Fix and Clean- Wednesday

[alwaysonguard]

 Dwight had been keeping himself busy the last week or so. And that was the way he liked it. The whole Christmas shenanigans, what with the mistletoe and all that, and then the time loop nonsense and what that all involved, Dwight had pretty much just put his head down and pushed through that list of to-do projects.

His main focus was on the display cases he had been working on for Amaya. With the two initial cases finished and set aside for her final approval, Dwight had started working on getting everything organized for that massive counter that was the next item on the list. He would need to bring everything to the forge itself and construct everything on site for something this big, so there was a good bit of planning and logistical details to figure out.

So, there he was, busy organizing piles of wood and gathering up the tools and everything he would need, suddenly realizing it would be an endeavor all on its own to get everything over to the forge.

“Gonna be quite the undertaking here… but will be worth it in the end right boy?” he asked, glancing over to the pup who was evidently sound asleep in his bed in the corner of the shop. Dwight smiled and shook his head and went back to sorting and organizing things.

[Expecting one but can be open to anyone who needs Dwight :) ]

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[special_rabbit]

Someone was long, long overdue for getting around to seeing a few cases in person rather than the same photos a few times on a phone, so, once her class and a few other errands here and there were finished, Amaya headed on over to Dwight's, especially since she also wanted to guage his thoughts on something that would also work for as good a greeting as any.

"Dwight," she said, as she came in and, as a woman of action, didn't mince words to get straight to the point, "I'm going to throw out two words, and I want you to give me your knee-jerk gut-reaction to 'em, right off the cuff, alright? Are you ready?"

If he wasn't ready by the time the short pause she was giving him had passed, she was going to go on ahead and say them anyway.

"Shovel launcher."

And then she looked over at him with excited expectation.

[alwaysonguard]

Dwight kinda just stood there and looked at Amaya for a moment.

"A shovel launcher?" he asked, making sure he had heard her correctly. "Like... a catapult for snow shovels? It's an intriguing idea... But... why?"

Yes Amaya, why? So very much why?

[special_rabbit]

To that, Amaya could only grin back at Dwight, shrug her shoulders, and counter his question with an even better one of her own:

"Why not?"

[alwaysonguard]

"Fair point" Dwight conceded with a smirk. "Well, if anyone can figure out how to make it work, it is Amaya Blackstone!"

He considered her for a moment longer before nodding towards the back table.

"Before you get too wrapped up in slinging shovels, I think there are some cases back there that could use your approval."

[special_rabbit]

"That is the main reason I came on out here," Amaya admitted, already starting to head over that way. "I just figured, while I was here, I'd shop the idea around. It's still pretty fresh, Diaz and me just started shooting the idea around a bit only yesterday."

[alwaysonguard]

"It's definitely an interesting idea" Dwight admitted, rubbing his chin in thought for a moment. "Maybe it can be the precursor to a device that will actually use the shovel and shovel snow away for you!"

No Dwight.... No! What are you doing? Don't encourage her!

[special_rabbit]

"Well," Amaya pointed out, "that's what I have the Crumbler for."

So crisis averted.

Right?

"Although..." Perhaps not, as her head tilted and her hand met her own chin with thoughtful consideration, "there's a good chance that what the Crumbler's shoveling capabilities is missing is also a launch feature!"

Clearly, this was exactly what the Crumber was missing and grinned eagerly, almost gratefully, toward Dwight for his fantastically helpful input. "Hopefully, I'll be able to get something working on that before all this snow heads on out, because it'd be a shame to have to wait nearly a whole year to give it a proper run!"

[alwaysonguard]

"I'm sure you will manage" Dwight said with a smirk as he walked over to the table and pulled off the sheet that had been drape over the cases to keep the sawdust form getting all over everything. He stood back and let Amaya finally get a look at the totally ahndwavey design and finishing touches that he had made.

[special_rabbit]

"Oooohh," said Amaya, with a reaction she felt was appropriate to the dramatic reveal there and moved in for an even closer...make that very much closer...inspection. "Not surprising at all, but those pictures really didn't do them justice."

[alwaysonguard]

"See? That's why I wanted you to come by and see them. Silly island just kept getting in the way..." cuz ya know getting shot and dying put a bit of a damper on things.... even if he didn't remember much beyond that last day.

"So, what do you think?" Dwight asked eagerly. "The wood is red mahogany and I used some polished brass for the hinges, brackets, and hardware. The glass on the front of the case is tempered of course so it will take a bit of a beating and shouldn't bee too much of a problem if it does break. please don't try and test that out Amaya . "I have a little scroll work carved into the wood too, maybe a little piece of Daventry to keep in your shop."

[special_rabbit]

"Tempered is good," said Amaya, who, if she did in fact wind up testing that, would do so only incidentally. "It can get mighty hot in that forge when I really get working, but, honestly, Dwight, if this is just a preview of what the whole thing's gonna look like by the time you're done with it..." She whistled, shaking her head. "Might have to touch up a bit of the other woodwork around the shop so it doesn't just look shabby by comparison."

[alwaysonguard]

"Oh I'm sure I can work in some more projects" Dwight said with a grin. Forgive him while he took a rare moment to bask in the praise and be proud of what he had accomplished so far. "And I can always just set aside a corner in the forge somewhere in the back out the way and I can always pop in and do some work on whatever needs it. Save all the constant lugging of supplies back and forth. If you would be ok with something like that of course."

[what_the_shock]

Was it coffee time? It was definitely coffee time. "Morning."

Miguel got coffee and waved the mug at the pile of wood. "Is that coming or going?"

[alwaysonguard]

"Going. Very much going" Dwight said with a slight sigh, thinking about all the trips that lay in store for him. "Got a big project to do over at Amaya's. Will be working over there for a bit to get some new counters and display cases set up."

[what_the_shock]

Miguel nodded. "Need help moving it?"

You were a friend, Dwight. No way was he making you try to fit all this crap in your arms or a rickshaw.

[alwaysonguard]

"Definitely wouldn't say no to a second pair of hands" Dwight confessed.

Even he wasn't too proud to admit this one was going to need some assistance. And he also wasn't going to turn down an offer from a friend.

[what_the_shock]

"Second?" Miguel gave Dwight a dry look. "You do remember I could wrap the whole thing in web and carry it over there all at once on my own?"

[alwaysonguard]

"Oh, I remember" Dwight said with a chuckle. "Not going to impose and assume you are goin to just pack mule it all over for me. I mean if you are offering though, I won't say no...."

[what_the_shock]

"It's no more trouble than carrying one piece," Miguel pointed out. "Well," he amended, "maybe slightly, just for the time to get the webbing on right."

[alwaysonguard]

"True..." Dwight allowed with a slight nod.

"I'd say I'd pay ya in a home cooked meal but I'm pretty sure one basic cooking class hasn't improved things that much" he admitted with a slight head shake. "So... maybe a couple drinks or something one night?"

[what_the_shock]

"I've been informed pizza and beer is traditional for movers," Miguel said. He finished his coffee and waved at the pile. "Is this all of it?"

[alwaysonguard]

"Couple pizzas and some beer- deal" Dwight said as he glanced at the pile. "That's most of it, need to coordinate with Amaya about when's best to handwavely bring everything over. But yeah, other than a few of the tools and what not, that's everything."

[what_the_shock]

"Oh, so not right now." Miguel poured himself another cup of coffee. "Fair enough, just let me know when."