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Tweak says, "Do you have to let it linger?"

Ton Phanan (wraith_7) wrote in marinanova,
@ 2017-02-14 10:20:00

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spencer reid, ton phanan

Day 415 | Video | Closed to Reid
Hypothetically, if, as a hypothetical prank, could they get a smart person to help them build a remote controlled glider for a toy Ewok to make it fly all over the dome? [Like the Ewok toy he is brandishing at the screen right now, for example.]

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	thisiscalm 2017-02-14 03:31 pm UTC (link)
	[ Well. This is a surprise. A pleasant one, which is even more surprising. ] Depends. Does the hypothetical person in question also have a degree in engineering? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	wraith_7 2017-02-14 03:34 pm UTC (link)
	No, that's where you come in. I just supply the Ewok and the enthusiasm. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thisiscalm 2017-02-14 03:36 pm UTC (link)
	In that case, I don't see how much of a choice I have. [ This is a yes please. ] Where and when? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	wraith_7 2017-02-14 03:38 pm UTC (link)
	Education center. They have a wood shop classroom. I know because I am already there. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thisiscalm 2017-02-14 03:54 pm UTC (link)
	On my way. [ He could quite frankly use the distraction and although he and Ton aren't as friendly as they once were, he has a sneaking suspicion that he's not being called for no reason. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	wraith_7 2017-02-14 03:58 pm UTC (link)
	[You get over here and renew this friendship! Also he's making a mess of this glider. At the moment it looks exactly like a pile of sticks, which is what it is.] Also if we can add an option to drop water balloons on people that would be great. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thisiscalm 2017-02-14 04:04 pm UTC (link)
	[ What is this disaster. ] From the way it looks now, you're lucky if you can get it in the air without crashing. Do you have a design at least? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	wraith_7 2017-02-14 05:20 pm UTC (link)
	I'm more of a big picturen sort of person when it comes to these things. [So no, no design.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thisiscalm 2017-02-14 05:28 pm UTC (link)
	[ Oh my God. ] Okay, well. Uhm. We should start there. [ Pulling out a notebook from his bag, flipping through a good 4/5ths of the pages before finding a blank one. ] How heavy a load are you looking for it to be able to carry? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	wraith_7 2017-02-15 01:40 pm UTC (link)
	[He obediently passes over the stuffed animal for inspection. You'll never get him to admit it but he's deliberately underprepared here. He could probably manage this himself to be honest but that's not the point.] The weight of one Ewok plus any necessary projectiles. If we can make it remote operated I'm highly qualified to pilot it. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

thisiscalm
2017-02-19 05:37 pm UTC (link)

[ Yeah, he suspects Ton is downplaying how much help he actually needs, but honesty Reid could do with a problem he's actually capable of solving. He takes the stuffed Ewok, making an estimate of the weight and then adding an extra pound or two. Math is happening. ]

That shouldn't be much of a problem. I mean, it's pretty far from my expertise but I should be able to construct something flight-worthy.

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	wraith_7 2017-02-20 01:20 pm UTC (link)
	[See? It's a nice moment. He won't interrupt the math. Well actually yes he will.] In that case I am here to take building instructions. I'll resume command once it's time for flying stuff. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thisiscalm 2017-02-24 10:30 am UTC (link)
	[ That's fine, he can math and talk at the same time. Sort of. ] So if I help you with this, does that grant me prank immunity? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	wraith_7 2017-02-24 03:56 pm UTC (link)
	Assistants are always immune from the prank they assist wth. [But only that particular one.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thisiscalm 2017-02-26 01:50 pm UTC (link)
	[ Yeah, he figured that might be the case. ] That's a relief to hear. Now I don't have to design a backdoor self destruct mechanism. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	wraith_7 2017-02-26 02:29 pm UTC (link)
	You never know, we might need it. What if someone tries to steal this technology? We can't have it fall into the wrong hands. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thisiscalm 2017-02-26 05:35 pm UTC (link)
	Good point. Self destruct mechanism it is. [ He sketches in just that. His handwriting is pretty bad and his drawings aren't much better but it's serviceable. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

wraith_7
2017-02-27 01:58 pm UTC (link)

[He's not one to critique, and not just because he's busy playing with Kettch the Ewok. As long as it gets the job done he's fine with it. And since he remembers you're a Star Wars fanboy you get a few tales of the Ewok's adventures while they work.] This guy had been pulling pranks on Wraith Squadron for weeks before I got here. No idea whose behind it but he ends up in far too many cockpits and lockers than you'd expect. Wedge got annoyed with it and someone hacked his X-wing comm system to sound like an Ewok. Or one that can speak Basic anyway.

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	thisiscalm 2017-03-07 06:08 am UTC (link)
	[ Do you have any idea how much he needed this? Geekery on multiple levels, when was the last time he got to do that? He fiddles away with the math and the physics, adjusting things as he goes. ] You know, as different as we are, that sounds a lot like the kind of stuff that happens back at the office. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	wraith_7 2017-03-07 10:04 am UTC (link)
	[He can't even pretend this is all for Reid's benefit, either. It's nice to have some bro time.] Please elaborate so I can steal any particularly good ideas. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thisiscalm 2017-03-08 09:10 am UTC (link)
	[ He wrinkles his nose. It's not that he doesn't want to say, but rather... well. ] It's a bit hard to explain, since you don't know the people involved. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	wraith_7 2017-03-08 10:17 am UTC (link)
	Fair enough. [Please assume he's working away semi-seriously all this time.] Do you ever miss it? Home? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

thisiscalm
2017-03-09 05:29 am UTC (link)

[ There's a pause. A few months back, he tried to tell himself that he didn't. Things were good, he had Kitty, he had friends and purpose and then he woke up with a year and a half extra worth of memories and realised that he'd been lying to himself. The good things had been good, of course, but it hadn't been nearly enough. It wasn't Maeve dying that wrecked him in the end - it was knowing he doesn't belong here. ]

All the time. Constantly.

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	wraith_7 2017-03-09 09:19 am UTC (link)
	[He nods, fiddling with his Ewok contraption.] Me too. Don't get me wrong, being here has been a lot better for me in the long run and I wouldn't trade any of the friends I've got here. [Or, you know, his wine but that goes without saying.] But it's hard not to miss the people back home. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thisiscalm 2017-03-11 04:03 pm UTC (link)
	You never think about what you lose until you do, huh? Not just the people but... everything. Everything you know. There are jokes I can never tell anymore because there isn't a single person here who'd understand them. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	wraith_7 2017-03-11 10:56 pm UTC (link)
	I get that. Or even just slightly different bits of technology here. Every now and then I miss something I'm used to and it's weird. Ever notice that? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thisiscalm 2017-03-13 06:36 am UTC (link)
	Oh yeah. I try not to think about it, because if I do that's the only thing I can think about. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	wraith_7 2017-03-14 09:34 am UTC (link)
	Well this conversation has gotten depressing. Come on, let's get this Ewok airborne. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thisiscalm 2017-03-15 06:01 am UTC (link)
	[ This is what he does, apparently. No wonder he has no friends. ] Good idea. I think I got the construction more or less figured out. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	wraith_7 2017-03-15 08:54 am UTC (link)
	[Awww, he has a friend! They're building an Ewok attack vehicle together.] Then let's get this thing in the air! (Reply to this) (Parent)

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