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Marshal Cobb Vanth ([personal profile] heypartner) wrote in [community profile] 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.
silenziobruno: (Kitties!)

Gear Head - The Forge

[personal profile] silenziobruno 2021-09-14 07:07 pm (UTC)(link)

Once Alberto got over the scary weirdness of his first meeting with Tony - he wasn't fully convinced that the man wasn't a part dragon, mind you - he sometimes can be seen near his place. Partially because Tony's projects are interesting when nothing is exploring and because if something explodes at least Alberto will try to help again.

Now, though, he's just doing what kids do best: play around. Currently, he's running after a pink Piglet-Squirrel. Sometimes he stops and moves in the opposite direction, and it's the Piglet-Squirrel who chases him, so it should be clear to any onlookers that they're just having fun. When the animal gets close to him, Alberto stops and giggles, then hand feeds it some small fruit that he carries around in a messenger bag.

They both hear the distant sounds of someone working, but the kid figures is just Tony until he hears the singing. Uh, that's new. Gotta investigate. Cobb will find soon enough that he's being watched and if he looks to his left, he will spot Alberto with the Piglet-Squirrel in his arms, just listening to the song.
on_repeat: (Heh.)

Forge

[personal profile] on_repeat 2021-09-15 01:39 am (UTC)(link)
For once, he wasn't on-duty. Aside from not actively wearing his helmet, it didn't really change anything.

Wandering was similar to patrolling, but at a leisurely pace -- well, as leisurely a pace a soldier could do, anyway. And he ended up here again, this time seeing Cobb among the speeder parts instead of a plume of smoke rising from the top.

"Like a giant puzzle," Echo said in greeting, skimming over the layout before glancing at the Marshal. "Am I interrupting?"
on_repeat: (I'm the only one working here)

[personal profile] on_repeat 2021-09-15 08:00 am (UTC)(link)
"A few times. Mostly to scout and check in on the others to see if they need any help," Echo reported with a chuckle that leaned into a sigh. "There's just been a lot happening in between those trips."

Maybe more than he originally anticipated, but there was only so much Echo could prepare for on alien turf.

"I had to catch up on what I missed here. It sounded like the mines were just as exciting?"
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The One Meant For Me!

[personal profile] holtfinder 2021-09-17 01:00 am (UTC)(link)
The sound of wolf claws skittering across the concrete floor of the factory can be heard even from outside, a good several seconds before the door of the factory opens. Moonshade's in a sleeveless spidersilk tunic of sorts, over leather leggings, her hands bright red. More of a berrystained red than blood, though it might take a moment to discern that. Someone's been playing with spitpod dyes, clearly.

"Cobb. Care to come inside?"
holtfinder: (soft)

[personal profile] holtfinder 2021-09-17 05:31 pm (UTC)(link)
She's set herself up with a few different stations. Here, a bunch of spider silk has been treated with something and is stretched out to dry. Here, leaves are soaking to make more spider-be-gone salve. And toward the back, her dye experiments, with both scraps of leather and small bunches of silk drip-drying with different intensities of violet and pink and red colors.

"It's alright to interrupt, but I'm going to keep working as we talk, if you're alright with that."
holtfinder: (kinda sus)

[personal profile] holtfinder 2021-09-18 11:03 pm (UTC)(link)
The human need for trade still rankles a little--in her tribe, people didn't keep track of favors owed or requested. They just did what was needed for one another, out of love and out of a desire to make sure all the tribe had what they needed.

"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?"
noch: (007)

the forge

[personal profile] noch 2021-09-20 12:00 am (UTC)(link)
When Merrin teleports over to the Forge, she doesn't really expect to find Cobb there too, repairing(?) his speeder. Coming a little closer, she eyes the spread of parts with curiosity, though she has no engineering background to tell her what they do. Not even all the time she's spent lurking around Cal's workshop has helped very much, honestly.

But ah well. Cobb is singing in an unfamiliar language, obviously deep into his work, and it brings a small smile to her face, brief but affectionate.

"What language is that?" she asks in lieu of an actual greeting.
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[personal profile] holtfinder 2021-09-21 02:44 pm (UTC)(link)
The numbers mean nothing to her, but she understands the sentiment. "Fur lining would definitely help--or glownie wool, perhaps, if there's plans to take one for meat anytime soon. I'm also thinking fur at the collars and hood, in particular. I've made similar things before--we spent time with the Go-Backs tribe in the mountains, and I saw their techniques for keeping warm. It's just a matter of finding the materials, I think. The fur lining could be piglet-squirrel, but for the bulk of the coat, I'd like larger pieces of leather."

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."
silenziobruno: (It's a plan)

[personal profile] silenziobruno 2021-09-21 06:15 pm (UTC)(link)
"Hi, Cobb!" Normally he would have waved, but he didn't want to drop the animal. He walked over when Cobb asked about it and lifted the Piglet-Squirrel, so the other man could give her a better look.

"This is Mona Lisa, we were playing when we heard you. You sing very well." The tone sounds a bit growly, mostly likely because Alberto wasn't used to the language, but he liked it.

A moment later, he placed the animas back on the ground, so she could move around as she pleased. Her tail twitched a few times, and she chittered at Cobb, but stayed close to Alberto's legs. "Is your speeder broken?"
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[personal profile] silenziobruno 2021-09-21 06:58 pm (UTC)(link)

"That's a shame. You sing almost as well as the lady from the music box." Pausing, Alberto tried tto remember the right word for the thing, Massimo told him what it was. "The lady that plays in the gra-mo-pho-ne, I mean. But she sings much higher, since she's an opera singer."

From all the people who could have caught them in the act, Alberto was probably one of the most harmless. He didn't make fun of people, he was not like Ercole. And music was something he enjoyed greatly. Mona Lisa started to rub at her face and ears as the humans talked, grooming herself.

"You told me about it, I remember. Space fuel." Oooor...Something like that. Hard to find on the planet, is what he knew. Alberto smiled at the news, happy to see that Cobb finally decided to change the engine despite his initial worries. "Do you need help? I can make you more crystals or charge the old one if those run out of energy."
silenziobruno: (Dad...?)

[personal profile] silenziobruno 2021-09-21 08:14 pm (UTC)(link)
He was talking about a music player, but he did know what a radio was. His first conversations with Drake was about if one of the man's machines could play music. After that question, Alberto looked a bit sheepish, probably for the first time since Cobb met him.

"Ah, uhm...never tried, really." That was one of the few things that made him self-conscious. As for Cobb's reaction, it was more or less what he was expecting. He knew the man care a lot about his speedster, so it made sense that he didn't want other people to touch it.

"All right! I figured you might need more crystals in the future, is all. I wasn't sure if know you were an engineer too. Do you mind if I watch for a bit?"

Who knew, he could learn something. Alberto liked to watch other people work, humans always invented so many new things and used interesting tools and gadgets while doing so.
noch: (014)

[personal profile] noch 2021-09-22 05:17 am (UTC)(link)
His reaction—the fact that she managed to startle him—is funny to her, especially judging by the mischievous glint in her eyes. It's there for a second, and then gone again.

But Bocce—she assumes it's like her own native language, Dathomiri, that's only learned by inhabitants of Dathomir, if you grow up there. That must be what they speak on Tattooine.

"I have been working on a project with Tony Stark," she replies, straight-forward as always. He's right about her not being much of a tinkerer—that's exactly why she went to Tony for help on this... little project of hers.
silenziobruno: (Do tell me more)

[personal profile] silenziobruno 2021-09-26 02:19 pm (UTC)(link)
"I don't know. Maybe? My dad didn't." And there was the implication that Alberto didn't really know a lot of people back home. He didn't hang around other sea monsters much and even after meeting Luca, they played and danced but never sang anything. "Who taught you to sing?"

He didn't have to be told twice, and flopped down where Cobb had motioned to, legs crossed and resting his arms on the knees. "Makes sense, it's very practical to have. Everything in this city needs fixing. All the vehicles in your world are like that speeder? Everything flies?"
noch: (009)

[personal profile] noch 2021-09-27 05:56 am (UTC)(link)
Tony is definitely... a lot to take, and she doesn't understand what's going through his head half the time—or more—but hey. Despite all odds, she actually does tolerate him well. It probably doesn't hurt that he's been surprisingly helpful with this project, not to mention very informative on the topic of human mating rituals.

But anyway... the question makes her hesitate for just a split second, her gaze averting and fingers curling and uncurling at her sides in an involuntary sort of way. "It is a necklace. He is fashioning the setting for the stone."

All of that is very true. She just doesn't mention the fact that the necklace is a gift for Cal—why would she? It's not a big deal or anything.
on_repeat: (I'm the only one working here)

[personal profile] on_repeat 2021-09-27 08:09 am (UTC)(link)
The corner of Echo's mouth tics. "Just the usual. No one around here follows any formal kind of protocol. You can't expect them to." Not exactly ranting, but stating the obvious Cobb might already know. "At least some folks have enough sense to not run headlong into the unknown..."

Hearing about the kids cemented that fact, leaving him to frown thoughtfully because their escapades led to a positive outcome. "Give them a challenge and they'll work at it," he murmured, absently scratching the right side of his head. "Can the metals be put to use, then?"

Another pause. The clone's brow creased. "Maybe they forgot." There was no denial. No disagreement.
on_repeat: (A Good Soldier)

[personal profile] on_repeat 2021-09-28 03:17 am (UTC)(link)
"Only keeps them busy for so long," Echo lightly countered. "And we can't really control what everyone else does with their time. If they can be smart about their approach, then there's nothing to worry about."

It was easier bouncing plans and preparation off of commanding officers. And as far as he knew, more than half of the people in Temba were civilians. Common sense wasn't a shared trait, but he felt better when others showed as much.

Willfully forgetting was a possibility they couldn't write off, either. The way Cobb worded the question caught his attention, the slightest lift of his brow returning to furrow at the insinuation. "...No. We don't."

He didn't ask aloud, but he was easy to read.
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[personal profile] on_repeat 2021-09-28 06:18 am (UTC)(link)
"While I'm worried about the children, I meant it more for the adults." The latter grew up in wildly different circumstances, after all, and they were further along in 'maturity' than the former.

That line of thought then passed as he stared at the prominent scar on the side of the Marshall's head, clearly recalling the moment he first asked about it.

Maybe it was the frankness of the delivery that lent a hand in knocking that piece of information into place, leaving him without a response. A small voice in the back of his head wanted to deny it, but the evidence and the knowledge that had been revealed to him so far said otherwise.

In being a good soldier, he had always followed orders. Or tried to. That was expected of him.

"...For how long?"
Edited 2021-09-28 06:19 (UTC)
on_repeat: (Moment of silence)

[personal profile] on_repeat 2021-09-29 06:04 am (UTC)(link)
Surprised was a word for it. The actual feeling was indescribable, slowly numbing over after the initial gut punch came and went. He knew slavery was outlawed in the Republic, but...that was the Republic. They had a war to fight.

Forty years for a normal human being was a long time, but it was an extension of time that the clone couldn't begin to wrap his head around. Not at his age.

Letting his gaze drop off, he nodded. "I think I've been on my way with that," he quietly admitted, absently tracing the scarred line with his fingers. "It just might take a while."
holtfinder: (soft)

[personal profile] holtfinder 2021-09-30 08:33 pm (UTC)(link)
She tilts her head to one side. "It wouldn't be hard to teach. Once we have skins to work with, I could definitely use help washing and scraping them. It's not hard, but it is time-consuming, so more hands would make for quicker work. We'll have to pick a good bone for you to use as a scraper, though. They're always rough at first."

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."
holtfinder: (aw that's cute)

[personal profile] holtfinder 2021-10-01 12:56 am (UTC)(link)
She hands off the scraper with a bit of a laugh. "Cayde lent me a knife that we both know he won't be getting back, at the beach party. That's where I found the silk spiders, first, in the caves near there. So I'm good on that. He's also the one who made my current bow. It's not quite as good as Redlance's, but he had certain advantages in crafting his."
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holtfinder: (kinda sus)

[personal profile] holtfinder 2021-10-01 01:23 am (UTC)(link)
"You don't want metal to pierce the hides, and wood wears down too easily and absorbs the oils. Bone, it'll shape with you over time, taking more or less pressure. It'll start out rough, but eventually, it'll feel perfect in your hands. Like an extension of them, really."

Of course, hers may have been in use for fifty years or more, so more time to get to know it.
holtfinder: (clever girl)

[personal profile] holtfinder 2021-10-01 01:31 am (UTC)(link)
Moonshade returns that look with an impish one of her own. Impish is always a good look on elves.

"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.
holtfinder: (advice)

[personal profile] holtfinder 2021-10-01 01:39 am (UTC)(link)
"That's half the fun. A good rib bone is always a solid place to start, if you have a chance at finding one."

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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[personal profile] holtfinder 2021-10-01 07:18 pm (UTC)(link)
"The only reason I know it is because of the Agriculture datapoint--I'm not sure how much I can teach about the theory. But I can walk you through the basic steps, at least."

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.