text - un: maxwell

[braidedwonder]

Yo.. so with the surface not really an option right now and all, my mercenary stuff is at a hold, and since I'm such a damn busy body I figured I'd see if anyone needed anything done around here.

My name's Duo Maxwell - good at anything to do with machinery, even if it's taking apart a bunch of tiny parts in a motor and piecing it back together, all that junk. If you doubt me and wanna see my handiwork, check out the huge black Gundam with the bat wings in the hangar. All of that is mine to fix and maintain.

I can do piloting / mech lessons as well if that's more your jam.

Also not a doctor but pretty good at field dressing, etc and definitely not squeamish if any of you doctor / healing types need a hand.

Not opposed to fetch missions either if you're feeling lazy and want a delivery boy.

Basically : Anything you need, hit me up.

Looking to keep my hands busy until we've got a bit more of an idea what's going on / mobility in general.

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[braidedwonder]

Well if you wanna be technical the only other person here with a gundam is Mika.

[planetary_bonds]

Not much.

[He laughs, even if the other man can't hear it through the text.]

No matter what anyone else says, the person who knows you best is you.

[Pause.]

Even if you don't always recognize it.

[Good advice, Yusei. Ever thought about following it yourself?]

[braidedwonder]

Yeah.. took me a bit to recognize that one but once I did..

Well. It was off like a light essentially.

[motivation]

another friend of yours?

[braidedwonder]

See, you're catching on eventually.

Mika is someone I met here though.

[planetary_bonds]

And now? In this new place, do you still feel like you know "you"?

[This honestly sounds like a question that Yusei's asking for himself more than Duo. He's not even sure why he typed it.]

[braidedwonder]

I've only ever really had me, so. Yeah. I know me.

[planetary_bonds]

[Ah. He got right to the heart of the matter.]

I think that's where we differ.

[It's not said condescendingly. When you give so much of yourself to others...to the world...

He's not sure how much of him is left here, sometimes.]

I'm not sure whether to be envious of that or not.

[quintessent]

[She laughs,] If I'm being honest, I think the ship's mice appear on the list before me.

[It's not as self deprecating as it might sound. Just as one would not go to the mechanic for matters of delicate intergalactic diplomacy, the princess is not the first, nor the second, third, or fourth person you would go to for mechanical know-how. (Plus the mice have the advantage of size).

It doesn't mean she didn't have an interest in learning, though. She watches as he jimmies the panel open, exposing the wires within.]

Do you see what the problem could be?

[braidedwonder]

I wouldn't be.

It wasn't a start I'd choose but it's what I got so I worked with it.

[braidedwonder]

Eh.. not everyone can be a mechanic. Different talents and all, you know? [ Of course Duo's talents were kind of learned out of necessity at first, but he'd found within that necessity a talent and a knack for learning on the fly, which had of course fed in to his gundam training.

Allura asks after what he'd found and Duo makes a non-committal noise, fishing around a little deeper. ]

Everything looks normal so far.. hold on a sec - [ Small fingers dig in to the panel a little further, rooting out a wire that looks as though it's started to pull apart, wires fraying out. Duo moves to show Allura, smiling. ]

Well this might be your culprit, huh?

[planetary_bonds]

Is it lonely?

[And really, that's the heart of things, isn't it? If all you have is yourself, and you've learned to work with it, then do you ever feel alone?

Or is it just something you miss, even without knowing what it is? (Or when you do know what it is, and the absence aches terribly.)]

[braidedwonder]

It can be.

But it's also nice to not need to rely on people a lot of the time. Cuts down on how often you can be disappointed and stuff like that.

[planetary_bonds]

It sounds easier.

[In other words, it's not the answer Yusei expected, but he can understand it. Somehow.

Maybe because the environment he grew up in encouraged that kind of thinking. Maybe if he hadn't grown up in Martha's orphanage...

Maybe.]

But I'm not entirely sure if it's worth it. Probably because I've already tasted the forbidden fruit, as it were.

[He could never really let go of his bonds, in the end. It's just who he is, what he was named for.

That's one part of his father's legacy he can't bring himself to regret, really.]

[braidedwonder]

Yeah, been there too.

If you choose the right people then it's not the worst.

Just be careful about it, I guess.

[planetary_bonds]

It's not bad advice. Too bad, though. I've always been a little too reckless.

[braidedwonder]

That must be a common thing, then.

Cause I like to live a little dangerously too.

[planetary_bonds]

I think we'll get along just fine, then.

The name's Yusei, by the way. Don't think I introduced myself properly before.

[braidedwonder]

Yusei, got it.

I tend to get along with most people, so hopefully that stays true.

[planetary_bonds]

You'd be surprised at how hard it is for people to do that.

But, well met. I look forward to seeing your work.

[quevalry]

I meeeeean... I gueessss?

Winning against cheaters without cheating would be the best.

[braidedwonder]

There's a fair chance that I have and no one told me as much.

I dunno, I don't really ask I just take the win and the credits.

Sorry I died for a few days!

[quintessent]

[She bends to the side, trying to get a good look at what he's rooting around for (and the movement tilting her enough so that she's now floating at an angle). The frayed wire is produced and Allura's eyes widen,]

Incredible, that something so small could cause such a big problem. [It made her appreciate all of the expertise that went into making her ship from back home.]

Will it be easy to fix?

[quevalry]

Yeah, that's a good point. There's no real reason for you to stick around.

Maybe we can play a friendly game one day.

[braidedwonder]

I'd be down.

Just let me know when and where!