Syndulla Scrap, Friday

[futurespacemom]

The weather lately had been hotter than usual. It didn't bother her as much as it seemed to bother the humans, but it still wasn't the best for working on the Ghost in.

She almost stayed home, but she did have a job, and Kanan seemed to need a bit of space since last night, so here she was.

Mostly trying to figure out if she could build a scooter or hoverbike out of parts she had here. It was a hobby.



The scrapyard was open!

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[seriesofbaddecisions]

For a girl who spent most of her time very covered up, this weather wasn't ideal. But Sabine also wasn't trying to spend too much time in a warehouse without air conditioning, so she popped by on her way back to the dorms. "What're you up to?"

[futurespacemom]

Hera smiled. "Honestly? Wasting time in the shade. Thought I'd see if I could make a viable vehicle of some sort out of one of these engines."

[seriesofbaddecisions]

Immediately Sabine was looking them over. "And? Can you?"

[futurespacemom]

"Not quite sure yet," Hera said. She held up the piece she was working on. "Trying to figure out if I can salvage enough of this to make a repulsor core. Ever built one?"

[seriesofbaddecisions]

"Haven't built one, but I can figure my way around them," she said. "I haven't had a ton of chances to work on vehicles yet."

[futurespacemom]

"Same here," Hera said. "I can rebuild the Ghost's engine if I have to, but I've never done as much with ground machines. I'm mostly feeling my way through it. Want to help?"

[seriesofbaddecisions]

"Sure. I was going to ask if you needed help with anything here anyway," Sabine admitted. "What do you need?"

[futurespacemom]

"I figured I'd start with the repulsors," Hera said. "That way, even if nothing else works, I've got a hover platform to help me move things. See if you can find another of these?"

She went to work on the one she had, trying to get it together. "How've you been lately? I heard you talked Kanan into another class."

[seriesofbaddecisions]

"He teaches good classes. Neither of us should be bored," Sabine said as she looked around for another. "I've been fine. Nothing much going on. What about you?"

[futurespacemom]

"Pretty much the same," Hera said. "I've got a few lines on good jobs back home, but nothing concrete yet. I liked your fireworks, by the way."

[seriesofbaddecisions]

"Thanks. With more time and supplies, next year will be better," Sabine promised. She liked when her work was appreciated, but next time her player might actually be around she had something to improve upon. "If I'm here, anyway."

[futurespacemom]

Hera nodded. "Fair enough." She connected her repulsor to the power supply she was using, and it hummed for a few seconds, pushing at her hand, then sputtered out. "Well, that's progress."

[seriesofbaddecisions]

"Here's more progress," Sabine said, coming back with another and setting it down.

[spectre_alenko]

Late in the afternoon, Kaidan went looking for Hera. Nobody answered at the apartment, so he went to the scrapyard next door. He didn't see her immediately, so he called out, "Hera? You around?"

[futurespacemom]

"Over here!" Hera called out. "Around the corner of the building." In the shade, where the metal wouldn't immediately turn too hot to handle.

[spectre_alenko]

Kaidan carefully picked his way around the scrapyard, following Hera's voice and directions. "Hey," he greeted, looking at the parts around her curiously, "Working on anything specific?"

[futurespacemom]

"Kaidan, hi." Hera smiled and waved at the parts. "Hopefully a speeder bike. More likely a hover platform that'll help me move heavy parts. I'll settle for anything between the two."

She looked him over. "You're looking a bit less green than last time I saw you. It's not a good color on humans."

[spectre_alenko]

"Looks great on you, though," Kaidan returned, "but yeah, I feel less like my brain's been shaken today. A little, anyway."

He eyed the parts, "You're building a speeder bike? Kanan had talked about buying one. Hover platform sounds more practical, if less fun."

[futurespacemom]

Hera rolled her eyes at the compliment, then grinned at the rest. "That was pretty much my thought. So, start with the platform then trick it out as much as possible, add some steering, see how fast it'll go. At worst, I end up with practical."

She connected the wires she was working on. "Can I help you with something, or did you just drop by to say hi properly?"

[spectre_alenko]

"Solid plan," Kaidan agreed. "Partly stopped by to say hi, partly because I wanted to pick your brain about Kanan."

[futurespacemom]

Hera got a little wary at that. "Kanan is mostly a topic for Kanan to talk about. If there's anything he won't tell you, I don't think he'd appreciate me saying it."

[spectre_alenko]

Kaidan eyed her, "I wouldn't ask that kind of thing. That would be rude. He said you're the only other person who's tried to reach him when he gets.." He gestured with a hand toward their apartment, "Kanan-y."

[futurespacemom]

"Kanan-y?" Hera asked, amused now. "He's always Kanan-y." What exactly did that mean?

[spectre_alenko]

"'Look at me, perfectly fine, nothing at all bothering me'," Kaidan tried to explain, "Even when it's obvious that it's a load of.." He thought, shrugged, and added, "bantha poodoo."

[futurespacemom]

Hera gave him a wry smile. "I can see you've been learning the important things about our galaxy."