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driftfleet2019-01-17 11:34 pm
permanentlyexhaustedbird) wrote in driftfleet2019-01-17 11:34 pm
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In The Drift
Who: Red Robin
Broadcast: N/A
Action: Iskaulit & Goldstone
When: During the Drift
Tim hasn't been part of the Fleet long but he's quick to establish a schedule for himself. Those who frequent the Iskaulit will find him there at all hours but if you pay a little attention will figure out where he will be at any given time.
He's also lost the cowl aspect of his usual uniform and it has been replaced with a simple leather domino mask.
Gym
Each morning Tim will go through his stretches slowly before going through a rigorous workout.
He will take anyone up who wishes to spar with him. He doesn't seem bothered by the size or skill of the person who does so. He will simply ask about any beyond human abilities to gauge what he's getting into. You have to ask in turn to find out he's only human himself and while he will push himself and seems to enjoy the challenge and competition, he will still concede victor to others if he is outclassed.
That does not stop him from accepting an offer to try again another time.
Forge
Tim had managed to scavenge and acquire quite a bit of metal and raw materials from the last planet's mining expeditions and after gaining permission from Looma to use the Forge he's going to spending time learning first how to use the equipment and then finally crafting moulds for small sharp throwing discs and what he will say will eventually be a new collapsible bo staff but it's all casings at the moment and there's a bit of a learning curve he's got to get around.
Engineering Lab
If you find him in here while he's working it will be an absolute mess. Any successes from the Forge end up here where he's using the alloy from The Interceptors mining expedition to add a variable amount of stuff into them. You're pretty sure that is either flour or baking soda stolen from a kitchen? You don't know which one. If it's not you're not sure you should touch it.
Nothing appears to be finished as he seems to be missing things he wants for completion, or perhaps he's still figuring out the equipment here but he seems yet again determined to figure it out. It is clearly all a work in progress.
If you visit when he's not here, it's like he was never here. It's all cleared up and back to its usual look. He leaves nothing to inspect or snoop upon outside of just asking him.
Library
Tim doesn't care if the library is vaguely sorted by subject. Vaguely is not a proper level of organisation and the fact that there is no catalogue insight makes him glare at the entrance at the library every time he passes it by.
So there will be a catalogue and it's going to start by him going through the entire library to record exactly what is there, what editions and if there is information on where it was found and what world it originates from that's going to happen too.
You may find him muttering to himself here or you may find him asleep using a pile of books as a pillow.
Obstacle Course
And the days always end here, the equipment pulled out for various gymnastic activities with a bar, rings and if he can manage some sort of high wire trapeze or jungle gym in which to Tarzan his way around the room that will happen.
If he gets inquiries about the setup, he will explain a game that is essentially 'the floor is lava' and declare himself the winner if you choose not to partake.
Med/Science Lab on the Goldstone
The latest hours of the night or the earliest hours of the morning, you will find him here.
He may have raided the Greenhouse at some point and he's looking at a lot of samples to discover if their properties are a match to what they would be in his own world. He's making the least amount of progress here as he seems to fall asleep here about as often as he works here.
Broadcast: N/A
Action: Iskaulit & Goldstone
When: During the Drift
Tim hasn't been part of the Fleet long but he's quick to establish a schedule for himself. Those who frequent the Iskaulit will find him there at all hours but if you pay a little attention will figure out where he will be at any given time.
He's also lost the cowl aspect of his usual uniform and it has been replaced with a simple leather domino mask.
Gym
Each morning Tim will go through his stretches slowly before going through a rigorous workout.
He will take anyone up who wishes to spar with him. He doesn't seem bothered by the size or skill of the person who does so. He will simply ask about any beyond human abilities to gauge what he's getting into. You have to ask in turn to find out he's only human himself and while he will push himself and seems to enjoy the challenge and competition, he will still concede victor to others if he is outclassed.
That does not stop him from accepting an offer to try again another time.
Forge
Tim had managed to scavenge and acquire quite a bit of metal and raw materials from the last planet's mining expeditions and after gaining permission from Looma to use the Forge he's going to spending time learning first how to use the equipment and then finally crafting moulds for small sharp throwing discs and what he will say will eventually be a new collapsible bo staff but it's all casings at the moment and there's a bit of a learning curve he's got to get around.
Engineering Lab
If you find him in here while he's working it will be an absolute mess. Any successes from the Forge end up here where he's using the alloy from The Interceptors mining expedition to add a variable amount of stuff into them. You're pretty sure that is either flour or baking soda stolen from a kitchen? You don't know which one. If it's not you're not sure you should touch it.
Nothing appears to be finished as he seems to be missing things he wants for completion, or perhaps he's still figuring out the equipment here but he seems yet again determined to figure it out. It is clearly all a work in progress.
If you visit when he's not here, it's like he was never here. It's all cleared up and back to its usual look. He leaves nothing to inspect or snoop upon outside of just asking him.
Library
Tim doesn't care if the library is vaguely sorted by subject. Vaguely is not a proper level of organisation and the fact that there is no catalogue insight makes him glare at the entrance at the library every time he passes it by.
So there will be a catalogue and it's going to start by him going through the entire library to record exactly what is there, what editions and if there is information on where it was found and what world it originates from that's going to happen too.
You may find him muttering to himself here or you may find him asleep using a pile of books as a pillow.
Obstacle Course
And the days always end here, the equipment pulled out for various gymnastic activities with a bar, rings and if he can manage some sort of high wire trapeze or jungle gym in which to Tarzan his way around the room that will happen.
If he gets inquiries about the setup, he will explain a game that is essentially 'the floor is lava' and declare himself the winner if you choose not to partake.
Med/Science Lab on the Goldstone
The latest hours of the night or the earliest hours of the morning, you will find him here.
He may have raided the Greenhouse at some point and he's looking at a lot of samples to discover if their properties are a match to what they would be in his own world. He's making the least amount of progress here as he seems to fall asleep here about as often as he works here.
Forge
So your fingers remain unbroken. Good.
[...admittedly, she hardly knew him at all, he was human, and he dressed funny even by their standards. For her, that was downright cordial. Even with the level of general disinterest she was making no effort to conceal.]
Is there a reason you are trying to make metal sticks?
Re: Forge
You expected me to break my fingers?? [He looks more perturbed by the thought of doing so than her thinking he's that incompetent.]
And I'm trying to make the casing for a collapsible bo staff. It was my preferred weapon at home and I would feel more comfortable having it back again.
Also shuriken, [He'll wave to the other stuff he's working with]
no subject
One or two was a distinct possibility. But what I expected were burns.
[She could understand him wanting to get his hands back on a familiar weapon. To get some level of comfort and feel even the tiniest sense of control over the situation. So despite how little she thought of using a staff of all things as a weapon, she'd keep her mouth shut about it as a courtesy. His other little projects though, they did not get the same get-out-of-criticism free card as she walked over to get a closer look.]
What exactly is a shuriken? And who do you hope to wound with such a thing? They look more like playthings than a proper weapon.
[She could piece together they weren't exactly meant for any sort of melee, but picking one off the table in one of her hands and inspecting it wasn't revealing many more answers. A large part of the problem was just due to the difference between her kind and humans- to her, it weighed just north of nothing and was even less suitable for throwing at someone. Though no small part of that might have been due to the fact that most of the people she's using as a frame of reference for proper battle design were big, four-armed, and bulletproof.]
no subject
I'm being extra careful about it. I'm mostly worried about splash back but so far so good.
and shuriken literally translates to hidden hand blade and they're largely used to misdirect and distract. It's hard to attack when you've got to dodge a lot of these coming at you very quickly.
I also intend to fill some of them with small explosives, gasses or make them electrocute what they hit.
[He looks down at the much larger pile of 'rejects' that need to be melted down and attempted again]
You know, eventually. I'm used to having a machine capable of making these by the hundreds.
no subject
I imagine that works only for someone closer to your own size.
[Granted, depending on the explosive charge, they might be something capable of distracting her. For a bit. And definitely for getting on her nerves, but whether that would be a good idea or a bad one wasn't easy to call.]
Would your time not be better spent looking to build such a machine? The fleet has enough engineers, I doubt it would be difficult to persuade them to take on such a task. I imagine most would even welcome the opportunity to actually do something for a change.
[She wasn't disparaging them, not really- it was hardly a secret that most people found the drifts between systems to be insufferably boring. Something they could invest plenty of time in would no doubt be a welcome addition to their daily routine.]
no subject
I suppose I hadn't considered that building the machine might be easier than learning how to construct them individually. I just figured I'd make the right mould and work on getting more efficient at it.
I don't have enough resources to make hundreds of them anyway.