Ascent, Part 4 [Written]

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[Considering the level of technology before he'd returned from the fight, Cid is damn sure that not everyone in this village knows about electricity. After metaphorically banging his head on the doorframe at some of the journal posts, he's decided to do something about it. Before somebody dies[Have a brief instruction manual, written out in bullet

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[Meet him at the repair shop? Oh. Oh he's there man. Complete with a knock at the door before he walks on in]

Mr. Highwind?

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[Hi, kid. Hope you like accents. Mun filled out the permis post for him, right?]

[He's standing behind a wooden table, one of the new things partially disassembled before him. Looks like he shouldn't be there, either, as he's obviously kind of tired and worn out, but he's used to working on little sleep and energy.]

Yeah? Whaddyou want?

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[Yes sir you did and yes sir he does. Anyway, he's going to see that and... smirk a little. He can see he's that type of man, huh?]

I wanted to meet you in person.

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[Yeah, he's totally that type of man. At least he's not smoking at the moment, though it's clear the shop isn't free of the smoke from old ones.]

What's yer name, then?

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Atsuki Saijo. [He'll even be extra nice and offer up a hand for the guy here. After all, most of what he's seeing is gray-ish vaguely red Shinen, nothing out of the ordinary]

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[Okay, so far you're not a moron. He'll take that hand and shake it, watching this guy like he's a diagram he's studying.]

Y'don't look like y'come from a time where they don't have this shit - 'less your world's not like th'majority of 'em here. So whatcha need?

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[Do you like his canonically ~sincere~ eyes? Or his otherwise plain features? Anyway-] Mostly I just thought I'd come chat before the crowds came.

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[Actually you're reminding him of the terrible triplets. The hair doesn't help. Might wanna stop that.]

Y'just wanna talk?

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Unless you're too busy. [A beat-] I tend to work better with people than with text.

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[As Atsuki can probably tell, he's not too busy. No one else has come yet.]

Lookin' fer help with somethin'?

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Not unless you happen to have a stereo system handy. [He didn't find one in the shops, after all.]

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[And Cid shakes his head at that.] I'm an engineer an' mechanic, I don' know enough about electronics t'build one, an' I'm pretty sure th'pieces ain't here. Store might have it in a few days, considerin' things sometimes take time t'show up.

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I guess I'll have to wait on that then. [He considers before he then adds in-] It's a shame that there aren't more things for you to work on then. Not many motorbikes on the roads here.

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Eh, stuff I'm good at's easier t'make than electronics. An' they might just give me some'f th'parts fer fightin' for 'em, who knows.

[He's still not... entirely sure why Atsuki's here.]

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[Exactly what he said; to see what type of man made that thing. Just because he is that nosy. He shrugs a little]

It's possible. [A beat before-] Well then, I just wanted to step in before some others showed up. I wouldn't want to take up your time any longer.

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[Unfortunately he doesn't have a full hangar or Atsuki might really see some stuff.]

[And he shrugs a little.] Up t'you. Y'need anythin' fixed, I can prob'ly do it, as long as th'thing doesn't have t'be completely rewired. I'm here most days.