The Kludge's Guide to the Universe | Dangershop, Wednesday Afternoon (Week 6)

[theharperisgood.livejournal.com]

Harper tapped a control and the virtual workshop expanded in size.

"Now, when you're a mechanical genius like myself," he said without any trace of false modesty. "You'll often be asked to create physics defying contraptions on the fly. Often with parts that are, well, junk. Turning trash into treasure is perhaps your most valuable survival skill. Your job today is to take the parts in this room and create something that might help you survive. No weapons."

[ooc: OCD threads coming up]
[Workshop Info]

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Tinker (Kludge - Wk6)

[theharperisgood.livejournal.com]

Parts are handwavey, but the more advanced a part is the more likely it is to be broken in some manner.

Be creative.

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[whitedeathpod.livejournal.com]

For the longest time, John just sits and thinks.

And then, eureka! He grabs a piece of rope and ties one end to himself and one end to Harper.

"You're smart. I stay close to you, I get out alive."

Okay, that's not his real invention but he wants to see what Harper does.

Re: Tinker (Kludge - Wk6)

[theharperisgood.livejournal.com]

Harper stared at John. "Has anyone ever suggested you need professional help?"

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[whitedeathpod.livejournal.com]

"Not lately," John says and tugs the rope a little. "But, c'mon, it's the buddy system!"

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[theharperisgood.livejournal.com]

"You worry me John, really you do."

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[whitedeathpod.livejournal.com]

John smiles because he thinks that's some kind of compliment. "Seriously, if you, like, fell off a cliff and I was tied to you, I could save you!"

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[theharperisgood.livejournal.com]

"Right."

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[whitedeathpod.livejournal.com]

"You don't think I could?"

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[theharperisgood.livejournal.com]

"I think you'd try."

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[whitedeathpod.livejournal.com]

"Yep!" And he tugs on the rope again. "But hey, if I failed, we'd go down together!"

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[theharperisgood.livejournal.com]

"...did you just come on to me?"

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[apocalypsesoon.livejournal.com]

No weapons? But everything could be used as a weapon.

John sits and nearly falls asleep abotu 3 times thinks, absently playing with his multitool you all have dirty, dirty minds.

*snooooore*

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[can_be_more]

Aeryn's got a pesky problem of not having been prepared for things like this. Tinkering is tech work, she's trained to take what she needs rather than build it, and basically she's clueless.

She wonders if she can find a sharp piece of metal and say it's a makeshift weapon. And the sad thing is, she listened to the lecture.

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[cameronmitchell.livejournal.com]

After a whole five minutes of thinking, Cameron needs a break. Looking around, he notices Aeryn nearby. "I've got nothing. How about you?" he asks.

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[can_be_more]

Aeryn holds up a broken piece of metal. "I have a shiv."

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[cameronmitchell.livejournal.com]

"I think that falls under the weapons category," Cameron points out.

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[can_be_more]

"Yes, but a weapon's the most useful thing you can have," she insists.

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[cameronmitchell.livejournal.com]

"What if you're locked in a building with no one to fight and a bomb about to go off?" Cameron says. "A weapon's not going to help you disarm it." Not that he knows what is going to disarm the bomb. Probably Sam.

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[can_be_more]

"That depends on the type of explosive and whether or not wires need to be cut," she points out, holding up the piece of metal perfect for cutting. "Though really, at that point your objective should be to get out of the building, and unless you know there's no one there, you should still be armed."

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[cameronmitchell.livejournal.com]

"True," Cameron sighs and looks over at Harper. "Do you think he'll buy it if I plead not being a mechanical genius and that I'll make sure to keep one handy while on missions?"

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[can_be_more]

"No. Especially since you're arguing against weapons and your mechanical genius may already be dead."

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[cameronmitchell.livejournal.com]

"I'm not arguing against weapons. I'm in favour of weapons, it's just that Harper said we can't make any," he shrugged.

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[bruiser-in-pink.livejournal.com]

After poking through all of the parts and junk for a while, Molly finally gets an idea and starts collecting bits of wire.

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[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

Sam was halfway through the assignment before she remembered she wasn't supposed to be making a weapon. Darn it.

This would take a bit more thought.

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[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

"I'm not sure what half of these things actually were to begin with," admitted Elizabeth, looking around at the parts hopelessly. "This is why we put up with Rodney."