August Jobs!

[terminalmods]

Greetings, Citizens of Terminal Tokyo! This is your local Trailmon Job Agency doing its monthly rounds! We've a lot of jobs to fill and more people than normal. Hope none o' you youngins were out here for a vacation! Man-- I remember the good old days of running free, yes ma'am. Now my gears are all rustin' and it's a hard to get on chuggin'-- but never you mind all that!

Since there's a lot of new folk around here I best get'ta explaining, yeah? Beginning of the month or so we post a bunch of jobs. We Trailmon spend a while setting 'em all up nice and organized for you lot.

All ya gotta do is sign up to do it. Remember there's limited spaces for each, so don't be riding the slow'mon about it!

[[OOC MECHANICS: This is how it will work (we'll be doing it similar to gargleblasted). Each number needed will be listed and it's first come first serve. Each character is allowed ONE (1) job, so please don't go signing up for more than that.

To get the job all you have to do is respond! SIGN UPS CAN BE FOUND HERE! Please respond with the CHARACTER JOURNAL of the character you wish to sign up with!

This is where all interactions will be taking place. There is a section for each job, and you will be allowed to set up further things as you like in terms of dates and times and who you will talk to.]]

Comments

[trainsurdragons]

Mm..?

[Hiccup pauses in his own cleaning to glance at Wheeljack, before looking down at his leg with a small shrug.]

No, my uh....a good friend of mine, Gobber, made it. He taught me everything I know about building things.

[The boy says this with a clear fondness in his tone. It's obvious he's talking about someone he deeply cares for.]

[wheeljackofalltrades]

[He listens, catching the expression on Hiccup's face. He's seen that look before. It's the way all of Team Prime looked to Optimus. And...well, maybe him to someone just as close. Once. Briefly.]

No kiddin'. Seems a shame, the state it's in now.


...

[He finishes cleaning the glass, shutting the door of the ice cream area before shaking his hands to get the feeling back in them.]

Bit of a mechanic, myself. Built my own ship and everythin'.

[Although the time period of Hiccup might lose the effect that has on the statement.]

[trainsurdragons]

...Really?

[To be honest, Hiccup isn't thinking about the ships Wheeljack is thinking of at all. The only ships he's ever known are viking ships, and that's definitely not what he means. Still, the boy is impressed.]

You built it all by yourself?...Without anyone else to help you?

[wheeljackofalltrades]

[Which will probably go without being addressed for a good while. At least they seem to understand each other to a point.]

Yep. Bulkhead helped, of course, but just us two.

I'm a mechanic--work a lot with machines.

[trainsurdragons]

[Bulkhead Hiccup hasn't met yet, so he better get to work on that. It won't do to not know your entire robofamily, right?]

That's pretty amazing. I guess you can say I'm...sortof like that. More of a blacksmith's apprentice, really. I've made catapults, and saddles, and prosthetics for dragons...but never anything like my leg.

[wheeljackofalltrades]

[We need a family reunion except there's no re so it's really just a 'union' party.]

...Huh.

[It's not condescending in the least. In fact, that's probably one thing Wheeljack would be impressed with.]

...

How do you feel about collaborations, kid?

[trainsurdragons]

[Someone needs to work on that, for sure.

He perks a little at the suggestion, moving on to the next table to clean it before answering.]

Collaborations?.. I don't have any problem with that. Heck, might get things done faster if you've got an extra pair of hands on the job.

[wheeljackofalltrades]

[He sees Hiccup perk up, and that there was the sign that he'd asked the right question. You can always tell a good engineer if they welcome the challenge.]

Thought so. How about we make an improved leg as a test run?


Pretty sure it could use it.

[trainsurdragons]

[After another glance down at his rusted leg Hiccup nods, pulling a chair out from beneath one of the tables so he can sit down for a minute.]

That...that sounds like a great idea, actually! I mean I wasn't sure where I was going to work, or where to get parts even.

[wheeljackofalltrades]

We'll figure somethin' out, kid. They've gotta have some kind of metal to work with here. Even on barren planets I gathered up some scrap.

As for a place...what about yours?

[trainsurdragons]

That'll work. The entire Purity apartment building, save for me and Fearless as far as I know, is empty. I don't think we'll be bothering anyone.

[wheeljackofalltrades]

Then it's settled. We'll start as soon as we get the funds, yeah?

[He walks over, ruffling Hiccups hair as he picks up the empty cups on the other tables. And maybe the not-so-empty ones.]

[trainsurdragons]

[He chuckles and nods, reaching up to smooth his hair back down after standing back up, helping Wheeljack to collect the cups and things from the tables.]

Yep! Looks like we've got a lot of ice cream scooping to do between now and the next few weeks.