Action; in Union

[indy_wannabe]

[With the quake in the Old City, Ezreal is definitely off his Delver job. Instead, he's making use of one of his other skills - Engineering. He's aiding with the reconstruction of Union, helping shore up and repair walls and fight off Pokemon that try to make the job more difficult. Help out?]

Comments

[ladyofluminosity]

They're more concerned with actually helping people, not who is doing the helping. As far as we're told, it's us, even if we aren't the ones getting our hands dirty.

[indy_wannabe]

Right. "Helping."

[ladyofluminosity]

They are helping.

[indy_wannabe]

I'll believe it when I see it.

[ladyofluminosity]

[She frowns.]

Money still comes in for relief efforts, doesn't it?

[indy_wannabe]

The council pays worse than the Agricultural tower.

[ladyofluminosity]

There's only so much money to go around, and so many people in need. They give what they can where they can.

[indy_wannabe]

There's certainly enough money for all the council members to live in really nice houses in upper-scale towers though, I've noticed.

[ladyofluminosity]

Council members don't actually make as much as you might think. A majority of them come from older, noble families.

[indy_wannabe]

Well at any rate, good job with the rivets. I think someone's ready to learn how to use chainsaw.

[ladyofluminosity]

A chainsaw?

[indy_wannabe]

Yeah, hang on let me go get it.

[He pulls out a strange device (about twice the size, made for wood).]

We need to get a lot of these boards cut down to size, this is probably the best way to do it.

[ladyofluminosity]

[Lux looks down at it a bit sheepishly, then back up at him.]

I don't know if I'm ready for such a big responsibility...

[indy_wannabe]

C'mon! It's easy!

[ladyofluminosity]

[Except she's pretty sure this thing is actually a torture device and he's just messing with her.]

...Oh?

[indy_wannabe]

Here, I'll show you.

[He takes it over to some of the boards laid out. After doing some measurements and making a mark one one, he starts the handcrank. The device makes a truly blood-curdling grinding sound but it efficiently cuts through the board.]

[ladyofluminosity]

[And there's that absolutely undignified shriek from Camille again. She DOES NOT like that.

Lux will wince too, from the combination of both sounds.]

[indy_wannabe]

Did you wanna give it a shot?

[ladyofluminosity]

[Oh Savior, that face.]

No, thank you...?

[indy_wannabe]

[Ezreal laughs and does another board]

[ladyofluminosity]

[And more of a hiss from Camille. WHY DO YOU HAVE TO DO THE THING, EZREAL?]

Isn't there a more efficient way to do that that doesn't... sound like that?

[indy_wannabe]

Not really. Hacksaws take a long time, a lot more strenuous too.

[Board three!]

[ladyofluminosity]

But it's so loud!

[Hiiiiiiiss.]

[indy_wannabe]

Nothing's perfect. I'd rather take some noise than throw out my shoulder for half the work.

[Board four!]

[ladyofluminosity]

How many of those are left?