"You don't have to apologize. It's my fault for talking about things without proper context. A shader is tech developed to apply color and patterns to things without requiring dyes or different fabrics or anything. Like...well, hold on."
He pushed off from the counter, pacing off into his bedroom and tugging his helmet from the pile of armor. Rummaging through his packs he pulled a few shader chips out and returned, setting his battle-scarred helm on the counter.
"These are shaders," he stated, holding up a few coin-sized disks with different colors on them. "Everyone's gear are made using specific material blends that can be affected by shaders. Apply a shader and otherwise plain gray armor--" he said, pulling his white shader from the back of the helmet, the color immediately becoming a dull ash, "can be virtually any color combination you can afford," he added, putting another shader on the armor, turning the glass front a frosted blue and the metal a bright yellow tone.
"I use this shader for when I do the Sparrow races. It makes all your gear really bright so it's easier for the announcers. Then I have this one that I usually use," Declan replaced the previous shader, the helm going a bright white with a pale blue faceplate and the leather turning a glossy purple.
"I got this from the Queen of the Awoken as a gift for helping her with a rebellion. And this one," he traded out shaders again, his faceplate going a smoky brown, the helmet itself splashed with rich green camo print. "It was my first one when I was able to have them. But these can be applied to the home, too. So...you can have white floors, frosted windows and purple furniture with the one from the Queen. Not all clothes can use shaders though. What I'm wearing right now is plain cotton, so it stays gray. Only materials compatible with shaders work. The gear you're wearing isn't of the necessary quality, but we can arrange for that later."
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He pushed off from the counter, pacing off into his bedroom and tugging his helmet from the pile of armor. Rummaging through his packs he pulled a few shader chips out and returned, setting his battle-scarred helm on the counter.
"These are shaders," he stated, holding up a few coin-sized disks with different colors on them. "Everyone's gear are made using specific material blends that can be affected by shaders. Apply a shader and otherwise plain gray armor--" he said, pulling his white shader from the back of the helmet, the color immediately becoming a dull ash, "can be virtually any color combination you can afford," he added, putting another shader on the armor, turning the glass front a frosted blue and the metal a bright yellow tone.
"I use this shader for when I do the Sparrow races. It makes all your gear really bright so it's easier for the announcers. Then I have this one that I usually use," Declan replaced the previous shader, the helm going a bright white with a pale blue faceplate and the leather turning a glossy purple.
"I got this from the Queen of the Awoken as a gift for helping her with a rebellion. And this one," he traded out shaders again, his faceplate going a smoky brown, the helmet itself splashed with rich green camo print. "It was my first one when I was able to have them. But these can be applied to the home, too. So...you can have white floors, frosted windows and purple furniture with the one from the Queen. Not all clothes can use shaders though. What I'm wearing right now is plain cotton, so it stays gray. Only materials compatible with shaders work. The gear you're wearing isn't of the necessary quality, but we can arrange for that later."