5th Fix

[techno_mancer]

[The phone picks up, but there's a few moments of shuffling and the moving of things as Quinn drags the phone to the garage. Sadly no one has told him he can filter his calls.]Hey guys! It's come to my attention that some folks 'round here like usin' swords. While I ain't the fightin' type, I can tell why ya'd want somethin' like that around, '

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[Action]

[the_bloody_road]

[Guess who's made his way to your house, Quinn? It's the blue-haired bartender you chatted up awhile ago! You see, you said the magic word: 'swords'. And now, here he is.]

Hey. You said you wanted someone who knows swords?

[techno_mancer]

Oh, hey there! Yeah man, I could use some tips. This is a whole new business for me. I've got a lot of steel and chrome from the cars. That should build somethin' nice, right?

[the_bloody_road]

Well, I've been using swords for years, and I know a good one when I see it. And I'm no blacksmith, but I can make a decent blade with the right materials...steel isn't much, though. [And he's got no idea what chrome is at all.] Orichalcum or damascus are usually the best you can get, if you know where to find them...but I haven't seen anything like that around here.

[techno_mancer]

You're the second guy to say Orihalcon. or close enough to it. Where I'm from, that's stuff's fiction! Ya'll probably live in fantasy novels, I swear. [He chuckles. He met a guy who's from a movie, and another from a video game, so anything's possible.]

We just gotta make do. This might not be the best steel ever, but 50s cars are pretty tough little buggers. I'm sure we can build some cool stuff. So once I get some ideas for swords down on paper, I can run 'em past you, right?

[the_bloody_road]

Sure. But I've got high standards. If you're going to make a sword, you might as well make a good one.

[techno_mancer]

Hey, I can't blame ya. If ya manage to find anythin' good here let me know. But for now, car steel's all I got!

[the_bloody_road]

Hnh. I can't promise much; I haven't seen anything like that around here. But I'll keep an eye out.