What do you both know about those texture-changing items?

You should already know a bit about these, you watched Mercury fix textures before. This is what he uses.

Yes, I suggest that we close those boxes and bury them at the next planet! While they can give us an upper hand depending on what textures are in there, one wrong move and we could have a ship made of noodles! I can tell you now co-player, I do not want a ship made of noodles. Also you may pick where we land co-player, all the spots look like an enjoyable challenge to me so I have no qualms with them.

Athena what do you think of burying one of those noodle texture ships inside your pocket world for Eris to amuse her self with. You can tell her it's from me.

CO-PLAYER THE NOODLE JOKE WAS NOT A PLAN OF ACTION! Also do not give Eris any gifts. Once you hand her one thing she'll become like a feral cat, waiting outside of your doorway to get more gifts. Then she'll welcome herself in to your home and rub herself all over your couch. Then after awhile she'll create a whole civilization inside your pocket. Is that the sort of life you want co-player, because this is my curse.

This is just me over-analyzing, but maybe Eris was just desperate for any semblance of affection so she threw herself at the first person who did something genuinely nice for her. Must be hard being universally despised or hated by all your peers. So what was your gift to her, if i'm not being too nosy?

You truly are over thinking this co-player! Also do not worry what I gave...it's not important.

Is there anybody besides Mercury who could handle these textures without turning into what the orb is made of?

The only other AIs I know who can touch the orbs without turning in to a differently textured version of themselves is Mors and Somnus, and Somnus can only do it because his skin, or as most people call it, his fursuit, is made of or at least coated in something special. Unless you have ties with Somnus we're never going to be able to find out how to make gloves with the power to pick them up without changing. Even Hermes needs to swap out one of his legs with Mercury when he has to take over for him.