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

[indy_wannabe]

Probably best to leave it to the pros then. In matters of life and death like this, if you don't know what you're doing you can do more harm than good.

[ladyofluminosity]

But I want to help.

[indy_wannabe]

That's what we're doing. Repairs are vital to the towers, just imagine what would happen if a major earthquake knocked them over.

[ladyofluminosity]

...I can't do anything like that. I can't really do anything.

[indy_wannabe]

You could hold this in place so I can nail it in.

[ladyofluminosity]

[That wasn't what she had in mind. She sighs loudly, putting her hand there.]

[indy_wannabe]

[And Ezreal sets to work]

I get you want to do grand things, but you need to know what you're doing. There's not a huge margin for error with a lot of these things. And sometimes you have to do menial stuff because it's important and you're available to get it done.

[ladyofluminosity]

I just feel useless right now. All these years in school, studying, and I feel so out of my depth.

[Pause. Why was she telling him this all of a sudden? She hardly knew him.]

Sorry, you don't need any of this right now. Forget I said anything.

[indy_wannabe]

Hate to break it to you Lux, but noble school's pretty goddamn useless.

[ladyofluminosity]

[Both Lux and Camille somehow give him the same affronted look.]

What do you mean by that?

[Camille has something to say about that too.]

[indy_wannabe]

That out of depth feeling you have right now? Yeah. That's 'cause your school was useless.

[ladyofluminosity]

[And both of them huff.]

That's rude! I'll have you know that I've learned plenty of useful things in the classroom!

[indy_wannabe]

Like?

[ladyofluminosity]

Being diplomatic.

[She could have slapped him for that previous comment, but nope. SCHOOL SAVES THE DAY.]

[indy_wannabe]

Like I said. Useless.

[ladyofluminosity]

Says you.

[Lux Crownguard: Master Diplomat.]

[indy_wannabe]

Well, if you can talk those plates back into place, please by all means go ahead. Otherwise I'm gonna need you to hold them so I can rivet them back in.

[ladyofluminosity]

[She gives him a dry look, then puts her hands back on the board.

After what feels like a long silence for her (spoilers: it's not).]

Can you show me how to do that?

[indy_wannabe]

Sure if you want, it's not that hard really.

[ladyofluminosity]

I want to try.

[Yeah, it's a big deal for her, apparently.]

[indy_wannabe]

...all right. This is pretty easy, but it requires some precision. I'll hold the plate, take the rivet gun and align it over these areas. Try to be as precise as you can, then pull the trigger. Be careful, there's a bit of a kick.

[ladyofluminosity]

That doesn't sound too hard.

[She takes the rivet gun. Wow, this thing was heavy, she wasn't quite expecting that. Okay, line it up and pull the trigger, that's pretty simple right?

Camille slinks over, watching tentatively from behind Ezreal's shoulder, as if something might possibly blow up. Still, it was like a train wreck, she couldn't look away.]

Like this?

[She pulls the trigger. Right, kick back. She reels back from it and almost drops the rivet gun in surprise. Camille nearly jumps out of her skin and lets out a disgruntled noise.]

[indy_wannabe]

[Ez chuckles]

More or less. Next time try to hold it steadier.

[ladyofluminosity]

[Camille clears her throat behind her tail. Certainly that terribly undignified noise didn't come from her.]

I was holding it steady!

[indy_wannabe]

[snrk]

Well, fourteen more to go.