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revivalproject2021-09-13 12:25 pm
heypartner) wrote in revivalproject2021-09-13 12:25 pm
Wandering Around
WHO: Cobb Vanth, Moonshade, & OTA
WHERE: Various locations
WHAT: September catchall
WHEN: Over the month
WARNINGS: Occasional cursing.
Gear Head - The Forge - OTA
The engine of his speeder thrummed lowly as he drew up outside the Forge. He let it power down slowly before he swung off and rapped his knuckles against the engine. This was a little scary, honestly. Cobb had built his speeder himself and the thought of modifying her was a little worrisome. What if she was changed when he went back?
There weren't power crystals on Tatooine. He reminded himself that he could always convert her back when he returned. It'd probably be easier because of all the junkyards in Mos Eisley and Mos Espa to get parts from.
Since no one seemed to mind the last time he borrowed tools and supplies Cobb set up right outside. He rolled up his shirtsleeves and started taking his speeder apart slowly and carefully. He had a few power crystals lying around and based on his Engineering knowledge the part he needed to convert his speeder to use them instead.
Anyone around would see him systematically laying out parts and occasionally talking to his speeder reassuring it that all would be well when he was done fixing her up. Sometimes, when he was really into it, Cobb would start singing in Bocce or Huttese.
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Little Chilly - The Factory - for Moonshade
The weather already had a bite to it early in the mornings and when the sun went down. It was a persistent chill that bothered Cobb. He knew from a conversation with Ezra that it would only get colder as the season went on. He missed the Twins real bad when he couldn't escape the cold.
So, he needed to do something about it.
He stood outside the factory with his hands on his hips. He hadn't seen Moonshade for awhile but he knew she tended to stay here but it felt rude to invite himself on in just because he didn't see her.
"Hey, Moonshade!?" He called as he walked a little closer. "You around?"
A smart man would've sent her a message first. Cobb hadn't thought of that though not until he felt a little like a fool standing outside the factory shouting at a building.
Usually, he was drunk before he started shouting at buildings. Stone cold sober it was a little awkward.
"Gotta favor to ask ya?" Maker help him if she was in the other city.
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A Visitor - Jedi Temple - OTA
Cobb figured the best time to catch all the Jedi at the Temple was the end of the day.
He had a little business with a handful of them. Checking with Ezra on the work in the mines. Find Luke to talk to him about building a vaporator for Kaz. All business. Well, if he saw Grogu he'd take a moment to chat with the kid. And probably check in with Obi-Wan since he hadn't seen the man in awhile.
Maybe not all business.
The thing was, he'd never been to the Temple before. He never had a reason to visit. Meditation didn't really seem useful when he didn't have any Force powers. If he wanted to learn to fight he'd just ask Din. Nice folks, the Jedi, but he didn't have many reasons to see them before now.
The Temple wasn't a big place but Cobb started wandering, looking to see what had been done. Seemed like they'd all done a decent amount of work. It was livable and there was space to do Jedi stuff. There was even what looked like it'd grow into a tree.
Not bad for the space philosophers.
WHERE: Various locations
WHAT: September catchall
WHEN: Over the month
WARNINGS: Occasional cursing.
Gear Head - The Forge - OTA
The engine of his speeder thrummed lowly as he drew up outside the Forge. He let it power down slowly before he swung off and rapped his knuckles against the engine. This was a little scary, honestly. Cobb had built his speeder himself and the thought of modifying her was a little worrisome. What if she was changed when he went back?
There weren't power crystals on Tatooine. He reminded himself that he could always convert her back when he returned. It'd probably be easier because of all the junkyards in Mos Eisley and Mos Espa to get parts from.
Since no one seemed to mind the last time he borrowed tools and supplies Cobb set up right outside. He rolled up his shirtsleeves and started taking his speeder apart slowly and carefully. He had a few power crystals lying around and based on his Engineering knowledge the part he needed to convert his speeder to use them instead.
Anyone around would see him systematically laying out parts and occasionally talking to his speeder reassuring it that all would be well when he was done fixing her up. Sometimes, when he was really into it, Cobb would start singing in Bocce or Huttese.
---
Little Chilly - The Factory - for Moonshade
The weather already had a bite to it early in the mornings and when the sun went down. It was a persistent chill that bothered Cobb. He knew from a conversation with Ezra that it would only get colder as the season went on. He missed the Twins real bad when he couldn't escape the cold.
So, he needed to do something about it.
He stood outside the factory with his hands on his hips. He hadn't seen Moonshade for awhile but he knew she tended to stay here but it felt rude to invite himself on in just because he didn't see her.
"Hey, Moonshade!?" He called as he walked a little closer. "You around?"
A smart man would've sent her a message first. Cobb hadn't thought of that though not until he felt a little like a fool standing outside the factory shouting at a building.
Usually, he was drunk before he started shouting at buildings. Stone cold sober it was a little awkward.
"Gotta favor to ask ya?" Maker help him if she was in the other city.
---
A Visitor - Jedi Temple - OTA
Cobb figured the best time to catch all the Jedi at the Temple was the end of the day.
He had a little business with a handful of them. Checking with Ezra on the work in the mines. Find Luke to talk to him about building a vaporator for Kaz. All business. Well, if he saw Grogu he'd take a moment to chat with the kid. And probably check in with Obi-Wan since he hadn't seen the man in awhile.
Maybe not all business.
The thing was, he'd never been to the Temple before. He never had a reason to visit. Meditation didn't really seem useful when he didn't have any Force powers. If he wanted to learn to fight he'd just ask Din. Nice folks, the Jedi, but he didn't have many reasons to see them before now.
The Temple wasn't a big place but Cobb started wandering, looking to see what had been done. Seemed like they'd all done a decent amount of work. It was livable and there was space to do Jedi stuff. There was even what looked like it'd grow into a tree.
Not bad for the space philosophers.
The One Meant For Me!
"Cobb. Care to come inside?"
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"Sure." He followed her inside, taking a quick look around. This wasn't a place he had been in before. It seemed like she'd been busy since he last saw her at the Howl.
"I'm sorry to interrupt your work." Cobb nodded towards her hands. "But I was hoping to get your help with somethin'."
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"It's alright to interrupt, but I'm going to keep working as we talk, if you're alright with that."
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"You said you and your clan were leatherworkers. It's gettin' cold and I don't like it already. It's only going to get colder." Cobb frowned as he talked about it. Tatooine was cold at night but it never stayed cold and most folks stayed inside at night.
"I was hopin' we could work out a deal. You make me a nice warm jacket to wear and I'll... don't know exactly, but I'll give you a skill of mine in return." Since there wasn't really credits to trade back and forth Cobb figured bartering a skill for a skill was a fair trade.
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"I can make you a jacket, Cobb. Would you like it long, to give your legs some warmth too? A hood? Fur at the collar and cuffs? Dyed pretty colors?"
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He wandered a few steps away to examine the drying silk. "I don't need it to be colorful. I'm pretty enough to make up for it. Some fur to line it would make it warmer, yeah?"
Cobb wasn't sure. He knew logically that's how it was supposed to work but he was incredibly out of his element here. "I don't know what I'm doin' when it comes to cold weather, Moonshade. I'm used to a hundred and sixteen not sixteen."
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She thinks for a moment. "It's probably time to organize a hunt for a couple pecoraves. Their meat can be salted and dried for winter, too."
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He didn't want to leave Moonshade with all the work. If there was some way he could lend a hand to this he would. Only fair to give her some sort of help seeing as she would keep him warm in the cold times coming.
"Might actually be real useful to learn some leather working if you'll teach me. I've been told I'm a decent student. Patient, respectful, and real good with my hands." He wiggled his fingers at her.
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She pulls her own out, showing it to him--it's smooth, discolored from the oil she works into the hides. "This is the one thing that came with me from my world, and I'm glad for it, even if a knife or bow might have been more useful."
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He nodded his head towards the scrapper and held out a hand. "Can I?" He wouldn't take it if she said no but he'd like to get a closer look at it.
"I can make a decent shiv. Not quite as useful as a proper knife but it gets the job done. If you want somethin' sharp," he offered. He'd made something basic for Alberto already, sharpening a piece of metal into a nice point. He could make something for her.
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"What makes the bone so good for the job?" he asked as he handed it back. He was already thinking of where he might be able to find bone. A lot of the glownie bones had gone into soup stock and he'd roasted the marrow of out some of the bigger ones.
There might be some worth digging up though. If he could remember where he'd buried them. It was away from down to discourage predators sniffing around.
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Of course, hers may have been in use for fifty years or more, so more time to get to know it.
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He chuckled and gave her a knowing look. "How much do you think people will worry if I start askin' around for where to get some bones?"
Because most people here were not practical people. They didn't understand that sometimes survival was messy and hard. It was real damn hard sometimes.
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"I dare you to ask on the network, just to see how people respond." Because there's no way she doesn't want to see the responses. She's betting some people will be weirder about it than others--Simba was weird about leather itself, as a concept.
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But he'd probably do the message anyway just to see what people did. Just because he and Moonshade could laugh about it together.
"Folks gonna have all sorts of questions."
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She looks thoughtful. "There's other things I could use help with, too you know. I'm in this factory because of the silk spiders next door."
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He looked around the factory and the set up she had. Cobb wasn't familiar with silk but he sort of understood the process. Looked like washing and dyeing bantha wool.
"You'd have to teach me this stuff too." He gestured to all the silk and vats. "But I'll give you the extra set of hands when I've got the time."
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At least for the silk preparation. Dying, she knew about already, and was quite skilled with. Unfortunately, she hadn't found anything but the spitpods, with their pink-to-red-to-purple tones for colors yet. A nice rich brown or green would be nice to have.
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He ran a hand through his hair - which he really ought to cut soon - as he considered everything. "Unless you can think up another way I can help you? I'm always willin' to lend a hand."