Episode V: My ride

[last_ofthe_jedi]

{A: Action - Open to all}
-- location: John Doe Park
-- time: Midday

[A 40 foot long X-wing starfighter doesn't really fit in the average suburban driveway, let alone a two-car garage, so Luke's landed it in the park to tinker with it. He's brought some tools with him and laid them out on the grass, some made by other people in town, some made by himself, and others from the hardware store that he thought looked semi useful. The severe lack of technology here has been a bit frustrating to say the least.

Luke's sitting cross-legged on top of the craft near the astromech droid port with a couple tools, hunched over an open panel. There's a sudden spark and he quickly pulls his hand away.] Ow!


{B: Phone - Open to Kaylee Frye}
-- time: Early evening

Hey, it's me. You want to be spontaneous with me? Let's do something tonight.

Comments

[last_ofthe_jedi]

[Luke smiles and nods a bit. He still finds that an interesting name choice for a droid.]

Thanks, but without the need for navigation or monitoring systems I don't think a droid will be of much use.

Besides, I'd be very surprised if the, uh... Mayfield "gods" even allowed us to leave the atmosphere. And I'm going to need some more fuel if I want to do any serious flying. [He gestures to the external meter next to the fuel port which is registering near empty.] They thought it'd be funny to leave me with just enough to taunt me.

[kettchmeifyoucan]

I'm sure there's something to block us, but it might... tell us something. If we can get around their habit of giving us items without what makes them useful.

[last_ofthe_jedi]

[Luke sighs.]

You wouldn't know of a massive supply of methane in town, would you?

[kettchmeifyoucan]

No, everything at the lot seems to run on the heavier hydrocarbons.

[last_ofthe_jedi]

[He shakes his head and shrugs.]

Then I guess I'm grounded until I can figure something else out.

Or the town decides to be nice and sends me a few tanks of fuel. [He sounds incredulous about this.]

[kettchmeifyoucan]

I finally got a charging setup for my blaster. I think they find it funny.

[He's an expert on funny. This isn't it.]

[last_ofthe_jedi]

Wouldn't surprise me. They seem to think torture is funny, too.

[Luke picks up a voltmeter from the pile of tools on the grass.]

Speaking of torture, you want to help me test all the circuitry units?

[A standard X-wing has... well, a lot of these. Thus, the torture.]

[kettchmeifyoucan]

Isn't your girlfriend into that?

[It's a lot of circuits...]

I'm not testing those without Knob.

[last_ofthe_jedi]

[The mention of his girlfriend makes Luke smile sheepishly.]

Yeah. But I doubt even she would think this is a fun job.

If you want to go get your droid...

[Luke raises his eyebrows hopefully. How did people ever get along without droids?]

[kettchmeifyoucan]

He's probably the only one with enough patience for it.

[last_ofthe_jedi]

Well it certainly isn't either of us.

[Grins.]

[kettchmeifyoucan]

What are you talking about? I'm the...

[Nope, even he can't finish that one.]

I'll be right back.