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Tweak says, "Yo Ho! Hoist the Colors High!"

Ren Maaka (Tama) (thisdoesntsuck) wrote in sabra_la_tau,
@ 2010-07-05 19:27:00

Entry tags:

!days 140-149, allen walker, ash & pikachu, edward elric, fay d. flourite, jace beleren, kiryuu zero, ryougi shiki, sumeragi kururu, wanijima akito, {lenalee lee [1]}, {ren maaka}, {{{date masamune}}}, {{{geddoe}}}, {{{seta soujirou}}}, {{{toboe}}}

Who: Delphinus, whoever /o/
Where: Outside Delphinus
When: Day 145, evening
What: ROCKS!

[so in the morning some giant ass flying raptor hit the ceiling, dropping rocks all around Delphinus]

... what are we gonna do with those?

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	roadtothesky 2010-07-10 12:14 am UTC (link)
	It's . . . Put your hand here? If it's not bearing weight, even this motor . . . if it's just a few seconds, max output will be okay. There's something . . . (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	be_my_chum 2010-07-10 12:26 am UTC (link)
	[Frowns and places his hand on the A-T as she's directing... Closes his eyes and concentrates on his fingers as much as listening.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

roadtothesky
2010-07-10 12:38 am UTC (link)

[Guns it.

There's a high-pitched hum of protest through the frame, the squeal of gears that weren't made to handle this speed, vibrations of parts that, if they were bearing weight at all, would probably come apart under his feet. It travels down the grid, a domino effect racing in a matter of milliseconds—

Until at one point, deep in the rear wheels, it ends. It's not where the sound stops. It's where it's devoured, the power output barely nudging to life something that stirs with a knife gleam and banshee's cry, and a hunger that would eat the frail parts around it whole.]

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	be_my_chum 2010-07-10 12:42 am UTC (link)
	[An odd mix of expressions answers it, a little pale, a little flush of color across his cheeks, still but a hitch in breathing.] That bastard... (Reply to this) (Parent)

	be_my_chum 2010-07-10 12:42 am UTC (link)
	... Open it. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	roadtothesky 2010-07-10 12:52 am UTC (link)
	Mm. [Outer casing, water seal, gyroscopic stabilizer, air cushion support . . . . . . and there, deep in the wheel, a grinning death's head gear where the braking system should be.] Agito, this . . . (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	be_my_chum 2010-07-10 12:54 am UTC (link)
	... unmistakable... That's him all right. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	be_my_chum 2010-07-10 12:55 am UTC (link)
	[Leans back, a slow, wide grin dawning.] The Bloody Road Regalia. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	roadtothesky 2010-07-10 01:07 am UTC (link)
	[Touches the side of the wheel.] It . . . really is. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	be_my_chum 2010-07-10 01:18 am UTC (link)
	H.. it's not usable... Fuck, if I even got enough power to it, with A-T like this I'd wreck it and probably his body too. ... But it's there. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	roadtothesky 2010-07-10 01:32 am UTC (link)
	[Loosens a few more pieces, taking stock of the rest.] . . . poor thing. Parts like these . . . (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	be_my_chum 2010-07-10 01:39 am UTC (link)
	... It'll manage. [Watching pretty damn closely anyway.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

roadtothesky
2010-07-10 02:04 am UTC (link)

[Carefully reroutes the power feed, calibrating for his slightly uneven balance as she goes.]

. . . for now, it's best . . . if it sleeps. This resistor . . . it can dampen the response unless your power is at max.

. . . once you override it, the rest won't hold. Recoil from the brake lock . . . it's too much. If . . . see the holding pins? We can direct it there, but . . .

Even if the other parts can be reused, they'll be in pieces before your wheels touch the ground.

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	be_my_chum 2010-07-10 02:06 am UTC (link)
	So you're saying, if I ever use it as it is, make damn sure it's worth it. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	roadtothesky 2010-07-10 02:15 am UTC (link)
	[Nods.] One shot. And in that . . . three seconds until the motor burns out. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	be_my_chum 2010-07-10 02:22 am UTC (link)
	... Best case scenario at that. [It's a long moment, staring at the parts surrounding the grinning break and release system.] Yeah, no change of plans, lets see what we can do with the rest of the A-T. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	roadtothesky 2010-07-10 02:45 am UTC (link)
	[Nods, and . . . that breath of a sigh might almost have been a quiet 'I'm sorry' as she tweaks the last relay, cutting all but basic functioning from the regalia.] The rest . . . for beginner A-T, it's not so bad. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	be_my_chum 2010-07-10 12:49 pm UTC (link)
	It's just that a beginner A-T is fucking horrible... How much is safe to route from the lateral engines and put into the air cushion system? At this point, I don't give a shit about top running speed, there's no fucking straightaways around here. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	roadtothesky 2010-07-10 02:58 pm UTC (link)
	Probably . . . about 22%. And if you cut the speed . . . we can increase the sensitivity of the rear stabilizers by switching these gears, here. That way, even if the output is lower, the cornering momentum . . . you can use that to compensate. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	be_my_chum 2010-07-10 03:08 pm UTC (link)
	Lets do that then. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	roadtothesky 2010-07-10 04:56 pm UTC (link)
	Hold this piece here? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	be_my_chum 2010-07-10 05:22 pm UTC (link)
	... [Eyes it... Reaches up for the eyepatch] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	roadtothesky 2010-07-10 05:29 pm UTC (link)
	[Waits!] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	be_my_chum 2010-07-10 05:35 pm UTC (link)
	[Reaches out and squeezes her hand briefly before focusing on the A-T... Runs fingers over the parts before pressing one of the springs.] Here? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	roadtothesky 2010-07-10 06:11 pm UTC (link)
	[. . . eh?] (Reply to this) (Parent)