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Who: Erik Lehnsherr and you
Broadcast: Fleetwide video
Action: the Heron, docked on Solace
When: now

[The video feed opens in one of the ship hangars in Solace's hub - the business end, judging by the many crates and boxes stacked against the wall and the audible power drilling in the background. Erik is also there, actually making a fleetwide video intentionally for the first time. He's not interested in making it last long, so he gets right to the point.]

For those who are still repairing their ships or looking into the services here, it's worth mentioning that it's possible to hire power tools and do the work yourself. Most of the shops won't; they prefer to sell their own services. But there are one or two places that hire out their equipment by the hour. Having watched some of the shops work on other vessels, it's just as good an option, and likely cheaper for some.

[He pauses for a moment, shutting his eyes with faint irritation.]

And. If anyone is in need of space-grade duct tape, I have spare rolls... several dozen of them.

[Bulk buying has never been this exciting, folks. Those looking to catch Erik in person will find him walking around the outside of the Heron in the hangar, or working on fixing the twisted, bent parts of the shuttle dock door outside the ship. And yes, that crate of duct tape is there too.]

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I could take some to have on hand on the Windrose. Duct tape can only be more helpful when we don't have an engineer, right?

How is the Heron holding up?

Edited 2017-01-23 01:26 (UTC)

You're welcome to them. No engineer?

[That could be a serious problem, if the Windrose was one of the worse-hit ships. He gives a nod to her second question.]

We're doing fairly well - minimal damage, other than the interiors and the shuttle dock doors. What about the Windrose?

Not assigned to the ship, but Winn's an engineer. [So they're covered now. They just didn't have anyone on board to try and hold things together while they were being attacked.]

Doing better now than before. The shields had been completely out and there some external damage.

I saw some of your work during the fight.

[He purses his lips, knowing that the Heron's shields held throughout the battle. The damage would have been much worse if they had failed - or not been there to start with.]

Is it being worked on?

Ah - that. [There's only one thing she could mean, really, if she wasn't on the Iskaulit.] If any others had been within range, I would have done more.

[Not mentioning the fact that the effort knocked him out.]

Winn's working it in along with the Tourist repairs.

[She nods.] What you did was a lot. Especially hear where they have a tendency to cap powers. Maybe next time we—the fleet—can work together better. Set up some dominos for you to knock over.

[He sighs faintly, because while it's a good idea it does poke at his great weakness here. Being suppressed in his powers. He won't mention that he passed out after his feat.]

Let's hope the next group of foes is stupid enough to do something like that.

I'm going to start by hoping there is no next group, but that's good too. [She smiles at him.]

[He huffs a laugh. He won't be nearly so hopeful, but it's a pleasant thought.]

I can bring some rolls around if you're on the Windrose now.

That sounds good. It would sound better if they were rolls you eat, but this is probably more useful.

Those kinds of rolls take more time to prepare. [And he's not quite in the mood to bake.] I'll be there in an hour.

I'll see you then with no expectations of baked goods.