Oh Yes, I'm Goin' To The Hardware Store

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WHO: Reno and any and all of you wonderful people. (Yes, even you, York.)
WHERE: Her new workshop in southeast Temba (Orange 8)
WHAT: The resident cruiser opens up her new workshop to the public!
WHEN: Mid-July
WARNINGS: N/A


Reno had been created for a purpose. A purpose she was rather no longer entirely needed for, nor did she have the ammo or vast expanse of unfriendly oceans to effectively use them on. While she had taken Lauri's suggestion to pick up the security datapoint and now could properly be a sidekick again, it wasn't the same if there wasn't much to sidekick about.

Fortunately, she had a particular set of skills she had picked up whlie with the Eagle Union. So it was that, after her initial explorations, she decided to establish herself a 'home port' and offer those skills up to her fellow exiles here.

So it was, some time later, that there were hastily scrawled flyers left about Temba:

RENO INDUSTRIES
Tailoring, crafting, welding, lighting
More than just cosplay
We Can Do It!
Southeast Side Strip Mall

Visitors to said 'strip mall' will find the storefront now adorned with 'RENO INDUSTRIES' hastily painted up top. Inside is a small orderly mess of assorted fabrics, plastics, and sheets of metal that's she scavenged so far from across the city. A workbench has been set up, along with some well-worn basic tools that she's also managed to find. Already she looks to be hammering out what appears to be a shield of some sort, a sign nearby labeled 'Example Work In Progress!'

Reno herself isn't out front, though one can hear singing from the back. "Go Go Power Rangers, Mighty Morphin' Power Rangeeeeeeers o/~"

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And everything had been going smoothly.

Admittedly, Reno had sailed into this one herself, not even realizing that she might have to explain a few things to her new friend. Her cheerful countenance takes an awkward turn, cheeks turned back in something of an uncomfortable grimace. "Everyone else I've told here has given me weird looks when I show them, but I guess if we're going to be blasting things together..."

There's a glance to the hen, "Before I show you, you might want to make sure the Colonel doesn't scatter off."

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Cayde arches a brow at the reaction. That's certainly not a response he'd expect about being asked about weapon preferences. "Reno, I'm sure whatever artillery you're toting isn't the strangest thing I've seen. Guardians back home get their hands on some pretty crazy stuff, lemmee tell you."

He chuckles a little, patting Colonel. "She'll be fine. Battle chicken, remember? She helped me take out some Red Legion Cabal when we went to infiltrate and take back our city."

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"From what I've been finding out, nowhere else has as crazy as I have, but..." There's another glance to Colonel before she nods to herself and takes a step back. "Here goes!"

In an instant, she's surrounded by segmented parts of what appeared to be a ship's hull. Mounted on them were several turrets, anti-aircraft cannon pointed at the sky, a shotgun mounted at her hip with another turret underneath, torpedo tubes on her other hip, and were those funnels behind her?

"Don't say I didn't warn you."

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The Hunter's eyes widen, brightening in surprise. Whatever he's been expecting, that definitely isn't it.

"Whoa!" He carefully sets Colonel back down, stepping over for a closer look before he catches himself. "-er, are those... Guess that'd be kinda awkward. Aherm." He 'coughs' into a hand and leans a hip against the worktable. "Are those like...magical guns or some kinda transmat thing? More importantly, do they actually work?! Wow! What do they shoot?"

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He's curious? Amazed? Reno can't help but to hold her head a little higher with her brightest smile, someone's actually impressed! "I don't know the details on just how it works, but they are real guns that use real ammunition! These are the five-inch dual purpose turrets that fires high explosive and anti-aircraft, and these behind me are the 40mm anti-aircraft cannons, these down here are the tubes for Mark 15 torpedoes, and this," finishing with a tap of the shotgun, "is a little something extra~!"

"And they do work... when they have ammunition, which I don't have here," her high coming down with a disappointed sigh. "I still have all the other powers I would have with my rigging up, just no fireworks show."

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Cayde appreciates all weapons, but guns especially. So these guns are kind of mysteriously attached to this girl, which, okay, a bit weird, but still interesting! His grin broadens as Reno goes over her artillery in detail.

"Anti-aircraft, really? And torpedoes?! Sounds like you've got everything!" His excitement deflates a little when she mentions she has no ammunition- not as down as Reno herself as he can't be surprised that the Agrii have kept that from her. "Ah, that's unfortunate. Guess that sort of ammo would be a lot more specialized than bullets." He finally does sigh as well. "For all that the Agrii expect us to help 'em out, they sure put a big limitation on what we can do to protect ourselves and others with the weapons."

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"Yeah, there's also, uh." Her brow furrowed as gears whirred in her head on just how to explain it. "See, these," gesturing to the turrets, "Are five-inch cannons. They're not that big now but they still fire and make explosions like five-inch shells. And that's not even getting into how big the warheads are on the torpedoes! I don't think the Agrians wanted any risk of stuff blowing up that shouldn't."

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The Exo brings his hands up at either side of his head before splaying his fingers as he mouths an explosion. Mind. Blown.

Shaking his head, he chuckles a little. "Wow. Yeah, definitely not something the Agrii'd approve of. Then again, Felwinter could probably blow up plenty of stuff without any warheads so..." He shrugs.

"So if things got a little hairy here, would you still be able to fight somehow, or would you need an external weapon? I'm not sure how crafting ammo for you'd work out here, otherwise."

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There's a giggle at the explosion, Reno's smile broadening at that. For once, someone here appreciates her rigging! "I talked to Lauri, and she directed me to the shiny... datapoint, was it? The one for security so I could use the guns." A finger-gun was made, "I'll need one of those, but my aim's always been good! And I still have everything else, like my armor," said with a pat of her right half-hull. "And my speed on water!"

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"Well then! Those fancy weapons you needed to download instructions for should be in the same building, I think. There was like, a panel of the wall or something that opened- I don't remember. I probably still have one of 'em too, I can totally bring it by since I'm not using it." Almost shot off his own face with the thing, who needs that kind of a gun?!

"I'll be sure to leave any water rescues to you, then," Cayde grins.

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"I'm the Navy, not the Coast Guard," she winked playfully as if Cayde would understand that rivalry. "I'll still do my part, regardless!" With that, the rigging vanishes as Reno found it easier to walk around her workshop without her hull knocking things over left and right. "And I didn't know about the instructions, I'll make sure to find those! It's always important to read the manual!"

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"Oh, don't worry about that. Or worry, cuz it's super weird. You probably got 'em all up in your head already if you took security though," Cayde says with a tap against his own head. "You'll probably just know, once you pick up the gun."

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"Aim and pull trigger, it can't be that hard!" Reno winked with another finger-gun. "You- uh- touched the datapoint too, then? Wow, we can do security stuff together!" She wasn't sure about doing the security stuff with Lauri, given the taller woman's lack of personality. But doing stuff with Cayde and Colonel sounded fun!

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Cayde tosses his hands up. "You'd think! Somehow they make that complicated! It's a crime, really." He blinks, then shakes his head. "Oh no- I haven't. I stay clear of those things. But I've got my Ace of Spades and plenty of other surprises so I can still technically do security things, just not the security things."

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Her lips part as if to ask, then Reno catches herself with a rather cheeky grin. "I wouldn't want you to give away your surprises," said with a wink. "I guess if you do need someone to take care of shooting for you too, you know who to call!"

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The Exo gasps at that. "Are you trying to put me out of the job?!" He shakes his head before giving her a laugh as he reaches over to scoop up Colonel.

"But if I need another gun handy, I'll let you know."

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"Alright!" Reno flashes them both a thumbs up at that. "And I'll keep an eye out for any more colorful LEDs too!"

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"Sounds great! You do that. I'll see you around, kid!" Cayde says, chicken tucked under an arm, flashing a two-fingered salute with his free hand before he's off.