fandomhigh | Build-A-Crumbler Workshop; Thursday, Fifth Period [07/11].

The new spider-walking enhancement on the traditional Crumbler had proven incredibly useful already, in making it a heck of a lot easier to get the whole damn thing over to the shop classroom for her class this session! But there it was, in all its glory, with far too many other enhancements and additional bits and pieces and helpful things to count right now, as a shining beacon of possibility.

And, in front of her on the worktable, was the smaller, more streamlined Squirrel Crumbler, which still resembled the current Crumbler as it once was.

"Hey, everyone," she greeted the class with a nod and a wave of her hand when it was time to get started, "and welcome to the Build-A-Crumbler," yes, she had to pound her her fist into her palm with that word for emphasis!, "Workshop, where we will, as you might have guessed, build a Crumbler, from the ground up! Now, you may be asking, what is a Crumbler? Well, it lifts, it chops...it crumbles! And, most importantly, it can be whatever you need it to be, because it's something that's highly adaptable, endlessly customizable, and truly unique. My own invention, of course, that's served me well throughout the years. This," she gestured toward the big Crumbler, "is a Crumbler. This," she gestured at the small one, "is also a Crumbler. These," she lifted up both her hands, and curled them into fists, "can also be Crumblers, although its' a little more burdonsome to add onto these bad boys! But the point is, beyond a certain base, a Crumbler can be a great many things, and, over the next seven weeks, I want you to build what a Crumbler means to you.

"But we'll start branching out on that the more we go on. Today? The basics. And the base! Since we're working with a lot of heavy duty tools and materials, we're going to do a quick shop safety overview, and then we'll get started on the first step to creating your own Crumbler: the base. With just simple platforms, a little reinforcement, and a set of sturdy wheels, you're building yourself a blank canvas for all your future Crumbling capabilities. We'll walk through the progress, and you can hopefully start getting ideas on how to build even more onto it in the weeks to come. But we gotta start somewhere, and today, it's in the base. So let's get started."

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Let's get ready to Cruuuuuumblllllle!!!

Prompto Argentum

Beckett Mariner

Safety first! And that means familiarizing yourself and gearing up with the proper protective equipment and a quick rundown of some of the tools you'll be using, especially the power tools, especially especially the saws! Questions are definitely welcome, because questions help lead to intact fingers and limbs!

A Crumbler built from the bottom up involves a good sturdy base and chassis! There's plenty of material to work with, from wood to metal, and Amaya will go over some of the basic structural building things to note before letting you get started on your own. The main goal to complete for the day: four wheels attached to some sort of main flat base. If you've got time to want to start adding a little more, go for it! Work in a size you're comfortable with and just go from there!

Hmmmm. On the one hand, the wood seemed a bit easier to work with than the metal, but the metal looked more fun, but ultimately, Prompto decided to do a nice mixture of both for his chassis.

And there was definitely a moment, as he wiped the sweat off his brow after taking off his welding mask and went to go fit some wheels onto the axels he'd just put in place, where he realized just how much he missed stuff like this.

Definitely needed to start tinkering more again.

He wondered what Amaya would think of guns mounted on his Crumbler...