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Who: Yata rollin & Pascal, Ki-ja, Sousei, Zara
When: IC Nov 8-9!
Where: various
What: Yata should stop doing things.
Rating/Warning: at least PG because Yata's mouth needs a bar of soap

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closed to ki-ja
closed to sousei
closed to zara

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november 8, morning, tech & auto shop, pascal

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[ Shirou said all Yata needed to do was change the batteries, but recent events made running that particular errand hard to do. It isn't until after the chaos subsides that he decides to get his watch repaired. The design is a little old-fashioned compared to his Cerevice, but it functions almost as well as any. It isn't connected to the colony's network, which renders it useless, but it doesn't stop Yata from caring for it any less.

Besides, he thinks he broke his DS ripoff while he was off being crazy.

At around ten, he enters a repair shop, watch and gaming console in hand as he scans the area for someone who can help him. There doesn't seem to be anybody running the shop today... or so he thinks. ]

Hello? Anybody?

[ He idly fiddles with the nearest machine like it's a smart idea... ]

[rubyinferno]

[Without warning Pascal pops up from behind the machine Yata starts to fiddle with.] Hey! Don't touch that!

[Indeed Yata, someone has been there the whole time. Actually she's been there since last night, working away on some repairs and also some new inventions on the side. She hasn't exactly slept much--maybe a few hours tops--and has definitely not bathed.

She scowls at him a moment from behind the equipment and then blinks.] Oh! Hey, it's you! [What was it again...] Yata, right?

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AAAAAAAAAAAAAH!

[ He clutches the box his things are in as he stumbles backward, only to be saved by a shelf behind him. But it still hurts! Things are rarely soft in places like repair shops. He isn't surprised by her sudden appearance as much as he is with her location. Here, of all places? ]

P-Pascal? [ HER AGAIN... WHY... He sputters before he can make a a coherent sentence. ] Ha... Haha, what's up? Wh-what are you doing?

[rubyinferno]

[Pascal laughs at him and folds her arms over the top of the machine he'd been poking at. She grins at his surprise.] That's me! What a surprise to see your face here!

[But hey, that's her line. She cants her head a little.] Huh? I work here, of course. I help people fix stuff but sometimes I just hang out here and make new stuff too. [She eyes the box he's holding.] What're you doing here?

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[ He was honestly hoping for a guy, because then he'd be easier to talk to... but Pascal might be fine, too. He explains himself as he sets the box down on a nearby counter, unpacking it as he goes along. ]

Um, I got some stuff that needs fixing. I mean, the watch just needs new batteries, but uh...

[ He shows her what looks like a digital watch and a dual screen handheld gaming console. ]

The A button broke while I was playing Pockymon. [ Yeah. ]

[rubyinferno]

[Pascal peers over the top of the machine a moment and then disappears. She reappears a moment later from around it instead, approaching him and looking more closely at his box of things. She takes the watch in hand first when he shows her, examining it.]

Whoa, neat! It looks pretty fancy. [Or at least fancier than she's use to. But the gaming console causes her to light up.] Oh my gosh! Does that play games like the ones here? [She was really addicted to those... so how cool is it that he has his own?!

She'll take that too.] Anyway, these shouldn't be a problem to fix. Anything else?

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[ He lets out a huge sigh of relief. You're a lifesaver, Pascal. ]

Haaah, I'm glad to hear that. I'll let you know when I break my TV. —Not that I plan to!

[ At the rate these events are going, he's surprised he hasn't broken anything. There's a delay that ends a little too late when he speaks up again. ]

But you know, I didn't take you for the type...

[rubyinferno]

[She hurriedly collects his things to carry them over to what appears to be a work desk she's set up among the various machines and discarded part. She deposits them there, eyes sweeping over them. Her expression suddenly seems serious.

She picks up the watch first to look it over more closely then sets it down and begins to rummage through the toolbox underneath the desk.]

The type for what? .... Ugh! Where is that thingamabob? I know you're in here! [She tosses some tools out of the box.] Oh, but if you do break your TV I can fix that too. I'm pretty good with this stuff.

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[ They type who's good at fixing things. She looks more like the type who break them... He follows her, curious about her process but still allowing some space for her to work. ]

Seriously? [ That reminds him of someone he knows. ] Hey, what kinda stuff do you make?

[rubyinferno]

[She pulls whatever tool she needed from the box--a small and delicate looking screw driver--and stands up quickly with a shout of triumph. Then she pauses at his question.]

Anything you want! I even made a robot once although I never found a good use for it... but it worked and everything! [She plops herself down on the stool at her work desk and hunches over a bit, examining the watch before she gets to prying open the back of it. Despite her rowdy and rough nature her hands move quite carefully as she works.]

Didja want something made?

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[ It's amazing how someone like her can do a job like this. Yata's impressed, and her question excites him. ]

I want a hoverboard! Haha, just kidding...

[rubyinferno]

A whatchaboard? [Well, he seems to have her attention at least although she doesn't look up from what she's doing so it's hard to tell. But really, her interest is piqued.]

Sure, consider it done! What is it anyway?

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It's like a skateboard, but it hovers? [ Yata. ] You make something like that before?

[rubyinferno]

A skateboard? [She isn't sure what that is either, man... You're not helping at all, Yata.] Hm... nope, but I'm sure it'll be no problem. Do you have a picture or something? That might help.

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Ah, hold on. [ He leaves for a moment to pick up his skateboard near the door. ] Here.

[ It's a skateboard with a flame decal on the underside and the letters HMR on either end... in thug font. The underside also looks worn from many scratches made by something sharp. ]

[rubyinferno]

[She pauses in her watch fixing and gently places it and her tools down. She whirls around and watching him pick it up from near the door.

She snatches it from him immediately when he bring it over and begins to examine it too. Oh, oh... she sees how this works!] Neato! So you ride around on this, huh? [That seems oddly fitting of him...

She lowers it and nods.] I guess with the kind of stuff they've got laying around there's gotta be something that'll make it float. I can built one just like this easy but I'll have to figure out how to make it float and move and stuff. But don't worry, leave it to me! I can totally do it.

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Really? You'll really do it!? It was just a joke—I mean, no one's been able to make it so far...

[ Back in his world, it's two years before 2015 and they are nowhere close to getting hoverboards. What a disappointment. ]

[rubyinferno]

[And back in her world they don't even know what a calculator is! But hey if you put the technology they have in this place in the hands of a genius like her... miracles can happen. Well, maybe.

Pascal lifts her hand in the air, grinning.] Yuppers! I mean you'll have to give me a little while but I can totally do it. It doesn't sound too hard in theory. There's gotta be parts around here for it and stuff.

[She points to his skateboard.] Do you want me to make it look like that?

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[ It doesn't sound too hard!? Pascal's a national treasure. Yata can't help but grin at her contagious enthusiasm. If she believes she can do it, he believes so, too. ]

Yeah, with the symbol and everything. That flame's the mark of HOMRA. It's important.

[ He bumps his chest with his fist. Yo... ]

[rubyinferno]

[She appreciates your optimism! In fact she encourages it. That's how she rolls. Now she flashes him a thumbs up.] Got it! Symbol, flames, HOMRA, important... yup, no problem-o!

[In that case she takes a moment to study the skateboard and then nods, Pulling out her device she beings to pull up various screens and keyboards. The way she types on it and uses it seems like second nature; as if she had used it all her life. She seems to be making notes and calculations of sorts before the screens pop away and she snaps her fingers.]

Yeeeeaah! I love it when a plan comes together! [Device still in hand she lifts it to snap some pictures of the skateboard. Gotta make sure she gets the symbol and flames and whatever right...] Gimme a little bit though. I dunno how long it'll take and I have lots of other stuff to work on around here but I'll do it. [Read: she gets distracted a lot... but she does always complete her work!] I'll message you when it's finally done. Scout's honor!

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[ This is familiar... ]

You're the best, Pascal!

[ But wait, isn't this the sort of project that costs more than six zeroes? Yata can't impose too much on her when she's getting nothing in return. He has that troubled look on his face again as he holds the edge of the counter. ]

—I-I'll pay you when I get the money! I promise.

[rubyinferno]

[.... Oh, right. Money. She forgets she has to charge for that and receive it here.

Pascal grins and shakes her head,] Nah, this one is totally on me. No worries, buddy! Consider it a thanks for helping me out when I first got here. [It'll be fine. She has plenty of spare parts and stuff she can work with... and malfunctioning robots she can take apart for parts too. She won't really need to buy anything, really. She thinks.

She glances at his game system and watch on her work table though.] Buuutttt I'll need money for the repairs you brought here today. That's because I have to though. The guy who runs this store is a real grouchy grandpa.

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[ Yata's eyes light up when she says the hoverboard is free. Free! Just how much work is put into machines like those? He can only imagine how hard it must be to create something that hasn't even been invented yet. You're a true friend, Pascal. ]

Oh, man! I can't thank you enough... Right, here. [ He hands her his card. ] When can I pick 'em up?

[rubyinferno]

[She likes helping people out! And also because she meant it when she said Yata helped her out when she first got here. He saved her from that weird panda and everything. What a guy.

But really she'll do anything for a friend. It's a bonus that this 'anything' involves something she really loves to do. She's actually pretty glad he asked for this because it sounds like a real challenge to make and that's awesome.]

Don't mention it! [She takes the card from him and brings it over to a different machine in the corner. It's more or less what a modern day credit card reader looks like and she swipes it through, calculating the total for fixing his two items.]

It'll be finished in a jiffy! Come back later this afternoon and I'll have 'em ready. [And then she returns his card with a smile.] I'll make them good as new. Maybe even better than new.

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[ Yata didn't even do anything that time... PASCAL. He is curious if Pascal can really make a hoverboard, though. But even if she couldn't? At least he learned something new about her today.

He plays with his card a little before holding it still with both hands, his frown accompanied by some hesitance. ]

Aight, but uh... don't change anything about the watch. Battery aside, I wanna keep it as it is.