UN : The Mechanic

[nonstopnarcissist]

Right, tech wishlists, drop them here. Try to keep these things reasonable. I'm a genius but not a miracle worker.

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[freightcars]

post-it notes are aisle 2

[nonstopnarcissist]

you kid but I'd do obscene things for those little strips of adhesive right about now. Managing my projects without holograms is a bitch.

[freightcars]

I think the kids call that "first world problems"
you've been here like twenty minutes, how many projects do you have??

[nonstopnarcissist]

I visualize best in three dimensions.

Uh- about twenty three?

[freightcars]

Jesus

[ Took him a moment of conscious restraint to keep from singing nostalgically about Howard, for... obvious reasons. ]

[nonstopnarcissist]

Scratch that, twenty five, the village doesn't have a fucking fence or alarm system, what's that about?

[freightcars]

Nobody here would know how to power an alarm system, I guess.
It'd take a lot of lumber to build a fence
If that's something you're after, I've gotten pretty handy with an ax

[ Finally, all this time spent choping wood coming to fruition. This is his moment. ]

[nonstopnarcissist]

Springs and bells and tripwires, it's not that difficult, I rigged one when I was six.

[ Hiding from Jarvis, hiding from Howard. ]

I'll need a fuckton for the forge as it is.

[freightcars]

I've got free time
I can keep up.

[nonstopnarcissist]

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That's all you do around here isn't it.

[freightcars]

[ S I G H ]

I didn't exactly have a lot of time for useful hobbies these last couple years
I can't farm
I barely cook
I sure as hell can't distill anything without risking a god damn explosion
turns out hitting stuff with something sharp is about the extent of my capabilities for community contribution

so yes
that's pretty much it

[nonstopnarcissist]

[ Way to make him feel like an asshole, asshole. ]

How about hitting stuff with something blunt? Till I can rig up a belt driven system for a power hammer I've just got my two arms.

[freightcars]

Yeah, pretty much if it involves hitting anything with anything else, I'm your guy.

[nonstopnarcissist]

Great, you're my new Dum-E. Useful in specific situations, otherwise tragic.

[freightcars]

...thanks?

[nonstopnarcissist]

He also has a mechanical arm.





Well he IS a mechanical arm but- assistant.

[freightcars]

You try to lube me and you're on your own.

[nonstopnarcissist]

what did I say about weird sex stuff. We're not there yet, don't make it weird.

[freightcars]

Yeah, I don't think that's a statement that really needs the word 'yet' involved

[nonstopnarcissist]

Two years ago I didn't think I'd be casually texting you- I don't like to count things as impossible outright.

[freightcars]

You know what
I don't think I can argue with that point
Comparatively speaking that almost seems more likely

[nonstopnarcissist]

What can I say, I have weird taste in people.

Time, distance, and scotch did a lot of the work for me.

[freightcars]

That mean we're skipping the uncomfortable heart to heart, or just postponing it?

[nonstopnarcissist]

Postponing. It's a talk that should happen in person. Preferably with alcohol and not when I've lost half my blood.

[freightcars]

Fair
Time and distance and scotch give you any kind of perspective on Steve?
Not sure he's had time to swing by with a casserole yet