SEMI-OPEN 🔧 different eyes to see the same old things

[clockworksoul]

CHARACTERS: Declan and friends!
DATE: May-June
WARNINGS: Nothing yet but will edit if needed.
SUMMARY: Catchall with open and closed prompts.

Starters below! ⚙️ Feel free to hit me up at exposition or expositionavenue#0683 if you want something specific. ⚙️ 3.1 Questboard ⚙️ 4.1 Questboard

Comments

dusts this off with coffee in hand

[windsongs]

Hmm, I guess I didn't think of that. It's kind of like a whisk, or a paddle, or a hook, but cuts out needing to mix anything by hand. I know there are some out there that you can add attachments to, to make other things, but we don't need to get that elaborate.

I can show you if you're interested, though.

[ But she's not opposed to him making additions to the original model. Declan might even read her enthusiasm as an open request to trick out this waste of money sitting in front of him. ]

So I'm guessing this is something you did a lot before coming here, right? [ Hmm, she doesn't remember where he's at in terms of this life vs the one prior. Maybe she should have asked that first. ]

[clockworksoul]

[ Oh, you know he’s absolutely going to go all out. Provided he can figure out how to fix it in the first place, but after a bit of looking it over, it seems like the mixer won’t give him too much trouble. (He rolled really well.) ]

More or less! I am a watchmaker by trade, though my true passion lies in inventing. My memories of this world tell me that I’ve leaned into the latter more than the former, which suits me fine!

omg you roll in threads too? :O

[windsongs]

[ Please enable her to have the best kitchen appliances in the whole dorm. She gets to make delicious things for her suitemates (instead of eating takeout all the time), and he gets access to a variety of projects. It's a win-win situation! ]

A watchmaker? That sounds so cool! That has to be pretty tricky given all of the small parts. I've heard that kind of thing takes a lifetime to master too... you think you'll keep doing that here?

[clockworksoul]

[ You bet I do roll for threads! And I’m not kidding when I say he rolled really well for this. But yes, he loves inventing and improving on things so perhaps the more he learns about the technology of this world, the more a tricked out kitchen is in Hibiki’s future. ]

Apparently in this world, I’m something called a “robotics engineer” instead. There are still a lot of small parts involved, but the technology is much, much trickier. I find it fascinating, though!

[windsongs]

Robotics? So like, building those things with spikes and flamethrowers that fight each other wrestler-style?

[ Hibiki what? What is she even talking about? ]

[clockworksoul]

[ Oh, he knows exactly what she's talking about. ]

You mean like Botbattles? Apparently I'm a participant in this world!

[windsongs]

[ Oh my god she's living with a celebrity. ]

Seriously?! That's so cool! Do you have any of your robots here? Can I see one? What's the craziest thing you've built?

[ Oh boy. Declan, you may have just opened Pandora's box here. If he doesn't stop her, she'll just keep going. ]

[clockworksoul]

[ UNO REVERSE because he's more than happy to ramble about this stuff so they are both gonna just talk each other into oblivion. ]

If you mean the robots I use on the show, I don't. I think they're in some sort of storage facility that I don't remember how to access yet! But I do have some of my other inventions here!

[windsongs]

[ She can't hang when it comes to talking shop, but she likes seeing people get excited about their work or hobbies. ]

Oh yeah? What kind of inventions? You're gonna have to show me sometime! Maybe after we get this mixer to work.

[clockworksoul]

Never fear, you can see some of them in action while I work on the mixer!

[ He lifts a hand, and a set of four slender arms made of brass extend out of his sleeve, unfurling impossibly delicate-looking fingers. ]

These little fellows are quite handy for delicate work.