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Post by fiona on Jun 3, 2012 23:42:52 GMT -5
Location: Shopping Center
(OOC: Takes place March 13, 2521 around 2:15pm. Mostly Fiona and Aven, but other stragglers can pop in too if they want to.)
Great! Just great! Fio had only had this stupid generator repaired a week ago and it was acting up yet again! She'd gotten through lunch at one location, and now she was going to have to cancel on the second because of this stupid thing.
Fio stood outside the truck, the generator sitting beside it. Her hands at her hips, she kicked the generator in hopes that maybe it would start. Nope. Nadda. "I just don't believe this..." Fio proceeded to kick the generator a couple more times just out of frustration.
Her Biometal, however, was currently in her pouch. Model Fi sighed a bit. "Fio, it ain't the generator's fault. Please don't beat it up. Elec's gonna have a cow if he finds out ya kicked it."
With one final kick, Fio finally stopped kicking the stupid thing. "Fi, really.. Now isn't the time for that. Unless you somehow have your twin's knowledge on generators and know how to get this thing working again, I don't want to hear it. I'm losing out on sales, and I can't afford for this thing to keep breaking. I'm not gonna make rent at this rate."
Her fellow co-workers had already gone home for the day, knowing the truck wasn't going to be working for the next location. Just a couple hours pay to them, sure. But it was even more EC Fio wasn't going to be getting.
"Fio.. just relax fer the love o' Asimov. Takin' it out on the generator ain't gonna fix it. I toldja t' take the thin' t' a professional, 'n ya went with the cheapest guy ya could find."
Ignoring her Biometal, Fio stared at the generator. Hopefully some form of help would arrive before long. She really didn't want to call that shoddy repair guy a second time this month.
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Post by Aven Phare & Model Q on Jun 3, 2012 23:56:35 GMT -5
At times like these, Aven seriously wanted to ban Julianne from the kitchen. Her latest cooking experiment hadn't... gone so well, and he had lost a few of his tools from the resulting mess that had followed. Oh well, he had just kindly told her he could buy some new ones, and had gone off to the shopping mall.
"You sure you hadn't wanted to stay home, Q?" he asked the tiny Biometal in his pocket. "Jw is usually happy to spend time with you."
"Uh huh... b-but I just..." Aven blinked, but Q didn't say anything more. Instead, Q had turned in another direction.
"Aven... th-there's a Biometal nearby. A familiar one, but one I haven't met yet..."
Another one? What was this, "Reunite with all of Q's Relatives" Year or something? Either way, Aven glanced over in that direction, looking at everyone that was over there. "Can you tell where it's coming from?"
"Uh huh. It's near that angry lady near the truck."
Well. Aven stared at the obviously damaged object that was sitting near it, and then at the woman, and then approached her, trying not to get too close incase she flipped out on him or something.
"Are you okay? Do you need some help?"
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Post by Proto Man Kai on Jun 4, 2012 2:08:09 GMT -5
(OOC: Do either of you two mind this certain strangler?)
One 26 year old male was passing by the commotion going on. He was wearing a long sleeved red shirt, grey pants, red shoes, a long yellow scarf, and a pair of goggles resting on the top of his head. His black and red edged hair was somewhat neck length minus the bangs that only reached his eyebrows. He had some sort of board looking thing on his back...a jet rocket board at the very least, that he was holding over one shoulder with his right arm, while on his left shoulder there was a normal backpack there. He had red eyes which was pretty much as uncommon as his hair color was in terms of humanoids, and a pretty young looking face. It was his height that pretty much showed his age when combined with his face, at about 6 feet tall.
He noticed and heard a girl kicking what looked like a generator of some kind next to a truck. Maybe he could help that girl. She was obviously having trouble with it. He blinked though as he noticed Aven coming over to help her. Huh, what an odd coincidence. He wasn't expecting to run into Aven today. Or Quint for that matter. Nor is he really expecting to meet with any other biometal that would have to do with his own biometal's past at all.
Proto/Pm didn't feel like warning Kai about the other biometal presence yet. No reason to anyways. Proto just kept quiet.
Kai himself proceeded to slowly approach the two from behind Aven. He stopped about a couple of feet away and stayed quiet, wanting to hear the girl's possible response to Aven, and see if there was some way he could help as well or if Aven wouldn't need any help fixing this problem. After all, the boy was a good mechanic in Kai's own opinion of him. A shame he couldn't fix his (Aven's) own girlfriend's abilities as a cook though. Then again, Mechanics can't fix everything.
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Post by fiona on Jun 4, 2012 6:45:48 GMT -5
Fio continued to stare at the generator, panting a little from all the kicking she'd done. Yeah, she felt a little better now that she'd worked it out of her system. But it wasn't going to make up for lost finances though.. She sighed a bit, crossing her arms. "Guess I'm gonna have to call the repair man again."
She wasn't! Model Fi squirmed in her pouch a little, not going anywhere with it closed shut. "Fio, don't. Ya know if ya call 'im, it's just gonna happen again. Mah twin knows a thin' 'r two 'bout generators. Maybe he can tell ya wha' t' d'. Let's just load the generator int' the back 'n w-..." He stopped himself as Aven and Kai came closer. Sure, he couldn't see them, but he could sure as heck sense their Biometals. "...There's two Biometals headin' straigh' this way. Careful."
"Last time you said that, it turned out to be your own twin brother."
"....Point taken. Just be careful, alrigh'."
Fi could sense the Biometals, but that didn't tell Fio exactly where they were. But if there were two of them, and two guys heading her way, did that make them Mega Men? Best to see what they want first. Though the one with the goggles was the first to speak up, asking if she'd needed help.
"Yeah.. I'm alright. My generator won't start at all. I was supposed to start serving food here almost a half hour ago, but I had to cancel because of this thing.. I only had it looked at last week." She leaned against the van. Yes, her food truck is a van, just like all the other food trucks. Don't ask me why they're called food trucks when they're all vans. Maybe this guy had a better idea of what she could do instead of taking it to the same guy again?
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Post by Aven Phare & Model Q on Jun 4, 2012 21:48:34 GMT -5
GEEZ KEN. ASK BEFORE JUMPING INTO PEOPLE'S TOPICS, GOD. /jkjkjk...maybenot? **shot**
Aven didn't stop too far away from her, though he noticed that she at least stopped kicking that generator. She seemed to be talking to someone, but there was no one there. Perhaps that was the Biometal that she had been speaking to? Eh. Either way, Q immediately became quiet and shy, but not before murmuring that Pm and Kai were nearby and that the other Biometal felt familiar.
"Really? If you only had it looked at last week, whoever did it must have done a right shoddy job." He paused, and then glanced at the generator. Anyone could tell he was itching to get his hands on it.
"...Do you mind if I take a look at it? I do this sort of thing for a living, normally." He could probably just treat it like a normal job, if she let him.
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Post by Proto Man Kai on Jun 5, 2012 0:02:29 GMT -5
WELL THE OOC SAID STRAGGLERS WERE WELCOME TO JOIN IN SO I THOUGHT IT WAS OKAY I'M SORRY ;A;
I also realized I typed in Strangler on my last post instead of straggler >A<;
Kai THE ONLY ONE ACTUALLY WEARING GOGGLES/kidding just stood behind Aven quietly as he watched him offer helping out this girl with this food van/truck/transportation. Kinda sucks though, having to cancel a job because of a generator that wouldn't work. He walked closer and stood next to Aven. If Aven needed a little bit of extra help...like an extra set of eyes, hands, or some help moving the generator somewhere else (if needed), or needed some new or extra part or tool, he'd help out however he could. He slowly set his backpack and his board down, and crossed his arms as he waited and watched. Insert some fifth sentence here to complete the posting requirement.
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Post by fiona on Jun 5, 2012 7:37:52 GMT -5
Heck kinda post was that, Ken?
Model Fi had to laugh a bit when Aven said the repair guy had done a shoddy job. "See, Fio? I toldja not t' go fer the cheapest guy on the market!"
Fio made a face at her pouch for a moment, then turned to look at Aven. "Yeah.. I just can't afford an expensive repair job, and he was willing to go for half the price of what the other guys had been saying. Last time I make that mistake, huh..? Oh! I never really did introduce myself, did I? My name's Fiona, but everyone calls me Fio." She extended her hand to him to shake his hand.
He wanted to look at the generator? "Be my guest. I don't see a problem with taking a gander at it. Though if you can find what's wrong with it and fix it, that would be spectacular. I'll even make something for you for free if you can fix it."
Though there was one thing that was kinda bother Model Fi. Those two Biometals he was sensing. One who wasn't talking as well as his Biomatch and the one that was being very quiet as he spoke. A shy one? In any case.. it wasn't just Model Q that felt Fi was familar. Model Fi couldn't help but feel that Biometal was familiar too. "Hey.. Y'alrigh' over there?"
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Post by Aven Phare & Model Q on Jun 5, 2012 19:53:19 GMT -5
It's a Kenpost, obviously, Erin. xD You expected anything else?
Even Aven couldn't help but chuckle a bit as the Biometal told the woman about the shoddy job. Cheapest guy on the market...? Oh boy. Mental note, not charge the woman so much if she turned out to be poor.
"Probably a good idea... usually it's the ones that ask for average prices, and not super cheap or super expensive, that are the best ones for the job. At least that's what I've heard." He smiled, and shook her hand. "Aven Phare, nice to meet you."
Aven turned back to the generator. Hm, it's been a bit of time since he worked on a generator, but... maybe he could see what the actual problem was. "Ah, thanks. I offered, so I'd feel bad asking for EC, anyways."
He began to take a look at it. Sorry Kai, but he gets a little too far into it, even if he did notice your presence beside him. Meanwhile, Model Q poked himself out of Aven's pocket, and squeaked when Fi addressed him.
"Y-Yeah... wh-who are y-you? I kn-know your v-voice..."
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Post by Proto Man Kai on Jun 5, 2012 20:35:20 GMT -5
Kai also couldn't resist a small smirk at that biometal's comments. Nothing wrong with wanting to try and save a bit of money, but if the quality isn't any good...well yeah.
Hmm...So that's who's with this girl huh? Proto thought to himself. Well, that makes another one here now. Five Light Brothers all here. Heh. Soon it will be one giant family reunion in this city. I'll just stay quiet for now.
Kai didn't want to interrupt Aven from helping out this girl either. And obviously one who was better at food than Julianne was. He just stayed quiet and watched Aven work his magic on the thing.
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Post by fiona on Jun 5, 2012 21:30:04 GMT -5
Fio blinked a bit. "W-What? What's so funny..?" Wait.. was it possible that he'd been laughing at what Model Fi had said? Her Biometal had said there were Biometals nearby. He'd meant this guy and the silent one, hadn't he?
"I'm starting to think that's what I should've done to begin with. Shell out a little more EC just to make sure the job was done right. And now here I am looking at spending more than I would have if I'd just gone with someone else. Should've known that bargain was too good to be true.. Guess I know where I'm not doing business again, huh?" Fio shook Aven's hand, smiling at the younger guy. "Nice to meet you too~."
Sure, the repair man had blamed the cause on the spark plug and wanted to have that replaced, but if it was acting up just like it had last week, had it really been the spark plug after all? Further inspection would've shown the wear and tear on the piston.
"You're sure? I'll pay you if you want me to, but.. I'll still offer the food. It's the least I can do to thank you for taking a look at my generator for me. Of course.. we'd have to get the generator working first. I can't operate the stove or anything without it."
Huh..? Was that.. a Biometal in Aven's pocket..? "You.. You have one too...?" Fio opened the clasp holding her pouch closed. It was safe.. right?
Model Fi was so glad when Fio opened up the pouch. He peeked out a bit himself, noticing the little Biometal peeking out of Aven's pocket as well. He looked so familiar.. he sounded so familiar.. he was just familiar period! But Fi couldn't remember..!
"I'm Biometal Model Fi, though.. I used t' be Fire Man. Ya.. ya seem so familiar t' me t'... What's yer name..?" Maybe if he had a name it'd help him remember a little.
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Post by Aven Phare & Model Q on Jun 5, 2012 21:38:51 GMT -5
Aven then sweatdropped a bit, remembering that he hadn't revealed himself as a Biomatch just yet. Oh, right.
"Oh, uh... what he said. Your Biometal," Aven took a shot in the dark, hoping that she wouldn't think that he was crazy. She seemed like a fairly nice woman, too. "Heh, yeah. It might seem more expensive up front, but it could save you money in the long run."
He took a look at the generator, glancing at the parts inside it. Hm... there seemed to be quite a bit of wear and tear on the piston.
"Hey, Fio?" He gestured her over, and pointed to the piston. "Here's a problem. There's an incredible amount of wear and tear on this piston that could not have happened in only a couple of weeks. Likely it's been building up since this generator was first used."
Aven glanced around at the brand new tools that he had just bought, and grabbed a few of them and began to work on that generator. Man... whoever had come up with these generators was a genius.
"I can probably use some of these supplies to toughen it up and get it working again, actually."
Oh, she had noticed Model Q. Aven blinked at the chibimetal, and then nodded. "Yeah, he likes to stick around me."
Q squeaked, and shrank back in a bit, even though he could obviously still be seen. "Um... h-hi. I-I'm M-Model Q... o-or Q-Quint... y-you s-seem f-familiar..." But it didn't ring any bells for the chibimetal, unfortunately.
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Post by Proto Man Kai on Jun 5, 2012 22:07:49 GMT -5
Kai let out a small snort in amusement when Aven had to then explain he laughed at the biometal's comments.
The piston was the trouble huh? Kai walked a bit closer and set his bag and a distinctive red and white colored jet rocket board down as he crouched on his knees to get a better look at the piston.
"I could probably run by a store and get a few replacement parts or something if you want, Aven," Kai said to the boy.
Proto just stayed silent as he listened in on Quint and Fire's conversation. Like he didn't do this enough back in 20XX
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Post by fiona on Jun 5, 2012 22:37:02 GMT -5
So he could hear her Biometal after all. Yep. This had to have been one of the guys Fi had been talking about before. But what about the other Biometal? Why wasn't it saying anything? "Yeah, I suppose so. I'll do that if this ever happens again."
Fio kept watch over Aven as he looked at the generator, leaning back against the van. She really hoped that whatever was wrong was just an easy fix and that the problem wouldn't occur again. She couldn't afford to keep cancelling like this just because her generator didn't feel like working. There were days she didn't feel like working, but that didn't give her the excuse to not work! If that generator had been a worker of hers, she would've fired them already...
"Huh?" She walked over to Aven, crouching down a bit as he pointed out what the problem was. The piston? Oh dear.. "So that's what's causing the problem. Great.. I can only imagine how much that's going to cost me. Would it be easier if I just bought a brand new generator?"
But.. he could fix it! Or at least.. temporarily fix it. Just as long as it worked for a little while while she searched for either a new generator or a replacement for the worn down piston. "You can? Oh, thank you! As soon as you get it up and running, lemme know what you want and I'll make it for you. Though.. I can only make what I have on the menu today, but I'll do my best."
Fio smiled a bit as she looked at Aven's Biometal. The little guy just sounded so adorable~. "Aww.. He's a cute little guy, isn't he?"
Quint..?! This was Quint?! While the memories of him were very scarce, the memory of a brother named Quint still existed deep in the recesses of his memory. He hovered out of the pouch and floated over to Aven's pocket.
"Quint.. I.. I remember ya. Barely, but.. I remember.. Yer mah brother.. the one I used t' cuddle a lot." Though thanks to Elec, he also remembered that Quint had come from the future. But even then.. what made him time travel anyway?
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Post by Aven Phare & Model Q on Jun 5, 2012 22:45:37 GMT -5
Aven busied himself with working on the generator itself, in hopes of fixing that piston or at least getting it working long enough for her to do a more permanent replacement. He couldn't just run over to the local mechanic store and buy a new piston, after all. That wouldn't work at all!
"Yeah, looks like it. See how loose it is?" He manually demonstrated it to show her, before continuing on fixing it. "I don't think you need to scrap the whole generator; odds are that you'll be able to find a piston somewhere of about the same size so you can just get it replaced."
He did pause a little at that. "That won't change it other parts start to fail. I can't tell you right now what would be cheaper - replacement parts or buying a brand new one - because I don't know right now myself."
He grinned up at her. "No problem, it should take just a little bit more." Kai finally spoke up, and Aven glanced up at him. "I think that's up to Fio here, actually."
He then buried himself in his work. Model Q, meanwhile, slowly came out a little bit as Fi moved up to him, looking curiously at this Biometal. "B-But... wh-why would you c-cuddle m-me...?" But this was his brother. Yay! Though asking Quint about the future thing would net Fi no answers.
Of course then Fio said that he was a cute little guy, and Q let out an embarrassed whine. "I-I am n-not cute!"
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Post by Proto Man Kai on Jun 5, 2012 22:57:18 GMT -5
Kai nodded to Aven's answer. He gave a smile to Fiona as he spoke. "I'm a friend of Aven's. I wouldn't mind running to the store and getting a few new parts for this thing. If you're okay and all that is."
Silent Proto Man remains silent.
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