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[doubled_speed]

Okay. So.

[Here, enjoy a Tommy on the screen chewing on his nail. Just a little. Anxiety? Nah. Not him. Don't even suggest it.]

I know a lot of people hated what happened with the magic world shit. But I liked knowing engineering shit. And I mean the real skills. It was fun. And I kinda wanna learn more, but not the Agrii stuff. So I'm looking for a few people to help me learn more of that shit.

So, like, who knows some shit about electrical engineering from back in their world?

Before anyone throws Tony's name out, I know. I already help out around his forge sometimes when there are projects that aren't really beyond my level. He's great to watch, but sometimes you gotta learn the basics to, so you don't hurt yourself. And add in who and what I am and then you've got lots of stupid questions that come to me fast that asking him would just ruin his focus on the work and like fuck if we need that.

So is there anyone here, other than Fauxsterio and that dumb shit who doesn't understand the concept of a beach day, who knows a lot about working with electronics? And without having taken the engineering datapoint or some shit?

Oh, and before anyone asks, no this doesn't mean I'm not doing the greenhouse anymore. I have an impossible number of hours in a day to work with compared to most people. It's more that people who can actually cook are doing most of the diner stuff now and I can actually seriously learn.

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[itsamysterio]

Am I Fauxsterio?

Look, I know you don't want anything to do with me, but you know for a fact we worked well together. I could catch you back up.

[doubled_speed]

Yep. You sure as fuck are.

[He sneers at the very offer.]

I'm not working with you and all your brain-fuck tech.

[itsamysterio]

You know I don't have any of that here, right?

[He fixes Tommy with a pointed look.]

I could use help on the satellite. I know what you're capable of- with the right teacher.

[doubled_speed]

I'm not helping you make that bullshit mind rays.

[Satellite? What the fuck for?]

How the hell do you intend to get it into space? Throw it?

[itsamysterio]

Mind ray? Really? It's to expand our communications. Maybe contact someone to get us out of here.

[He gives Tommy another look. And how many times has he explained this damn satellite?]

I have a few back up options, but I was hoping your brother might be able to save us the man power when it's all done and do his thing.

[doubled_speed]

Our communications work just fine, we're talking now, aren't we?

[Tommy rolls his eyes.]

Dude, no one is coming to save us. Why can't you newbies get that through your thick skulls?

[Using Billy? Tommy sneers at that.]

Don't. Even. Find your power source elsewhere, because you don't get to play rocket with Billy.

[itsamysterio]

Don't pretend like you don't know the good this could do. We could scan what's out there. Predict on coming storms, maybe find the source of all this.

Kid- I've seen my whole world destroyed, you don't stop fighting until your breath.

[A little dramatic, calm down.]

Does your brother get a say in this? Or do we have to run all inquiries through you? No one's going to force him to do anything.

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[heypartner]

[ There's Cobb in one of the houses he's been fixing up, looking very dusty and sweaty. ]

If someone's got some electronics from my end of the galaxy lying around I could show you how to fix it up.

Not sure I can teach you why it works that way. Never got any formal education in it. I'm just good with my hands.

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[doubled_speed]

Seems reasonable, but I don't know if anyone but the space monks got that and I'm not talking to them about their shit.

The whys are a lot of what I'm after.

[heypartner]

I know Stark brought back a lot of spare odds and ends. I helped him pick through it.

I can tell you some of the why. The most basic stuff. Not anything deep though.

[doubled_speed]

Wait, that shit? Huh. You know, I knew he got it from there, and didn't put together you'd know that stuff. Isn't it, like, SUPER old?

[heypartner]

Most of what I've worked with is third or fourth hand. It's rare to get brand new stuff. Besides, not knowin' how it's supposed to work means I don't listen when folks tell me it won't work.

[doubled_speed]

See, but if I don't know how the shit works, how do I make new shit?

[Video]

[ezra_of_lothal]

Just about everything I know about engineering is really, uh, haphazard, like a lot of what I've learned, ever. I know enough to build and repair my lightsaber and basic repairs on ships back home.

I just wanted to say - being a high school student in the magic world was the first time I've gotten a taste of what most people would call formal academic education since the equivalent of, oh, second grade. I think learning from each other here is a great idea. If anyone wants to put together something like a class to offer on a subject, I'm all for it.

[doubled_speed]

Man, someone should set up some form of classes. Just not me. I don't know why some stuff works. I mean, I have a practical understanding of complex physics because of my powers,but that's it.

[ezra_of_lothal]

Right! [He's relieved that reply went over well. He knows it wasn't exactly on point.]

Any of the sciences. Math. I asked Padme about help with writing - like, composition? - right before the month of magic world. Because I read fine, but when did I ever need to write anything? I user to deliver mission reports verbally because we were too busy and it was quicker.

Magic memories of school helps me there, but yeah, I can ask Padme if she wouldn't mind doing a small class.

[doubled_speed]

Ugh, writing classes are boring! BUt hey, you don't have to take history, because it's pointless.

That's always a plus.

[ezra_of_lothal]

Writing classes are boring, but keeping records now, especially as people come and go, might be a good thing.

[He's also partly thinking really long term and contingencies. If he ever gets back home - if he doesn't die immediately - he needs every tool possible to dismantle the worst parts of the Empire and that includes ways to organize his thoughts and persuade other people.]

[doubled_speed]

Yeah, maybe talk to Jon about that too? He's all about records.

[kyley_b]

[He looks SO PROUD.]

I think that's a cool idea.

[doubled_speed]

[Tommy's not blushing, you're blushing. Shut up.]

Well some people are, like, suggesting I go and learn shit, so here I am. Learning shit. Or hoping to.

[kyley_b]

Dude, learning is awesome.

And, you know. I'm not forcing anything on you, but... I've learned that shitty people can still be good teachers.

[doubled_speed]

And which shitty person do you mean? The one who was like 'fuck you and your beach days because I have a boner for men in uniforms bossing me around' or the 'let's fuck with you and your life' one?

[kyley_b]

Okay, let's not kink shame him, Tommy.

I'm just saying you were awfully quick to tell me how the other reality was bullshit, so maybe you can't hold all his alternate sins against him. That's all. Look, literally just a suggestion, and I think it's totally valid NOT to based on moral reasons. But I'd be a fucking hypocrite if I said I never learned anything from terrible people. That's all I'm saying.

But if he's proven to be super untrustworthy here, yeah, don't do it. I just don't want you to dismiss all of your options out of hand.

[doubled_speed]

Nah, kink shaming the military bootlicker.

You know it's fucking complicated. What happened is complicated.