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[bailedontheempire]

[Action: Knocking on your door]

[Bail is at your door carrying a toolbox and looking at a piece of paper]

Oh, hello. I hope your sink isn't actually giving you trouble. I was sent here to repair it, but I'm afraid that's far outside my skillset.

[Action: John Doe Park]

[Alderaanian culture involves a strong appreciation for nature, so Bail finds himself wandering through the park, examining the trees and flowers and murmuring to himself.]

It's... unsettling.

Comments

[ooeeooahah]

[ Have a harried, but warm smile from the lady of the house. ]

I do, but the clerks at the hardware store will not sell me a pipe snake. I can take care of it if you'll let me borrow your tools?

The door of 503 Ricardo

[musicalcasanova]

[A rather damp, harried-looking man answers the door.]

Are you KIDDING me? It's not a sink anymore--it is a water volcano. You hear me? WATER. VOLCANO.

[And now Otoya is reaching out like he plans on grabbing Bail's arm and dragging him inside, because he is NOT dealing with this on his own anymore.]

John Doe Park

[alt_for_norge]

[He's spending a lot of his time here, doing much the same as the man who he catches a few words from as he passes by]

... Agreed.

[bailedontheempire]

Yes, that's quite alright. I'm not sure how exactly I wound up in this profession.

[werejew]

There's a raccoon stuck in the pipes.

Re: The door of 503 Ricardo

[bailedontheempire]

Oh, well, I'm not...

Re: John Doe Park

[bailedontheempire]

Nothing here seems natural.

[alt_for_norge]

No. There is something wrong in the air.

[ooeeooahah]

Come on in - the town seems to not know what to do with a lot of us.

[bailedontheempire]

[Bail glances down at the toolbox]

Perhaps it can be lured out...

[bailedontheempire]

At first I thought the atmosphere on this planet was just peculiar, but I suspect you're right.

Re: The door of 503 Ricardo

[musicalcasanova]

[Otoya clearly doesn't look like he is willing to let Bail leave.]

Please! Just come look at it! You've got a toolbox--that makes you more qualified than I am right there!

[werejew]

No, fuck that diplomacy shit, that little fuck stole my wallet.

[she glances down at the toolbox as well-- and then moves to take it] I can do it, but you have to be my back-up, he's a wily little fucker.

Re: The door of 503 Ricardo

[bailedontheempire]

Well...

[Even if he was a plumber by trade, this is far lower technology than he's used to]

There must be a valve of some sort...

Re: The door of 503 Ricardo

[musicalcasanova]

Yes! A valve! That sounds excellent!

[And if Bail follows Otoya to the sink in question, he'll see that it's very badly backed up, and that water is bubbling out from the drain. It is clearly not good, but it's not exactly a "water volcano" either.]

[bailedontheempire]

[He steps into the house]

Yes. Leia is particularly unhappy with the role the town has relegated her to.

[alt_for_norge]

[He nods]

I am quite glad to find that I am not the only one sensing it.

[ooeeooahah]

Leia?

[ Ilsa leads the way to the kitchen, where the cabinet under the sink is open and cleared of everything but the bucket under where the trap should be. ]

Is she a friend from home?

[The Park]

[thug_disease]

[Suddenly, as Bail wanders and gazes at the unnatural park, a little blond girl falls from the cover of the trees, hanging by what looks to be very thickly-wound spider webbing!

Though...after her surprise drop she's just left...hanging upside down. Still, she wants to know stuff!]

What's unsettling?

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[nodifferentfate]

I never realized maintenace was a part of your profession, Bail.

[Offers a small smile.]

[adventurerextraordinaire]

[Cade also happens to be wandering the park today, and overhears Bail's comment. He looks around to try and figure who the man is talking to, then sidesteps over and leans in, still looking about as he speaks.]

"...Who are you talking to?"

[kinship]

[Well, this is familiar. This is how he had met Clark so many moons ago, when he had been forced to make the rounds as a plumber too. So it's with a pleasantly surprised smile that this little boy opens the door, looking up at Bail.]

It's not broken, but you're still welcome to come in for some tea, if you like?

[bailedontheempire]

[He smiles fondly]

My daughter.

Maybe I should finish that thought

[bailedontheempire]

[Okay, that's not... so bad. He's still not sure what he's doing, but at least it's not a volcano.]

It must be around here somewhere...

[bailedontheempire]

Every planet is different, but this still seems strange.