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[pain_train]

Who: Wrath
Broadcast: Fleetwide
Action: In the cargo bay of the Heron
When:now!

[Cue an extremely excited Wrath, surrounded by absolute drifts of wrapping paper.]

Guys! Guys guys guys!

[She scrambles in the paper, whipping strips of it aside.]

Look! Holy fucking shit, look!

[It's a bunch of... parts. To some kind of machine? A bit mystifying unless you're really into motorcycles... or hovercycles, more precisely. But then she pulls up a set of handlebars, and whips more paper aside to show the smooth curve of a matte black, amored fender--which has PAIN TRAIN scrawled across it in crimson paint.]

It's my hovercycle!

[It's also in pieces.]

Um. Is there an engineer out there with some spare time? I can like... make you drinks or knit you a scarf or give you credits? I just need helping putting this together. I think everything is here? But I'm not really an engineer type person, so...

Comments

video;

[wingenvy]

[YOOOOOOOOOO]

Hovercycle? Like- a motorcycle that can float!? That's awesome!

video;

[pain_train]

[BUDDYFRAND]

Yes! That's exactly what it's like and you can do all kinds of cool tricks with them and shit! Wanna see? I mean... when it gets put together...

[wingenvy]

I guess they only had a certain size box for everything they were giving to people. I've seen a bunch of stuff get broken up in travel-size chunks. That sucks.

[hrnghh.... he's so mediocre at his job but goddamn does he ever want to see this thing in action...]

If you need a hand with fixing it up, I can have a look? I know my way around bikes a bit, and I've got the engineer augment. For whatever that's worth with your tech, anyway.

[pain_train]

I was just kind of assuming they did it to be assholes, but your reason is way nicer.

That would be really great! I never had to do my own maintenance except field repairs, and that was mostly with bot packs so... I'm kind of scared I'd fuck it up if I tried.

[wingenvy]

Yours is more likely, but I can't help the optimism.

Thooooough. I will say that I've never pieced one together before, and I've definitely never done a hovering bike. So this could take a while, assuming I can do it at all. Put on your patient pants.

[pain_train]

Optimism is good! It's a lot better for morale than...um. The other thing.

I'll help however I can! And I promise I'll be patient.

[wingenvy]

I'll need your help anyway, at least to give me an idea of what it should look like when it's done. There'll probably be a few parts that aren't obvious.

Wanna bring it over to the Bloodsport? I can tinker away at it during my free time that way. Though I think there's an engineering lab on the Iskaulit, too... either would work, so it's your call.

[pain_train]

Hmm... Iskaulit might be better just cause there's more room to test it over there. And I'll definitely help!

[wingenvy]

Sounds good to me. Want a hand moving the parts over there?

[pain_train]

I mean, I can lift all the heavy stuff no problem, but it's always more fun when you're not by yourself. So sure!

[wingenvy]

You got it. I'll head over there right now, so sit tight!

[ZOOM ZOOM TIME TO MOTORBIKE]

keep going or call it good?

[pain_train]

[HELL YEAH FRIENDO. She is so ready for this. Zack's totally getting a hug when he shows up, aw yeah.]

action;; 4ever 2 late

[reconstitution]

[ Her excited voice catches his attention as he's wandering the halls and draws him into the cargo bay. She's surrounded by paper and parts of.. something. It looks like a disassembled vehicle of some sort. She pulls out the fender and he draws closer. ]

There's bound to be someone in the fleet who can. Or we can attempt it.

action;; it's never too late for friendship

[pain_train]

Winter!

[She's so excited.]

Do you think we could? I mean... it'll be so cool to get it working again. You can totally try riding it too!