un: romano | text

[badlydisarmed]

Looking for a mechanic capable of fixing a prosthetic arm, altruistic introverts highly preferred, opportunistic assholes also acceptable.

Age irrelevant, but if you're a child I will comment on it.

Comments

Text; un: hound

[cantilevers]

What's your definition of a child?

[badlydisarmed]

Not old enough to legally purchase alcohol in my country.

[cantilevers]

I'm going to need something more specific. I don't know where you're from or your age-based laws.

[badlydisarmed]

Divide the average lifespan of whatever species you are by four, if you're older than that you're probably not a child.

[cantilevers]

So ten and above. Okay, my daughter has been gifted with mechanical skills and could potentially assist.

[badlydisarmed]

[Fucking hell. This is his own fault.]

Are you a human from the 1900s?

[cantilevers]

I'm a human, but that's not our calendar date, no. That isn't going to be a problem, is it?

[He does, honestly, mean well.]

[badlydisarmed]

Why is your life-expectancy 40?

[This is a question he knows he'll regret asking, he just can't stop himself.]

[cantilevers]

That list is incredibly long. I'll just say our living and working conditions could use improvement.

un: piltoversfinest

[clavesregni]

Your daughter may have a gift for mechanical skills, but I wouldn't trust her with a paperclip, much less a stranger's prosthetic arm.

[cantilevers]

That's your opinion, and I respect it. However, I have mine.

[badlydisarmed]

I would like more information on this conflict.

[cantilevers]

Not publicly.

[badlydisarmed]

Why not? If it's public no one can accuse you of subterfuge.

[cantilevers]

My daughter earns her reputation on her own merits, not be words spoken by myself or others.

[badlydisarmed]

The words being spoken are because of her reputation, aren't they?

[cantilevers]

If we believed everyone's reputations, we'd all be damned.

[badlydisarmed]

"My daughter earns her reputation, but also you shouldn't believe the reputation she's earned."

[cantilevers]

I won't speak against her. I came only to potentially offer her skills if she was agreeable.

[badlydisarmed]

If you leave me her username, I can contact her directly if the other offers fall through.

[clavesregni]

If you'd like details, we can speak privately.

[badlydisarmed]

Why would you want to protect someone likely to put bombs into things?

[clavesregni]

It's not her I'm trying to protect.

[clavesregni]

She's dangerous.

[She's trying to keep herself together because she wants Vander to like her and also this is a public forum, but there's only so much self-control she can manage when it comes to Jinx.]

How many more people does she need to kill before you realise that?

[cantilevers]

If you wish to discuss this with me, you know where to find me. I refuse a public open network conversation about the subject.