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un: smithery | video
[ After the partying is done, but before our merry band catches their ship out of town, here comes a message to the group.
Jens hasn't been...shy, or anything. He's also not been social, exactly - just kind of been there in the background, working at what he's good at and completely forgetting that proper introductions are a thing in most polite societies. Maybe you noticed him around, or maybe not - in which case: eighteen or nineteen, dark hair in a messy ponytail, usually a little bit dirty in the way that implies hard work more than lack of care. Nice to meet you all. ]
Hello, I could use some - er, let me back up a bit. I'm Jens, for those of you I haven't talked to. I'm a blacksmith, and I've just been given permission to, should I say, requisition whatever I might need from one of the forges here.
[ Deep breath. He's trying to be slow and coherent! But he is nonetheless over the moon about this. ]
I haven't been here as long as - well, most of this group, so I hadn't really gotten much chance to get myself set up to work here. So this is a great chance for me to make myself useful to all of you!
As long as, you know, I can...get it all carried out of here.
If anyone has a hand to spare, I'll gladly pay you back in repair work, making something, or buying you drinks somewhere down the line, as you prefer. We'll figure something out.
Jens hasn't been...shy, or anything. He's also not been social, exactly - just kind of been there in the background, working at what he's good at and completely forgetting that proper introductions are a thing in most polite societies. Maybe you noticed him around, or maybe not - in which case: eighteen or nineteen, dark hair in a messy ponytail, usually a little bit dirty in the way that implies hard work more than lack of care. Nice to meet you all. ]
Hello, I could use some - er, let me back up a bit. I'm Jens, for those of you I haven't talked to. I'm a blacksmith, and I've just been given permission to, should I say, requisition whatever I might need from one of the forges here.
[ Deep breath. He's trying to be slow and coherent! But he is nonetheless over the moon about this. ]
I haven't been here as long as - well, most of this group, so I hadn't really gotten much chance to get myself set up to work here. So this is a great chance for me to make myself useful to all of you!
As long as, you know, I can...get it all carried out of here.
If anyone has a hand to spare, I'll gladly pay you back in repair work, making something, or buying you drinks somewhere down the line, as you prefer. We'll figure something out.
voice | un: mind your fucking business
How much help do you need? [ Does Toshi's voice sound a little breathless, a little strained? Don't worry about it. He also has no idea how much equipment is required for a forge, so. ]
I can't come right now, but I can find you someone.
[ That someone is Okita Souji, however. Toshi will try to tell him to be on his best behavior. ]
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[ Anvils. Anvils are no fun. ]
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If he starts coughing too much, make him wait outside.
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[ He doesn't actually know Souji's deal, so. ]
Are you feeling okay, Ser Hijikata?
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[ Then, sharply: ]
Oi, Souji. I know you're listening, you little shit.
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You always assume the worst of me.
[Says the man who is 100% proving him right but fuck off okay]
What do I get out of this?
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Me not sending you to the afterlife to tell Kondou-san you're refusing orders.
un: trapped in a nightmare / without any clear way out / I just want dango | video
extremely pretty and well-forgedface? It's practically glowing, Jens.]I can help! I'm really strong!
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Why is your name... like that.
[ Your user name, he means. He doesn't know all the terminology, but. He squints deeply. ]
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[Oh, right! His username!]
It's a haiku! I couldn't think of anything cool.
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[ Hijikata is quiet a moment, and then he smiles. ]
It's a little long for a name, but... I think it's sufficiently 'cool'.
[ Just wait until he finds out Izumi is short for Izuminokami Kanesada. ]
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Before he even knows you're a sword, too!]Great! Some of this is pretty heavy.
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[ Still, he's got experience having to move a forge around, what with being on duty even when Serenoa dragged his army from one end of the continent to the other. ]
But this is going to save me so much time! I was thinking I'd have to make a lot of things over again myself.
(voice)
You've been given permission to requisition whatever you might need from a forge? I hope you don't get carried away...
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But some of what I need to be any level of productive is pretty heavy.
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Ah, by the way - I did get a book that looks full of mechanical-related things! You may need to share it with someone else, however.
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voice; un: iwannahexyouup
[ As he understands it, some worlds are still communicating by bird. What a tragedy indeed. ]
Anyway, how may I help you?
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Even if I'm getting used to using it, getting myself to think about having this kind of technology on hand also takes some doing.
[ He may have been halfway to hunting down a few people in person before it occurred to him that there was a much easier method right at his fingertips.
...hm, though. Magnus has already proven to have some...unorthodox solutions to things, and that gives him ideas, too. ]
Right now, I'm still on the "heavy lifting" part of this whole matter, but...I wonder, do you have any longer term solutions to moving a lot of heavy equipment around? I've gotten used to maintaining a mobile forge the hard way, but then, I'm used to getting up when I need a drink, too.
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[ Thank whatever deities this world hasn't discovered how to social media yet. ]
And do you mean aside from me snapping my fingers to teleport it around for you? I haven't a clue. The locals are a little reluctant to lend out their cattle and wagons when they have so few, and honestly, the teleporting is quicker and more painless.
voice; un: V
Re: voice; un: V
[ Aside from the obvious criteria of "if I can't identify it, best to share with the class," of course. ]
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