you've mentioned it..." I started to say but she cut me off.
"Nope! None of that! I don't want to deal with every other corporation trying to kill you." she said firmly.
"Oh come on! You can't just give me an awesome idea like that and then expect me NOT to try and do it!" I whined.
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Alexander Drake
Lifeforce: 981,297
Integrated Traits: [Clever mind-Rare grade],[Enhanced senses-Epic grade]X2, , [Supreme armored hide-Epic grade]X2, [Energy projection-Legendary grade], [Superior vitality-Epic grade]X3,[Lesser dragon breath-Epic grade],[Regeneration-Epic grade]X2, [Disease resistance-Epic grade],[Amphibious lungs-Uncommon grade], [Thermal sensing-Uncommon grade], [Water resistance-Common grade],[Active camouflage-Epic grade], [Eridian engineering expertise-Mythical grade], [Efficient lungs-Rare grade]x2, [Biometallic bones-Epic grade], [Quick thinking-Rare grade], [Minor spatial awareness-Epic grade], [Siren(Phaselock)(Altered)-Mythical grade], [Adrenal rush-Rare grade], [Mechanical engineering expertise-Rare grade]X3, [Gunsmithing expertise(degrading)-Common grade]X3, [Mechanical Savant-Epic grade], [Embodiment of destruction(partial)-Mythical grade], [Siren(Phasetrance)-Mythical grade], [Supreme body-Legendary grade]X3, [Martial mastery-Epic grade], [Tinkering instinct-Rare grade]
Stored traits: [Agelessness-Legendary grade]