driftfleet | #003 [Video]

Who: Hiro Hamada
Broadcast: Fleetwide Video
Action: Waystation/Bishop
When: Sometime after the attacks.

[The video opens on Hiro, who's looking over his shoulder at what... looks like it might have once been the Bishop. It really barely survived that battle. He looks a little exasperated, but not visibly injured--at least not what can be seen of him here.]

So, it looks like we've got our work cut out for us. [he glances back to the camera.] For everybody who doesn't know, my name is Hiro Hamada. I'm the engineer on the SS Bishop. I know there aren't enough engineers to go around for the repairs we all need, so I'm going to offer my services. I know my way around things like this. If you need help on your ship, let me know. If you can't do the repairs, but you can work to get parts, I'll take that in payment.

[he looks like he's about to sign off, but he pauses.]

Oh, right. If you're not an engineer in augment, but you can help, make sure you're pulling your weight. The faster we can get done repairing, the faster we can go back to our lives.

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I'll be over as soon as we finish our own repairs. It shouldn't take us long, and then we'll have a fully functional ship to make supply or trade runs in, in case there's another attack.

Glad you made it.

Sounds good. We'll be at this for a while, don't worry.

Glad you were there to save our butts. Definitely no fun being a sitting duck.

The Fleet needs to arrange some crew transfers, I think. We need all our ships unlocked to their full potential.

I know, right? Kind of makes me feel like a hot commodity. We need more engineers in our ranks.

More pilots and security wouldn't hurt. But even if we had enough engineers, Hiro, you'd still be a hot commodity.

I know. [tim you flatterer don't encourage him]

Still, the lack of competition doesn't hurt.

Hey, just be thankful I didn't wind up with an engineering augment.

Psh. I'd still be the shining star of the Fleet.

As long as the theory's untestable, you can keep yourself comfortable thinking that.

Hey, augment's only helping me so much here. You're welcome to try to out-invent me any day, bro.

I'm really more mechanical engineer and electronics whiz than inventor. You think it up, I'll workshop it.

Maybe for now we should stick to working on the same project.

[he says it like it's for tim's sake.]

Sounds good to me. Let's start with your ship.

An acceptable starting point, I think. Have you met my brother in person yet?

No. I'd like to, though.

Well, you'll get to. He's already covered in grease and oil. Robotics genius runs in the family.

Yeah? Which direction's it running in?

To the horizon. Hamada brothers never quit.

[you gave him an opening to be cheesy don't do that]

... Well, you're definitely brothers.

What, did he say something like that?

No, I just meant -

Brothers are either as close as it gets or at each other's throats.

Oh. Well, yeah, I guess that's true. He's my best friend.

[and my father figure and my protector and my fucking rock]

We still drive each other crazy, though.

"Both" is an option, too.

That's us, then. Just don't make fun of his ears, he's sensitive.

I will keep that just as carefully in mind as you want me to.

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