I'm a doctor, not an engineer

[bornsnarky]

[there's a massive conglomeration of junk that somehow looks like a solar-powered MACHINE of some sort, off under the trees

Comments

[deschainofka]

Mayhap.

[Just standing there, arms folded]

What are you trying to do?

[bornsnarky]

[wistful] Get the damn drink machine to work?

[deschainofka]

Can you not get your drinks elsewhere?

[bornsnarky]

Well, yeah, but that wouldn't be half as much FUN.

[gritted teeth]

[galacticfairy]

Yes, you're not very interesting to talk to.

[bornsnarky]

...

Oh.

[galacticfairy]

Especially when there's o~ther people around, right?

[bornsnarky]

[wary nod, reluctant grin]

Yeah, true. The voices in my head aren't as interesting as real live people.

[borncaptain]

Bones, what are you doing---Why are you touching machines, oh god, what did you do.

[bornsnarky]

I'm trying to make it WORK!!!

[borncaptain]

By beating it to death? Okay, move aside, let me work my magic on it.

[bornsnarky]

Scotty hits things!

[anddoubleclick]

Did you try at the mess hall? Although I think they mostly do coffee.

[bornsnarky]

[coughs embarrassedly]

Yeah, I can get enough around here to hydrate myself. But this machine sort of looked like it could provide more. If I could just get it running smoothly...

[machine blorps: 'Today's selections of smoothies include broccoli and sehlat flavours']

[McCoy eyes machine warily]

[anddoubleclick]

What's sehlat?

[bornsnarky]

Vulcan pet. Kind of like a teddy bear, with fangs.

Wouldn't be the nicest thing in a drink, I imagine.

[lol_intertubes]

[...]

[bornsnarky]

[wipes forehead with back of hand, leaving a huge grease stain across it]

Oh, hey!

[lol_intertubes]

[watching the machine with a certain amount of trepidation, but glances up at your voice]

...?

[bornsnarky]

I'm failing at machinery. You wanna help?